The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, May 26, 1904, Image 1
VOL. I. NO, 17. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 19Q4. $1 .50 PER YEAR.
RUSSIANS ARE HEMMED IN
Manchurian Dispatches Intimate That Japanese Have
Cut Off Kuropatkin's Retreat
Toward Harbin.
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? Oaa. Karayiltla Is AlraM the Jap* Will
Oat Batwcea Ite ami Makiea.
London, (By Cable). ? A remark
able report to the effect that General
Kuropatkin and his army of Rus
sians are hemmed in between Liao
Yang and Mukden is currcnt here and
in many quarters is given credence.
Dispatches from Manchurian points
received during the last ' twenty-four
hours have intimated that the wily
tapanese have a deep-laid plan on foot
y which they will attempt a master
stroke, which, if successful, will im
fiose a crushing blow on the Czar's
and forcc3. What this stroke is the
report mentioned seems to make mani
fest. %
Several dispatches, notably one from
the Central News Rome correspond
ent, indicate that General Kuroki has
sent a large force of troops to the
north of Mukden and that the latter
place is now practically cut off.
These reports, if true, mean but
one thing, and that is that the Jap
anese, for the time at least, are masters
of the situation. If a large force now
lies between Mukden and Russia, Gen
eral Kuropatkin will have to fight a
double-headed enemy, with a large
force in front and another large force
jn his rear. To add to the importance
of the movement, it is stated in some
quarters that the Japanese force out
numbers the Russian.
Ratals aa Arc Outivaberci.
The exact number of the Japanese
is not known, nor, in fact, is the
strength of the forces known even
approximately. Until this is known
naturally the full importance of the
reported banking movement cannot
be appreciated. Several experts this
morning expressed the belief that the
force back of Mukden numbers fully
50,000. They base their belief on the
tact that three divisions of the Jap
anese Army approximating that num
ber are known to have left the main
force and nothing as to their where
abouts has been heard for some days.
These divisions are said to be the
ones back of the Manchurian capital.
Other reports at hand indicate that
the fight will occur at Mukden, and
aiot at Liao-Yang, as has been ex
pected.
General Kuropatkin is reported to
have discovered that his position at
Liao-Yang was untenable and has, as
a result, retreated toward the capital.
This report is not confirmed, but, ow
ing to the remarkable silence as to
the exact whereabouts of the main
Russian force, is given some belief.
Discredited la St Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). ? The re
port that the Japanese have taken up
a position to the north of Mukden,
thus blocking the further retreat of
the Russians, is discredited here. An
officcr of the general staff points out
that the only route by which the Jap
anese could have marched thither is
most mountainous, and would give
the Russians an opportunity of over
whelming the enemy.
It is stated that the general mili
tary position of the three Japanese
divisions marching slowly toward
Liao-Yang is known. One is advanc
ing along the I'cng-Iluang-Chcng r
ing along the Fcng-1 luang-Cheng
road, while the others art some dis
tance to the right and left.
The landing of the Japanese divi
sion at Huang-Tsia-Tung is believed
to be the first move in an attempt to
cut in between the Russian forces at
Liao-Yang and those at Mukden. The
Russians are confident of blocking
this attempt, as the ground which the
Japanese would be compelled to oc
cupy is level, thus giving an excellent
opportunity for the employment of
tne Russian cavalry.
A battle is not expected for some
days, owing to the extreme care and
slowness of the Japanese advance.
Rame Hesrs Otherwise.
Rome, (By Cable). ? According to a
telegram received here from Tokyo,
two Japanese divisions have arrived
near Mukden, with the objective of
cutting (leiKTal Kuropatkin's line of
retreat nor'.hward.
Japs Kuthitig Matter.
Taiis, ( !*y Cable). - A dispatch to
the Temps fr?'tii Mukden says that
the mandarin of ilto district northeast
of Feng-1 luang-Che.ig has notifii ? the
Tartar matshal at Mukden of the .r
rival of the Japanese in his territory, i
which indicates that their objective
is to turn I.iao-Yang by the noiihcast 1
"The steady rain of the last two i
day?," the dispatch says, "has inter
rupted the progress of the Japanese
toward I.iao-Yang, the ?.rtil,lery be
ing unable to move owing to the
lica vines:-; of the roads.
Admiral Ccrvera Dying.
Madrid. < My Cable). ? A private tele
gram received here from Puerto de
Santa Maria, Andalusia, states that
Admiral Ccvcra, who was in command
of the Spanish squadron, which was
sunk <>fT Santiago, Cuba, during the
Spanish-American war, is suffering
from a serious internal complaint and
that the atending physician i express
littie hope for his recovery.
Five Mea Killed and Eaten.
Vancouver, B. C., (Special). ? Mail
advices on the Australian steamer Mi
owera are thai five men were killed
and eaten by cannibals of the Ad
miralty island in the South sea. The
British warship Condor was sent to
the scene ami set fire to the village,
where the cannibals resided The
Condor threatened to annihilate the
village if the natives did not hand
over the cannibals The order was
complied with and the cannibals were
shot.
JAPANESE FOICES ADVANCING
Attack Bath by Lu4 aa4 Sea Farces Upaa
Pact Artbar Expected? Jan first JNape
la Occapy Dalay? Fifty Mllea al the
Kaaslaa Reltraatf North al Klachaa De
atrayctf.
? '
Tokyo, (By Cable). ? The Japanese
dispatch boat Miyako was destroyed
in Kerr bay by striking a submerged
?nine.
The Miyako was lost while assis
ing in the operation of clearing the
Russian mines from Kerr bay, north
east of Talienwan bay, on which Port
Dalny is situated. Admiral Kataoka,
commander of the third squadron, re
turned there Sunday with a detach
ment of his squadron, protecting two
flotillas of torpedo boats which had
been detailed to complete sweeping
the harbor for the removal of mines.
Five mines were discovered and ex
ploded and the work was being sus
pended for the day when the Miyako
struck an undiscovered mine, which
exploded with tremendous force under
her stern, on the port side, and in
flicted immense damage to the hull.
The Miyako sank in twenty-two min
utes. Two sailors were killed and
twenty-two men were wounded. The
rest of the crew were rescued.
The news of the loss of '* w"
Tokyo. The dangerous character of
the work in which the Miyako was en
gaged is generally appreciated, but it
was thought that the loss of torpedo
boat No. 48 under simitar circum
stances Thursday last would serve
as a warning to those engaged in the
work to cxercise the greatest care.
Admiral Kataoka reports that the
Russian withdrew from Robinson
Point, northeast of Kerr bay, which
adjoins Talien-VVan bay, May 12, but
they erected a temporary fort on a
height northeast of Taku mountain,
where they mounted six guns and con
structed protecting trenches. The
vessels of Admiral Kataoka's squad
ron shelled the Russians throughout
Sunday, but the latter stubbornly re
tained their position.
The Japanese flotilla*, while sweep
ing the bay, were exposed to the
Russian fire all day, but continued
their work uninjured.
When the Japanese torpedo boat
No. 48 was destroyed, May 12, in Kerr
bay, while removing Russian mines,
soven niert were killed and seven
were wounded. The No. 4R was the
first warship lost by Japan during the
war with Russia.
The Miyako was one of the war
ships which took 'part in the opera
tions at Kerr bay, Talienwan bay, and
Blackny, or Deep hay, the day No.
48 was destroyed.
The Miyako was a steel cruiser of
1800 tons displacement and 6130 indi
cated horse-power, completed in 1001,
and having an estimated speed of
twenty knots. She was 314^ feet
long, liad 36 feet beam and drew 1 3 '4
feet of water. Her armament con
sisted of two 4.7-inch quick-firing
guns and ten 1.8-inch yuns and four
torpedo tubes.
has been sorrowfully
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Railway Destroyed for Fifty Miles. ?
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). ? The'
Japanese are evidently determined j
that there shall not he any further j
rail communication between General j
Kuropatkin and Port Arthur. Officials j
advices received by the general staff
says' the Japanese have destroyed
fifty miles of the railroad norts of
Kin-Chou.
No resistance was made by the
Russians, who are gradually abandon
ing it. On the Japanese approach
Colonel Spiridorof, of the Amur
Railroad Battalion, is seeking to j
render the railroad as useless as pos- |
siblc to the enemy by removing the :
switches and otherwise disabling, the
road. The Russians are retiring be
cause of the app \ach of the Japanese I
column sent westward by General '
Kuroki immediately after the occupa
tion of Feng-Wang-Cheng.
The interruption of communration
with Port Arthur prevents the ad- i
mirality investigating the announce- j
incut from Liao-Yang of the daring i
torpedoing of a Japanese armored (
cruiser off Port Dalny. As soon as I
communication is reestablished the !
admirality expects the commander of i
the fortresj to send full details.
Rumors, credited to a very reliable !
source, current today, have it that
General Kuropatkin will retreat from j
Liao-Yang, to Harbin, with 120,000 '
men and there await 100.000 reinforce- j
incuts from Kharkoff and Moscow be- j
fore engaging the enemy.
TOMBSTONE RECORDS MURDF.R.
? fitted Man Named at Crtmioal By Mother |
of Dead Son.
New Albany, Ind. (Special). ? A
tombstone shipped from this city to i
Klizabcth, Harrison County, to rest
over the grave of Llmcr Brown, bore |
an unusual epitaph. Brown was killed
ten months ago by Walter Hall on i
the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, 1
about ten miles below this city, and
llali was acquitted on the grounds of;
sclf-dcfcnsc. The inscription on the i
stone i* a* follows:
Klmer Brown, born December 1 2.
187.1. Was murdered by Walter Hall
July 0. 1903. "Vengeance is mine, I
will repay, saith the Lord."
The stone wa.? ordered by the moth
er of young Brown.
Wafeaafe Almost Doubles Capital.
Jefferson City, Mo., (Special). ? The
secretary of state issued a certificate
to the Wabash Railroad Company, au
thorizing it to increase its capital stock
stock from $53,000,000 to $104,000,000.
There is a state law which provides
that there must be a ccrtain ratio
maintained bftween capital stock and
the bonds of a railroad corporation,
and the authorization to increase the
stock follows a recent bond issue
bv 1 lie Wabash Company.
HEWS ? SWT two I .
Tit Litwt ??fpulf Cm4mm$i tor tapM
Mrs. Herman Leroy Jones, wife of
a well-known New Yorker and
prominent in society of that city, has
mysterously disappeared. In a note
to her husband she says she will work
out her own destiny.
The Civic Federation has offered
its services with a view to bringing
about a settlement of the existing dif
ferences between the Lake Carriers'
Association and Pilots' Association.
In an address in St. Louis Gen.
Nelson A. Miles suggested that 5.000
soldiers during times of pcace be em
ployed in assisting local authorities
in constructing good roads. .
The International Navigating Com
pany's steamer the Conemaugh has
not been heard from since she sailed
from Seattle to New York on Decem
ber l.V
The battleship Rhode Island was
launched at Quincy, Mass. The water
was not deep enough, and she .stuck
in the mud.
The dissolution of the second or
extended bond conversion syndicate
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion took effect.
The Rosebud Indian Reservation,
in the southern part of South Dakota,
will be thrown open to settlers in
July.
The General Federation of Wo
men's Clubs is holding its seventh
biennial meeting in St Louis.
A monument to Gen. Rufus Putnam,
of the Revolutionary Army, was dedi
cated at Sutton. Mass.
The forty-ninth annual convention
of the Southern Baptists adjourned
at Nashville, to meet next year at
Kansas City. Mo. It was announced
that $250,000 was raised last year
for foreign missions.
It is now believed that the man
who jumped overboard from a steam
er en route from Cleveland to Buf
falo was Edward K. Sils, a retired
grocer, of New York.
Newton C. Blanchard was inaug
urated as governor of Louisiana. He
said the negro must be protected in
his right9, but not allowed social
equality.
The Ward Line steamer brought
to New York Captain Ness and 17
men of the fishing schooner Pleiades,
which was sunk by the Morro Castle
J. N. Barr, assistant to the president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railroad, is dead at his home,
in Libertyville, III., of heart disease.
Andrew Sweetser, of Lynn, Mass.,
has sued to recover the fortune of
his wife, who eloped, deserting him.
The convention of the National and
International Good?Roads Association
was begun in St. Louis.
Gen. John B. Sanborn, a veteran of
the Civil War, died at his home, in
St. Paul, Minn.
Twenty-five hundred coal miners
went on a strike in Ohio.
United States Commissioner Hea
cock, in San Francisco, held Henry
A. Hyde and Henry P. Dimond under
$50,000 and $20,000 -bail, respectively,
on charges of being involved in the
public land frauds.
Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., per
formed a take operation on a woman
of New Albany, lnd., who insisted that
she was suffering from a tumor, which
the^ surgeons say did not exist.
The United States squadron sailed
from San Juan, Porto Rico, for the
1 Canary Islands, the Brooklyn and j
Castine for Tencriffc and the Atlanta
and Marietta for Las Palmas.
An order was issued in New York
directing t lie members of the bank
rupt brokerage firm of Floyd, Craw
lord & Co. to appear before a spe- 1
cial examiner.
William Marconi arrived at New!
Vi?rJ< on the Campania and said that J
with present appliances a daily paper '
may he published at sea.
Mrs. Johnnie Owens, convicted of j
murdering her husband, was sentenced |
in Steubenvillc to life imprisonment.
Dennis Grummet, sentenced to 16
years in the Kastern Pennsylvania
Penitential v for postal robberies, con
fessed that it was lie and his pals who
attacked and robbed Jacob Baker and
his wife, and not the six men who
have been convicted of the crime.
George D. Morgan, the nephew of
the financier, will return to Japan with
his Japanese bride. The cool recep
tion accorded to her by his family and
friends was not to his liking.
One hundred and thirty graduates
of tlir Normal College of the City of
New York sued out a mandamus to
compel the Board of Education to
grant them licenses to teach.
Charley Cunimings, a negro, 19
years old, was taken from jail by a
mob of masked men and lynched in
Columbia lounty, Ga. lie confessed
to attempted criminal assault.
Bookings for the transatlantic liners
show that the exodus to Europe dur
ing the coming summer will be larger
than ever, despite the unusual home
attractions.
Representatives of Swiss, French,
Turkish and Portuguese newspapers
arrived at New York on the steam
ship l.a Brctagne to attend the con
gress at St. Louis.
Dr. VVcntz denies making remarks
derogatory to the coroner's jury that
rendered the verdict over the death
of liis son in Wise county, Va.
The trustees of the Jewish National
Hospital for Consumptives, at Den
ver, report that $50,000 is needed to
carry on the work.
Foreign.
After an impressive funeral service
m Westminister Abbey, attended by
United States Ambassador Choatc
and distinguished British officials, the
remains ot Sir Henry M. Stanley, the
explorer, were buried in the church
yard of the old Surrey village of
Pirbright.
Harry M. Vernon was convicted in
London of stealing a $500 ring from
Etliel Clinton, the American actress.
The British House of Commons
adopted an address to King Edward
asking him to order the erection of
a monument to the late Lord Salis
bury in Westminister Abbey. John
Redmond, the Irish leader, made the
only objection.
Colonel Marchand's e.eree/ in the
French Arrnv closed yesterday, when
his period 01 arrest for publicly criti
cising his superiors expired.
The rebels in the Cameroons have
been crushed by a British force, but
the latter's losses were heavy, IJ offi
cers and noncommissioned officers be
ing killed.
WILL BE LESS STKENUODS
TWs ritfkecy b T?toe4 m Strike*
^Ir.lt Pirrj.
TIE ASSNIATIW 1KB LABMTMJCY.
PmMni ?( tks NUbMl AmicIiMm d
Nuttactarm la Na AMrcu Bcfort Its
Aaaul CMvcadN ta HtUtu Says That
Orgaalse4 Later b IU*h| Smm ValaaMt
I Mill,
Pittsburg, (Special). ? Nearly 700
delegates were in their seats when the
ninth annual convention of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturer*
was called to. order by Chairman D.
C. Ripley, of the local committee of
reception. Following the invocation
by Rev. T)r. S. Edward Young City
Solicitor Willam B. Rodgers tendered
the freedom of the city to the dele
Kates. Adjutant General Thomas
Stewart then welcomed them to the
state, and Congressman J. E. Brown
received them on behalf of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Pre?f dent D. M. Parry, of Indian
apolis. then took charge of the con
vention and delivered his annual ad
dress. In reviewing the labor events
of the past year he said:
"The theory that the condition of
labor can be bettered by checking
production and making lite and pro
perty insecure was put to an extensive
test and the results were disappoint
ing to those who believe in that
theory. There are many indications
which go to show . that organized
labor is learning a very valuable lesson
in economies and law observance, and
hopes can be reasonably entertained
that the strikes which have character
ized the last year will be less strenuous
jn the immediate future."
"In regard to the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers I am positive
that any crusade having for its object
the grinding down of labor would
meet with a determined opposition
of practically the entire membership.
The policy of this association is
primarily one of peace. 1 f we stand
for anything we stand for the develop
ment of American industry. It is ob
vious that men will hesitate to invest
their capital in productive enterprises
if it means constant struggle with
labor unions and if frequent strikes
tend to destroy trade by making un
certain the filling of contracts. In
dustrial strife adds a hazar.l to invest
ments involving the .employment of
labor which cannot fail to be injurious
to industrial development, thus caus
ing permanent loss t(o all classes.
Therefore our policy is one which
looks to the maintenance of peace
and not to the adoption of measures
that will arouse hostilities."
Speaking of the closed shops Mr. ;
Parry said:
"Tne closed shop is against public
policy and is of doubtful legality. The
liberty of the individual would be im
possible if he is debarred from the
right to contract for his services be
cause he docs not belong to a union.
1 believe that this truth will become
generally recognized and that the day
must come when no industry will
be allowed to run 011 the closed shop
plan. Any set of men have a right
t<? contract in a collective capacity
for the sale of their labor, but they
cannot be upheld in making contracts
which exclude other labor from the
right to contract."
In closing he announced that the
association had gained a thousand
members in the last year, bringing the
total membership up to 3,000. and was
in better financial condition than it
ever has been. 1
. TREATMENT FOR LOCKJAW. j
Physician in New York Hospital Adopts Her
man Method.
New York, (Spccial). ? "two suc
cessful experiments in treating teta
nus have been made by physicians in
Gouvernueur Hospital. It is a new
motlc of treatment and was discovered
by a celebrated German scientist.
11 is theory is that many diseases, I
such as lockjaw, spread through the
nervous system rather than through
the blood. Heretofore cases of lock
jaw have been treated by injecting
tetanus antitoxin into the blood and
even into the cranial cavity. The
treatment is often unsuccessful.
The patients treated in Gouvern
eur Hospital were two boys, one of
whom ran a nail into his foot. The
other was shot in the hand with n
blank cartridge. The condition of
both became very serious. When the
hope for their recovery was almost
abandoned Dr. Rogers experimented
with the new theory. Instead of in
H'cting the antitoxin into the blood
or skin of the patient whose foot
was injured, the physician mavle an
incision at the groin, whore the leg
nerves join the trunk nerves, and the
nerves themselves injected with the
antitoxin.
The effect was beneficial at once.
In two weeks he was convalescent,
and he left the institution completely
cured about a week ago. The other
boys nerves were laid bare in the
upper arm, just below the shoulder,
and the antitoxin was injected in the
nerves. He also began to improve
immediately, and will be able to leave
the hospital in a short time.
Most Pay Floe lor Plcktttog.
Chicago (Spccial). ? Twenty-three
members of the Bra^sworkers* Union,
fined and *ent to jail by Judge Jesse
Holdom for picketing the plant of
the Kellogg Switchoard and Suppiv
Company, lost an appeal to the Appel
late Court. It is held that the union
members are guilty of illegal conspir
acy and must pay the penalties in
flicted by Judge Holdom.
Baltlaorc Dock Loan Approved.
Baltimore* Md.f (Special). ? Balti
more indorsed the $6,000,000 dock loan
Ttlbs.Iay by a vote of .11,596 to 9,212.
Its majority was 22.^84 ? proportion
ately one of the largest recorded in
the history of Bjltimore. Not even
the most sanguine had expected more
than 10,000. Three and one-half votes
were cast for the loan for every one
against it. It was a victory for pro
gress and a greater Baltimore of the
most sweeping and uncertain sort.
Like a flood it swept away, all doubt
and hesitancy. . .
UVE WASHNtTMl AFF1HSL
TcffHc Effects mi BU4an Qaafec.
Never since the development of the
modern ironclad has the medical de
PaI?tment of the United States Navy
had so good an opportunity to study
. terrific effects on shipboard of
modern heavy gun fire as that present
ed in the short and fatal struggles for
lite of the Russian crews of the
\ anag and Korietz, and the depart
ment has been waiting with great in
terest for the report of Dr. H. D. Wil
son, of the Vicksburg.
This was received Wednesday by
burgeon General Rixley, and it is said
to be of the highest value, not only
lor the technical lessons it teaches, but
also as conclusively sustaining the
statements made by Captain Marshall
o? the \ icksburg as to the tender
of assistance to the Russian crews,
the report bearing on that incident
is as follows:
Immediately after the Russian crui
ser Varus had returned from the
nght with the Japanese fleet and had
anchored I was directed by the captain
of this ship (Vicksburg) to go on
board and offer to do anything pos
sible in assisting to take care of the
wounded. The Russian commander
accepted the offer and requested me
to go below, where the wounded were
beting cared for.
i> ? Jnc^icaI officers from the
rrcnch, English and Italian ships were
on board at work, they having ar
rived before me. as their ships were
anchored much nearer the Russian.
On deck were most of the dead, as
they had been instantly killed at the
guns; b?low the wounded were being
cared for. each medical officer se
lecting a convenient place to dress
them. It was impracticable to do more
lhan apply dressing of a most tem
porary nature, as there were so many
cases needing immediate attention, and
also it was not known but that the
Japanese would resume the fight at
any time, as the Russian ship had not
surrendered, when she returned to the
inner harbor.
"The greater percentage of the
wounds were of a serious nature, as
all had been caused by the explosion
of large shells (from eight to ten
inches).
"Of the wounds dressed, nearly all
were in the lower extremities, which
is accounted for by the fact that while
many were hit in various parts of
the body, the pieces of shells. &c
were so large as to cause death when
ever they struck the body or head.
No attempt was made to perform
operations and as soon as dressings
were applied the wounded were put
in boats and taken to some of the for
eign ships, as the Russian captain in
tended to leave his ship and sink her
I offered to send any wounded on
7?? , ? . United States steamer
Zahro (which was in port), as the
commanding officer of the Vicksburg
had directed me to proffer her services
?r t'1? wounded. The, offer was de
clined by both the captain and the
executive officer, they informing me
there was sufficient room on the other
warships.
"Many of the wounded died later
from the operations and from the di
rect effects of the wounds, as the parts
were so damaged as to make an opera
turn absolutely hopeless.
"The Russian ship had as good if
not better sick bay accommodations
that the average vessel, but it was
totally inadequate to the call made
upon it.
I think the engagement showed
that it will be impossible to attend the
wounded during an engagement be
tween modern ships, unless the num
ber of medical attendants is tremen
dously increased. With the present
allowance the wounded would be
obliged to take entire care of them
selves until the fi?ht was over i
* In this battle the ships were from!
t.ooo to 7,000 yards apart, and actual
tiring lasted not over twenty-five I
minutes, yet over one hundred men j
were disabled. It also must l?e taken I
into consideration that here the main!
battery only was used, the ship* not I
being hit oncc by rapid fire pro- j
jectiles. ' 1
Investigation Chinese Consulates.
The long promised investigation of j
Chinese consulates has be^un in earn- I
est. Assistant Secretary r?f State '
Pierce has been in China for several j
months looking into many long- i
standing complaint* against the con- ]
duct f>7 consular business in that
part of the world, lie was last heard'
from at Shanghai, but he has not ad
vertised his movements in advance,
and it is not known at which consulate
lie will next appear.
Austria May Permit Visit.
It is stated at the navy department |
that the department has reason to i
believe that the port regulations of j
Austria-llungary will be suspended
for the visit of the North Atlantic
squadron at Trieste. The regulation,*
provide that no more than three for
eign warships will be admitted to en
ter a port of that country at a time.
Congressional and Departments.
Former Postmasters General Charles'
Kmory Smith and James A. Gary were j
on the witness stand in connection
with thu Tyncr-liarrette conspiracy!
case. j
Government experts place the los- ;
scs to cotton planters due to the rava- i
Kcs of the boll weevil at millions of :
dollars per annum.
Madame Hcngclmullcr von Ilen-j
gcrvor, wife of t lie Austria- H ungarian j
Ambassador, is seriously ill.
Petitions are being received at the l
White House for prohibition in the.
Panama Canal zone.
Captain Wilde ordered from j
League Island N'avy Yard to succeed;
Rear Admiral Johnson a* command
ant at Boston Navy Yard.
The United States Supreme Court ?
decided that the railroad company is |
not liable f'?r cott on destroyed by j
fire in transit.
Russell P. Goodwin, of Illinois I
assumed his duties as assistant at - ?
torncy general for the Postoflicc De- |
partmcnt.
The Rural Free-delivery Service is
to be completely reorganized, the
changes to go into effect July i.
Major Ezra B. Fuller, of the Sev
enth Cavalry, now instructor at the
Maryland Agricultural College, was
placed on the retired list.
The report of Assistant Attorney
General Robb, who investigated the
New York Postoftice, exonerates
Postmaster Van Cott oC any inten
tional wrongdoing.
CLOSED TO ANARCHISTS
U. S. Sapreae CMrt SaactiMs T?r
bct's Deftrtitin.
IE WAS IfflTHILLY EXCLIBED.
Ialtmtli( Oplataa tlaaded Dafi by Chief
Justice Fader Declarfag the Law It Caaati*
tatlaaal ? Why It Dwi Nat Vlalate Caastl*
tatiaaal Prlvllecea Qaaraateetag Free
Speech.
Washington, D. C. (Special). ? In
an opinion by Chief Justice Fuller,
the United States supreme Court sus
tained the action of the immigrant
authorities at the Port of New York
in ordering the deportation of the
Englishman Turner, alleged to be an
anarchist. The Chief Justice said in
his opinion that Turner did not him
self deny that he is an anarchist.
The opinion upheld the law for the
exclusion on anarchists and aflimed
the decision of the Circuit Court for
the Southern District of New York,
which refused a writ of habeas corpus
to Turner.
Chief Justice Fuller, in his opinion,
first reviewed the facts in the case, in
cluding the claim of Turner that he
is a lecturer on sociological questions,
and that his counsel contends that
he was an anarchist in theory merely,
lie then referred to the fact that
Turner's counsel attacked the immi
gration law as unconstitutional on the
ground that it is in contravention of
the First, Fifth and Sixth Amend
ments and also of section i of the
Constitution, and because "no power
is delegated by the Constitution to
the general government over alien
friends with reference to thir ad
mission into the United States or
otherwise, or over the belief of citi
zens, denizens, sojourners or aliens,
or over the freedom of speech or of
the press."
All t lie contentions were negatived
by the decision of the Chief Justice,
who said, among other things:
"Whether rested on the accepted
principle of international law tha{
every sovereign nation has the power,
as inherent in sovereignty and essen
tial to self-preservation, to forbid the
entrance of foreigners within its do
minions, or to admit them only in such
cases and on such conditions as it
may see fit to prescribe, or on the
power to regulate commerce with for
eign nations, which includes the en
trance of ships, the importation of
goods and the bringing of persons
into the ports of the United States,
the act before us is not open to con
stitutional objection. Nor is the man
ner in which Congress has exercised
the right, although when such a case
arises the objection may be taken."
The Chief Justice also expressed
the surprise of the court that ex
ception should be taken to the law on
the ground that it is obnoxious to
the constitutional provision prohibit
ing the abridgement of freedom of
speech, the exercise of religious privi
leges, etc.
"It has," he said, "no reference to
an establishment of religion, nor does
it prohibit the free exercise thereof,
nor abridge the freedom of speech
or of the press; nor the right of the
people to assemble and petition the
government for redress or grievences.
It is. of course, true that if an alien
is not permitted to enter this country,
or, having entered contrary to law.
is expelled, he is, in fact, cut off
from worshipping or speaking or
publishing or petitioning in the coun
try, but that is merely because of his
exclusion therefrom, lie is not one
of the people to whom these things
arc secured, and cannot become such
by an attempt forbidden by law. To
appeal to the Constitution is to con
cede that this is a land governed by
that supreme law and as tinder it the
power to exclude has been determined
to exist, those who are excluded can
not assert the rights in general ob
taining in a land to which they do not
belong as citizens or otherwise."
WOMAN STRUGGLED.
Ca>t Herself sod Child loto River and Fought
Oil Rescuers.
Columbus (Special >. - \Vith a
prc^fy little 4-year-o'd blonde girl
bound to her body with bands of linen,
a handsome brunette woman, ap
parently 2'} or 30 years old. was seen
to leap over the Kith Street bridge
into tlic Scioto river at H. to o'clock
A. M. Two men who were approach
ing from * pposite ends of the bridge
were attracted by the demor.stra- !
tions of affection between the woman
.it)d child as the supposed mother
stood against the railing guarding the
bridge sidewalk at the outer edge,
with the little girl in a sitting posi
tion on the rail. The woman was kis
sing the child, and the little girl's
face was beaming with smiles a? she
she gleefully chuckled and nested her i
face and flaxen curls among t sic raven
locks of the woman.
Tl-n thvre suddenly c* me a change
in the expression on the woman's
lace trom smiles to ti.^ed determina
tion. and as the shadow spread over
her countenance she. like a flasl^,
mounted the guard rail and threw
herself nnd the pinioned child into
the waters, some thirty-five feet be
low.
The men rushed over an abutment,
plunged into the river and swam from
opposite shores toward the cenfler
of the stream to attempt to rescue the
woman and child. At the approach
of succor the woman became as a
tigress at bay and fought the men
with apparent superhuman strength.
So furious was her defense that, to
sive their own live*, the men had to
put back t ? shore and allow the wo
man and child to gi down to their
death.
Kilted By ills BroliieMti-Law.
Scotdale, Pa., (Specials ? John !
Welsh, a millworker. was shot and
mortally v ottnded f > y his brother-in
law, Chief of Police John Shay. Welsh
was intoxicated and was seeking ven
gcnce for an alleged injury at the .
February election. Shay surrendered !
to the authorities and is in the
Greensburg jail. In the mill strike
troubles of 1S07 Shay was charged
with kilting J. C. Cummingi, but was
promptly acquitted.
FVENCI TKCASMV CASE.
AltefH Attest to Dtvulga Plus ?( r<rti -
OIWrH P * Sale.
Paris, (By Cable).? The Matin*
London correspondent having obtain-*
ed nearly a hundred authentic plan#
of the fortifications at Toulon, beside#
numerous other documents, the paper
has began the publication of the his
tory of a treason affair which seems
likely to cxceed in importance the
offences with which Capt. Dreyfus was
charged.
On April 21, the correspondent re
ceived a letter written in a queer
semi- French, semi-Italian jargon, and
signed "Fragola Pietro," telling him
that the writer, who was employed
at a hotel, had been acting as a guide
to two persons who had come to
London to sell a large pared of docu
ments of the highest importance con
cerning French naval defenses. The
letter stated that the men had gon*
to Brussels, leaving the writer pen?
niless. He, therefore, wanted to nego*
tiate for the transfer of the docu*
ments, but was unwilling to treat di
rect with the French government, pre*
ferring to deal with the Matin or somr
other newspaper.
The corespondent thought the let*
ter was probably a begging trick, but
replied. addressing his answer to thl
post-otVicc. to be callcd for, and mak
ing an appointment, which Fragoli
duly kept. The man's desperate stat?
of hunger evidenced his sincerity;
Fragola told the following story:
He was formerly, he said, employed
at the war ministry in Rome, but
becamc compromised in a case of es?
pionage and was sentenced to si*
months' imprisonment. Subsequently
he came to London, living from hand
to mouth. Recently he had acted as
a guide and secretary to two men of
Italian origin, with one of whom ? at
nat^irali/e. 1 French citizen ? he had1
formerly been acquainted at the war
ministry in Rome. Both of these men,
Fragola said, worked for foreign gov
ernments, and had several times sold
important secrets to Germany at high
prices. The Italian's name was Ce
sare Golio and that of the naturalized
Frenchman Jcremie Mesqui. The lat
ter had long been a contractor orf
public works at Tulon. They had!
gone to Brussels five days ago, leav-j
ing him entirely without means of liv-j
ing. He found after their departure1
that Golio had left documents behind*
him. au<l these he wanted to sell.
Fragola thereupon produced eighty
five plans of the Toulon forts, some
of them the French originals and
others accurate copies, made at the
Italian war ministry. lie also had
in his possession a list of plans of
Cherbourg. Brest, and Toulon, with
typewritten instructions, alleged by
Fragola to have emanated from the
German staff, concerning the marking
of batteries of artillery. There
also a letter appointing a" e?hdeP>*
vous at the Tlutringer llof, Berlin, for
November i.t, signed "X/r To.thia
was attached a card inscribed "Feli*
Friedrich Scholtz."
The Matin's corespondent gave Fra
gola a few shillings and persuaded
him to leave the documents in hi*
hands in order that an examination
of them might be made. The next
morning he took them to the French
F.mbassy, where the naval attache de
clared them to be absolutely genuine.
DEAD BODY HANGING IN CHURC.
Qruesone Sight Met the Congregation of
Emanuel Baptist Church.
Chicago, (Spccial). ? The dead body
of a man dangling at the end of a rope
in the belfry of Kmanucl Baptist
Church, 2.ijo Michigan avenue, was the
gruesome sight that met the eves of
the congregation as they assembled
for Sunday morning's service. The
police were notified at once and the
body was cut down and taken away.
In one of the pockets of the dead
man's coat a memorandum book was
found bearing the name and address
of William Johnson, Webster
avenue, Pittsburg. Written on a fly
leaf of the book were the following
words :
"Well. T see that nothing but my
death will satisfy the outraged public.
Therefore I will give it, but I will be
my own executioner."
ft is supposed that Johnson hart
been hanging in the belfry since Fri
day night, when he was last seen to
enter the < hurch. Me had been em
ployed on different occasions by the
pastor to repair the electric lights at
the top of the steeple.
MAN'S LIFH SAVED BY WOMAN.
Station Ajcn! Was Shot By Robbers and SIM
Used Key to Summoa Surgeon.
St. Paul, Minn, (Spccir.1). ? To the
fact that Mr*. A. J. Bartow, wife of
a section foreman for the Northern
Pacific Railway at Snoqualmie, Wash.,
had a knowledge of telegraphy an?l
did not lose her presence of mind in
the face of danger, C. J Ingr.iham,
station agent of the Northern Pacific
at Snoquahnie, probably owes his life.
Reports of the affair have just,
reached Northern Pacific oftiiciaU,
here. Mrs. Bartow, who was alone(
in the section house, rushed to]
the station when she heard two pistol
shots late at night and found Ingra
ham lying m ?? pool of blood, a robber
having shot him and escaped with thej
contents of the safe.
Mrs. Bartow wired an account of
the shooting to an adjacent station
and to division headquarters, and then
tore up Ingraham's shirt, out of which
?die made bandages and stanched the!
flow of hood until a surgeon came.
Ingraham probably will live.
A man who gave the name of
Bridges has been arrested on suc
picion of having shot Ingram and rob
bed the station.
FINANCIAL
There has arrived at San Francisco,
$2.^5o,'>oo more Japanese gold.
Upwards of 400.000 shares of Lake.
Superior stock will not pay the as
stflsni'.-nt.
li* a d ill dav now that doesn't see
a new low record f >r United State#
Steel common.
I he West Philadelphia Trust Com
pany has declared a semi annual divi
dend of per cent.
Trader- who tri-*d to sell Lake Su
porior preferred short found trouble
in borrowing the stock.