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THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS 'BANK. ?AUGUSTA, GA. Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited, li. C. HAINE, Presideut. (JHA8. C. HOWARD,* Cashier. THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA' L. C.SHAYNK, FRANK G. FORD. President. Cashier." CAPITAL $250,000. Und i vfded Profits. J $120,000 OurXew Vault contains -\ia Snfty-I.ock Boxes, which wc 'iffer to our patrons and tfcii public at three to ten dollars per annum. VOL. 69. EDGE? .?LD, S. C., Wl?ESDAY, MARCH I(>, 1904. NO. 12. Such News As ls Available Nt Def?nate - ? ACTIV? HOSTILITIES HAVE BE6U? Sharp Fighting Reported Betweei thsuFor?es of Russia and Japan News Indcf Inate. St. Petersburg, By Cable -The Em .peror received a message from Viceroj Alexieff which says: . "Admiran Marakoff, commanding th? fleet, reports from Port Arthur under date of March 10 as follows: "Six torpedo boats which went out to sea the night of March 10, four ot them being under the. command . of Capt. Mattoussevitch,. encountered the ene my's torpedo boats -followed by cruis ers. A hot action ensued in which the torpedo boat destroyer - Vlaslini dis-: charged a Whitehead torpedo and sunk one of the enemy's torpedo boats. SOn .the way back the torpedo boat destroy er Stereguschtchi. commanded by Lieu tenant Sergueieff, sustained damages: her engine was disabled and she be gan to founder. By S o'clock in the morning five Of our torpedo boat de stroyers and returned. When the crit ical position of the Stereguschitchi be came evident I hoisted my flag on the cruiser Novik and went with the Novik and the cruiser Boyar?n .to the rescue. But as five of the enemy's cruisers sur rounded our destroyer and as their bat tleship squadron was approaching, I did not succeed in saving the Steregus chlchl, which foundered. Part of the crew was made prisoners and part was drowned. "On the ships which participated in the night attack, one officer was seri ously and three other * were ' slightly wounded, two soldiers were killed and eighteen were wounded. - "At 9 o'clock fourteen of the ene my's ships assembled lxrore Port Ar thur and .a .bombardment. was begun with tire; heavy guns "of.their battle ship squadron at long range. "This lasted until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. It is estimated that the enemy fired 154 twelve-inch shells: The damage to our vessels was insignifi cant, and they are again- ready for battle. . Our losses were one officer slightly wounded and one soldier killed and four soldiers wounded. "The illumation of the sea at night hy the searchlights mounted at our .batteries was most satisfastory; and several times isolated shots from our batteries forced the enemy's torpedo boats to retire. ' "With the commencement of the bombardment at djjvn the guns of the fortress, replied to the enemy's fire. "The crews of all the ships engaged gave proof of remarkable coolness in action. "A bombardment at such a distance ?rust be.considered ineffective,_but thc Japanese cruiser iTakasaga isj^ceported .iamase^th? extent of which, however, iT""was; impossible to ascertain at a distance of five miles. Many shells w?re fired.at a rance pf IV* miles. "I have the honor to r?port the fore going to your Majesty. ("Signed) UEXEFF." ? ' '3 ?-'-. Toko, Ey ?ab}e-Official and pri avte reports both Indicate that Admiral Togo's fourth attack on Port Arthur on the 10th instant was the most effective since the first assault of a month aso. One Russian torpedo boat destroyer was sunk and several Russian torpedo boats seriously damaged. The fortifi cations and city were submitted to a heavy bombardment lasting nearly four hours. The naval bombardments of the land works have generally been ineffective, yet the peculiar topograph ical conditions of Port Arthur make' immunity from serious loss from bom bardment almost impossible. Admira! Togo's torpedo flotilla opened the ac tion by boldly steaming in under the batteries ot mechanical mines in the harbor. The closing actiou was the bombard ment of thc inner harbor by the Japan ese battleships. Thc latter took a po sition southwest of Port Arthur and used only their twelve-inch guns. There were' twenty-four twelve-inch Two Army Corps to East. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The fifth army corps at Moscow and the tenth army corps at Kbarkoff will start for the far Kast in a few days. After the war has ended the two corps will re turn to their stations, but the other troops-that dre already in the Orient will remain permanently in the Asiatic provision. Investigation Committee. Washington, Special.-When the House met Saturday Speaker Cannon announced the special committee pro vided for in the McCall resolution adopted by-the House yesterday to in vestigate "the indictment" report from the Postoffice Department as follows: Representative McCall, of Massachus etts, chairman^ Representatives Hitt. Republican, of Illinois; Burton, Repub lican, of Ohio; Metcalf, Republican, of California; McDermott. Democrat, of New Jersey;" Bartlett. Democrat, of Georgia, and Richardson. Democrat, of Alabama. Hj&vy Fire Loss. Chester,' S. C.. Special.-The most disastrous fire in years broke out in tho basement of the Bewley Hardware Company's store Sunday night at* ll o'clock, and; despite the heroic work of the fire department, rapidly spread to the adjoining building-occupied by Kluttz's. New York Racket. For a time it was feared the entire block would go. Tho fire was gotten under control about 3 o'clock Monday morn ing, after, destroying more than $60,00? worth of property. : nsnchtiria in Bad Shape. Pekin. By Cable.-Private Chinesi reports that are being received her? state that the " whole of Manchuria ii in a state of utter confusiong owing t< .'.he Russians having seized all fooc supplies and other commissariat neces sities. The natives are streaming soutl toward the ports and are sufferinj great hardships. The late militar] governor of Kirln has committed sui olde, ow;'? ? to his inability to relieve the peep:*' ? distress or s*op the Rus et&n. deprula'.ionB. { suns in the squadron of six battleships, r?nd each gun fired five rounds, making a total of 120 huge projectiles that were-fired at the city. The bombard ment was deliberate and carefully planned. In order to aid in perfecting jj the firing Admiral Togo stationed the cruisers in a position due east of the entrance to the harbor, and at right i i- ngles to the battleships. The cruisers observed the range and effect of the - ?i-iug.and signaled the results and sug gestions by wireless telegraphy. Ad ?i?iral Togo was unable *o learn defi nitely the results of the bombardment, but later.-private reports .indicate that ? much destruction was caused in the city where serious fires broke out. ; There also was damage to batteries. Capt. Shokiro Asai, commanding the flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers, had , i only three destroyers, but attacked the ; six Russian destroyers, ordered his ? ra ft _ to close in with the enemy. He [ steamed sb close to th? enemy's de stroyers that they almost touched, and a most desperate conflict ensued, from ' which the Russians retired badly dis ! aided. The Japanese flotilla which sunk the - mines at the mouth of the harbor later engaged two Russian destroyers. This j iiotilln was commanded by Command ? er' Tsucbiya. Admiral Togo's object in sending cruisers to Talien Wan Bay ! was to encompass the destruction of a j signal station mine depot at Sam Shanto. This object was achieved and the buildings were demolished: Rear Admiral Dewa and Urtu par ticipated in the operations under Ad miral Togo, the details of whose opera tion?; became known in Japan only Sunday. The HOWS created intense en thusiasm.. Admiral Togo's report came . last night, and but it was withheld until shown to the Emperor. Admiral Togo 13.permanently numbered among the heroes of the empire. The latest report places the Japanese loss at nine killed, five seriously wounded and seventeen slightly hurt. ! The Japanese fleet was not damaged in ! the fighting. j . Odd:-. Against Russia. St. Petersburg. By Cable.-The eable story of the fierce fight off Port Arthur j between the torpedo flotillas, which oe curred Wednesday and the bombard ment which . followed on Thursday mcrhingi was not given out here until after midnight. Two official messages from Viceroy Alexieff had been received during the cay and presented to the Emperor, but j the public "remained in suspense. The ! impression was'that Admiral Makaroff j had directed the attack upon thc ene- f my's fleet. When the texts appeared it j became evident that the collision be- j tween the torpedo flotillas has occur- j led accidentally during the night, i while the Russians were scouting in search of the enemy. As far as Is known here, this is the first time torpedo boats have engaged each other at sea. All the odds were egainst the Russians as the Japanese flotilla, was supported by the. cruiser dash for the" foe^nncTr?ppar?u~t?y~ had the better of the combat, sinking a Japanese torpedo boat, until the crui sers got within range and one of the hitter's shells crippled the Stere suschtchi." I The gallant action of Vice Admiral ! Makaroff in transfering his flag to the J fast cruiser Novik and sailing out in I the face of the enemy in an attempt at I rescue receives unstinted praise, stamp ing him at the outset of his command a.? a man of force and action who in sists on being in the van of the fight lug. The removal of the battleship Ret vizan from the mot'th of the inner har bor, which marked the assumption of command by Admiral Makaroff, will permit the free exit of t,he heavy armored ships. With the channel open it is believed that Admiral Makaroff I i will make the squadron an aggressive force. Appreciating the misfortune of the fleet: it is believed that Admiral Maka roff will attempt to unite his forces by ?.ringing the Valdivostock squadron to ?Port Arthur. Repairs on the battleship Retvizan will be completed in a few weeks, but the battleship Czaravitch is so badly damaged that it is not thought that she can participate in any of the oper ations for a long time." Emperor William on Board. Dover, England, By Cable.-The Ger man Lloyd steamer Koenig Albert, on its way to the Mediterranean with Em peror Willtara on boara, arrived here Sunday afternoon. Sir William Henry Crundell, former mayor of Dover, went on board the Koenig and delivered the dispatches, after which the vessel pro ceeded. Report Denied. Paris, By Gable.-The St. : eters burg correspondent of The Echo de Paris has sent in an interview with Mi Witte, the former Russian Minister of Finance, who denounces as infamous inventions the rumors that Cou: ? Lansdorffis to be replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He declares that the Minister enjoyed the full confi dence of the Sovereign. M. Witte said that he himself would never return to. offiee. The correspondent of The Jour nal in St. Petersburg says that the re ported resignation of Foreign Minister Lansdorff has been denied officially. Telegraphic Briefs. Wesley M. Oler, of Baltimore,' was elected president of the American Ice Company. Dr. Von Koerber, the Austrian Pre niter, made a pessimistic speech at the opening of the Reichsrath. " Fire at Bocas del Toro. Columbia, de stroyed 100 buildings, including the American consulate. Governor Odell's Shipbuilding Trust securities were sold at an apparent loss of ?129,790. Preached on Lynching. Springfield, Ohio, Special.-Jt has been decided by- the authorities here and nt Columbus that the remaining seven companies of State militia which were called here by the recent race riots may be safely dispensed with and all the troops will accordingly leave here in the morning. The city has been thronged all day with strangers who have carried away with them relics of the jail, levee districts, and the pole 6n w-hich Dixon was hung. The pas- j tors of practically all of the churches in the city preached on the lessons to j be drawn from the lynching. A PROCLAMATION ISSUED Our Army and Navy Ordered to Ob serve Strict Neutrality. Washington . Special. - President Roosevelt, after a conference with Secretary of State Hay, issued the following executive orde:-: "All officials of the government, civil, military and naval, are hereby directed not only to observe the Pres ident's proclamation of neutrality in the pending war between Russia and Japa^i, but also to abstain from either action or speech which can legiti mately cause irritation to either of the combatants.- Thc government of the United States represents the peo ple of the United States, not only in the sincerity with which it is en deavoring to keep the scales of neu trality exact and even, but. in the sin cerity with which it deplores the breaking out of the present, war, and hopes that it may end with the earli est possible moment and with the smallest possible loss to those en gaged. Such a war inevitably in creases and inflames the susceptibili ties of the combatants to anything in the nature of an injury or slight by outsiders. Too often combatants make conflicting claims as to the du ties and obligations of neutrals, so that even when discharging these du ties and obligations with scrupulous care, it is difficult to avoid giving of fense to one or' the other party. To such unavoidable causes of offense, due to the performance of national duty, there must not be added any avoidable causes. It is always unfor tunate to bring Oki World antipathies and jealousies into our life or by speech or conduct to excite anger and resentment toward our nation in friendly foreign lands; hut. in a gov ernment employe whose official posi tion makes him in some sense the representative of the people, the mis chief of such action is greatly in creased. A strong and self-confident nation should be particularly careful not only of thc rights, but ot' the sus ceptibilities of its neighbors, and now adays all the nations of the world are neighbors, one to the other. "All officials of the government, civil, military or naval, are expected to carry themselves, both in act and in deed., as to give no cause of just, offense to the people of any foreign laud and friendly power-and with all mankind we are no win friend ship." A Heavy Gale. San Francisco, Special.-The worst rain and wind storm in 13 years swept over this city and along the Pacific coast Thursday doing much damage to shipping, railroads and frame buildings through the State. The storm extended from Sun Diego to Vancouver Island, and it is feared that many marine dis asters have occurerd along the coast. Telegraph and telephone wires were prostrated in every direction and for several hours this cit} was entirely cut off from the outside world. A passen fr&i? at/the Alamed^Mfllq, across the track, so fierce was the gale there. The steeple' of St Paul's church, one of the handsomest in this city, was snapped off and many buildings under construction were badly damaged. A seven-story brick building, almost com pleted at the corner Of Bush and Polk streets, was hopelessly wrecked. Four Hen Burned. Harrisburg. Pa.. Special.-Four un identified men were burned to death in a box car containing gasolene, which caught fire at Branch inter-section, ten miles east of this city. Two others, George Klinger. of Harrisburg, and W. C. Lyter, of Lewistown, barely escaped with their lives, their bodies .and doilies being badly humed. The men were employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad improvement at Enola and were being sent to Bainbridge to clear the ice from the tracks. One of the cars contained five ban-els of gasolene. One of the men struck a match to light his pipe while near one of the gasolene barrels. A spark must have landed on the barrel for in an instant the in terior of the car was a fiery furnace. There was a scramble to get out, but four men were trampled upon by the others and their bodies were afterward found burned to a crisp. A Alilllon Dollar Loss. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Special.-'1'he Sus quehanna river was falling rapidly and the receding waters have left devasta tion in their path from here to Sayre, Pa., a distance of 95 miles. The river is reported clear of ice, but from Sayre to the New York State line there is an other blockade. Three miles south of here is Nanticoke. a distance of six miles, the ice still remaius in the river. There can as yet be no real estimate of damage done, though it is safe to say the loss to railroads, mines and other industries in the Yyoming valley alone will reach a million dollars. Senator Tillman Better. Washington, Special.-Senator Till man's condition continues favorable and he is resting easy. The operation on the tonsil which resulted in remov ing the pus from thc abscess has re lieved him a great deal and he now tithes nourishment more freely. The temperature is also satisfactory. Those attending him say they now see no cause for apprenension. If the improve ment continues as at prpsent the family hope the Senator may take his project ed trip South in a few days. Poisoned By Rough on Rats. Dothan, Ala.. Special;-Mr. T. A. Pe tcrman, his wife and three children, and Mrs. Angus Kirkland and her baby, were poisoned Thursday morning by eating biscuits which were made from flour in which Rough-on-Rats had been put by a small child of Mr. Peterraan. Prompt medical attention ? as procured and they" are now out of danger. Siiarpley Sentenced. Washington, Special.-First Lieuten ant Sharpley. of the Twelfth Cavalry, having been tried by a general coiwt raarlial at Manila and found guilty of serious charges affecting his moral character, has been sentenced to dis missal from the army. The papers have been prepared in the War Department for transmission to the President. Found Dead. Alexandria. Special-Frank Summers, a blacksmith, was found dead beside his mother's grave at Union Cemetery. His face and a portion of his neck had bren badly mutilated by large dogs, which were attacking the body when it was discovered. Suicide is suspected. A wife and five children survive him. PALMETTO POINTS GIVEN IN BRIEF Death of Congressman Croft. A Washington special to The Colum bia State of Friday says: Shortly after 7 o'clock Thursday morning George William Croft, repre sentative in Congress from the second South Carolina district, died at his resi dence, No. 2, Sixth street, N. E., from blood poisoning. The body was taken South on the 9:50 train, accompanied by members of his family and a con gressional delegation. The hour for the funeral will be set after the ar rival of the train at Aiken. Physical exhaustion was the immedi ate cause of Col. Croft's death, but this was the result of the blood poisoning, from which he has been suffering for some time and which was brought on by a small splinter in his thumb. Up to Wednesday it was thought that Col. Croft would recover. But early Wednesday morning hope was aban doned and his sons. Theodore Croft, of Aiken, and Randall Croft, of Provi dence, R. I., were telegraphed for and arrived several hours after the death of their father. Col. Croft was seized with sharp pains in his thumb about 8 weeks ago. His niece, Miss Flo: ide Croft, who is a trained nurse, extracted the splinter, administered a hot witch hanoi application and for some time afterward the pain was eased and Col. Croft was about The capitol as usual. A week later, ho we ver. the pains re curred, the thumb began to swell and Dr. Fred Thompson, of this city, was called in. Meantime Col. Croft's brother. Dr. F. W. Croft, of Aiken, was sent for and noon his arrival a consul tation between himself, Dr. Thompson and Dr. L. L. Freedrich was held. "The swelling was declared to be .due to palmed abscess and an operation was at once decided on. The doctors made an incision extending to the elbow in the hope of affording the patient re lief. But instead a second ahscess formed on the finger and shortly after ward blood poisoning set in. At his bedside when death carno were Col. Croft's brother, Dr. Croft, his niece, who has nursed him devotedly from the very outset of his illness, and his cousins, Misses Mary and Matilda Croft, of this city. The death of Col. Croft has proved a sever shock to the Southern colony here with whom he had become well acquainted already, although serving his first term in Congress. There were scores of his confreres from the house and of friends who called to offer their condolence. Many beautiful flowers were carried South on the funeral train the sympathetic expression of friends here. Congressman George William . Croft, was born in Newberry county, Decem ber 20th, 1S4G. His early education was j : i_iL_i----_:_--title. in 1863 he entered the South Caroling Military Academy at Columbia. Mr. Croft enlisted with the cadets of the academy and continued to serve un til the close of the war. In 1SG0 and ? 1867 Mr. Croft attended the Univer sity of Virginia, and subsequently studied law under Governor B. F. Per ry, at Greenville, and was admitted to the bar in lSt!9; and in 1S70 he located at Aiken, where he has continuously-! practiced his profession. Mr. Croft has been prominently iden tified with Aiken county ever since it became a county in 1872. He has been a member of the South Carolina Sen ate, and served two terms in the House of Representatives. He was also twice elected president of the South Carolina State Bar Associations. Mr. Croft was elected to the Fifty eighth Congress from the second dis trict in 3902, receiving 5,184 votes, against 247 for W. S. Dixon, Republi can. Mr. Croft was married to Miss Flor ence Ethel McMahan. of Alabama, April 17. 1873. His wife and six sons survive him. His sons are: Theodore G. Croft, his law partner; W. McMahon Croft, Randall B. Croft, nqw in Provi dence, R. I.: Laurie and Edward Croft, students of South Carolina College, and Mason Croft. Palmetto Items. Mr. T. A. Clark, who lives near Florence, lost his dwelling house and barn hy fire Saturday. The fire caught between the roof and the ceil ing and as Mr. Clark was not at home had got too much headway to be stop* pod when Mrs. Clark had summoned help. The total less on Lhe dwelling wag $1.500. covered by about $500 in surance. About one-third of the house hold goods were saved. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Chiquola Manufacturing Company, of Monea Path, held in their office there Monday, it was decided to submit the question of increasing their plant from 15,000 to 40.000 spindles to a meeting of thc stockholders to be held on the 12th of April. There is no doubt that the suggestion will be adopt ed by the stockholders. Already more than 85 per cent, of the money asked for has been subscribed. The Chiquola Mill was built in 1902 and has made money from the beginning. Charlie Lomax, a colored employe of tiie Pickcns oil Mill, became entangled in the machinery at the mill Monday afternoon and received Injuries from which he died carly next morning. He was a worthy negro. His home was in Greenville. The extensive and considerable task of rebuilding the three Cliftons, whose splendid mill properties were swept away by the waters of the raging Paco let last June, is about concluded. For j weeks and weeks past President Twitchell, of the company, has been engaged purchasing and having install ed the machinery equipment at each mill. No. I has not only been rebuilt with its former equipment, 23,072 spin dles and 798 looms, hut No. 2 has been finished and 27.77? spindles and 8G1. looms placed in shane. The first mill is already manufacturing cotton. The Medical Society of South Caro lina, which is the trustee of the old Roper Hospital fund, has a scheme for thc building of a new hospital cn the site of the oki Roper Hospital in Charleston, if that city will take over the place and give it the support which is now given the city hospital, the latter institution being abandoned and disposed of, the proceeds of the sale reverting to the city treasurer, if the city connell so elect?. The scheme meets "with the approval of a large number, who think that the new hos pital would bo much more economical | than the present, arrangement. _p m SHARP TALK IN CONGRESS ? U .- " -: nepibsrs Get Warm Over the P< ^ft" office Investigation Hatter. . jThat an investigation of the P o?lee Department by the House Representatives will result from publication of the report invoh1 members of Congress in that < nection was indicated by every pression possible shore of a vote that body. With a whirlwind of i te'pt the report was taken up by dignant members, their personal c nection with it explained, and < thees hurled at Fourth Assist! Postmaster General Bristow. .."The Bristow report was coneeli * inliniqulty, born in sin, and has tr eled its course until it has struck 1 public of the United States as great attack upon <x body of men free from wrong-doing, corrnptii crime and irregularity as any eqi number of mon on. the face of t earth." This was the parting st of Representative Grosvenor, of Ob in paying his tribut? to the report. .?."That document is tho product: of a liar and a scoundrel." shout Representative Hill, of Conner-tic on making an explanation of his cc unction with certain leases. He ac ed that, he should vote to investiga himself, and also tho Fourth Ass tant Postmaster General. "There nothing in any of it to impugn ai improper motivo or conduct upon ai member of tho House," was tho c pression of Chairman Overstreet, the committee who combatted tl idea of an investigation. ,Mr. Williams, tho Democratic lea er, urged an invest ig.ition of tl whole Postof?c? Department, and r ceived the hearty applause of hoi sides of the House and the gallerii which had filled during thc discu sion. It was soon found (hat the tw hours which had been allotted to til subject was not going to be ne* enough time for the personal expiai ations which members wore demam ihg the right to make, and a motio to extend the debate until four o'cloc tomorrow was carried with vin Mr. Overstreet proposed a postpone ?ment of the discussion until'Monda in order to give tho members mor time. Mr. Hay, or Virginia; Finie] cf South Carolina, and others oppose postponement. Mr. Hepburn, Republican, of lows said that any investigation of tin F^stofnce Department would no elicit any facts net brought out b; the committee report. "I say tba an investigation would clk-lt furihe facts, and that those facts have heel suppressed," retort el William Aide; Smith, amid loud applause from th? floor and galleries. Mr. Williams said he wanted thc corruption in the Pnstoffice Depart ment to bc investigated, nut by thc friends of the men who have beer guilty of corruptions but by the House bf Representatives. .As to the Hay resolution. Mr. WU hims said it did not touch the ques ''somebody. JLMHb&f?P****'" gggfrgfeSfeia i.-.* ^ty^cWdhri after man in the House of Representatives and In the Senate, guilty of no apparent wrong, guilty of no violation of any law, guilty of no morai obliquity, guil ty of nothing that bears even the lingo of criminality." "What was the motive uf it?" he vigorously inquired. "Wasn't it to give the Congress notice that the De partment, held something over Con gress and that Congress had better let the Department alone?" he inquir ed, his words being drowned by ap plause from both sides. Mr. Hay, of Virginia, said he did not altogether agree with Mr. Williams. "I believe there ought lo bc an inves tigation of the Postofllce Department, and along with it an investigation of these charges against members." Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, declared that President Roosevelt had directed the prosecution of members cf Iiis own party. Mr. Moon, c. Tennessee, facing the Republican side, said: "These thieves being yours and not ours, it is for you, not for ii?, to say if they shall have your protection." Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, said that "no man who is innocent Is afraid to face such charges as tiiese. But." he said, "if a man is guilty he ought to be required to appear before the bar of the House." Mr. Overstreet then withdrew his motion to postpone, and the House proceeded to discuss the resolution. Mr. Overstreet. referring to thc rec ommendations made by a member cf Congress, said "that, there was in no instance any violation of any law whatever by any member of Congress in making any recommendation, eith er for increase of clerk hire allow ance or increase of rent bf postoiTicc buildings. "The resolution proposes an investi gation by five members of this body." he said, "whereas a committee of sev enteen members representing an equal number of States; of both par ties in politics, which has already had before lt in a proper way this infor mation, has unanimously reported lo the House that there is nn need for further investigation." Mr. Moon, of Tennessee, insisted that there should be an investigation covering the PostoiTicc Department and everybody connected .with it, "and whoever is guilty.*' he said, "whether in this Mouse or in ibo De partment, should he exposed. The membership of thc House being ac cused," he said, "was entitled .to vin dication, as were also the Department officials, if guilty of no wrong: but.," he said. "I take it that no sensible man will deny that there is anything else but crime running all over that Department." W. W. Kitchin, bf North Carolina, severely criticized General Bristow and charged bim with having deliber ately suppressed important and ma terial facts-"facts," he said, pound ing his desk, "which could not be overlooked, and which were suppress ed, in my judgment, for the purpose of giving a false impression to the country and misleading the public." "Bristow's action." he said, "wras neither courageous nor honest, but for partisan purposes. Ho knew tho country demanded an Investigation," Mr. Kitchin said. "He uwiercooK, m my judgment, to blackmail Congress, to silence Congress, and to silence the country. It ia a species of intimida tion." He asked if those on tho Re publican side would sit still and stop the investigation and thus give tho backbiters an opportuntiy to attack the character and integrity of those I whom Bristow had accused. I Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, declared the Bristow report a malicious libel on 191 members of tho Hen so. '.'I will resign ray seat tomorrow," he said, pounding his desk, "if there hs anvtbing irregular or improper lu what I did." ULLED FIVE MEN Startling Confession of Cn.*, of lue Famous Train Robbers THE MYSTERY i S CLEA RH) UP The Car Barn Bandit Clears Up the Mystery of the Chicago & North western Express Robbery Tour Years Ago. Chicago. Special-Gustave Marx, one of the three car barn bandits now under sentence of death, declared in a confession made Sunday that he was ene of the three men who held up the Chicago & Northwestern Express train ai Tower "W," near DeKalb, four years ago. Tim crime, which has passed into history as one of the most desperate ever committed in or about Chicago, has never been fastened upon any one of the many suspects arrested, and tho identity of the bandits has remained a mystery to the police until now. Marx says both his confederates in the crime are dead, and refuses to give their names. One of thm. he declares, "died with his boots on." The railway authorities admitted a loss of $100.000 by the robbery. Marx said the robbers secured only $8.000. the rest of the money having been destroyed by the explosion o?" dynamite used to crack the saf?. In a sort of footnote to this startling confession, Marx admits the killing of five men in his career of crime. "Besides John B. Johnson, killed at thc car horus; Detectice Quinn, killed at the time of my arrest, and Ofto Bau pre. whom Roeski is generally sup- i posed to have killed, I have killed two j other men." said Marx. "Eight years ago Neidermier and I wont to .Janes ville, Miss., to rob a train, and hid our dynamite .alongside the track. A track walker or railroad detective-1 have never .learned which-came upon us and asked us what we were doing liiere. I shot him. and we threw his body into the Rock river. Tile other luau whom I killed I had done criminal work with in Michigan. I met him at Camp Goldfield. Col., when Neider mler and I were there last fall. He knew too much about me. and I killed him and left his body lying In the suburbs of the camp. Roth these crimes can be verified by the police." Letter From President. Norfolk; Special.-President Roose velt sent the following letter to Secre tary Shepcrd, of the Jamestown Expo sition Company, endorsing the tercen tennial to be held in 1907, as demand ing the united effort of the who ie na tion In commemorating the real birth sf the nation: 'White House. Washington. D. C. March 9, 190L "My Dear Sir: I trust I need hard ly say to you how apt I regard the proposed tercentennial celebration to !J??mld_Qj.Litie borders of Hampton mark an epOcTTin Tner Tirszory orS^n ( rountry. The first permanent settlement ' if English-sneaking people of Ameri can soil at Jamestown in 1007, marks [he beginning of the history of the L'nitcd States. The "OOlh anniversary of that event must he celebrated by the people of our Union as a whole. "With beet wishes, believe he. Sincerely yours. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." General Fitzhug Lee. president of the Exposition Company, will probably (like (barge of Hie headquarters to be i paned in Washington to work for a national appropriation. Alexiefl's Report. Viceroy Alexieff has sent the follow ing message to the Emperor: "In the figiit between our torpedo boats and the Japanese cruisers on March 10. Captain Mattetissevitch. En sign Alexandroff, and Mechanical Engi neer Bliniff, received slight wounds, ami Ensign Zaeit? was severely wound ed in thc head, losing an eye. "The commandant at Port Arthur re ports the following details of the bom bardment of the fortress lhere on March 10: As soon as the enemy open ed fire our batteries replied. Six of th. enemy's ships lemained behind the Liao Tish in promontory and opened fire on the fortress over that shelter. They ceased bombardment at 1:15 p. m. The enemy fired about 200 projectiles. One shell from the battery No. 13, on Elec iric Cliff, damaged a Japanese cruiser seriously. "The results of the bombardment were significant. Six soldiers were wounded. Three inhabitants of the town wounded. "According to General Stoessle's re port the officers and soldiers in the shore batteries displayed exemplary courage and fired their guns in perfect order." ' Senator Tilhnan Better. Washington. Special.-Senator Till man, who for a week has had serious trouble with his throat, is reported to be very much improved and the confi dent expectation itt expressed that he will be able to leave tho eily for the South during the present week for a period of recuperation. The improve; pjent is due to tho relief experienced from the lancing of another abcess. The Senator swallows readily now an;'. \: able to converse without difficulty. This morning the Senator suffered ex treme pain, its intensity being greater than any he had experienced since his throat affection first manifested itself. Rut Saturday's operation r-iided the pain. Georgia Delegates. Gainesville. Ga.. Special.-Judge H. C. Tate, of Lumpkin county, and Col onel Spence, of Pickens county, were chosen as delegates to the national Republican convention to represent the ninth congressional district of Georgia. Walter H. Johnson. W. J. Lyons, Marry Stillwell Edwards and H. L. Johnson were endorsed as delegates from the State at large. J. W. Lyons was en dorsed for Georgia's member of the national committee. Train Derailed. Murphy, N. C.. Special.-Thc passen ger on the Murphy branch of the At lantic. Knoxville & Northern Railway, due hero at fi o'clock Saturday even ing, was derailed near Hall's Crossing, three miles south ol this place. The engine and tender ?Jone kept the track, both passeugcr coaches leaving tho track and turning over In thc ditch. The wreck was caused by c broken rail. Several persons were slightly hurt. An elderly woman by ibo name ol' Shepherd; who lives near Franklin, this State, is the only person seriously hurt. MANY LIBRARIES IN CHINA. Celestials Abundantly Provided With Reading Matter. China is essentially a reading coun try. Circulating libraries have been in existence all over the Middle king dom for ages and nowadays they are wheeled about from door to door, so you see that the "Booklovers! library" is not a new or original idea. In fact, the life and history of the Chinese make one realize those words found in Ecclesiastes: "That which hat.'n been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new Hiing under the sun." Books are cheap In China. Anyone can have twenty-one volumes octavo of the standard Chinese dictionary and all the thirteen classics as well modest sum of $5.50 of our The ^ are all over the empire Chinese libraries. Thc Chi nese have always illustrated their books in black and white. for the money, famous Lamp Chimney's Long Service. A lamp chimney that had been in use in a Newport, N. H., family for more than twenty years was broken recently. No Plain Cooks. Sir Thomas Horne, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, made recently a tour of inspection over the Pennsylvania line from Philadelphia lo Pittsburg. Sir Thomas was much pleased with the service and cuisine of his dining car. He inspected the kitchen and showed' great Interest in the skilled maneuvers of the-cook. Tho cook, who was something of a wag. described to him distinguished visitor the kitchens of the great New York hotels, whore the walls are of glass, the floors of vitrified brick, the tables of white marble, and the cook ing utensils of German sliver. "A great hotel chef," he said, "has from fifty to seventy-five assistants under him. I know one of these chefs, and I.visited.him two weeks ago. His assistant cooks were all young women' -the prettiest lot of young women I ever saw. " ; Why, Gaston,' I said to my friend, 'why pretty girls you employ!' .' "Indeed, they are pretty," said he. 'Plain cooks won't do here.' 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