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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
FIVE RAIL WAY MEN
KILLED IN A WRECK.

Fast Express COIIided with a
Freight in Mississippi.
Birmingham. Ala, March s.--Fiye
men were killed and several injured
this morning in a head-end collision
between southbound Alabama Great
Southern passenger train No. 1 and a
northbound extra freight at Kewanee,
Miss. about fifteen miles out of Meri-
dian. The dead are:
Pat N. Larkin. engineer No. 1, Bir-
mingham.
Robinson Riggs. mail clerk, Chatta-
nooga.
David Riggs, mail clerk, Tuscaloosa.
w. M. Davidson, mail weigher, Chat
tanooga.
Autrx. negro fireman, freight
train. Selma.
Injured:
Engineer Case. freight train: body
and head badly bruised. not fatal.
Henry Banks of Birmingham. negro
fireman Of freight train: right arm
broken, right shoulder dislocated and
serious body bruises.
M. Brown, negro brakeman of freight
train: seriously scalded and may die.
Baggagemaster M. K. Wakefield,
Conductor ]. B. Capehart and Express
Messenger j. H. Kinds escaped with
out injury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
THEY ATE, DRANK
AND WERE MERRY
THEN ENTIRE FAMILY DIED.
FATHER POISONED ALL WITH
DEADLY CYANIDE.

Lieut.. Carl BeseIxe CRetiredD of the
German Army, Preyed Upon by
Reverses and III Fortune, spent
His Last Money for "A Dinner--Then
He Poisoned His Wife, Daughter,
Two sons and Himself--Had Mar
ried a Rich Woman.
Berlin, March S.-Lieut Carl Beseke
retired), after a long and steady de-
cay of fortune yesterday took his last
money and gave splendid dinner in
honor of his 19-year-old daughters
birthday. Beseke then poisoned Iiis
wife, daughter, two sons, respective
ly ~ and 16 years old, cadets at mill
tary academy, and himself with cyan
ide of potassium, which he seeming
ly inserted in the mouth of each in
the form of a pill after they had gone
into a drunken sleep.
After a brilliant career and a mar
riage with an heiress. Beseke had
reached the end of his fortune, and his
goods We're to be sold by the sheriff,
He won the iron cross during the
war of 1901 with France, married
the daughter of a rich hotel keeper,
thereby having to leave the service,
as he married out of his caste. and
started a newspaper The lieutenant
wrote well, but the paper was not sue
cessful and he became sales agent for
a manufacturer and then manager of
map-making enterprise. He lived be-
yond his means for thirty years.
Last night the Beseke family had a
box at the circus. At 10 o'clock din
ner was ordered in from a caterer.
Beseke was especially gay and tender
and pressed his wife and his three
children to drink of lots of champagne.
He died holding his wlfe's hand
tightly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
MORE MORMON
SECRETS GIVEN
IN SHOOTS INVESTIGATION
APOSTLE LYMAN QUESTIONED BY
THE SENATOR'S.

Mrs. Kennedy Was Given Another
Opportunity TO Tell About Mormon
Welded Life-sOn of Apostle Mer-
riII Was Also on the Stand-ApOs-
tie Lyman Talked FreeIy-Other
Apostles Gave Him Warning
Looks from Time to Time.
Washington. March S.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day. in the investigation of the pro-
tests against Senator Reed Smoot OF
Utah. brought out a variety of testi-
mony, of which the most sensational
was that given by Francis M. Lyman.
president of the Twelve Apostles Of the
Mormon Church. and the man chosen
to be the successor of President Smith.
His admissions were similar to those
previously made by Mr.. Smith pertain
ing to the church government. He is
more free of speech than the president
of the church and his testimony,
though not materially differing, caused
several Of the apostles present to shake
their heads at the witness for the pur-
pose of compelling more discretion in
answering questions.
Mr.. Lyman is angularly built, his
face is covered with growth of bushy
red whiskers. and his speech is blunt.
Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy resumed
the stand for short time, but her tes-
timony was not important. She was
followed by Charles e. Merrill, son of
the Apostle Merrill, who said he was
the son of his fathers third plural
wife, and is himself polygamist. In
answer to questions concerning his
own marriages, Mr.. Merrill said he
was married first in 1857 to wife that
died in 1889, and that he married his
illegal wife," Chloe Hendricks, in 1891.
and had five children by her. He mar
ried another wife in 1898. He has had
four children by that wife. This mar
riage he regarded as Illegal on account
of his former marriage.
Mr.. Merrill says he now has two
wives and is cohabiting with both.
Senator Overman asked for a descrip-
ton of the ceremony in 1885, and the
witness declared that he could not re-
member how it was performed.
"On the Underground"
You say you were living with your
mother when you were married the
second time Where was your father.
Apostle Merrill, at that timer" was
asked
HE was on the underground most
of the time" replied the witness jocu-
larly
what do you mean by on the UNI
derground?" asked Mr. Worthington.
He was I'm hiding"
"Why was he in hding? asked the
chairman.
Because about that time there We're
prosecutions going on for polygamy,"
Mr.. Merrill answered. He said that
oftentimes he would not see his father
for a month.
The prosecution called to the stand
Mrs. Emma Matthews, Of Marysville,
Utah, mother OF Mrs Clara Mabel Ken
nedy She has been plural wife. but
is not now.
Mrs. Matthews said that she. had
had no objection 70 her daughter be-
coming Johnson's plural wife. She re-
membered well the marriage Of john
son 10 her daughter and hxed the date
definitely Al may. 1894.
n was brought out that Apostle
feasible had advised her againet AZ
lowing her daughter 10 bedome a plural
(continued on Sixth Page.)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
CENSORSHIP PERFECT.
Correspondents Say That 1t Cannot
Be EVaded.

say mat OAnhOL
Be Evaded.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press.
Shanghai, Feb. 1.-THE rigid CEN
sorship placed by the Japanese au-
thorities on all Geographic dispatches,
both press and private, has caused
many of the foreign correspondents to
seek a field of news on the mainland.
Correspondents who have reached here
from Toxic report that the censor
ship is the most perfect that they
have ever encountered and lis exercised
on REORGANIZATION, as well as on
foreign matter.
Traffic on the wires has trebled, and
their original carrying capacity reduc
ed because of the War Department
and the foreign office have each tax.
en- one of the main trunk lines that
run south through the empire. The
exactions of the censorship, and the
difficulties of accommodation have
served to largely obscure the view of
the correspondents, and has resulted
in much conflicting news from various
points.
1t is anticipated that when the corps
of newspaper representatives who are
now at Toxic are finally allowed to
go to the front serious congestion
of Geographic service will result, as
the military and available land lines
are not adequate to the service they
will be called upon to perform.
Well informed newspaper men who
have reached here express the opinion
that there will be no extensive land
operations until the naval operations
are conclusively decided, unless the
Russians should cross the Yalu and
start south, thus forcing the hands
of the Japanese. From the best in
formation obtainable, however, the
Russians are not in shape to make
such a move in force. 1t is generally
held by the experts that should the
Japanese sweep the sea three large
forces will be put in operation, one
against Port Arthur, one through Ko-
rea and across the Yalu to cut the
Russian center to the railway, and
the third against Vladivostok
The regulations for the government
of foreign newspaper correspondents
have been promulgated and are iron
clad One article provides that If a
war correspondent violates the crimi-
nal law, military criminal law or
law for the preservation of military
secrets he may be punished accord
ing to military law by courtmartial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
SWAYNE WAS HEARD
ON HIS OWN BEHALF.
Prosecution Claims He Is Guilty of
Everything Charged.

Everything Charged.
Washington, March 8.-The sub
committee of the House committee
on Judiciary, in charge Of the i'm
parchment proceeding against Judge
Charles Swayne of Florida, to-day
heard the Judge in his own behalf
He specifically denied the charge that
he was not a resident Of the district
in which he held court and stated
that the charges against him were
caused by the personal luminosity
of the persons making the same.
After consideration of the matter,
the committee decided to hear the
argument against Judge swayne TO-
day and listen to the defendant ar
gument next Tuesday.
Judge B. S. Liddon. representing the
prosecution, summed up his conclu-
sions, based on the testimony taken by
the committee on its recent trip to
Florida, and found Judge Swayne
guilty in his opinion, Of all the charges
made. He declared that Judge Swayne
had only acquired a residence in Flor
ida since the charges were filed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
MILITARY ORDERED OUT
TO PROTECT NEGROES.

Trouble i'm Texas Grew Out of the
Shooting of Father and Son.
Houston, Tex. March S.--As the re-
suit of the shooting of c. II. Lee and
his son. James Lee, the military COM
pany at Thompson was tonight or
dered to the sawmilI village of Wrag-
ley to protect Richard Smith and
Richard Merefee, two negroes charged
with the shooting. The kinsmen of the
Lees are gathering there from all the
surrounding country, but matters are
reported quieter at a late hour the
militia having arrived.
The force at the mill is about even
ly divided between whites and ne
groes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
FLAG OF MAKAROFF
FLOATS OVER THE ASK0LD.

Port Arthur. March s.-Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff, who will take com
mand of the Russian Pacific fleet, ar
rived here to-day and hoisted his flag
on the cruiser Askold.
His arrival has aroused great expec-
tations among the Russian sailors, and
ne was given a triumphant reception
by the people. He has already in
spected Port Dalny and fallen Wan.
Four merchantmen have been
brought into Port Dalny
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
FIRE BRANDS
AT SPRINGFIELD
WILD WORK OF THE MOB.
NEGRO SECTION OF THE CITY WAS
DESTROYED.

Troops Were Ordered from Neigh
boring Cities-Great Mob Formed.
Rumors of Attacks and ReprisaIs
Intended by the Negroes Urged
the Men on to Their WOrI-WOuld
not Suffer the Flames They kim
died to BE Extinguished.
Springfield, O., March S.-Threats
throughout the day and this evening
to burn the levee, the negro district
of the city, confirmed Mayor G.. j.
Bowlus in his belief that more trouble
is brewing tonight, and he has asked
Gov. Herrick for troops. Two COM
panies from Dayton and one each from
Miamisburg, Urbana and Columbus
have been promised to reinforce the
two local companies.
Many of the negroes of the city are
surly and moody tonight, and it is
realized that only a spark is needed to
set off the magazine of a riot. At
$50 o'clock tonight the crowd gath
ering in the Levee district numbered
1,5OO, and one or two revolver shots
0au DeGn IIeu dl Ldll0OlAls hC ca
element is growing and in an instant
the situation can easily pass beyond
the control of the local police.
All the saloons throughout the city
have been cloed.
To Burn the Levee.
By $3.50 o'clock a crowd of 1000 men
had assembled along the Big Four
Railroad tracks, almost blockading
Washington street, which is known as
the Levee from Fountain avenue. Two
hundred negroes were clustered to-
gether just west of Fountain avenue,
in the Levee district, near the place
called Honky Tonk.
The negroes were unusually quiet
and seemed to be waiting for a start
to be made by the white men. The
other crowd was boisterous, and there
were frequent yells and several pis-
toll shots heard, although no one has
been reported injured so far.
At 11:20 the threat Of the mob, fire.
ouently made through the day and
evening, was finally made good, and
"a VOluiIlE Va lAciAAC Woo oCCl ~ SlAOOI
up from the rear of a place occupied
by Les Thomas. a saloonkeeper.
Preceding the firing of the building,
the mob, at a distance of hundred
feet, shot at the front of the building
for a half hour, but 1t is not known
whether any of the occupants had re-
NAMED in the building, and If they
did. whether any fatalities resulted
from the shooting.
The fire is spreading both ways from
Thomas place. 1t is thought the mob
will not tolerate any effort OF the de-
partment TO put out the fire in the
levee district. but will offer no resist
ance In the attempt to confine the fire
TO the buildings along Washington
street, known as the Levee. These
buildings are dllapidated frame struc-
lures.
Incensed with sheriff.
II is understood that the negro pop
ulation IL highly inoensed az Sheriff
Routzahn for not using greater force
IN protecting Dixon. Sheriff Rout-
.t.....a -, rsisth p.o.s
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
VLADIVOSTOK HAS NOT
SUFFERED IN SPIRITS.

Vladivostok, March S.-Despite the
appearance of the Japanese fleet off
the harbor yesterday and the lombard
ment of Sunday, the inhabitants of
VEadivostok are in good spirits. Crowds
promenade the streets as usual, in
Guiding many women. A performance
at the theater is announced for to-
night.
Many suspected Japanese have been
arrested, but when examined, they
proved to be Cinnamon or Koreans.
Commanders of merchant vessels and
pilots who have thorough knowledge
of the coast and of navigation have
been enrolled as ensigns in the navy.
Snow has been falling for the last
two days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
HAVE THEY MET
IN A SEA FIGHT?
A REPORT OF A BATTLE
BETWEEN JAPANESE FLEET AND
RUSSIAN SQUADRON.

Toxic Received Such Report,
which Carried the Belief That the
Russians Were Vanquished, the
tured or Destroyed-Another Re-
port Expresses the View That the
Japanese Are Lying in Wait.
London, March 9.--The Daily .Tele-
graph this morning publishes a dis
patch from Toxic, dated, March Z, and
saying:
ut is reported that the Japanese
fleet engaged the Russian Vladivostok
squadron at sea yesterday. The re-
suit of the engagement is not an
nounced, but it is believed that the
Russian ships were destroyed or cap
tured.'
st. Petersburg, March S.-The where
abouts of Capt. Reitzenstein's Vladi-
vostok squadron is carefully guarded
by the military authorities, but there
is a strong impression here that when
the seven Japanese warships appeared
off the harbor Sunday and yesterday,
the Russian squadron was outside,
perhaps down the coast, cooperating
with the Russian land force near the
mouth of the Tuman river
If the Russians were outside and the
Japanese definitely ascertained that
fact, big sea fight is probably i'm
minent, as it is considered certain that
the Japanese in that case will lie on
and off Vladivostok to prevent the re-
turn of the Russians, giving battle if
they are caught in the open sea.
All the harbors along the coast in
which the Russians might seek refuge
are frozen, and the squadron must
eventually be forced to return to Vlad-
ivostok for coal. Although the ia
panese squadron is superior in num-
bers and guns, consisting of a battle
ship and four armored cruisers, two of
which are believed to be the Idsumo
and the Yakumo, and two unarmored
cruisers, the four armored cruisers
under Capt. Reitzenstein. the Rossia,
Gromboi, Rurik and Bogatyr, are
among the finest vessels in the Rus
sian navy, constituting, as sister ships,
a homogeneous fighting unit, and ex-
perts here are not certain that they
could not take the measure OF Rear
Admiral Urius ships.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
Pntientn Improving.

Baltimore, March S.-The physicians
in attendance upon former Gov Rus
sell of North Carolina, at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, report at midnight that
the condition of the patient is un-
changed. HE is resting comfortably
the doctors said, land we have hopes
that his physical condition win re-
spond to the treatmenttto which he IL
being subjected"
DR.. Pollock, president Of Mercer Uni
versity, at Macon. Ca. who Is also a
patient at the hospital. was also re-
ported 70 be in an improved condition
al midnight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
THE RUSSIAN PAVILION
TORN DOWN AT ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, March S.-The framework
for the Russian national pavilion at
the Worlds fair was torn down to-
day on receipt Of a cablegram from
st. Petersburg by Contractor Lee
Couer, who has been in charge OF
the work Work on the frame work
of the pavilion was well under way.
The cablegram was from the Depart
ment of the Interior, briefly ordering
such work as had been completed torn
down.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
BELIEVES THEY TRIED
TO ASSASSINATE HIM.
LedgerwOOd Was Fired Upon while
He Was Aboard "a Train.

Knoxville. Tenn, March s.-State
Senator w. l.. Ledgerwood believes
that an attempt to assassinate him
was made tonight while he was on
his way to the city from his country
home. While train on which he was
passenger was crossing Anderson
street, a bullet crashed through a win
dow of the coach. close to the Sena.
tors head, showering him with glass
There were only three other passen-
gers in the car, and they were some
distance from him.
Senator Ledgerwood has been active
in Democratic politics for years, and
he believes the attempt on his life was
the work of some of his political enc
mics.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
- -s--s4pr--e -----------------
INTERESTING QUESTIONS
Were Answered by BaIfour i'm Par
Iinmentary Papers.

London. March S-Two most inter-
esting questions were answered by
Premier Balfour in to-day's parlia-
mentary papers giving replies to ques-
tions. The first referred to fiscal mat
tiers, and Mr.. Balfour categorically
said:
THE declared policy of his ma
jesty's government does not include
the taxation of food, and it is not pro-
posed to deal with the fiscal question
during the currency of the present
Parliament"
The second raised the wide question
of use of neutral ports by belligerants,
Mr.. Balfour, while not explaining the
governments attitude, said the mat
ter was receiving the attention of the
government.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
GASOLINE EXPLODED.
Lion Tanner mt Jacksonville Extin-
guished the Flames.

Jacksonville. Fla, March s.-A gaso-
line tank in the Cystai Roof Garden
exploded tonight at 1880 o'clock with
loud report. causing blaze and a
panic I'm the audience.
PerinO, the lion tanner, who was just
going on the stage 10 have announce
ment Of his show made. took an old
coat and smothered the flames, which
had caught the scenery. In putting
out the Are he burned one Of his hands,
but not seriously
The FIRE department was called 9ut
and the blaze was quickly eKtinguiah-
"a. The damage rs slight and fully
covered by Insurance, and no one was
hurt BY the explosion Or Ia the stam-
Dsds for The exits.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
STILL LANDING TROOPS.

Paris, March S.-Ths Temps prints a
dispatch from St. Petersburg, which
SAYS:
"The landing Of japanese troops con-
tinueg near Won-San (Gen. SAM ko-
rea. AIost Of the forces are proceed
ing 20 Ping Yang. IL ~ the expeota-
lion that the Japanese VIII take the
offeneiva as soon as they have con
oentrated their troops. The Russian
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
BURIED UNDER A WALL.
Two Workmen Fortunately Escaped
with Their Lives.

Baltimore, March 8.-While removing
damaged goods from cellar in the
burned district to-day. Daniel Nc
CURE and Robert Byrnes, workmen.
employed by a salvage company, We're
buried under tons of brick from a
falling wall, which collapsed without
warning.
After an hours hard work by fire.
men and policemen the entombed la
borers were released and found alive,
their lives having been saved by a
large wire screen, which had fallen
over them in such way as to par
TALLY protect them from the pressure
of a great mass above them.
Both men had their right legs brok-
en-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
LIEUT.. MORSE GUILTY
OF NEGLECT OF DUTY.

Manila. March s.--Lieut. John Wise
Morse. paymaster OF the battleship
Wisconsin. who recently was accused
OF Irregularities IN his commissary fund
accounts, has been tried by a COURT
martial ana eNonerated from the
charge Of misappr0priatlon OF funds
The couri-martial, however. found him
guilty " neglect Of duty and sentenced
him 20 be reduced ten numbers IA
rank.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
For . Grana rrank Llne.

London. March S.-The Grand
Trunk Railway shareholders. AZ
meeting to-day. ratified the agreement
with the Canadian government for the
construction Of a grand trunk line "a
the Pacific.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
Summary of Events of Day in the Far East

ARepor the Ianee Flee
d Tf TIN Russian Ships Were destroyed Cuturd
rom t. Says 1h Japanese m Upon hdNodokW Was Probably Made
Purpose o Aam he Rus wa Japanese Fleet WA BNo
for lie
Vice Has Arrived Arthur
Iii Flag Upon the
IT. IO d BY the 1.-THE IsNot
Dgd
JapeeG Nemm Consider gHm ACCESSIBILITY NeoHmin Abroad
VroA the regarding oBontadm of
Japanese Fleet Describe in M sol III japanese Vessels
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09

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CONTINUED On Fifth Page
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09
Incensed with sheriff.

Il is understood that the negro pop
ulation IL highly incenssd az Sheriff
Routzahn for not using greater force
in protecting Dixon. Sheriff Rout-
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