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TO UNCLE SAM
JAPS APPEA1
Seek Release of Mikado's Subjects
Detained at Port Arthur.
IS A STRATEGICAL HOVE
Text of Secrcrary Hay’s Diplomatic
Note to Signatory Powers Asking
for Integrity of China.
A Washington special says: Japan
will appeal to the United States to
prevail on the Russian government
to release the one hundred Japanese
subjects reported detained at Port Ar
thur. Mr. Takahira, tshe Japanese
minister, it is expected, will present
the appeal to Secretary Ha ' at once.
In a cablegram from Tokio Sunday
the minister was informed that ac
cording to news brought from Che Foo
by a British steamer from Port Ar
thur, one hundred Japanese refugees
had been taken from the steamer by
the Russian authorities just before
the vessel sailed, in spite ot the pro
tests of the Japanese.
Having agreed to look out for Jap
anese citizens in Russian territory
during the war, this government will
instruct Mr. McCormick, the Ameri
can ambassador at St. Petersburg, tc
inquire of the Russian government on
the subject as to the Japanese in
question.
The best naval opinion in Washing
ton is to the effect that the detention
of these Japanese at Port Arthur is a
strategical necessity to prevent the
Japanese gaining information as to
the fortifications, troops, etc. An offi
cial said:
‘‘During tlie siege of Paris, in the
Franco-Prussian war, Representative
Hitt, who was then in charge of the
American legation there, looked af
ter the large number of mermans who
were detained at raris by the French
government.”
Although Russia’s answer to Secre
tary Hay’s note, asking her to respect
the neutrality of China and localize
hostilities as much as possible, has
not yet been received, the state de
partment knows indirectly from
London and Paris that Russia will re
ply favorably. It then will remain for
the powers to fix the scope of their
note and to draft a more definite
proposition for acceptance by the two
countries.
Satisfaction is expressed in admin
istration circles that Great Britain, as
well as Russia, has decided to waive
objections to the note.
Text of Secretary Hay’s Note.
The state department issued this
statement Saturday:
After some preliminary exchange of
views between this government and
the government of other powers inter
ested in the Chinese matters, the de
partment on the 10th of February sent
the following instructions to the
American representatives in St. Pe
tersburg, Tokio and Pekin:
‘•You will express to the minister
for foreign affairs the earnest desi r e
of the government of tne United
States that in the course of military
operations which have begun between
Russia and Japan, the neutrality of
China and in all practicable ways her
administrative entity shall be respect
ed by both parties and that the area
of hostilities shall be localized and
limited as much as possible so that
undue excitement and disturbance
the Chinese people may be prevented
and the least possible loss to the
merce and intercourse of the world
will be occasioned. JOHN HAY.
WENT “RAZZER” ROUTE IN COURT ROOM.
Under Caustic Charge of Judge Convicted
Prisoner Commits Suicide.
At Butte. Mont., Saturday, as
judge v/as delivering his
to a jury in the case of Alfred Berk
man, accused of murder, Beckman
liberately drew a razor, cut his
and fell to the floor, fatally wounded.
KILLING WAS DELIBERATE MURDER.
Official Statement Anent Shooting of
Johnson by Dominican Rebel?.
The state department has received
report under datg of San
port by mail under date cl San
mingo, February 12, from
States Minister Powell of the
by insurgents of J. G. Johnson,
second-class machinist of tha
States gunboat Yankee. The
have been briefly given in press
patches, but the details furnished
the minister go to establish the
that the killing was deliberate
unprovoked.
jiirj TAPC Tt?OAP^ HWUl J RFPTH IVLl SFD
Two Lindngs Mai: but Eicll T :rr, .e
Mikado’s Soldiers Were Forced to
to Retreat With Heavy Loss.
The London Daily Mail’s Port Ar
thur u correspondent, „ under . nate , * of , Feb- _ v
ruary 12, says:
"Official advices state that the Jap
anese landed 600 soldiers near Talien
Wan with disastrous results, 410 be
ing sabred by Cossacks. The remain
der escaped to their ships.”
It is further stated that the Japan
ese landed at Dove Day .where thirty
of them were killed and the remain
der w r ounded.
It is reported trom Tien-Tsin that
the Siberian railroad has been wreck
ed in six places, covering a distance
of 70 miles. The mystery surrounding
the fate of the Vladivostock squadron
y still unsolved. This Russian
squadron consists of the cruisers Gro
moboi, Rossia, Rurik and Bogatyr.
Another report says that they were
last seen sailing westward toward
Sugaru Strait.
Passengers who arrived ai Che Foo
from Port Arthur say the Russian
cruiser Askold, which was damaged in
the recent battle outside of Port Ar
thur, was kept afloat till Saturday,
when it sunk in thirty fatnoms.
The Russians have explained their
reason for firing on the British
steamer Fu Ping, in which three of
the Chinese crew were wounaed. They
assert that the vessel was leaving
port without clearing.
The British steamer Wenchow is
being held by the Russians for refus
ing to deliver Japanese passengers.
The correspondent of the London
Daily Express at Pekin in a cablegram
dated February 12, reports that Vice
roy Alexieff is practically isolated, di
rect communication between Port
Arthur and Vladivostock being sus
pended. He adds that the railroad
behind Port Arthur has been blown
up and that 6,000 Japanese troops
have landed near Dalny. The same
correspondent, under date of February
12, says that the Japanese warship
Amaki has captured the German
steamer Yokohama, which has a car
go including dynamite for Port Ar
thur.
British Hold Russians.
The survivors from,the Variag and
the Korietz, the Russian cruisers that
v/ere sunk by tne Japanese fleet at
Chemulpo, still remain on hoard the
British cruiser Talbot, Italian cruiser
Elba and the French cruiser Pascal.
The situation is becoming acute, as
the Japanese have twice made de
mands o nthe commanders of the
three foreign vessels that the
sians be surrendered as prisoners
war. The captain of the Talbot,
the senior naval officer, each time, re
plied that he was awaiting
from his government.
None of the Russians are on
the American gunboat
whose commander considers that
Japanese are right in their demand,
the Russians took advantage of
clemency of the Japanese in
to the harbor, then taking refuge
the foreign vessels and refusing to
render, whereas the Japanese
refrained from sinking them in
open sea, as they could have done.
SECRETARY HAY SCORES A TRIUMPH.
His Successful Efforts on Befiaif of
Integrity a Paramount Coup.
Secretary Hay has added another
his long list of diplomatic
and the United States is once
enabled by its diplomacy to head
nations in a concurrent effort to
serve the integrity of China.
Mr. Hay’s note to Russia afid
urging them to confine hostilities
in as small an area as possible, and
respect the neutrality and
tive entity of China will be
by Russia as well as by Japan and
the nations will join the
government in inviting the
ants to agree to the proposition.
Brigandage in Korea.
Advices from Seoul, Korea,
that all mails are suspended.
malcontents are plundering the
i try widespread.
SWAYNE INVESTIGATORS GET BUSY.
Legislative Committee Begins the
of Charges Against Federal Judge.
The congressional committee
pointed to investigate charges
United States Judge Charles
of Florida, composed of
tive Palmer, of Pennsylvania;
sentative Gillette, of California,
Representative Clayton, of
met in the United States court
at Pensacola Saturday morning.
greater part of the initial session
devoted to the introduction of
by the prosecution for the purpose
showing incompetency and
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Epitomized Items of Interest .
Gathered r ,« j at . Random.
Crder Tor Two Elections.
Governor Terrell has issued an or
der authorizing the odinaries of Chat
tooga and McDuffie counties to order
elections to fill the vacancies in the
legislature. Durham Watson, repre
sentative from McDuffie, resigned sev
eral weeks ago, and Representative
Lowe, of Chattooga, died.
Month’s Rent of W. and A. Road.
State Treasurer R. E. Park has just
received a check for $35,00r from J.
H. Ambrose, treasurer of the Nash
\ile, Chattanooga and St. Louis mil
road, as payment for the rental of the
Western and Atlantic railroad for tin*
month of January.
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Three Routes for Dooly.
Postmaster M. G. Hall, at Cordele,
has received information from the
postoffice authorities at Washington
that three of the four rural free deliv
ery routes asked for by me Cordele
postoffice have been granted by the
government at Washington. The ser
vice will begin April 1 and gives em
ployment to three carriers at salaries
of $b00 a year.
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Bagley Wanted Badly.
A reward of $100 has been issued by
Governor Terrel for the arrest
Frank Bagiey, who is wanted in For
syth county for murdering Thomas
Grovett, on January 3rd. The crime
la said to have been an atrocious one
and the people of Forsyth county
very anxious to have Bagiey brought
to justice. Grovett. was a well known
citizen of the county of Forsyth.
Bibb Grand Jury Roast Money Lenders
The presentments of tne Bibb coun
ty grand jury, read before Judge
ton, dealt viercilessly with the money
sharks charging from ^00 to 1,000
cent interest, and also reported
the books of the justices of the
were in far from satisfactory
recommending that each
grand jury closely investigate
courts.
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New Read Dublin to Abbeville.
Dublin’s new railroad has been
ed the Dublin and Southwestern
road Company by its promoters.
road will run frem Dublin to
ville, via Eastman. A charter will
applied for asking for a capital
$100,000 with the privilege of
| ing same not to exceed the amount
• i $500,000. The headquarters will
in Dublin, The road will he
miles long.
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Same Books to Be Retained.
The Muscogee county board of
ucation has decided not to adopt
form text-books until the
of its present contract, December
1907. The present five-year
by winch the county obtains
books went into effect a little over
year ago. The board decided that
would be as expensive to change
uniformity as it would be to
the present local contract in
and then adopt uniformity at the
ration of the four years if a state
form text-book law is then in
ence.
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Will Not Take Convicts.
Wilkinson county, through its
nary, has just notified the prison
mission that it will not take its
I of short term felony convicts for
on the public roads in lieu of
school money from this source.
kinson was among those which
plied for convicts and was entitled
about ten. Several of the
which made application nave
drawn it and’ the number or
necessary to support the demand
considerably reduced. Whereas, it
first thought it would require 750. it
now thought that 600 will be
sufficient.
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New Postoffice for Ware County.
The postoffice department at
ington has been asked to create a
postoffice in Ware county, about
miles south of Waycross, on the
tic Coast T?ne. At this point is
ed the convict camps of Hamby
Toomer, who leased the labor of
large number of the state’s
prisoners. The place has already
made a railroad station, and is
as “Goodloe,” the name being
in honor of Captain Goodloe
secretary of the prison commission.
soon as permission is granted by
postoffice department it will also
knorii a Goodloe postoffice.
Pardons Granted by Governor.
Governor Terrell, upon the
mendation oi' the prison
has commuted the sentence of
convicts.
Tom Lattimore, who was convicted
of burglary in 1S91 and sentenced to
twenty vo3rs, was released. He is said
to have stolen a pair of snoes and at
the time of his conviction was only
i thirteen years old.
D. F. Sellers, who was convicted of
murder in P erce couunty in 1896. and
sent to the penitentiary for life, w T as
also given his freedom.
Ess Brooks, of Wilkes county, serv
ing a twelve months’ sentence for a
m sdemeunor. was also pardoned. John
Lyons, of Spalding county, convicted
of larceny, was also given his liberty.
Will Not Press Suit.
As the result of a comerence in At
lanta a few days ago between Presi
dent J. Parke Cnanning, of the Ten
! ! nessee Conper Company and General
Manager w H Free i an d, of the Duck
town Sulphur, Copper and Iron Com
pany, on the one hand, and Governor
i p erre R j Attorney General John O.
Rart and Ligon >Tohnson . representing
state, on the other, an agreement
| was reached install whereby the copper possibl com
p-inies will as soon as
plants for reducing copper ore which
! Avill not permit the escape of the sul
phur gases over the surrounding coun
j j try, and the state in consideration of
this, will not press its suit for tempo
rary injunction in the supreme court
j | of the United States when the hearing
j comes up on April 18.
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Industrial School for Rabun.
Professor A. J. Ritchie, a graduate
of the University of Georgia and Har
yard, and formerly professor of Eng
; ]ish in R aylor Unive rsity, is working
1 diligently to estab]ish an industrial
and high school in Rabun county
j which is Ja the center of a large re
gion in northwestern Georgia, in which
j no high school exists at present,
; It is the purpose to consolidate sev
eral of the public schools now in oper
ation, thus bringing together about
j 250 pupils at the new school. •
■
j Professor Ritcnie estimates that
about $10,000 will be necessary to
erect the budding and establish the
school. The people of Rabun county
have already subscribed $4,000, while
among the individuals who have given
j liberal subscriptions are Kon. Hone
Smith, Congressman F. C. Tate and
Judge Logan E. Bleckley,
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Cawthorn Granted New Trial.
The supreme court has rendered &
decision in the case of the state
against R. D. Cawthorn, of Dodge
! county, who was convicted of the
murder of H. J. Tucker and sentenced
to be hanged. It was claimed that
: Tucker was murdered by poison as
the result of a conspiracy between
Cawthorn and Tucker’s wife. The wo
j man, however, was not indicted, Caw
thorn was on the verge of the gallow's
I when a stay of execution was secured
on a special motion for new trial, and
j th e supreme court now holds that
there w r ere such errors in the first
trial that a new trial should be
j granted.
It appears from the evidence that
a dose of poison which was fixed for
Tucker was taken by another man.
who died. Another dose was fixed for
Tucker and this killed him. Evidence
a s to the first crime was admitted in
! the trial on the charge of murder of
Tucker. The supreme court holds this
was improper and this seems to have
been the main ground on which the
: new trial was granted. Judges Fish
I and Candler dissented,
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Yeung Kline Unworthy Son.
The will of the late Tlieo D. Kline,
I general manager of the CentVal rail-
1 road, was offered for probate a few
: days ago in Savannah, and upon ap
plication of Charles D. Kline letters
testamentary were issued to him.
To his wife is bequeathed the family
1 dwelling in Anniston, Ala., together
with three valuable lots, located in the
center of the city. The rest of the es
tate is left in trust for four of the chil
I dren of the testator, William Fair,
Charles David, Ida Eugenia and Mary,
One clause of the will reads:
.. My son, Theodore Augustus, hav
ing proven himself an unworthy son
by a willful silence for years when
absent in parts unknown to me, I am
constrained to'treat him differently
j from my other children. I, therefore
! direct my executors to hold out of my
. estate $600 for a period of five years,
during which time it will be paid at I
his dc-mand. Otherwise it shall go to
i my other children.”
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j Mrs. Wood Goes to Pen.
The supreme court has affirmed the
j decision of the superior court in the
case of Mrs. W. J. Wood, who was
convicted in Atlanta of shooting her
j husband, She was tried, convicted
aR d sentenced to two years on the
milledgeville farm for assault with m
tent to murder.
Mrs. Wood was released on bond af
ter her conviction, to await the su
' preme court’s decision.
i Last fall Mrs. Wood went to her
husband’s boarding house on Mariet
ta street, w r hile he was at breakfast.
and shot at him several times. One
°f t^ e shots took effect, and he I- iay at
the Grady hospital two weeks, It
thought at first that he could n •
.cover.
1 Jealousy is said to have been the
cause of the shooting. W r ood had sen
abated from h:s wife, and lie claimed
that he r mind was unbalanced! Sr
| months before she shot h;m ahe at
tempted to shoot a woman in a resi
dence on Peach tret 1 street, She stater;
at the time that the woman was the
cause of her husband leaving her. She
was arrested for this offense, bit- war
not prosecuted, the woman at wh<
she shot having left the city.
NEW VO,IK fIRM TAKES CUBAN BONDS.
Sum of §35,000,000 to Be Furnished Is
landers by Speyer & Co.
A special from Havana says: Lpey*
er & Co., of New York, nave contract
| ed to take the $35,000,000 Cuban loan.
The price to be paid tor tne bonds is
90 1-2, which is one-naif per cent above
the minimum rate.
The Colonial Trust Company, of
Boston, Mass., is associated with the
handling of the bonds, but the contract
is solely in the name of Speyer &
Co. The government has been assured
that the money will be forthcoming : n
Ju:ie.
According to reliable report, the
I contract does not contain any provis
ions other than tnose which are usual
n such transactions. No further legis
j iation is required by the terms of the
contract. It will require three months
to prepare the bonds and attend to
other details of the undertaking.
The bonds are to run tor forty
years, and they will draw interest at
the rate of 5 per cent a year.
Besides the internal revenue taxes
on liquors, tobacco, etc., which will be
levied especially to pay off the loan,
an additional guarantee of 15 per cent,
customs collections is given. It is be
lieved, however, that the international
taxes will prove sufficient to pay prin
cipal and interest. Payments will be
made on the principal semi-annually,
| be £ mnill S six years hence,
Speyer & Company agreed to d'Pi
the “$35,000,000 less 9 1-2 per cent in
three payments, not later than June.
September and November oT this year.
The company may, however, furnish
the whole amount in one payment.
NO TROOPS FOR BALTIMORE.
President Gracefully Declines Request of
Maryland Legislature,
A Washington special says: At the
cabinet meeting Friday, after a long
consideration of the resolution adopted
by the Maryland legislature calling for
troops for duty in Baltimore, it was
decided not to comply at this time
I with the request. Prior fo the cabinet
meeting Brigadier General Riggs, as
a special messenger from Governor
i Warfield, formally presented to the
president the resolution adopted dv
! the legislature. He conveyed at the
same time Governor Warfield’s person
al statement that the troops were not
needed. This presented an anomal
: ous situation and the cabinet deter
j mined not to send troops at this time,
The statemtnt of Governor Warfield
was regarded as making it quite cer
tain that the executive authorities of
the city of Baltimore and state of Ma
ryland were amply able to cope with
any situation likely to arise and the
president and caDinet felt, therefore,
that they could not respond favorably
to the request of the legislature.
REGULAR SOLDIERS GUARD BALTIMORE.
Chaffee Orders Major General Corbin to
Take Command in Afflicted City.
A Washington special says: At the
request of Senator Gorman, and on his
pledge and that of the governor of
Maryland that the legislature would,
on Monday night, pass a resolution
calling upon the national government
for military assistance, Lieutenant
General Chaffee, commanding the gen
eral staff, sent telegraph orders Mon
day afternoon to Major General Cor
bin, commanding the department of
the east at New r York, to proceed
forthwith to Baltimore and take mili
tary command of the situation there.
Nearly 1,000 soldiers have been order
ed to serve under him.
j NO 1XTRA MONEY FOR MINNIE COX.
Auditor of Post office Department Turned
Down by Comptroller of Treasury.
The comptroller of the treasury has
overruled a decision of the auditor for
the postoffice department that Minnie
j Cox, who was the colored postmaster
| at Indianola, Miss., is entitled to $1,300
a year while the office remained clos
ed. At the time of her trouble at Ia
dianola she had been drawing $1,200 a
year, based upon the receipts of her
office and the euect of the decision i>
not to deny payment, for her salary
while her office was closed, but mere!:
that she is not entitled to the In
ere" ze under the law providing for the
adjustment of salaries of; postmaster^.