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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
PLAN To GET
RID OF SWAYNE.
CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS
PROPOSED TO AVOID THE JUDGES
IMPEACHMENT.

Member of the House Committee on
Judiciary Has Prepared Such a
BiII-Wants to Give Florida Just
One District. COurt--It Is Not BE-
Iieved This Plan win Carry.
would he Hardship on locke.
While swayne Would still Draw
His salary as Judge.
Washington. March pa member of
the House Committee on the Judiciary
has prepared bill looking to a con-
solidation of the Northern and South
ern judicial districts of Florida.
This expedient is proposed to legis-
late Judge Charles swayne out of
office and avoid the necessity for inn
peaching him.
There is serious objection to this plan
among many members OF the House.
1t is stated in opposition to the plan
that even if the district should be
abolished, Judge swayne would stiIl be
entitled to his salary as judge. and that
it would simply work hardship on
the people of the district and on the
.,dge of the Southern district of the
state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
THEY TALKED OF JOBS
ON THE PANAMA CANAL
German, HOar and Clay Took Part
in the Discussion.


in the Discussion.
Washington, March 23.-The Senate
again spent the greater part of the
day considering the Indian Appropria-
tion bill. Three hours of the time were
given to the discussion Of a claim Of
taw Indians and the amendment was
defeated.
The civil service debate was renew
ed and there was considerable discus
sion Of the policy to be pursued in Sc
curing employees for work on the
Panama canal. The bill was still under
consideration when the Senate adj
iourned.
Mr.. German, discussing the civil
service, said the president, in his
instructions to the Isthmian Canal
Commission. had receded from his adj
vanced position on the general APP
plication of the civil service principle.
No one had ever supposed originally,
he said, that the principle would be
applied to minor places as it had been.
He wanted the doors opened to the
small places. "as it has now been
opened by the President to all who can
live on the isthmus of Panama and
do work in connection with the canal"
Mr.. Hoar said that the supplying Of
employees for the canal work was a
very different thing from filling the
places in the executive departments
and expressed the opinion that places
connected with the canal should be
selected on the recommendation Of
public men, and he would do this
regardless of the politics of the men
consulted or chosen to office. Other
wise the selections might be as salts
factory as are those made under the
present system in vogue in filling fed
eral places in the Southern states.
Turning to the point thus raised by
himself, Mr.. Hoar said if he were
President he would invite the con-
fidence Of senators and representatives
from the Southern States. regardless
of their political affiliations In the mat
ter Of appointments to office"
Mr.. Clay commended the position
taken on the subject of appointments
in the Southern States and said he
believed that such a course would be
in accord with the constitution.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
JAPS SAY THE ATTACK
WAS MADE MARCH 10.

Toxic, March ga special dispatch
from Moji, Opposite Shimonoseki' ia
PAM, says the Japanese fleet made an
other attack on Port Arthur March 10,
bombarded the city and it's defenses
and fought a furious engagement with
the Russian fleet outside the harbor,
destroying one Russian battleshlp.
Seven japanese casualties are report
ed. There is no information concern
ing the Japanese fleets condition.
This is the first announcement OF an
engagement off Port Arthur on March
Is. Special dispatches received in
London this afternoon contain the
same details of an engagement, but
give the date as March %, which
probably is correct.
The Associated Press dispatches
from st. Petersburg last night gave
fun details of the fight at Port Arthur
March %.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
RUSSIANS FORTIFYING
TO DEFEND PENINSULA.

st. Petersburg, March 23.-The cor
respondent of the Novie-Krai of Port
Arthur, who is proceeding to the Yalu
river, writes that he saw crowds of
Chinese coolies throwing up earth
works on the frowning, impregnable
nights at Kingchou (north of Port
Dalny). This shows that the Russians
are determined to resist the Japanese
attempt to land on the neck of the
Liao-Tung peninsula.
The correspondent adds that the
Chinese officials who have invariably
made official calls on occasions of the
Russian and Chinese New Year, failed
TO do so this year, believing that the
Japanese are going to drive out the
Russians They take a different view
now, however, owing to the failure of
the Japanese to rush things, as evil
denced by the fact that all the native
hack drivers are carrying Russian
flags.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
DOUBT AS TO IDENTITY
SAVED C0LEMAN'S NECK.
Mob Was About TO String Him Up
in Floyd County.

Rome, Ca, March 23.-Six-mile
Station a small town in this county,
was thrown into a fever of excitement
about l O'Clock this morning by
mob which was about to lynch John
Colemen colored, who is charged with
attempting criminal assault upon Mrs
John Moore, wife of prominent farm
err.
The alleged assault on Mrs. Moore
occurred at her home last night, and
she was alone at the time the negro
appeared. Mrs. Moore fired three times
at the negro, but none took effect.
On hearing Of the attempted assault
a mob was quickly made up and went
in pursuit of the negro. He was cap
tured and was about to be summarily
dealt with when some one appeared
on the scene and stated there was some
doubt of his being the right party.
Coleman was then brought to Rome
and placed in Jail by committee APP
pointed by the mob for the purpose.
This morning Judge Henry. for further
fear Of mob violence, had the negro
sent to Atlanta for safekeeping.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
SHUTTING DOWN UPON
NEWSPAPER TELEGRAMS.

st. Petersburg, March 23.-According
to the information here now there is a
complete embargo upon newspaper dis
patches direct from Port Arthur. Dur
ing the last ten days, a general shut
ting down upon newspaper kilograms
from the Far East has been noticeable.
This is owing to increased precaution
to prevent the enemy from obtaining
news of the movements of the Russian
troops.
The Russians are being massed in
force along their first line from
Huangchen northward for thirty miles,
while their second line extends from
Mukden to Haicheng.
All the rolling stock required for use
in the Far East has now crossed Lake
Baikal. Forty trucks of grain reach
Port Arthur daily.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
EVENTS IN THE EAST.

A brush between the opposing
forces has occurred at Anju. One
Japanese was killed.
Russians are throwing up breast
works north of Dalny. which would
indicate a determination to resist
any attempted landing of the Japa-
nese on the Lioa-Tung peninsula.
1t is now reported at st. Peters.
burg that the Russian squadron is
still at Vladivostok.
st. Petersburg has received no
further reports from Port Arthur
relative to the latest attack of the
Japanese, and it is gathered from
this that Makaroff has no damages
to report to the Gear.
Embargo upon newspaper dis
patches from the Far East is noted.
Elaborate preparations of the
Japanese to carry on their cam
paign are shown.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
RUSSIANS CHEERED
BECAUSE OF NO NEWS.

st. Petersburg, March "a, 2:34 a. M
AS no further dispatches, official or
otherwise have arrived here from
Port Arthur up to this morning the Of
ficials have come to the conclusion that
the bombardment by the japanese
fleet on the night of March q, and the
morning of March %, failed to cause
any damage considered worthy to be
reported to the Emperor. In conse-
ouence considerable satisfaction at the
continued fruitlessness of the Japa-
nese assaults on Port Arthur prevails
in high circles,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
CODY SAYS HIS WIFE
TRIED TO POISON HIM.
Also Declares She Would Not Have
His Friends in the House.


Denver, Col, March 23.-Col. William
F. Cody (Buffalo BID made a deposit
ton before a notary in this city to-
day in the action for divorce, which
he has begun in Big Horn county, wy
oming.
Mrs. Cody tried to poison me three
years ago." the Colonel testified. "She
had frequently threatened to do it. We
were visiting in Rochester, N. Y. dur
ing the holidays of 1900, and the day
after Christmas l was i'll. 1 supposed
the turkey and plum pudding did not
agree with me. She said she would
fix me up. She pretended to give me
medicine. 1t was poison. 1t almost
finished me, for I was unconscious for
some time. 1 think it must have been
an overdose. for it made me vomit,
and l suppose this saved my life.'
Col. Cody related many instances Of
his wife haYing Inundated him at his
former home in North Platte by her
conduct toward his guests.
"She drove my friends away" he
said. when they were no longer well
come in the handsome residence 1 built
and deliberately furnished, it was no
longer my home
The witness recited many specific
instances OF his wife's alleged dis
courtesy to his guests.
Mrs. Cody's counsel inquired into the
character of the guests to whom she OBJ
jected, and into their conduct while
at her home. The purpose of the in
qury was to show that the men whom
he brought to the house were a fast
and riotous set and behaved in such
a manner that she had a right to OBJ
iact to them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
M'D0UGALL CONFIDENT
OF COTTON MARKET.

New York, March 23-R. p. Nc
Dougall, president of the Cotton Ex-
change, made the following statement
to-day relative to the conditions of the
market:
THE losses in consequence of the
failure of D. ]. Sully & Co., fall on
some of the most conservative houses
in the trade. firms that are well able
to Withstand them without inconven-
fence.
There is no reason for further ap-
prehension, especially as consumers are
making inquiries for spot cotton which
introduces an element of safety and
stability that has been lacking of late. -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
BIG CROWD WILL SEE
C0RBETT AND BRITT.

San Francisco. March 23.--Nearly all
of the 1864 seats in WoOdward's pa
vilIon have been sold for the contest
Friday night between Young corbett
and Jimmy Britt. The police win re-
fuse 70 permit standing IN the aisles.
and there is a prospect OF several
thousand persons being turned away.
The attendance VIII represent between
1000 and $4,000.
Britt 10 close 20 weight and tnperinn
a little over weight. judging By tht
character of the work b. hiss been
doing to-day,
The betting to-day nucfuated from
40 20 10 ~ 70 IA favor oE Corbeft.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
JAPS CANNOT KEEP IN
TOUCH WITH RUSSIANS.

st. Petersburg, March 23.-According
to the government reports the Japa-
nese cavalry north of ANU, Korea, this
week cannot keep in touch with the
Russians. The military organ says
the occupation of Anju, lying at the
juncture of the best roads leading to
Wiju, Seoul, Gensan and Kirin, affords
a strong position, as a screen 20 the
movement of troops from Ping Yang.
But much of this natural advantage
has been lost by lack on the part of
the Japanese of mounted skirmishers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
THREE WERE KILLED
BY ILLUMINATING GAS,
1t Is Believed That 1t Was Turned
ON by GrOssman.

ON by GrOssman.
New York. March 23.-Three persons
were killed by illuminating gas in a
five-story tenement in East Eleventh
street to-day and many occupants of
neighboring flats were more or less
overcome. The dead are:
Otto Grossman, So years old, a host
Ter.
Jennie Grossman, 80 years, his wife;
and Rosie Longfelder, 33 years old, a
seamstress, boarding with the Gross
mans.
Two gas jets were found turned on
full head.
According to the neighbors, Cross
man several times threatened to turn
on the gas and end his life and that of
his wife.
Last night, it is said, there was a
merry-FnalSing at the Grossman fiat
and considerable wine was drunk
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
WILLIAM WOULD NOT
RUN AFTER THE DUKE.
How Cumberland Escaped an Inn
perinI sOn-in-Layy.

Berlin, March 23.-The enlightenment
Of the Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam to Princess Alexandria OF Bruins.
wick and Luneburg. the Duke OF Cum
berland's second daughter. which was
rumored 10 be under negotiation last
year, M the time Emperor william
visited copfnhagen, and which thea
was denied. apparently had some basis
IN fact, but was frustrated by the Duke
Of Cnmberlande sudden departure from
Copenhagen iuet before the Emperor ;
arrival, According 70 the Brunswick
Lnndee IelfunR The Emperor resented
the Dukes departure and characterized
IL af an nufouf, adding 90 r. hiRh mill
fary parsonage lu bis encourage. fhaf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24

Inns, Wesley Crayton and George Gran
berry as delegates at large to the Chi
cagO Republican convention. The
eight congressional districts have held
and instructed for President Roosevelt.
Resolutions were passed strongly in
dorsing President Roosevelts admins
tration, and instructing the delegates
to cast their ballots for his nomina
ton
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
KILLED THREE NEGROES.
Posse Returned the Fire of Party
That Was in Ambush.

Little Rock, Ask, March ga spe-
cial to the Gazette from Dewitt, says:
Three negroes were killed to-day at
St. Charles. this county.
A posse of deputy sheriffs was en-
gagged in a search for two negroes, who
yesterday had seriously wounded two
white men in a fist fight at st. Charles,
and while passing through a section of
woodland, they were fired at from Il
thicket by party of negroes. The
whites returned the fire and instantly
killed Garrett Flood, Will Madison and
VIII Baldwin.
The tragedy has greatly aroused the
community and further trouble Is
feared. A posse left here tonight for
st. Charles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
FLEET, AFTER ALL, IS
AT VLADIV0ST0K.

st. Petersburg, March 2S.-According
to private advices from Vladivostok'
the Russian squadron is still there.
Private kilograms received at the
admiralty here say that Immediately
following the Port Arthur lombard
ment yesterday the Japanese again
spread reports among the Chinese that
the Russians had abandoned the town.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
THE CATTLE BREEDERS
CHOSE THEIR OFFICERS.
Work of the Convention Held mt
Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, Fla, March 23.-The
Cattle Breeders in convention here, or
ganized themselves into an association,
to be known as the Southeastern Cat
tie Breeders Association.
They adopted a constitution and
elected officers as follows: President,
S. H. Gaitskill. Florida: vice presi-
dents, c.. A. Carsons. Florida: l. C.
Wade. Georgia, and DR.. II. F. Cary.
Alabama; secretary, J. A. Holloman,
Florida; treasurer Jasper Summerlin,
Florida.
Executive Committee-A. r. Cum
mer, r. NJ. Storm ]. M. Lee, w. 3
Henderson, G.. Murphy. John L. Ed
wards, ]. A. Crawford and Mcqueen
Chaires of Florida: w. r. Townsend,
r. r. Park and w. L. Glessner Of
Georgia, and c. c. Thach, II. H.
WEIGH and T. c. Chambliss of Ala-
bama.
The president of the association was
empowered to appoint a board of ar
bitration.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
MEN BEHIND SULLY
SHOWN BY HIS BOOKS.

Creditors of SuIIy Think others
VIII BE Involved.
New York. March 23.-It was said
on the Cotton Exchange to-day, that
sensational developments are expected
when the receivers begin their inves-
tigation of Sully's books. The books,
it was reported, contain records of the
transactions made by Sully for at least
two of the capitalists, who are said to
have backed the Sully deal, and the
creditors expressed the belief that
these records will enable them to reach
the men responsible for the sully con
tracts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
CATER ETHERIDGE DEAD;
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
COrOner's Jury Decided That Death
Was AcGfd entail.

Macon, March 23.-Cater Etheridgs
one of the best-known and most sue
cessful merchants of the city, was
found on the second floor Of his place
of business on Third street this after
noon, dead, a pistol ball hole in the
back of the head telling how he died.
The coroner's jury would not take a
suicidal view Of the death, neither
could foul play be established. A YER
dict alleging accidental death was re-
turned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
TURKISH TROOPS HAVE
SURROUNDED ALBANlANS.
shaIsir Pasha Is Negotiating with
the Albanian Forces.

salonica, Macedonia, March "a
Twelve battalions of Turkish troops,
commanded by Shakir Pasha, have
surrounded 10000 Albanians at Babe
lep.
shakir Pasha has asked for REIN
forcemenfs. Ten additional battalions
will be sent TO him. Pending their ar
rival shakir Pasha is negotiating with
the Albanians.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
PREPARING BANDkGES
FOR THE RUSSIAN SICK.

Vladivostok. March 22.-While the
situation here remains quiet II IL not
'Fpected that Yladiyostok will con-
tnue 20 be much longer free from the
Vigorous operations Of ire japanese.
IN anticipation ~ the appearance Of
ne enemy end ~ a possible siege, q
ls9iee' Circle baa been formed Whirll
.llt sik hours daily af fhe ministry ~
,iAfne, PREPARING DauQagea ~ Nnen
'~t Alfk salons Rno soldiers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
WAR IN THE EAST
To BE A LONG One
PEACE WILL NOT SOON
CALM THE RUFFLED SPIRITS OF
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Writes of the Cam
paign as He Anticipates 1t Win
BE Worked Out-LOOks for the
Japanese to Land Their Main
Force at New Chwang-Expects
the War to he Fought Upon the
Plains of Central Manchuria-Japs'
Way for Retreat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24

New York. March 23.-charles NJ.
schwab. former president OF the United
states Steel Corporation, arrived to-
day on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse
Mrs, schwab was a the pier 70 meet
,fIaufad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
ONE JAP WAS KILLED
IN BRUSH NEAR ANU.

Seoul March pa brush between
the opposing forces has occurred at
the outposts of ANU. One Japanese
was killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
DEATH OF HUBBARD
NOW CONFIRMED.
A. d. wallace Himself Had Marrow
Escape.

Wllliamstown, Mass. March 2S.-The
reports Of the death Of Leonidas Hub
bard. Jr.. assistant editor OF outing
Magazine. while on an exploring ex-
peditlon in Labrador, were confirmed
to-day. by a letter received by relatives
OF A. Dillon Wallace. a former VIII
Jamestown man. who Is the surviving
white man Of the party
The latter was written by Wallace
a. Northwest river Ia December. near
~ two months after the death ~ Hub
bard Hubbard'H strength gave out
and Wallace went after provisions. but
iosi biz way Wallace hnd a nRrfow
e8caps.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24

New York. March 1.-THE directors
On the Cone0lidnfed Tobacco and Amer
lean Tobacco aud the Continental To-
bacc0 companies have re-eiecied the
0MclaiH Of ths fcspegHVe companies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
REPEATS THE BATTLESHIP
WAS SUNK FOR RUSSIA

Berlin, March ga special dispatch
from Yokohama repeats the report
sent from Toxic that the Japanese
made an attack on Port Arthur March
IS and sank a Russian battleship.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24
SAYS THE JAPS CAN'T
FIGHT EFFECTIVELY

81. Petersburg, March a. 6;l5 a. M
Two belated press dispatches, dated
Mukden, March 20. have been received
They refer briefly to the last lombard
ment OF Port Arthur, but shed no new
light on the result Of the combat. The
Novosu holds that the failure Of this
bomba rdmeni despite the different as
nositlon Of the enemys ships ana that
on he frultless attack Of Maren ?. con.
arms the opinion Of the liability o.
~ Japanese 20 effectively conduct
war.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-24

Hassfass Not - = Harry
Shanghai. March zs.-rhe kuaslanl
eonfinfie ~ eVade the Carrying 9ut or
---,.-e.s.....s ~ l5ifth pare.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

tiser, occurs the first notice of the
affair:
1--WE stop the press to announce the
melancholy intelligence that General
Hamilton is dead. He expired about
2:30 o'clock"
On the following day and for sever
al days thereafter the newspapers ap-
peared with wide black borders on all
of their pages. The newspapers in
this city, Boston and other cities did
the same as soon as the news was re-
ceived, for, dependent upon stage
coaches for information, many of the
outlying towns did not hear of Ham
ilton's death until after the funeral
In New York.
The funeral was held on Saturday
July IA, and Hamilton was buried
where his remains still lie, in Trinity
churchyard, New York. Practically
the entire city went into mourning
Business was suspended, for days the
flags were at halfmast, and hundreds
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Maj. Richard Church OF Rochester,
He IL . grandson Of John B. Church,
to whose house the body of Hamilton
was taken from Mr.. Bayard's home In
Greenwich village.
The history of the pistols is inter
esting. Mr.. Church purchased them
in London, and it is said they were
made by a celebrated gunsmith. w.
H. Mortimer, gunmaker to George Ill.
They were used in the duel between
Aaron Burr and Mr.. Church in 1893,
and it is stated that they next figured
In the fatal meeting between Philip
H. Hamilton, the eldest son of Alex
ander Hamilton, and George l. Fac
ker, who fought at Weehawken on
Nov. %, 1901, young Hamilton being
shot in the right side and dying the
next day.
AS Alexander Hamilton was the
challenged party, he had the choice
of weapons, and it is but natural that
his brother-in-law's famous pistols
were used again. After the duel they
were returned to Mr.. Church and
have been carefully preserved In the
family ever since.
When the railroad was cut through
in the early seventies the last vestige
of the old dueling ground was oblit-
Grated. A large red sandstone boul-
der had up to that time stood near
the spot, and it was said that upon
this boulder the head Of Hamilton
rested after he was shot. This origi-
nal boulder may still be seen in the
little Enclosure on the high cliff, over
100 feet above the old fighting place.
Efforts have from time to time
been made to erect suitable monu-
ment near the site to Hamilton, but
nothing except a very modest monu-
ment stands there to-day. A small
semi.circular plat of ground has been
set apart in the locality now known
as Highwood, and which may be
reached in about ten minutes from
the ferry landing at Weehawken, and
here is to be seen the only memorial
of the duel.
The red sandstone boulder stands
upon granite pedestal, and the boul-
der is surmounted by an ancient bust
of Hamilton, done by Riordan, the
sculptor In 1894 number of resi-
dents in the neighborhood had o