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RUSSIANS MET . BATTLE OF MUKDEN PROVES VICTORY FOR THE JAPS. Gen. Kuropatkln le Withdrawing HI* Force* Northward—Russians and Japanese in a Race for Tie Pa**— Japanese Were Reckless In This Attack. St. Petersburg, March 9, 3 a. m.— The battle of Mukden has resulted In a Russian defeat. Field Marshal Oyama has once more proved himself one of the greatest masters of offensive strategy since Napoleon, while Gen. Kuropat- kin is now engaged in endeavoring to defend his title as a master of suc cessful retreats and bring off his army with Its immense train safely to Tie Pass, where a position was long ago prepared with this contingency in view. The problem before the Rusrlan commander-in-chief is more dtfflcult than the one he met successfully at Liao Yang, since now he is threatened on both flanks, his left wing being en tangled in a mountainous region, far from the railroad. Nevertheless, Russian military men here express a fair degree of oonfl-- dence in Gen. Kuropatkln’s ability once more to extricate his army and avoid a Russian Sedan. Besides his skUl in rear guard action they base their hopes on the physical condition of the Japanese soldiers, who/thotfgh they are conceded to be the greatest marchers in the world, are well nigh exhausted by their strenuous endeav- \ _drs of the last fortnight Say Kuropatkln Intended to Retreat. It is known that Gen. Kuropatkln contemplated retirement before the beginning of the battle, and that he had hoped to accomplish it witbout a serious combat The Japanese, how ever, forced him to accept battle. The double turning movement' compelled him to send the major part of his re serves to the flchllnc line and render '..JjMtVO, '••onn. <-e-*«rol^-ea<l_ (luestlon, iand the decision to’ re- immediately taken on March 6, as was stated in the Associated Press on that day. Withdrawal was actually begun during the night. The great question now, and over which the general staff burned Its lights late into the nlgbt, is whether Field Marshal Oyama has entangled the Russians Ir. his strategic net suffi ciently to prevent a successful retreat to Tie Pass. Gen. RenenkampB’s force to tW eastward admittedly is in great danger of being cut off, and a consid erable force of Japanese appears to be operating on the Russian right well toward Tie pass. The Race for the Pass. If the Japanese succeed in reaching tho railroad and Interrupting traffic, if only for a few hours, it may have tho greatest consequences for General Kuropatkln, who Is now engaged In a race with the Japanese to reach the Domingo Anxious for Treaty ^ With United States. Washington, March 8.—The senate In executive session made public to day the scond message of President Roosevelt on the Santo Domingo trea- It says that the Dominican Inter ests demanded action by the senate at the earliest practicable moment; that the treaty is at the earnest request of the Dominican republic to afford her relief, and will remove apprehen sion of foreign aggression in that quar ter; It says that the result will benefit not only Santo Domingo, but also the United States, by securing stability, order and prosperity In the island. The message says the treaty offers bthe only method for preventing collec tion of fraudulent claims and of pro tecting just claims of foreigners and Americans alike. The message says if the treaty Is ratified, creditors be longing to other nations will have ex actly as good treatment as creditors who are citizens of the United States, *nd at the same time Santo Domingo Will he protected against unjust and exorbitant cliams. If it is not ratified the chances are that American credit ors will fare ill as compared with tV»e of other nation*. The message declares that'"our po sition Is explicitly and unreservedly that under no circumstances do we Intend to acquire territory in or pos session of either Haytl or Santo Do mingo.” The message concludes; “Santo Domingo grievously needs the aid of a powerful and friendly nation. This aid we are able and I trust that we are willing, to bestow. She has asked for this aid, and the expressions of friendship repeatedly sanctioned by the people and the government of the United States, warrant her In believ ing that it will not be withheld in the hour of her need.” BY SELECTING NEW BOARD OF CANAL COMMISSIONERS. defensible, position forty jphus adxr he -has stood ffff all attacks directly against the fiahks of his army, and holds the way of retreat open. He undoubtedly was iorced to abandon, a number of siege guns on his Shakhe position, but If he succeeds in turning over the army Intact, with the principal por- tlod of Its artillery train, to his suc cessor, the Russian case will be by no means desperate, for Oyama will again have missed his quarry and a comparatively barren victory will have been purchased at an enormous cost of life. All reports Indicate that the Japan ese w*rc utterly reckless of sacrifice, making attack after attack, especially on the centre and westward against machine guns and infantry fire which literally mowed down the advancing columns, making human flesh so cheap that the survivors could bas tion themselves behind piles of corpses. Will Cut Commission Down to Three Member*—These Will Be Engineer* and Their Ideas Must Conform to HI* and Taft's—Won't Fill Vacan cies He Causes. Washington, March 8. — Radical changes are to be made In the per sonnel of the Panama canal commis sion. — Whtle no authoritative statement concerning the president’s intentions Is obtainable at the White House, It Is known to be his purpose to make such changes In the membership of the canal commission as, In his judg ment, will facilitate work on the great waterway. His desire. It Is under stood, Id to reduce the commission to three members, nil of whom shall be practical engineers of eminence. Un der the Spooner act, one of those en gineers must be from the navy and one from the army. Admiral John G. Walker now represents the navy, and Gen. George W. Davis the army on the commission. It is said positively that At Walker will not continue long as A member *f the commission. TMrf achievements of the body under tho direction of Admiral Walker have been satisfactory to the president. As constituted now, the commission is said to be unwleldly. It Is regarded as containing too many elements which have to he adjusted one to an other before anything definite can be done.' To remedy this defect the president. It Is believed, will reduce the membership of the body and place in Immediate supervision of the canal workinen who yrlll work In conson ance with the Ideas of himself and Secretary Taft, In doing this,' tho president will ex- ” is dts<3B)t)pn about appointing As pro- ded f<jt under t'he Spooner ; is very Jiltoly, indeed, that eventually he will reduce the commission three members, simply by not filling the places of those whose resignations shall have been accepted. A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Several Injured When Cars Rolled Down an Embankment, Bremen, Ga., March S.—The north- bound passenger train on the Central of Georgia railway was wrecked last evening about 200 yards south of the depot at this place. The whole train left the track, ex cept the engine. The baggage and smoking car both rolled down a thir ty-foot embankment, totally demolish ing them. The train was well loaded with pas sengers and all were more or less shaken. The Georgia* Republicans Kick Like 8ttora Over Appointment. Washington, March, 8.—Since the news of Carter Tate's appointment to the district attorneyship at Atlanta has become known In Washington, there has bfer a feeling of uneasiness among the Several Georgia Republican *©cials wllo are here. Harry Stillwell Edwards, the Macon postmaster; H. A. Rucker, collector of internal revenue at Atlanta; J. H. Deveaux, ,co!li ctor at Savannah, end several mjnor officials who have been week, will not toll; of tho but It is evident that they .regard the retirement of District Attorney Angler'as precedent for the retirement of all officials who have held two terms or more, and they fear the NEGRO MISSIONARY RETURNS TO WORSHIP OF HEATHEN. Daniel Fllcklnger Wflbcrforce—Rules His Old Tribe In Africa and Has a Collection of Wive*—What Educa tion Did for Him. Indinnnpolis, Ind., March 9.—A dis patch to the News from Huntington, Ind., says: Tho executive committee of the Missionary Board of the United Brethren In Christ has dropped from the rolls of tho church Daniel Fllckln ger Wilberforce, a native African, who was brought to this country as a child, and, after being educated, was returned by the board to his old home as a missionary. It Is charged by the board that nlf ter a service of twenty-five years as a missionary the negro minister has been lured back to heathenism, has become chief of his old tribe of devil worshippers and has contracted plu- not offer Mr. Evans another office, lie- ral marriages in the wilds of Africa, cause he has held on to gavernmantl Nearly fifty years ago Daniel Kum- Jobs long enough. Ilcr Fllcklnger, then secretary of the Mr. Brans will coma homo ar. soon missionary board of the . church, was M Robert J. Wynne, his successor, in West Africa, engaged In mission can relieve him, and will retire to prl- work. While visiting a congregation rate life. I al missionary, announcement was ore no new developments to- made that it male negro child had Hr. Tate’s case, as the attor been born in the negro village. The is out of the city and the host of Dr. Fllcklnger christened the precedent might be fcdlowel to a>l parts if the South. Tho cake of H. Clay Evans consul general at London, strM[t*hena this feellig of apprehension, since tho president has declared that he will Vnuio* ........ Foreman Bray, of the Wrecker, and ally discovered bis namesake at work Other* Injured. jat the missionary house in New York !atelMiwffhTA. :lals Interested will not talk KING TRAIN WRECKED. baby Daniel Fllcklnger Wilberforce. Twclv$ year* later the boy had been brought to America by a returning missionary. Dr. Fllcklnger accident MARSHALL'S SALE- STAT* or Qeokoia—Lowndes Consrr; con"°inlnB °.on-hSu houie, described norV Burj JStt *".d on th» w«t Qair tore, more or , lew, and fSWW SMPWLfc T« Vakkwte n. aIld i*”**!' 11 for ‘ho citV of oh north “TW*5 "ft** by a ThritnniiJlf.« ^By Jot of Amanda ***** Jo* leviod jfinaSstesvs Jenkins for city tax for the year of 1104. Also, at the same time and place, one-quarter of an acre of land and house described as fol lows: Bounded on the north by land of T. M. Cook; east by an alley: south by land of Bufus Vereeu; west by land ol T. M. Cook. Said property levied on aa the property of Lizzi# lufhu to eatlsfy a tax flfa issued by A. W. /arnedoe. Clerk of the city of Valdosta, in fMor of the Mayor and Council of ths city of Valdosta against Lizzie Hughes for city tax for ths year 1004. Also, at the same time and place, < March 8.—As the result of Dr. Fllcklnger took the lad to Day- Orandl^«hlcl»o? v*ld«w**ga!nrt collision which occurred at ton, O. The hoy was sent to school, u**onforoi*y t*sforthtj*ullM. pnd O'clock tonight between a Cen- then through the high Bchool and allroad passenger train and a train, at Smarra, Foreman y, qf the wrecker, la probably £ injured, Engineeer Louis Rebb, ’ train, and hla negro Irinjured, and Mall and BaggageS* .painfully i wrecker was running as a spe nd after stopping the flagman get , out on the track far i to prevent the passenger train I colliding with the wrecker. |»r freight cars and one paBsen- ar were completely demolished, the passenger engine was strlp- ) Injured are In the city hospital In Macon under treatment. Second Car of Cotton Burned. Adel, Ga., March 8.—Another car loaded with cotton burned on the side track of the Georgia Southern anil Florida railroad last night at twelvo o’clock, on the identical spot whero tho one was burned the night before. There were about twenty bales on the car from off the South Georgia and West Coast railroad, shipped from Quitman. later to a medical college at Cleve land. He married a negress at Day- ton. Later the two went to Africa to do missionary‘'work among the old trlbh from which Wilberforce came. Liter the missionary and family re turned to this country and Vtilher- fofee lectured throughout the central' His four children, two suns two daughters, attoi lege here. Two sons era still 1: this country, one at Otterbeln Col lege and the other In tte Dayton high school. Wllnerforeo returned to Africa. The board has been Informed of his re lapse to heathenism, of accomplishing plural marriages, and of his becoming ehlof of tho tribe. Tho venerable Dr. Fllcklnger Is ni'uch depressed over tho backsliding of his protege, but sanctions the ac tion of the board. FsFjB ^•gainst Ada A Also, at the* a mo time and place, ona-qttar-* tar of anacreof land and bom bounded aa follow*North by land of Htnry William*: tha year Al*o, attheiama of an aqra^of Inti tlmaand place, < id and bonne dene Furmer pQpe Brown baa been send ing out "feelers” to some of hla friends this week, and ho may get squarely Into the gubernatorial race. With two farmers running against two editors, there would be lively tlmos In the good old state of Geor gia. *» nee; by Paper i on *A Lbfl iiroMTV «>f Mary B. Uxlji i*xu«xl br A. W. Vnfdohtn, In Alam at v of nn *__ _ Bounded on (1 darson; aorta.. ^ Gordon street; west by fin*tel lot levied on aa the proparty < k " 4 »P.‘Ufy * ... agalnnt finmp* city tax for the year 1904. 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