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MACON, C.A., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1904.
DAILY—17.00 A YEAR
ADMIRAL JEWELL MAY
NOW TAKE HIS LEAVE
MINISTER LEISHMAN SENDS WORD TO COMMANDER THAT HIS
PRESENCE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY, AS THE SUBLIME
PORTE HAS SEEN A GREAT LIGHT —TURKEY AGREES TO
UNCLE SAM’S DEMANDS IN MATTER OF SCHOOLS AND SEV
ERAL OTHER QUESTIONS OF SECONDARY CONSIDERATION, AF
TER BEING JOLTED WITH A FORCIBLE REMINDER.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Auk. H.—At-
ter prolonged pourparlers and consid
erable haggling on the part of the
Turks, a satisfactory solution of the
American school question has been ar
rived at.
This matter, which Is the most im
portant of amendments, was settled by
extending to the American schools the
tame treatment as that accorded to
schools under the other powers. A
settlement of other matters affecting
* American interests in Turkey, of sec
ondary Importance,, also has been ef
fected and Minister Leishtnan lias tel
egraphed to Rear Admiral Jewell, In
command of the United States squads*
ron sent to Smyrna, instructing him
to salute the batteries on land and de
part.
The sitting of the council of minis
ters at which the settlement was
ogreed upon was a long one and it was
‘pot until near its close that the agree
ment was reached. The delay In set
tlement is believed to have been
caused by the Intervention of the pal
ace functionaries, whose policy to re
tain the sultan’s favor consists of com
batting the rights and privileges of
[foreign subjects.
The Pending Questions,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—The As
sociated Press has received from a
prominent oiYlcinl of the department
of state a statement of pending ques
tions with Turkey and the steps taken
towards their adjustment. In part it
Is as follows: For many years the
treatment of educational establish
ments in the Ottoman empire founded
and conduct.*,i by Ain.*rlr,«n citizens
has been very unsatisfactory. While
similar schools under the direction of
other foreigners have been recognized
as existing, and have been uccorded
the regular license or Imperial firman
upon application therefor, applications
on behalf of the schools under Ameri
can control have produced no notice.
Temporary permits obtained from the
local officials were hedged In with re
strictions, and have not infrequently
been Ignored by the Turkish govern
ment.
Difficulties and obstructions have
constantly been put in the way of
American teachers in marked contrast
to the favor shown the schools of oth
er nations and in contravetion of rights
of American citizens In Turkey to the
moat favored treatment occorded to the
citizens, or subjects of other states.
This discrimination was especially no
ticeable with regard to tho Protestant
Medical College at Beirut, In tho mat- 1
ter of examinations and the rights of
graduates to exercise their profession,
It being denied the same privileges ac
corded the French medical school at
Beirut. The earnest efforts of the
American minister at Constantinople to
secure for our schools and teachers the
Blmple equality of treatment to which
they arc entitled having met with eva
sive and dilatory treatment by the sub
lime porte, the president on February
2nd, 1903, cabled to Minister Lolnhman,
directing him to ask an audience of
the Sultan. In order to deliver him a
personal message from the president of
good will and assurances. and his do-
plre to cultivate and maintain the most
cordial relations of friendship and to
bring to the personal attention of his
majesty, the embarrassment and griev
ances which his government and cit
izens, had refused to show’ him.
Mr. Lelshman’s request for an au
dience won met with much evasion and
delay but on irado was Issued for the
examination of students at the medical
school at Beirut. It was not until
April 3rd that Mr. Lclshman was en
abled to deliver tho personal messago
In personal audience with the Sultan.
His majesty was pleased to promise
Immediate consideration of the request.
No progress whatever was made dur
ing the next four months toward the
settlement of the questions at Issue and
the president’s message still remained
unanswered, notwithstanding Mr] Lelsh
man’s repeated and urgent representa
tions.
In the summer of 1903 the report of
the attempted assassination
American consul at Beirut led to the
visit of the American Mediterranean
squadron to that port to investigate the
iltions. Its presence was oppor
tune. The notorious Insecurity of for-
lgnllfe and property at Beirut was
emWflW by the removal of the local
rovemor and-, the substitution Of a
more euprgejjb and friendly;.officer in
Ills place. But Minister L'efsh Finn's
fforts for a favorable* answer to ttn*
•resident’s message were mot by «*HU-
ive and vague responses. His re*-
[uosts for an audience passed unheed
d. In a matter like this concerning
the friendly intercourse of two nation’!
the president's forbearance was sorely
tried. As the Interests involved wen
not personal but national, the procrae
tinatlon of the ottoman goveminen
wore an aspect little short of an in
tentional indignity to the American na
tion and peremptory orders were given
to Minister Lclshman to demand au
dlence of the. sultan and ask for a re
sponse to the president’s inessa je of
February. L'ihI, 1
{The audience was at Inst accorded on
Jffly 29. 1904. His majesty promised'
edlate consideration N of the sub
CONFESSION IS
MADE BY CATO
He Tells of Existence of Ne
gro Conspirators
MURDERED THE HODGES
TWENTY PERSONS
WERE DROWNED
British Bark doe* to Bottom Off Coast of
Ireland—Torpedo Boat Alto Sink*. But
Without Casualties
Citizens of Statesboro Meet and Will
See That There Is No Violence at
the Trial, but Fear That Presence
of State Militia Will Be Provocative
of Disorder. ________
AUGUSTA. Ga.. Aug. 14.—A special
to the Chronicle says:
Will Cato, arrested ns a principal in
the murder of the entire Hodges fami
ly at Statesboro, Ga., has confessed to
the existence of an organized negro
band in Bullock county whose object
Is the killing and robbing of white peo
ple. It is called the Before Day Club
and holds nightly meetings in isolated
places.
Cato names Will Rainey as a mem
ber who' assisted in killing the Hodges
and afterwards firing their house.
Other prlsonern^l^^pKlyen tho namo
of . the ringleader IWpoltT. where the
records of the clulC^ffdd
iron safe, may be found,
parties ore now out: jfc, \
The trial of the negroes Reod\iin
Cato will take place Monday and
pie are' pouring into Statesboro by
and prWnte conveyance.
A meeting of e'tlzens held today de
cided <o see that there woul<J be no
lolence,- ( but the presence of militia,
LONDON, Aug. 14.—The British bark
Tnverkip, Captain Jones, from Melbourne
for Queenstown, wns sunk, and twenty
persons wore drowned «h the result of a
collision oft FHStnet Rook, ivoUvnd, last
night, with the British ship Loch Carron,
Captain Clark from The Clyde.
LONDON. Aug. 14. -The British tor
pedo boat dostrojer Decoy sunk off the
Billy Inlands l ist ntKhi ns tin* r« suit of a
collision with another destroyer, Tho
crow was saved. The Decoy wns a vessel
of 4.200 Indicated horse power, 205 tons
displacement, and was eapul’l. nf unking
27 knotH an hour. Blie was equipped with
three torpedo tubes ami on«‘ 12-pounder
and three fl-pounder quick tiring guns, and
carried a complement of fifty men.
JAP AND RUSS MEET
ON COMMON GROUND
At tho Socialist Congress in Amster
dam Vice-Presidents Katayama and
Plekharoff Publicly Shako Hands.
HOW ABOUT THE
JUDGES’ PASSES?
Much Discussion on Regard
ing tlio Matter
FELDER OF BIBB TALKS
He Says That the Legislature Did Not
Intend to Cut Off the Passes Vet.
Views of Governor Terrell, Speaker
Morris, Senator Comas and Repre
sentative Gross.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14.—The Inter
national Socialist and Trades Union
congress opened here today. There
great applause when Vice-Presi-
nt Kntaynma, of .ifcpan, and Plek-
Iiaroff, of Russia, publicly shook hands.
Vice-President Kut&yama, speaking
in English, said: “I Him glad to find
a delegate here from Russia, with
which country our own is waging ono
of tho most disastrous wars that has
it Is feared, would'be provocative of 1 ever done violence to the fraternity of - - - ■
V***. : -U,. .ooSu.U. •V.r.lnc, jjj
Ject and fixed Tuesday, August 2nd,
the time when a definite response
would be given to Mr. Lleshnjan by his
majesty. The date then fixed was
postponed to Thursday* but ou that day
Mr. Lelshman telegraphed that the
promised reply had not been received.
Thereupon the president directed that
.the Mediterranean squadron should
proceed to Smyrna, In order that, if the
sultan’s reply should still be withheld,
or be given and prove unfavorably, the
minister might be reached on board
with the courtesy due to his high office
and conveyed to some convenient place,
while Mr. Lelshman was Instructed to
presN again for an Immediate answer,
falling which ho was to depart on in
definite leave of absence and repair on
board the flagship. He was especially
charged to endeavor to roach a satis
factory assurance of settlement before
the arrival of the <leet at Smyrna In
ordor that its visit might bo - one of
friendly courtesy befitting the rood
understanding of the two governments.
The fleet did not reach Smyrna until
JJth. On Thursday afternoon the
iuP
tha
dis-
All the negroes arrested on sddpl
^ion will be probed thoroughly in order
to get complete information about the
“Before Day/’J^U; Is assf$Hi*d that in
formation novnrn hand is mtjPficlent to
cofwict piore than Reed nna-Catn of
arson and others of lesser crimes. •
Attorney Jno. E. Myrick of Ssvqnnah
wires that he will not defend-1 ltd ne
groes in view of later Information. At
the trial the local military will Im aug
mented by companies from Savannah.
JUDGE PARKER IS
IN THE MOUNTAINS
Domocratio Candidate Hies
Away in Catskills, When
Telegraph Nor Phones Ca
Him.
Himsolf
Neither
i Worry
crimination shall b
American schools and those of other
nationalities, and. Incidentally, offered
an indemnity in tho amount claimed,
£5,000 Turkish, to • •• * •-
zeu. Mrs. Lane, a*
property owned by her.
The main object, which was to ob
tain from tho sultan a positive pledge
of the most favored nation treatment
for our schools In Turkey’, having thus
been accomplished, tho presence of
our fleet Is no longer neccusury, and
orders have been given for Its with
drawal. Mr. Lelshman was accord
ingly Instructed to secure without de
lay such formulntlon of his majesty’s
pledge as will secure for our educa
tional establishments perfect equality
of rights with those which Franco
and other nations enjoy, under condi
tions net less favorable thnn those
which France obtained by the agree
ment of Mytelene In 1901, which de
mand has been compiled with.
The Indemnity to be paid to Mrs.
Lano c’oses, It Is believed, the only
pecuniary claim pending against the
Turkish government.
DB. MUMFOBD’S REMAINS
BEST AT BIYERSIDE
THE BODY WAS LAID TO REST AT 8UND0WN YESTERDAY IN THE
PRESENCE OF OVER 3,000 OF THOSE WHO HAD LEARNED TO
ADMIRE HIM AS THE CHILD’S BENEFACTOR — THE SERVICES
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND AT THE GRAVE WERE
THE MOST IMPOSING AND BEAUTIFUL SEEN IN MACON IN
MANY YEARS—THE PROCESSION INCLUDED NEARLY 1.00C PEO
PLE AFOOT—THE CEREMONY CONDUCTED IN THE MOST IM
PRESSIVE ORDER.
Aa the last shadows of the
Mended nnd lost themselvei
twilight of a calm Sunday
the remains of Dr. W. E.
ventng
In the
venlng.
umford
were laid to rest In the green hills
overlooking the Ocmulgee at River
side cemetery. More than three thou
sand people witnessed the ceremonies
at the grave.
At 3:46 o'clock the auditorium of the
First Baptist church was filled to over-
• flowing and not more than one-third
' of those who came to pay a last trib
ute were able to get seats. The aisles
were filled where It was possible to
get standing room without being in
the way of the procession, and the
vestibules, pastor's study and grounds
in front of the church were still crowd
ed with people. The visitors at the
services came steadily until the hour
for beginning, and at 4 o'clock
k street In front of the edifice \
1 crowded with people and carriages
X fa r as Cotton avenue.
V Many people went directly fr
£ their homes to the cemetery, and those
: v in found no entrance at the church
,a so turned to that point, hoplni
«i- - something of the last rlt** *
% i? e body of the child’s benefactor.
the services f*
h. N«
the Ind
Ho
WINNISOOK LODGE, Ulster Coun
ty, N. Y.. Aug. 14.—Judge Alton II
Parker, the Democratic nominee fo
president, Is spending the night at tho
Winplsook Club, 2,700 feet {Lbpve sea
level, at the foot of Slide mountain,
hlclt Ih the highest point In tho
atslcllV*. Wlnnlsook Lodge is nlno
lies from the nearest telegraph lino
id twelve inili-.i from the nean-st tele
phone, and Is reached by a steep moun
tain road. Tho Wlnnlsook Club was
rgaulzcd about twenty years ago for
he purpose of hunting, fishing nnd
social recreation, nnd Judge Parker
ns its first president.
Judge Parker himself drove tho two-
seated wagon up the mountain from
railway station f*> the lodge. One
group of boys had heir cameras,
but would not b6llevc that the ordi
nary looking man driving wns actually
the Democratic candidate for president
of tho United States. The entire pop
ulation of tho club greeted the party
with cheers and hand-clapping nit
Wlmilso..-!: r.*Tl.i-r- i:t !<• l»* n**
mention of politics during tho Judge’s
visit.
William Jennings Bryan visited the
club in 1890. The club Is one of tho
most unique in tho state, its member
ship being limited to twenty, and
nearly all tho members owning their
own cottages.
189G, havo expected a socialist revolu
tion in Japan."
Vice-President Plekharoff. replying,
snld that the Russian people did not
desire the war, the government, which
was the onemy qf tho people, provoked
Japan by its ndvontunnis and despotic
policy. Continual distillers wero now
Husain's Just rewil'd. , Even if Russia
should be victorious; M. Plekharoff
said, the Russian j »ple would bo tho
victims, but*'Jhpan was removftt one
of tho feet of the co1«*hkiim tr'f. .lospot-
ism. \ v
The congress fUinnliriolisly adopted
the following resolution; proposed by a
Fri-neh Ueiec'.-ite;
"At this moment, when osetrism Is
stricken by war, the soi le'.sts here
greet tho Russian nnd Jaf «n*so pro
letariat. sacrificed ngid m’asacred by
capitalism and governments, and rely
on socialists everywhere to oppose by
all means in their power the extension
or continuation of the wnr."
Man Wai Not Dead.
NEW YORK. August 14 - Thomas
McIntosh, forty years old. n Hour dealer
of Charleston. F. O.. suddenly fell t»
the floor In tho reading room of a ho
tel here today, and ! VSrtNT’nntwoll, tlv
house physician, examined him am
pronounced him dead. Oth
ATLANTA, Go.. Aug. 14.—Tho dis
covery of the fact that while the legis
lature has Increased tho salaries of the
Judges of the supreme and superior
courts of the state, the same authorlt
has mndo no provision for paying this
Increase, has caused some talk hero
ns to whether the Judges are to give
up their free passes before the In
crease In their pay commences. The
popular idea of the legislature seemed
to be that this increase was to X
lowed the Judiciary of the state upon
the condition that free passes had t
he given up.
Now, however, as the legislature did
not supply tho funds to allow of the
increase, the question arises as t<
whether the Judges are under any ob
ligations to return their passes until
the Increase in tho sulnrles becomes
operative.
Representative T. S. Felder, of Bibb
county, who Introduced
ment to the salary bill which provided
that there’ should be no free pusnt
uccepted by the Judges, states that tl:
law In ids opinion does not apply t
any Judge until January 1, 1906. whe
the new salaries begin, and then n<
to Judges who do not got the benefit
of the raise In the salary. No Judg
gets tho benefit of the raise until his
new term begins. Four supreme court
Judges and thirteen superior court
Judges begin new terms on January 1.
while two supreme court Judges nnd
eleven superior court Judges will not
get the benefit of the raise In the sal
ary until their new terms begin.
Representative Folder Talks.
In discussing the matter Mr. Felder
said:
"It certainly was not the Intention
of the legislature to cut off tho passes
of tho Judges now. The Intention
was to prevent the passes from being
used when the Increase In the salary
wont Into effect. A separate vote wns
taken on the amendment offered by
myself and the amendment of Mr. Bin-
ten, which was if tho passes were cut
off the salaries of the Judges should
be 24,000 for the supremo court and
13,000 for the superior court. That I r
amendment prevailed. It was clearly, .
therefore, the Intention of the login- | n
l-itiir.’ I • I In < Ml oil thi> priH ».*■« (.r any '
JAPS HAVE MASTEBY OE
THE HIGH SEAS AT LAST
KAMIMURA ENCOUNTERS VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON IN 8TRAIT OF
KOREA AND IMMEDIATELY ENGAGES THE ENEMY IN A FIVE-
HOUR CONFLICT, RESULTING IN A DECIDED VICTORY FOR THE
PLUCKY LITTLE NATION OF THE ORIENT, SINKING ONE OF
THE RUSSIAN CRUISERS AND INFLICTING 8ERIOU8 DAMAGE
UPON TWO OTHER8.
TOKIO, Aug. 14—4 p. m.—Vice-Ad
miral Knmlmura encountered the Rus-
Vlarlivostok squadron at dawn to
day north of Tsu Island, in the strait
of Korea, and attacked the enemy at
The battle lnsted for five hours amt
resulted In n complete Jnpaneso vic
tory. The Russian cruiser Rurlk was
sunk nnd tho cruisers Itossla and
Gromobol tied to tho northward after
having sustained serious damage.
Vice-Admiral Knmlmura cables the
nnvy department that the Injuries In
flicted upon his vessels were slight.
Tho fato of tho crew of the Rurlk
Is not known. It Is presumed that
many of them were killed or drowned.
Tho strongth of tho fleet under Vice-
Admiral ICanfiniura Is not known, but
It is presumed that he had tlio Ad
mit mi, Idsumo, Iwatc, TnUshtho and
other light cruisers.
Toklo Is Joyous over the news, ns It'
gives Japan mastery of tho sea and
restores commerce.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 14.—A dis
patch from Mukden states thnt the
Japanese Port Arthur army , has been
largely reinforced nnd has tnlccn up
positions In two large bodies, ono on
tho heights between Lunwungiao and
Pigeon bay nnd tho other on the hills
neor Louisa bay. Guns havo also been
placed on tho heights east of Wolf hill.
TOKIO EXPLaTnS.
Seams There Is Another Side to tho
Ryeshitolni Incident,
TOKIO. Aug. 14 3 p. in - The nnvy
department has issued tho following
< r.v.-i ih,- (he l 'll.* Kimi Iii.-I-
On Way to Port Arthur.
BT. PETERSBURG, August 15.—The
* ~ “ received the fol-
- Yang eorrttepond-
Twelve Japanese regiments havo left
In tho direction of Port Arthur. It Is
Mate.l nil truitworthy authority that
,u ~ *'*'—*- *— ‘ 3 that Port Ar-
list bo take
nt any -
It necessitates the suspension of opera
tIona in Manchurln. and IP Is quite pos
sible that the main Japanese force will
proceed to Port Arthur within a few
days. Rain bus stopped all operations.
Alexieff for Vladivostok.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 14.—A dls-
putch from Harbin says that VI. erov
Alexieff has passed through that placo
Will Probably Dia
SHANGHAI. Aug. 14.
eight hours granted the
porto boat deutroyer Oroz
ut 2 o’clock this of term*
hour Bbo bad not disarm*
tal of Shanghai linn reps
d that the vessel l<w
The probabilities are that
Tho wounded men from
cruiser Askold were bre
Shanghai municipal ho*
Tlio hospital ship Mongol
xptred
statumen
dent:
"According to repo
date, the A sash I wo r
longing to the first
Captain Fuji mot o co
elved t<
ed during the e
night <*t Aug. i"
l resembling one
id his de-
or disarm.
ie will tlls-
lio ItUHHlun
;ht to tho
tal tod'.y.
which left
• •lie has flighted tho
Manchoster Markets.
MANCHESTER. Aug. 14.—After a
uomewhate lessened demand In tho
cloth market early In the* week, consla-
ernblo Improvement was noticed.
China merchants were the most ac
tive operators finding n ready sale
abroad, for purchases. From India
there was an lncreu***<l demand for
shirtings for enrly shipment nt Im
proved limits. More business was
transacted for best finishing and
bleaching qualities. There wns a fair
ly healthy demand for yarns and the
turnover was moderately satisfactory.
umlnod the body ulso
the rnnn dead.
Pnrt«*rn <"tri led the h-..|v |
Joining io"in and In :i
back and declared thnt the
alive. Dr. Cantwell went Int
nnd found him gnsplng. IP
McIntosh breathing more ro»
though there wore no signs
is. Mclr
11 decla
llliurc not lo cui mi urn 01 imjr | . . . . . . Cmi-
of tho Judges until their raUoln salary j t J 1( . M ,. llT ,. h thl . y ,|,; rov ; rc a
I.-k^ui I ilo tint 'liliik th- nu wouM Umt M f, 0 C i! tho port of ctio
'y,'!> "" ",r * h ' , J ,Ht t Jf - ■ 1*00. Tlio Jap: hit'* wnltod oat-
K. t thMr > .lortnH ! until 100,. thp |,„I tho Hu.Mi:::
Governor Torrcll n Views. , . .... ’
•d. The Novlk
disturbed.
Washington Hears the News.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.—The Jap
anese legation here has received a ca
ble from Toklo. dated today, saying:
"Admiral Kiimlmtira reports that o^r
squadron after five hours' severe fight
ing with the three ships <»f the Vladi
vostok squadron on the morning of
the 14th, In the mouth of TMiinifima
island, sank the Rurlk. The other two
ships, which appeared to havo suffered
heavily, flod northward. Our dam
ages are slight."
Mntousfe
CHE FOG. Am
tmiHovltch, tho
Wlthoft’s chief
wounded during
the room
soon had
Lfiarly. ul-
if regain-
hur-
emberg of the bereaved family, the
pallbearers, representatives or the
nd the board of trustees of the
ceupylng seats Immediately be
hind them.
On the rostrum were Dr. J. G. Har
rison. pastor of Tattnall Square Bap
tist church: Rev. W. N. Ainsworth,
or of Mulberry Street Methodist
ch, and Rev. J. II. Scruggs, pos-
of VlnevlIIe Methodist church. In
the choir seats were Mrs. Richard
Findley, Mrs. C. R. Schofield and
Messrs. James O. Boone and Monroe
Ogden, and Mrs. Cummings, the or
ganist. ,
As the funeral chant was sung at
the opening the little children of the
home, together with the older ones,
bowed their head* and shed tears of
simple and touching bereavement
This was a most touching scene. Men
with iron nerve who had wltne**s«»d
pathetic Incident* on many occasion*
without a tremor, could not restrain
their sorrow when they looked In si
lence upon the children and their dead
benefactor.
Dr. J. O. Harrison arose at the clo;*e
of the anthem and read the ninetieth
Psalm. He was followed by Rev. W.
N. Ainsworth, who also read from
First Corinthians, fifteenth chapter.
■■[ * Trent and tou *
Charged With Deserting.
ATLANTA. Aug. 14.—Charles L.
Hamilton, a young whim man i.1n<*t.*on
years of ago Is held at police head
quarters charged with being a desert
er from the United States navy. At
lanta is Hamilton’s home, and he came
here to visit relatives. Hamilton says
that while on board a monlter in the
harbor of San Francisco he Jumped off
and swam (o shore a distance of three
miles with his "kit" upon his bark
containing his clothes and a box of
cigars. He will be sent back to San
Francisco.
rled to n hospital and late tonight wns
nt 111 iillv.*, til. Igh Mill in . <-•-
The physlclnn cannot tell whether ho
Is likely to recover or not.
Fondrrn Mitchell III.
ATLANTA. Aug. 14 The mnny
friends of Hon. Fond ran Mitchell of
Thomas county will regret to know
that he Is quite ill at Ills apartments
In the Talmadge house. He was un
able to attend the closing M**Hlon of
tho house on account of the severeness
of 111*. Him-- n- Ill I... « -11 .Ml-. II- .
to be out In a few days, though, so his
friends hope. He is a candidate for
re-election to the house from liH coun
ty and the election comes off one day
next week. It Is the sincere hop*, of
Mr. Mitchell’s many friends that he be
returned.
Tried to Burn Out.
COLUMBUS, Os„ Aug. 14. At noon
today smoke wns observed Issuing
from the Phenlx City, Ain., guard
house. Investigation showed that Ike
Morris, a negro bicycle thief, try
ing to burn his wny out. He had
burned quite a hole In the floor und
about to escape through It wh**n
the officers rushed into Uw* Jail.
The fire was soon extinguished.
Morris Is thought to he Impllcnt
In the recent burglaries In this vicinity.
Atlanta Wants Mr* Mayhric
ATLANTA, Am' l» in Mu*
that upon her return to Amerk
Florence Maybrlck decides to g
the lecture platform an effort
made to Induce her to lector
While her name ie not on W
list of people who "once live,
and in consequence f* well kno
has many friends In Atlanta." I
pearonce on the lecture plutforn
draw a largA audience.
Want Active Investigation.
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 14.—The Federal
ovemment has rreommended activity In
aloa In the !n-
the law npplh*
My construe
It begins wit I
their controls
it any time bo
id of the yea
Govern'
Governor Terrell, 1
Duffle said:
"I do not think tha
to Judgcn now In offl<
tlon of the law Is th
the Judges who recel
slons next January ot
tween now nnd tho
should any vacancy occur. The m-
of the salary does not apply to
any Judge now In office and for that
reason I think that the pass section
loos not apply to any judge now In
office."
Reprexentutivo Grose Talks.
ReproHcntntlve M. W. Gross of Me
nu fflesald:
"Why, surely tho Judges are not
thinking of giving up their passes.
That law most certainly does not apply
to tho Judges now In eoinmlsalon. Take
the case of Judge Cobh, of the suprerno
court, for Instance. Ho does not get
a raise In salary until January, 1909.
I do not believe thnt the law would
apply to* him, as It wus passed with the
distinct understanding and Intention
that when u Judge’s salary became
$3,000 for superior court Judges and
$4,000 for supremo court Judges the
judges receiving such salaries should
not use passes. Until the JudgcH can
get the benefit of the Increase In sal
ary they ought to keep their passes. I
think they would bo unwise In giving
them up."
What Speaker Morris Think
Speak
Morris
aid:
Intention of the house was n<
to apply the provision* of tho new In
I*. 'I • |.I cl I -1 y* I hr. :iu-<- *!
present Judges cannot get the
In the salary. It wns meant
tho Judges who get tho bone!
Increase."
Opinion of Senator Cor
“ I\ If. Comas, nuth'
bill.
Ilf re if*
only f«i
t of th»
of the
ider uxpocted hln
oniply with oltho
that the Jnpi
•r his
ship
arevltch, has died
torpedo boat re-
iu with the Caar-
h** demanded the
sarovltch, hut tho
'hou replied that
ould
LONDON. Ah
it Kiinvhutka
xplodod, killing
. PETERSBURG
nnnd of the ompei
Lamsdorff has In
effected re
J giving prnVBHMPM
ot Way and the officer* I no decHston has been
uted his order having boon son- I not true that the govern
J • Ing abroad for a gold Jua
&
not think the Intention of tho
senate In accepting tho house amend-
ment was to cut off the Judges now In
office from using for the salary
wan raised by fh<- house with tho dis
tinct understanding that those Judges
getting the raise should not use
The present Judges certnfnlv get no
raise, and I think the Intention of the
house nnd senate was for the Judges to
continue to use them until the new law
went Into effect and affected each
Judge."
Tho Judges themselves nre very
much worried. Bonn* of them have
signified their Intention of turning In
their passes at once on the ground
that It Is now the policy of the state for
judges not to use passes. The law as
It now stands makes a Judge liable for
Impeachment If passes ore used, but
the big question Is whether or not the
law applies to Judges now in office.
utrallty which she
Japanese Ca
tU-shlp Mikas had to
slightly woi
rial Prince
1 -m.'-
WITH THEIR HEARTS FULL OF THANKFULNESS
THE PEOPLE OF TOKIO WADE MERRY LAST NIGHT
TOKIO, Aug. 14—8 p. m.—’Hag* are
flying, lanterns nre glimmering, and
cries of "Banzai" are ringing In the
streets of Toklo tonight In honor of
_ I the victories gained at sea by Admiral
MF*._Flndtaj^Mr*. j Togo and Vi- -‘-Admiral Kamlmura.
derneath the JoIUty of th* popu-
there i* a feeling of deep satis-
>n and gratification at the dls-
irlous problem
Schofield, Mr. Ogden and Mr. Boom
sang "Lead Kindly Light'* In an Im- I
presslve manner.
Rev. Mr. Kcruggs followed by read-
Ing the last verse of the fifteenth chap- I
ter of First Corinthians. He made the I
eulogy of the occnslson, beginning'!
with a brief reference to the doctrine I „
nfroi
The Russian sq
ted Admiral Togo
iigh It wpx Mtroni
revt
of Dr. Mum-
on Pas* Thr*(
^Oeor
der Vice-Admiral Kamln
left the Japanese nary
operate against the Rui
stok squadron and unat
the £hUJ* of th*»se vessi
conducted by the Via dive
in July was extremely
Japan, and not only *
tempting, but It waa
The navy, however, f
to make a diversion and
months of weary and patient wafting,
finally got hie chance at dawn toda«*
off Tsu Island. He sunk the Russian
« ruls-r Rurlk and sent the cruiser*
Gromobol and Rossla fffofng bark from
tho flghf. Japanese guns dominate the
dock yard* at Port Arthur, and In view
of this fact It would seem to he 1m-
irossibl* to make seaworthy again the
damaged ship*. The best possible na
val force that Russia can now concen
trate at Vladivostok I* four cruisers.
In the fight of Aug. 10 the squadron
CHAIRMAN BROWN’S
2-CBNT RATI: IDEA
Proposition Will Probably Come Be
fore the Gcorgii
sion at Its Nc.
gust 26.
Commie
I on Au-
tlon. For Si
gomery hr
United l
ing Info
FIR8T ANNOUNCEMENT.
on. B. 8. Miller Candidate for V
President of Next Senate.
ATLANTA. August 14 Hon. I
BERLIN. Au
ecfded
pairs tfl
r strict i
Fin* Hotel for Una<FI
T'NADXLLA.
Ju Ik • I>. I. I\
tnfr.J
idmlr
f| the most
fighting llu*
»o. Nissnln a
hall
wa*
leshlp
Mil
i from th* squadron ua- jfeated. ,Vice-Admiral ,
The * (turner w.-.!*
August 1st, havg
lagged th* crop,