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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1904
Page
13
Georgia forecast calls for party cloudy Saturday and Sunday fair with colder north and west. brisk south winds and temperature extremes noted. Local notes mention Georgia governorship race talk, arsenic poisoning suspected in a local case, and St Tous exposition prep. Also reports on Georgia political shifts, fruit growers meeting, and security adjustments in the capital region.
Washington February 5 Senator Hanna is officially diagnosed with irregular typhoid fever with fever stronger than many cases. He is physically exhausted and unreliable, age 68, with rheumatic attacks increasing gravity. Recovery is weeks away, nursing is crucial, and transfer to Thon Valle is hoped. President Roosevelt visited the Arlington hotel to discuss improvement with Dover. Doctors include Rixey Magraden and Behrend, with Oster from Baltimore. Tonight’s bulletin notes temperature 101.6 and no complications. General John Black, head of oil services commission, is severely ill here with a pestal collapse.
In the House of Commons Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman recalled a 1889 exchange with Joseph Chamberlain about sending 30 000 troops to Cape Colony. He quoted Chamberlain predicting no fighting and labeling the opposition’s stance as a bluff. Chamberlain denied using the word bluff and said his goal was to keep the South African question from party friction to reassure the Boers.
Vladivostok reports describe panic among Japanese storekeepers selling goods at cut rates and sacrificing possessions to flee to Japan. Over a thousand Japanese girls and several families, including evacuees from Nikolskoye and Ussuri, sailed or prepared to sail aboard ships bound for Japan amid escalating tensions.
Paris reports that Japanese Minister Hayashi warned war was possible if Russia would not sign a treaty recognizing China's rights in Manchuria. French officials fear British intervention and stress Japan’s wish to settle with Russia alone. Yuan Shi Kai urges alliance with Japan to regain Manchuria. London notes vague Port Arthur warship rumors with little confirmation.
Russian capital buzzes with war talk as a draft of a conciliatory Russian note to Japan is telegraphed from St Petersburg. Viceroy Alexei will review terms before delivery to Tokyo, with Korea remaining the main sticking point in negotiations. Markets react with fear as diplomats rush cipher messages and officials discuss possible war outcomes.
After burglars robbed the Waller home just west of Phenix City, they fired on Sam Waller as he explored his house, set the kitchen blaze with a lamp, and burned the detached kitchen and outbuildings while the main dwelling was saved. Mrs Waller and a servant woman escaped through windows as the robbers fled. A Columbus man is being sought for arrest by Alabama officials.
Samuel Sung Fung, a Chinese student at the University of California, has been appointed lieutenant in the university cadet regiment. If he advances to major or higher, he could qualify for a second lieutenancy in the U S army. Yang is the only Chinese in the university officer uniform.
San Domingo February 1 The insurgents fired on the Yankee launch killing J C Johnston the engineer. United States Minister Powell ordered drastic action to avenge the death and protect the flag Johnston will be buried this afternoon. San Domingo February 9 The Yankee launch engineer J C Johnston buried with Marines and officers in a 100-strong cortege joined by diplomats. Powell and consular officials attended amid calls for immediate satisfaction. German consul guarded as insurgents threaten his family and foreign property.
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