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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1904. Jno. C. Eads & Co. Macon’s Best Clothing Store Stein-Bloch Clothes Paragon Pants Dunlap Hats Fowne’s Gloves Manhattan Shirts ■ qqq BANK DEPOSIT .-if dun.* »«nh. Dca’t daisy. Wrtnlo-dqr. nconGU'>i>n>M*DusmE(icoiuac.Hmii,at. Attention Creditors Pnrtios holding Recoivor’s Certificates against tho First National Bank, Macon, Ga , should present sumo on and nftor Wednesday, Deo. 28th for the paymont of tho 20 por cont. dividond doclarod by this Trust. Call only be tween the hours FATAL DANCE, PROMISES ARE . ;/\UDE BY CZAR cJntlnu«d from P«00 On*. and at Chenstohovo dn attempt waa made to dynamite the atatue Alexan der It, but only.1!: atep* were Injured. IiOMoON, Dec. 17.—TJte Dally Mall'a correspondent at Toklo cable* a* fpl- Four Men are Dead and Two Othera Injured. HUNTINOTON, W. Va., Dec. !«.— Aa a reault of a man dancing with another inan'a alrl without n.klrg hie permission, four men are dead and two nra ssrlously Injured «t Grangers, Lo gan county. The vlcllma are: John and Marvin Mart, aged >1 and if, respectively. Martin Johnson, Luther Dnacoin, William Riley nnd Henry TurhevlUe are Injured, the latter probably fa tally. The tragedy occurred at a Chrl.t- mna dance which began Sunday night about 9 o'clock after a Chrlatmiie en tertainment In the rhutrji at that place. 9 a. m and 1 p. m. W. J. BUTLER, Receiver. Doo. 27th, 1904. SPECIAL NOTICES FUNERAL NOTICE. DISHOP.—Died, at Msenn, Oa.. Dec. jl, le.'t. Mrs. Hirsh A. Bishop. In the Hot yeer of her age. Funeral eervlccs ■ resilience of Mr. anil Will occur At the a...-, HoWfll L*J»k. NoW Sprint street. ,THfrl (Tuesday) MORNING At 10 o'clock. are Invited. Interment At Bo- Suits, Pants, Etc. vflsr nnd to fit, on short h liven fret with every Made to notice. Br order. F. W. GOETTE, Ttllor, -Cotton Avenut. Guy Armatrong. ARMSTRONG, 315 Third Street. Phone 836. Kyea teeted free. Fine Repairing. Reliable gooda only. CAQDAQR PLANTS _ From the Deet Teeted Seeds. Now rrsuy for shtpmsnt, large. strong, hrnlthy. three plants nr© grown In tho open (Air and will stand srvsr© frrei* T\|thnut Injury. i:»rlv Jvrsey Waksftsld, l.er^r Type or Chsrlsstnn Wakefield. „ are Ihe beat known vnrlrtli* Of early tflhbafiF alao llendereon'a Fucceauion, tha beet large, late and aure he*d«.r; Au- Baity X uc her. alao n Ana type of No Caae of Pnaumonia on Record. We do not know of u Mingle Instance where u cough or cold remitted In nneumnnlri or consumption when Foley’* Honey and Tnr had been taken. It curew cotigha and coldn perfectly, no do not take chance* with some un known preparation which muy contain oplatoa, which cauee conattpatton, a condition that retards recovery from a cold. Aak for Foley’a Honey and Tar and refuse any aubatltute offered. Bold by H. J. Lam nr A Co,, druggists. Noiay Mastlngs Ooeurrad. "In certain towna of the empire there occurred a aerlea of noisy meeting*, which demanded the presentation to the government of certain demand! which were Inadmtaalble in tho face of the aoefed foundation* of the laws of the empire and the tndeiructlblo element* which form tho government. These sections of the public made afreet demonstrations* In bands and openly resisted tho police and author ities "Now the duty of th« government Is to preserve order In the state and pro tect the public confidence from nil change In tho true couroe of Ipternal life. Therefore, any destruction of or der and peace and all meetings of ant I-government character 5 must and will he stopped by ail legal means at the disposition of the authorities, and these concerned In thoee disorder*, especially persons smployod In the government service, will be held ro- sponsible. •* 1 • Communication Issued. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26.—The following communication was issued by the government early this morning: "In the autumn of this year there was a meeting In St. Petersburg of geverai Zemstvos of the various gov ernments, who expressed a series of desires concerning what were. In their opinion. Indispensable reforms of the Interior government of the empire. These desires were made the subjects of action by members of various other assemblies, which met for the purpose, and also, notwithstanding the provis ions of law, were considered at the deliberations of certain town councils and Zemstvo*. Thus, by the action of people who tried to Introduce dis cord Into public and state life, excite ment arose in the minds of certain sections of society, chiefly among Im pressionable youths. In brief the sub jects which will be referred to com mittees of the council of ministers for early report are: The Eight Subjects, First—A just and equitable enforce ment of existing laws, with a view to securing the harmonious admlnlstra tlon of nil the courts. Second—Zemstvo organisation, with a view to giving the widest latitude and autonomy to the various district Zemstvos, calling additional Zemsvo representatives where required and creating smaller Zemsvo units capo hie of dealing directly with the local needs of the peasants. Third*-Equality of all citizens be fore the law. this touching the much- mooted question of peasant equality beforp the courts. Fourth—Arranging a scheme workmen's assurance, for the benefit nnd protection of factory workers throughout the empire. Fifth—To secure citizens against nr bltrary arrest and to accord Immunity from harsh action of the police except In the cases of persons known to he conspiring to commit overture* against tho stability of the state. Sixth— 1 The religious freedom of nil subjects of the empire without respect of creed or manner of worship. Seventh—For rescinding all unneces sary repressive laws, leaving In fop only those designed for the protection of peasants and for the benefit gener l Ally of subjects of the empire. Eighth—To accord the fullest pos slble measure of liberty to the press and the removal aa far as possible of tbs various restrictive laws. How Uksts Was Rscsived. The ukAse was Issued so late that Us contents were not generally known even In the newspaper offices till long after midnight. Among those able to express an opinion. It was considered to be a document whose ulljmate value depended largely upon the Interpre tation given by the various commlt- tees ns to the measure of liberty which It Is possible to grant under the vari ous heads named. Naturally It has not met tho rullest wishes of the liberals, but on tho other hand It Is regarded by the reactionaries as promising en tirely too much In the direction of Liberal reforms. It Is complained, ulso, that there le some amhlguiydof expression In tho various section^ of the document, which must be Ifft to Interpretation by those to whom the various reforma are entrusted. •'On December 10. the Japanese sig nalled the Russian , hospital ships pro tecting the destroyer* In the roadstead of Port Arthur to change their berth, and the Russians requested a respite of six hours, which meant giving the destroyers the benefit of darkness The sequel Is not known. 'It 1* reported that recently positions have been captured behind Llaotle. which have cut off the Russian supply bases from the main force." Foreign correspondents from Port Arthur declare that the fortress Is the strongest that was ever attacked and consider that no other army In tho world could have done what the Japa nese have accomplished, but deprecate as over sanguine the idea of its lmme- late capture. CHRISTA1AS HOLIDAYS IN OLD GEORGIA Aa General Rule a Spirit of Quiet Marked Celebration of Event in the State. Disorders In Poland. 8T, PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—While the new mobilization is proceeding quietly In most places, disorders are reported to have occurred In Poland. The most serious disturbance was at Razonlo, where one colonel was killed and a gendarme wounded. There has also been considerable rioting at Bak- hout, where 6.000 conscripts pillaged a few houses nnd fruit stalls. No one, however, was killed. The emperor has hie personal aides decamp at all of the mobilization cen ters In order to see that everything possible Is done for the reservists and conscripts, and to obtain Immediate reports at first hand of any disturb ances. Killed a Hundred. MUKDEN. Dec. 26.—Volunteers who crossed the Rhnkhe river on Friday sur prised a force of the enemy,' killed about a hundred and taking flfteeh prisoners. The Russian losses were trifll rig. ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 26.—Nearly all of the state house officials were down for a few hours this morning, ^bonding out Christmas greetings to each oth er, accompanied with cigars and ex changing views upon political affairs that are expected to blossom out in the near future. All of them are keeping up with the long distance fight be tween Osborne of Chatham and Mor ris of Cobb, but none of them seem to know exactly what all of this war of wordf Is about They look for the whole thing to be uncovered in the fu ture so that those in front of the foot lights may know what is going on be hind the scenes. The Telegraph’s edi torial 1n Sunday's paper Is freely en dorsed. While nearly 400 arrests have been mode by the police since Saturday night, a very large majority of these have been for drunkness and disorder ly conduct No serious disturbances have occurred and no one was killed today. Mldgett Venable, a white wo man, was sent to the hospital tonight In a seml-unconslous condition, brought on by taking some drug. By the earless handling of a pistol Moses Qoodslnki tonight shot Max Silver- man in the left side with a blank cartridge. The wad from the cartridge entered the left lung, making a wound that may prove fatal. Wesleyan Female College and Conservatory of Music, Macon, Ga. THE OLDEST AND BEST. Though recently much crowded we can now accommodate several new pupils in our dor mitories and, classes. New and elegant Pipe Organ. No healthier boarding school in the Union. DuPONT GUERRY, President. HufTsrsrs from sciaUm should not hrsluts to uss rhsmhcrlaln’s Puln Hulm. Tho prompt r.llof from pain which It affords la alone worth many times Ita coat. For sole by all drug- fists. CSV « fists II.H per st. 11 per i.ono fo.t>. .... usds on large lota CHARLES M. GIOION. Young’s Island, 8. C. dal leo. Spt. S. S. Parmelee vehicles, harness, bicycles. Also largo stock acre—orus, such as lap roboa. rsrrtsgr fceatenL horn© blanks mi. whips, brushes. etc. Complete line go. • carts, boys wagons, velocipedes, tricycles FIELD SEEDS Tonnsssos Rye, Test* R. f*. Oats. | Tonnd^imi Tenntme Burt OuU. Stu. Os. Ays', Tennessee Rsrley. North Os. Rys Seed Wheat. 1 Cow Pos#. f «. 1.0 INS. mproved farm lands or eity prop • gotiatod at lowest market rate* it# of fifteen years' standing Woman Kills Enginsor. BATSON. Tex.. Pec. 21.—W. R. Con- stan, an engineer, employed by nn oil ['ompany here. was shot nnd killed to. day by Mrs. Elisabeth Nichols, wife of another engineer. Tho shooting oc currod on the doorstop of ths Nichols residence. Constan gained access to tho house, It Is alleged. Insulted Mrs. Nichols, whereupon he was ejected. He returned later and Mr*. Nichols tired at him from ths doorway, killing him Instantly. Mrs. Nichols was arrested, but later released on a smalt bond to appfcar be fore the grand Jury. .. Constan !* reported to hnv* a family, but their whereabouts la unknown. Columbian Congressmen Arrsstad. WASHINGTON, Dec. It —Mr. Kusl aell. the American minister at Bogota, Colombia, advised the state depart ment today of the arrest In Bogota of three oppoettlon member* of the low er house of the last congress for circu lating publications against ths govern ment. The present government Mr. Russell adds, la Inspiring confidence. A Jap Attack. LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Dally Tele graph’s correspondent at Che too, in a dispatch dated December 26. says: "A messenger from Port Arthur de scribes a Japanese nttack. the evening of December 22, with a light column of five thousand and many machine guns on the northern defenses. They dashed along the railway, carried trench after trench, and succeeded In reaching the water course beneath Pnyulssonn mountain, whence the Russian artil lery worked terrible execution. A fierce bayonet fight occurred at midnight. > strong Russian force advancing east ward at Payulssean mountain threat ened the retreat of the Japanese, who. fter a desperate struggle, retired to the north, leaving several machine guns, 306 rifles, and eighty prisoners. It is estimated that they lost 600 killed. The Japanese halted near the cemetery, nnd finding that both their flanks had carried all the works forming the out lying rnnge of the main forts, they en trenched on smnll hills near Etse mountain under a severe enfilading Are, which caused them heavy losaes." Columbus. COLUMBUS, Ga.. Dec. 26.—Colum bus people have pUd out in cash for fireworks during tho past few days 910,000. Local dealers estimate that $6,000 worth were sold to' the people of the surrounding country districts. Eatonton. EATONTON, Ga., Dec. 26.—In spite of the fact that Putnam farmers are holding their cotton. Eatonton mer chants report a good Christmas trade. The holiday season is passing quietly here as usual. Putnam county having always a Puritan reputation for or derly nnd law-abiding citizens, no mat ter whnt season of the year. Zemstvo Congress Opens. MOSCOW, Dec. 26.—The zemstvo congress of the Moscow government opened today. Prince Trubetskoi, the president. In his opening address, dwelt upon the serious condition of Russia and the regrettable war with Jnpan, the end of which could not be anticipated In the near future, as well ns the grnve economical crisis through which the country Is passing, nnd the internal disorganization of the empire. All this, he said, lay ns a heavy yoke on the Russian people and produced the condition of strong nervous excitement under which It labored. Continuing. Prince Trubetskoi de dared that Minister of the Interior Rvlatopolk-MIrsk's assurance of confi dence In the people had given the sem- stvo new power to serve the state. The zemstvos had firm confidence In the emperor. They believed the happy day was nigh, when through the Impe rial will, tho present bureacracy re gime, which hod estranged the supreme power of the people, would he changed: the day on which the emperor would summon freely elected representatives of the people to participate In legisla tion through whoso co-operation the Imperial power and greatness of the throne would be strengthened and the triumphant development of tho father- land assured. The address was adopted by n ma jority of the voters In ths congress. DODGE VERY ILL. NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Charles F. Dodge, who returned from Texas last week In chnrge of United States Mar shal Hntison. to answer to a charge of perjury, suffered’a collapse in his room nt the Broadway Central hotel today, and a physician was speedily sum moned. Later n second physician was called In consultation. During the re mainder of the day one of the medical men was In constant attendance. He Is said to be n very sick man and under the constant care of a physician. Messrs. Jerome and Qarvan spent most of the day In their offices work lag on the Dodge case. Mr. Jerome re fused to be Interviewed and said he could not say when he would present the case to the grand Jury. Closed Unlvsrsity. LONDON. Dec.' 27.—A dispatch from 8t. Petersburg io a nows agency says the Russian authorities have closed Moscow* University until February 1, owing to the recent student disturb ances. According to the same course of In formation. during the riots at Razom, two railway bridges were blown up A Western Blizzard. OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 26.—A blizzard has been genernl today over the great* er part of Indian Territory. Kansas nnd Nebraska and Western Iowa. A terrific wind Is biowins here and the thermometer Is near tho zero mark. A thousand telephones are out of work ing order In Omaha, where a heavy sleet storm Impeded communication. It Is the worst storm of the winter. Stock men assert that the cold wave will not affect cattle seriously, as they are In excellent condition and abts to stand much cold. Fight Will be Bitter. their ear* against the continual recom mendation of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles. If not ended earlier fatal termination. Read what R* Beall of Beall. Miss., has any: "Last hill my wife had every symptom of consumption. 8ho took Dr. King’s New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improve ment came at once and four bottles entirely cured her." Guaranteed by nit druggists. Price 60c. and S1.00. Trial bottles free. Sitker’a Body Found. PADUCAH. Tex.. Dee. 26.—The re mains of Gus Sltker. a boot maker, who mysteriously disappeared frtm this place on the night of February 16. 1902. was found today In a canyon In the pasture of H. C. Cook, four mtles west of town. A knife blake broken off in tho skull Indicates foul play. The body was Identified by the clothing. Sltker was supposed to have had 9500 on his person when he disappeared. THE GAS CUT OFF. REBATE Saye You Money w $ d. AT NEW YEAR’S TIME, be merry nnd wise in wine drinking. Get the best, then you need fear no trouble. Our WINES AND LIQUORS are the choicest to be found In the mar ket. and a bottle or two will certainly ket. and a bottle or two will certainly make the day more enjoyable. It Is all very well to eat nourishing food, but you need a nourishing drink ulso. We will fill your orders promptly. Old Joe Mercer Corn, six-ycar-old, one gallon Jug 12.76. delivered. Four full quarts. $3.00, delivered. Bartlett Pure Rye, one gallon Jug, 12.83, delivered. Four full quarts, $3.25, deliv ered. Genuine ML Vernon Rye, 8 years old. $3.75 In gallon Jug delivered. Four full quarts, genuine &a. Vernon Rye. 94.00, delivered. We are agents for Lewis’ *C6; Duffy’s Pure Malt. Wilson's Whiskies. 8azerao PafUoI' S(.h!lf* nnil Atirnrn hoorii Writ.-* Cocktail, Schlitz and Aurora beers. Write us for price list. Special prices on whole sale quantities. Sam & Ed Weichselbaum, 'PHONE 414 361 THIRD ST., MACON. GA. Seaboard Air Line Railway Calhoun. CALHOUN, On.. Dec. 26.—Every thing passed off nicely here Christmas, nothing occurring to mar the enjoy ment of the occasion. All points East and South, Including North and South Carolina and Virginia points. Dawson. DAWSON. Go., Dec. 26.—Christmas passed quietly here. There was very little drunkenness nnd no disorder. Trading was unusually brisk and the merchants express themse'ves as more than satisfied with the result Douglas. DOUGLAS. On., Dec. 26.—Christmas in Douglas passed off the most pleas antly for years, the weather being as mild as Indian summer. The vast crowds that thronged the streets were Jolly in their postllng*. The police had but little trouble In handling the largest crowds of any similar occasion, only a few plain drunks being re corded. Trains on nil roads were be hind on almost all schedules because of Increased holiday traffic, and merry crowds of shoppers. MerchanU all did good business, with not a single fire serious trouble to mar the happi ness of tho occasion. Hawklnsvills. HAWKINSVILLE. Ga.. Dec. 26.— There was but little trouble of bolstrous nature during the Xmas celebration with the exception of one killing which was done by negroes and little Xmas handlcuff between two well known white citizens of the coun ty. Henry Wallace, a negro character who gives trouble nil the year round, shot his wife, Henrietta Johnson, Sun day at 1 p. m. with a double-barrelled shot gun. the load taking effect In the shoulder. She died at about 4 o’clock. Wallace escaped but is being hunted. He has threatened to kill her many times before. Very little drunkenness was notice able on the streets compared to what there generally is during Christmas times. The merchants had more than they could do. Work of Dynamite. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The unex pected explosion of a stick of blasting dynamite today fatally Injured three men. Injured a score of othera and partly wrecked a large steam shovel on the Chicago drainage canal near Loekport, III. More than 100 men were working wlttiln 200 feet of the dyna mite when the exploslson occurred. All were thrown from their feet, twenty belnjr bruised and lacerated by flying stones and earth. Engineer James Hilt, an unidentified man who acted as Hill’s assistant, and an Italian laborer are the men fatally Injured. The otheis were not seriously hurt Turned off This Morning for About Fifteen Minutee—The Danger. An occurrence which may prove In lcresting to users of gas tn the city took place this morning about 2 o'clock, all the ga* lights in use in The Tele graph cfflc© suddenly being cut off and remaining so for ten or fifteen minutes, when the gr.s was as suddenly turned nn again, without warning or expla nation. The opening* that were in use when the sa* was cut off aa a conse quence leaked ga*. Thta occurrence would prove an ax- tremely dangerous on* under ordinary circumstance Bed-room lights left burning would hava been convertsd Into daath trap*. To L«av* Fez. TANGIER. Dec, 28.—'The German legation has warned German subjects at Vbt to rr*pare to leave at a mo- CLA VS COFFIN STORi: ut'fcr, LAV ANB Mum r. Mrs. N.tli, D.nt Sharp Dead. IStaKOTOX. r*r. W— Mrs. !*•»- trM Sharp. u,» srMotr at Major in4.r Sharp, rnltnl Stairs Army. ,lil.r of i hr Ut. Mrs. V. 8. Omr.t Mrs. Jorvs s. Cany of this C.ty. Woodity apartment hou.fi to ihla city today. Christmas Tragsdy. WILLIAMSON. W. Va., Dec. It.—A Christmas treo entertainment at church In Nolan, a small town north of here, last ntshL was brousht to a sudden close by a bloody flyht tn which one man eras Instantly killed and two others ssriously wounded. The dead: Everett Thompson, shot by Mlks Duncan. The Injured: Nimrod Thompson, father of Ever ett. cannot live. Mike Duncan, stabbed by Everett Thompson, may die. Stabbed His Brothsr. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Dec. JT.—A spe cial to the Commercial-Appeal from Coffeyvllle. Mies., say* Marshal Harri son has stabbed and fatally wounded his brother Henry while the two were encayed in a tight. The injured man has assumed the blame for the -en counter and begged that his brother be not prosecuted. Both were drink ing when the difficulty occurred. St. Louie’ New Theater. ST. LOUIS. Deo. S«—Before an au- dlence that used the capacity of the Oarrlck theater. Miss Ad* Re ban. as sisted by Charles 3. Blchman, formally opened Rt- Lnule- new playhouse to night. presenting -The Taming of ths Shrew.” The Oarriek was erected at a cost of ISOO.OOd and the building will be entirely devoted to amusement pur- Three B-rned to Death. OLD TOWN- Ud.? Dec. ft.—Mack -Nlrui.-lci. hl» *dfa and child, and Aa- BY THE -To- DATES OF SALE For The Public Students and Teache rs Dec. 23rd, 24th, 25th, 31st, December the 17th, to tho 1904. And Jan. 1st 1905 with 24th, 1904 inclusive, with final limit Jan. 4th,' 1905. final limit to Jan. 4th, 1905. Ask Your Ticket Agent to Route Yoii Over This Line. For Further Information Apply to W. E. Christain, A. G. P. A. R. M. Coffey, T. P. A 116 PeachtresSt. Atlanta, Ga. duna Cole. Nimarlck's sistsr-in-law. JAPAN’S MILITARY RESOURCES, were burned to death today In a | ( shanty in which 60 laborer, employed c T ho f t *" N o , {M,„ M 'o’} X°. ttu. 0 " on the Wabash railroad were housed. The men were employed by a sub contractor named John Nichols. An explosion of coal oil In supposed to have caused the accident. The Dreyfu* Cate. PAR18, Dec. 26.—The attorney gen eral’s statement of the Dreyfus case, which it Is believe^ will demand the cancellation of the Rennes Judgment, without Indicating further steps, will not be ready before the end of Jan uary. This means that a re-trlal of Captain Dreyfus before the full au- prorne court of appeals cannot occur before May. and Hardihood. Outsiders arc not able-to for man ac curate opinion of the real condition of the military resources of Japan, writes Jlhel Hashlguchl In tho November World’s Work. Even .the 'sympathetic people of Europe anil America are in tho dark on the subject. I have been Informed by an Intimate friend, who has been In the service of the Japanese army for threo years, that Japan can call into service nt short notice 1,500,000 men of strong phy sique, besides the largo national guard; An CHARLES WAGNER. THE MAN. reclatlon of ths Much-Talksd*of for. jiccordfnc to his Information. 639,- W2 men—which was the number eligible for conscription In 1901—had no objloct- lonahle physical defect, and belonged to the first class, as shown by physical ex amination. The tnon who belonged to the second class had merely alight defect* In the eye* or In some other bodily function. As for the naval force. 27.885 men—th* total From Book New*. Love of nature take* place side by side In Pa*tor Wagner’* heart with love for hla fellow-creature*. Not many men now adays can confess to having stood ■pell- bound before a woodland flower, over come by It* beauty and the force of Its rare symbolism. It remlnr* one of Chau cer and the earlier poet*. And a* he loves the flowers so the animal* of the field and forest awaken M. Wagner's liveliest Interest, and. country-bred though he la. .... milking of the cow* and the butter churning, ready ever to quaff the new milk like a happy child to whor “ world I* a new experience. It is this enthusiasm, this qutrki “ this ale sympathy, and this alertness that give him so magnetic a personality. Intensity of life, capacity for keenest enjoyment or __ ... njoyment keenest sorrow, and a broad tolerance that yet Interferes in no way with the Life" a power In religion. In philanthropy, and In letter*. In appearance. Pastor Wagner la tall and large framed, with unruly light hair ■ kabty keen and expresah NPmiiHRriBHaHpMP set In a face lined and seamed and nig ged with the stress of time. His hands are stll more deeply and closely wrinkled, the hand* of a strong man. hut a man to whom life ha* not brought luxury and ease and hard. The nervous, restless manner be tokens the Inceaeant activity, the unceas expenditure of nerve rorce. shown si n the markte of the eyes, which eec to note and comprehend the meanfhg of everything they chance to fall upon. Boston’s Blank Votes. The ballot law of Massachusetts has been recommended for adoption In other statea because It compels the voter to express a preference for each candidate and thus In theo^ favors "split-ticket’’ voting. It has another curious quality—the number of blank ballots It produces. Parker for president had 10.869 plu rality in Boston, but about 6,000 bal lots cast were not marked for this of fice at alL Douglas’s plurality was 99.079 tn the largest vote cast, but even for governor there were 4.619 blanks. For lieutenant-governor there were 9.767 blanks, for secretary of state 11,776. and so on In generally Increasing ratio until 23.256 blanks out of a total vote of only 96.624 test!, fled that 24 per cent of the voters didn’t care a pencil mark who was to be sheriff. Evidently the Boston problem tw not to get the voters to the polls but to make them take teh trouble to vote right through tha M bUl of’fare" i they are thare. number ccsslty, mor© can be recruited from the merchant ma rine. as well a*.from tho eager appll- to I •dmlsslon to the service. On© mlllipn fly# hundred thousand Is a Inrge number,.but It la a small portion of 8,034;- -hlch Is the number of malerf from 17 [ho were available for conscrlpnbn 098. ■ to 40. service Ifl 1898. Foreigners are apt to suppose that the flower of the Japnnese soldiers and sail ors are necessarily* the young men of the Ramural class on whom too much eulogy has been already lavished. True die Samurai class have long bc* n the flower of Japanese fighters; and. Indeed, most of the generals and ndmtrnl*. nnd other high officers are atilt of the Samurai class; btu the rank and file of tho army and of the navy today are composed more of the ple- bgano, than of the patticUn Samurai It is undeniable that the power of the Japanese fighters are now at the front. Among the dead In the battles of Yalu, Nanskau. Tellssu Port Arthur, and Liao Yang are included some of the best men In the service. Japan, can 111 afford to lose these men at the front. If the slaughter as Liao Yang he repeated In many other battles tho effective strength of the Japanese army will bo greatly nfid. * re * U »’ anthnVltlM. awumlnK Jnr«n'« contlnu^ •ufww. thfi active mtnnr det.11. of ths w nwy continue to make elhtht trou- Mm. Then Japan will not need to maln- Uln ouch nn enormoua force at tho front. A greater pert nf tho ,rmy will bo with, drawn, lenvlnit * .umclent force to rard the frontiers of Mnnchurln, while China. Io which Mnnchurln will bo returned, wni wnd her own troop, to supersede ih* Japanese soldiers. Naturally Objected. From tho Chicago Tribune. “What would you like for break- taatr* asked the Jailer. “Whnt have you gotr* queried tho man who had been Incarcerated od the charge of embenellng a large sum of money.. “We have some nice ham and eggs, fried potatoes nnd coffee.- “That's too conventional- said tho embenler. crossly. “I am not about to be executed. I am only here for stealing.” Through Sleeper, Macon to Kan- s& City via Atlanta, Birmingham anrt Memphis. Leaves Macon daily 3:05 a. tn.. arrives Birming ham 11 *-45 *• in. same dav, arrive* Kansas City 9-45 a. m. following day. This car runs via Frisco Sys tem bevond Birmingham. SOUTHERN' RAILWAY, Phone 424. L