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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
WHY THEY CRY out
AGAINST BELGIUM
NATIVES CRUELTY TREATED.
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY DE-
SCRIBES THEIR WRONGS.

Says an Army of 10000 Native Cam
nibaIs Is Maintained, With White
Ohicers-These Levy Tribute of
Ivory and India Rubber Upon the
Natives-Barbarities Are Prac-
ticed-SIaves Are Sold - Hands
Topped on as Trophies.
Louisville, KY, April 5.-Dr. w. M.
Morrison, a Southern Presbyterian
missionary to the Congo Free State, in
speaking to the Presbyterian Minis
ters' Association here, gave an impress
sive recital of the alleged barbarities
practiced upon the natives of the Con-
go Free State.
II lived with the people for seven
years. 1 know what l am talking
about" said Mr.. Morrison. Leopold
has there native cannibal army of
2O, 900 men, differed by white Belgians
and armed with repeating rifles. These
men, representing the worst and most
savage type of the natives, We're first
caught, then carried far away from
their homes and forced into this mill
tary service. There, in turn, this can
nibal soldiery is used to compel the ma
t1ves to bring In enormous tribute of
ivory and india rubber. 1t is worth
noting that the King Of Belgium is to-
day reputed to be the largest dealer
in ivory and rubber in the world.
"As a result of this forced labor and
military service, great and unspeaka-
BILE cruelties are practiced on the ma
tive people, / have seen number oil
times at least $4,000 fleeing into the
forests to escape from the cannibal
soldiers of King Leopold; l have seen
these soldiers securing through the
forests and, after catching a number
of men whom the government wanted
as laborers, going away with the cap
tives tied together by ropes around
their necls.
''Raids upon villages are being con-
stantly made Some of the people are
killed and eaten, others are carried
away into captivity and sold, others
are forced into military service. can
buy all the slaves you want at Luebo
at $40 and SIS apiece
''When these raids are made the
most awful cruelties are practiced. In
nocent women and children are killed
or captured, hands are cut off to be
taken back to the white Belgian OFF,
GERS TO show that the work has been
5one we'll. and great sections are being
accumulated. One of these raids was
made near one of our mission stations
one of our missionaries went to the
scene and counted eighty-one hands
emf off and drying over fire to be
taken back to the Belgian officers;
forty-hve dead bodies were counted
living near by"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
PRINCESS LOVER
CAME IN AN AUTO
WANTED TO RESCUE HER.
PLAN FELL THROUGH AND SHE RE-
NAMED IN ASYLUM.

Former Lieut.. MattaSich of the Aus
trian Army Sought to Carry Away
Princess Louise of COburg, Who
Had Been Placed in an Asylum by
Her Husband-Inn Keeper Failed
Mattnsich at the Pinch-His In
flexible Purpose to Release Her.
Berlin, April 5.-Mattasich, the for
mer lieutenant in the Austrian army,
whose intrigue with the Princess Louise
of Coburg, eldest daughter of King
Leopold of Belgium, caused her hus-
band, Prince Philip of Coburg, to have
her detained in private asylum for
the insane at Coswig. Saxony, made
an unsuccessful attempt to rescue the
Princess several days ago.
Mattasich arrived at Coswig In an
automobile from Berlin. expecting the
cooperation of a restaurant keeper
whom he had initiated into the plan,
but the latter told other persons,
through whom the physician in charge
of the asylum was informed of the
facts in the case.
After waiting for several days in the
vicinity to see if the Princess took a
daily drive, Mattasich concluded that
the attempt was useless now, for the
Princess was nowhere visible.
Mattasich announced in book which
was recently published in Vienna, his
inflexible purpose to liberate the Prin-
cess from what he regards as her un-
lust captiYitY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
HOW PAPER COMBINE
HAS SPLIT THE COUNTRY.
Newspaper Men Tell of the ImpOsi-
tiOns They Suffer.

newspaper uCh zen the
tiOns They Suffer.
Washington, April 5.-The resolution
of Representative Lilley, instructing the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
investigate the high price and scarcity
of news print paper and the causes
which have produced these conditions,
was the subject of discussion to-day
before the House Committee on Ju-
dietary.
Don. C. Seitz, of the New York
World, and John Norris, business man
ager of the New York Times, were
heard. Both covered practically the
same ground in statements that The
International Paper Company and the
General Paper Company had divided
the United States between them in the
control of news print paper. The In
ternational controlled all that section
east of the Indiana line and the General
Company the territory west of that
line.
This combination, it was testified,
had raised the price of news paper
during the last four years $14 ton
and during the past year as much as
S. a ton; it was selling paper in Lon
don, counting the freight and insur-
ance, at 30 per cent. less than it did
in New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
BARRETTS ARE BANKRUPT.
Memphis Brothers File Their VO1un-
tary Petitions.


Memphis, Tenn, April 5.-Hosmer ].
Barrett and r. Frost Barrett, sons of
Thomas Barrett, a widely known
financier and former business man of
this city, to-day filed individual vol
untary petitions of bankruptcy in the
United States District Court of this
city. The combined liabilities of the
Barrett brothers aggregate S325,000
and combined assets $57, 900 are shown.
The schedule of Hosmer J. Barrett
shows total liabilities of $124,77O, di-
vided as follows:
Accommodation paper, $106,661; Sc
cured claims, $4,000; unsecured claims,
$1O1O9, Assets of $2,1OO are shown.
7. Frost Barrett's schedule is as fol-
lows:
Total liabilities, $2O1,656; secured
claims, $1O7O24; unsecured claims, $94,-
632. Assets of $55,S00 are scheduled,
including a stock of general merchan-
disc at Senatobia, Miss.
The creditors OF both petitioners are
chiefly Memphis individuals and firms,
and the total Indebtedness of each is
largely divided into amounts of $4,000
and less.
Mrs Sarah May Bridges of this city
Is shown to hold paper of each of the
petitioners to the amount of $45, 000
These are the largest single amounts
of Indebtedness.
No cause is assigned for the failures
and neither of the Barrett brothers
would make a statement of any kind.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
BY LABOR TROUBLES
CABINET is CONCERNED.
Situation on the Isthmus of Panama
Considered.

Washington, April 5.-The labor
troubles on the isthmus of Panama
growing out of the strike of the en-
ployes of the Panama Railroad Com
pany have taken a serious turn, and
the facts have been reported to the
State Department by the United States
charge at Panama. -,..---....
The matter was deemed of sufficient
Importance to warrant consideration at
length at the cabinet meeting to-day,
and the unanimous opinion was. that
everything possible should be done to
avoid an ENHANCEMENT of the United
States in any labor controversy. But
it also was determined that the gov
ernment would not withhold in any de-
gree the protection to the Panama
Railroad, which it has assumed by the
treaty, and it was decided that the
railroad property, rolling stock track
and terminals should be protected by
forces from the United States warships
at the isthmus. if that became neces-
sary.
Secretary Moody was charged with
the duty of carrying out this decision.
The official statement of the action
taken by the Navy Department was
as follows:
1.-The Navy Department has sent in
structions to Admiral Glass and Ad-
miral Sigsbee, to exercise care that
neither the marines nor seamen inter
pose in labor disputes on the Isthmus
of Panama, nothing beyond the preser-
walton of peace and property to be per-
mitted :"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
FOR SHUFFLING OFF
THIS MORTAL COIL,
CarbOIic Acid Proved the FavOrite
Means in New York.

CarbOlic Acid Proved the Favortte
Means in New York.
New York, April 5.-An unusual
number of suicides, at least half of
them due to dependency because of
inability to secure employment, were
reported to the police of Greater New
York to-day. Three of the six vic
Tins chose carbolic acid as means
of ending their troubles, one chose
death by shooting, another by hanging
and the sixth accomplished his pur-
pose by turning on the gas.
The most youthful suicide was Eva
Pocker, 17-year-old Brooklyn school
girl, who drank carbolic acid after
reading a letter, and the oldest, Jacob
Reiham, 65 of Manhattan, who had
been i'll with rheumatism. His body
was found hanging in his lodgings to-
day.
The body of another suicide, a wom-
an, who had ended her life at least
two weeks ago by inhaling chloro-
form, was found in a house on East
Thirty-fifth street. A note found with
the body said the woman was SO deep
ly in debt that she saw no hope.
The other suicides reported were
James Finney fireman, who lost his
work through drink; Samuel Levy, no
work, carbolic acid; Egisto Bertone,
stone cutter, shooting, no work; j.
Bender, a crayon artist, gas.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

power, 10000; speed, 10 knots; compile
ment of officers 40; complement of sea-
men. marines. ETC.. 772.
An armor belt extends FIVE feet be-
low and three feet above the load line
from stem to stern. Eleven inches
thick at the top and s inches thick at
the bottom. The maximum thickness
is preserved for depth of five feet
from the top. The armor tapers at
the stem and stern to thickness of
inches. The armor on the super
posed Hichborn balanced oval turrets,
with inclined port plates, is II inches
thick ON the port plate, inches thick
on the sides and inches thick on the
rear.
The main battery will consist of four
12-inch breech-loadng rifles, mounted
two in each superposed turret on the
center line of the vessel, eight eight
inch breech-loading rifles, mounted two
in each superposed turret and two in
each side turret, and twelve six-inch
rapid-fire guns. There will be sec
ondary battery of twelve three-inch
and twelve three FOUNDER guns, be-
sides four one-p -pounder automatic guns,
four one-pounder rapid~tire guns, six
Colt automatic guns, two machine
guns and two three-inch field guns.
There are also two submerged torpedo
| tubes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
JAPANESE ARMY is
MOVING UPON WIJU.

Seoul, Friday, April /, via Shanghai,
April 5.-The Japanese first army, con-
sisting of $4,000 men, including the inn
perial guard, and the second and
twelfth divisions, which had been con-
centrated at Anju, is moving on Wiju
by three routes.
1t was the advance guard, composed
of 450 infantry and cavalry, which re-
pulsed 800 Russians and occupied Ping
Ju (Chong Ju) sixty-five miles south
east of Wiju, March 28. Lieut.. Kato
and four Japanese were killed
ON that occasion and Capt. Kurowaka
and eleven men were wounded. The
Russians had ten men killed.
Small infantry garrisons with hos
pitfalls, ETC., make Ping Yang the ter
ritory and Chinampo the secondary
bases
Supplies are being landed at Hal Ju
and Chinampo and are also being
taken by junks up the Ching-Chlen
river to Anju.
The horses, $500 to a division, were
landed in bad condition. The neces-
sity for a man leading each horse re-
duces the strength of the fighting
force. Many of the soldiers are suf-
fering from the effects Of frozen feet.
The japanese are terrifying Fusan,
Southern Korea, and Konje Island off
the southern coast to defend Masam-
pho.
The Russians overestimated the
strength of the Japanese forces at
Anju and consequently retreated with
out making use of the natural adj
vantages Of the country to oppose the
Japanese advance.
There are persistent rumors here of
the landing of Japanese troops on the
Liao-Tung peninsular and the vicinity
of New Chwang.
The authorities here are opening all
the mails.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
RI0TlNG IN CHICAGO.
One Man, Jerry Nichols, Was Killed
by n bullet,

One Man, Jerry Nichols, Was Killed
by Bullet.
Chicago, April 5.-Although 1t was
announced last night that the strike
at the American Can Company's plant
in this city had been settled, the riot
ing around the place to-day was more
serious than it has been at any time
heretofore, and one man, Jerry Mich
OILS, lost his life by a bullet, it is said,
from train on which were a number
of non-union men being taken back
to the city after the conclusion of the
days work.
The fighting began early in the
morning, when 300 Greeks, who have
been employed during the strike, at
tempted to go to the factory. They
were met at the gates by a number of
union pickets, who attacked them with
stones and clubs. A large detachment
of the police had their hands full in
protecting the Greeks. A shot fired
from the crowd aroused the Greeks to
fury. Those who had entered the fac
tory came pouring out, armed with
knives and revolvers, and attempted TO
attack the union men aAd their SYM
pathizers who were assaultlng those
Greeks who had not yet reached tha
gateway The police, after struggle,
managed to keep the two bodies of men
apart. In this fight number of men
were battered up.
At night, when the 300 Greeks left
the plant, they were attacked by mob
fully 10000 strong, that pelted them
with stones sticks and bottles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
FIVE LIVES WERE
LOST IN The GULF
EASURE BOAT CAPSIZED.
FoCK LADIES AND A GENTLEMAN
WERE DROWNED.

r,,.,,sure Party Had Sailed from the
Florida Methodist College Mt
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for "a Cruise
4o the AncIOte Light HOuse-ROugh
xUeother Was Met--TwO of the
drowned bodies Not Recovered.
others washed Upon the Beach.
rrampa. Fla, April 5.-Five persons,
members of pleasure party from the
Florida Methodist College at Suther-
land were drowned near Anclote light
bopse last night. The dead:
Mrs. Walker, wife of the president
of the college.
Mrs, OConnor of Atlanta.
Miss Slaughter of Sutherland, a
teacher.
Miss McCray Of Sutherland.
Mr. oscar Bouland of Arcadia, Fla,
a student
President Walker and Miss Newton
reached the beach alive. The bodies
Of Mrs Walker and Mrs. O'Connor
have not yet been recovered. The bod
les of the other three who lost their
lives we're washed ashore on the beach
and recovered.
President Walker had taken the
party out for a cruise to the light
house, but met with rough weather,
and the boat was overturned in the
Gulf.
The Florida Methodist College is To-
Gated at Sutherland on the west coast
of the Gulf, about thirty miles from
Tampa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
EVENTS IN THE EAST.

japanese army of $4,000 men is
reported moving upon Wiju.
Japanese forces are said to be
handicapped by their poor horses.
Russians, it is declared, overesti-
mated the strength of the Japanese
at Anju, and retreated without u.s.
ing the natural advantages of the
country for defense.
Russia has completed arrange
ments to appeal the cases of the
Russian merchant vessels now be-
fore the Japanese prize courts.
Correspondent telegraphs that he
has been cruising for fifty hours
about Port Arthur and during that
time has not seen anything of
either the japanese or Russian
fleet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MAY MEAN THE FALL
OF TOM |. JOHNSON.
Politicians Think His Sway in Ohio
May Be Over.


Columbus O., April 5.-The Demo-
cratic State Central Committee met
mere this afternoon and decided to
mold the state convention at Columbus
on May "a and 25.
k. l.. Starr, editor of the Bryan
Democrat, and supporter of w. r.
Hearst for President, was selected for
temporary chairman, and w. S. Beebe
OF Mount Gilead temporary secretary
OF the convention. There was a spirit
ed contest over the selection of a tenn
porary chairman.
Many politicians are inclined to re-
gard the outcome as of more signifi-
canee in state than national affairs,
Claiming that it is distinctively a de-
feat for Mayor Tom l.. johnson of
Cleveland, who has controlled the
state committee since 1902.
Mr. Johnsons choice for temporary
chairman of the convention was Lewis
T. Houck of Mount Vernon. All of
the committeeman who opposed Houck
Tor chairman were formerly active
and warm supporters of Johnson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

and one of the most successful in
every way in the history of the ship
yard.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the launching party left for Old Point
Comfort, where the officers of the
shipyard entertained them at lunch
con.
A few minutes after the launching
Adam M. Calhoun, 20 years old of
Richmond, Va, who was among the
spectators, fell into the dry dock ad-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Elections i'm NebraslSa.

Omaha, Neb., April 5.-Municipal
elections were held throughout Nebras-
ka to-day save in Omaha. The issue
generally was on the question of
license or no license, although party
lines were drawn in some places, and
the result is expected to forecast in
some degree what may be expected at
the fall elections. The campaign in
South Omaha has been hotly contest
ed on party lines. Returns to IL
o'clock tonight indicate that the DEM
ocrats have elected Thomas F. Hec-
tor, Mayor, with the remainder of the
ticket Republican. The majority of
the outside towns voted for high IL
cense
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Chicago, April 5.-A special cable
dispatch, dated Tien Tsin, received to-
day by the Daily News from Richard
II. Little, staff correspondent of the
News, says:
"While the Daily News dispatch
boat Fawan has been permitted by
the Russians to depart from the har-
Dor Of New Chwang, the Muscovites
thus far have failed to release from
prison our Japanese servants. The
lives of these inoffensive persons may
even be in danger.
THE Fawan left Che Foo last week
and at that time it was not known
there that the Russians had pro-
claimed martial law at New Chwang,
which was supposed to be a neutral
port that was free to all comers. Mr..
Washburn and myself were greatly
astonished, therefore, when on arriv-
ing at the bar of New Chwang har-
Dor the Fawan was seized by Russian
officials, who came out to us in a
steam launch. The muster of our
crew revealed the presence Of two
japanese, which caused great excite
ment among our captors. Our offer to
retire Immediately was declined, and
soldiers with fixed bayonets soon
boarded the vessel. seized the servants
and dragged them from the ship, de-
flying the protection OF the British flag
under which 1t sailed. being Of British
ownership.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
CHICAGO WANTS TO
OWN ITS RAILWAYS.
Citizens Voted AmrmRtiveIy Upon
That Proposition.


Chicago, April SIN the municipal
election to-day the Republicans elect
ed eighteen aldermen and the Demo-
Gratis sixteen. The Council contained
thirty-six Republicans and thirty-two
Democrats. The next Council will con-
tain thirty-six Republicans and thirty
one Democrats.
The chief interest in the election,
however centered in the vote on the
proposed municipal ownership OF the
street railways. In this connection,
what is known as the Mueller law,
passed by the last State Legislature,
was submitted to the people. The law
authorizes cities in Illinois to con-
struct, own, operate and lease street
railways, and to provide the means
therefor. On this proposition the vote
stood 152,43 for the proposition and
30,704 against.
On the proposition that the city
should at once take over the street
railways into it's control the vote
stood 120,744 for and 50,S93 against. For
the temporary licensing of street rail-
ways until such time as the city is pre-
pared to take them over, the vote was
120,1SI for, and 4S,056 against.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MRS. SULLY DREADED
UNPLEASANT NOT0RIETY.
She Assigned Her Interest in Order
to Avoid 1t.

to Avoid 1t.
New York, April 5.-Believing her
appearance upon the witness stand in
the bankruptcy examination before a
court commissioner would subject her
to unpleasant notoriety, Mrs. Daniel
j. Sully decided to-day to assign to
the receiver her claim to the $150,000 of
surplus money accruing to the F. W.
Reynolds Company from the sale of
Sully's hypothecated cotton.
Richard B. Comstock. the attorney
for the Reynolds Company In which
Mrs. Sully is the largest shareholder,
agreed to this disposition of the sur
plus, and E. B. Bowers, counsel to the
Corn Exchange Bank, which sold the
5000 bales upon which it had advanced
$3.50, 900 to Sully, promised not to call
Mrs. Sully as a witness in the hearing
to be held tomorrow unless it is alb
solutely necessary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
BODY UNDER A CLIFF.
Found i'm Burning Embers and
Foul Play Suspected.

Jackson, KY, April 5.-The charred
body of Sam Jones, son of John Jones,
who was special elizor for BreathiIt
county and who summoned the first
jury in the Jett-White murder case,
was found near here to-day under a
creek cliff.
The body was in q pile of embers,
still burning, and gashes on the side
of his head led to the suspicion of foul
play. 1t is known that he was In
company with Thomas b. Combs and
Bill Combs last night and that they
were all drinking. The Combs boys
say that they lay down to sleep under
the cliff after building a fire, and that
they left Jones during the night.
Bill Combs had an ugly cut, which
resembled knife wound, on his thigh.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
STUMBLED OVER WIRE
AND BROKE HIS NECK.

Augusta, April 5.-Frank Cockrell,
native of saluda, s. C., residing at
Langley, S. c., where he was MEM
ber of the volunteer fire company, lost
his life to-day. Running to the en-
CINE house in response to fire alarm,
he stumbled over a coil Of wire and
fell heavily, breaking his ieck. He was
unmarried
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
FAWAN'S SEIZURE
PROVOKED THEM
CORRESPONDENTS ANGERED
BY THE ACTION OF THE RUSSIANS
AT NEW CHWANG.

Did Not Know When They Left Che
Foo That New Chwang Was Under
Martial Law-Resented the Arrest
of Their Japanese Servants, Whom
They Feared the Russians Would
Execute-Viewed the Whole At
fair as n Highhanded Proceeding.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
SUSPENDED FOR RACING
AT THE SAVANNAH MEET.

OIdGeId and Hausman Find Them
selves in Trouble.
New York, April 5.-Barney Oldheld
and e. c. Hausman. who have been
racing automobiles in the South. were
suspended for an indefinite period by
the Racing Board of the American Au-
tomobile Association to-day. The sus-
pensions were ordered because the
drivers competed in an unsanctioned
meet at Savannah. Feb. Is, and Birm-
ingham, March 8
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MILES FOR PRESIDENT.
Prohis Want to Make Him Their
Standard Bearer.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 5.-The Pro-
hibition state convention was opened
to-day by State Chairman Newlin. The
convention was adjourned at noon to
permit a division of work among the
districts.
j. C. Rhodes of Kokomo, temporary
chairman of the convention, in a
strong speech advocated the nomina-
ton of Gen. Nelson A. Miles for Pres
ident.
with that noble American bearing
our national banner aloft," said he,
with a candidate for every state,
county and municipal office next No
vember, we will march forth conquer
ing and to conquer"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
ONE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Twenty-Five Acres Swept by West
Tampa Fire.

Tampa, Fla, April 5.-The West Tam
pa fire swept twenty-five acres and
rendered 1000 people homeless. The
loss is estimated at s25O,OOO. with in
surance Of about 100000.
The heaviest individual losers are
the McFarlane Investment Company.
$4,000, no insurance; santaella g. Co.,
$s5,OOO, insurance, $4,000; ]. M. Mar
tenize, 1000; insurance. S12.0Oa