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t flNHUNTWTOOO Rojesvenskv Seems Overly Anxious for Battle Royal. FASTENS TOWARDS FOE ^Open Tactics of Russian# Surprise and Interest AH Capitals ? Whereabouts of Japanese Fleet is as Yet Unknown. Aocording to advices from Singapore, the Russian fleet was in latitude ? degrees north, longitude 108 degrees ?5 minutes east at noon, April 11. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer, Nubia, a British vessel, which has arrived in Singapore, reports havi&g passed no less than forty-two vessels - there. They were steaming north-east at a speed of eight or ten knots. The position of the fleet was then about 800 miles northeastward of the Sunda islands (which lie between the Malay peninsula and the west coast of Borneo, and more than 200 miles southeast of Oape St Jscquos). This oourso indicates that the fleet was not going to Saigon, French Cochin-China. Tact ice Surprising to London. British naval men comment on the lack of secrecy regarding Admiral Roj sstvensky's movements since his arrival in Far Eastern waters. The fact i that he le keeping to the main trade j route, although knowing his squadron j * would be constantly sighted, and reported by passing vessels, they con: aider, clearly shows that the Russian admiral is keenly anxious to get at Admiral Togo and fight it out to a St. Petersburg Awaits News. A St Petersburg special says: The news of the northward movemctai of Admiral Rojeetvensky's squadron and Ihls evident intention to accept battle whenever Admiral Togo chooses . to offer it has for the present stilled 4dl activities In the direction of peace And the foreign dispatches relating to the voyage of the squadron are fo> ' lowed by the most intense Interest. The admiralty volunteers no infor' xnation regarding Rojestrensky's plans, whether bis immediate destination is or is not Cape Padaran (on the east coast of Cochin-China), but dn naval circles the impression prevails that the squadron will continue northward to the straits of Formosa, where, if Admiral Togo does not elect <o give battle or is defeated, AdmiyaJ Rojestvensky may seize a temporary %ase in Japanese territory and if it Is considered advisable be could there await the arrival of Admiral Nebogatoffs division. It is rumored that . there is a force of riflemen on board the Russian transports which could "be landed for the purpose of co-operating with marines in the same fashion that the United States established a base at' Guantanamo, Cuba, in 1898. Other naval men think that Vladivostok is the only base the Russian admiral has in view. Cruiser Raleigh on Hand. The navy department art Washington was advised of the departure Friday of the cruiser Raleigh from Labuan on the north coast of British Borneo, where she was dispatched by Rear Admiral Train to observe the movements of the hostilo fleets, for Cuyo in the Philippines, a point about 400'or 500 miles to the northeast, between Palawan, and the Panay islands. It is indicated that the Raleigh's commander obtained information as to what he believed to be the contemplated course of the opposing war vessels and has shaped his course ac ^ordlngly. It is about a two days flail to Cuyo. The navy department is informed that the battleship Wisconsin and the torpedo boats Decatur, Dale and 'Sainbridge have left Hong Kong for C&vite. No Catholic University in Erin. The British house of commons Fri day, by a vote of 263 to 104, defeated a motion to establish a Catholic university In Ireland. The minority Included nationalist and English Cath, olics. UNIVERSITY HAS PRESIDENT. Eightieth Anniversary of Virginia In* stltutlon Sees Radical Change. In the eightieth year of its career and on the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, its illustrious founder, the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Friday, inaugurated its first president, Dr. Edwin Anderson Alderman. The affairs 'of the institution have heretofore been conducted by a board of regents, but re- i ? . .. . . -- . .. i cent development 01 tne university ! have rendered its efficient administration impracticable under the old methods and the change is made to meet the larger demands. HOSPITAL SHIP AT SA1QON. One of Rojsstvsnsky's Vessels Puts Into Port for Provisions. A Manila dispatch says: Rear Admiral Train, in command of the American fleet in Asiatic waters, received a telegram Friday afternoon from Saigon, the capital and principal port of French Cochin-China, reporting the arrival there of the Russian hospital ship OreL 'FfifSSO BUYS ROAD. Current Report Has It That Wall Known System Haa Acquired the Tenneesee Central. Through, the purchase of the Tennessee Central railroad the St Louis and San Francisco (the Frisco) railroad system is to secure an entrance into Nashville. Such is the story resulting from the presence in Nashville, Friday, of A. J. Davidson, president of the 1 t? T chairman of 2 110WW, w. ?, the 'Frisco ezecutlYe board, and J. C. Van Blarcom, president of the Tennessee Central. No details are announced* but members of the visiting party Admitted that in future, probably by May 1. the Tennessee Central trill be a 'Frisco road. This means another direct line from Nashville to St. Louis and Chicago, as well as to the grain fields of the west and northwest. It was also learned that lines will be built from Harrlman to Knoxville land from Hopklnaville, Ky., to a connecting point with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, either at Evansville or Joppa, 111. The party, including General Manager Clark of the Tennessee Central, went on to St. Louis. Before leaving Mr. Van Blarcom said: "Yes, our visit is significant, but we cannot give out all the facts Just at present Wfe are not here for pleasure only, however, and you may get some official news that will interest Nashville Very soon." WARNING TO FARMER3. , Bankers Will Refuse to Advance Money Unlets Crop is Curtailed. ' Attention is called to those farmers who have secured the support of tfceir bankers on the agreement to reduce I their acreage 25 per cent this year that unless they live up to that agreement, it is likely that the banks advancing them money will not do so again, as they have failed to keep i their agreement by planting more cotton than they did last year. The I question is a very serious one and President Hkrvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association, who has given the matter much study, says of the support of the business world: "In this effort to bring about a reduction in' the cotton acreage and the holding of the enormous surplus to be carried over, the farmers of the south have the support and encouragement of the bankers throughout the entire cotton belt If the acreage is not curtailed, confidence at once will be lost and it will be impossible to secure the continued support of the bankers in any holding movement or any large undertaking in the Interest of the fanners for maav rears to come. The whole'fu ture of the south and the prosperity of our people depends upon meeting the present emergency by united concert of action. It is sot yet too late to stem the tide that is indicated by the enormous sale of fertiliser tags up to the present time. It Is not yet too late to check the continued "purchase of commercial fertilisers to be used under cotton or to restrict the acreage that each man has decided to plant It would be WCter to let a part of the land lie out in an uncultivated condition for one year than to plant it In cotton and thereby cause a heavy loss upon the fentire plantation. "In order to fulfill our promises which we have made to the business world and to protect oir own interests from wreck and ruin, we must be able to say, through carefully prepared statistics on the first day of June, that our cotton acreage has been reduced at least 25 per cent and the use of commercial fertilizers reduced accordingly. "I sound this note of warning and trust that this article will be read by every farmer, merchant and bap?' er throughout the cotton belt Those tiree lines of business are inter-dependent upon each other and must rise or fail together. I am still hopeful that the entire cotton belt will bring about a heavy curtailment in the acreage to be planted in cotton, and trust that my present absolute confidence in the farmers of the south will be thoroughly sustained when the report on acreage is issued on June ist." FIRST IN ELEVEN YEAR3. White Man Pays Murder Penalty at Columbia, S. C., r Marlon Parr, a young cotton mill operative, who killed Clarence Shealy, a mill boy, was banged at Columbia, 8. C., Friday. The execution of Parr was the first hanging of a white man in South Carolina in eleven years. The oocdemned man went to hie death wtth cool courage. , Japs Deny Naval Battle. The naval department at Tokio announces the report of a naval engagement recently off Saigon to be unfounded. BEQUEST FOR TU8KEQEE. Negro Woman Leaves $38,000 to Washington's Institute. The largest bequest ever made by a colored person to Tuskgee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., was recorded in New York Friday, when the will of Mary E. Shaw of Philadelphia, was probated. It bequeathed $38,000 to the institute, of which Booker T.Washington is president. mobWsTheriff Official Gave Life to Prevent Liberation of Prisoner. FOUR MEN UNDER ARREST Foul Tragedy In Sonatobia, Miss., J Arouse* Intense Indignation and Lynohing Spirit Manifested Against Perpetrators. At an early hour Wednesday morning Sheriff J. M. Poag of Tate county. Miss., was shot and hilled by a mob of mnalred men who entered the fall at Sanatobia for the purpose of liberating; James Whit, a white prisoner, who Is soon to be placed on trial on a charge of murder. The mob, which consisted of six or j eight men, reached the jail at three J o'clock in- the morning and gained an entrance before Sheriff Poag was ' aware of its intention. The sheriff demanded that the men >leave the jhail, and was met with a firm refusal, whereupon the officer fired, wounding one man. The mob then fired on the sheriff, two bulled taking effect, one piassing through the left lung. The members of the mob then beat a hasty retreat, taking their wounded companion with them. 8herlff Poag lingered until 6 o'clock Wednesday morning, when he died. v * fFour Under Arrest. A later dispatch says:. Four members of the sextette of masked men that entered the jail at Senatobia and killed Sheriff J. Ml Poag have been captured by a deputy sheriff's posse. The streets of Senatobia are thronged with crowds of citizens, and trouble, it is feared, will occur. The entire countryside has been greatly stirred and feeling runs high against the members ef the mob that perpetrated the crime. Residents of out* lying towns and farms flocked to Senatobia in considerable numbers and the city Wednesday night was aflame with excitement. Sam Howell, who is alleged to have been a member of the masked sextette, was wounded by fhe sheriff, It is said, in his fight with the jail -* -s a a# tlia m on autv Bionnera, uiiu 10 uuv ui u? uvu tured by the deputy sheriff's posse. Howell, It Is reported, had concealed himself in the cabin of a negro near the town of Strayhorn, being unabld to accompany his companions in their precipitate flight APOPLEXY TAKES LAWYER. 'Hon. Washington Dessau Drops Dead In Georgia Supreme Courtroom. Washington Dessau of Mhcon, one of the ablest and most prominent members of the Georgia bar, died suddenly Wednesday morning in the chambers of the supreme court at Atlanta, while he was arguing a case. His death was due to an attack of apoplexy, which seised him while he was In the midst of | discussion with members of the supreme bench relative to a certain point he had raised. In ten minutes after being attacked the lawyer waa dead. Mr. Dessau's death was one of the ' most dramatic scenes ever enacted in a courtroom in Georgia. He had just addressed the court and called atten- \ tion to a section of the code bearing on the case of which he was talking. Justice Cobb had asked the attorney a question or two, and this evidently pleased him. : '1 enjoy," said Mr. Dessau, "this method of arguing a case. I like for the court to ask me questions. If 1 am wrong, I will see it It is the friction of two minds that causes the spark of truth to scintillate," and as , he gave expression to the last thought the lawyer sank into the chair just behind him.. He was dead inside of ten minutes. The suddenness of the attack took everyone in ttye courtroom by surprise. A second before sinking into hfs chair, Mr. Dessau was the picture of vigorous health. RECORDS ARE CALLED FOR. Transactions of Equitable Assurance Society Under Investigation. A complete record of all the financial transactions of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York, its j relations to other corporations and a * M Pirnlnves. in* IUU 1IHL Ul cue OWIVV^ W W ?r.?,, eluding all of its officers, together with a statement of the salaries and emoluments received by them, is asked of the society's president, James W. Alexander, in a letter sent to him by Henry C. Frick, chairman of the investigation committee. GOOD SUM FOR LINCOLN LETTER. Autograph Document Brings Amount of $110 at an Auction Sale. One of the highest prices ever brought by an autograph letter of Abraham Lincoln has just been re' corded" at an auction sale in New York. The relic brought $110. It was , dedicated to a soldier who had de, serted th? colors and begged for reinstatement CUBAN CONSUL KICKS. \ . ' | Object# to Quarantine Regulation# . Against Islanders and Threatens j Retaliatory Measures. Cuban Consul Leopold Dolse of Mo- j Mle, Ala., baa addressed a letter to Dr. Rhett Goode, president of the i quarantine board of Mobile bay, in which he sets out that the regulations of his board, which went into | effect April * 1, against Cuban ports j are unjust and unnecessary, and asks i for their immediate repeal. Otherwise he threatens to call the j attention of his government to the j matter that measures may be taken. In the premises, calling the attention of Dr. Goode to the fact that if the enforcement of the regulations are persisted in, Cuba can, ^with .good | cause, adopt retaliatory measures and quarantine against Mobile, because of | the prevalence of cerebro spinal men* ingitis in this country, f Dr. Goode says the regulations were I adopted after a conference -with the j United States marine hospital servico authorities, and the health authorities of Texas and Louisiana. I. CENTRAL TO EXTEND LINE. Columbus-Greenville Branch Will Be Lengthened Eighteen Miles. It is definitely announced * in Savannah, Ga., that the Central railroad has decided to extend its .Columbus and Greenville line from Greenville,. in Meriwether eounty, to Newnan, in Coweta county, a distance of about 18 miles. This extension will be accompanied by a broadening of the gauge on the old road and will thus give the Cen* ?1 - Hnfl to Atlanta, through Utti <* DUVi V aw> . It connection with the Atlanta and "West Point railway at Newnan, and direct connection with Chattanooga, through Oedartown and Rome. The advantage this short extension will give the Central is apparent in a glance at a railroad map of the state. This distance between Atlanta and Columbus by this route is only 10? miles, as against the Southern railway, mileage of 127 via MtDonough and Qriffln, and 117 miles by way of the Fort Valley line to Williamson. The Central's present line from Columbus to Greenville, 50 miles in length is a narrow gauge. This will be. widened and made a broad gauge new roadbed. road for the entire distance. Heavy grades will be avoided and about five miles saved in the construction of the The extension from Greenville to j Newnaa will be eighteen miles. From Newnaa to Atlanta on the Atlanta and West Point, the distance is 39 Central's short line from Atlanta to Columbus 107 miles, miles, making the total length of the * ________ /# PROTEST FROM KNIGHTS LABOR Want Eight Hour Day. in Canal Work and Elimination of Japs and Chinese. An all-day meeting of the executive committee of the Panama canal commission (was held in Washington Sat- i urday to discuss the various phases of the oanal work, particularly those relating to the duties of the engineer members of the commission. This practically was the first opportunity the executive committee has had to consider the subject of the canal work carefully, and many matters of routine were discussed. During the day a protest was filed by the Knights of L/abor against the employment of laborers on the canal construction work for more than eight hours a day and against the employment of Chinese or Japanese laborers bt all. By direction of the committee, the Knights of Labor were informed that the subject would be considered fully, and that later they would be given an answer to their protest. . It. has not been determined definitely when the executive committeeof the commission, consisting of Qiairman Shonts, Chief Engineer Wallace and Judge Magoon will go to the Isthmus, hat it is expected tney will go in a month or Are weeks. DESPERADOES DEFY OFFICERS. Members of Mob That Slew Sheriff Refuse to Surrender. A special from Senatobia, Miss., says: The Spencer brothers and William Still, three men wanted by t!Te authorities, charged with being members of the mob that shot and killed Sheriff Poag, axe (barricaded in a canebrake, twenty miles from the town, and have sent a defiance to the officers, saying they will not be taken alive. Twelve other men alleged to be members of the mob, are under arrest s FARMERS SELECT RICHMOND. National Congress to Be Held at Virginia Capital In September. The next annual session of the Farmers' National Congress will be held in Richmond, Va., September 12-22. This congress Is more than twenty years old, is non-political and composed of delegates from every state and territory, appointed by the governors on the recommendation of the agricultural organizations of the state. IN MOUNTAIN WILDS Roosevelt Braves Ferocious Beasts in Iheir Lairs. THE ACTUAL HUNT BEGINS Civilization is Left Behind and Plunge Made Into Depths of Rockies. President Will Avoid Hand* * to-Hand Contests. President Roosevelt and his hunting party reached Newcastle, Cal., & famous outfitting point for the river, at 7:50 a. m., Saturday, and waited more than two hours for official mail that - Da^otnna wVlPTP it baa oeen sent tv wuswuv, had been intended that the seat of / government' should be established while the president was away in the mountains hunting bear, bob cats and other game. But the time in Newcastle was pleasantly occupied. The president shook hands with a majority of the 400 citizens of the village, after he had been Introduced by George H. Norris, mayor of Newcastle, who announces on his card that he does blacksmithing and wagon making. The I party was photographed, the president made & brief address, shook hands with the train crew and viewed the specially decorated engine that I drew.his traih from Colorado Springs. The run to the v. tege was pleasant Huge bonfires lighted the way during the night, and the inhabitants of the towns en route stayed up until far into the morning to cheer the president as he passed through. Getting up early the party had their breakfast of fresh mountain trout on the train, and with curtains raised viewed the magnificent scenery along the route of the Colorado. When the train pulled into Newcastle, the president, dressed in his shooting clothes of heavy tan duck. greeted the people from the rear platform. He was cheered wildly. After the speech was made and the little conventionalities had been observed, the president gave personal supervision to his hunting outfit He unsheathed his knife and felt its keen edge, examined his gun, and saw to It that it was in fine working order, and looked over the horse that had been selected for his ride to the camp. This animal is white, weighing about 1,100 pounds, and is about 14 1-2 hands high. It Is said to be one of the most sure-footed mountain climbers in that part of the country, but Is not noted for speed. In fact, all of the horses selected for the party are built for hard rather than fast work. John Gtoff, Jake Borah and Brick P. Wells, the guides, in picturesque mountain costumes, busied themselves in giving commands for the start Before starting, the president announced confidentially that he was not going into any hand-to-hand encounters with grizzles, nor strangle any mountain Hons with hare hands. He does not expect to bag a recordbreaking amount of game, and *111 f?ei satisfied if he gets one bear dur ing the hunt, and particularly fortunate If he gets two. His rapid-firing rifle was exhibited with great pride as a protection He will constantly keep between himself and danger. At 11:15 o'clock the party started at an easy canter over the hills to the permanent camp of the party, which ia located at Fast Divide creek, on Charles Penny's ranch, twenty-three miles southwest of Newcastle. There la about a foot of snow In that region and bear tracks were seen in plenty. When the party bad gone out of sight the president's train was returned to Glenwood Springs, where Secretary Loeb is to have his headquarters. Real Estate Broker Falls. Earl Patterson, real estate broker, lias filed a petition in bankruptcy at Chicago. Liabilities, $130,000; assets, 112,000. CARNEGIE LOOSENS UP AGAIN. This Time He Donates to Library Training School for Women. A library training school for southern women will be opened at the Ca> negie library in Atlanta, October L Andrew Carnegie has donated $4,000 per year to the school for three years as an experiment and if the school is a success the donation will be made permanent and Increased. The new gift from Andrew Carnegie, who has already made Atlanta's handsome free library possible, was secured by Miss Anne Wallace, librarian, who interested Mr. Carnegie in the work. SOLICITUDE FOR PRESIDENT Leads Chaplain Bradford to Deliver 8pecia! Prayer for His Safety. Chaplain Bradford of the Illinois house of representatives at the opening of the legislature's session Tuesday offered a prayer for the safety of President Roosevelt on the hunting trip through the'west and southwest. He drew a picture of the dangers into which the president was going and orayed for his safe return. : * UP TO THE FARMERT^ A Reduction of Acreage and Fertilizer an A bee lute Necessity. The agricultural department of Alar baxaa and other states show in recent reports that the sale of fertilizer tags in Alabama during the season of 1904-1905 shows an increase of 1,000 tons orer the season of 1903-1904. The commissioner of agriculture of Georgia has issued a similar report, in which he shows that the sales of fertilizer tags in Georgia this season exceed those of last year by more than 500 tons. "These reports," says M. L. John 8on, president or tne ueorgia division of the Southern Cotton Association, "put the cotton situation right up to the fanner, in order for the purposes of the association -to be carried, out, it is absolutely necessary for the farm* er to reduce his cotton acreage and the amount of fertilizer used. "I say the situation is up to the fanner, because it is the farmer who will suffer if the crop is not reduced. Without a reduction, the price of cotton will be lower than the cost of production, and the farmer will find himself in debt With a low price this year, the interests of the entire south will suffer. # "The farmers of Georgia must reduce their acreage..^ Let it-not be aaid of Georgia that she did not join heart and soul in the movement which means the salvation of the southern y * c^ton grower." " rv mat SM I A MTITV " "WUA^I I ?f RiVI __ * Women Disc use Observations of PrseIdsnt Anent "Race Suicide.'' The observations of President Roosevelt oh the question of race suicide received the attention of some of the . prominent delegates to the National Council of Women iq session at Washington. Some of them take issue < 2 with the president on this subject, J and sax ke should look to the women of his own social set for race sui- ;v-| dde. "It is the pace set by our society ^ women particularly in official life," $ one of the delegates declared, "which 3jf j1 makes race suicide a subject for profound thought The women of the submerged half, as we call It do not ' J practice race suicide. It is the business burdened, the determined to get rich faster and the society crazy mother who refuse the cares of parenthood. . A resolution was reported on the ? question of parenthood, taking issue % with the president's views on the question of race suicide, and declared that "quality, not quantity," of chll- v dren is preferable. > Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, the president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, spoke her mind on the question of parenthood, saying, in part: "It is said that woman should rear more children, but I say that you must first make your country fit to ? rear children in. We need to make this world safe for children. To do f so we must give them social heredity, /'M so that they will be born in safe conditions and ^protected (until grown. : ^ This cannot be done until women have rights in the state to protect them." NECESSARY VOTES RECEIVED. ______ Cumberland and Northern Presbyterian Churches Will B6 United. Cumberland Presbyterian headquarters at Nashville announced Wednesday that the proposition for anion with the Northern Presbyterian church has received the requisite 58 votes, with others of the 114 Presbyteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian church yet to hear from. The deciding vote was cast by the Pennsylvania Presbyterian presbytery. It is said that the Northern Presbyterian church is voting for union in the ratio of 10 to L R has already settled the question of separate .presbyteries for negroes. The general assemblies of both churches will meet on May 17* the Cumberland Presbyterians In Fresno, Calif., and the Presbyterians In Winona Lawe, Ind. The votes will be * declared in both'. Friends of union, however, do not expect that union will be actually perfected in less than two years, consid- j erable time being required to perfect the details. HANK DEFAULTER SURRENDERS Cashier Chamberlain Tires of Being Wanderer Over the Earth. Charles M. Chamberlain, cashier of the Chamberlain banking bouse at Te> cumseh, 'Nebr., who defaulted a few atrrt an A After getting SWSV with about $75,000 became a fugitive, has returned to Lincoln and given himself up. Chamberlain says ha has been a wanderer ever since the failure of the bank, and was wear? of trying to escape the law. Moat of the time was spent in Cuba. , a WOMAN KILLS HER RIVAL. - * Tragedy in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Breaks Up a Laison. In a lit of jealous rage Mrs. S. W. Vidler, wife of a newspaper man, shot and killed Mrs. H. C. Douglas of Colorado Springs in the National hotel at Cripple Creek Friday. After the shooting MVs. Vidler became hysterical and expressed great satisfaction over the affair. She was released on $5,000 ball. No charge whs made against her husband, who also was released. _ 1 t