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t from from Japanese the al Just i spite of the; pro- •!k ttWHOfT ..Will the inert* Petersburg, to i gorcrtimont on Japanese In J in Wsiblng- . the detention ; Port Arthur li a to prerent,', the Information as to , etc. 'An offl- go of Paris, In tho war. Representative, i then is eharge of lhs there, looked at* cr of licrmana who J at Paris by the French a’a answer to Seers- , asking her to respect y of China and localise a much as possible, has received, the state de- Indlrectly from i that Russia will re- It then will remain for > fix the scope of their draft a more definite - acceptance by the two i la expressed In admin- that Crest Britain, as to waive ZjlcUonTto'a ^ teMti the note. Text of Secretary Hay’s Note. department Issued- this iturday: *' , ' i preliminary exchange of this government and : of other powers Inter- hlneae matters, the do- ie 10th of February sent Instructions to'; the The London Dally Mall’s Port Ar> thur correspondent) uadif bat’d W Feb ruary 1*) urt: advices state that the Jap- hacae landed (00 soldiers near Talien Wan with lisastrpua results, 410 be ing sabred by Cossacks. The remain- der escaped to their ships. 1 It Is further stated that the Japan ese landed al Dove Bay .where thirty Of them were killed and the remain der wounded. It Is reported from Tlen-Tsln that the Siberian railroad has boon wreck ed In six places, covering a distance of TO miles. The mystery surrounding the fate of the VlUlVoitock Iqttadt-dh Is ItlU unsolved. ThK Rt Squadron* consists Of the cruisers Oro- mobol, Rossi*, Rurlk and BOgatyr. Anbthhf. report saya that they were last seen sailing westward toward Sngaru Strait. Passengers who arrived at Che Too from Port Arthur say the Russian cruiser Askold, which was damaged In the recent battle ontalde of Port Ar thur, was kept afloat till Saturday, when it snnk in thirty fathoms. The Russians havs explained their reason for Urine on the Bfitiih steamer Fu Plhg, lfl Which three of thn Chinese crow wire wounded. They assert that the vassal was leaving port Without clearing. .The British steamer Wenchow la balng held by the Russians for refus ing to dellvfer Japanese passengers. The correspondent of the London Dally Express at Pekin In n pablegram dated February 12, reports that Vice roy Alexlett Is practically Isolated, di rect communication between Port Arthur and Vladlvoatock being sus pended. He adds that the railroad behind Port Arthur has bean blown np and that 6,000 Japanese troops have lapded near Dalny. The same correspondent, under date of F>bra*ry It, says that the Japanese warship Athakl has captured tho German steamer Yokohama, which has a car go Including dynamite for Port Ari thur. British Hold Russians. The inrflvors from the Varlag and the Korlets, the H^slan cruisers that were sunk by me Japanese fleet at Chemulpo, still remain on board the British cruleer Talbot, Italian cruiser Elba and the French Cruiser Faecal. The situation la btcomlng acute, as the Japanese have twice made de mands o ntho commanders of the three foreign vessels that the Rus sian* be surrendered as prisoners ot war. The captain of the Talbot, being the senior naval officer, each time re plied that ha was awaiting Instructions from his government None of the Russians are on board tho Amarlean gunboat Vlokaborg, whose commander considers that the Japanese are right In their demand, a: the Russians took advantage of the clemency ol the Japanese In returning to the harbor, then taking refuge on the foreign vesicle and refusing to aur. lentaiin. in nt i*.. I r * nd,r - whereas the Japanese floet and Pekin- retrained from sinking them In the >re«. to the minister j ^ «« they could have done. ieht of toe Uplted I WORK OF 8ECRKTARY HAY, h'have’heaun bHw^n I H * #e#r ** DI P lom * tio Triumph In Move to Protect Integrity 0* China. Secretary Hay has addad another to his long Hat of diplomatic triumphs, ea and (hat the area and the United States la once more shall ha localised, and enabled by ita diplomacy to hud the aa poialble ao .that aatlona la a concurrent effort to pre and dlstnrbanoe of serve the Integrity of China, may be prevented Mr, Hay’e note to Rustle afld Japan posalble loea to the'com- ‘ urging thorn to oonflno hostilities with- ina of the world In as small an area aa possible, and to which have begun between the neutrality «* all practicable waye her entity shall be respect- JOHN «*?•* SUICIDED IN COURT ROOM. respect the neutrality and administra tive entity of Chinn will be accepted by Russia aa well as by Japan and all the nntlona will Join the Washington - Moved to Self-Destruction by government in Inviting the combat- ~) Charge of Judge. ; ante to agree to tho propoiltlon. Mont., Saturday, aa the was delivering bit tnstrabtloas 1 Brigandage In Korea, to a Jury In the cate ot Alfred Beck | Advices from Seoul, Korea, state man, accnaed of murder, Beckman do- that all malls are impended. Korean llbentaly drew a rtior, cut hie throat malcontents nr* plundering the coua- and fall to the floor, fatally woundtd. . try widespread. INVESTIGATORS AT WORK. I WAS DELIBERATE MURDER. Grave Chargee Against Judga twayne Official Report of Killing of Maehlnlst are Being Probed. I Johnson by Dominicans. The congressional committee ap- The state department has received a ■ pointed to Investigate chargas against report under data at San Do- Unlted States Judga Charles Swayne, 1 port by mall under date cl San Do- of Florida, composed of Represents-1 mlngo, February 11, from United ntr, of Penneylvtnli; Reprc- States Minister Powell of the killing > Gillette, of California, and 1 by Insurgents of J. G. Johnson, the ntattv* Clayton, of Alabama, I aecond-claa* machinist of the United tho United* Stntee court room ■ SMtes gunboat Yankee. The fucta ola Satnrday morning. The have, been briefly given In press dla rt of- the Inltiel session was patehea, but the detalli furnished oy > the Intradnctloa ot reeorda ' the minister go to eelabllah the fact prosecution for the purpose of j that the killing was deliberate and Inoom patency and partiality unprovoked. ;D TO PHILIPPINES. Proclamation Promulgated The entire text of the president's r proclamation was cabled to tb* Philippines tor pro- This was done it great reason that the PhU- '* would be the moat ireaches of neutrality, iearneaa to the scene BREAK IN COTTON BREAKS BANK Texts Institution Ported to the Wall by Collapse of High Prices. The comptroller of tho currency at Washington hat been advised ot the closing of tha Cltlaena' national bank at McOrnder, Texas. Ita assets and liabilities are $114,(02. It had a capi tal, et $21,000. The came of the failure It said to he ob account of U* drop In cotton. Epitomized Items of Interest Gathered it Random. , Older far Two Elections. Governor Terrell has Issued an or der authorising tha. odinsrlsi of Chat tooga and McDuffie counties to order elections to All the vacancies In the legislature. Durham Watson, repre sentative from McDnffle, resigned lev- eral weeks ago, and Representative Lowe, of Chattooga, died. • • * Month’s Rent of W. and A. Road. State Treasurer R. E. Park bn just received n check for (Ik.OOl from J. H. Attbtoid, treasurer ot the Nath- vile, Chattanooga and St Louis rail road, aa payment for the rental of tha Western and Atlantic railroad for the month of January- Three Routes for Dooly. Postmaster M. O. Hall, at Cordele, has received Information from tha goatofflbe authorities at Washington that three of the four rural tree deliv ery routes asked for by tna Cordele postoffle* have bean granted by tha government at Washington. The ser vice Will bbgin April i and gives em ployment to tSree carrier* at salaries of 1(00 a year. • • • Baglay Wanted Badly. A reward of $100 ha been Issued by Governor Terrel for the arrest of Frank Begley, who li wanted in For syth county for murdering Thomas Grovett, on January 3rd. The crime Is said to have been an atrocious one and the people of Foraytfi county are very anxlons to have Bagley brought to justice. Grovett was a well known dtlsen of the county of Forsyth, • e • Bibb Grand Jury Roast Money Lender* The presentment! of tne Bibb coun ty grand jury, read before Judge Fel ton, dealt mercilessly with the money sharks charging from tOO to 1,000 per cent Interest, and also reported that the books of the jnatlcea of the peace were in far from aatlsfactory shape, recommending that each , successive grand jury closely Investigate these courts. • e e New Read Dublin to Abbeville. Dublin's new railroad has been nam ed the Dublin and Southwestern Rail road Company, by Its promoters. The road will run from Dublin to- Abbe ville, via Eastman. A, charter will be applied for asking for a capital ot $100,000 with the privilege of Increas ing same not to exceed the amount of $(00,000. The headquarters will be In Dublin. The road will be sixty-five miles long. • • • Sams Books to Be Retained. The Muscogee county board ot ed ucation has decided not to adopt uni form text-books nntll the expiration of Its priisent contract, December 21,' 1907. The present five-year contract by wKlch the county obtains text books went Intp effect a little over a year ago. The board decided that It would be aa expensive to change to uniformity aa It would be to continue the present local contract In force, and then adopt uniformity at’ the expi ration ot the four yean If a state uni form text-book law Is then In exist ence. . see Will No! Take Convicts. Wilkinson county, through Ita ordi nary, has just notified the prlaon com mission that It will not taka Its quota of short term felony convicts for work on tho public roads ,ln lieu ot public school money from this source. Wil kinson was among those which ap plied for convicts and was entitled to about ten. Several of the counties which made application nave with drawn It nndf the-number of convicts necessary to support the demand la considerably reduced. Whereas, It was first thought it would require 7(0, It lr now thought that $0o will be amply sufflclanL New Poetofflee for Ware County. The poatofflee department at Wash ington has been asked to create a new poatofflee In Ware county, about live miles south of Waycroas, on the Atlan tic Coast Line. At this point la locat ed the convict campt of Hamby and Toomer, who leased the labor of a large number of the itnte’s felony prisoners. The place has already been made a railroad elation, and la known ; as "Goodloe,” the name being taken In honor of Captain Goodloe Yancey, secretary of the prison commission. Aa soon a* permission la granted by the poatofflee department It will alio be known a Goodloe poetofflee. ! • • ' I Pardons Granted by Governor. Governor Terrell, upon tho recom mendation of the prison commission, baa commuted the sentence of several cohvlcta. i Tom Latttmore. who was convicted of burglary In 1891 and eenCehced to twenty yean, was released. He Is said , to have stolen a pair of shoes and at I the time of his conviction was only ! thirteen yean old. < D. F. Sellers, who was convicted of mnrfier In Pierce connnty la 182$, and sent to the penitentiary tor life, was also given his freedom. I Baa Brooks; of Wilkes county, aerv- [ tng n twelve months’ sentence for a misdemeanor, was also pardoned. John j wm Not Press Suit Aa the result of a ponTerence in At lanta a few days ago between Presi dent J, Parke Changing, of the Ten- nraids Gdppft- Company add MAMt Manager Vf. H. frUelaUd, of thb Duck- town Sulphur, Copper, afid iron^ Com pany, on the one hand, and udVflMfff Terrell, Attorney General John C. Hart and LIgon Johnson, representing the state, on the other, an-agreement was reached whereby the copper, com panies will Install as soon as possible plants for reducing copper ore which will not permit the escape of- the sul phur gases over the surrounding coun try, and the state in consideration of this, will not press Its suit for tempo rary Injunction In the supreme court of tng United States when the hearing cornea np on April 18. , • • a industrial School for Rabun. Prof•• tor A. J. Ritchie, a graduate of the University of Georgia and Har vard, and formerly professor of Eng lish In Baylor University, is.working diligently to establish an industrial and high school In Rabun., county which la In the center of a! large re gion In northwestern Georgia, in which no high school exists at present. It la the purpose to consolidate sev eral of the public iehbola bow la oper ation, thus bringing together about 2(0 pnplls at the new echool. Professor Rltcnle estimates that about $10,000 will be necessary to erect the building and establish the school. The people of Rabun county have already subscribed $4,000, while among the individuals who have given liberal subscriptions are Hon. Hoke Smith, Congressman F. C. Tate and Jndge 'Logan E. Bleckley. • • • Cawthom Granted New Trial, The supreme court haa rendered a decision la the case of tha state against R. D. Cswthorn, * ot Dodgs county, who was convicted of <h* murder of H. J. Tucker add *ddt«flc(d to be hanged. It Was claimed' that Tucker was murdered by poison at the result of a conspiracy between Cawthom and Tucker’s wife. The wo man, however, was not indicted. Caw- thorn was on the verge of the gallows when a stay of execution was secured on a special motion for new trial, and the supreme court now holds that there were auch errors in the first trial that a new trial should ha granted. It appears from tha evidence that a dose ot poison which was fixed for Tucker was taken by another man, who died. Another dose was fixed for Tucker and this killed him. Evidence as to the first crime was admitted the trial on the charge of murder of Tucker. Tha supreme court holds this was Improper and this seems to have been the main, ground on which tha new trial was granted. Judges Fish Snd Candler dissented. . • • • Young Kline Unworthy Son. The will ot the late Theo D. Kline, general manager of the Central rail road, was offered for probate a few days ago la Savannah, and upon ap plication of Charles D. Kline letteia testamentary were lined to him. To hie wife Is bequeathed the family dwelling in Anniston, Ala., together with three valuable lots, located In the center of the city. Tile rest ot the es tate Is left In true! for four ot the chil dren of the testator, William Fair, Charles David, Ida Eugenia and Mary. One clanea of the will reada: ’’My son, Theodore Augustus, bait log proven himself an nnworthy son by a willful alienee for ye*ri when absent In parts unknown to me, I am constrained to-treat him differently from my other children. I, therefore direct my executors to hold out of my estate $(00 for a period of five years, during which time It will b* paid at Me demand. Otherwise It shall go to my other children.’’ • * a Mr*. Wood Goes to Pen. The supreme court haa affirms/ the decision of the . superior court In the esse ot Mrs. W. If Wood, who was convicted In "Atlanta of shooting hor husband. She wae tried, convlcte-1 snd sentenced to two yean on the mtlledgevlUe farm for assault with in tent to murder. Mn. Wood wae released on bond af ter her conviction, to await the su preme court’! decision. Last fall Mre. Wood want to hsr husband's boarding home on Mariet ta street, while he was at breakfast, and shot at him several times. One of the shots took effect, tad he lay at the Grady hospital two weeks. It was thought at first that fie could not re cover. Jealousy la said to have been the cause of the ahootlng. Wood had sep anted from his wife, end he claimed that her mind was unbalanced. Some months before she shot him she at tempted to shoot a woman In a resi dence on Peachtree street She stated’ at the time that the woman was the came of her husband leaving her. She' was arrested for this offense, bnt war not prosecuted, the woman at whom she shot having left the-clty. Stricken City Begins Active Work of. Resurrection. BIG MONEY VAULTS SAFE According to a press estimate there ire to-day 5,000,000 laborers In this country. One and one^fourth millions belong to National trade unloq*. an other million to trade unions not yet National in their scope, 'and the Remain der comprise the army ot unorganized labor. With Heroic Fortitude Municipal Offi cials and Populace art Moving to Build a Greater City lit tha Area of Ruin. Amid raise still hot and smoking Baltimore baa begun its resurrection. With the dawn of a eloar winter day, wfceae brightness was In itself an In- fpifaticM, (is (fiddly gave way to en ergy'; aid ^ from tha <ortrfi0f Of the state to thd least private dtlsen thd people of the distressed city aroused themselves to meet the appalling con ditions that confront thorn. It was a day of conferences. The governor, the mayor. Snd various mun icipal officials met. and threshed out the problems that are theirs by virtue of public office. From this conference came e decision that Baltimore for tha present needs no outside help, but will endeavor with her own resources and those at th etseu bhhd hrd dlll those ot the (tate to meat the emer gency. At this conference ffiao wae developed*the machinery fdf SB advis ory legislative commission to get In conjunction with too legislature. Labor la already In demand and the newspapers contain display advertise ments for man to begin the work of clearing the rains. All things considered, the public stock-taking that engrossed the basi nets world of Baltimore Tuesday was satisfactory. Bnt this does not mean that tha treat fire was a leaser calam ity than has been pictured In these dla- patch as-. Tha words that have hurried over telegraph wire*, restored by al most superhuman energy to meat a watting world’s demand for news, have given out hut aa Inadequate con ception of thla catastrophe of a cen tury. Tho bald fact la that 140 acre* of. flbalnsaa buildings, representing property to tbs approximate value of $12S,000,000, wore destroyed within twenty-four hours. A great cloud was lifted Tuesday af ternoon when It was discovered that practically all of the veuhs and strong rooms and tales of the financial con cerns whose buildings ware destroyed are unhurt. A tremendous loss In ■» curl ties had been anticipated here, and when vault after vanlt yielded np Its treasure* unharmed the joy of the guardians was baudles*. From the Oonttnental Treat Compa ny’s safe alone paper to tho amonant of more than $206,000,000 wars recov ered. The news cheered the whole city and encouraged Immediate and thor ough Investigation. Merchants and their assistants, smoke-tolled and be grimed and hollow-eyed from anxiety and loss of aleep, worked like labor are In the smoking rains to uncover their safes, and In nearly every In stance they wore rewarded by Intact contacts. Another surprise was the discovery that three financial concerns, whose homes were directly la the fiercest ■wasp of the flames, were practically unharmed. These were the Oontlnntal Trust Company, s-rown Bros.’ bank and tha Mercantile Treat Company. No one ventures to offer an explana tion ot the remarkable etedpe ot theta buildings In the corfltr of a hast ao Intense that metal trimmings of the skylights melted and dripped through on to the desks. In the Mechanics' bank the time locks on the vaults were etui running. ’ .There are between gll.OuO.OOO and $12,000,000 now in the vaults of tho sub-treasury, of which over $7,000,000 are In gold. Big Bremen Bank Breaks. The banking firm of Stephen Luehr- mann * Sons, at Bremen, Germany, has tailed. The assets are eattBif^d at $2(0,000 and the liabilities at $1,- 500.000. Besides Bremen, the princi pal place* affected are New York, Lon don and Paris. ! RUSSIA SERVES NOTICE. Stats Department la Ofllelaly Notified of Declaration of War. A Washington special says: Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, call ed on Secretary Hay about coon Wed nesday and left with him tne announce carat ot the esar declaring war on Ja- action la said at tha state de partment to constitute a formal de claration ot war. It la now for the president to determine whether he will ieane a neutrality proclamation. The count's communication with the de partment was In writing FIFTEEN BAILORS DO DOWN. Bale Wrecks Schooner and Only Two - of Those on Board are Saved. t Fifteen Uvea were lost In the wreck of the font-masted schooner Augustus Hunt off Wasthampton. Long Island, Saturday. Two other* who were on board ware saved. Through the dens* fog the cries ot the doomed crew ap pealed tor help and the life savers tried repeatedly to roach the wrack, hot without success. Report That Whole of Russian Squadron is Annihilated. JAPS WILD WITH JOY ■—t— Annouitoament of Second Great Naval Victory Off Port Arthur I* Made at Toklo, Japanaae. Capital. An unofficial report was current In Toklo, Japan, Thursday, that the Bus- ■tan fleet was destroyed, lour battle-, (hips and three cruisers being sunk and that two Japanese wer ® damaged in an engagement Wednesday off Port Arthur, tho Japanef* getting between the Ruuselana and «ie en trance of tho harbor before the fight commenced. The navy department doe* not con firm the report that the Japanaae fleet la atlU off Port Arthur. Advices of a general naval engagement are hourly expected. Tho success of Japan on the sea wound carry enormous advan tages and practically decide the war- On paper the fleets are almost equal, although the Japanese are confident that their pereonnel Is superior. They ■ay that a drawn battle would really be a Japanese victory on account of Russia’s lack of facilities to dock and repair’her larger craft*. Tha report that her entire Runlaa fleet was dealroyod caused auch acenoe of rejoicing as were'never before wit nessed in Japan. People by thousand* paraded tne- streets of Toklo, bearing torches and flags. The student* from the various schools were prominent In the parade. There were many band* and the marchers bore transparencies Illustrat ing tha valor of the Japanese. The bared ere finally converged on’ the palace and there rang the nation al airs of Japan and cheered tot the mikado. Aa the panders passed the British and American legations cheers were given tor Orest Britain and tha United States. News from London, In a dispatch from Nagasaki, dated February 10, a correapondent of The Dally Telegraph (London) saya: "There ,b*i been a renewed attack on Port Arthur. Tho Japanese cap tured seven ships and chased others. "There have been disturbance* at Port Arthur in which a number ot Japanese civilians were allied or Im prisoned. . .V "A Chinese mob hat destroyed Vtt* telegraph lino around Now Chwang-^-i' RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP. Admiral Alexleff Reports Destruction of Vessel By Submarine Mine. A report wae received In 8L Peters burg Friday morning from Viceroy Alexleff saying that tha Russian, tor pedo transport Yenisei has been blown np as a result of accidentally striking a mine at Port Arthur. Tha Yenisei sank and Captain Btopanoff, three offi cers and ninety-one men were lost. SWAYNE COMMITTEE ARRIVES. Members of Congreee In Pensacola to Investigate Charges Against Judge. The subcommittee on judiciary to Investigate the Impeachment charges against Judge Charles Swayne, of tne northern district of Florida, which wore filed by Congressman William B. Lamar, of Florida, reached veneacol* Friday night, accompanied by stenog raphers and other attendants. ONLY TWO STORES STANDING, Fir* Almost Totally Destroys Business Section of North Caroline Village. Fire at WlntervlHe, N. C., Friday, a town of tho Atlantic Cdast Lins, near Greenville, Burned every store In town except two. Lose $12,000; Insurance $3,000. D. M. Long’s cotton factory store at AabeHlie "Timed. Leas $10,- 000; Inraranca f5,000. Tha Industrial Club and Riverside free library and building also burned out Pr.B.H.lsjas.Ltd.,taiAiehgb.Pme.,F* Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish Millions la Oatu. I . 310 bu., snd in 30 other Staton 1 ISO to 200 bo. per acre. Now tMt Out if feneruby grown in 1904. will odd million* of babels to tbs yield and mUbonaddej- lars to the fanner 1 * perse. ’ Tit it kit 1004. largest Seed Potato and AlfiHs Clover moworo in America (A.CXJ _ ■Saber’a Spelts, Beardless Burley, Homo Bonder Corn, Macaroni Wheat Pee Out, Billion Poller Otoe end Ksrfoct Cham iry makers for yon, Mr. Former. JT-XT 8IND THIS KOIICE AXD 10C. . etomroto John A. Seller Seed fto-e^i... ued roroiro in sad lots of turn seed samples. Generally a bub l>«fi mb too nuf groat^niriita when be telle yon ho bes om Hie. Wlaelow's ftoothlag Byrup foeokOdra toothing, soften tbs guns, todusmlaflemma- tion^dleye peln.curee wind colic. ISo. ebottlo .Th««» am mcniwha wonldn’t dare sad the declaration dt independence go their