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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1904.
DAILY—17.00 A YEAR
MILLION IS VOTED
FOR COMMON SCHOOLS
HOUSE AGREES TO THE DIRECT TAX LEVY—HEALTH BOARD RE
FUSED THE $10,000 ASKED—LIVELY COLLOQUY BETWEEWN MR.
DAVIS AND MR. MOSES—SENATE PASSES BILL PROHIBITING IN
TOXICATED PERSONS FROM PUBLIC CARS, THE BILL ENABLING
, COUNTIES TO SUE ON TAX RETURNS AND THE BILL MAKING
SECRETARY OF STATE THE GOVERNOR’S SUCCESSOR.
ATLANTA, August 2.—The House
today stood to its action of yesterday
Wind the direct levy for common schools
t*s $1,000,000.
When the general appropriation bill
.iwas taken up Mr. Slaton of Fulton
Offered hls amendment Increasing the
appropriation to the board of health
yio.ooo.
Mr. Kelly of Glascock and Mr.
Hardeman offered an amendment In
creasing the appropriation $2,000 In
stead of $10,000.
Mr. Slaton spoke in support of hls
amendment, lie showed the necessity
for the appropriation for the protec
tion of the people against contagious
diseases. Appropriations are made to
protect cotton against the boll weevil,
Ito protect hogs against cholera, aud
fruit trees against the san Jose scale,
find he thought no less should be done
Cor the protection of human life.
Mr. Whitley of Douglas spoke In
Ifavor of the $2,000 appropriation.
Mr. Gaulden of Brooks opposed any
Increase.
Mr. Gross favored the Increase. He
paid physicians were not Infallible and
differed among themselves. He spoke
g)t a case In Warren county where a
man had smallpox and a physician of
forty years standing diagnosed It as
broken bone fever. The man died and
fill who had visited him had smallpox.
' to younger physician had diagnosed it
es smallpox and offered to pay the ex
penses of an expert to diagnose the
fcase, but It was not done.
The amendment of Mr. Hays increas
ing the appropriation $5,000 was lost.
The amendment of Messrs. Kelly and
.Hardeman appropriating $2,000 for a
pacterlolcclst and clerk wns lost.
Mr. Hall voted no because he said,
the amendment created new offices
•which could not be done In an appro
priation bill.
Mr. Kelly voted yes, saying he want
ed the appropriation to stand as It
swas.
Mr. Mulhelm said the trouble seem
ed to be that the doctors In the house
had not been consulted about the bill,
fie voted no.
Mr. West wanted the $10,000 appro
priation. so voted no.
Mr. Whitley voted yes and said if
fhe people would be vaccinated they
iwould be protected against smallpox,
mid a doiv 'f thymol would knock out
• |he book worm, ji
Mr. Slaton’s $I).000 amendment was
;|ost by nays 36. ayes 46.
The amendments adopted in the
itommittee of the whole were agreed
•to and the bill was passed, but not
Vlthout a struggle.
' Mr. Hall culled for the ayes and
pays on the million dollar school ap
propriation.
' Mr. P.nrvd
ought to be abolished, but as that wax
not likely, the best thing was to Im
prove it. He favored the amendment
Mr. Norton, of Jones, spoke for the
amendment.
Mr. McHenry, of Floyd, advocated
the amendment.
Mr. West and Mr. Wilson were for
the Increase.
The milllon-dollar amendment went
through by ayes 117, nays 25, and the
bill was passed by ayes 127, nays 4,
those voting against the bill being
Messrs. Daniel. Glenn, Kent ' and
Knight.
A resolution by Mr. Calvin inviting
General Fitzhugh Lee and Hon. John
Goode to address the general assem
bly In regard to the Jamestown expo
sition was adopted.
The boll weevil bill was ordered
printed and will come up tomorrow.
'Mr. Carrington got the house to
agree to extend the session twenty-
five minutes to take up the bill to ex
tend the state road, but when 1 o’clock
came the house adjourned.
salary of the bookkeeper of the agri
cultural department from $1,200 to $1,-
$04.
By Mr. Arnold of Oglethorpe. To
create the office of commissioner of
roads and revenues in Oglethorpe
county.
By Mr. Worsham. To regulate the
speed of automobiles, locomobiles and
vehicles of like clmMct.-r in Munroe
county.
Mr. Duncan of the 36th Introduced
two bills, as follows:
To amend section 1262 of Vol 1 of
the Code of 1895 by adding a provjso
to said section so that ,the applicant for
pension shall bo entitled to a pension
when his property is at the time of
tho application not worth exceeding
$5,000. To repeal all of section 1242 of
Vol. 1 of the Code known as the first
proviso of said section.
Nominations.
In executive Bt*s3lon the following
nominations were announced as hav
ing been made by the governor: A. 1
Davis, to bo Judge of the city court of
Ashburn. J. L. Story to bo solicitor
of the city court of Ashburn. R. N.'
Hardeman to be solicitor of the county
court of Jefferson county. T. C. Mil
ner to be solicitor of the city court of
Cartersville.
To expedlate the business of the
senate the rules were suspended and
the above nominations were confirmed.
The senate then adjourned.
New Bills in the House.
The following new bills were Intro
duced:
By Mr. Redwtne of Henry—To
amend the charter of Locust Grove.
By Mr. Dupont of Clinch—To estab
lish a technological school for girls at
some point in south Georgia.
By Mr. Leigh of Coweta—For the
removal of obstructions from the
streams of Coweta county.
By Mr. Daves of Fannin—To amend
the charter of Blue Ridge.
By Mr. Newton of Jones—To estab
lish an agricultural schoor as a branch
of the JState University.
By Mr. Maples of Mitchell—To
amend the act establishing the city
court of Camilla. Also, to amend the
charter of Camilla.
State Negro Industrial College.
ATLANTA, Ga., August 2.—A bill
Introduced by Representative Roge
of McIntosh, the only negro In the
Georgia legislature, appropriating
$3,000'for the State Industrial College
for negro youths at Savannah, tvas
passed today by the house of repre
sentatives by a unanimous vote.
MURDERERS OF
THE HODGES FAMILY
CORONER’S JURY NAMES PAUL REED AND WILL CATO—TESTIMO
NY OF THEIR WIVES IMPLICATES THEM—THEY ARE TURPEN
TINE NEGROES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA—COMMUNITY GREAT
LY EXCITED—SPECIAL TERM OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CALL
ED FOR NEXT MONDAY.
AMERICAN GUNS
NEARING HAITI
Serious Disorders Anticipa
ted at Capital
AMERICAN MINISTER
Mr..Candler ot DeKnlb eald he wn«
| (willing to vote tor 8900,000, but the
‘1200,000 lncrea.e would leave a deficit
Und compel the governor to borrow
tinonojr. He opposed It.
Mr. Davie cf Merrlwether began to
explain hie vote.
"The etate treaiury.” ho eald, will
Itiot permit the Increaee; and becauee
’of the fact that tho echool fund will
receive nearly a quarter of a mil
lion dollars from qther sources—*’
"That la not truo,” exclaimed Mr.
Moses of Coweta.
Mr. Davis did not flare up, but he
evidently felt the Insult.
"Mr. Speaker,” he said, "It 1* very
unpleasant to be interrupted In the
manner in which he hss Interrupted
me, and I tnke occnslon to say. as a
matter of personnl privilege that I will
• not permit any man to make any such
statement to me.”
He 'took a step or two nearer to
where Mr. Moses stood.
i "I don't propose—” he began.
Mr. Moses Interrupted.
"I meant no reflection on tho gen
i tlemnn.” he said. “I have argued to
' hint privately—”
Mr. Davis resumed:
”1 simply wish to say as. a matter
! of personal privilege, nr.d I repeat It,
I that I don’t propose to have any man
In this house to say my statements are
untrue. I am perfectly willing to tnke
• up the matter In any reasonable way
? and\i**gue It, but I do submtl that the
• statement which wns made Is not
l show!, g the consideration one member
should show to another, and It be
comes a personal matter when such
statements are made. I don't propose
to infringe on the dignity—**
Mr. Moses Interrupted again:
”1 did not mean to offend the gentle
man, und he knows I am hls friend,
but I am very much in favor of thla
Increase, and what I said was & matter
of fact and not personaL I can’t aay
any more.
In confirmation of hls statement Mr.
Davis showed that the gross receipts
from the hire of convicts would be
$333,250, and the expenses less, the
profits on the state farm, $115,000. leav
ing $223,000 net, to which would be
THE SENATE.
ATLANTA, August 2.—The senate
was called to order ut 10 o’clock today
by President Howell, who, after
calling the body together, vacated tho
chair, and Mr. Smith, of the eighteenth,
presided.
The bill by Mr. Clements, of the fif
teenth. to make It a misdemeanor to
appear In an Intoxicated condition
upon passenger trains, street car lines
or steamboats, wns called up. The
committee reported the bill favorably
with an amendment adding the words
"and disorderly."
Mr. Perry opposed the nmendmenL
He said that tho purpose of the bill
would be destroyed If It became nec
essary that the party should commit
some overt act before he could be
found guilty. He said that a man
might carry a box of dynamlto on a
car. endangering the lives of women
nnd children, and not be guilty of dis
orderly conduct.
Mr. Skelton moved to amend section
of the bill so that the provisions of
■the measure shall not apply to incor
porated towns.
Mr. Perry objected to the amend
ment on the ground that he did not
want to see any section of the state
excepted from tho provisions of th*
law. He thought that the law should
pply to all sections of the stato alike.
He said that If the word "disorderly"
wns added it would be much more dlf-
flcil’e to secure convictions under the
lllWM
Demands That American Interests Be
Protected by President Nord—Quiet
Hint Given the Navy Department by
Secretary Hay, and Admiral Sigsbee
With His Squadron is Keeping With
in Gun-Shot Rango—Trouble Due to
Rise of Prices.
from the poll tax. The total therefore
Is $241,000. The net receipts from the
hire of convicts has been about $85,
000. Under the present law the en
tire $22S.OOO net Income from convict*
goes to those counties that do not use
felony convicts on their public roads.
The Increase to them is therefore very
• perceptible.
Mr. Evans Xpoke against the fi
crease because the negroes would g
s large part of It. and such Increases
of the state fund discouraged Individ
ual effort.
Mr. Granade opposed the tner
b* the state would not have the m>
to m#*ct the appropriation.
Mr. Gross favored tho Increase,
Mr. Harden sahl he had fav
$900.0*0. hut as the $1,000,000 w
ary to borrow money, ti
nmlu
for
ght th
PORT AU PRINCE. August 2.—The
most serious disorders are anticipated
here. Tho population Is very much ex
cited by tho continued rise In the
prices of all merchandise and a band
of soldiers mude an attempt to plllago
the central market und tho shops in
that vicinity. Other .troops and police
immediately Intervened and re-estab
lished order. All tho stores In Port
Au Prince, however, aro now closed.
During the day a number of Syrians
were stoned In the streets, two of them
were wounded and their stalls, sur
rounding the Central market were
destroyed by soldiers.
American Minister Powell has In
formed President hford that all en
gagements entered Into with American
citizens must bo respected, and that
the railroad from Port Au Prince to
the Interior, being an American enter
prise, must be protected by the Ilny-
tlen government and enabled to con
tinue In operation.
law:
The amendment by Mr. Bkelton ex
repting Incorporated towns was dis
cussed by Its author. He said that
if incorporated ('owns wore not ex
cepted the revenues of the cities and
towns of the state would be curtailed
und their ordinances set uslde.
The amendment offered by the com
mittee was adopted, as was also the
amendment offered by Mr. Skelton.
The bill nil amended was then passed
The provisions of it require that the
offending party must be guilty of In
toxication and disorderly conduct upon
a public carrier outside' of an incor*
pornted city or town.
The bill by Mr. Jordan providing
that when a non-resident of a county
gives In for taxation property owned
In another county, the county in which
the property Is located can bring suit
for the amount of the taxes against
the county where the owner of the
. roperty resides and where the taxes
were paid, wns passed.
The bill by Mr. Wooten, of Mont
gomery, providing for the succession
to th* governorship by the secretary
of state, comptroller-general or the
state treasurer, was passed.
following bill was Introduced
by Mr. Moore: To increase the.num
her of terms of tho superior court of
Chatham county, so as to Increase th
number of terms of said court frgi
three to five terms a year.
The following bills were passed:
By Mr. Smith—To authorise 0
board of medical examiners of Geor
gta to grant licenses, to licensees of
ledlcal boards of other states without
examination.
By Mr. Snead—To make It a mlsde-
eanor to buy or sell votes.
STATESBORO. Ga., August 2.—The
coroner’s Inquest In the Hodges mur
der case was completed here today and
the Jury returned a verdict finding
that the deceased, Mr. Henry R.
Hodges, hls wife, Mrs. Claudia Hodges,
and their three children. Kittle, Har
mon and Tulmadge. were murdered by
Will Cato and Paul Reed on Thurs
day night, July 28.
These negroes, Reed and Cato, are
the two that Sheriff Kendrick carried
to Savannah on Saturday for fear of
their being Jynched.
The evidence adduced before the
coroner today points conclusively to
their guilt nnd feeling is running high
here. Reed’s wife and Cato's wifo
both made statements before the Jury
Implicating the ,tWO men in the crime,
and it is practically certuln that no
other person had any hand In the
atrocious affair. They are still In Su
annah and will not be brought back
here until the superior court 1b con
vened. They are both turpentine ne
groes from South Carolina.
A great crowd of Indignant citizens
are gathered here today. So great has
been the Jam and crush In the court
house where the Inquest has been In
progress that It has been quite diffi
cult to carry on the Investigation.
Tho sheriff has had trouble In keep
ing order. The military guard was
dismissed yesterday morning and the
various suspects who have been In
Jail were released after the verdict of
the coroner’s Jury today.
Judge A. F. Daly has consented to
coll a special session of the superior
court on next Monday to try these
cases, and there Is every prospect that
the court will make quick dispatch of
tho cases against Cato and Reed. Pub
lic sentiment Is strong In the demand
for immediate punishment of the
guilty men and the Interest In the cpso
has not abated at all.
There was no evidence before tho
coroner’s Jury to connect any other
person with the crime and every cir
cumstance points to the extreme guilt
of the two men charged. They had
made a similar attempt at robbery on
Saturday night before the dastardly
affair on Thursday night, but they
failed In their effort
d’s wife told the full story of
the crime and her testimony wan cor-
robated by every circumstance In the
case.
The killing of Mr. IIodge3 nnd hls
family nnd tho burning of their home
was one of the most horrible crimes
committed In Georgia,
clothes worn by the two men on tho
night of tho crime were all exhibited
In court and Identified and the state
ments made by the men on their return
from the scene of the killing were told
by their wives.
The Investigation before the coro
ner’s Jury consumed tho greater pnrt
of the day. The prosecution wns con
ducted by Mesrs. II. II. Strango and
J. A. Brannon. D. Q. Stanford, the
coroner, presided over the Inquest. The
Jury consisted of Messrs. J. C. Jones,
Harrison Atkins, J. C. Crumly, I. L.
Smith, J. N. Akins and Jasper Mal
lard, all leading citizens of Bulloch
county.
The veterans’ re-unlon scheduled to
have been held here on Thursday, has
been postponed.
CZAK HEARS ONLY
THE WORST OF NEWS
KUROPATKIN CAN DELIVER ONLY SAD TIDINGS OF RETREAT AND
TURNED FLANKS, WHILE KUROKI TELLS OF JAPANE8E AD*
VANCES—RUSSIANS SHOW GREAT BRAVERY AGAINST OVER-
WHELMING NUMBERS—ONE OF THE OUTLYING FORTRE8SE8 OF
PORT ARTHUR TAKEN BY THE JAPANESE—THE VLADIVOSTOK
SQUADRON’S SUCCESSFUL CRUISE. ^ *
Quiet Hint to the Nsvy.
WASHINGTON. Aug 2.—Minister
Powell’s report to the state department
has fully Informed officials of the
state department of tho present condl
tlon of disquiet nnd rioting at Port Au
Prince. Upon a quiet hint from the
stnto department, the navy department
has been keeping a close eye upon tho
situation In Ilaytl and Admiral Hlgbee
w*Ith hls Caribbean squadron has man
aged to keep at least one war ship at
all times within a day or two’s snll of
the Haytlan capital. The American
Interests In Port Au Prince nnd vicin
ity are considerable, und aside from tho
railroad and some local municipal
properties some of the surrounding
plantations are controlled by Ameri
can capital.
Governor’s Rewards.
ATLANTA. August 2.—Upon the re
quest of the ordinary, Hon. H. L. Moore,
of Bulloch county, Governor Terrell
todny offered rewards of $200 each for
the arrest and conviction of the mur
derers of the Hodges family near
Statesboro several nights ago. Sev
eral negroes are now under arrest
charged with the crime, bul the coun
ty authorities nre of .the opinion that
more evidence can be secured nnd ad
ditional urests made If the rewards nre
offered.
<‘That crime Is one of the worst. If
not tho worst that hus occurred In tho
annals of Georgia”, said Governor Ter
rell. “and I propose to offer this re
ward to help the officers of tho law in
running down the mutilerers. Such
crimes shock the entire nation, nnd
the sooner the negroes and others learn
that the state will not tolernto such
crimes the hotter off they will bo.
Every effort will bo mnde to capture
the criminals, nnd they will be given
a trial In the courts of tho state. I
hope to have nows that tho entire
bond mixed up in tho murder hns been
captured."
The people of Bulloch county nnd
the surrounding counties nre greatly
Incensed nt the outrage, nnd only the
presence of the mllltnry has prevented
violence from being done tho negroes
under arrest who are susplctoned ns
being tho guilty parties.
TOGIO, Aug. 2, 1 p. m.—It Is report
ed here that after three daya of des
perate fighting the Japanese have cap
tured ShantalkoW, one of the Import
ant defenses of Port Arthur.
Shantalkow Is situated on the rail
road leading from Port Arthur to Kln-
chou, nnd is between Ingentzl bal nYid
Victoria bay, but closer to tho former
than tho latter. Roughly speaking
Shantalkow 1* about 10 miles from the
actual fortress of Port Arthur. It Is
a position of great natural strength,
commanding a broad plain lending to
Wuchlatun. another strong position on
tho hills about 4 miles from the fort
ress.
TOICIO, Aug. 2, Noon.—General
Kurokl has administered a severe de
feat to the Russlnns who defended the
Russlnn east flank nt Liao Yang win
ning separate notions at Yushullkxl
und Ynnpze pnss. Tho two places tiro
26 miles apart, but the two actions
were fought at the same time. The
Russians held Btrortg position. Tho
thermometer registered 'over 100 re-
grees Fachrenhelt, nnd the soldiers suf
fered cruelly from heat exhaustion.
At YushuliksU the Russians had two
divisions of Infantry nnd some artil
lery, and they resisted the Japanese
assaults vigorously. Both attacks were
begun ot dawn on Sunday, July 31. At
Yushullkzu the Japnneso carried the
Russian right nnd left wings, but on
acount of the strength of the
main Russian position they were un
able to press to tho attack. Two armies
rested Sunday night facing each other.
At dawn on Monday the Japanese re
sumed the attack, nnd by noon they
had dislodged the enemy and driven
him four miles.
At Yangs/e pass the Japanese were
successful. Their artillery opened on
nnd they moved forward
neza. Tho attack on this
placo was made at 1 o’clock on .Sunday,
nd by nightfall the Japanese were In
Sakharoff* Report.
RT. PETERSBURG, August 2.—
General Sakharoff, under date of Au
gust* 1, reports obstinate lighting in
the direction of Hlmntzsa, Liao Yung
road, July 30 mid July 31, the Russian
vanguard retaining Its positions until
August 1, wh»*n It retired to Yangze
pass. During a reconnolssance In the
direction of Feng Wang Cheng, July
30, General Sakharoff reports that two
Officers and thirty-four men were
wounded, and on July 31. during a r.*-
connolssance In the direction of I.aok-
hnutsln. two officers were killed and
one offlw
wounded.
Japanese
Yangahuk
id tv
The
occupied the puss
n nnd Iloutslatzo
from Liao Yang) :
ccrs nnd twenty men were '
General Sakharoff nlso states
enemy Ih acting undecidedly
south front."
Tho Squadro
VLADIVOSTOK.
Vladivostok cruise
to port at 4 o'cloi
noon. The cruise
condition. Th-\ o
cruise the steame
s Capturos.
August 2.—The
division returned
yesterday after -
were in perfect
tured during their
Arabia
stroyed some schooners
nese steamer, one German steam*
one British steamer. The last
tloned two were carrying contr;
material and Mad nearly reached
destination, Yokohama.* but wer
most without coal, nnd It was i
de
ll Japa-
Impossible to
ok.
id the
SON OF GEORGIA
TO RE TREASURER
GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY, THE. PHILANTHROPIST, AND NATIVE
OF COLUMBUS. TO HOLD THE PUR9E STRINGS OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY IN THE CAMPAIGtj—TAGGART MAY ANNOUNCE
COMMITTEES TODAY—SENAT OR DAVIS’S POWER IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
WAS IWDUFFY LUR
ING HANDS AWAY?
Brings Suit foi
Hicks, Coleman
Beaten by the
Damages Again*!
et al.—Says He Wai
Respondent.
BiH.il an Increase of tlS.000 frnm tho By Mr. IIftW.ll—To IncrMW n>« L.h« boa.
department of agriculture and $3,000 number of local trustees of the B f, ho< l >t , r ,.,j .,
of Technology.
By Mr. Perry. To amend section
4102 of Vol. 2 of the Code by inserting
after the word* "by the United States
census" In the fourth line, or "by the
census of said city taken under the au
thority of the mayor and council of
the same.**
Mr, Duncan. To reduce and
regulate the fees of notary publics and
of the officers of the state who are
authorized to protest notes and give
notice to indorsers sureties or makers
of commercial paper.
By Mr. Perry. To amend section
321 of VoL 2 of the Code relating to
he power nnd fees of cormnlssMHtt m
appionted ’ to take, deposition*
to make such fees taxable.
By Mr. Mitchell of Thom
city of Tho
VALDOSTA, Ga. August 2.—Quite
a sensational suit has been entered in
the federal court here against J. D.
Hicks, W. II Coleman and other prom
inent citlzena of Thelma, Ga. The
suit Is brought # by B. F. McDuffy, of
Mineola. Flu. and Is for $10,000 for
damages which he alleges to have re
ceived one night In May at the hands
of Hicks, Coleman et al. McDuffy
ns that he came from hls home In
Ida on business and was spending
night with a Mr. Holcomb, near
Thelma, when these partlerf came to
tailed him out and admfn-
..iccu «. uniting. He says they fired
their pistols at hlin and treated him
In a way to humiliate him In the ex
treme. besides the Injury which they
did to hls person.
It Is understood that Hicks. Cole
man et al.. if they admit the beating
at all, will claim that McDuffy was
luring away their hands. The scar
city of turpentine hands In this sec
tion forces the turpentine manufac-
tureres to use heroic remedies to keep
them when once they get thm. Mc
Duffy anticipates this plea and de
clares that he was not luring away
hands.at nil.
-orpo
te befit
Ug
Jlag
&jr Mr, Jordan. To increase the
ES0PU8. N. Y., August 2.—Tho ru
mor that George Foster Peabody, of
Brooklyn, would be treasurer of tho
national committee, was the only Im
portant political topic attracting much
attention here today. Judge Parker
refused to comment In any way upon
the report, but it Is believed to bo well
founded, and unless some Important
change In the situation is made neces
sary by later developments the selec
tion of Mr. Peabody us treasurer will
be ^announced within twenty-four
hours. It is known that during the
three hours’ conference between Judge
Parker and Mr. Peabody last Satur
day practically every Important os-
pect of the Democratic situation wns
discussed.
It is still believed here that Wm. F.
Sheehan will be chairman of the exec
utive committee and thot the finance
•mmlttee will be amalgamated there
with. Sheehan remains in New York,
where he Is combining attention to
hls legal business with a closp co-op
oration In the affairs of the national
committee, including the selectloi
new eastern headquarters.
Peabody a Georgian.
NEW YORK. August 2 -George
Foster Peabody, who Is said to be the
probable choice as treasurer of the
Democratic national committee, wns
bom in Columbus. Ga., July 27. 1*52.
nnd has been prominently identified
with many financial and other enter
prises in nil parts of the United States
nnd Mexico for many years. He Ih a
director In many corporation*. Includ
ing the General Electric Company, the
Morton Trust Company, tha Southern
rational board and the Southern
Improvement Company. Mr. Peabody
Is a personal friend of Iklwn
Shepard, whose campaign! an tho Dem
ocratic nominee for mayor he i
In tnanaxliiK. A, nn ImWpenn.ni
Democrat Mr. Peubodjr ,upporte<l-Mr.
Low ill hi. drat rampalnft. Mr. Pen-
body was a member of tb'- !’ timer nnd
Buckner executive and finance com
mittees and had marge of the Palmer
and Buckner headquarter* in the east
in 1896.
Chicago; Representative Rlchnrd 01
ney of Massachusetts; .Senator Arthur
Gormnn, Senator Jo*. W. Bally, Judtfo
George Gray of Delaware; Rena
Dan!'*! and Martin of Virginia
many others of national reputatlor
Owing to the fact that Mr. Davis
up to tonight hns refused to exp
preference for tho candidates,
delegates' ore nt sea regarding tho
ticket. Judgo John A. Holt Is prom
inently mentioned for governor. The
so-called "white supremacy" plunk w
marked out nnd aguln inserted In the
platform several times tonight
unless Senator Davis exercise^ hls
fluonce there will be a fight on
race question In the committee
resolutions. IIe will only speak on
state maters. He may not go into the
convention ot all. He says thnt
he hue been officially notified of hls
nomination ho feels thnt it would
be appropriate for him to speuk i
candidate.
Judge Parker refused todny to con
firm the report that he had accepts
the Invitation of Norman. M Mack, th'
national committeeman from New
York state to be with Mr*. Pnrkei
guests ot the St. I,ouIn Exposition on
New York state day, October 4. There
Is reason, however, to believe thnt he
might make such a trip ns tht* with
out violating the principle upon which
he has based hi* determination not
to make any speech making tours.
The occasion Is not to be political.
The new railway station and other
Improvements at Ksopus, being made
by the West Shore Hallway, will be
completed before the notification. Store
keepers and residents are preparing to
make August 10 the greatest day In
the history of Esopus. A large supply
! of bunting and flags have been pro
cured for decorative purposes.
Why Knight Commander Was Sunk.
RT. PETERSBURG. August 2 -The
Associated Press dispatch from Vladi
vostok brought the first statement of
tho reason for the sinking of the
steamer Knight Commander, which
as that she was short of coal nnd
she could not be sent to Vladivostok.
inserted the first to contain an-l
nbuncement that the German steameri
a had been sunk for the snmo rca-
nHliniigh the
nJorJty of Russia!
had
Mondu
Ym
. height
kmzo pm
had b<
id the
cap
tured. General Kurokl exfilol
ness of then,, actions by stating
thnt tho difficult topography of the
battle field made It Impossible to main-
good artillery position, . and the
great heot fatigues hls troops. Tho
It" ..III f<" ViiMKH/.e pi't.H was
:>Mm. it.-.| nl two .uid mie 111 v I h I • i r: m nnd
our batteries of artillery. The enemy
©treated toward Tanghoyen. General
Kurokl reports the capture of some
field guns, but th<> number Ih not given.
Japanese casualties are being In
stigated.
Rus
WHY YARDMAN
WAS REJECTED
Tlie Postmaster General Ex
plains Why Ho Hatred It
“VILE AND INDECENT"
Were the Words, he Says. That th*
Pr«H«nt Governor of Mississippi Used
With Reference to the President’s
Mother-Town Given the Name of
Timberville.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. -Postmaster
»d Yengtzullng (six
of Motion pass).
Japanese Hsd
ILAICHRNG,
drove the Japt
their right. The lo
it of one position.
Doing* of Vladivostok Squadron.
ST. PETERHIUmo. August 2. In a
lengthy telegram to the emperor, Vice-
Admiral Hkrydloff relate* tho doings
of the Vladivostok squadron under
Rear Admiral Je«*cn. With tho cruisers
Hossl.i. Groinobol and Rurlk Admiral
JexMon left Vladivostok July 20. After
sinking a xmitl Japan'-*** vessel the
cruI*«TB held up the British steamer
Camalin, but n« sho had no cargo nnd
"was not -.night in the net of carry-
puhllMhed at Jn
a the-Common*
10, 1903, which
edited by Govor
MOI
stated
Beall,
B. A. O/s New G. P. A.
LE, Ala., August 2.—It Is
>n good authority that John M.
assistant general passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, with headquarters in
SL Louis, will succeed C. M. Hhepard
•s general passenger agent. Mr. Bhep-
V'J r«IfitjX last week,
. , Notification Ceremonies.
KSOPUR. N. Y„ Aug. 2.—It Is
pected that the noui.catfon ceremor
will tnke place about 2 p. m. on Wed
nesday of nett week. The notification
committee will probably come to Rose-
mount on a 'b artered steamer rather
than by special train, though arrange
ments to that end art not yet com
plete. It I* not yet settled how large
a company will b" prm-nt at the cere-
mo „lM or who W'l .
No visitors of political Importance
are looked for a» Rosemount within a
day or two, though there ore standing
Invitation* *o !w-mo»n»«s of note In
tarloutf parts of the country who mr.y
. ome her** ir» d v Among these are
National Committee Cinytcn of Ala
bama; Mayor Patrick a. Colima of
jjosioi; M*£or C’srVc
Ysggart in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIH, Ind., Aug. 2.—Thos.
Taggart, chairman of Democratic na
tional committee will nrrlve her* this
evening from Prenck Lick ftpring*,
Ind. Ho will be met by several thous
and local Democrats and there will b*
a parade to Tomlinson Hall where
speeches will be made by Mayor Holtz-
man. Former United States Senator
Chas. A. Towne, of Minnesota, now of
New York. Senator Bailey of Texas.
State Chairman O’Brien and Mr. Tag
gart. It Is ezpected Chairman Tag
gart will announce the members of na
tional Democratic executive committee
tomorrow.
Mr. Davit in Control.
PARK BRUITRO, W. Va.. Alfg. 2.-
Th»» preliminary work here today ol
the Democratic state convention to.
morrow has shown that IB-nry G
Davis, the Democratic candidate to,
vice president l* / in absolute control
The Davis Interest ban brought out t<
the covenllo® many older Itetnocr.it:
who have not been in altei.-iai.ee* regu
Ml 1ft SMWlV » i
pelted to let her go/* says the dispatch. | m * n
A Jspsnese roasting steamer was I bosn «
next met. but "an most of her fifty '' ;, tne
passengers were women we determined I "1°
to release her.’’ Two Jupanese I him 1
schooners were sunk. j * rR l I'
Then Admiral Jesnen fell In In quick I **'l foi
succession with the British stenmers I never
Arabia and Knight Commander. Of l this c
the Arabia he says nothing new. "The B
Knight Commander only stopped after j Boose
the fourth shot," the admiral reports. I cldent
Her cargo being railroad material. Th"
"undoubtedly not contraband of the In lie
belligerent party, and not being able nrnon
to bring her to the nearest Russlnn | jn th*
port (owing to her no* having enough
coal), without manifest danger to the
squadron, we sank the Knight Com
mander after taking off all her. crew
and removing her paper* ”
Two more Japanese schooners load- VALI
ed with salt were then sunk. Th*
steamer Schlnau, from Australia for j In Jail
Yokohama, was Inspected and released, j oo a h
July 24. the Then (a German veaeel j Ine wl
of 934 tons register), "with a full cargo '•» Ju
of fish from America to Yokohama," j • harg<
wns stopr
eg.il pr
id he
id th'
t>jpk or lakuC
R. . . i • ms h-ld a *uiu-
.■ «»v»r*lr*el building. but
oat uoitugg Ut lUlfeUcatlODi