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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
LIFE At PORT ARTHUR.

Plenty to Eat and Everything Quiet
at Present
The train which left Port Arthur
at the time Of resumption Of com.
munication. arrived at Lao Yang ON
the 18th. A passenger said:
Life at Port Arthur goes on quiet
ly. and there are plenty of provisions
there.
ION the day that communication
was cut Off crowds Of people listened
10 q band concert on the boulevard"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
JAPs LOSE WAR VESSEL.
Torpedo Boat 10 Blown UP While Re-
moving Mines.

The Japanese torpedo boat No. ~
was destroyed while removing mines
from Kerr bay. north Of Talienwan
Port Dalny). Seven men were killed
and seven we're wounded. This 10 the
nrst war vessel Japan has lost in the
war. Torpedo boats No. 4s and - dis
covered a large mechanical mine In
Kerr bay. Their various attempts to
blow 1t up failed, and 1t suddenly ex-
ploded Of Itself. cutting No. 48 in two.
The torpedo boat sank in seven min
utes. The squadron hurried boats to
the rescue and picked up the
wounded.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
FRANCES FAITH SHAKEN.
Belief In Russia's Prowess Receives
Serious Setback.

A Paris dispatch says: French con-
fldence in Russian prowess is much
broken as a result OF the recent de-
velopments concerning the weakness
of General Kuropatkin's land forces.
The early Japanese successes were
accepted as merely preliminary, 1t be-
ing believed by the officials and pub
lie here generally that Kuropatkin
was concentrating vast force, ap-
proximately 100000 men, which even.
tually would annihilate the smaller
Japanese army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
CARNEGIE GlrnS
 SOME GOOD ADVICE
TELLS MILLiONAIRES HOW TO GET RID OF THEIR SURPLUS WEALTH-MUsT USE IT TO BET. TER OTHERS.

New York, March 9-Advice to million aires as to how to get rid of their sur plus wealth has been given by Andrew Carnegie at a memorial gathering in honor of Peter Cooper, founder of Cooper union.
 "One must always honor the pioneers of humanity" said the iron master. Tt Is not the millions or by the millions that the greatest advances are won. It is to the individual that we owe the divine im- pulse. The distribution of wealth Is the greatest problem of the age. I care not how great an individualist man may be, he must realize that that problem must first find solution.
 ''1he world will make no progress ex- cept under the law of Christ, that a man may reap as he sows. It is written that man must work out his own destiny un- der his own vine and fig tree.
 T would not wish to be understood as putting down life as a mere pursuit of money I think a man who has entered any profession Is working for tho ad- yancement of the race. The successful captain of industry Is not of that low type who seeks the hoarding of dollars as his fife work. The money which reaches be- yond hls wants he seeks to find use for In the bettering of others"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
WILLIAMS COMMENTS
 ON OHIO LYNCHlNG

town. When the crime is avenged, wheth- CT lawfully or unlawfully, they are satis- fled with the destruction of the alleged criminal, and good and innocent darkies are not punished, nor are their homes de- stroyed on his account.
 There is also this startling difference. When a thing of that sort happens in Ohio, we people down south do not indict the whole state nor even the whole com l munity, much less the entire white popu- lation; whereas, when a thing identical in character occurs anywhere down south no matter how aggravated the crime, even though it be accompanied by murder, the people of Ohio have a habit of indicting the entire white population of the entire south for being benighted and barbarous. We konw the people of Ohio are highly civilized despite the appearance of this sort of thing now and then"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Neqro Makes Second Escape.

St. Joseph, Mo, March 9.-Mark Dunn, the murderer who was sen fenced to be hanged here Friday and who escaped Monday last, sought food and medicine at the home of James r. Inchutt, a farmer, near Rosendale, to- day. He has pneumonia. He was kept under guard until tonight at 8 o'clock, when he again escaped, heavily armed, and said he would never be taken alive. Sheriff Spencer of St. Joseph and a posse are in pursuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
WANTS NEGRO ISLAND.
CoIored Bishop Urges Purchase of San
 Domingo for This Purpose.

Chicago, March 9.-Tonight in a meeting preliminary to the general conference of the African Methodist church, Bishop Charles s. Smith of De- troit, Mich, urged that the United States should acquire the island of San Domingo as place of refuge for the negro race.
 How can a race ever remain pass i've and non-resentful in the face of such barbarities as the recent burning of colored people in Georgia and Mis- sissippi?" he asked.
 A number of the higher officials of the African church were present at the meeting, and the speech of Bishop Smith was loudly applauded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10

WY ASHINGTON, March 9.-(Spe-
 NN cial)-The lynching of the ne-
 gro Dixon by a Springfield, O.. mob caused a good deal of comment in the house today, especially among the southern members of congress.
 "If this Springfield, O., lynching had occurred in the south said Representa- tive Williams, fit would have been in- dubitable proof of at least some degree of lawlessness. Having happened in Ohio, I suppose 1t merely argues a short cut to justice and subsequently, to justice attained by little bit of playful arson.
 By the way, when the people of Mis- sissippi or Texas take a short road to what they momentarily imagined to be justice, they never follow 1t up by punishing all darkies in sight and by burning out the negro parts of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
CONGRESSMEN ARE
 ALL STIRRED UP Whole House Angry at BriS-
 tow's Report. THOMPSON MAKES PROTEST Senator Pettus Talks of Democratic Presidential chances-Smoot Hear ing Attracts Large Crowds.
 Other Washington Gossip.
THOMPSON MAKES PROTEST
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, March 9.--(Special.)- democrats, under the lead of Representa- tive Williams of Mississippi, seem to be entirely right in insisting upon a general nvestgaton of the postoffice department and insist that their resolution to that ef- feet ought to be passed. The department S investigation of It's own corruption did not bring out one-half. 1t is believed here The house was today plunged into lively debate over the publication of the Bristow report, which names nearly half of It's membership All the members concerned were angry over what they termed Bris- tows indictlng them for honoring their requests on the postoffice department Representative Overstreets motion to lay the Hay resolution on the table met with little approval and was vigorously com batted even by some of the republican leaders.
 It develops that not a few of those prominently mentioned were actually done an injustice by the postoffice department, according to their statements. Dozens of members of congress have been pouring into the postofhce department since the publication of the report asking for copies of their papers relative to the rental of postoffice premises.
 Thompson Makes Call.
 Among the visitors at the first assistant postmaster generals office this morning was Representative Thompon of Alabama. He is reported by MT. Bristow to be the owner of the building at Tuskeegee Tn which the potoffice is located and at whose request the annual rental was in- creased.
 MT. Thompson told MT. Wynne that while he owned the building in which the postoffice was located the contract hao been made with the government before he became A. membr of congrss. which had been held by the attorney general to pc legal MT. Thompson made speech In the house this afternoon, giving the same explanation of the mention of hls name III the Bristow report. .
 One of the most insistant was oehauol Warren of Wyoming, who went stralenI for General Bristow The foruth assist- ant who has not been at his desK TOT slA weeks was not on hand this morning, 50 Senator Warren talked with MT eoL- ried the chief clerk of the fourth assist ant o1nce.
 Senator Warren Indicted. "In this report General Bristow has me credited with indorsing certain matters relating to A postoffce in town that Is in the district looked after by my col league, Senator Clark have never been to this office, written, or communicated with 1t in any way concerning this town and I should like to know how my name became connected with 1t and who IS responsible for the statement in the re- port"
 That part of the report was attended to by the office of the first assistant replied MT. Conried.
 q have got nothing to do with that, said MT. Warren. Tt was in the Bristow report and I am looking to him for an exclamation have examined my letter files and there is nothing to show Inter course between me and this office on that subject"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
CITY OFFICIALS FIGHT.
Mayor of Roanoke Is Badly Used Up
 By City Councilman.

Roanoke. Va, March 9.-In a street fight today between Mayor Joel Cutchin and City Councilman J. c. Page. the mayor was badly used up and Is confined to his bed with broken arm and cuts and bruises on his head and face. MT. Page suffered minor bruises The two men have been political enemies. The difficult ty today grew out of a severe arraign- ment of the mayor by MT. Page at last nights meeting of the city council
 MT. Cutchin carried a revolver and a heavy cane but did not draw the pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Desperate Street Duel Fought.

Ashevllle. N. C., March 9.-A telephone message received here tonight from Mar shall, Madison county, thirty miles from here, says that desperate street duel was fought there this afternoon between Lon Wells of this county. a mar named Hagan and another man, whose name could not be learned Wells and Hagan were both killed, and the third man badly injured. The cause of the trouble is given as ill-feeling between Wells and Hagan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Another Big Iron Order.

Youngstown, O., March 9.-Judge Butler, Jr., chairman of the Bessemer Pig Iron association, states that the United States Steel corporation today accepted options on April delivery of 50,00O additional standard Bessemer pig iron, making 100000 tons of actual purchases by this corporation within the last ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
BARRETT IS TRANSFERRED.
Becomes Minister to Panama Instead
 of to Argentine Republic.

Washington March 9.-The President has directed the transfer of John Barrett. present minister to the Argentine repub- lie, to be minister at Panama.
 ". w. Russell at present charge at Panama, has been made minister to Co., lombia, and Arthur W. Beaupre, now minister to Colombia has been made minister to Argentine to succeed Mir. Bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
MONUMENT ERECTED
 OYER NEGRO'S GRAVE
CITY OF COLUMBUS MARKS REST ING PLACE OF BRAGG SMITH, WHO DIED TRYING TO SAVE HU- MAN LIFE.

Columbus, Ga, March -(Special.)-The city of Columbus has erected a marble monument over the grave of Bragg Smith, the negro laborer who lost his life last September while attempting to save the life of Superintendent of Public Works Robert L. Johnson.
 It is of the finest Georgia and Vermont marble. The monument is inscribed on one side as follows: Erected by the city of Columbus to mark the last resting place of Bragg Smith, who died on Septem- Der 30, 1903, in the heroic but fruitless eff fort to rescue the city engineer from caving excavation on Eleventh street
 On the other side are the lines:
 Honor and fame
 From no condition rise;
 Act well your part
 There all the honor Hes"
 While a committee from the city council was inspecting the monument to see that the work had been satisfactorily done, the wires were bringing the details or the burning of the negro section of the nortn- ern city of Springfield, Ohio, my mop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
CONGRESSMEN INDIGNANT
 AT BRISTOW'S CHARGES

 w publication of in that connection today indignant
  stant
   doing corruption and rreguaity face of the earth"
  lis to the pot. making of ] wi
  
  Iuntl4 oc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10

had the honor, however, of a most pleas ant meeting with your chief clerk
 Altogether MT. Lusks address was well received, and when he sat down there was a spontaneous outburst of applause. Mir. Burnett replied to Mir. Lusk's charges in an address of fifteen minutes.
 The two speakers left here today for Ashvllle, where they will speak tomor- row at Il a. m. A debate will be held at Springville the day following
 CHARLES E. MEEKS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10

Certainly not by state legislation. con gross is the only power that can do 1t, but 1t has sadly failed to do so. Burnett has never introduced bill Of that sort. Others have introduced them, but they never passed, because too many railroad lawyers were there.
 John Burnett is a railroad democrat; I am just a plain democrat.
 "The rate on car of cattle from Att talla to Chattanooga is SIP, but a little further up the road where there are no competing lines the rates are higher yet the distance shorter. From Collinsville to Chattanooga the rate on a car of cat tie is s2o, and from Fort Payne 1t is S2S."
 At this point Lusk called upon Burnett to produce his railroad passes and Bur nett dug them up, to the great amusement of the crowd. Lusk held the passes high over his head and declared they repre- scented $40 savings for every trip Burnett made to Washington.
 Concerning Burnett's Letters.
 Burnett says these letters I have of his are private" said Lusk. 'Yes, they are private, and would forever have re- mained so had I not gotten hold of them. Uaughter.) But the people have right to know what their congressman Is doing and what kind of letters he is writing"
 AL tnlS point LuSK read the rOIlOW1ng letter written by Burnett:
 "Col. A. B. Andrew First Vice President
 Southern Railway. Raleigh, N. C.:
 Dear Sir-Your esteemed favor of the 27th inst just to hand, saying that you had sent round trip pass for Miss Reagan I thank you very much for your kindness. I am on the committee on railroads and canals. Hadn't you better come up to see me-"
 Colonel Andrews should have the praise for opening the Coosa river, declared Lusk. Didn't you bring that committee here on a pass" asked Lusk, turning to Burnett and referring to the committee from congress which came to see about the locks in the Coosa river?'
 'Yes. sir. I did," replied Burnett
 Lusk read another of Burnetts letters as follows:
 Letter to Colonel Henderson. "Col. w. A. Henderson, Assistant General
 Counsel of Southern Railway, Washing
 ton, D. C.:
 Dear Sir-Your esteemed favor of the Nst inst, enclosing pass over A. G. s. and Southern system to hand. For this thank you most heartily. and for your
 nfidence and esteem. Not fso much do aank you for the passes themselves, but
 IT the kindly manner in which you con- them. I called to see you yesterday
 t found that you had left the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Cotton Exchange to Close.

New York, Harch e.-The cotton ex- change will be closed Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Race for Congressman from the Seventh District Promises
 to Be Warm
RAILROAD PASSES SEEM
 ID BE THE CHIEF ISSUE
Burnett's FeIlow-T Townsment In Gads' den Greet Him Enthusiastically and Both Men Are
 Loudly Cheered.

Gadsden, March s.-(Special)-A great crowd gathered at the court house at Il o'clock this morning to hear the joint dis oussion between Congressman J. L. Bur nett and the Hon. J. A. Lusk. candidates for congress from the Seventh district. This is Burnett's home town, and In his address he had his audience worked up to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Farmers from every beat in the county began to arrive early in the morning and when the two candidates entered the court room at the appointed hour every availa- ble space was occunied. Many stood in the aisles during the entire two hours and gave enthusiastic attention through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Pettus Is Confident.

In the opinion of Senator Pettus Of Ala bama the Kansas City platform should not be reaffrmed by the St. Louis demo- cratic convention.
 "I do not believe" said the senator this morning that the party should indorse the Kansas City platform. To do so would be simply to invite defeat. would also oppose indorsng the gold standard There are enough important questions be- fore the country without the necessity of placing in the next platform refer ence to the money question. The party ought to ignore the quarrels of the nine ties and make every effort to get togeth- CT. At this time, we. of course, cannot tell what the main issue will be, but the tariff and the subject of imperialism will come prominently before the people,
 "As to candidates" concluded the sem ator 'there are plenty of excellent men in the democratic party. Should the dem ocrats of New York be able to unite upon man, believe he would be nominated and elected"
 The indications are that the Reed Shoot investigation will continue through the session and into the next. The commit tee has only begun to hear the evidence. Tn the meantime the committee room is crowded most with women anxious to hear every word of the testimony brought out under cross-examination.
 Roosevelt will be nominated, of course, but as to the outcome of the election that is another question" ex-Senator Pet tigrew of South Dakota said this after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10

10 taIk over tht ROseDud reSerVat10n land matters with the President.
 The Washington Star of today prints the following: "An alliance between Wil- liam J. Bryan and William R. Hearst, with a view of dictating the democratic Presidential candidate. Is said to be a certainty; in fact 1t Is asserted by man very close to Mfr. Hearst h:n self thai the present arrangement is that Mir. Bry- an will present Mr. Hearst's rarns to the St. Louis convention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
TO MAKE LITTLE ONES HAPPY.
Appropriate Gifts to Be Sent to the
Children's Hospital.

The employees of the asserting and
checking division of the sixth auditors
Office celebrated Christmas in a graceful
fashion this afternoon. This division in
cludes among it's clerks a number of
young women, who, in looking about for
some one to make happy, hit upon the
scheme of erecting Christmas tree and
sending the gifts therefrom to the in
mates of the Children's Hospital. These
gifts include picture books, magazines,
&C., all Of which will be greatly appreci-
ated by the children, who are too i'll to
enjoy the other Christmas fixings. The
decoration of the tree was done this
morning before office hours, all Of the
ladies helping out with some fancy de-
vice. In addition to the presents for the
children there was also small gift and a
box of candy on the tree for each one Of
the employees. The room where the tree
was erected, in the southeast corner of
the seventh floor of the post Office build
ing, was gaily decorated for the occasion.
Every incandescent light in the room was
transformed to a Christmas bell by tho
judicious and artistic application of red
crepe paper, and long streamers of the
paper were suspended from the corners
of the room. The chandeliers and wall
brackets were hung with holly and ever
green, and the whole Office was made as
festive in appearance as possible. The
clerks gathered about the tree after IL
o'clock and received their gifts, one Of
their number acting as Santa Claus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
REALTY TRANSACTIONS
CURRENT GOSSIP IN REGARD 10
TWO DEALS.
Large Site Opposite French Legation
Location Reported to Have Been
Sold for $125, ZOO.

There are some interesting bits of gossip
current In real estate circles In regard to
transactions involving the transfers of
rather large properties. No definite infor-
nation is to be had as to the details of the
transactions, as the persons who are sup
pc sed to have the information are not Civ
ing 1t out. According to the general I'M
Outstanding agreement has been reach
ed for the sale of what is known as the
Kali tract This refers to that part of a
rather extensive piece of ground which is
on the north side of S street between 22d
and sd streets northwest. 1t lies directly
by the French government as a site for a
legation building. The total area is about
81 eco square feet, with broad frontage of
some 800 feet on street. The considera-
ton is said to be $2.65 per square foot,
which would aggregate over $125,O00..
There is no Information as to who the
rev purchaser is or what the plans are in
regard to the use of the property. The
only improvements on the property Is a
house. which Is one of the oldest in the
District and once the home of the family
who have owned the property for a great
many years. Formerly the tract extended
to Florida avenue. but since the opening
Of the streets a subdivision has been made
and number Of lots sold off in the south
ern section of the tract. Westcott & Sto-y,
real estate brokers. are said to have made
the sale.
OF Mrs. John Davis. 1211 Connecticut ave-
rue. has been sold and that 1t Is to be the
home of DR.. Loren Johnson. The price
paid is said to have been $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
REMOVAL OF WRECKS.
Sunken Scow and Raft in Potomac No
Longer Distractions.

Colonel Leach. the engineer officer in
charge of government operations on the
Potomac river. has reported to the War
Department that the wreck of scow in the
Potomac river at this city, which was laden
with old iron, ETC., has been lifted with
chains by the use of jacks and removed to
Easily Point. All the articles recovered
from this wreck will be sold at auction.
The sunken raft in the Potomac river near
Swami Point, Md, is no longer an obstruc-
ton to navigation. This raft was composed
of about 300 piles and sank in water TWEEN
ty-four feet Deep It was feared that it
would constitute dangerous obstruction to
navigation. Arrangements were made by
Colonel Leach to blow up the wreck with
dynamite, but that course has been found
unnecessary, the piles recently became
waterlogged and sank to the bottom. 1t is
expected they will soon be destroyed by the
teredo worm.
A contract has been made with the Mary
land Dredging and Constructing Company
of Baltimore for redredgng slight shoals
in the lower Potomac, which shoaling has
occurred since the completion of the dredg-
ing of the channel in 1902. The present rul-
ing depth of water in the channels of the
lower Potomac is %. 5 feet at mean low tide.
The project is to secure navigable depth
of twenty-four feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Naval Orders.

Commander v. L. Cottman, from COM
mand Of the Wyoming, and await orders.
Commander ]. E. Roller, from navy yard,
Norfolk, Va, to command the Wyoming.
Paymaster T. j. Arms, from the Southery.
navy yard, Portsmouth N. H, to the Cavite
station, Philippine Islands, for duty as pay
officer of that yard.
Paymaster T. S. Jewett, from the naval
station Cavite, Philippine Islands, to Ma
Mia, Philippine Islands, for duty in charge
of navy pay office there when 1t is estab-
lished.
Chief Carpenter P. T. Mayer, retired to
the works of William Cramp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building Company, Philadel-
phia, Pa, as assistant to the experimenting
constructor at those works.
Lieutenant Commander w. P. White from
the naval station, Cavite, Philippine Islands,
to the New Orleans.
Lieutenant Commander H. Phelps, from
the Helena to the New Orleans.
Lieutenant Commander H. Rodman, from
the New Orleans to the Cincinnati
Midshipman c. A. Richter, from the
Helena to the Cincinnati.