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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1904.
DAILY—VM A YEAR
^GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IS WORKING RAPIDLY
fSENATE PASSES GENERAL TAX ACT—HOUSE INCREASES APPRO
PRIATION FOR DAHLONEGA I N3TITUTE—£800,000 WANTED FOR
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS—SENATE PASSES AN ANTI-BETTING
LAW—THE SENATORS OBJECT TO THE DILATORINESS OF THE
HOUSE MEMBERS.
ATLANTA, July 29.—'When the gen-
l era! appropriation bill came up in the
' house today Mr. Dunbar of Richmond
spoke In support of the cqmmittees
amendment Increasing the appropria
tion for the North Georgia Agricultural
College from $10,000 to $15,000.
Mr. Deal of Bulloch read the list of
Instructors with their salaries, which
he said were lower than those of simi
lar institutions. He said part of the
$5,000 was wonted for a building. That
appropriation could be made only In
a special bill. He offered an amend
ment making the appropriation $12,000.
Mr. Kelly said It was time to call a
halt on big appropriations. He spoke
In favor of giving more attention to
the common schools.
Mr. Knight said the work of the
fffclioo! was mainly for the poor boys
and girls of the state.
Mr. Bruce of Lumpkin said the school
had pupils from fifty-three counties.
Poor boys go there who would not go
to Athens. He spoke of one married
man who had taken a cow there and
he and his wife lived In a cottage while
he went to school.
Mr. George asked: “la the school
made up of poor boys?*'
“Yes.’*
“Is it not true that the attendance
Is made up of the sons of rich parents
Who learn to gamble and smoke?”
“No."
Mr. Moses sold that In Lumpkin
county twenty-eight per cent of the
men could not read and he thought the
light of education ought to be sent
Into the dark corners.
Mr. Stovall said there was no rivalry
,or Jealousy between the state univer
sity and the college at Dahlonega. He
■was glad on the part of South Georgia
1 to support the amendment Increasing
the appropriation. (\
Mr. George said he dl..T’'owed any
Intention to reflect on the school. Ho
had seen only one specimen from the
Fchool. He understood the school was
doing grent good and ho was for tho
appropriation. lie did deplore tlie
tendency toward the disintegration of
the university. He thought all appro
priations Hhould be made through tho
university.
Mr. West of Lowndes favored the In
creased appropriation.
Mr. Deal's amendment making the
npproprlatlon.$12,000 was lost.
Mr. Grice of Pulaski offered
nmendment:
“That tho appropriation for the
school at Dahlonega shall not be avail
able until a branch of the state uni
versity Is established at Hawklnsvillc,
or elsewhere In South Gcorzln.
'Where brighter Suns dispense se-
rener light
"And milder morns In paradise the
• night.”
The amendment was lost.
The committee's nmendment increas
ing the npproprlatlon from $10,000 to
515,000 was adopted.
The Common School*.
"When the paragraph making the ap
propriation for common schools was
reached, fixing the appropriation $800.-
000, Mr. Bush of Miller, offered an
amendment making It $1,000,000. Mr.
Leigh offered an amendment making It
5900,000. Mr. Reid of Campbell pro
posed $870,000.
This appropriation was from direct
taxation and exclusive of tho appro
priations from other sources.
Mr. Davis, chairman of the appro
priations committee, gave the follow
ing estimate of the comptroller general
as to the amounts for school fund.
Direct levy $800,000
Doll tax 275.000
Half rental state road 210.000
Liquor tax 1C5.000
Hire of convicts 105.000
Fertiliser fees 43.000
Oil Inspection fees 4.300
frbow tax C.500
Dividends 2,024
Leacs oyster lands 5
whole school system ought to be reor
ganized. As It stands the negro gets
more than he is entitled to. The white
people know that and are not willing to
pay an Increased tax. The education of
the negro he declared was a mistake
and a failure.
Mr. Leigh spoke In support of his
amendment making the appropriation
$900,000. Mr. Steed of Carroll spoke In
favor of increasing the appropriation.
The house adjourned at one o’clock.
The appropriation bill will be taken up
again Monday.
Mr. Steed of Taylor Is presiding over
the committee of the whole house and
has not hud an opportunity to speak on
the bill, though he has intended to do
FEARFUL CRIME
AT STATESBORO
Farmer and Ilia Family De
stroyed, Burnt to Death
WAS WORK OF ROBBERS
Total • $1,701,035
In 1903 'the figures were $1,591,441.
Mr. Davis said that if the counties
using felony convicts had not taken
them the additional -ecelpts from con
victs would have beev. N29,800 and tho
school fund would have been $1,820,835.
an increase over the preceding year of
$240,000. The fund for the counties us
ing convicts would not fall bel<rv the
last year while those not using con
victs would be Increased.
Mr. Davis stated that the following
Increased appropriations had been
e'ther already voted or had been favor
ably reported:
Increase In assistant librarian's
salary $ 400
Increase salary attorney gene
ral’s clerk 100
Increase for Deaf and Dumb •• 2.500
Increase State Sanitarium .... 5.000
Increase for printing fund .... 2.500
For printing colonial records.. 2.000
Military fund 2,000
Deficiency In military fund .... 6.000
Summer school at Athens .... 5,000
Fxpenses Investigating commit
tee 2.000
' 34,590
Tech School chem. laboratory$ 20,000
Normal school .............. 25.000
For rebuilding science hall .... 26.000
Normal school at Mllledgevine 45,000
Colored school at Savannah .. 4.000
Special for deaf and dumb .. 2,500
Fridge at Cave Spring ........ 350
For water pipe SoMler* Home 6,000
State board of health 10,000
Total passed and re^nmrrend*4$I20,9 r t
The decrease* foot up $23 300.
Mr. Davis said he gave these figure*
for the fnformstlon of the bouse to be
Considered In connection with any pro
posed Increase in the fund from direct
tr.g.
Mr. Moses made a very earnest ap*
jevl.for an increase in the fond.
Mr. Evans of Washington told the
The Senate.
ATLANTA, Ga., July 29.—President
Howell called tin? senate to order at
10 o’clock today.
Mr. Smith of tho 18th introduced a
new bill to amend section 1486 of vol 1
of the code of 1895, which prescribes
who may be examined to practice med
icine in this state by increasing the
time that applicants for examination
must have attended the medical col-^
lege, school or university. The pur
pose of the bill Is to increase the num
ber of courses from three to four.
Mr. Jordan introduced the following
resolution:
“Whereas the senate has heard with
profound regret of the death of Senator
L. II. Roberts of the Sixth senatorial
district,
“Therefore, be it resolved, That when
tho senate adjourns today it stand ad
journed until 11 o’clock Monday morn
ing as a mark of respect to the de
ceased senator.” The resolution was
adopted.
The consideration of the tax act was
then resumed, and each provision
adopted without opposition. The bill
was then passed by a vote of yeas 27,
nays 0.
Tho bill to amend and codify the
common school laws of the state In
troduced by Messrs. McMIchael, Tur
ner and Comas, so as to allow county
school superintendents to bo elected
from outside of the county effected
was passed.
Mr. Perry’s bill to maka It a misde
meanor to bet upon the result of a
primary or election to bo held in the
state or of the United States, was
passed by a vote of yean 25, nays 7.
The following bills wore also passed:
By Mr. Harrell—To establish county
dispensaries for tho county of Mitchell
and provide for the sale of liquors by
said dispensaries.
By Mr. Snead—To amend sectldn
391 of the code of 1895, so that the
section shall apply to corporations.
By Mr. Howell—To amend section I
1497 of vol 1 of tho code prescribing
tho manner of granting licenses by tho
Georgia state board of pharmacy.
By Mr. Howell—To t amend section
1495 of vol. 1 of the code, providing
that the state board of pharmacy shall
hold two sessions every twelve months,
instead of one.
By Mr. Howell—To amend section
3492 of the code, so that only retail
druggists, who are not connected with
nny school or college, shall l>o quali
fied to servo as members of the board
of pharmacy.
By Mr. Davis—To provide for tho
substitution of trustees for boards in
certain cases.
By Mr. Turner—To authorize the
mayor and council of McDonough to
Issue bonds not to exceed $10,000 for
the purpose of building and equipping
a public school.
No One Left of the Immediate Family
of Henry Hodges—He Stood High In
the Popular Respect and Was a Pros
perous Man—His Wife and Himself
Had Their Skulls Crushed—Search
ing Parties are Out,
By Mr. Skelton: To establish the
city court of Hartwell.
A number of house and senate bills
were read the second time after which
the senate adjourned.
Temper of tho Senate.
ATLANTA, July 29.—From Monday
or until the close of the session It la
quite probable that the senate will
make no particular efforts to work over
time in passing house bills. Rome days
ago Mr. Hopkins of the senate Intro
duced a resolution authorizing the
secretary of the senate to make out a
statement showing the number of sen
ate measures delayed In the house, and
this morning Mr. Hopkins called for
the report which whs read by the sec
retary* R showed that there were
now In tho house over fifty senate bills
passed at this session of the senate and
that in addition to this number there
were still unacted upon In the housa
twenty-five or thirty bills of the sen
ate left over from the last session.
The reading of this report caused sev-
era> senators to remark that they were
oppoMtd to handling any other house
business, until the house acted upon
tho work of the senate. The senate
has been clearing up all of the business
dally before adjournment while the
house has been listening to speeches;
One member of the house a day or two
ago spoke for an hour In favor of an
nmendment offered by himself to the
appropriation bill, relative to the
manner of selecting pages for the house
and when a vote was taken the propo
sition to amend did not get a vote, the
‘mover It is said forgetting to vote for
t. A senator commenting in this in-
ident says such legislation suggests
killing fleas with a sledge hammer.
Macon Blind Academy.
ATLANTA. July 20.—The bill to sell
the property known as the Academy of
the Blind at Macon is on its third read-
ng In the house It has been favor
ably reported and there seems to be no
opposition to the measure. It will
quite likely be called up and pasta!
the early part of the coming week.
Anti-Betting Law. .
ATLANTA, July 29.—The senate
passed a hill today making It ft mls-
lerteanor to bet anything on any kind
nf election. Whether It be the result
of a primary or the final verdict at the
polls. It (s all the same If you bet on j
an election you are liable to spend s
term In the chaingapg. The provision i
STATESBORO. Ga., July 29.—The
mangled bodies of Henry Hodges, his
wife and three children were found this
morning In the ruins of their country
home, six miles from this place.
Neighbors discovered the house In
flames after midnight, but the fire had
made such headway that It was Im
possible to render nny aid. As none of
tho members of the family were seen
during the fire, the neighbors took It
for granted that the family was away
from home.
At daylight the remains of the entire
family were found in tho ruins.
Miy* Hodges was found with his skull
crushed In as though from the blow of
on ax.
Mrs. Hodges’ head and body had
been beaten with some blunt instru-
men.t
The body ot a little girl was horribly
mangled.
Tho two other children's bodies did
rot show any signs of violence, and It
Is supposed they were victims of the
Asmes nrrt the murderous blows of
their assailants.
Oti pleeeb ot timber In the yawl were
found many blood stains and bloody
finger prints.
As there were no eyewitnesses who
were spared to tell the awful story, no
details aro known. There are many
theories, the majority being that rob
bers entered the house and upon being
discovered, decided it was best to kill
the entire family.
The work of the flames was com
plete, and It Is Impossible to ascertain
whether or not nny booty was secured
by tho robbers, If, Indeed, the assail
ants were robbers.
Mr. Hodges and his family held thu
confidence and respect of the entire
community and no motive can bo ud-
vonced except the robber theory.
There is great excitement In the
neighborhood of the crime and officers
Of the county are now at work on tho
It developed this afternoon that last
Iglit Hodges went to a neighbor's
about 8 o’clock. He went to bring his
little child back who had been spending
tho day.
It Is believed he was met at the gate
by the assailants and murdered there
1 that his body was dragged Into tho
house. There are many Indications of a
struggle at the gate and blood stains ;
are on the goto post.
This morning n lamp was found sit- |
ting on the gate post.
A horse and buggy were also found,
I it. bed ?'» :i 111 llu* hack yard.
All the bodies were dressed. Indicat
ing that tho crime was committed
early In the night before any of th
family had retired.
The body of Mrs. Hodges was found
near the fireplace.
The body of the oldest child was dis
covered on the front porch.
As the fire was not discovered
til midnight. It is believed that four
hours after committing the murder
the robbers went back to the houe
and set It on fire to conceal. If possible,
their crime.
The Hodges residence was located
six miles from Statesboro. Mr. Hodges
was a prosperous farmer and one of
the best citizens of Bulloch county
He was In good circumstances and this
gives emphasis to the theory of rob
bery.
It is not beileved that he had an
enemy In the world.
The county sheriff and a large posse
of friends and neighbors left States
boro early thin morning for the seem
of the crime. They carried blood
hounds.
Tracks were found throughout thi
field leading towards a turpentine
camp.
The tracks led In the direction of
this camp, which had been occupied
by negroes for several days.
The camp was found deserted this
morning and there has been no trace
the negroes discovered since the crln
The woods are being searched In .•
directions and telegrams have he.
sent to every railroad station that
could have been reached by tho fugi
tive criminals.
It is not believed to be possible that
the criminals will succeed in making
good their escape.
The entire population of StntcHboro
is at tho scene of the crime and hur
dreds from all portions of tho nut
rounding country have started for the
Hodges’ home.
The wildest excitement prevails.
Mr. Virgil Moore Is a brother of
Mrs. Hodges. He live* in Atlanta and
has been notified by wire of tho
tragedy.
Rev. H. A. ITodges. of Calvert, Texas,
is a brother of the dead man.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR
IN WILKES COUNTY
Dr. Burch 8hoot* C. J. Tyler Through
a Window While Latter Wai Taking
Supper With His Wife.
AUGUSTA. Ga., July 29.—A special
to the Chronicle from Washington,
Wilkes county, Ga., snys that while
Charlie J. Tyler, a prominent young
farmer of the north western section of
the county was at supper with bin
wife last night, Dr. Thomas C. Burch
emptied two loads of buckshot from
the window Into the body of Tyler,
killing him instantly. Dr. Burch ban
been taken In custody In the adjoin
ing county and official* are now carry
ing him to Washington, the county
Beat of Wilkes county.
Vladivostok Squadron.
LONDON, July 80.—A correspondent
of the Times ut Toklo cabling under
date of July 30, says: “Tho cruisers of
the Vladivostok squadron wore seen
fioutb of the Island of IdsU (at the en
trance of tho bay of Toklo) this morn
ing. It Is believed the Russian cruisers
■will he driven off or brought to bay in
the course of a day."
STRIKE LEADERS ARE
PUT UNDER ARREST
SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN CHICAGO—POLICE INSPECTOR RE
SORTS TO DRASTIC MEASURE8 WHEN CHALLENGED BY HEAD
OF TEAMSTERS’ UNION—LATTER RUSHED INTO A CELL AND
HELD—INDICTMENTS OF STRIKERS IN FORT WORTH.
CHICAGO. July 29.—PrcnlJent Geo.
F. Golden, of the teamster*’ union,
turned strike picket today, defied Po
lice Inspector Nicholas Hunt and met
a Waterloo. The Inspector, with his
club whirling In the air, ran up a flight
of atalrs leading to Golden’s office near
the stock yard*, and, seizing the labor
leader by the arm, marched Golden to
the street.
The teamsters’ president was put In
charge of a sergeant and sent to the
stock yards police station a prisoner.
Thus, for the first time, a chief of tho
striking thouaands was taken Into cus
tody.
Golden discovered a wagon owned liy
Terry & Co. being driven past his
office. Putting his head out of the
wlndow, he called to the teamster:
"Where are you going?”
“Anywhere I please, so long as I at
tend to my own business,” was the
reply, whereupon Golden ordered the
driver to turn back.
The inspector heard the command
and reassured the teamster, telling him
to go on about his business. Then
came a war of words. Golden paying
his compliments to the Inspector. Hunt,
shaking hfs club at the strike leader,
declared there would be an immediate
arrest if Golden did not shut up. He
did not shut up, so the Inspector shut
him up, constructively, at least, at the
station.
The arrest caused intense excite
ment, and within two minutes several
thousand men had gathered to watch
the proceedings.
‘ This is an outrage,” declared Gol
den. ‘T have been guilty of no offense
against the law, yet I am taken up like
a common criminal. I shall see whether
a high and mighty Inspector of police
•f the bill apply to all elections from
bailiff to president of the United
Hta
art. The
r lusively with betting on election
"’main* silent as to betting on any
the bill
tents. Under the pro. v ,
bet on Parker, but
visions of
w*? rani iM*i on raricer, out
we pan bet which one of two or more
persons will, fly from the ropf of a
house JiriL
is more high and mighty than the
rights of a citizen.”
At the time of Golden’s orrext the po
lice took into cuHtody G. T. Busses,
who was In the teamsters' headquar
ters. He was charged with Interfering
with an officer. A patrol wagon was
i ailed from Hie ii**:ii'*- u » p'»ll« " H’aMon,
whither tho two prisoners were taken.
Golden had two bojidsmen ut the
station when he arrived there, but the
captain In charge, acting under orders
from the Inspector, refused to liberate
Golden or Bussee on boll. Both pris
oners were sent to cells vehemently
protesting against what they d< clared
wss an outrage. Golden waw In a cell
nearly two hours before Inspector Hunt
relented. Th» prisoner was rMe med on
bonds of $206. signed by Nicholas Gler.
president of the butcher’s union. Gol
den was liberated on condition that he
remain away from labor headquarters
until his hearing tomorrow morning.
Busee was likewise freed on $300 bond
signed by Gler.
Teamsters Incensed.
CHICAGO, July 29.—Tin* action of
the police regarding Golden and Bus
see greatly Incensed the strike lead
ers. International President (’ornellus
F. Shea, of the Brotherhood of Team
sters, was outspoken In his denuncia
tion. ” Colorado methods seem to pre
vail”, *nLi he. Other leaders coin
cide with this view and hot talk was
indulged In about the strikers* head
quarters. Adding to the strained sit
uation when Golden w.»* to illy re
leased by Inspector Hunt, the police
officials took occasion to issue a ver
bal manifesto that the police will no
longer permit strike leaders to issue
orders or disseminate orders to the
members of unions, gave in private
halls.
“You can out who you please, but
you’ll do it In your own hall or land
In the lock up”, shouted the /’em pec tor.
'i’ll have no nonsense. on the streets.
You fellows wont give any orders
on the streets to any one. mind you,’
whether it Is your men or not. You
won’t holler orders from windows
either. That is final ” . *
This utterance, made In the open
air, in the presence of scores, was
seized upon by the labor |e idem os an
Instance of usurpation of power which
they contended was equivalent to a
declaration of martial la *.v Regarding
tbp manlier.to 4 as ft Rtxftllcl to the at- ,
GUARD TELLS OF
AWFUL CRIME
Makes Incriminating State
ments to Disguised Oflicer
IS MYSTERY SOLVED ?
ix-Guard Tells How Ho and Another
Robbed, Then Slew Young Connie J.
Mooro of Fargo Last Christn
Statements Made at Milltown.
VALDOSTA, Go., July 29.—A report
reached this city yesterday, which, If
confirmed, will throw light upon tho
disappearance of Conulo J. Moore, tho
young man who mysteriously dlsap
reared at Fargo lust Christmas, am
at the same time will disclose one of
the most diabolical murders aver com
mitted In this section.
It will he remembered that young
Moore’s mother sent a buggy here to
meet him, ho having written her that
he would come and spend the hoi!
days with her. He never reached this
city, and he loft at Fargo a valise <
tabling all of Ills best clothes, a
pair of shoes and quite a sum
money, tho money being left with his
employes, Baxter & Company. All ef
forts to find a duo to his whereabouts
have foiled and tho mother ot th
young man long since concluded that
he bad been killed.
Slnco that, time one of the guards
at tho convict camps there got Into
some troublo and was sent to the peni
tentiary. Ho wont to servo his sen
tence at Milltown In Gross’ camp.
The report which comes here Is
that a detective has also been In that
camp for a number of weeks and line
made friends with this ox-guard. Tho
detective, It Is alleged, wore doublo
ckles and pretended to he tho most
desperate man in tho country. IIo
freely told his experience to this ex-
guard and succeeded 111 getting somo
xperlenccs from him. The most
tartllng was that he and another
guard at Fargo killed young Mooro on
the night that ho was to leave Fargo
tr this city.
According to tho report, his throat
as cut and ho was robbed of $75,
hlch he hnd drawn that day. After
killing him tho body was tnken to one
of tho hugo furnaces and thrown In
It, and pushed hack In the rear part
f the lire box. More fuel was then
thrown In the furnace and thus the
body wax cremated, destroying all evl-
lence of the* crlmo which had been
ommltted.
Tho Times of this city sent a re
porter to Fargo last night to try and
verify tho report, but learned when he
'cached there that tho guard wax ut
tho Milltown enmps and that the al-
'd confession was made there. Tho
report had reached Fargo und was
generally credited.
An effort vvns made this morning to
reach Milltown by phone, hut the
•s were down and this could not
bo done. Moore, who Is alleged to
have met such a cruel fate, was an
excellent young man, and this story
la a very good explanation of his dis
appearance. From her knowledge of
him, his mother has believed all along
that he vvns murdered.
GALVESTON’8 8EA WALL.
It Has Now Been Completed at a Coat
of Over $1,000,000.
GALVESTON, Tex.. July 29.—This
afternoon the last skid of concrete was
placed In tho mold( marking the com
pletion of Onlveston'H hpo. wall. Tho
wall represents nn expenditure of $1,-
98,318 by the county and has taken
me year, four months and fourteen
lays to build. The first pile was driven
on October 27, 1902. find the first con
crete placed January 27, 1903. It Is 17,-
12 feet long, sixteen feet high, sixteen
■et at base and live feet on top.
tltude taken by tho authorities in Colo-
ido, the strikers were thrown Into
i Intensely ugly mood. On oil widen
was conceded that the incident will
ive a decided Influence upon the fu-
ro conduct of the .strike.
Packers Stand Pat.
CHICAGO. July 29.—Unable to nr-
nge a conference with a repronenta-
ve of the New York packers, Michael
J. Donnelly, president of the Amalga
mated Meat Cutters’ and Butchers’ Un-
vf America, has ordered ft strike of
o»l the members nf bis otsnnlr. atlon
mploved in New York by flchwnrr.*-
hlld A Sulzberger snd the United
Drrrqed Beef Co. The order Which
telegraphed to New York tonight
not go Into effect until Hunday. as
the men In the eastern packing plant#
do not report for work on Sunday.
That the probabilities of a settlement
by tho opposing Interests In Chicago
arc- as r-rnote as ever was plainly dem
onstrated today, when Ilenry C. Wal
lace of Pes Moines. Ia., and A. L, Anie «
of Buckingham, Iowa, called on the
different pucker* with a proposition
from the strike leaders offering to con
cede the most Important point of the
controversy If the employers would
agree to renew peace negotiations.
Mr. Wallace and Mr. Arne* were told
by the packer* that there was no pos
sible chanc for any further conciliato
ry move, and that the packers were In
o position where they could Ignore the
labor union* and that they proposed to
do so. From ft statement made by Pres
ident Donnelly, It would appear that
the men are becoming anxious to get
tack to work.
“We shall be glad to confer with rep
resentative* of packers at any time.’’
said Mr. Donnelly. "While I cannot way
that our position I* In any way chang
ed. we are not anxious to keep up a
running fight and shall be glad If a set
tlement can be effected.”
Strikers Indicted.
FORT WORTH. Texas. July 29. —
Today the grand Jury Indict* 1 five
striker*, one for assault to murder and
four for unlawful assembling. The
Indictment grew out of ult
committed on one Cunnlgharn. a
porter for Armour £c Co. by a squud of
pickets,
HOW THE ASSASSINS
PLANNED THEIR DEED
CONSPIRATORS STATIONED AT INTERVALS ALONG THE ROUTE
VON PLEHVE WAS TO TAKE ON HI8 VISIT TO THE EMPEROR-
HOW THE POLICE WERE DECElVED—BOATMAN TURNS ONE OF
THE MURDEROUS BAND OVER TO THE POLICE. - 1
ST. FETERBIJRO, July 29.—The
name of the assassin of Interior Min-
Isetor Von Plehve is given by the
Bourse Gazette na Porozcff. but this Is
not confirmed by the police.
The correspondent of the Associated
Prosa learned that while tho Identity
and nationality of the assassin anil his
accomplices is still not definitely es
tablished. tho police aro making pro
gress In unravelling the ekein. They
nre amazed to find how far reaching
as the conspiracy. There is nothing
't. however, to prove Its connection
1th that of Gerschunin. The docu
ments found show tho existence of a
wholesale plot to murder ministers, but
tho most remarkable feature Is that It
lid not Include the emperor, who is
llstlnctly declared to be "UnInvolved.”
Tho enpturo of accomplices of the
murder wan effected under clrcum-
«ces showing that the conspirators
sued the very plan followed at the
time of the assassination of Alexander
1L The complices thou were posted at
soverol street corners. In order that If
man failed another might succeed,
same plan was adopted yesterday,
ho accomplice who Ih now under
arrest stood near tho Baltic depot
idy to throw a second bomb In case
• assassin stationed half a mile high-
up the cnnnl had Rilled. Tho form-
could watch tho course of events,
and when ho heard tho explosion he
satisfied that the murder had been
>mpUshed, and hastily went down
canal side, hired a boat for elgthy
kopeck8 per hour and directed the
man to take him for a row towards
the aro, away from th® scene of the
tragedy.
The boatman noticed soom after they
started that his paaneng*»r took ft* card
board box out of his pocket and drop
ped it quickly overboard. The boatman
said nothing, but wlwn tho passenger
landed he called a policeman and gave
the man In charge.
Tho prisoner, who wax respectably /
dressed, sjiokn Russ Inn with a foreign
nocenL He refused to give his name.
Divers are noxy searching the canal
1 ottom for the presumed Infernal ma
chine. Tho nraamln walked up and
clown tho street, at tho comer whenco
he throw tho bomb at leant a. quarter
of an hour, awaiting Von PlehveV? car
riage He did not arouse the Mlfcgtrtest
suspicion on the part of several police
men who were almost alongside of him,
because he wore an official 'railroad)
cap. A uniform of any kind Invariably
Inspires confidence In Russia. Tho mur
derer must have known Von Plohvo'n
carriage wall, ns ho paid no attention
to the passage of xovorol other minis
ters who had preceded Von Plehve In
going to Peterhof. Ah hooii as the vic
tim’s carriage appeared tlio assassin
ran forward with tho evident intention
of throwing the burnt, through the win-
dot
Vo
hiu
and felt hls corning doom before th®
death-dealing charge burst. Had tlio
cyclist detective accompaynlng the
minister ridden straight he might have
knocked down tin* murderer and saved
the minister’s life at the cost of his
own, but the cyclist Instlncttlvely
swerved, enabling the assassin to
launch the infernal machine after re
tarding Uie carriage.
HAS PORT ARTHUR
YIELDED TO JAPS?
CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO WHAT HAS REALLY HAPPENED—
AFFIRMATION AND DENIAL—TOKtO, ST. PETERSBURG AND LON
DON HAVE NO DIRECT OR P08ITIVE INFORMATION—GREAT AC-
TIVITY IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES EVERYWHERE BECAUSE OF
SEIZURE OF VE88EL8. - "
SHANGHAI, July 29.—(Night.)—A
telegram received hero from Wei Hal
We confirms other telegrams received
xlay from Che Foo to the effect that
Port Arthur lms been captured.
The Wei Hal Wei telegram says a bio
that the British fleet, which has been
ulalng will rcUin\ thero tomorrow.
At Wei I Ini there Is a British wireless
telegraph station and the British war
ships are equipped with this means of
munioathm. It Is possible* that Wei
Hal Wol has been In wireless cotninu-
.cation with the fleet and that the In
formation of tho full of Port Arthur
h received in this manner.
Tho British Fleet.
LONDON, July 29. 8:40 p. m.—In a
llrpotch to limiter's Telegram Compa
ny from Wei Hal Wei, dated today,
: “It is supposed here that Port
Arthur has been captured, .ih the Brit
ish Meet Ih returning here tomorrow.
Presumably this report Ih from the
me source iih the dispatch from
iang Hal reporting a Wei Hal Wei
mor that Port Arthur has fallen. The
ly bawls for the report known here 1m
:it when JtUHHlauM no longer occupied
Port Arthur the KrltlHh by the treaty
evacuate Wei Hal Wei and tho In
ference lH that tin* ItrltlMh fleet Ih re-
nlng to We| Hal Wei to remove the
res ' <• . from th it pi >< «•. Not rum h
deuce |h attached for the moment to
Wei Hal Wei report, though similar ru-
ra are flooding the continent.
Bombardment of the Poat,
•m: FOO, July so 10 p. m A funk
a..in!.-K thirty refuge*# from Pori
hur ■.< I.o are :ill f,„. tgiM-r < of the
Jer class, arrived here tonight, hav
ing left Port Arthur on Thursday. The
<oea report that exceedingly heavy
.rhtlng by land and mm to the east
the northeast of Port Arthur, or-
-.1 on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of thin -,v. ek, oral they ex-
,res* the belief that a g-m ral assault
vriH begun on Thursday. They say that
hi* bombardment was the heaviest ex-
rrlenced since the beginning of the
• lege, and that the Russian forts tnudo
• ry little reply to the Japan**" fire.
I hot." foreigners confirm previous r®-
orts of the serious condition nf the
Jupanej- • fleet, Field Marshal Marquis
yy
Kuropatkin on tho Field.
WASHINGTON, July 29. The Japa-
ie.e minister has received the follow-
ng rabietru.m fr.un the foreign office
t Toklo. dated today:
“General Oku report* that according
o the statements of Russian official*
aptured during the recent battle, 0**n.
Kuropntkl,, a . < , . r or. th- b.ttl.-
1 and that Generals Rakaloff, nnd
clranovlt. fi were wounded. Also
r the Hu***! in . .isulatles woe about
<>. Th- Japan-*'- rafmaltleN were
ut 1.000 and Gen. oxu reports that
It la clear to the officials here that re«
gurdlesH of any rulow which ItuBKhin
may have lenbl down for hor own gov
ernment Respecting the sinking of'neu-
trnl HhlpH, the practice, opposed as It
Im to nil modern principles <»f Interna
tional law cannot bo permitted by this
government without a. strenuous pro-
Rusila’s Protest Fitted.
LONDON. July 29.- Rusida has filed
a formal proteHt ut the foreign offlc®
ngnlnst British shipments of contra
band to Japan. The Associated Press
learns that the Russian government.
Hln.e tho beginning of flic war, has
carefully watched tho mruiuTncture of
goods Intended for the use of Japan-
He government and hh soon »ih it wus
established th’-t such goods wero
about to be shipped to a hostile des
tination tho fa.-iH were officially com
municated to the British government
with the requisition that mcaxuri’H 'b®
taken to put a stop to It. If Ih fiur-‘
ther MMMorted that In many raye* th®
governnment has not taken action and
It Ih understood that when tho war,
ends ItHMHla proposes to present a bill
for damages to the British government,
whl.-li will offset the indemnifies
claimed for the seizure of ItrltlMh
steamers. If Im also learned by ft.®
Associated »’*" i that Bur -la „„ t
of th,
question of the rlgiit of vcs-els for th
volunteer fleet to pass the Darda
us derired by Gi
might be fo»- • d In
rds
Brlnfrv Russia
•iih she would uf-
G*rmany to Bo Indemnified.
BERLIN, July 29 The foreign of
fice today Informed tie* AMHocdatefi
I Teas th.it Hum- 1.1 has agreed fully
Indemnify Oermat v shlpt* ™ and tri. tr
by th® steamer mdzureH or her ship*
itcl the detention of Prinz Heinrich*
nail. Am Inquiry H now in program
o determine what elultriH Hhall be pre.
i.-ntcd. RuHHla alHfi agree* to report
aid forward ttie . ontent.s of tho twe
etzed mall ;n**hng..H.
Assaasln Will Recover.
ST. I'KTEKHHHHG. July 29;—Th«
ecovery of Legos Porozeff Is practl-
a 11 y certain. He in entirely eonncloui
It hough suffering acute pain In ma-
In* Hpllnter from hls abdomen, face
nd arm. Though tnclturn, he no
ongor refiiHCH to talk. He speak*
ItifdMan fluently, but with a foreign
coot, and declares In* had l.o ao-
ntplle
olds I
Tt
efullj
to hti
The
of pr
ie quant* of ammunitions of war, etc
i pl.t red.”
Knight Commander Case.
WASHINGTON, July 2’* -W. Myn
tho. a New York attorney reprt • nt
g somo of the cargo owners of th.
omer Knight Commander funk bj
Hu
Via
cntntlon to the Russls
for the claims of the
» V and refused t
nt. The post mor
of th.* remains «
that hl.H death wa
• lower part of hi
and the upper par
ken olT hef.se
ow and hlrt Ie
irderer is .still
No Confirmation in London.
‘ported lu Loildc
poip’^ svU&Ul to be iq^dp lu the cus;. papers,