The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
WORLD NEWS.

Former Governor Lloyd LOundes
of Maryland is dead.
The whiskey trust has reduced its
product to a lower price than at any
time in four years.
Miss Eva c. Booth is the new com,
mauder Of the Salvation Army in the
United States. She will be called
General Booth.
Former Vice President Levi p
Morton has Just given SG00,O 600 to the
fund for the completion of the Ca
thedral Of St John the Divine in
New York.
Bishop John Lancaster Spalding,
Roman Catholic prelate of Peoria,
Ill, was stricken with paralysis at
his residence last Friday His ply
sicians are hopeful of his recovery.
The soldiers from the Russian gar
ris0u ut Port Arthur are this week
being transported as prisoners of
war to Japan. They are receiving
the kindliest treatment from the
Japanese.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri, who
W III lNItIt nun lllt StIlttif VII NldICIl
4th, will be appointed TO the Inter
state commerce commission by the
president to fill the place to be made
vacant by the retirement of James
D. YeOmans of Iowa.
Gen. Stoessel the Russian com
mandpr at Port Arthur who surren-
dered to Gen Nogi, was much sur
prised on learning of the repeated de-
feat of Gen. Kuropatkin He said
he supposed KurOpatkin's army was
within 20 miles of Port Arthur.
Alvah Adams, democrat, was in
augurated Governor of Colorado at
Denver on Tuesday. At his side,
while the oath was being admins
tered, stood the retiring governor
and late republican candidate for re-
election, James H. Peabody, who has
begun bitter contest for
the office, claiming fraud in the vOt-
ing.
1t is reported from Toxic from
what is thought TO be perfectly re-
liable sources that the Russian gem
erals in MaHchuria are closing conf
dence in General Kuropatkin, and
that the Russian situation around
Mulkden is IA serious one. 1t is fear
ed that If Knropatkin attacks the
Japanese position along the Shakhe
river he will court disaster, and that
his further retreat will mean the
decentralization of his army.
The Japanese Intend to establish a
naval station at Port Arthur. The
administration at Port Ar
.IUr will retain only Il small garri-
son as soon as the prisoners are with
drawn and order is restored. The
fleet is husily engaged in clearing
mines, but owing to their great num-
Der navigation will be unsafe for a
long time. Only government craft
will be allowed to enter the harbor.
1t is probable that Dalny soon will
be opened up to neutrals.
Gov Joseph w. Folk was inaugu-
rated at Jefferson City, Mo-, on Tues
day. In his inaugural address he
said: "The legislator who sells his
vote trafIics in the honor of sover-
eign people, and prostitutes the trust
repOsed in him. There can be no
Olfense which, if allowed to 90 on, is
fraught with. graver consequences.
1t is more fatal to civic life than any
other crime, for it pollutes the stream
Of law at its source. 1t makes the
passage Of laws mere matters of bar
gain and sale, thwarts Justice, en-
thrones iniquity and renders lawful
government impossible. If all acts
We're for sale, We would have a gov
err ment not OF, for and by the peo-
pl, but a government of, for and by
th" few with wealth enough to pur-
chase official favor It is the highest
duty of every legislator, of every
official and of every citizen to do all
he can to eradicate this evil, which
is the greatest enemy to free govern
ment and the greatest danger that
confronts this nation to-day"