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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
TORRENTIAL RAINS
NOW INTERFERING.

Port Arthur, Monday, April IL (de-
layed in transmission.)- Photographic
communications have been interrupted
recently owing to torrential rains. The
railroad embankments in South Man
churia have been damaged. thus de-
laying the movements of troops. The
embankment of the railway running to
Shan -Hai-Kwan is submerged at sew
eral points.
A squadron of battleships and tor
pedo boats has just returned here from
a cruise far out to sea.
Easter passed without the anticipated
Japanese attack. Every precaution
was taken to prevent a surprise. Ad-
miral Makaroff, who personally super
vises nightly the precautionary meas
ures, spent Easter eve in guard
boat. During the usual Easter night
service the church windows were COW
cred, so as to prevent the lights being
seen by the enemy and the absence
of all illumination in the town was
a constant reminder to the inhabit-
tants of the possibility of an attack.
The troops celebrated Easter Sunday
at their posts
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
POPS WITH DEMOCRATS.
The Fusion Crowd in the Ascend
ancy In Kansas.

The Fusion Crowd in the Ascend
nncy In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, April 1.-THE Popu-
list State Convention met here to-day
and adjourned without making any
nominations. The delegates will meet
in Topeka again on Aug. 3, at which
time an effort will be made to fuse
with the Democrats. A State Con-
ventfon of Democrats will be held here
the same date
This result was not reached until the
issue had been well fought. The mid
dle-of-the-roaders' strongly insisted
on nominating a state ticket without
reference to anything the Democrats
wanted. The other element tried to
patch up a deal to nominate par
tial ticket. Adherents of this scheme
were in the majority, but the opposi-
ton threatened to bolt.
The resolutions reaffirm allegiance
to the last national platform, condemn
the Republican record in state and ma
tional affairs; demand the repeal Of
state and national fusion, and indorse
William r. Hearst for President.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
RUSSIANS CHEERED BY
KUR0PATKIN'S NEWS.

st. Petersburg, April 12.-Gen. Kuro-
patkins report to the Emperor of the
annihilation of Japanese detachments
on the Yalu river is a matter of gen.
eral satisfaction in official circles.
Again, in the view of the authorities,
the Russian soldier has proved his
superiority in strategy and in the man.
ner of attack which left no chance for
a single enemy to escape.
One feature of the message which
is not pleasing TO the authorities is
the action of Koreans in revealing
to the Japanese the presence of the
Russians at Yonghampo and the be-
lief prevails that the Koreans are not
so unfriendly to the Japanese as has
been announced. Incidents such as
that at Yonghampo indicate that the
view held Of the Korean attitude is a
mistaken one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
MANY CIRCASIANS
ARE VOLUNTEERING.

ot' petersburg, April IL, 1920 p. m.
Clrcaslans are volunteering in large
numbers for service in the Far East.
A9out 1900 have been enrolled in the
- .AoIoah district, each man paying
'0l n, ms own horse and equipment.
s Inc government has agreed, in re-
IIpouSe TO the representations of the
omlteu States authorities, to show as
+nucn t,. consideration as possible to the
f s"o Japanese taken by the Russians
sraI, s,olL' the American newspaper corre-
opoHuehts os' steamer at New Chwang,
I,l bni VINO are held under suspicion Of
oelhg spies
~, III accordance with his annual Gus
yja VII. the Emperor this afternoon re-
tbe"ed the Empress Horse Guards,
me S5te crack cavalry regiment of the
~ b1'pIre' IRE Those present remarked that
ne, ,ne emperor did not look as we'll as
Cd 5u1t, a. Ills voice when he congratulate
ed ring. i''
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
LAST FOREIGN WARSHIP
HAS LEFT NEW CHWANG.

New Chwang, April 12.-The British
gunboat Espiegle, which has been sta
toned here during the winter, sailed
to-day. The departure of the Espiegle
removes a cause of embarrassment to
the Russian authorities and enables
them to put into execution a system
of martial law consistent with the de-
mands of the situation. The Espiegle
was the last foreign warship at New
Chwang, the United States gunboat
Helena having left here some ten days
ago.
The last of the merchant steamers
left New Chwang to-day and the ship
ping companies have notified their
agents to send no more vessels here,
consequently it is expected that hence
forward commerce will be practically at
a standstill.
The streets of New Chwang are no
longer lighted at night and the move
ment of boats on the river at night is
prohibited
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
HOBSON LOSES IN
ALABAMA RACE
VICTORY FOR BANKHEAD.
"HERO OF THE MERRIMAC" DE-
FEATED BY 400 TO 500 VOTES.

Chairman of the HObson Campaign
ing Returns Carefully With
View of COntesting the NOmina-
tiOn of BanIShead-Suspects Fraud.
Conner Makes Almost n Clean
Sweep of the State.
Birmingham, Ala, April 12.-Fuler
returns from yesterdays Democratic
primary election confirm the nomina-
tion of B. B. Conner as president of
the Alabama Railroad Commission by
an overwhelming majority. He has
probably carried sixty-two out of the
sixty-seven counties His issue was
made on the question of lower local
freight rates similar to those in Geor-
gia. Conner is the first president of
the Railroad Commission to be elected
by the people.
The count in all the counties is very
slow but indications now point to the
nomination and election of Jonathan
HARRISON of Dallas, John X. Tyson Of
Montgomery, j. r. McDowdell of
Chambers, n. D. Densen of Chambers
A. ID. Sayre of Montgomery and John
c. Anderson of Marengo counties as
associate justices of the Supreme
Court. Chief Justice Thomas N. Nc
Clelan was elected without opposition.
All of the present Alabama congress
men have been renominated. and J.
Thomas Hefiin, Secretary of State,
will probably succeed the late Charles
Thompson as representative from the
Fifth district.
John j. Altman is nominated as
chancellor from this the northwest
eTn, chancery division of Alabama.
Early returns indicate that a large
majority of the delegates elected to
the State ConYention win be in favor
of sending an uninstructed delegation
TO the National Democratic Convention
at st. Louisl
The only close congressional race
was that between John II. Bankhead
and Capt. Richmond p. Hobson in the
Sixth district. Present figures show
than Bankhead will be nominated by
a majority of between 400 and 500. L.
b. Musgrove, chairman of the Hobson
| Campaign Committee. said tonight
that he was watching the returns close
| ly, with a view TO contesting the nomi-
nation of Bankhead on the grounds of
| fraud.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
HEAVY FIRING MAY HAVE
MEANT A FIGHT AT SEA.

Che Foo, April Is, II a. ma cor
respondent of the Associated Press at
Ieng Chow, forty miles northwest of
here, teegraphs as follows:
Very heavy firing was heard at
o'5O O'clock this wednesday, morn
ing The firing evidently was between
mere and Port Arthur. 1t is believed
al Teng Chow that the long-expected
sea fight among the Miaotao Islands
has taken place.
The Japanese battleship ASH, fly
ing an admirafs flag, was seen off
Nhe Foo yesterday, going to the west,
and there is no doubt that the re-
mainder of the Japanese fleet was in
'he Vicinity of Port Arthur. The Rus
san fleet also was seen outside Port
aFthur yesterday"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

judgment of the Democrats President
Roosevelt had made a mistake in in
viting Washington to dine with him
then what Thomas Jefferson did must,
from the Democratic standpoint, be
an objectionable social sin. The Presi-
dents luncheon to Washington, he
said, was a hurried, improvised af-
fair, while In the case of Jefferson it
was a well arranged, well prepared
banquet. He concluded by saying
there was but one alternative the
Presidents critics have, either con-
denim Thomas jefferson or apologize
to President Roosevelt.
The Mixed school Law.
Mr.. Scott sent to the desk and had
read the laws of New York signed by
Mr.. Cleveland while Governor, pro-
viding for mixed schools. Although
Mr.. Clev eland had denied this, he said
II was easy for a man to forget a
matter OF twenty years ago. He also
referred to the denials by Mr.. Cleve-
land Of charges by Thomas Watson of
Georgia that the ex-President had
nominated a negro, Charles H. j.
Taylor, ss minister to South African
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
TOXIC BELIEVES THAT
THEY FIGHT IN FORCE.

Toxic, April H. 8 p. NIT is believed
here that fighting has commenced on
the Yalu river. 1t is known that the
Russians occupy the right bank of the
river IN force.
No direct information from the Yalu
district has been received here, but
the position of the Russians is known,
and while it is doubted that they will
be able to prevent the Japanese from
crossing the river, it is regarded as
certain that they will offer some OPP
position. 1t is not believed, however,
that there will be a serious engage
ment during the Japanese attempts to
cross the Yalu.
The foreign military observers at
tached to the first Japanese army have
been directed to hold themselves in
readiness to move, and it is expected
that they will leave for the front in
q few days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

St Petersburg, April 12.-Gen. Kuro-
natkn, in a dispatch to the Emperor
hearing to-day's date. says that Gen.
Krasnalinsl<i, on the night of April g.,
ordered a detachment of sharpshooters
70 cross to the left bank of the Yalu
opposite Wiju.
The sharpshooters landed on the is
land of Samalind. and surprised a pa
troll of fifty japanese scouts just as the
latter were approaching the east side
of the island in three boats.
The Russians allowed the Japanese
to land and then fired on them. Nearly
all the Japanese were shot, bayonetted
or drowned and their boats sunk. The
Russians sustained no losses.
Non-commissioned officers Louchkine
and souhaschonov distinguished them
selves in the fight.
On the following day the Japanese
lowered their flag at Wiju and their
outposts, which lately have been seen,
fell back.
On the night of April 9, four Russians
crossed the Yalu to Yenampo (Yon-
gampho?) and made towards a Rus
sian village, where they found a squad
ron of Japanese cavalry. They re-
NAMED there twelve hours, when they
were betrayed by Koreans and found
themselves obliged to swim the river,
their boats having struck on a sand
bank. One soldier lost his life
The Japanese pursued the Russians
in boat, but were in turn attacked
the rescue of the swimmers. The Japa-
nese were all killed and their boat
sunk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
'HE C0SSACK SCOUTS
REPORT NO TRANSPORTS.

% petersburg, April 12, 7:2O p. m.
~. Cossack scouts on the banks of
a % lalu river have not reported the
tbara Insurance of Japanese transports
tbis% % emperor received a telegram
at palo alnofnlng reporting that all is quiet
ron oIt Arthur, that the naval SQUAD
tba+ 5, again putting out to sea and
a fen. zee Admiral Makaroff has sent
plora torpedo boat destroyers to ex-
enern,.,Ll le coasts where some of the
be Ivy hy,' torpedo boats arc believed to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
STEAMERS CAPTAIN
REPORTED FIRING.

Che Foo, April 49, noon.-The cap
tain of the steamer Lockshan, which
arrived to-day from New Chwang, re-
ports that he heard heavy firing be-
tween and o'clock this (Wednes-
day) morning in the direction of Port
Arthur. The firing was continuous,
but no ships were visible. From the
direction of the sound he Judged that
there was fighting at the entrance OF
Port Arthur.
The I.ockshan was the last foreign
merchant vessel to leave New Chwang
sailing at the same time as the Brit
ish gunboat Espiegle at / O'Clock yes
terday afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
IN THE FAR EAST.

Russians report slight reverses to
the Japanese arms. In these sklr-
.,.isbas II seems that the Russians
suffar little. if any. loss.
No Japanese transports are re-
,orted by Russian scouts as having
arrived in the Yalu.
New Chwang is practically closed
to all shipping, the Russians hold
ing a tight rein.
At Seoul frequent skirmishes are
renorted between Sak-Ju and WiJu.
The Japanese main body is said to
he in the neighborhood of Wiju.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
THREE MEN DROWNED
WHEN TUG WAS LOST.

Manistee, Mich, April 1.-THE tug
Frank Canf1eld. owned by the Garfield
Tug Line of this city ran aground on
the outer bar at Point Sable and sank
last night.
Capt. Henry Smith. Engineer
Charles COPPER and Fireman William
Justmann were lost. Charles Smith
and Gus Ssuszitks, mate and fireman.
were saved by the use of a life raft.
The Garfield was valued at 5000.
u a = total wreck, with no insurance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

According to another account the
Premier coolly drew the knife from
his clothing and threw it in a seat
the palace, walked upstairs and tele-
phoned to Minister of the Interior
Guerra at Madrid, saying:
II have been stabbed; don't be
alarmed. The wound is not serious"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
"MADE A PRESIDENT"
Thnt Is what McCarren Says Has
Caucus Did.

New York. April ia caucus of
the delegates to the Democratic state
convention of Kings county was held
tonight and at its conclusion Sena-
tor Patrick H. McCarren said:
well, we have made a President" !"
The caucus adopted the unit rule
and passed resolutions declaring in
favor of an instructed delegation for
Judge Parker to the national conven-
tion at st. Louis. There was no
bolting and Senator McCarren said
he would cast the votes of the fifty
nine delegates present for Parker In
the state convention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
RUSSIANS SLEW
JAPANESE SCOUTS
THEY SURPRISED THE JAPS.
,Ay IN WAIT AS THE JAPs
CROSSED THE YALU.

!. the Japanese, Fifty Strong,
landed on an Island, the Russian
sborp.hOOters Opened Fire-Few
of the Japanese, If ANY, Escaped
russians Sustained no Losses
.nother Japanese Defeat Upon the
River.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13


Dominated by Either the Bryan or
the Cleveland FactiOns-Threats
Were Used for Hearst in south
Carolina.
By r. M. I.arner.
Washington, April Ex-senator Till
tion upon the claim the Hearst mana
gers are making to the South Carolina
delegation to the national convention.
South Carolina will, in my judgment,
send an uninstructed delegation to the
St. Louis convention" said Senator
Tillman. 81 have not talked politics for
the past eight weeks" continued SEN
ator Tillman, "but I am pretty well
assured that the Democrats of South
Carolina are not committed to Mr.
Hearst or any other candidate. In my
judgment we will send an uninstructed
delegation to smell around for the
strongest and best available candidate
who is not dominated by either the
Cleveland or the Bryan element in the
party. All we want to know about a
man is whether he is a straight Demo-
crat and has always voted the party
ticket"
Understand, I am speaking for my
self alone" added Senator Ti;lman.
"for 1 have not been able to follow
the political situation during the past
eight weeks
"How does South Carolina regard
Judge Parker as an available candidate
for PRESIDENT"
Views as to Nominee.
"Judge Parker is not Objectionable
to me. so far as 1 am personally con-
cerned," replied Senator Tillman. my
view regarding our party's nominee has
not changed during my forced absence
from the Senate. Eight weeks ago, be-
fore 1 was taken i'll and compelled to
undergo series of operations in my
throat, stated that l would be in ia
vor of any clean conservative man upon
whom all the factions in the party
might unite. We have got to put aside
Clevelandism and Bryanism, for it is
impossible to produce satisfactory
mixture of those two conflicting ele-
ments.
"I am not worrying my head securing
a. declaration from Judge Parker as to
his position on political issues. 1t is
perhaps fortunate JnaC ne Is WITHOUT
a record on the issues which have here
tofore divided the Democratic party.
and it is, perhaps, fortunate for the
partv and also an element of strength
to Judge Parker, that he is not re-
uuired to do any explaining at this
stage of the proceedings"
"The managers of Mr. Hearst in
sist on placing South Carolina in the
Hearst column" remarked the inter-
viewer x,,,
81 cannot prevent Mr.. Hearst's man
ayers from making claim to South
Carolina, but 1 am in measure fa-
miliar with the sentiment of our peo-
ple regarding a candidate, and we ex-
meet to go to the convention and vote
FOR the man we think has a chance
of winning. In my judgment our pres
ent prospects are bright, and / be-
lieye that if we can unite our efforts
in behalf of a safe, practical candi-
date. who Is not directly identified
with either the Cleveland or the Bryan
wings Of the party, we can elect
him"
made by Senator Tillrnan since his
dangerous illness. He returned to
Washington from his home in Edge
acid and was given a cordial greet
ing In the Senate this morning by his
associates on both sides of the cham
her. Senator Tillman has entirely re-
covered from his recent illness and Is
ready and anxious to get in political
Continued on Sixth Page,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
FFlUG SAYS THE JAPs
HAVE NOT CROSSED YALU.

PA. etersourg, April 12.-Maj. Gen.
esr,s. IN a dispatch from Mukden,
advsnoa' 'ne report that the Japanese
and sn.,sSrd guard has crossed the Yalu
RuS1an soo SO IN sktrmish with the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Lumber Colnpany Fire.

Wilmington. N. c.. April 12.-The
plant of the Pittsburg Lumber Com
pany, about two miles north Of Will
mington. was destroyed by fire to-day.
The loss was 100000. with insurance
about one-fourtb
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Cntton for Receivers.

New York, April 12.-Judge Adams,
IN the United States District Court
to-day. signed an order authorizing the
Guaranty Trust Company to turn over
the 5000 bales Of cotton held by 1t 70
the receivers OF Daniel J. Sully Ss co.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
TILLMAN FOR
JUDGE PARKER
HIS STATE WON'T INSTRUCT.
SENATOR THINKS DELEGATION
WILL NOT BE HAMPERED.

Qufetus Is Given the Hearst Claims
on south observation-disclosures Says n
Candidate Is Wanted Who Is Not
Dominated by Either the Bryan or
the Cleveland FactiOns-Threats
Were Used for Hearst in south
Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
By r. NJ. Larner.

Continued on Sixth Page,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-09-13
POULTRY MONEY!.

The farmers wife who only realizes
about $50 or $50 out Of her poultry each
season is not living UP to her opportuni.
ties by long shot. She should take q
day off and visit her neighbor who ID
making from SITS to $3.50 out of the
poultry which may easily be kept on
the average farm. Now. $500 is mics
little wad Of pin money, sometimes as
much as the old man will make on a
large field OF oats or corn 1t will do a
lot toward fixing things nice In the
home help give the boy and girl lift
at their schooling, put some nice papers
and periodicals in the house and justify,
the woman who does 1t In wearing
three FIVE dollar plumes in her Sunddy
hat If she wants to. And right here we
want to say that this poultry money
should belong exclusively to the WON.
an, and none Of it should 60 to pay to-
bacco and blacksmith bills, taxes or In
surance premiums. Every wise girl
who lnarries farmer will see that she
Is promised the poultry money before
the parsen gets in his work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-09-13
THn NonrnrnN suMmEn.

The brief summer season Of the
north country is miracle worker.
Out Of the long winter paralysis, the
snow banks, the chill and dilatory
spring, with May frosts and snow
storms, the grip of the cold Is broken
at last, and heat. moisture, electricity
and seventeen hours of sunshine get in
their work. Grain, fruit and flower
then go on wild sixty mile an hour
race, md the garden of Eden replaces
the arctic wintry waste. Such wheat
such oats, such flax, such potatoes and
garden truck, and life on the farm one
mad rush to save and gather the
abundance before the geese start south
and the prnties freeze in the ground!
Three months of heaven to Offset nine
months Of purgatory. The Finn, the
Russian and the Norsenan take kind.
" to these conditions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-09-13
yrlght 1901. BY D. Appleton & Co., Kew YORK
CHAPTER xx-(continued.,

CrIfAI EN- AA-tCOntlnued.)
= saye for the land before and to this
north of them the horizon was clear,
There was not single ship in sight.
I57was evident that Sir Edward and
BIS blockading feet had gone away.
''What'll you do now?" asked Hat
field
well, we'll run in little farther.
think" continued Grafton, 1--WE can
at least see if the French are still in
port. Perhaps we can find out what
they are about to do Then we'll bear
up for Torbay, try to overhaul the
feet, and deliver these dispatches and
the news
And Mademoiselle de Rohan?"
AS to her, later, l am afraid"
You won't try for it now. then q"
Il think not, must deliver these
dispatches first of ALL"
you have not given up the idea.
thought
~ never give up anything, Hatfield. I"
answered Grafton resolutely, land ia
as soon give up life as Anne de
Rohan."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-09-13
wnAr yRrrr rnErs no pr.Axr. I

WHAT sRrIT TREES TO PLANT.
We are frequently asked to name
list Of fruit trees suited to planting In
some distant state or locality. It ID
impossible to do this In safe or sat-
tsfactory manner. There Is such a
tremendous variation in soils, latitude,
location and even longitude and ele.
walton that no one. unless intimately.
acquainted with local conditions, could
safely name list Of fruit which would
prove suitable. There is but just
one answer which can be made to these
Inquiries, and that is to consult the
most successful fruit grower in any
given locality, whose advice would be
well worth needing. Millions of dollars
have been utterly wasted by attempt
ing to grow varieties Of fruit In locali-
ties unfit for their proper development.
There are few general rules, how
ever, which are worth remembering:
One that where a common winter tenn
perature is 20 degrees below zero, there
it is utterly useless to attempt to grow
peaches, European plums, ounces,
prunes, apricots or any save the very
hardest Of apples. plums and cherriea.
Where 20 below is common, there 80
and 35 below are possible, and this de-,
gree Of cold will destroy the fruit buds
of the species named, even If the trees
themselves are not destroyed. The
record Of mean temperature for given
locality is worthless as determining it0
fitness to grow fruit. 1t is the vAria-
tions which must be looked up Last
winter gave the east a cold wave
Of almost unprecedented severity So
below in New Jersey and eastern New
York--with the result that pear trees
forty years old, plums and peaches ID
previous health and productiveness,I
were wiped out by the acre, root ana
branch. There can be given no arbt-
trary line Of latitude as guide, foE
latitude is so modified by elevation
by mountain protection, by contiguity
to large bodies of water. that as al
guide alone to the fruit grower 1t ID
worthless. Some of the finest apples
in the world are raised in Nova Sc6tiai
in latitude 46, while in central and
western Canada in tile same latitude
not an apple of any lsind will grow. In
the case Of Nova Scotia the Influence
Of the ocean entirely changes climatic
conditions. II you wish to flnd btft
what trees to plant see your neighbcr
who grows fruit successfully and do
not believe the first word told you by
any tree peddler. The above may be
worth money to you.