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The Jones County News.
M. C. QREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
DEFY STATE BOARD
Atlanta Authorities io Refuse
Inaugurate Quarantine,
A SERIOUS CLASH ON
Other Cities of Georgia Obey Edict
of State Officials, While Capital
is Defiant and Will
Stand Pat.
No quarantine will be instituted uj-
the city of Atlanta, despite the threat
of the Georgia state board of health.
A. resolution to that effect was
adopted by the city board of health
at the called meeting Thursday morn¬
ing to consider tho communication
sent to city officials by Dr. Willis F.
Westmoreland, president of the state
board of health.
As a result of the firm, but oppo¬
site stands, taken by the two boards,
there is every indication that many
complications of a serious nature will
arise. The city will not stand for
the expense of the state quarantine
and will fight the bill in the courts.
The city declares it will not to/era!e
any interference by the state hoard
of health, which means that if the
state hoard interferes with refugees
from infected points, the city will
take action against the stalo board.
The city board believes Atlanta is
absolutely safe and is acting upon
that belief. The state board of heait.il
believes .Atlanta is unsafe and since
the city will not take action the state
board "has stepped in.
The city of Atljanta has invited
people from all parts df the world
to come within its gates and enjoy
the healthy climate. The state board
orders refugees from infected points
to attempt to enter Atlanta at their
own risk and there the matter stands.
The resolution adopted by the At¬
lanta board of health states in em¬
phatic terms that the city of Atlanta
is perfectly competent to attend to
its own business and would continue
to do so, resisting all attempts at
interference on the part of the state
board and positively refusing to pay
any Tjllls incurred by the latter body
in trying to establish any quarantine
for Atlanta.
In addition to this action it is de¬
clared by a motion unanimously adop¬
ted that by accepting the office of
secretary of the state board of health
Dr. H. F. Karris has vacated the of¬
fice of city bacteriologist. This mo¬
tion directed Clerk Thornton of the
city bofjrj of health to so state to
Dr. Harris and ask him whether or
not he will resign his state job in or¬
der to hold the one under the city gov¬
ernment.
The special meeting of the city
board of health was called to order
by Acting President Brandon. Thei.
was a full attendance of the board,
with the exception of President Ben¬
son, who is ill.
State Quarantine in Effect.
Quarantine of Ihe entire state of
Georgia -against all points infected
with yellow fever was instituted Fri¬
day by the state board of health.
Under authority of a resolution
passed at the meeting of the state
board a week ago, President Willis
If. Westmoreland issued a proclama¬
tion declaring a quarantine of the
entire state against the yellow fever
infected territory, -and calling upon
all counties and municipalities In the
state to aid in its enforcement.
This action follows tne refusal of
the Atlanta board of health to put on
a quarantine in Atlanta. Practically
every other city in the state which
was advised -by the state board of
health to institute quarantine against
infected -points have done so, and nad
Atlanta followed suit, it is stated, the
step taken by the state board would
hardly have been regarded as nec¬
essary.
TO FIGHT EIGHT.HOUR DAY.
United Typothetae of America Is
Arrayed Against Union Printers.
The United Typothetae of America
in session at Niagara Falls Thursday
unanimously adopted a resolution by
which its members pledge themselves
singly and collectively to resist -any
movement on the pa if of the Interna¬
tional Typographical Union of North
America to bring about an eight-
hour day. The resolution as adopted
maintains the right of each member
to keep an open shop. The use of tho
union label was counselled against,
and members were urged to refuse
to use it.
BERLIN’S CHOLERA BULLETIN.
Nineteen Cases and Seven Deaths
from Bubonic a Day’s Record.
An official bulletin issued in Ber¬
lin announce! that nineteen cases of
cholera and seven deaths were re¬
ported during the twenty-four hours
ending at noon Friday, making a to¬
tal of 123 cases and thirty nine-
deaths to that date.
PENSACOLA IS MENACED.
New Fever Cases Increase and Cause
Alarm—The Situation at Other
Infected Points.
Friday’s yellow fever record In
Pensacola, Fla., showed a big In¬
crease of new cases over any previ¬
ous day since the on.break.
Reports of physicians up to 6
o’clock p. m. gave eleven new cases
and one death. All of the new cases
are traceable to the original foci or
infested district, but, are scattered
about tne city.'
The situation is now regarded as
so: iou 3 , as a number of doubtful eases
have also been discovered. The one
death was that of C. P. Winters of
Harrison, Ohio, who was formerly a
so'dior at Fort Barrancas, but who
secured his discharge a week since,
and came to the city.
Vicksburg Fumigates.
There were no new cases of yellow
fever nor deaths in Vicksburg, Miss.,
Friday. From 10 a. m. until a late
hour in the afternoon almost every
business house in the city was closed,
the day having been set apart for
general fumigation. This work was
through, nearly 100,000 pounds of
sulphur having been burned.
- New Infection at Natchez.
Two new fever cases in Natchez
show that secondary infection has
appeared. The 'patients are white
boys living in the same neighborhood
as the original infection, though three
blocks apart. One cf the boys was
taken sick and instead of going home
went to the emergency hospital. This
makes three cases under treatment.
Fever Situation in Mississippi.
The Mississippi yellow fever sum¬
mary up to Friday night was as fol-
iows: Gulfport, five new cases, no
deaths; Mississippi City, no new
cases, no death; Natchez, three new
cases, and two new sub-foci, making
a total of seventeen cases and five
foci to date. Vicksburg, Peariington
and Bandsboro report no new cases.
Alabama Bars Florida.
State Health Officer W. Hi. San¬
ders of Alabama authorizes the an¬
nouncement that he has put on an
Alabama quarantine against the en¬
tire state of Florida, which goes into
effect at once.
The state health officer’s action is
taken, he says, because of the largely
Increased number of new cases down
in 1ho report from Pensacola.
Refused Permission to Land.
A Tallahassee dispatch says: The
steamer Tarpon, plying between Pen¬
sacola, Apalachicola and Carrabelle,
Fia., has been refused permission to
land at the two last named places.
Moved by a telegram from .State
Health Officer Porter, apprising him
of the fact, Governor Broward wired
the authorities of the two towns that
the Tarpon hod not been in Pensa¬
cola harbor since August 29, referred
them to the law forbidding the quar¬
antining of ihe town within the state
against another without permission of
tlip state board of health, and asked
them to act with the state health
authorities.
Increase at New Orleans.
There were forty-four new cases
and four deaths in New Orleans Fri¬
day. There is no accounting for the
jump in the record, except possi¬
bly the fact that physicians have
lately been reporting more positive
cases and less suspicious cases. The
only new point of infection in the
country reported during the day was
by Dr. Brady, who discovered a nest
of twelve eases on Woodlawn plan¬
tation, 20 miles below New Orleans,
and another case two miles below.
Other country reports were:
Jefferson Parish Kenner, five
cares; Hanson City, two cases; Bayou
Nicholas, Barataria county, one case.
St. Mary Parish-—Patterson, eleven
new cases, one death; Bayou Boeuf,
four cases; Riverside Plantation has
had 180 cases to date and seven !
deaths. Tallulah, seven cases; Lake
Providence, seven cases.
St. Charles Parish—St. Rose, two
deaths; Patterson plantation, one
case.-
Mississippi Gulfport, five new
cases; Natchez, three new cases; An¬
guilla, near Rolling Fork, one new
case.
BOYCOTT JOHN WANAMAKER.
Confederate Daughters in Alabama
Put Themselves on Record.
At a meeting of the Florence, Ala.,
chapter, Daughters of the Confeder¬
acy, the chapter -put itself on record
regarding the Wanamliker-Washing¬
ton incident in the following resolu¬
tion, which was unanimously passed:
‘‘Resolved, That in view of ihe fact
that Mir. Wanamaker’s attitude to- j
w-aTd safety the of the negro is a mence t.o th$.’
women of the south, we, I
the women of the Florence chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, pledge
ourselves to do no more buying from I
bis establishment.
VESSEL HAD ROUGH VOYAGE.
British Steamer Arrives at Charles¬
ton Minus Many of Her Crew.
The British steamship Tropic, 2,-
340 tons, Captain Barter, arrived at
Jharleston, R. C„ Wednesday after a !
voyage that had lasted nearly three, i
mon'hs, and which was filter with ■
V'U merit. The second mate, purser |
sad fifteen seamen are missing.
GRAY. JONHS CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1905
FOR ELEVEN CENTS
Minimum Demand of Asso¬
ciation for Cotton.
ESTIMATE OF THE CROP
Some Important Resolutions Agreed
Upon at Annual Conference of
Association Held in Ashville,
North Carolina.
At Thursday night’s session of :,lio
Southern Cotton Association in con¬
vention at Ashville, a minimum price
of 11 cents was established for the
incoming cotton crap. This action was
reached after a four hours’ struggle
in the minimum price committee’s
room during the afternoon and a
joint secret conference of tho com¬
mittee and tho general committee at
the night session.
It was a contest in which growers,
spinners, manufacturers and brokers
were involved, and one in which the
combined influence of all these ele¬
ments was brought into play, in and
out of the meetings which preceded
the work.
After the announcement of the es¬
timate erf the crop yield of 1905 and
1906, the fight narrowed down to two
factions—one holding for 10 1*2 cents
and the other for 11 cents, notwith¬
standing the fact that an outside ele¬
ment clamored for 12 cents. Some of
the growers were inclined to the opin¬
ion that the unexpectedly short yield
crop report would have a tendency
'to push the minimum to 12 cents,
but it was known that, these predic¬
tions would not ho fulfilled when the
price committee emerged from its
caucus at 6:45.
“We have labored like a mountain
and brought forth a mouse,” said one
of the committeemen. “The conserv¬
atives win.”
The summary of the cotton crop of
1906-06, as reportod by the statistical
committee of the Southern Cotion
Growers’ Association, Is as follows:
Production, 9,588,133 bales; percen¬
tage of condition as compared with
last year 73.3, and compared with the
government’s estimate of 72.1. The
yield is regarded as exceedingly small
as from tenMo ten and iai half mil¬
lion bales were expected.
After the minimum price commit¬
tee made its report, tho association
proceeded to take up routine -business.
It developed during the course of the
evening that there will be no revision
of the constitution of the association
by reason of the fact that due notice
had not been given.
President Jordan appointed Hickey
of Texas, Maxwell of Louisiana,
Brown of North Carolina, Love of Ar¬
kansas and Erwin of Tennessee io
serve on the finance committee. The
association before adjournin-g for the
day decided to accept the invitation
of the citizens of Waynesville to visit
that city Saturday.
MORE VICTIMS OF BUBONIC.
Dread Scourge Continues to Get in Its
Work in Germany.
An official bulletin issued at Ber¬
lin announces that fifteen new cases
of cholera and six deaths were re¬
ported during the twenty-four hours
ending at noon Thursday, making a
total of 105 cases and 32 deaths.
Berlin Is placarded with scarlet, pos¬
ters exhorting householders to see
that their garbage is promptly re¬
moved and that their premises are
kept clean.
COUNCIL FIGHTS MAYOR.
Philadelphia Republicans Make New
Tack In Fight on Weaver.
Select council of Philadelphia 1
Thursday adopted -a resolution de- 1
manding from the various city de¬
partments all data concerning remov¬
als and resignations from office and
thereto, with reasons,
and directing the city comptroller not !
to . honor warrants , for . salaries , , unless
the .. presenter , shall , ,, first „ . , be confirmed . , -
■
in , his . . appointment . , . . by select , . coun¬
cil.
FIERY DEATH FOR RAPIST.
Mob of Over Three Thousand Texans
Burns Negro at the Stake.
Steve Davis, a negro, who confess-
e;l to outraging Mrs. S. P. Norris,
aged 20, was burned at Waxahatchid,
Texas, Thursday night.
A mob, consisting of 3,500 persons,
tied him to a piece of gas pipe, that
had been set In the ground, piled j
fag** 3 around him and set the mass
on fl re -
The husband of the woman is said ;
t0 have set the match to the tinder
ant ^ started the blaze,
VIENNA HONORS ROOSEVELT.
Austrian City to Name a Street for
President of United States. |
!
The municipal council of Vienna,
Austria, proposes to perpetuate the
memory of President Roosevelt’s suc-
fiess ln restoring peace by renaming
a street Theodore Roosevelt strasse,
and cablin »? the t hank « <>* the city of ;
' ,ftnna The Prbposai . has been for¬ !
’
mally introduced. ;
TO DISCUSS_C0TT0N.
Meeting of Southern Association It
Held In Asheville—Important
Work Mapped Out.
The establishment of a minimum
price for the coming cotton crop, the
compiling of accurate statistics direct
from the grower, the enlargement of
the association's scope, and tho dis-
cussionr of present conditions in the
cotton world, wore set down as the
primary objects of the convention of
Southern Cotton Growers' Associa¬
tion, In session at Asheville, N. C.,
Wednesday.
The meeting being called to order
by President Jordan, proceeded at
ouco with the discussion of' resolu-
tions passed by tho Master Cottcn
Spinners of Great Britain on June 5
at the International congress of Mas-
ter Cotton pSinners. These resolu-
tions deal With tho dampening of
cotton and unsatisfactory methods of
baling. They were referred to the
committee on resolutions.
A. L. Brook of Alabama read a let¬
ter from Sir William Tomlinson, a
member of tho British house of par¬
liament, in which he stated that the
United States h-as reached its limit
of eotton production, and would soon
need ail that, it produced. Sir William
also stated the present supply was
3,000,000 bales short of the demand,
and the deficiency was growing at the
rate of 400,000 bates a year. He fa¬
vored the creation of a commission
to take steps looking to increase in
the production.
There was no definite action taken
in connection with the Tomlinson let¬
ter, the sentiment of the convention
seemjg to be against the recommen¬
dations of the British peer.
After a lerfvt.hy discussion, In
Which most of the delegates took part,
resolutions were adopted fixing tne
uniform "tare” of bales "bagging and
ties” at thirty pounds iper hale, this
ruling to apply to all statos.
The establishment of a newspaper
os an official organ for the Cotton
Growers’ Association, a question
which w«s carried over from the
Memphis meeting, came up for dis¬
cussion. Owing to the absence of the
other members of the committee! hav¬
ing the matter in charge, Mr. Moody
of Alabama said he was unwilling to
report.
There -appears to be a decided sen¬
timent against the establish if. eitt of
such a paper, which was emphasized
when A. L. Brook took the floor
and spoke for an hour and a half
against the proposail. Mr. Birook said
there was no necessity for a cotton
growers’ organ, as the press of the
south was doing ail in Its power to
advance the Interests of the southern
cotton growers.
At the conclusion of Mr, Brook’s
speech a motion to adjourn until 10
o’clock Thursday was carried.
FEVER SITUATION IN PENSACOLA
Number of New Cases Showed De¬
crease in Wednesday’s Report.
The number of new cases of yellow
fever cases to develop in Pensacola,
Fla., Wednesday, showed a decided
decrease, although physicians -are still
investigating a number, which will
no doubt be pronounced yellow fever
later on.
Only one well developed case was
reported, the patient being Herman
Pinney, an operator of the Western
Union, which office is located in the
infected district.
A sensation was created Wtednes-
day afternoon by the arrest of Dr.
Gonzales upon tho -charge of oppos¬
ing the state health authorities, and
circulating false rumors.
TENNESSEE CENTRAL LEASED.
Report That Road is Taken Over by
Southern and Illinois Central.
It was semi officially announced in
Nashville Wednesday that the Ten¬
nessee Central railroad had been
ie.-fcj for a term of ninety-nine years
to . he , Southern _ , railway ,, and I no , s
Centra , and that those „ roads wi
order Nashville by that route within
Ih ree months.
PUBLIC PRINTER FIRED.
Palmer Refused to Resign end Pres¬
ident Ousted Him Instanter.
President Roosevelt Friday after-
noon took summary action in the case
of Frank W. Palmer, public printer
and bead of the government printing
office at. Washington, by removing
him from office.
“ JK Monday the president direct-
'
Mr. Palmer , to send ...... to him hts
ed
resignation to take effect on the lath
instant, but the order was ignored.
SULTAN IN SULLEN MOOD.
Yields to French. Demand, But Adds
Highly Insulting Letter.
The French minister at Fez, Mo-
roeco telegraphed Paris that the sui-
tan h'a-d released the Algerian cltf-
zen, Bouzun, but he had accompa-
nied his release with a letter not giv-
tug satisfaction for tho French do-
m-ands. The government is dotermiii-
od to press its claims ,
W BALE J AX ED
Cotton Association Plans to
Raise Campaign Fund.
CONVENTION A SUCCESS
Important Work in Interest of Grow¬
ers of the South Mapped Out at
Convention Sessions in
Asheville.
Tho first annual convention of tho
Southern Cotton convention dosed at
Asheville, N. C., Friday night, with
a banquet tendered io tho executive
committee by Kenilworth Inn.
It. Is proposed to raise $100,000
for the national association and $100,-
000 each for the stalo and county ns-
:|>ciallons by the 3 cent tax on each
bale of cotton, and such tax will bo
levied.
The afternoon and night sessions
Friday were confined chiefly to the
passing of various resolutions, chief
of which was one looking to a raise
in membership dues fqrom 25 cents
to $1 a year.
Colonel J. MicMiartin’s resolution
recommended that greater publicity
he given to article 1, section 1, of
the constitution, which calls atten¬
tion to the fact that the Southern
Cotton convention Is nn organization
composed not only of growers, but
of manufacturers mid farmers, which
was adopted. Mr McMnriln further
.states that tlie chief object of tl.*o
organization is "the Industrial devel¬
opment and supremacy of the cotton
states,’’ and to this end the govern¬
ment should be argued to build bet¬
ter southern harbors.
An important, feature of tho closing
session was the adoption of a mo¬
tion made by E- D. Smith of South
Carolina to the effect that all mem¬
bers of the association he urged to
market their cotton, even at the -min
imum price, as slowly as possible, so
as to distribute the sale of the sta¬
ple over the entire year instead of
marketing the crop in ninety days
a* has been the custom. In this way
the highest prices possible above the
minimum could be secured.
Alter some discussion at the night
session as to the next meeting place
of the association’s executive commit¬
tee, Hot Springs, Ark., was chosen.
Til's was effected by a compromise
mado between the advocates of Ashe¬
ville and Hot Springs, by the terms
of which the winter meeting con¬
venes at tho latter place, while Ashe¬
ville gels the summer meeting.
The matter of Vice President Pe¬
ters’ resignation was again touched
rijwn, and although the discussion was
concluded in secret session, it is un¬
derstood that Mr. Peters will ''volun¬
tarily resign” in a few days, and his
successor will bo named by Presi¬
dent Jordan, in whoso hands the ques¬
tion was left for adjustment It was
reported that tho association will
probably deliver an address to the
American people. It will deal princi¬
pally with existing conditions in the
textile world. The passing of resolu¬
tions of thanks to the people of Aslie-
vlJJe, the local and national press and
the local authorities of Kenilworth
closed the convention.
QUIET RESTORED IN TOKIO.
Regret Expressed by Better Class at
Burning of Christian Churches.
A Tokio special says: At noon Fri¬
day the city was quiet. Complete re¬
ports from metropolitan anil outly¬
ing districts indcate that there was
no disorder throughout Thursday
night or early Friday morning.
The government has suspended a
total of five newspapers, and it Is ex¬
pected that the publications of others
will be prevented.
Government officials and tho bet--
ter class of Japanese citizens aro ex¬
pressing keen regret over tho attacks
on Christian churches. They explain
that the aff itr was the result of local
conditions, and does not indicate a
serious anti-foreign or anti-Christian
feeling.
TANNER HEADS THE G. A. R.
Minneapolis Chosen as Next Place
of Encampment.
Corporal James Tanner of New
York was elected commander in chief
of tho G. A. R. by the national en¬
campment m session at. Denver Fri¬
day.
Tho leading candidates wore Corpo¬
ral Tanner, General Robert B. Brown
of Ohio, Judge C. G. Burton of Mis-
BOHr b an, l General C. M. Burrows of
New Jersey.
Minneapolis was chosen as the G.
A. R. national encampment city in
ms.
SCANDINAVIANS DISAGREE.
Dissolution of Sweden and Norway
Difficult of Accomplishment*.
The conference of the delegates of
Norway and Sweden, appointed to
discuss the dissolution of the union
of Norway ond Sweden adjourned on
Thursday until Hep-tern her 13, to on-
eusibic the delegates to return to
their respective capitals and confer
with their government. The result of
their deliberation is very uncertain.
VOL. XI. NO. 44.
BLOOD FLOWIS IN CAUCASUS.
Warring Armenian find Tartar Fac-
tlona Get Biyond Control.
Tlie news received In St. Peters¬
burg Wednesday from Baku was of the
gloomiest character. The Armenian
and Tartar waxring factions appear to
be entirelj beyond control, The
tnr warring factions now -appear to
-be entirely bey-oqd control, The
streets of Baku seem to be unsafe
for the inhabitants, ami the force
of troops to bo Inadequate to re¬
strain the anarchical tendencies of the
comibo-tantB in the surrounding re¬
gion.
According to reliable reports the
troops liavo been forood to withdraw
from the suburb of Balhakan, where
on Tuesday the rioters set fire to tho
oil works and that, place Is now in
the bands of tho Tartars, who have
completed the work of destruction,
end who, it is said, massacred the
inhabitants who did not accompany
the troops in their retirement.
Telephonic and railroad communi¬
cation between Baku and the suburb¬
an oil centers is cut, and wires into
Baku are down.
The vicroy of the Caucasus has dis¬
patched reinforcement of troops from
Tifils, but owing to the conditions
throughout the whole of the southwes¬
tern Caucasus, it Is thought that
even with these reinforcements, the
troops will be inadequate to deal with
tne situation. In, the suburban region
the fight Is desperate, and the sol¬
diers are using artillery.
The rival factions are concentrat¬
ing in thelr own quarters in Baku.
The situation is exceedingly tense.
Murders aro frequent. Cannonading is
heard from time to time.
Other advices state that a hot fight
Is going on between Armenians and
Tartars at Bi-blebat, and that groat
fires are still raging at. S-a bun t.o and
Nonvanl fed by immense tanks of
naptha of which there are 1,600 In
that region.
HESTER ISSUES CROP REPORT.
Cotton Output for 1904-05 Shown to
Be 13,565,885 Bales.
Secretary Hester's -annual re pun
was issued In full at New Orleans
Friday. He puts the cotton crop for
1904-05 at 13,565,886 bales, an increase
of 3,554,511 over that of 1903-04.
He says that, compared with last
year, in round figures, Texas, includ¬
ing Indian Territory, lias increased
708,000 bales. The group known as
other gulf states, consisting of Louisi-
ana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennes¬
see, Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah and
Kansas, has increased 1,10-6,000, and
the group of Atlantic states, Alaba¬
ma, Georgia Florida, North Carolina.
South Carolina, Kentucky and Vir
ginln, lias gained 1,741,00.
He puis the average commercial
value of this crop at $46.31 -per bale,
against $61.68 last, year, and the to¬
tal value of the crop at $628,195,359,
against $617,501,548 last year and
$480,770,282 the year before.
IN8URANCE PROBE BEGINS.
Legislative Investigation of Equitable
Society Is Inaugurated.
The -affairs of tho Equitable Assur¬
ance society and the Mutual Life In¬
surance company held tho attention
at New York Thursday of the legis¬
lative life investigation committee.
Nothing new was developed In r®-
gs-rd to tho Equita-ble Society other
than Ihe statement drawn from one
of the officers (hot. tne society does
not know ihe present whereabouts of
T. D. Jordon, former comptroller.
! or.
MAY DETAIN PECONIC MEN
Until Their Story of Alleged Wreck
of Ship Is Investigated.
Ttho titvo t’Cn from the ill-fated ship
Peconic, which they say sank near
Fernand Inti, Fla., are still in that city,
and in obedience to orders received
from New York from tho vesselV
owners, will likely be detained fo:
sever-eil weeks until the truth of their
rto-ry Is fully established. No Iiodic
have yet washed ashore and no wroc
;o from the vessel has been seem ■
r ar.
FRENCH ROUTE FAVORED.
Canal Engineers Accept Old Lines a3
Basis of Discussion.
The board of consulting engineers
of the Panama canal met in Washing¬
ton Friday. The members have been
studying the various maps and data.
The most important conclusion reach-
ed by the board was that, ..... the location
1
ef the canal, as marked on the otfl-
else] maps of the commission, known
as the French location, shall be ac¬
cepted as a basis for the detailed dis¬
cussion of Its structure.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL GOES OUT.
Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry
Sends in Resignation.
Dr. David E. Salmon, chief of the
bureau of animal Industry of the agri-
cultural department, has tendered his
resignation and it has been accepted
to take effect on October 1.
Tho resignation was announced by
Secretary Wilson Wednesday, but he
declined Io stale whether the sever-
anCR Is to the charges filed re-
neatly against Dr. Salmon.
RIOTING IN TOKIO
Populace of Japanese Capital
Resent Peace Terms.
DISAFFECTION GENERAL
Mob Had Several Clashes With Po¬
lice With Result of Two Killed
and Five Hundred Wounded
in the Melee. *
The first turbulence attendant on
the popular anger over the terms
of peace arranged with Russia took
place in Toklo Tuesday. There were
several clashes with the police, and.
It Ik estimated, two were killed and
five hundred wounded. The ripting
censod at midnight. Police station?'*
were tho only property destroyed. A
mass meeting to protest against tho
action of the government was called
to take place at Hibiyn park, but
the metropolitan police closed the
gates and attempted to prevent the
assemblage Of the people. The munic¬
ipality protested against the action
of the police, and finally the gates
were thrown open and a large crowd
gathered and voted in favor of reso¬
lutions declaring the terms upon
which the treaty of peace was ar¬
ranged. The crowd was serious in
Its conduct, rather than angry, and
the police handled it discreetly. The
gathering eventually dispersed in an
orderly manner.
Bator on, however, a crowd at¬
tempted to hold a meeting In the
Shintom) theater, and the police dis¬
persed it. A portion of Ihe crowd then
proceeded to the office rff Kokumln
Shinbun, tho government organ, and
began hooting. Three employees of
the paper, armed with Swords, ap¬
peared at tho door of the building and
checked the attack, and tho police
again dispersed the erdwti. It was
thought that tho trouble had passed,'
when suddenly a portion of the crowd,
made a rush at the building, hurled
stones and damaged softie o' tne mar
chinery.
Sevaral persons were injurj/l dur¬
ing the attack, but, the police even¬
tually cleared the streets of the
crowd and arrested a number of the
rioters. The disorder is not general,
and the situation is not serious.
Similar meetings have been held at
Osaka and Na-goya, which in round
..terms denounced the government and
asked them to resign.
Under a vigorous defense by iTTa
conservative journals, supporting tha
government and a fuller and better
appreciation of the situation confront¬
ing the country, public sentiment is
showing some evidenco of reaction.
The argument that it is impossitjla
for Japan to continue the bloody war
merely for the purpose of securing
indemnity is proving effective In al¬
laying dissatisfaction. It is believed
that when the government Is free to
explain fully the conditions of the set¬
tlement and the logic appertaining to
them, tiie reaction of sentiment will
largely Increase.
The entire nation is keenly disaijv
pointed at the outcome, Nowhere
throughout the emptro has there been
a stop taken toward the celebration
of the conclusion of peace. The rad¬
io' 1 is continue (heir campaign against
the government, demanding the pun¬
ishment, of those responsible for the
compromise. The forthcoming diet is
certain Io be turbulent, and It is pre¬
dicted that the Katsura government
will 1 ki forced frO m offitce. The de-
c lines in the market and the unsatis¬
factory crop conditions, coupled nat¬
urally with the heavy obligations ot
the government, luaive created a fear
In some quarters that a financial de¬
pression and unsatisfactory business
conditions are impending. A promin¬
ent banker said that, the Toklo ex-
change was an inaccurate 'urometer
of existing conditions, as lately the
exchange transactions ha ve been
largely speculative. The August set¬
tlement was the largest in the history
of the exchange. The recent decline,
he said, was the result of conditions
within the exchange and not correct
reflection of general conditions.
RUS3IAN OFFICERS DISMISSED.
Those Who Surrendered Ships to Japs
Called Down by Czar.
An imiperiaJ order was issued at
St. Petersburg dismissing Rear Ad¬
miral Nebogatoff and the captains of
battleship Nickolai I (now the Iki)
and two cruisers, which were surren-
derod to the Japanese in the Sea of
All .,, four , officers, ... besides . • be¬
.Jap in. ,
fng deprived of their rank, are liabla
to punishment under the provisions
of the naval code. The emperor has
ordered all other officers who surren¬
dered their vessels to be tried on
their return to Russia.
TWO DEAD; SCORE INJURED.
Fatalities Result from Collapse of
Condemned Building in New York.
Two persons were killed, one o£
them a girl 16 years old, when a
building at Grand and Mott streets
1 in New York city collapsed Thursday.
The building is said t.o have- been con¬
demned two years ago, .but had been
permitted to be occupied since. An
Investigation will be instituted.