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j. Chagrin Falls. o., February 14.-A
heavy loaded passenger train on the East
ern Ohio Traction companys road dashed
down a steep hill for more than mile
from the town and jumped the track at
a sharp curve. The motorman lost control
of his brakes Sixteen persons were more
or less seriously injured by the car over
turning and sliding along the ground for
twenty-five feet.
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Trinidad, Colo, February 14-William
A. Farley and James Mooney, members
OF the national board of the United Mine
Workers of America from Alabama and
Missouri, respectively, were waylaid to-
day on the road between Majestic and
Bowen, dragged from their buggy and
beaten by eight men with stones and re-
volvers and left lying in the road.
Later they were able to get into their
buggy and drive to Bowen. Subsequently
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Texas Hero Dies.

Austin. Tex. February H-J. M. Hill.
one OF the five survivors Of the battle
OF San Jacinto. died here at his home
tonight of complications Of the stomach.
He was sc years OF age. and was widely
known throughout the south as having
been one of the Texas heroes Of early
days
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Norwegian Is Imprisoned.

Che Foo, February 14.-Captain Gun
derson of the Norwegian collier Bygdo
mas been imprisoned at Port Arthur for
having in his possession a chart of the
Singvantau coaling station. west of Port
Arthur, and showning the chart to the
Japanese. The Japanese were arrested
with them. but their whereabouts are not
known.
It il also reported that corresponds
ent has been arrested In attempting to
send news by the steamer Che Fee sail
ing for Port Arthur. The captain was
allowed to leave on agreeing to say moth
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Ran Away to Tennessee.

Scottsboro, February H.-(Special y
James Austin and Miss Vera Walker were
married at South Pittsburg, Tenn. Thurs
day. The young people lived at Steven
son. this county. but the parents object
ed to the marriage on account Of the
young lady's age. SO they ran away to
Tennesseey
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viii Raise Much Cotton.

Huntsville, February IA 4-(SpeciaL)-Ii
all reports are true. the farmers on the
Tennessee valley will raise an unusually
large crop OF cotton this year. Many
farmers who have raised but little cotton
in the past have been tempted by the high
prices Of the staple TO devote large par:
OF tb~f-tfarsas ~ its culture.
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JAPANESE FORCES LANDED.

London, February 15-The Daily Mails
New Chwang correspondent under date
of February II cables:
According to official Port Arthur tele-
grams, the Japanese landed force yes
terday at Pigeon bay, West Port Arthur.
They were then attacked by the troops
and by the batteries and were defeated
with heavy loss"
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KILLED IN TROLLEY CAR.
Ran Away on Steep Grade and Jumped
Track on Curve.

Cumberland, Nd. February 1.-two
persons were killed and about seventy
five injured, twenty-five Of whom were
seriously hurt, in a trolley car accident
in Frcstburg tt day.
The car ran away upon steep grade
and reaching a sharp curve, jumped the
track and crashed into a telegraph pole
The car was smashed TO spIlnters and
scarcely one of the eighty passengers es-
capped injury of some sort The dead:
John Cough of Midland.
]. J. Ross, Lonaooning.
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w. r. FARLEY WAYLAID BY
COL ORADO MINE GUARDS

they were brought to Trinidad. Mooney
was seriously injured and had to be taken
to hospital. Farley was barely able to
go to his hotel. No arrests have yet been
made.
This is the first time since the coal mine
strike was inangurated on November Q
that any of the officials of the United
Mine Workers have been assaulted. It is
reported that the men were attacked by
guards at the coal mines.
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Manchuria Route is Open.

San Francisco, February 1.-THE Pacific
Commercial Cable company has issued
the following notice: I'VE are advised
that messages for New Chwang and other
places in Manchuria may be accepted and
forwarded at sender s risk. The Vladivo-
stock route is temporarily closed. =,
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GERMAN STEAMER WATCHED.

Che Foo, Friday, February 12-The Ger
man flagship Hansa has arrived here for
coal. Her movements are being watched
with interest She left Port Arthur three
weeks ago and has since that time been
cruising in the gulf of Pc Chi Ii and
along the Korean coast. 1t is also re-
marked that the German steamer Che Foo
was given preference In leaving Port Ar
thur over other vessels. Advices from
Dany, dated Wednesday, stated that
everything was quiet there.
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BOILERS ARE DEFECTIVE.

Nagasaki. February 14-An authentic
report says that the reason the Variag
was unable to escape to Chemulpo was
owing to the poor condition of her bail
ers, which rendered her unable to steam
at a greater speed than eleven knots
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Stables Are All Entered.

Kansas City, Mo-, February 14-Every
big stable in the west has made entries
for the ten events of the meeting Of the
Kansas City Jockey club. although the
stakes will not close until March l. More
than 800 stake entries have already been
received.
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WIII Extend InvItatIona.

Washington. February IA delegation
of the American Cotton Manufacturers
association arrived here tonight to in
vte President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay and Secretary Cortelyou to address
the coming convention of that assocla-
tion In Washington on May IL.
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Wanted for several onenses.

Gadsden. February H.-(SpeciaL)- )-John
Jones, a negro who is wanted in this
county for several offences, was arrested
Wednesday at Piedmont by Deputy
Sheriff Clark Of Calhoun county. Thurs
day morning Sheriff Lister went over to
Piedmont and brought Jones back and he
is now in the county jail.
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Fleet is in Red Sea.

suez, February H.-A steamer which has
just arrived here reports Russian vol
unteer fleet cruiser. battleship and four
torpedo boats anchored at the island of
Cobol Eukup in the Red Sea, about 80
miles from the Strait of Babel Handed.
February TO-
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RESULTS ARE DISASTROUS.

London, February 15.-The Daily Mails
Port Arthur correspondent, under date
of February r. says:
"Offcial advices state that the Japanese
landed six hundred soldiers near Talien
Wan with disastrous results, where ten
were sabred by Cossacks. The remainder
escaped to their ship. 1t is further stated
that the japanese landed at Dove Bay
where thirty of them were killed and the
raminder wounded"
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Prominent Editor is Married.

Atlanta February 14-Mrs. Rebecca
Douglas Lowe of this city. formerly
president Of tho general Federation of
Womens clubs and George Gunton Gun
ter of Washington, d. c., editor of Gun
tons Magazine. were married here to-
day. The ceremony was Witnessed by only
a few friends
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FIGHTING WAS CONTINUED
FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS
Admiral Uriu Sends a Wireless Tele.
gram to the chigoda and Rus
SLAMS Find Themselves
Completely Trapped.

Nagasaki, Friday, February ia dis
patch from Chemulpo gives the following
account of the destruction of the Rus
sian cruiser Variag and the gunboat
Korietz. The Japanese fleet, commanded
by Admiral Uriu. on the flagship Ad-
,numa, arrived at noon and sent a wire
less telegram to the Japanese cruiser
Chigoda, which was lying at anchor be-
tween the variag and Korietz to join the
fleet outside
The Russians found themselves trapped.
Admiral Uriu then signalled giving the
Russians five minutes in which to sur
render. The Russians ignored the demand
to surrender and the Japanese opened
fire. A brisk engagement lasting two
hours followed. The Russian vessels get
ting the worst of an encounted. in which
the odds We're overwhelmingly against
them, steamed back into the harbor.
variag Badly Damaged.
The Variag. which was badly damaged.
listed heavily. Two hours later the Rus
slams attempted to break through the
japanese fleet line. which was encount-
cred four miles from the inner harbor.
The Kcrietz Hes blown up, presumably
ty its own crew, in order to escape cap
ture. A portion Of the crew was rescued
by the French and Italian vessels In the
harbor.
The variag tried to escape. but sud
denly an explosion was heard, and the
Variag was seen to sink Whether she
was sunk by Japanese she-- or by he's
own crew is not known. The United States
arnboat vicksburg and the British
cruiser Talbot witnessed the battle.
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Paris. February 1.-THE Dreyfus case
mas been definitely set down for trial
by the court Of cessation beginning Feb
ruary 25 next.
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ing about the unconfirmed report that
fifty-one Russian sailors had been killed
in the engagement Tuesday. One refugee
says he saw seven bodies landed from
disabled cruiser which was in a bad
position with a heavy list bow down.
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LATE
BULLETINS

Seoul, Tuesday, February e.-The
Japanese fleet which entered chemuI.
po last night escortlng transport, cap.
tured one Russian volunteer warshIp
and two steamers In the open sea.
ST. Petersburg, February IS (2:45 a.
MA communication from Viceroy
Aexieff Just received confirms the re-
port of the landing of 10000 Japanese
troops at chemuIpo. The vceroy adds
that reports have been received of at
tempts to cut the telegraph wires along
the Chinese Eastern railway, and also
to destroy one of the abutments of the
Sunqari bridge. Theseattempts, he
adds, were Immediately detected.
Che Foo, Friday, February PIT is
reported that $1,000 Japanese troops
were landed at Dove Bay last Wednes-
day morning, and that they were met
by the Russians, who engaged them In
a hand to hand fight. The reports say
the Japanese were driven back. 1t Is
also reported that Japanese troops
have been landed forty miles further
west.
Seoul, February o.-one thousand
Japanese troops entered Seoul at noon
today.
London, February 15.-The Toxic
correspondent of the Times cables
under date of February IL says:
II is said the Japanese squadron has
sealed Port Arthur.
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Japan is ResentfuI.

Toxic, Fehruary 12-Japan is deeply
stirred and bitterly resentful over the
sinking of the merchant vessel Zensho
Maru by four Russian cruisers which
Yesterday attacked the Zensho Maru and
her companion, the Naganoura Maru,
while they were on their way from Hako-
date to Otaru, on the Island of Hakakido.
The attack of the Russians is declared to
be a wanton crime, unjustifed under any
circumstances, even assuming that the
Zensho Maru disregarded signals, which
is denied
At 5 D. M the foreign office issued the
following statement regarding the sinking
of the zonsho Maru:
Official Account Issued.
1.-TWO Japanese merchant vessels. the
Zensho Maru and the Naganoura Maru,
tonnage ITO and 700 respectively, while
sailing from Kakata to Otaru, were sud-
denly attacked by four Russian cruisers
from Vladivostock on February IL, while
ten miles off Jensangta. Fire was opened
without any order being given the ves-
sells to surrender. The Naganoura sue
ceeded in escaping. The other vessel was
surrounded by the cruisers and sunk All
on board were either killed or drowned .
1t is said the Japanese government is
planning reprisals Several Russian ships
which have been detained In order to
prevent reports Of the movements of the
Japanese from reaching the enemy will
now 1t is said, be sent to the prize
courts, and In all probability will be con-
fiscated.
Interest In the North.
The presence of Russian squadrons in
northern Japanese waters centers all in
terest there. The country is isolated and
it is difficult to obtain satisfactory re-
ports from there. variety of rumors
stirs Toxic One says Matsuma has been
bombarded. another that the Japanese
cruisers have engaged the Russians. The
government has not confirmed anything
except the Zensho Maru incident.
1t is doubted that Matsuma has been
bombarded, as it is undefended. 1t is re-
garded probable that the Russian feet
either returned to vladivostock after COM
pleting movement planned to divert the
japanese, or else passed through the
Tsugaru Straits, moving south. The Ja-
panese cruiser squadron is scouting in
the hope of locating the Russian fleet.
VIII Block the Way.
If the Russians should attempt to effect
a junction with the Port Arthur fleee, the
Japanese will endeavor to block the way,
and force another engagement.
The Japanese government has decided
to accept the parole of France for the
Russian prisoners captured at Chemulpo
at the time Of the sinking of the Variag
and Korietz, provided they be sent to
shanghai Russia engages not to let them
come north of Shanghai until the end of
the war. An exception is made in the
case of twenty wounded aboard the
French steamer Pascal. They will be
taken to Che Foo and placed in hos
pital.
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Minister Left Voluntarily.

Toxic Friday, February 12.-The jap
anese government denies that M. Pavloff.
Russian minister to Korea, withdrew from.
Seoul today under Japanese pressure,
but that his withdrawal was entirely
voluntary. 1t is stated that NJ, Pavloff.
through the French minister. intimated
a desire to leave Seoul and entrust Rus
sian affairs to the care Of the French
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THE wEATHkR.

) washington. February H-Fol- I
) lowing is the forecast for Alabama: I
) Fair. much colder Monday; Tues !
) day fair. fresh north winds.
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TOXIC DEEPLY STIRRED
OVER ZENSHO MARU'S FATE
vladlvostock Fleet is in Japanese Wa
ters and News is Eagerly
Awaited from North
ern Islands,

washington, February 14.-Japan will
appeal to the United States to prevail
upon the Russian government to release
the 100 Japanese subjects reported detain-
ed at Port Arthur Mr.. Takahira, the
Japanese minister, 1t is expected, will
present the appeal to Secretary Hay to-
morrow.
In a cablegram received from Toxic
today the minister was informed that ac-
cording to news brought to Che Foo by a
British steamer from Port Arthur, one
hundred Japanese refugees had been taken
from the steamer by the Russian au-
thorities just before the vessel sailed. in
spite of the protest of the Japanese.
Inquiries VIII be Made.
Having agreed to look out for Japanese
citizens in Russian territory during the
war, this government will instruct Mr..
Mccormick, the American ambassador at
st. Petersburg, to inquire of the Russian
government about the subject as to the
Japanese in question.
The best naval opinion here is to the
effect that the detention of these Japanese
at Port Arthur is necessity to prevent
~
the fortifications, troops, etc
An official said: During the seige of
Paris in the Franco-Prussian war Repre-
sentative Hit, who was then in charge
of the American legation there, looked
after the large number of Germans who
were detained at Paris by the French
government"
VIII Reply Favorably.
Although Russa's answer to Secretary
Hays note asking her TO respect the
neutrality of China and loealize HOSTILE
TICS as much as possi9le 4as not yet naen
received, the state depart ment knows In
directly from London and Paris that
Russia will reply favorably. 1t then will
remain for the powers to fix the scope
of their note and to draft more definite
proposition for acceptance by the two
combatants.
Satisfaction is expressed in administra-
ton circles that Great Britain as we'll as
Russia has decided to waive objections to
the note.
1t is expected that the formal answer to
the secretary's note will reach here early
.iis week.
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still ON British Cruiser.

Nagasaki, Februarg 1.-THE survivors
from the Variag and the Koreitz, the
Russian cruisers that were sunk by the
japanese fleet at Chemulpo last Tuesday,
still remain on board the British cruiser
Talbot. the Italian cruiser Elba and the
French cruiser Pascal. The situation Is
becoming acute as the Japanese have
twice made demands on the commanders
of three foreign vessels that the Russians
be surrendered as prisoners of war
The captain of the Talbot being the
senior naval officer, each time replied
that he was awaiting instructions from
his government. None of the Russians
are on board the American gunboat
Vicksburg, whose commander considers
that the Japanese are right In their de-
mand as the Russians took advantage Of
the clemency of the Japanese In return
ing to the harbor. then taking refuge on
the foreign vessels, and refusing to sur
repdar
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SIBERIAN RAILROAD
REPORTED WRECKED

London, February 15.-There were
number of belated kilograms reaching
London from the far east last night but
they added little or nothing to what is
already known regarding the situation
there. The mystery surrounding the fate
of the vladivostock squadron is still un-
solved.
The Daily Mail the Daily Telegraph and
other papers publish dispatches from To-
kio, Nagasaki and Shanghai, reporting
the destruction of three Russian cruisers
by mines or torpedoes in Tsugaru Strait
off Aomri, Japan. The Daily Mail which
at first described the naws as official, in
a later telegram says the report still
lacks absolute confirmation. In the abb
sence of confirmation, the reports are
not generally credited.
A statement that China still maintain
neutrality is published in Pekin
Ordered to Leave.
1t is reported from Tien Tsin that all
foreigners and civilians have ordered to
that the Siberian railroad has been wreck
ed in six places, covering distance of
seventy miles
The correspondent at Tien Tsin of the
Standard cabling under date of February
IL. says the British. American, French.
German and Italian ministers have joint
ly notified the Russian and Japanese min
listers that no hostilities will be allowed on
Chinese soil. other than that of Man
churia.
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LANDING OF TROOPS
IS NOW CONFIRMED

st. Petersburg, February 1b.-Major
General Pflug wires that according to
private advices, the Japanese, after the
battle at Chemulpo. landed $4,000 troops.
All is quiet at Port Arthur There is no
news of the enemys fl et,. Sad no con-
flrmation of the reported appearance Of
Japanese iron c'ads off Tatung Kan, but
indications are that the enemy's scouts
are off Inkau. There is no official confir-
nation of the rumor from Port Arthur of
the landing of Japanese troops at Shan
Hal Kwan. If the rumor should prove to
be correct it will mean that the Japanese
are trying to get In the rear of the Rus
slams from both fianks with the object OF
cutting off communication.
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Could Have Sunk Them,

The Japanese refrained from sinking
them in the open sea as they could have
done A magnificent episode in the bat
tie was the second sortie of the two Rus
sian cruisers. With bands playing the ma
tiona anthem, the international fleet loud
ly cheering the bravery and the galantry
of the Russians, the Variag and Koreitz
faced the Japanese fleet in what was
certain DEATH The positions of the
wrecks appear to be such that 1t will be
easy to recover the guns The Russians
losses will be one officer and forty men
killed. and 464 wounded.
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BATHING NOW FAILS TO
REDUCE TEMPERATURE
Corridors Of the Arlington Hotel Are
Thronged With Friends Eager
ly Inqulrlng After the Pa
tients Condition.
BULLETINS.

= 1:40 a. m. Senator Hanna appears
= to be losing ground. He is gradually
y growing weaker.
= 3:15 a. m. No change In the sem
= ator's condition was reported from
y the sick chamber at this hour. He
, continues to rest comfortably The
; members of the family are all asleep.
, a. m.--Senator Hanna has had an
' other sinking SPELL DIR. Osler was
, called from his bed and he and DIR.
, Carter worked laboriously over the
, patient. AS a result, there has been
, a complete reaction, although the
, senator has beensleft much weaker.
, DR.. Osler returned to his bed with
; instructions to be called should an .
, other spell be imminent.
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cELCERs serves Breakfast. Dinner
and Supper.
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Movement VIII be Checked.

In military circles confidence Is ex-
pressed that the forward Japanese move
ment from Korea will be checked as soon
as the Russian advance is encountered.
The retirement of the families of Russian
officials across the Yalu river from Yon-
gampho Is interpreted as an indication
that the news of the first serious land
fighting will emanate from this point.
The alarm occasioned by the reported
landing of Japanese In Korea extends as
far back as Mukden where the Chinese
are said to be in a state of panic. Some
of the newspapers here are protesting Wig
orously against the censorship of war
news. The Novoe Vremya says
1--WE are not children; let us hear the
worst"
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CONTINUED on Fifth Page,
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Seoul, February e.-one thousand
Japanese troops entered Seoul at noon
today.