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The Jones County News.
M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
JIPS ME TIE PASS
Russians are Dislodged from
Their Last Stronghold and
Given Another Jolt.
RETREAT TOWARDS HARBIN
Tho Capture of Many Prisoners, Stores
and Ammunition is Reported by
Japanese—Details of Gyama’s
Flanking Movement Are
Yet to Come In.
Tie Pass is now in the hands of tho
Japanese and the broken Russian
army continues its retreat to the north.
Another successful flanking movement
on the part of the Japanese will prob¬
ably seal its fate, but it may be that
the Japanese are not in condition
to accomplish such a feat after their
exhausting efforts of the past two
weeks Genera! Kuropatkin '~reporteu
to St, Petersburg that his army is
failing back in good condition. The
next town of importance in the line
of the Russian retreat Is Kai Yuan,
some twenty miles from Tie Pass, but
» its strategic view is not known.
The following dispatch from Tokio,
under Thursday’s date, gives meager
news of the occupation of Tie Pass:
"Tie Pass, which was held by a di¬
vision of Russian troops, is now in
possession of th e Japanese. After ,i
slight resistance the Russians evacuat¬
ed at midnight the strong position
they had prepared months ago, setting
fire to the railroad station and other
buildings. The Japanese troops,which
had occupied Yingpao and East Fu-
shun, are in hot pursuit of the re
treating Muscovites along the Kirin
road. It is predicted that the Rus¬
sians will retreat to Harbin. The
Japanese capturfed many prisoners and
the Russians destroyed vast stores.
The Japanese have cut the railroad
north of Chang Tufu, forty miles
above Tie Pass.”
Was Kuropatkin’s Last Chance.
A St. Petersburg special Bays: Tlib
news from the front is again very se¬
rious. Field Mlarshal Oyaraa is strik¬
ing another blow at the defeated Rus¬
sian army. In spite of the exhaus¬
tion of his forces after the twelve
days’ struggle for Mukden, he has
been able to organize a fresh turning
movement in the hope of completing
the victory won under the walls of
Mukden. Tuesday’s attack on the
Russian advance line at the Fan river,
it is now evident, was only a feint
while Japanese columns were being
worked around to get in position to
fall upon the Russian rear, and Wed¬
nesday the blow was struck, a dis¬
patch to the Associated Press from
Santoupou bringing to St. Petersburg
the first news that a battle was in
progress north of Tie Pass. That
General Kuropatkin was taken by sur¬
prise is a fair inference from the man¬
ner in which Tuesday night he aban¬
doned the Fan river positions, leaving
so hurriedly that he again was obliged
to burn his stores to prevent them
from falling into the hands of the
Japanese. It is evident that the Jap-
aafcse struck in from west of the Liao
river. The pass is practically the
gate where the mountains and Liao
river meet, and it commands the whole
country northward. With the Japan¬
ese in behind the Russian army at
Tie Pass General Kuropatkin’s posi¬
tion is extremely critical.
With the evacuation of Tie Pass
Wednesday night the Russian army
abandoned the last stronghold in
southern M'anchuria, and definitely
turned over the section to the Japan¬
ese for the campaign of 1905. A,
leas^ no other strategy is possible for
General Kuropatkin, in view of his
scanty supplies of ammunition and
stores, the shattered condition of his
army and the wide enveloping move-
ments which the Japanese have con¬
tinued almost without a stop sine*
the Russian defeat at Mhikden.
ALABAMA GOVERNOR RETURNS.
Jelks is Back at Montgomery After
an Absence of Eleven Months.
Governor W'. D. Jelks of Alabama
has returned to the capitol after an
absence of eleven months, during
which time he has been ill at Las
Vegas, N. M., where he went for the
sake of his health. He is himself once
again, and will assume the reins of
government immediately, relieving
Lieutenant Governor R- M". Cunning¬
ham, who has been the acting chief
executive during Governor Jelks’ long
absence.
SENATOR BACON IMPROVES.
Physician Will Insist Upon His Gorng
t 0 Seashore for Recuperation.
According to a Washington dispatch
Senator Bacon continued to improve,
and Dr. Morgan, fiis attending physi¬
cian, says he is doing just a3 well as
could possibly be expected. The doc
tor will insist upon bis going to the
xeashore as soon as he is able to get
oat.
FRANCE AFTER CASTRO.
High-Handed Acts of the Venezuelan
Government Arouses Frenchmen
to a Belligerent Attitude.
France has officially informed the
United States of the action of tliJf
Venezuelan government against the
French Cable company, In bringing
suit and cutting the company's ca¬
bles, which she regards as high hand¬
ed and unwarranted. While insisting
that diplomatic means will be exhaust¬
ed in the effort to relieve the situa¬
tion, it is declared that President Cas¬
tro is rapidly exhausting French pa¬
tience and thereby forcing France to¬
ward the limit of diplomacy.
France has invited the attention of
the American government to the Ven¬
ezuelan situation because of its Inter¬
ests in Pan-American affairs, and in
order that it may ascertain the prob¬
able course of action which thjs gov¬
ernment will take against Venezuela.
It is the wish of the French govern¬
ment to act along parallel lines a3
far as practicable.
These developments in the Venezue¬
lan situation are regarded as the pre¬
liminary steps toward the relief of a
situation in Caracas, which Europe as
well as the United States has for some
time regarded with dissatisfaction.
Early Friday M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, sent Ills first sec¬
retary, M. Des Portes de la Fosse,
to the state department to inform of¬
ficials there of the suit of the Vene¬
zuelan government against the French
Cable company, and of the concern
which this action has caused the
French government.
It is pointed out that it is the wish
of the French government to settle
as quickly as possible its differences
with Venezuela and in case a French
ultimatum is followed by no relief in
the situation France will have well
nigh reached the limit of diplomacy.
Tn view of the unfavorable condi¬
tions in Venezuela, at this moment,,
the French armored 'cruiser Duplex
and the protected cruiser Bulien de
Gravierre ot 23 knots speed, which
are now in the Caribbean sea, will be
retained in that vicinity indefinitely.
Although the greater -part of the
North Atlantic fleet Is soon to come
north as far as Pensacola for target
practice, an adequate contingent will
remain in Dominican waters to guar,*
American interests there and in case
of an emergency in Venezuela the
fleet at Pensacola will be in easy
cruising distance. It is possible that
the French cruisers may touch at Pen¬
sacola, during the stay there of the
American fleet, to obtain supplies or
merely to pay a friendly visit.
PEACH CROP KNOCKED OUT.
Recent Cold Spell in North Alabama
Did Immense Damage.
Reports from north Alabama indi¬
cate “that the peach crop for this year
was ruined by the severe weather o!
last month. The sunshine of the past
few days has only served to dry up
the buds that had begun to open be¬
fore the last freeze. Nortli Alabama
produced a magnificent peach crop
last year.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN ESCORT.
Will Take Care of President When He
Visits the City of Louisville.
The George B. Eastin camp, United
Confederate Veterans, has accepted the
invitation of the committee on ar¬
rangements to act as escort to Presi¬
dent Roosevelt upon the occasion of
his visit to Louisville, Ky., April 4.
Thirtyone years ago this same carflp
acted in a similar capacity when Pres¬
ident Hayes was entertained by the
city.
GRIM REAPER CLAIMS HAWLEY.
Former Connecticut Senator Breathes
His Last in Washington.
General Joseph R. Hawley, former
United States senator from Connect¬
icut, died in Washington Friday night.
At the bedside were Mrs. Hawley and
her three daughters.
General Hawley had been in a com-
a’ose state, for several days, with
slight, periods of consciousness. He
had not been active in the senate
since 1902. He was 78 years old and
was born in Stewartsvilie, N. C.
big deal in coal lands.
Ex-Governor of Maryland Disposes of
20,000 Acres in Alabama.
A deal was closed in Birmingham,
Ala,, Monday, whereby ex-Governor E.
E. Jackson of Maryland disposed of
20,000 acres of coal lands on the Ens
ley Southern railroad to the president
of the Alabama Coal company for
$500,000.
Governor Jackson is said to have
acquired the lands only a short time
since.
NAN AGAIN TO FACE COURT.
Show Girl, Under Murder Charge, to
B e Tried Early In April.
A New York dispatch says: Nan
Patterson will be put on trial once
more to answer a charge of murdering
Caesar Young, the wealthy bookmaker,
This decision was reached Wednesday
and it was announced at the district
attorney’s office that the second trial
of the case would begin April 10.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. Til CHS DAY. MAHU11 23. 1905 .
TREATY HUNG UP
Senators Refuse to Pass Pet
Measure of President,
IS CONSIDERED A SLAP
Matter of a Vote Goes Over to Regular
Session Next Fall — Non-Action
Makes President Mad and Crit¬
icism Is Unstinted.
At Nashville, Tenn„ Wednesday af¬
ternoon, Governor James B. Frazier
was nominated for United States sena¬
tor to succeed the late Senator Bate
by the democratic caucus of the state
legislature. The vote was by accla¬
mation, no other name being present¬
ed to the caucus. Wlien that body
convened it was supposed tho contest
was to be a three-cornered one, the
friends of former Governor Benton Me-
Millin and Robert L. t m Taylor having .
been actively at work in their inter-
ests. A test vote came, however, in
an effort to adjourn the caucus until
Monday. The motion was defeated ’ 3G
to , „, 64, and it was apparent that the Fra-
zier forces were in the ascendancy,
Senator MicLaurhie announced the
withdrawal of ex Governor Taylor from
the race, and a similar announcement
on behalf of Mr. MlcMMlin was made
by Senator Ligon. The effort made to
postpone action was productive of
some talk fraught with feeling, the
phrases “snap judgment’’ and “con¬
spiracy” being rather freely'used. Af¬
ter the defeat of the motion, how¬
ever, Governor Frazier’s nomination
followed, amidst, much enthusiasm,
which continued through the govern¬
or’s graceful speech of acceptance.
Governor Frazier’s election is assured,
as the legislature is very largely dem¬
ocratic. He will succeed the late Sen¬
ator William B. Bate, who was him¬
self elected by the present legislature,
and, therefore, has practically a full
senatorial term before him. Governor
Frazier will be suiceeded in the gu¬
bernatorial cha,ir by John I. Cox of
Suiiivan county, the present speaker
of the state senate.
Until elected governor in 1902, James
B. Frazier had never held public of¬
fice, although in 1900 ho was presi¬
dential elector for the state at large.
He is in his forty-ninth year, having
been born in Bledsoe county, Tenn.,
October 18, 1856. In 1862 his father,
Thomas N. Frazier, removed to Nash¬
ville, where he was appointed judge
of the criminal court by Governor An¬
drew Johnson. Here young Frazier
received his early education, later at¬
tending the university of Tennessee,
from which he was graduated in 1878.
He read law under his father, and was
admitted to the Nashville bar in 1881,
removing shortly thereafter to Chatta¬
nooga, where until his election as gov¬
ernor he was a successful practitioner.
Governor Frazier comes of an old Ten
nessee family, the men of which have
been noted for integrity and public
spirit. His great-grandfather was a
member of the state constitutional con¬
vention in 1796.
GEORGIA TREASURY REPORT.
Park’s Annual Report Made Public and
Shows Up Handsomely.
The report of Georgia’s financial
condition as formulated by Slate
Treasurer R. E. Park was made pub¬
lic Wednesday. The report is brief as
financial documents often are, pro
senting most of the facts in figures.
Treasurer Park’s report covers the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1904,
at which date the balance in the
treasury was $1,013,712.75. Since-Jan-
uary 1, however, many heavy pay¬
ments have been maxle, including
sions and the school fund and tho
treasury balance has been considerably
reduced.
The total bonded debt of tho stato
on January 1, 1904, was $7,431,50% and
this is being paid off by sinking fund
at the rate of $100,000 a year.
JAPS AFTER ROJESTVENSKI.
Mikado’s Warships Arrive at Singa¬
pore in Quest of the Enemy.
A steamer arriving at Singapore
reports having passed a squadron of
twenty-two Japanese warships about
twenty miles east, of the entrance *o
the Straits of Malacca. Two Japan¬
ese cruisers and two auxiliary cruis¬
ers previously arrived at Singapore.
Presumably these vessels are on tho
way westward In search of the Rus¬
sian second squadron, last reported in
Madagascar waters.
AN AMERICAN SHIP SEIZED.
Japs Capture Steamer Tacoma Loaded
With Contraband for Vladivostock.
Advices from Tokio state that the
American steamer Tacoma was seized
by the Japanese guardship March : !
The steamer is owned by the Northern
; Pacific Steamship company of ..eatiie,
j f rom which port, she sailed cn Jan-
uary 6, with a cargo of barrel beef
| for Vladivostock, It is said, althoug.i
| ostensibly she was bound for Shanghai.
FRAZIER TO GET TOGA,
Present Tennessee Governor Ic Named
in -Legislative Caucus at Nashville
to Succeed Late Senator Bate.
A Washington special says: Tho
senate practically finished with Its
consideration of the Santo Domingo
treaty Wednesday. There is to he
no vote upon it, hut instead the sen
ate will let it go over until next fall.
It is a distinct defeat for tho adminis¬
tration, but by letting the treaty mat¬
ter remain in “statu quo,’’ the republi¬
can senators will let the president
clown as easily as possible. President:
Roosevelt la represented as being es¬
pecially chagrined over the lack of in¬
terest in his pet treaty manifested by
republican senators and some pretty
strong language has been used by ad¬
ministration loaders in their references
to those who have, not felt it incum¬
bent upon themselves to remain in
Washington and force the fighting.
There is some criticism also of re-
'Publican leaders on the ground that
thc> ' have fa)led to diB P la Z that manag-
in S ability expected of them. It devel-
oped Wednesday th . at at , eB8t two re .
publicaai senators would have voted
agajnst the treaty had the test come,
MessrB - Nelson and Clapp of Mlnneso-
and ’ wlt '' '^/^nocratic TO,e aalt "
ed against it, with the single exception
of MicEliery of Louisiana, the senate
leaders determined to take the easiest
way out of their difficulty and permit
Adjournment without action. The only
real work now remaining before the
body is the confirmation of the nomi-
nations sent in. One alternative,
which, in the discussion concerning il
was termed merely an excupe for in¬
action, is that Senator Cullom, as the
chairman of committee on foreign rela¬
tions, should offer a resolution direct¬
ing the president to appoint a com¬
mission to make an Investigation of
the Santo Domingo debt and other
questions involved in the protocol.
This plan was agreed on tentatively
as the program most desirable under
existing conditions, especially as It is
believed that such a resolution could
be adopted without debate.
FAC SIMILE OF OFFICIAL EMBLEM
Of Southern Cotton Association, Which
Was Adopted at New Orleans.
In a few weeks timie nearly every
member of the Southern Cotton As¬
sociation will be wearing one of tho
official emblems of the organization,
the reproduction of which is shown in
the accompanying cut. !
The New Orleans convention adopt¬
ed the cotton bale as the official em¬
blem of the association and directed
President Harvie Jordan to establish
a bureau for the distribution of this
emblem, which is being now prepared
in the shape of buttons to be wdrn on
tho lapel of the coat and in the shape
of stickpins.
IHp
1 .SJCJA
ZW r» 23% RfeolLCTIcjlM m
Mr. B. Dixon Armstrong, a well
known planter and attorney of Ala¬
bama, haB been placed in charge of
the bureau, and, under the direction of
President, Jordan, has opened offices at
1420 Empire Building, Atlanta, Geor¬
gia, for the purpose of sending out
these emblems.
In the opinion of President. Jordan
and Secretary Cheatham, everybody in
sympathy with the movement should
wear one of tho emblems. In their
opinion there is no better way of
showing the strength of the movement.
The funds to bo derived from the sale
of these buttons will bo used to carfy
on the stupendous task of organizing
tho association’s membersip, which
now numbers 1,250,000.
Chinese Kill Foreigners at Mukden.
It is rumored that after ihe evacua-
tion of Mukden by the Russians,
eighty foreigners were killed by Chi-
nese.
JAP REPULSE NEAR TIE PASS.
Column of Mikado's Troops Meet Rus
sian Force and Lose Out.
Meager reports have been received
from a Russian source of a fight, on
the Fan river, eight miles south of Tie
Pass, between a Russian force under
General Mi'itsehenko and a Japaneses
column, the identity of which is not
known. The latter was repulsed. It is
said, with a loss of 1,000 killed.
The Fan river may he described as
part of the outer line of the defenses
of Tie Pass, which probably led to the
report, that, an attack had been made
on Tie Pass itself.
GEORGIA STONE HAS A SHOW.
Material for District of Columbia
Building May Come from South.
A Washington dispatch says: The
indications are strong that the con
tract for furnishing the stone for the
new District of Columbia municipal
building will go to Georgia. The mat¬
ter has not as yet been finally deter
mined, but the hid of the Blue Ridge
Marble Company is the lowest.
=0 m
luckless General Dismissed
in Disgrace by Czar,
MOST SCATHING REBUKE
Laconic Imperial Order Relieves Him
from Command and Places Gen¬
eral Llnevitch at Head of Land
and Naval Forces.
A St, Petersbnig special says: With
the Japanese hanging on tho heels
and Hanks of the remnants of the
broken, defeated army, General Kqro-
patkin, the old idol of the private
soldier, has been dismissed and dis¬
graced, and General Llnevitch, com
mander of (he first army, Is appointed
to succeed him in command of all the
Russian land and sea forces operating
against Japan.
The word disgrace is written In
large letters In the laconic Imiperiat
order gazetted, which contains not a
single word of praise, and also dis¬
poses of the rumor that Kuropatkin
had asked to be relieved. The Rus¬
sian military annals contain no more
bitter rebuke.
While it was known lhat tho coun¬
cil had already decided to supplant
Kuropatkin after the Mukden disaster,
tho decision to confer the task ot
saving the remainder of the army on
Lietenant Genera] Llnevitch in tho
very midst of Its flight, although bruit¬
ed Thursday night, came as a surprise.
It transpires that Emperor Nicholas,
upon tho advice of General Drogormi-
roff and War Minister Sakharolf, de¬
termined that the step was necessary
when it became apparent Thursday
morning that Kuropatkin, while con¬
centrating for a stand at Tie Pass,
seemej unaware that the Japanese
had worked around westward again
arfd practically allowed himself to he
surprised.
Old reports brought by General
Grippenbtirg regarding Kuropatkin’s
failing mentality also had its influence
Under the circumstances, therefore,
it was considered imperative, in vie#
of the exceedingly perilous position
of the army to turn over its command
to Llnevitch, who alone had been able
to bring off bis army in order after
the battle of Mukden. His record In
the Chinese war had also demonstrat¬
ed his capacity as a commander. Ku¬
ropatkin will return to St. Petersburg
forth with.
The task confided to Llnevitch of
withdrawing what is left, of the great
army of 350,000 men to Harbin Is a
desperate one. He is hemmed in on
all sides. General Kawamura, ,pre¬
sumably is pressing northward
through the mountains eastward ready
to swoop down; Generals Nog! and
Oku are on the west, of the Russian
forces; Hie whole lino of the railroad
Is threatened, if not already cut, and
Chinese bandits are even reported to
be In the rear of Harbin.
Decided anxiety is felt, in St. Pe¬
tersburg regarding the fate of the
army In Manchuria, under its new
commander, no news of military de¬
velopments having been received for
many hours.
The only dispatches from the front.
Friday were brief announcements
that General Llnevitch had assumed
.
command and that General Kuropat¬
kin was departing for St. Petersburg,
which disposes of a rumor that, the
latter had committed suicide.
In this correspondent’s opinion no
pause in the Japanese advance is
probable for some time. The Rub
sians are losing heavily In the rear
guard actions, and Japanese columns
are reported to be poshing northward
as fast as possible to complete the
envelopment of the Russian forces.
Fire Ccstroys Half of Town.
About half of the business portion
of the town of Galax, Va., was de¬
stroyed by Are Friday morning, re¬
sulting In a loss approximating $50,-
000 with probably $10 000 insurance.
VOTES REVERT TO COCKRELL.
Supporters of Niedringhaua Desert the
Compromise Candidate,
After having failed to elect Judge
Spencer United States senator as
com,promise candidate in the joint
ballots in the Missouri legislature of
past, two days the supporters of
K. Niedringhaua, the caucus
returned to him Thursday
the fiftieth ballot taken in joint
The ballot showed decided
for the re-election of F. M.
but did not decide the dead¬
REQUE8T CF RUSSIA REFUSED.
Repairs on Cruiser Lena Will Be Done
by Regular Navy Yard Employes.
The plans of the Russian govern-
men to have the Russian cruiser
Lena, which has been lying at
Mare island navy yard for man’-
months, repaired at the Union Iron.
Works, Ban Francisco, have been aban
rtoned, as President Roosevelt would
:K.t. give the desired permission. The.
,vork will be done a' Mare Istwl by
he regular yard employes.
VOfj. XI. 19
PEABODY FORCED OUT.
McDonald Installed Governor of Colo¬
rado—State Had Three Chief Ex¬
ecutives in Twenty-four Hours.
A Denver special says: hi less than
hours Colorado has had
three governors. The bargain made
by the leaders of the opposing repub
lican factions of Colorado to take the
chair from Alva Adams and
lo seat Lieutenant Governor J. F.
McDonald after permitting James 1J.
Peabody to hold office for one day
was carried to a conclusion Friday
evening.
Governor Peabody, in fulfilment of
the agreement which he made prior
to the general assembly deciding the
contest in his favor, re
signed tho office to which a day pre¬
vious he was Inaugurated.
His resignation, of which W. S.
Boynton of Colorado Springs hnd been
custodian sinoo Wednesday, when it
was written, was filed in the office of
secretary of state at 4:20 Friday af¬
ternoon.
James Cowie, secretary of state, im¬
mediately certified Governor Pea¬
body’s resignation, and Lieutenant
Governor McDonald was sworn in as
governor by Chief Justice Gabert.
There was no further ceremony.
Governor Adams was ousted and
Governor Peabody was Installed by
the general assembly about 5 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Governor McDon¬
ald was sworn In before 5 p. tn. Fri¬
day, thus completing tho record of
three governors Inside of twenty-four
hours.
Governor Peabody transacted practi-
cnliy no business of state while In
the office of governor. He receive!
many callers who urged him not to
resign, and also many messages of
tho same Import by telegraph and tel¬
ephone. To all these ho replied that
he did not care to hold the chair.
Ho said he was tired of the worry
and excitement, of the contest and
wished to go hack to his hank In
Canyon City. Half a dozen members
of the National Guard patrolled the
corridors about the executive cham¬
bers during the day as a guard for
Governor Peabody.
Lieutenant Governor McDonald re¬
luctantly takes the chair which Gov¬
ernor Peabody resigned after forcing
Adams out. The lieutenant governor
has taken, no part in the bitter tight
over tho governorship which lias been
waged ever since the election on No
vember 8. He absolutely refused to
aid his friends in the legislature to
have him made governor, and, as
.presiding officer in the Joint assem¬
bly, lie made several rulings against
the movement in Ills behalf.
Senator Cornforth, president pro
tem of the senate, becomes acting
lieutenant governor by the elevation
of Lieutenant Governor McDonald to
the office of chief executive.
BEARS FIGHTING DAN SULLY.
Will Attempt to Hamper Campaign of
Farmers’ Friend.
The New York Herald of Friday
published the following:
“Cotton brokers, members of the
New York cotton exchange, are be¬
coming alarmed at the publicity at¬
tending the market operations of their
former associate and fellow member,
D. ,T. Sully, and have scut word broad¬
cast that Mr. Bully, the deposed cot¬
ton king, is no longer a member of
that body.”
The members of the exchange who
are fighting Sully are tho speculative
bears, who do not want cotton to go
higher, and they resent the activity of
the great bull.
INDIANS TO ATTEND REUNION.
B-nd of Cherokee Confederates Will
Take Port in Louisville Gathering.
An inf cresting feature, of the United
Confederate Veterans’ reunion to lie
held in Louisville, Kv., June 14, 15
and 16 will ho a squad of fullblooded
Cherokee Indians, who are members
of soo-No Kce camp arid who probably
will accompany the delegation from
North Carolina under the flag of which
state they served during the war.
MORGAN EXPLODES BOMB.
Accuser, Nelson Cromwell of Scheming
In Dominican Affairs.
Senator Morgan occupied practically
the entire time in (he discussion of
tho Santo Domingo treaty in executive
session of the senate Thursday. He
made a sensational speech, in which
he charged that William Nelson Crom¬
well of New York, who was .promi¬
nently connected with the sale of the
Panama canal property to the United
Spates, was the prime mover- in a
scheme to t influence the United States
In the financial affairs of the Domin¬
ican government.
TO TRY GENERAL STOESSEL.
Commission is Appointed to Investi¬
gate Surrender of Port Arthur.
A St. Petersburg dispatch of Fri¬
day says: A commission has been ap¬
pointed under the presidency of Gen¬
eral Hoop, a member of the council
of the empire, to investigate the sur¬
render of Port Arthur and act as a
court to determine the responsibley
of General Stoessel.
ADAMS IS OUSTED
Trick Worked in Colorado
Gives Seat to Peabody.
HE PROMISES TO RESIGN
Compact Entered Into Whereby Lieu¬
tenant Governor McDonald Will
Eventually Be Installed as
the Chief Executive.
In joint convention of the Colorado
legislature at Denver Thursday,
James II. Peabody won his contest
for the office of governor, from which
lie retired on January 10, after nerv¬
ing a term of two years, but his vic¬
tory was achieved only after he had
given his pledge to resign axk.1 sur¬
render the chair to Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor Jesse F. McDonald.
The vote in joint convention of the
general asseiftbly by which Governor
Alva Adams was ou6ted and Governor
J II. Peabody installed was 51 to 41.
Ten republicans voted with the dem¬
ocratic members for Adams.
It was more in the nature of a par¬
ty than a personal triumph, for both
Peabody and McDonald are republi¬
cans and Adams Is a democrat. Al¬
though the republican majority c:'i
joint ballot is 35, the membership of
the legislature being Gfi republicans
and 31 democrats, it had been found
impossible to gain for Peabody enough
republican votes to reinstate him as
governor for t|ie remainder of the
term ending in January, 1907.
Twenty-two republican members of
the general assembly, according to re¬
port, refused to be bound by any ac¬
tion in caucaus on the contest, and
entered Into a compact not to vote
for Peabody. A majority of them,
however, were in favor of sea-ling the
lieutenant governor in the governor’s
chair If means could be found to do
so legally. Finally the leaders of the
opposing republican factions arranged
a compromise by which Peabody
would be vindicated by being declared
elected and McDonald would be made
governor.
At the conference at which the bar¬
gain was made, pledges were given to
the independent republicans by tho
heads of four large corporations who
had been active supporters of Pea¬
body, that he would retire after be¬
ing seated and permit the lieutenant
governor to take the office of gov¬
ernor.
Governor Peabody’s resignation, it
Ifj said, was placed in the hands -Jl
W. S. "Boynton and will be filed by
lilm with the secretary ot mate.
In conversation Adams said he felt
outraged at the action of tho general
assembly and expressed surprise that
Poabody should become a party to
what he termed a conspiracy to se¬
cure the office of governor for a man
who had no claim whatever to the
place. Adams will issue a form.#!
statement to the people regarding tho
result of the contest.
Jesse F. McDonald, who is slaked to
become governor, was born in Ashta¬
bula, Ohio, in 1658. He removed lo
Colorado in 1879, and has extensive
mining Interests in Leadvillo and else¬
where.
Governor Peabody was escorted be¬
fore the joint assembly by a commit¬
tee -after the adoption of the report
and resolutions restoring him to the
office of governor, He was greeted
with cheers. The oah of office was
administered to him by Cnief Justice
Gabbert. When the applause follow¬
ing this ceremony subsided, Governor
Peabody thanked the members of the
legislature for having "done their
duty,” and assured them that thclt
action would meet with the approba¬
tion of -their constituents, He said
that his election would do away once
for all will) criminal elections, and
iT this end was’ attained a great good
would come to the state.
No bint, was given in Mr. Peabody s
speech of his in ten-: ion of re-signing,
Tito joint convention adjourned until
Tuesday, when it is expected that
w'-.l ...
bribery charges ,
the report on the
he made.
PEACE OVERTURES SIDETRACKED
Germany Hears Officially That Czar
Will Continue the War.
The German government has been
informed that the Russian emperor
has again put aside all peace sugges¬
tions and is unshaken in his resolution
to continue the war. All the hight'r
officers of the far eastern army re¬
cently joined In a petition to Emperor
Nicholas not to consider peace, ash¬
ing that they be given other oppor¬
tunities to show the quality of Rus¬
sian valor, and representing that, al¬
though they have retreated, they and
the army still have the will to fight.
PRESIDENT TALKS TO IRISH.
Was Guest of Honor at Dinner of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
( President Roosevelt night was the the guest hun¬
of honor Friday at one
dred and twenty-first annual dinner of
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in
New York. He was accorded a flat¬
tering ovation by more than 600 mem¬
bers of the society and Us guests and
responded in a notable address.