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The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23
SINBADS OF
MODERN COMMERCE.
Ships Which Dodge the Ocean Lanes and Seek
Strange Ports
By BASSETT STAINES.

Most people are familiar with tba
names and the doings OF tbe ocesr
sreynounds' Their speed is timed to
half a turn" and they ply sure as
the rerried barge" from port to mort
The bulk of the worlds ocean carry
ing trade, performed by a host Of
tramp steamers, goes along sea. maths
as well defined as that bv which ,,o,,
goes to his office in the morning.
But ramble about the docks and
wharves Of any American port-Ne,v
York Baltimore. New Bedford Bos-
ton. Philadelphia, New Orleans. Mo-
bile. Savannah, Tampa, Pensacola.
Key West, 'Frisco-and Won will ena
tucked away in odd corners ntanv
'windjammers" and steamers that
have come in from ports YOU never
heard of with cargOes that are Greek
TO you. They are the Sinbads Of
modern commerce, and the old salts
who man them often have more adj
ventures In single voyage than the
average deckhand on an ocean liner
mas In his whole seafaring career.
Ports With Strange Names.
Glance down weekly copy of the
Maritime Register" and you will find
that the names of many of the ports
10 Whlch vessels are bound are utterly
strange TO you. Here are some. taken
at random, that not one man in ten
thousand could place:
AMER, Tusket, Saco, Kahalui, SYRIA,
Arichat, Umba, Skonvik, I,eixoes.
Sourabaya, Ibrail. Swakopmunde, Cas-
tro Urdiales, Apalachicolo.
And the cargoes are as strange as
the ports. What does the average
man knew about cryolte, copra,
neche-de-mer, plmento, annatoo and
trepang?
Of all the lines which sail out of
American ports, there is none engaged
in a queerer or more dangerous BUSH
ness than the fleet of sailing ships
which transport cryolite from the
west cost of Greenland to PhiFa-
delphia.
CargOes as Strange as Ports They
Hail From.
Cryolite is a native f1uoride of alum
snum and soda, and possess great COM
Inercial value. 1t is used in the max
ing of metallic aluminium and for
other purposes. The man who found
a new deposit of cryolite in an access
tble spot would be lucSier than he who
discovered a new gold mine or petro-
1eum well. The only considerable de-
posit is at Ivigtut, Southwest Green
land, where it is mined by a Danish
company, which pays a royalty to the
Danish government and sells the bulk
of its product to company in Penn
sylvania.
The trade started in the sixties.
When a representative of the COM
pany first called on the Philadelphia
ship brokers and wanted to charter
ships to go right under the lee of Cape
Desolation for a regular service, they
thought he was joking; and when they
found he was serious they laughed
at him.
you might as well try to establish
passenger service for the North
Pole" they said.
Dangers of the Arctic.
Eventually, Danish and Scottish
whalers were found willing to do the
work, but the ships were old and I'M
fitted to cope with the ice fields, so
that the enterprise was not very sue
cessful The Pennsylvania company
then determined to build its own fleet
of twelve vessels.
Two of these were named the Ivig-
tut and Natrona, after the Greenland
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23

Mexico City, Oct. 22.-The yellow
fever situation is satisfactory. There
Is but one case at CoatzacOlcos and
one In Tehuantepec. There are twen-
ty-three cases IA Texistepec, where ef-
forts OF the sanitary ofiicers will be
concentrated 10 stamp out the disease.
Vera Cruz Is IN good sanitary condi-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23
hank saspsads Payment.

Beaumont, Tex, oct. z2.--rhe Citi-
Gems Bank "a Haison suspended pay
ment to-day. The bank has "a capifai
~ $4,000 and n Il STATED that tho
iiaoilttisa a. net aggregate that
amouuA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Savannah Preparatory School

Barnard Sc, between Gwlnnett and
Hall
instructors for 1904.
Ormond Il. Strong, A. b., Cornell,
Mathematics.
Horace Mack, A. b.. Cornell
A. M, Yale.
Drawing, English Grammar and I.lt-
erature.
Samuel w. Coons, A. B., Trinity.
History and Geography.
Chas. II. Hayes. A. b., Princeton,
Latin and Greek
Eric Berstrom. Phi. D., Harvard,
Physics, Chemistry, German.
Miss Mary Wayne, Vassar,
Reading and Spelling.
The strongest faculty ever secured
by the school.
Fall Session VIII begin Oct. A.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23

Copyright, 1904. BY Percy Eastment.)
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

that the Russians would be able to con-
centrate more troops in the northern
portion Of Manchuria and would IA ke
the japanese farther from their bases OF
supply
On the other hand. the evacuation Of
the gulf ports would be- DESPITE state
ments to the contrary. an admission OF
Gefeat on the part OF the Cars officers.
This is admitted by a high Russian
officer quoted by p ST Petersburg .,or-
respordent in a DIS .rh 70 Paris ihis
morning The offics- does no1 believe
that Port Arthur viii De deserted. He
PO:ats out that such action would In
deed be a disaster to the Russian army.
The correspondent at Yin-Kow. al
ready quoted. says the following plans
have been decided upon By the Russian
officials: First, General Kuropatkin's
headquarters viii be at Mukden. where
Admiral Alexieff purposes 10 remain in
definitely. as the place is the center OF
the Chinese administration in Manchu-
ria
Second. the almost indefensible plain
west of Tashi-Chiao win be held II pos
sible, for the sake Of the railway con-
Meeting Mukden and Port Arthur
Third, the Hai-Cheng-TiaO line
viii be the extreme limit Of withdrawal
Pessimistic at Capital.
The Times correspondent at 81 Pc
tersburg says the Russian officials at
the capital have become exceedingly
nervous regarding the situation, and
many are pessimisticalIy inclined The
rapid advance Of the Japanese land
forces, following the quick seizure Of
opportunities by the japanese navy, has
spread fear in all circles. This fear IS
enhanced by the reports OF japanese
aggression in the matter OF cutting con-
lectiouS.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
Vast Armies of Russia and Japan Drawing
Together, and Lines Are Out for the
First Engagement.
CAR EXPECTED TO EVACUATE
PORT ARTHUR AND YIN-KOW
Withdrawal of Viceroy Alexieff and Staff
Believed to Indicate That Their Sea-
coast Positions Are Untenable.

LONDON March 4RepOrts hourly expected
other places reported quiet the gathering
engage
moving nOhwaId
This five miles he rive
still force of Russians is Liao-Yang Ias
mile of
Reports ha already o man engagements
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
BARON SUYENATSU
TOUCHES FRANCE
japanese Envoy ReSentS At
titude of Paris as to War
With Russia.

Minister Takahira. of Japan. present
cd to the President at 2.3O this after
noon. Baron Suyematsu, the son-in-Iaw
OF Marquis Ito. who is on his way
to England. It is supposed his mission
is the negotiation Of loan for Japan.
Baron Suyematsu is Il prominent Jap
anese huaucier. He is stopping at the
Japanese legation, as the guest Of Min
ister Takahira.
Pleased With American Sympathy.
The United States being oa his way
ne stopped over here. thus having op-
portuni,y 20 report TO his government
the trend of American sentiment to-
ward his country In the war now in
progress.
"I am gratined indeed" said Baron
Suyematsu. Ito find so many evidences
iu America OF sympathy for our cause.
Very often when / enter a restaurant
In this country I see some of the peo-
pie wearing little Japanese flag or
button pinned on their coat.
1T seems that France is speaking
rather badly about us. ! consider it i'll
advised if she continues in any such
mood as that, and especially if she goes
stiU further and makes us her enemy.
Would Fight France at Sea.
I'VE have already forgotten what part
France took along with Russia at the
close of the war with China. We mean
60 keep on friendly terms with her But
If she should go on and consider us
her enemy on account OF Russia we
cannot help ii. We must do the best
we can under the circumstances. Our
army and navy can do battle with any
single natiOn-with any nation I'm the
East Now that we have virtually no
enemy on the sea we do not mind fight
ing France on the sea. ="
Baron SuyematSu said his country was
not ambitious for territory, and the
scene Of operations probably would be
confined TO Manchuria and Eastern ST.
! IBERIA. Baron Suyematsu denied thai
Japan had violated international law IN
hc g-nling the war.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
Run1Or Says Russians
Will Desert SeapOrtS

LONDON, March 4-Is Port Arthur
to be deserted by the Russian forces
after the hard fight against the Jap
anese which has lasted for nearly a
month.
This is the paramount question IN
all circles this morning. and If many
dispatches received from the East are
to be credited. 1t looks as If it will be
answered ir the Affirmative. Ever since
tha withd-e wal OF Viceroy Alexienf and
his 7ta1 from the port 80 zfarbini the
belief has been current thst the Rus
sians, seeing that the Port Arthur Do-
sition was mtenabie. have been prepar-
ing 70 get away from there with as
much grace as possible. This possibi!i-
ty was lost sight OF in the presence OF
other dispatches reporting a continued
sturdy opposition at the fortresses about
the bay. but now the report has again
cropped out. and with more substantial
Ing circumstances that ever.
Yin-Kow, Too?
Not only is Port Arthur to be evac-
uated. according TO these reports. but
Yin-Kow. the port of Niuchwang. on the
Gulf OF TiaO-Tung. is to be left de-
fenseless. Reuters correspondent at
Yin-Kow is responsible for this latter
report, and he backs his dispatch with
facts he says there are no defenses
of any extent at Yin-Kow. and the
Russians are preparing TO retreat to
the more northern points In Manchuria.
so that the clash, when it comes. will
be land one, pure and simple, leaving
the japanese without any aid from the
sea.
This would be a good strategic move
in one way, inasmuch as IT would mean
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
Russian Troops Looted
The Japanese Quarter

NAGASAFI March 4-Some of the
japanese refugees from Port Arthur 70
whom passage was given on the
Times " steamer. Hai-Mun from Wei
hai-Wei, give a piteous description Of
the suffering and indignities inflicted on
their cOuntrymen by the Russian sol
diery.
It appears that on the afternoon fol-
lowing the first naval engagement SOL
diers completely looted the Japanese
quarter. returning TO their barracks
with the booty The sight Of this plum
der impellCd their comrades TO make
further expedition. Finding the houses
stripped of valuables. they robbed the
people of money and iewelry. Men were
even robbed Of their clothes.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
CAPT. SARTORIS
TO BE MARRIED
Grandson of Grant Will
Wed Nile. Nouflard, Pa
riSian Beauty.

Capt AlgernOn Sartoris. grandson Of
President Grant. has sailed for France
to marry a famous Partisan beauty. For
love of her. ne has Joined the Roman
Catholic Church
Monsieur and Madame Nouflard, of
Paris, authorize The Times 10 announce
the eugaga mcut of their daughter. Jcr-
maine Ccci.o. to Captain Sartoris. The
wedding viii occur i'm June.
Mile. NouHard is the granddaughter
Of the late Sir Charles Halle. dis
unguished English musician. Her
brother, NJ Charles NoufHard is now
sccrctary-Ee general OF the French Congo.
position OF high responsibility and
trust.
Bride Twenty-Five Years of Age.
Milo. Nouflerd is twenty-five years old.
ii pronounced blonde, petite. and de-
scribed as altogether charming. She is
the god-child OF the late CCmte de Paris.
Captain Sartoris was born i'm Wash
iugtOu and cduca Ted i'm England His
residence is divided between this city
ana ST Louis. 4 the beginning Of the
Spanish war ne was appointed first
volunteer engineers, and upon the re-
quest Of Maj. Gen. FitZhugh Lee WIS
made the lattcr's aidc-de-camp.
on his twvuJy-Secoud D--Uuday he was
United States Volunteer Infantry, and
was GOGOTbaly mustered out Of that
regiment az the end Of the war. On
recommendation Of General Lee, Captain
SiSSbcC and others. ne was appointed
lieutenant in The regular service, and
was assigned 20 the Tenth Infantry, in
the IMIDplueS. H- participated jan the
Mindanao campaign against the MOros
/ and resigned ln April OF last year.
Becomes a Catholic.
| Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris. his mother,
and Miss Rosemary Sartoris. his sister,
T live Ht the Grand Avenue Hotel. in St
/ Louis. Mrs. Sartoris is n member of
/ the Methodist Church. but her chill
/ dren were brought up in the Church of
| England
Last week, Captain SaTJOris, at St
! Louis. was received into the Roman
! Catholic Church His haucee So a mem
/ Der Of chat church. and CAPTAIN Sar-
toris' change Of religious faith IS at
/ trIbuted TO his love Ior the charming
= Parlsienne.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

The rough handling Of the men and
the indignities TO which the women were
subjected caused the Japanese to fly to
the seashOre, where, embarlSins IN sam
pans. they endeavored to reach DaIny-
The weather was bitterly cold and the
sea was rough. Several We're drowned,
the remainder eventually escaping in S.
British ship 10 Cheefoo.
a Chinese contractor engaged on gov
ernment work was hustled out Of Port
Arthur without payment. He had 10
sacrifice his plant and the capital in
vested, and arrived az Wei-hai-Wei des-
titute
The bitterest hatred is felt both by the
Chinese and Japanese in consequence OF
their treatment by the Russians
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

ueships Retvizan and Czarewitch and
the cruiser Pallada, which were dam
aged by the torpedo attack of the Jap
anese on the morning OF February D.
All other vessels damaged. says the
correspondent. are now ready for sea
II Is reported at Port Arthur that
General kurCpatkin's headquarters. as
chief of the army. Will ba at LiaO-Yanc
in Manchuria. The weather at she Port
Is now mild, suggesting an early spring
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
FLEET DISAPPEARS
FROM BEFORE PORT ARTHUR

LONDON. March IA dispatch from
Port Arthur 10 the Central News. dated
yesterday. says that the Japanese fleet.
which had been cruising near there,
has not been sighted since February
%. and there is much speculation re-
garding the whereabouts of the war
vessels.
The dispatch also says that workmen
have been rushing repairs on the bat
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
.INDORSE PAVING
SEVENTH STREET
Commissioners Second the
Efforts of Merchants and
The Times.

The District Commissioners today gave
a final indorsemeut OF The Times viz
orous efforts to have Seventh Street
repaved by sending To the Senate Com
mittec on the District OF Columbia a
rccommeT 5atiOn that not only Senator
Gallinger's amendment To The District
appropriation bill providing for the paw
ing of that thorouEhfaro with asphalt
from ID 20 Il Streets. and from Street
to New York Avenue. be adopted, but
also that the same Improvement De
made in the roadway from Pennsylvania
Avenue 10 ID Street
To Enlarge Plan.
In commenting ON Senator GaIlinger'4
amendment. che Commissioners say
The amendment as proposed by YOU
provides for au asphalt pavement from
d Street 20 New YORK Avenue The
west side OF Seventh Street. between
Pennsylvania Avenue and ID Street i-
now paved with granite block. THIS
| strip should also Doe paved with as-
phalt, as il is ass important as tho rest
~ Seventh Street, and tho east side Of
the street i- already paved
The Commissioner therefore recon-
mend that YOUR amendment be changed
I so as TO read as follows.
For paving with asphalt Seventh
i
| Avenue 20 r street. and from O Street
| to north side OF New York Avenue,
J S2tG.J'
Asphalt Is Needed
! IN referring to the general question a.,
/ putting asphalt on Seventh Street. the
| Commissioners say:
"The Commissioners have recommend
! ed 10 Congress for some years the re-
| placing wits asphalt Of the present Bel
| rtdn block pavement on Seventh Street
/ from Pennsylvania Avenue 90 New York
| Avenue. The item was not included ir
/ -Er estimates Of the Commissioners fp'
! the ensuing fiscal year on account ot
! tho legislation contained I'm the District
! appropriation bin for the present year
| which directed the Commissioners moi
/ TO include in their schedules Of street.
! TO be paved such streets as were already
! paved With Belgian block or granite.
| They did, however, recommend sucl
/ "a apprOpria tiOn when they were Def1r,
! the subcommittee Of tho House Commit
! tee on ADnrG- -tatirUe ~ thc hearing o.
the pending District bin"
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
WEATHER REPORT.

The weather tonight and tomorrow
vii De fair in all districts. except the
lower lake region. where rain Is prob
able tomorrow afternoon or night.
70 VIII bc warmer tonight and tOuloT-
row IN the Ohio VALLEY and lower lake
region, and warmer tomorrow In the mid
de Atlantic states auG western portion
OF the South Atlantic States.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
TRIED TO REACH
SEOUL BEFORE THE JAPANESE

SEOUL. March 4.-Regarding Russia's
statement to the foreign powers that
Japan attacked Chemulpo and Port hr-
thur before declaring war. it is GER
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

tain that the Japanese government can
fully prove. if il so desires. that ar
raEScmeEts had been made between the
Korean government ard Viccroy Alex
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
TEMPERATURE.
TIDE TABLE

lllEn llnt toudy -------- ------- lV-lo D. m
High tide tOmorTOW.l0- a. El., Al ~ ID. n.
Low tide tomorrow ...f:41 am, 5:l2 J.. IN.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

WASHINGTON. DON'T MISS IT.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

Fair. colder tonight; fair,
warmer tomorrow; dimin-
iShing winds
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

Confined on Third Pasc)
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

that not only should Mr. Smoot be ex-
Guided from the Senate, but that no
member of the Mormon Church should
be admitted TO public Office
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02

two wells were completed during
October, of which 1873 were dus-
tiers and g. gassers, leaving 542
productive wells, with a total
yield of 1918 barrels, the smallest
on record for many months. The
average of the new wells was only
about eight barrels each. The
PENNSYLVANIA oil districts COM
pleted 86S wells in September, OF
which 161 were dry holes and %
produced gas in commercial guam
titles, leaving 657 productive
wells, with an average yield Of
about 912 barrels each. During
August S62 wells were complet-
ed, including 1913 busters and 6o
gassers, and the average yield OF
the new wells was close to II
barrels apiece. Compared with
November, 1903, the month just
closed shows a decrease of 3 wells
completed and an increase Of 600
barrels production.
In the Lima-Indiana fields 29O
fewer wells were completed III
November than in the Pennsyl-
vania oil regions, while the new
production was 2261 barrels more.
Among the $40 wells completed in
the Pennsylvania regions, 2O3
were unproductive, or nearly 20
per cent, while only II out of 529
Trenton rock oil wells completed
got into the buster list; this is
only about 8 per cent of the
whole. In October the Trenton
rock regions completed III fewer
wells than the districts producing
Pennsylvania oil, but the new pro-
duction of the Western districts
was 1852 barrels greater than that
of the Eastern regions. Of the
SO2 wells in the Pennsylvania sec
lions, 260 or over 81 per cent,
were unproductive. Out of 63l
new wells in the Lima oil districts
only SIS, or less than 9 per cent,
were listed as dry holes.
The Trenton rock and Penn
sylvania oil fields combined COM
pleted 1913 wells in November,
which was an average of 45 day
for each day in the month. At
the close of the month these sec
tions contained 1907 rigs and
drilling wells, which is a consid-
cradle decline from the activity
noted during the summer months
when the work under way fire.
quently exceeded the 200O mark.
Derrick.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
Beware of Counterfeits.

"DeWitt's is the only genuine
Witcr Hazel Salve," writes j. L,
Tucker of Centre, Ala. Il have
used it in my family for Piles.
Cuts and Burns for years, and
can recommend it to be the best
Salve on the market. Every fam,
lily should keep it, as it is an in,
valuable household remedy, and
should always be kept on hand
for immediate USE" Sold by A
R. Corbett.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
Mothers, Be Careful

of the health of your children.
Look out for Coughs, Colds,
Group and Whooping Cough.
Stop them in time-One Minute
Cough Cure is the best remedy.
Harmless and pleasant. Sold by
A. r. COrbett.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02

Though it seems like a contra.
diction in terms, it is true never
theless, that an egg that "can't be
beat" isn't as good as it might
he
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
An Emergency Medicine.

For sprains, bruises, burns,
scalds and similar injuries, there
is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. 1t soOthes the
wound and not only gives instant
relief from pain, but causes the
parts to heal in about one-third
the time required by the usual
treatment. For sale by Hill Bros.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02

When a man does a really he
role act he would rather not have
it discussed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02

SCOT covered with salt is read
lily brushed up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-22
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA.

Commencing March LIST and contin.
uing daily until April goth, the Mimi.
eapolis st. Louis Railroad will place
on sale special one way colonist ex.
cursion tickets to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, ETC., at a reduction of $500.
Only $29.90 from Twin Cities; $31.6O
from Waterville; $31.35 from Waseca;
$31.05 from Albert Lea; 5000 Water.
town and CORRESPONDENCE low rates
fror' other points.
Two Pullman Tourist Cars are oper-
ated through to the coast each week;
on Wednesday via Kansas City and the
popular Santa Fe system through New
Mexico and Arizona; and on Thurs
days via Omaha, Denver, Scenic
Route through Colorado, Ogden and
Southern Pacific: Rate for double
lower berth through Is $6.75.
For full information as to rates and
berth reservations, apply to agents, or
address A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A..
Minneapolis, Ni14.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-22
Low RATES TO PACIFIC COAST.

-
The meeting of the General Confer.
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church
a. Los Angeles, California, in May,
with very low rates in effect. gives
those who desire rare opportunity to
spend a month in Southern California,
and.return bone via the Shasta route
and Northern Pacific and see Portland,
the Columb ia River, Puget Sound, Ia
coma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, Helena,
Minneapolis. st. Paul and Duluth, and
visit Yellowstone Park when it is to be
seen at its best.
The round trip rate from Chicago or
st. Louis, for example, returning by
Portland and st. Paul is but SOL 90.
The Park has been improved greatly
in recent years, the Government hav-
ing spent nearly $500, 900 in improve
ments and additions. Two new and
splendid hotels have been built-in
1908 at Upper Geyser Basin and yell
lowstone Lake, the roads will be sprin-
killed., thus allaying the trouble from
dust, and everything will tend to the
grandest trip of ones life.
Write for particulars or call on E. D..
Rockwell, D. P. A., N. P. e., $3.50
Citizens Bank Bldg, Des Moines or ad-
dress Chas. S. Fee, Gen. Passenger
Agent. st. Paul. Mimi. sending the
latter six cents for '.WoNDExLAND
1904" which describes the Park.