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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
CHURCH AGAINST
PLURAL MARRIAGE
THE LATTER DAY SAINTS
REAFFIRM THE MANIFESTO OF
PRESIDENT wOODRUFF.

Official Declaration Made by Presi-
dent Joseph f. smith-NO Plural
! Marriages, He Says, Sanctioned by
.hc Church Since iS6I-Any
Church Officer SOIemnizing Such "A
Marriage Liable TO ExcOmmuni-
catiOn-COnference Sustains Him.
Salt Lake. Utah, April 6.-The seven
ty-fourth annual conference of the
Mormon Church came to a close to-
day.
According to the custom of the
church, the church leaders, including
the first presidency, the apostles, presi-
dents of the Seventies and patriarchs,
who nominally hold their positions
only from conference to conference,
were sustained by the raising of hands
in the great open meetings of the fol-
lowers of Joseph Smith.
A notable feature of the closing ses-
sion was the official declaration by
President Joseph F. Smith on the sub
ject Of polygamy. The statement fol-
lows:
'Inasmuch as there are numerous
reports in circulation that plural mar
riages have been entered into con-
trary to the official declaration OF
President Woodruff OF Sept. 26, 1890,
commonly called the manifesto, which
was issued by President Woodruff and
adopted by the church at it's general
conference Oct. s, 1890, which forbids
any marriage in violation of the law
of the land, |, Joseph F. Smith, presi-
dent of the church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, hereby affirm
and declare that no such marriages
have been solemnized with the sane
tion, consent or knowledge of the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, and
II hereby announce that all such
marriages are prohibited, and IL any
officer or member of the church shall
assume to solemnize or enter into any
such marriage he will be deemed in
transgression against the church and
will be liable to be dealt with ac-
cording to the rules and regulations
thereof and excommunicated there
from"
This statement received the full in
dorsement Of the church members as
sembled, who unanimously adopted the
following resolution introduced by
Apostle Francis NJ. Lyman:
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, in general conference as
sembled, hereby approve and indorse
the statement and declaration OF Presi-
dent Joseph F. Smith, just made to
this conference, concerning plural
marriages, and will support the courts
of the church in the enforcement there
of.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
CONTRACT FOR TRANSFER
OF THE CANAL PROPERTY.
This Will BE Signed in Paris About
April %.

This Will Be Signed In Paris About
April %.
Paris, April 6.-After a conference be-
tween Ambassador Porter and w. A.
Day and Charles w. Russell, the as
sistant attorney generals who came
from Washington to assist in the trans
fer of the Panama canal property, it
has been arranged that the signing
of the contract whereby the United
States will acquire the ownership of
the Panama canal, shall take place at
the United States embassy, which is
nominally American soil. The date of
the signing is not yet fixed, but prob
ably will be about April %, following
the ratification of the agreement by
the stockholders of the company.
Some of the officials of the company
thought that the informal handing over
of the effects, archives, etc, of the
company to the representatives of the
United States, would suffice, but the
American officials preferred the execu-
ton of formal contract completely
covering the transfer and safeguard
ing all American interests. This con-
tract is being drawn up in conformity
with all the requirements of both the
French and American laws
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
IN THE FAR EAST.

Two horse batteries of the artil-
lery of the guard will leave st.
Petersburg next week for the
front.
st. Petersburg is alive with ru-
mors of the movements contem-
plated by the Japanese forces.
Gen. Kuropatkin, commander-in-
chief of the Russian forces, inspect
ed the garrison at New Chwang.
An attack of the Japanese is ex-
pected at that place.
1t is not believed that the en-
gagement that is looked for near
Antung will prove decisive, as it is
thought the Russians are not in
that vicinity in force.
Russian wounded have been
taken from Port Arthur to vladi-
vostok.
Russian general reports that "All
is quiet on the Yalu," but adds ref
erence to two skirmishes, in one of
which he says the japanese had five
killed and in the other six, though
the Russians suffered no loss.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
AND ONE Is DYING.
Fatal Fire Swept Through Three
Story Building.

rutaI fIrc swept IhrOuSh Three-
Story Building.
Mount Vernon, N. Y, April Give
persons are dead and another is dy-
ing as the result of d fire that occur
red to-day in the Columbia Hall build
ing, metal sheathed three-story struc-
ture, located on Wilson Place. The
dead are:
Nathan Frey, sc years old.
Isador Frey, u years old.
Helen Frey, 9 years.
Henry Frey. years.
Gussie Dohering, 10 years, "a cousin
of Mrs. Rebecca Frey.
Mrs. Frey is dying in a hospital
The first floor of the building was
occupied by the Columbia Piano Com
pany on the second floor was Column
bia Hall, with ante rooms, and on
the third floor were apartments oc-
cupied by the Frey, Barry and Lavigne
families.
The flames spread throughout the top
floor with great rapidity. The inmates
were aroused by the smoke and heat
and all endeavored to make their es-
cape, but the members of the Frey
family were overcome before any of
them could even reach a window.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lavinge managed to reach win
dows on the third floor and We're
brought down ladders by the fire.
men.
All the dead were more or less burn
ed, but their deaths probably resulted
directly from suffocation. The proper
ty loss is estimated at about $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
ELKlN FOR JUDGE.
He Is Nominated by Republicans of
Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 6.-Former
Attorney General John P. Elkin of
Indiana county was nominated unan-
imously for Supreme Court justice to-
uay by the Republican State Conven-
ton. Gov. Samuel w. Pennypacker,
James Elverson of Philadelphia, O.. D.
bleakley of Franklin, and Francis L.
Robbins of Pittsburg were elected
delegates at large to the national con-
Nention and instructed to vote for the
domination of President Roosevelt.
The selection of Mr.. Elkin is one
OF the most remarkable Incidents in
the history of Pennsylvania politics.
He came to Harrisburg Monday as a
candidate without opposition for a
delegate at large, and was confident
Of the nomination of Gov. Pennypack-
er for the supreme bench. But the
Governor late yesterday declined the
nomination. The party leaders then
agreed to nominate Mr.. Elkin.
The platform lauds President Roose-
welt, deplores the war between Rus
sia and Japan and congratulates the
administration upon limiting the zone
or warfare and declares for a strong
and efficient navy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
THE COTTON BELT
OUT OF MEMPHIS.
Has Run Its Last Regular Passen-
ger Train.


Memphis, Tenn, April 6.-It is an
nounced by local officials of the st.
Louis and Southwestern Railway Cot
ton BelD that the regular passenger
train which left Memphis tonight at
$40 o'clock for the Southwest will be
the last train over this system that will
be operated to or from Memphis. In
other words, the departure of this train
marked the withdrawal of the Cotton
Belt from this city. All employees of
the system here, both freight and pas
senger: have been notified that they
will be transferred to other points and
they will leave for their new assign
ments as soon as the offices here can be
closed.
The Memphis Freight Bureau will
present a memorial to the City Council
tomorrow afternoon which will explain
the contentious between the freight bu-
reau and the Cotton Belt.
w. c. Peeler division passenger
agent of the Cotton Belt here, has been
transferred tor Shreveport, La, in the
same capacity.
The withdrawal of the Cotton Belt
was the result of contention on the
part of the freight bureau that the
system was not giving the manufae-
turers freight rates on commodities
from competitive points as low as were
given other cities. The freight bureau
has been endeavoring for some time to
bring about an adjustment of the rates
such as it considered fair to the nrapu-
facturers' interests.
The Cotton Belt officials contend that
If they made the rates sought by the
freight bureau the Memphis business
necessarily would have to be handled
at a. loss Rather than cOnppda the
rates requested, the Cotton Belt Of
ficials decided to withdraw from Mem
phis. The system does not own its
own tracks into this city, but has
operated it's trains over the Iron Noun
tain tracks from Fair Oaks, Ark.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
THREE ARE FOR GOVERNOR.
Tennessee Republican Convention Is
to BE Held.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April THE Re-
publican State Convention will meet
at Nashville tomorrow to name a can
didate for Governor and to elect four
delegates at large to the national con-
vention.
Hon. Jesse M. Littleton, of Winches-
ter; %. T. Sanford, of Knoxville, and
David w. Num-, of Brownsville, are
the candidates for the gubernatorlal
nomination. 1t is admitted that the
contest is between Littleton and San
ford, and the friends of the former are
claiming a plurality of 100 votes. Con-
gresham w. p. Brownlow and Consul
General H. Clay Evans at London, have
been agreed upon as two of the candi-
dates at large.
Hon. Foster v. Brown, of this city.
has been elected to draw the state
platform,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
MORE TROOPS READY
TO MOVE TO THE FRONT

st. Petersburg, April 6.-The Second
and Fifth Horse Batteries of the Ar
tillery of the Guards, the former armed
with quick firing guns, leave for the
front next week.
The city is full of rumors of pro-
posed Japanese plans for Easter at
tacks. The most persistent is to the
effect that the Japanese will land at
Takusan, about fifty-five miles west Of
the mouth Of the Yalu river, on Sat-
urday night under the cover Of another
bombardment of Port Arthur.
"If they do" remarked Russian ad-
miral to the correspondent Of the As
Continued on Fifth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

St. Petersburg, April 6.-"All is quiet
on the Yalu," is the report which
Gen. Kachtalinky telegraphed, April
8. to Gen. Kuropatkin, who forward
ed the message to the Emperor.
The report added that an exchange
of shots occurred between Russian
cavalry and Japanese skirniishers near
Wiju. The Russians sustained no
losses. Five Japanese were killed.
The number wounded is not known.
The stores of a Russian village near
Yongampho (south of Wiju on the
Yalu river) Korea, have been wrecked
and burned by a detachment of Jap
anese infantry numbering 300 men.
Gen. Kachtalinky also reported that
opposite Turmitchen, on the Island of
Matuzeo on the Yalu river, some Rus
sian volunteers had a skirmish with
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
SUIT FOR INJUNCTION
Against the Northern Securities
Company in New Jersey.

Company in New Jersey.
New York, April 6.-Vice Chancellor
Bergen signed an order in Jersey City
to-day to show cause why an injunc-
tion should not issue to restrain the
Northern Securities Company from
holding a stockholders meeting on
April 21; from distributing any stock
of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany and the Great Northern Railway
Company and from taking any action
in regard to the action of its capital
stock.
The bill for the injunction was asked
for by the Continental Securities Com
pany, which asked the Court of Chan
Gerry to compel the Northern Securi-
ties Company to return to the original
stockholders of the Northern Pacific
Railway and of the Great Northern
Railway Company the stocks form
erly held by them upon the same
terms under which the stock of the
two companies was acquired by the
Northern Securities Company. The
complainant companies hold stock in
the Northern Securities Company.
Arguments will be heard next Mon
day in Jersey City,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
THREE FIREMEN CRUSHED.
A Wall of Hot Bricks Fell, Killing
Them.


Them,
York, Pa, April 6.-Three fremen
lost their lives, several others were in
jured and a loss of about $3.50, 900 was
caused by fire this afternoon which de-
stroyed the large plant of the York
Carriage Company. The plant was
consumed with its infammable con-
tents, and much adjoining property
was damaged.
The firemen worked late into the
night. Shortly before 10 o'clock a wall
fell, burying beneath the hot bricks
three firemen, Harry Saltzgiver,
Horace w. Strine and Lewis Strubin-
ger. The bodies were recovered an
hour or more later. The men must
have had a horrible death. judging
from the appearance of the bodies.
Two other firemen. Ralph OShaugh-
messy and William Jones, were severe
ly injured at the same time.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The 26O employees barely escaped with
their lives.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

Nashville, Tenn, April 6.-The Re
publican congressional convention of
the Sixth district of Tennessee met
here to-day and instructed for Roose-
welt and indorsed his Panama canal
policy. John T. Latin and j. C. Ma
pier, both of Nashville, the latter COL
ored, were chosen delegates to the
national convention and II. A. Luck
elector for the district The conven-
ton was avowedly anti-"Iily white"
the temporary chairman being ]. W.
Pitts a negro.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
In the Eighth Diatrict.

Lexington Tenn, April 6.-The Re-
publicans of the Eighth congressional
district held a convention to-day and
selected representatives to the state
and national conventions. #. w. Davis
was given the nomination for Congress
and S. +. Murray was chosen district
elector. T. A. Lancaster of Henderson
county and A. ]. Watson of Hardin
were selected to represent the district
at the national convention.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
ONE YEARS EXTENSION
GRANTED TWO FIRMS,
MiddendOrf and williams Creditors
Agreed to This Plan.

Baltimore. April 6.-The creditors of
]. William Middendorf & Co., of Bal
timore, and ]. L. Williams e. Sons, of
Richmond, Va, who failed several
months ago, met here to-day and
granted AN extension of one year to the
two firms. The extension will con-
tinue until May l, 1905.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
FORCES MEETING
IN SKIRMISHES
NO SEVERE FIGHTING YET.
ALL QUIET ALONG THE YALU,
RUSSIANS REPORT.

Near Win, 1t Is Learned from Rus
sian Sources, Russian Cavalry and
Japanese SI<irmishers Exchanged
In Another Brush 1t Is Reported
That Six Japanese Were Killed,
Russians Not Suffering.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
In the Fifth District.

Murfreesboro, Tenn, April 6.-The
Republican convention of the Fifth
congressional district met here to-day
and selected Ernest Caldwell of Bed
ford county and r.. H. Hayes of Mar
shall county as delegates to the ma
tional convention. The administration
OF President Roosevelt was indorsed
and the delegates directed to vote for
him. NJ. Schafer of Bedford county
was selected as elector and +. w.
Brown of DeKalb county nominated
for Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

Jersey City, N. j., April e.--Hudson
county Democrats tonight elected
delegates 10 the state convention. All
the delegates are followers of Robert
Davis, who will be one Of the delegates
at large, and who Is known to be
friendly to the candidacy of Judge
Parker. New JERSEYS twenty-four
delegates Will go to st. Louis without
1nstruc tons.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
Third District Meetine.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 6.-The Re-
publicans Of the Third Congressional
district met here this morning and Sc
lected II. S. Chamberlain Of this city
and Fred L. Mansfield, of Athens, as
delegates to the national convention.
Gus Cate, OF Bradley county, and r.
M. Copeland, of Polk county, were
named as alternates. The convention
instructed the delegates to vote for
Roosevelt.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
SAVANNAHIANS VISITED
SCHOOLS OF COLUMBUS.
VIII Report to the Board of Educa-
tiun Upon Their Return.

VIII Report to the Board of Educa-
tiOn Upon Their Return.
Columbus, Ga, April 6.-After going
through the schools to-day, the Sa-
vannah delegation took carriage ride
over the city, visiting the North High
lands mills and power plant, Muscogee
Club, new Y. M. c. A. building and
other points of interest.
. Ihe Savannahfans stated tonight
mat they had a pleasant stay and
were interested in what they saw in
the schools.
The commission makes no expression
as 10 the practicability Of adding man.
course, but will state its opinions In
tne C!l matter in formal report to the
Chatham school board.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

Washington, April 6.-The Navy De-
partment to-day received a cablegram
from Commander Mason Of the Gin
cinnati. at Shanghai, announcing the
arrival there to-day of the gunboat
Helena from New Cnwang.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
BY II. NJ. Larner.

By r. NJ. Larner
Washington. April 6.-Interviews
with former President Cleveland, in
which he virtually comes out for
Parker's nomination, which appeared
in two different New York papers this
morning, proved the political sensation
of the day.
While there are some members of
Congress who do not think that this
sort Of an utterance from Mr.. Cleve-
land will help Judge Parker because
1t will give his opponents additional
material uDon which to base their
charge that the Parker movement is
essentially a Cleveland movement, the
majority of Democratic senators and
representatives believe it will be valu-
able to both Judge Parker and the
party in making for harmony.
Senator Bacon of Georgia is one of
these. $n an interview to-day he said:
Il am very much gratified that Mr..
Cleveland has made the declaration,
which indicates that if Judge Parker
Is nominated he and those who have
recently been most closely identified
with him in political views will give
to Judge Parker a most cordial sup
port. If all in the party who have
not been in entire political accord
with Mr. Cleveland will unite with
him in an equally cordial support of
Judge Parker, we can go into the ap-
preaching campaign with the greatest
hope for pronounced success at the
presidential election"
When asked If the declaration of
Mr.. Cleveland would injure Judge
Parker's prospects. Senator Bacon
said: why should it hurt him? on
the contrary it should be of the great
est benefit to Judge Parker both in
securing the nomination and being
elected President. And it should be a
great incentive to the other wing of
the party to give cordial support to
Judge Parker The platform ought to
be direct and positive and should deal
only with live issues"
Senator Bacon was very jubilant as
ne concluded the interview with this
statement: II feel more encouraged to-
day than l have been at any former
time"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
MORGAN Goes 20 Europe.

New York, April 6.-J. Pierpont
Morgan sailed for Liverpool to-day on
the steamship Oceanic, this being Mr..
Morgan's annual vacation trip ahr0a6-s
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

a Japanese outpost from Wiju. There
were no casualties on the Russian
side. Six Japanese Were killed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07
CLEVELAND
AIDS PARKER
EX-PRESIDENT'S DECLARATION
WILL, SENATOR BACON THINKS,
INDUCE HARMONY.

Majority of Democratic Senator's
and Representative Take This
Niew-OnIy IA Few Incline to the
Belief That 1t May Mean That the
Movement for Parker Is Really n
Movement for CIeveIand-Inter-
view with senator Bacon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-07

Continued on Fifth Page.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-13

A copy of the .Rise and Progress of
the Standard Oil Company is being sent
gratuitously to every clergyman in the
country. The book is published by the
Morganized Harper Bros and the Rookie
Teller hireling whose name appears as its
author is Gilbert Holland Montague.
This is Rockefeller's way of meeting the
charges in Ida M. Tarbell's articles in
McClure's Magazine; and in Henry D..
Lloyds Wealth vs.. Commonwealth,
which latter work is said to have been
quietly killed by the publishers in re-
Spouse to Standard Oil pressure-that is,
allowed to lapse into comparative obscu-
rity by failure to advertise, list, or push
it. 1t is significant, too, that the pub
Usher of McClure's Magazine has lately
been refused admission to the Ardsley
Club, in which are number of Standard
Oil magnates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-13

Democratic conventions were held in
three more States last week, the FREEDOM.
mating feature being the gains made by
Hearst. Over one-third of the 1000 del
egates to the national convention have
now been chosen. Of these Judge Parker
has 9S instructed delegates, Hearst 1oo
pledged to support his candidacy, while
there are III uncommitted delegates.
1t is stated that German, Maryland's big
boss, will control Pennsylvania So del
egates, which in addition to the seven he
is understood to have in West Virginia
and possibly those Of New Jersey, would
place him about on even terms with the
two candidates mentioned.
Two more State and Territorial demo
cratic conventions were held this week to
select sc delegates to the national conven-
ton. They were the District of Columbia,
at Washington, May II, to choose six
delegates, and Indiana, at Indianapolis
May ~, to choose 80 delegates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-13
The Socialists are the first in the field

The Socialists are the first in the field
with national ticket, nominating at their
convention last week in Chicago, Eugene
". Debs for President of the United
States, and Benjamin Hanford, of New
York, for Vice President. The platform
adopted condemns the policies of the
democratic and republican parties, and
declares the Socialist party is the only
political organization standing for the
principles by which the liberty of the in
dividnal may become fact. Capitalism
and private ownership of the means of
employment, it is declared, grinds society
in an economic slavery which renders
intellectual and political tyranny inev-
liable. A plank was adopted favoring
labor unions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-13
The Wilson Ballot Law.

The Philadelphia Record publishes a
table.showing white and colored illiterat. s
in the counties of Maryland where the eff
feet of the operations of the Wilson law
abolishing party designations on the bal.
lot will be watched closely. The demo.
Gratis are building great hopes upon the
law and expect by its aid to elect their
candidate for Congress in the First q
Eastern Shore district, and give Congress
man Mudd fight in the Fifth, which
includes the "black belt' of Southern
Maryland. The Second, Third and
Fourth districts are thoroughly exempted
from the operation of the law Three
counties in the First district, in which
there is a considerable colored vote
namely, Kent, Somerset and Worcester
are not exempted. In Howard county,
which is Nemocratic stronghold and the
home county of Governor Warfield aud
of Senator German, the law is not oper-
alive.
The democrats base their hope of sue
cess through the operation OF the law on
the belief that illiterate voters will not be
able to mark their ballots accurately;
that ballot marked inaccurately is equal
to no ballot at all; that illiteracy prevails
to greater extent in the counties in
which there is a large colored population
than in the counties where the colored
population is small, and that therefore,
the law should operate to facilitate dem
ocratic success.
The law really imposes an educational
qualification. In order to mark his bal.
lot accurately the voter must not only be
athletic read the names of the candidates.
but he must also be able to discriminate
in the politics of each candidate, to know
whether candidate is democrat or a
republican. A study of the white and
colored illiterates in the counties to which
the Wilson law will apply will, show how
we'll founded are the democratic hopes of
success