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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-08

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
CRUISE OF GUNB0AT
UP THE YALU RIVER.

Toxic. April 2S, p. m.-The Japa-
nese gunboat Maya, escorting a fleet
of torpedo boats, entered the mouth OF
the Yalu river on Monday and moved
toward WijT. Enroute it fought a Sc
ries of small engagements with the
Russian forces protecting the right
bank of the river. These encounters
transpired frequently throughout Mon
day and Tuesday.
Admiral Hosoya, commanding the
third squadron, in reporting the oper-
ations. says:
Our detachment reached the Yalu
river Monday, and while going up
stream the enemy's field guns opened
against us without effect. We discov-
cred a force of the enemy on an island
in midstream and when we fired on
them they fled.
"'On Tuesday the enemys cavalry, 100
strong, attacked our launch. Our
torpedo boat No. So replied and the
enemy fed into the mountains. From
Antsu Shan we replied to the enemy's
guns and silenced them after half an
hour. There were no casualties on our
side"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
Senators Show How Repub-
licans Suffer When a Com
parison in National Econo-
my of the Two Parties Is
Made.

Washington, April 2S.-With brief an
nouncement and a sharp rap of his we'll
worked gavel, President pro tenn. Frye
adjourned the Senate sine die at 2
o'clock this afternoon, the hour fixed
by resolution by the two houses OF
Congress. The occurrence was devoid
of unusual incident.
The greater part of the day was de-
voted to a political debate, which was
participated in on the Republican side
by Messrs. Allison and Aldrich, and on
the Democratic side by Messrs. Cor
man and Culberson. The President
and his cabinet occupied the Presidents
room during a part of the debate, and
some of the Presidents advisers were
among the most interested listeners TO
criticism and defense of their chief.
Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of
the Presidents family occupied seats
in the gallery towards the close of the
session, and they too, found entertain
ment in the proceedings.
The only important acts of lesisla-
ton during the day were the presenta-
ton and acceptance of conference re-
ports, on the Panama canal govern
ment and emergency river and harbor
bills. Neither report aroused debate.
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, submitted a
series of tables, prepared by the clerks
of the Appropriation Committee, show
ing an increase of s2S,OO0, 900 over the
appropriations for last session. Mr.. AL
lison said the appropriations were, III
the main, for the conduct of the gov
ernment, and he expressed the opin-
ion that they would not be criticised.
Expenditures Tremendous.
Mr.. Culberson presented a review of
appropriations for the past twelve
years. He said the total expenditures
under the Roosevelt administration had
been $2,640 900, 900, or $211 100000 greater
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Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29

inactivity of the fine ships of the
Vladivostok squadron.
1t is generally recognized that Rear
Admiral Yeszen cannot do more than
frighten the Japanese and compel them
to exercise greater care in their mill
tary movements, as the sinking of a
few transports or even cruisers, can
have no permanent effect on the result
of the war. Moreover, he is bound by
his instructions not to risk his ships
unduly, the intention being to keep
them safe for an attack with the Bal
tic fleet when it arrives in the Pa
cific.
st. Petersburg is loaded with rumors
regarding the sinking of the Japanese
military transport, the Kinshiu Maru.
One report has it that $500 men were
aboard the transport when she went
down, but the Admiralty insists that
there were only 200
1t is said that the Emperor is high
ly indignant over the affair and that
he will relieve Yeszen and order him to
be court-martialed. This report lacks
confirmation in responsible naval cir
cles, where it is reiterated that no
other course could be pursued and that
the admiral only fired when the Japa-
nese categorically refused to surrender
and adopted a hostile attitude.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
S4O,OOO,O0O MIGHT
WORRY THE BANKS.
French Bankers Talking About the
Canal Payments.

French Bankers Talking About the
Canal Payments.
Paris. April 2S.-Some of the most
important details of the payment of
the $40. 100000 to the Panama Canal
Company for the canal concession are
still open. This is due to the desire
to effect the payment without causing
disturbance of the French money
market. Some of the leading financial
institutions, including the Banque De
France, which is a government insti-
tuition. represent that the sudden
dumping of S4O.OOO.OOO on the French
market may cause a disturbance.
Therefore it has been considered ad-
visable to make the payment, so far as
possible, by trade bank balances thus
avoiding the shipment of $4O.OOO,O00 in
coin.
AS ]. Pierpont Morgan is here he
was consulted as to how the plan could
be carried out. and it was at first ex-
pected that he would undertake the
that others probably will carry out the
plan.
When the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press saw Mr.. Morgan to-day
he said the matter had not yet assumed
sufficient definiteness to permit him to
speak.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
RUNAWAY PULLMAN
SCATTERED WHISKY
FURNISHED FREE DRINKS.
WILD COACH DEMOLISHED A CAR
LOAD OF "CORN" AT COLUMBIA.

Thirty-Six Barrels of Dispensary
Liquor Scattered Over Factory
suburb and Furnished Drinks for
500 OperatiVes-Whisk Flowed
in Streams and ScOOped Up in the
Strcets-ThriIIingR Ride of Pullman
Employees on a High TrestIe at 40
Miles an Hour.
Columbia, S. c., April 2S.--A runaway
Pullman coach on the two-mile trestle
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
which penetrates the cotton mill village
south of this city, ending it's wild ca
reer by crashing into freight car
loaded with thirty-six barrels of corn
whisky consigned to the South Carolina
dispensary, furnished excitement and
free drinks yesterday afternoon to 500
women and children and a few men.
The car brakes were released by an un-
known negro mischief maker and the
car fled down the trestle at forty
miles the hour. In the car was D. c.
Murray, the negro porter who lives in
Jersey City. and Joe Robertson. his
helper. who lives here. Failing in ef-
forts to put on brakes they retreated to
the rear of the car.
The box car with the whisky had
been temporarily shifted to the main
line and the brakeman on it jumped
to safety when he saw the Pullman
charging down on him. The freight
car was splintered and the full whisky
barrels were volleyed in all directions.
Instantly a crowd of mill operatives
collected with cups and other utensils
and began to drink the whisky flow
ing from broken barrels and forming
numerous puddles. The little children
drank out of their hats. Then a man
appeared and shovelled earth into the
puddles while the crowd jeered him.
Within an hour the wreck was cleared
and the debris removed. The heavy
Pullman was little damaged.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
CLOSED SESSIONS BUSINESS
DEMOCRATS CRITICISE
LAVISH EXPENDITURES
MINORITY LEADERS,
TRIBUTE TO CANNON
RIVAL VIEWS UPON
ENORMOUS EXPENSES.
How Heavy Expenditures Impress
Hemenway and Livingston.

How Heavy Expenditures Impress
Hemenway and Livingston.
Washington, April 2S.-The Republi-
can and the Democratic view of ap-
propriations made thus far by the Fiji
ty-eighth Congress. were presented to
the House to-day by Chairman Hem
enway of the Appropriations Commit
tee and Representative Livingston OF
Georgia. the ranking Democratic men,
ber of that committee.
Good Government Housekeeping" is
the caption chosen by Mr.. Hemenway
TO represent his views.
"A Congress That Has Done Nothing
But Spend Money" is the heading OF
Mr.. Livingston's summary.
Mr.. Hemenway declares "our nation
al government is the most economical
ly administered of any in the civilized
world" A table to substantiate this
statement is given, showing the per
capita expenditures of the leading ma
tions. The highest given is New Zea-
land, where the per capita expense is
$50. SS, the lowest is the United States
with a per capita showing of $7.97.
The total appropriations made by
llltS luigi COS ch3BLCSeLlCS eiCOOLd dtiA6 ~
Mr.. Hemenway, S7S1, 754, 629 OF this
sum 26.S01, ,S43 was to pay deficiencies
for prior fiscal years and $50, 900 is
set aside for application to the sinking
fund. This leaves the total appropria-
tion for the expenses of the govern
ment for the year 1905, $685., ,272,7 1856. The
total estimated revenues for this period
are $704, ,472, ,060, or an excess over ap-
preparations or authorized expenditures
of $6,199,274. Basing his opinion on the
fact that the actual expenditures of
the government are about per cent.
less than the appropriations made by
Congress, Mr. Hemenway predicts a
surplus of S40.000,0 900.
Mr.. Livingston in his statement COM
pares the expenditures of Democratic
congresses with Republican Congresses
and adds:
1.-The appropriations for each of the
fiscal years 1895 and 1896, as made by
the Democratic Congress, do not ma
terially vary, as will be seen, one
from the other, and average only $494,
619, 602 for each.
The table also shows that appro-
priations for federal expenditures made
under a Republican administration by
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON
HAS SLIPPED BACK HOME.

London. April 29.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent asserts
that the Russian cruisers slipped past
the Japanese squadron during a fog
and regained the harbor of Vladivo-
stok.
This is the only additional news that
has reached London concerning the
Vladivostok squadron. No further de-
tails have been received regarding the
sinking of the Japanese transport
Kinshiu Maru, which incident is much
commented on here as proving that
the Japanese placed too great conf
dence in their command of the sea, and
there is no doubt that it will induce
greater vigilance or their part. There
is some inclination to criticise harsh
ly the action of Rear Admiral Yeszen,
but most of this mornings papers pre-
fer to await particulars of the affair
before passing judgment upon it.
The report that the japanese have
occupied Kiulien-Cheng has not yet
been confirmed.
According to the Standards Tien
Tsin correspondent the whole country
outside the great wall is abnormally
flooded and any movement of the land
forces is impractieable for the present.
A special dispatch from Port Arthur
says that the demonstration made by
Japanese torpedo boats, covered by a
Japanese squadron, off Port Arthur
yesterday morning was for the purpose
of creating a scare and inducing the
batteries to waste their ammunition,
but the Russians refrained from an
swering the Japanese fire.
The Copenhagen correspondent of
the Morning Post says there are ru-
mors that Russia is negotiating for the
purchase of the Danish liners Hekla
Norge, and Island.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
IN THE FAR EAST.

Japanese torpedo boats were
sighted off Port Arthur. and a few
shots were exchanged between the
Japanese and the Russian batteries
ashore.
Passage of the entire Japanese
army across the Yalu river is look
ed for at an early date.
Japanese commander asserts that
the Japanese gunboat that steamed
ND the Yalu river silenced Russian
batteries and sustained no casual
ties. giving an account radically
different from that furnished from
Russian sources.
Japanese soldiers aboard a trans
mort preferred death to surrender,
even after their officers had sur
rendered. They defied the Rus
slams, who demanded that they give
No. and the Russian torpedo boats
sent them and their steamer to
the bottom.
The Russian Emperor is said to
be indignant over the wanton sink
ing of the japanese transport. and
the destruction of the soldiers
aboard the vessel. 1t is said that
he will have the Russian admiral
court-martialed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
First Thing Next session.

Washington, April Ex-senator Alli-
son, chairman of the Committee on the
Order of Business in the Senate, in g.
public statement issued to-day, gave
notice that If the nomination of w. d.
Crum to be collector of the port of
Charleston, S. c., is again sent to the
Senate, it will be pressed to a conclu-
sion regardless of other business. The
statement is as follows:
THE Committee on the Order of
Business, at a meeting to-day, decided
that If the nomination of DR.. Crum is
again made and sent to the Senate, it
will be taken up Immediately at the
opening of the next session of Con-
gress and made the order of business
Until disposed of, the minority senators
having given notice that its considera-
ton at this session would require a de-
bate of at least two weeks.
This action was taken because 1t
was impossible to complete the consid-
GRAFTON of the case at this session
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
ROTHscHILD INDICTED.
Former Bank President Is Held on
Two Counts.

New York, April 2S.-Two indict-
ments for grand larceny in the first de-
gree were reported by the grand jury
to-day against David Rothschild. for
mer president of the Federal Bank.
The indictments were based on two
notes, one for $4,000 and the other for
$3.50 which, it is alleged, Rothschild
discounted.
Former Alderman Louis Minsky,
whose name has been mentioned in
connection with the Federal Bank
case, was arrested to-day at the Of
flee Of the Minsky Realty Company, of
which he is president, on a charge of
grand larceny. The arrest was made
on the complaint of Mayor Weiss, a
tailor, who alleges that on March 10
last Minsky induced him to draw 5000
from another bank and deposit 1t with
$170 more in the branch Of the Federal
Bank.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
TOO MANY CHILDREN
IN TAYLOR HOUSEHOLD D.
Celebrated Tennesseean and His

Celebrated Tennesseean and His
wife Are Divorced.
Knoxville. Tenn. April 2S.-Mrs. r.
L. Taylor was granted a divorce from
former Gov. Robert L. Taylor in the
Chancery Court to-day, after the de-
positions of a few witnesses had been
read. The question of alimony was
referred to the clerk and master for
settlement.
Mr. Taylor has served three terms
as Governor of Tennessee, and has n
national reputation as a lecturer. Mrs.
Taylor was Mrs. Alice Fitts-Hill, of
Tuscaloosa, Ala, before her marriage
to the Ex-Governor, three years ago.
Both had children By former mar
riages and they, it is alleged, caused
the unhappiness.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
$1,OOO,OOO ON ACCOUNT
WANTED BY PANAMA.

Washington. April 2S.-The govern
ment of the republic of Panama has
indicated its desire to have $1,000, 900
of the amount to be paid that country
on account of the canal purchase trans
mitted to J. Pierpont Morgan & Co.
their fiscal agents at New York, the
remaining 100000 to await the ar
rival here of the Panama minister in
June next. The Treasury Department
will comply with this request.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
WOMEN ARE CARRYING
THE WAR INTO AFRICA.
Charges Made of tho LicentiOusness
of Foreign officials.

of Foreign officials.
Chicago. April Exchanges of gross
immortality on the part of consular Of
ficials located in Liberia were made by
Miss A. A. Klein, one of the speakers
at to-day's session of the Florence
Crittenton Mission, in talk on Pre-
Ventive and Rescue Work for Girls in
Africa"
Miss Klein has been in Liberia as a
missionary of the Lutheran Church
stationed at Muhlenberg. but almost
infinitely removed. she explained, from
the civilization of that city. She said
foreign consuls, when on their way to
the interior on business, frequently
stopped at her mission station, where
she said, they would speak lightly of
their licentious excesses. Native wom-
EN-, she said We're regarded by those
consuls as legitimate prey. criminal
assault was common, and in many in
stances unconcealed.
Miss Klein declared the natives, at
least in the vicinity where she was
stationed, uphold a high standard of
morals. Adultery is punished by
stoning to death and the natives live
closely according to the Mosaic laws.
The conditions she described. she said
had greatly impeded the work of the
missionaries.
Miss Klein specifically exempted the
Rev. Ernest Lyon, the United States
consul at Munrovia, the capital, from
the charges made against the other
consular officials and paid a high trib-
ute to him.
Miss Ellen Spencer Mussey of Wash
ington, d. c., discussed State Laws
Pertaining to Adultery and Illegiti-
macy" One great defect in the laws
of many states, she said, is that an
illegtimate child cannot inherit from
its father even if the father has ac-
knowledged his paternity.
Mrs. Kate w. Barrett said that in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania young
girls are carefully protected by the
laws governing criminal seduction and
in their administration, but in the
South, she said, it Is almost impossible
to secure conviction under the law.
The report of the children's home in
Alexandria. Va. maintained by Mr..
Crittenton, showed there are forty-two
children sheltered there.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
LOOK FOR THE ARMY
TO CROSS THE YALU

Paris, April 2S.-The Temps corre-
spondent at st. Petersburg telegraphs
as follows:
"A Russian column is about twenty
miles from Won San, where the Japa-
nese garrison has fortified itself. The
vladivostok squadron supports the
movement of the Russian column.
Some skirmishes have occurred on
the right bank of the Yalu, resulting
favorably to the Russians. Thus far
only the advance guard of the Japanese
has crossed the river, but the passage
Of the entire Japanese army is immi-
rent.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
MET DEATH IN TANK
OF BOILING GREASE

Luray, Va, April 2s.-Cleveland JEFF
at Sperryville. accidentally fell into a
large tank of boiling grease. his whole
body being submerged. He managed
to crawl out of the tank, when the
flesh began to fall from his bones. His
fellow workmen procured a barrel of
cold water. into which jefferson was
placed. and in this he was carried to
his home some distance away. He died
soon after reaching home.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29

st. Petersburg, April 2S.-Russian
torpedo boats, belonging to the Vladi-
vostok squadron, sank d Japanese mill
tary transport, the Kinshiu Maru. of
1000 tons, during the night of April
26, with all on board, with the exception
of seventeen officers, twenty soldiers,
sixty-five of the crew and eighty-five
Coolie carriers. The others, who re-
fused to surrender, were sent to the
bottom with the ship.
The official report of Rear Admiral
Yeszen to the Emperor is as follows:
During the night of April 26, two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea, the
Japanese military transport Kinshiu
Maru, of 1000 tons, laden with rice
and other military stores, and about
1900 tons of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns Of Al
millimetres.
The Russians captured on board
seventeen officers, twenty soldiers,
eighty-five military carriers, or Coolies
and sixty-five of the crew, who sur
rendered. The remainder of the men,
who were to form a landing party and
who were left without officers, OBJ
stinately refused to surrender or go
on board Russian cruiser Further
more, they offered armed resistance to
the Russian. In the end they were
sent to the bottom with the trans
port"
Another Steamer Snuk
Admaril Yeszen reports that besides
the sinking of the Japanese steamer
Goyo Maru at Won San (Gen SAM,
April 25, the Russians sank at sea the
same evening the Japanese steamer
Nakamura Maru of 220 tons. whose
crew were saved.
The satisfaction of the people of ST.
Petersburg at the exploits of the Vladi-
vost&z squadron is tempered with ad-
miration for the bravery of the Japa-
nese soldiers. who were on board the
sunken transport Kinshiu Maru. and
who preferred to drown rather than
Surrender.
Rear Admiral Yeszen's full report
says that 200 men went down with the
ship.
The admiralty admits that the men
acted heroically, but holds that Admi-
raj Yeszen had no other alternative
than to sink the transport, since he
could not spare a prize crew or ham
per his swift squadron with a slower
steamer. 1t is pointed out that the
officers on board the Kinshiu Maru ap-
preciated the situation by accepting i'm
pr'sonment rather than death.
Crew Sent Ashore.
In the case of the smaller Japanese
transport sunk by the torpedo boats at
Won San, the crew were sent ashore
because there were no accommodations
Tor them on the torpedo boats.
The crew of the Japanese steamer
Nakamura Maru, as well as the Japa-
hese of the Kinchiu Maru, who sur
rendered, have been taken to the Rus
sian cruisers.
Ihe Admiralty here processes ignor-
ahce as TO the future plans OF admiral
4eszen, but it is believed he is in com
Inuheation with. Vladivostok by wire
IeSs telegraphy, and is not likely to be
surprised by the Japanese squadron
sent TO prevent his return.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
CAR DOES NOT LIKE
SINKING OF TRANSPORT

ST Petersburg, April 20, 2:09 a. m.-
The operations of the vladivostolx
Squaoron have revived the spirits of
,he people of st. Petersburg. who have
ueen downcast since the destruction of
'ne Fetropavlvosk and the consequent
r0"nnement Of the remnant of the
ort Arthur fleet to the harbor. The
iacl that the navy is doing something
an offensive character appeals to
me popular mind, which has been un-
@0'e 70 appreciate the reason for the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
COLLIER CAESAR ASHORE.
Tugs Sent TO Vessels Assistance in
the TOrtugas.

Washington, April 2S.-The COM
mandant of the navy yard at Key
West telegraphed to the Navy De-
partment to-day that the collier Caesar
is aground on Loggerhead buoy, Tor
tugas group The tug Massasoit has
been sent from Key West to her as
sistance and Admiral Barker mas been
directed to send another boat to aid
her.
The Caesar. which Is commanded by
Naval Captain Frank Wright is a
collier Of 5,O16 tons The Caesar was
bound from Pensacola for Lambert's
point in ballast when she grounded
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
MANY MINERS BURIED
IN A. SPANISH MINE.

The Bodies of Fifty Have Been Re-
covered.
Madrid, April 2S.-The cave-in of a
coal mine at Tocina, Seville, to-day
buried many miners.
Fifty bodies have been recovered.
Ten of the miners were rescued, but
all of them are badly injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
ROOSEVELT NAMES
CRUM ONCE MORE.
Negro Collector Is Again Awarded
TO Charleston.

NeGrO COIIectOr Is Again Awarded
to Charleston.
Washington, April 2s.-President
Roosevelt to-day directed the reap
pointment of w. D. Crum as collector
of customs at Charleston, S. C. The
President has received positive assur-
ance that the Senate will take UP
Crums case Immediately on reconven-
ing next session, and that it will be
disposed of finally.
Until he is confirmed, Crum cannot
draw any salary, but 1t is said that his
friends have arranged to see that he is
provided with ample funds. Should he
be confirmed. the government. OF
course, will pay him the back salary
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
TORPEDO BOATS DREW
FIRE OF PORT ARTHUR

Port Arthur, April 2S.-Japanese tor
pedo boats were sighted at 1:10 this
morning, covered by Japanese
squadron. A few shots were exchang-
ed without damage, after which the
Japanese ships disappeared southwark.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-29
RUSSIANS SANK
JAPS' TRANSPORT
MANY SOLDIERS DROWNED
wYEY WOULD NOT SURRENDER ON
RUSSIANS DEMAND.

Russian Admiral Makes n Report OF
the sinking of the KinShiu Maru
Inv Torpedo BOats-SOme 200 Men
Went Down With the Ship After
Their Officers Had surrendered.
other Evidences of the Activity OF
the VIadivOstOl< Squadron.