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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL. President.
Established 1850, - - Incorporated 1888.
FOB GLD SABBATH
CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMER
ICAN RABRIS DECLARES.
improve its observance
is A COMMISSION TO EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
effort to Substitute Sunday for the
Jewish Sabbath Wan Defeated—Or.
Silt ernan Took a Position Against
the Proposed Change—Dr. Voor
sanger Said It Would Be Stnltiftea
tion to Again Declare for the His
torieal Sabbath Knowing It Would
Xot Be Kept.
Detroit, Mich., July 3.—“ This con
ference declares itself in favor of
maintaining the historical Sabbath as
a fundamental institution of Judaism,
and exerting every effort to improve
its observance and instruct the execu
tive committee to appoint a special
committee to study methods of carry
ing this into effect.”
The Central Conference of American
Rabbis placed itself on record on the
Sabbath question this afternoon, after
an eight-hour session, by the adoption
of the above amendment to the report
of the Sabbath commission to the ques
tion: “AVhat is our attitude on the Sab
bath question?”
Officers were also elected this after
noon, all business was transacted and
the conference adjourned sine die.
Rabbi Voorsanger of San Francisco,
the chairman of the commission, intro
duced the commission’s substitute re
port, which the conference ordered last
Wednesday. The report was, in part,
as follows:
The Substitute Report.
“This conference resolves that Sun
day services having the character of a
week-day service present no ritual ob
jections whatever, but are justified
by all ritual precedent, daily divine
services and instruction being a part
of the religious discipline of the Jew
ish people.
“This conference decides that a trans
fer of Sabbath to Sunday, however,
much opposed by sentiment, presents
to the student of history the element
of danger that the fundamental truths
of the Jewish faith might be affected
by such a transfer, or that the solidi
ty of the people or of Israel might
be disturbed. At the same time this
conference feels that it has no right
to make an authoritative decision as
to the facts, but would prefer refer
ence of this all-important question to
an authority as heretofore defined.”
Dr. Silverman immediately turned
over the chair to the secretary, after
the report had been read, and offered
as a substitute for the commission's
reply to the first question the state
ment that was adopted this afternoon,
favoring the maintenance of the his
torical Sabbath. He declared that the
commission’s report was a mere beg
ging of the question, and stated with
great positiveness that the conference
must at this time declare itself in un
mistakable terms on this Sabbath
question.
Would Not Ho Observed.
Rabbi Voorsanger then took the floor
to speak in faovr of the commission's
report. He said:
"We owe to the world a declaration
that while we stand by the historical
Sabbath we still take cognizance of
the theoretical observance of our Sab
bath and the practical incongruity of
it. It will be stultification (pardon me
if I seem to use strong terms), it will
be stultification if we again declare
for the historical Sabbath, when we
known that we will not observe it.”
Dr. Silverman then closed the de
bate in favor of his amendment,
which was adopted, 23 to 9.
The following telegram was ordered
sent to President Roosevelt:
Commendation of Roosevelt.
‘The Central Conference of Ameri
can Rabbis, in annual convention as
sembled, begs to express to you its un
bounded admiration of the manly,
courageous and truly American atti
tude you have adopted in regard to
the forwarding of the petition of the
Jewish citizens of the United States on
behalf of our unfortunate co-religion
ists, subjects of his majesty, the Czar
of Russia.
' The conference in which the spirit
ual leadership of American Israel Is
vested feels extremely proud of Amer
ican citizenship, which makes it pos%
sibla for the chief magistrate of our
country to pursue a diplomatic course
of action, which while observent of the
rule? of comity due to friendly powers,
is firm In its Insistence on the high
ideal of fairness and justice without
regard to race, color or creed. The
conference sends you its greeting and
invokes Divine blessings upon your ad
ministration.”
T ■ following officers were elected:
Honorary president. Dr. K. Kohler
of New York, president-elect of the
Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati;
President Joseph Krauskopf of Phil-
BT 'phia; vice presidents. Joseph Stolz
of Chicago, Dr. J. Voorsanger of San
Francisco: treasurer. Charles Uevi of
Fconria, 111.; corresponding secretary,
Kosenau of Baltimore; recording
*' rotary, Adolph Guttmaker of Balti
more.
The next, meeting will probably be
ncld in San Francisco.
Would find quorum
BEYOND THE STYX.
{| '-i-k „f the House Soy* There
Would He No Difficulty.
Atlanta, July 3. —There was only a
! ’it session of the House this morn
b c. a;,,] tbie 1 business was by resolution
tJ ‘‘fi’ Ito reading bills a first and sec
0| * time and passing local bills. About
J dezan local bills were passed, and at
* o'clock the House adjourned.
I. 1 ' st °f the members were at Tallulah
*‘' 1S attending the Bar Association
"ting or home.
0i Ting the session a member asked
at . ! lho fork’s jocularly: “Arn't you
you'll go to h— for counting a
her*. •. 80 muc h when there isn't one
fcuv! * Was Quick response, "I’ll
Uter* trouble in finding a quorum
Jl&tomtal) Jtenmg f UM.
BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
TEXAS IS DELUGED.
Great Dnmage Done Crops and Rail
road Property.
Dallas, Tex., July 3. —The heaviest
rainstorm that has visited the Trinity
and Red river valleys in years pre
vailed last night and early this morn
ing, sweeping over many acres of fine
farming land and flooding the city of
Gainesville. The streets of that city
were under from two to four feet of
water throughout the early hours of
to-day, but the water receded dur
ing the afternoon, and to-night all
danger is past.
While Gainesville and other towns
suffered considerable property loss, the
heaviest burden will fall upon the
railroads. Many washouts occurred,
and in a few places the tracks were
undermined from the heavy down
pour. There was no loss of life from
the torrent.
A northbound Santa Fe passenger
train ran into a washout last night,
eight miles south of Gainesville, and
Engineer M. R. Boyce was killed. No
one else was injured.
At midnight last night the situation
at Gainesville was considered most
alarming.. East of the roundhouse, in
the section known as “Gader fiat,”
hundreds of people were in great dis
tress, and for a time it looked as if
they could not be rescued. All were
got out in safety, however, and moved
to a higher part of town.
Reports from the southwestern parts
of Texas, where disastrous cloudbursts
prevailed yesterday, state that the
loss of life will probably reach fifteen
All the victims were Mexicans. The
waters are reported to be falling and
all danger is over.
THE TWO SHAMROCKS
HAVE A TRIAL RACE.
Old Boat Was Beaten When an Ac
cident Befell Her.
New York, July 3.—A sudden shift
of wind to-day brought Sir Thomas
Lipton’s former challenger, crippled
and limping, across the finish line,
minus her club topsail, only four min
utes behind the slippery new cup hun
ter, Shamrock 111, after the latter had
beaten her eight minutes and twenty
seconds In twenty-six miles of a sail
stretching trial before the old boat was
partly disabled.
The club topsail pole on Shamrock I
broke almost at the head when she
had four miles to sail. She was thirteen
minutes behind the new boat when the
damage was repaired and the race re
sumed. Before the accident the Sham
rock 111 beat the old boat four and a
half minutes running to leeward fif
teen miles, and nearly four minutes in
sailing a long leg close hauled.
The new cup seeker vAts hardly up
to her standard to-day. Ordinarily in
a light wind, such as prevailed, she
is 10 minutes better than her name
sake in a 15-mile run, but changes
which had been made in her trim and
reduction in .her ballast had not im
proved her.
For the first time since arriving on
this side of the Atlantic, Sir Thomas
and Designer Fife remained on board
the Erin while the race was sailed to
observe the new' boat’s actions at a
distance. More changes may be ex
pected until Sir Thomas and Mr. Fife
have tried her under a great variety
of conditions.
PHARES woman free.
Found Not Guilty of Her Hunband'*
Murder.
Mount Holly. N. J., July 3 Mrs. An
nie R. Phares, who had been on trial
here this week, charged with the mur
der of her husband, Albert Phares, by
poisoning, was acquitted by the jury
late this evening. She did not seem
surprised at the verdict, and took H
calmly when Judge Garrison said:
"The prisoner is discharged.
She clasped the hands of Eckard P.
Budd, her counsel, and said: “I thank
you ever so much.”
She then left the court room wltn
Mr. Budd.
When court convened to-day Prose
cutor Atkinson made his closing ar
gument, and he was followed by Judge
Garrison. The court's charge was an
impartial one, though he told the jury
that the testimony of Garfield Taylor,
Mrs. Phares' paramour, should be
thrown out entirely, because it was ab
solutely unreliable. The jury took only
one ballot.
TAKEN FROM OFFICERS
AND LYNCHED ON ROAD.
Charlotte, N. C., July 3.-John Os
borne, the negro charged with crimi
nally assaulting Mrs. Lizzie Wentz, a
white woman, aged 64 years, in Union
county, Sunday night, paid the penal
with his life ltst night.
He was taken from the officers, who
were conveying him to the Union coun
ty jail, and lynched at a point about
two miles from Indian Trail, a sta
tion on the Carolina Central Rail
road The lynching party was com
posed of several hundred people, and
the two men who had charge o
nrisoner were easily overpowered.
P Srne received a preliminary
hearing during the afternoon and wan
committed to jail to a" ait
term of Union County Supenor Court.
It is said that the negro a tuil
confession of the crime before he was
Kezziah a:nd Luke Hbrton
were deputized to take the pidsoner to
Monroe and lodge him in Jail. After
they had travelled about two mile
the distance, and when they "ere in
the midst of a body of defiae" ood
land they were halted by a mob, who
pulled the negro from the buggy and
made Kezzfah and Horton drive on
The negro was not secured without a
struggle. Kezziah fired one shot at the
mob before he was disarmed. Ine
mob lost no time in tying a rope
around the negro’s neck and hanging
him to the limb of a tree near the
roadside. When the dead body dang
ling at the end of a rope was exam
ined this morning not a sign of a bul
', hole was found, and it is supposed
that the mob dispersed immediately
a {ter completing its deadly work of
vengeance.
John Osborne, the lynched negro
was about 24 years old. He bore a bad
renutation and had been accused of
committing criminal assaults previous
to the commission of the crime for
which he was hanged.
Mrs. Wentz is in a critical condition.
There is no excitement in the neigh
borhood.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. JUIA 4. 1003.
HOPE OF THE NEGRO
IS TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE
PEOPLE.
YOUNG NEGROES OF BOSTON
GIVEN A BIT OF ADVICE BY A
SOUTHERN NEGRO.
J. C. Napier of Nashville Makes a
Telling Address at the Afro-Amer
ican Connell—Respect of His
Neighbors What the Negro Needs.
Conncil Issues an Address. Defin
ing the Negro’s Rights and Relat
ing His Woes—How It Deals With
Mob Violence.
Louisville, Ga., July 3. —This was the
closing day of the meeting of the Afro-
American Council. J. C. SNapier of
Nashville, in an address, said:
"What the negroes want to do in
this country is to make friends with
people. Passing laws will not bring
about the desired result. I would feel
better away from home if I knew that
I had the respect of my neighbors, who
were willing to protect my family dur
ing my absence, than I would with an
army a thousand miles away willing
to fight for my rights.
“These young men who come from
Boston with their high notions of life,
with their blood-thirsty speeches,
would make it better by visiti/ig the
South, knowing something of the con
dition of their people and preaching to
them a gospel of peace.”
The day was marked chiefly by the
presentation of resolutions embodying
an address to the country at large on
the race question. After its adoption
the convention adjourned sine die. The
address is in part, as follows:
Oil the Haee (luestion.
“We recognize with pleasure the
friendly relation that has existed be
tween the best people of the white race
and our own, and we sincerely desire
that nothing may be permitted to mar
this relation. We are confident that no
one who notes carefully the signs of
the times can fail to discover that in
fluences are at work in nearly every
part of the land, to accomplish this
very end.
“Who can fail to see that the negro
is being held up to public gaze as the
most objectionable and undesirable cit
izen that treads American soil? The
ignorant, vicious, criminal classes are
pointed to as the types and products
of the race rather than those who are
the output of the negro’s best endeav
ors for race development and uplifting.
We declare this standard of measure
ment to be unfair to any people.
“As to mob violence, it is gratifying
to note that for the past year or two
the number of victims show's a decided
decrease; and while all these were not
members of our race, the vast major
ity was. Notwithstanding this fact,
we should not feel called upon to dis
cuss the matter at this time, were It
not that while the number of victims Is
decreasing, the variety of provocations
which lead up to this act of violence Is
growing more and more insignificant
and numerous. It Is not an unusual
thing to read of negroes being lynched
for impudence, refusing to obey, strik
ing a white man, etc.
Too Severe for Offense*.
“Now, we, submit thfe.t lynching for
any cause is destructive of any law’;
is demoralizing; but to subject per
sons accused of—even guilty of—such
trivial offenses, to unlawful punish
ment and death, is to make the negro
the marked man of the nation; for him
to suffer viloence for such causes will
eventually involve many of our best
people.
“In some sections of the country it
means death for a negro to attmept to
protect the females of his family. We
ask in all sincerity; Is this Ameri
can? Is it right? Such actions indi
cate a tendency to anarchy, and anar
chy for the negro will terminate in
anarchy for all men.
“The number of those of our rtce
who are now accused of the nameless
crime against woman is so small, com
pared with the whole number, that it
is scarcely necessary to discuss this
as a distinct crime. Yet we make no
plea for any man who may be proved
guilty of this crime; our plea is for
law and for the protection of the in
nocent.
Negro Disfranchisement.
“It is now clearly evident that the
purpose of those who first started os
tensibly to disfranchise the ignorant
negro has been broadened and
strengthened. Their purpose now in
cludes almost all negroes. In certain
of the states this result has already
been achieved and thousands of quali
fied men are denied positively and ab
solutely the right to vote. In such
states taxation without representation
prevails as truly as ever it did when
England held control over the Ameri
can colonies. We make no objection to
the disfranchisement of the ignorant
negro, provided the same classes of the
other race are similarly dealt with.
Our contention is not for special, but
equal, privileges.”
J M. Vance of New Orleans, who has
had charge of the legal department of
the council, reported that during the
last year the department had looked
after the interests of the negroes and
in every case where “their rights had
been trampled on, the department had
taken up.”
WILL HE ARBITRATED.
Difference* In the New York Bnild
tiiK Trniles to Be Submitted.
New York, July 3.—President Charles
Eidlitz of the Building Trades Em
ployers’ Association announced to
night that as a result of the protract
ed conference between that body, and
the committee representing nineteen un
ions affiliated with the Union Board
of Building Trades, a full plan of ar
bitration had been agreed upon and
accepted by both parties.
One proviso is that all main points
at issue are to be arbitrated. A second
does away with the walking delegates
as arbitrators.
ST. MEN
WILL GO OUT ON STRIKE.
St. Louis, July 3.—Official action was
taken at a meeting of about 100 street
railway employes, representing the
Amalgamated Association, declaring a
strike on all St. Louis Transit Com
pany lines to take effect at 4.30 o’clock
to-morrow morning.
PENN. AND LAKE SHORE
GET HOCKING VALLEY.
Morgan A- Cos. Sell the Common
Stork at ftO.l a Share.
New York, July 3.—J. P. Morgan &
Cos., made formal announcement to-day
that they had sold the common stock
of the Hocking Valley Railway Com
pany, deposited with them under a syn
dicate agreement, dated Dec. 4, 1902,
at the price of $lO5 per share. It is
understood that the control of the
Hocking Valley is thus transferred to
the Pennsylvania and the Lake Shore.
The official announcement is as fol
lows:
“To the holders of our certificates of
deposits for Hocking Valley Railway
common stock: Referring to the syn
dicate agreement, dated Dec. 4, 1902,
we beg to advise you that pursuant to
the authority therein contained and
with the approval of Messrs. Thomas
F. Ryan, Ralph W. Hickox and Robert
M. Gallaway, the subscribers’ commit
tee therein named, we have sold the
common stock of the Hocking. Valley
Railway Company, deposited with us
under said agreement, at the price of
$lO5 per share. The sum realized upon
said sale, after deducting therefrom
actual disbursements and the compen
sation of one-fifth of the net profit to be
retained by us, aggregate an amount
sufficient to pay $lO3 per share.
"We shall be prepared to pay the
holders of our certificates of deposits
for Hocking Valley common stock this
amount on and after Monday, July 8,
1903, on presentation and surrender of
said certificates of deposit properly in
dorsed.”
LITTAUER OFFERS AID
In Helping War Department In Its
Contrnet Investigation.
Washington, July 3.—The Secretary
of War to-day received a letter from
Representative Littauer of New York,
offering to aid the department in every
way in his power in prosecuting the in
vestigation of charges of irregularities
in connection with the award of con
tracts for supplying the army with
gloves, and enclosing a copy of his tes
timony in regard to his connection with
the army glove contracts as given in
the recent Judicial proceedings.
Before going to New York to-day
Secretary Rpot issued formal instruc
tions to the ‘inspector general to make
a thorough and complete investigation
of the Lyons contract. The inspector
general, or such officer as he may de
tail, shall inquire as to every feature
and detail of the contract for gloves,
and report whether the congressman
was a party to the contract; also
whether any officer of the army knew
of Mr. Llttauer’s connection with the
glove contract.
The Secretary is determined that
every fact shall be ascertained in order
that the department may take the prop
er action.
AFTER RIGHT OF WAY.
Both Southern and Louisville and
Nashville Want It.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 3.—Opposing
forces of workingmen, representing the
Southern Railway and the Louisville
and Nashville, to-day occupied right of
way along the south bank of the Ten
nessee river here, which both roads
have coveted.
The Louisville and Nashville men
were first and soon had portions of
track laid. The Louisville and Nash
ville enjoined the Southern and the lat
ter’s men finally withdrew. It Is ex
pected, however, that the Southern will
seek to stop the Louisville and Nash
ville work, which is still proceeding.
At several points there is little more
than w'idth enough for one track on
account of a river bluff.
BROKE UP IN A ROW.
Meeting to Present an Address to
the King Was Noisy.
Dublin, July 3.—A special meeting of
the corporation of Dublin to-day. call
ed to consider the proposal to present
an address to King Edward on his
approaching: visit to Ireland, was
broken up by an uproar in the public
galleries.
The Lord Mayor, Timothy C. Har
rington, finding he could not quell the
disturbance, abruptly left the chair and
adjourned the meeting. The people in
the gallery then sang, ‘God Save Ire
land,” and cheered for Ireland inces
santly until removed by the officials.
CONDUCTORWAS KILLED.
Posse Overtook and Sieve His Negro
Slayer.
McGehee, Ark., July 3.—8. L.
Wright was accidentally shot and kill
ed on a passenger trajn here to-day
by a boisterous negro passenger,
whom the porter was endeavoring to
put off the train. Robert Good, the
negro, had threatened the porter, and
the latter drew a revolver, which
Good succeeded in taking from him and
firing. The bullet struck and instant
ly killed Mr. Wright.
Good escaped, but was overtaken by
a posse and killed while resisting ar
rest. Mr. Wright was a passenger
conductor in the service of the Iron
Mountain Railroad.
TROOPS BelnG MASSED.
This Report Is Given Ont of Tar
key’s Operations.
Sofia, July 3.—A semi-official state
ment was issued to-day as follows;
Contrary to the denials of the Porte,
the concentration continues on the
Bulgarian frontier of strong detach
ments of Turkish infantry, cavalry
and artillery. The endeavors of Tur
key to deny these authenticated facts,
while simultaneously reinforcing the
detachments, which cannot be neces
sary in fighting revolutionists, tends
to show that Turkey is intentionally
concealing the true objects of these
military measures, and is misleading
Europe by circulating false reports re-,
garding Bulgaria and her intentions.”
RUSSIANS SAY NO
THEY WILI, NOT TOLERATE AMER
ICAN INTERFERENCE.
WILL RETURN TO ROOSEVELT
THE PETITION OF THE JEWS IF
HE SENDS IT.
Intention of the President .to For
ward the Petition Has Not Been
Published in St. Petersburg—Rus
sian Foreign Office Says It Will
Probably Suffer the Snme Fate as
Did the London Gnild Hall Peti
tion in 1801—Says Americans
Would Resent an Anti-Lynching
Petition.
St. Petersburg. July 3.—President
Roosevelt’s decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition in be
half of the Russian Jews is not pub
lished here. The Foreign Office has
made the following statement:
"The Czar alone can decide whether
the petition will be received, but Alex
ander 111 would never have received
such a petition. The petition from the
Guild Hall meeting, called by the
Lord Mayor of London', in 1891, was
returned through the Foreign Office as
being inconvenient.
The Foreign Office hopes the Ameri
cans will not invite such a slight.
They would resent an anti-lynching
petition. The Foreign Office has no
special interest in the question, except
a desire that international relations re
main unharmed, since the matter is
purely domestic and belongs to an
other ministerial department.”
Don’t Want Jews to Return.
In an article, which in official circles
Is declared to be inspired, the Novoe
Vremya combats the claim of the
United States government that Rus
sia should grant American Jews free
access to Russian territory.
The Novoe Vremya declares that if
all American citizens were admitted to
Russia it would not be long before
thouands of Jews, who have left
Russia for various reasons, would re
flock to Russia in the guise of Ameri
can citizens, just as they are doing
in Roumania, Rulgaria and Turkey.
If Russia, acceded to the United States’
wish she could not refuse to grant
similar privileges in the case of other
countries and would soon undergo a
perfect invasion of foreign Jews.
The Novoe Vremya refers to the
United States restricting immigration,
and concludes:
“While Russia in no way assumes
the right of criticising the Internal
measures of the United States, she,
on the other hand, will not tolerate
the least interference in her private
affairs on the part of Americans.”
STRIKING MOTORMAN
KILLED BY ANOTHER.
Shot Fired at a Richmond Car Struck
h Soldier'i* Belt.
Richmond, Va., July 3.—The first
tality of the street car strike occurred
to-day, when Charles E. Graham, a
striking motorman, died from a merci
less slashing at the hands of W. H.
Lowery, another striking motorman.
Graham was literally cut to pieces.
The attack on him was due to a rumor
alleged to have been started by him
that two of the strikers were trying to
get their positions back. He leaves
a wife and three children.
The coroner's jury held the case to
be one of justifiable homicide.
There were no developments in the
strike situation to-day or to-night.
Cars were run regularly on all city and
suburban lines, and nothing approach
ing disorder has been reported from
any quarter.
Cars were also run to-day over the
whole extent of the inter-urban
Rlchmond-Petersburg line, for the
first time since the strike began, and
no car was molested In any way.
Late to-night a shot was fired by an
unknown person at a car on Venable
street. It struck the belt of the mili
tiaman riding on the car and glanced
off without injury.
new trial for her.
Mr*. Kennedy, Convicted of Her
Husbnnd’s Murder, to Re Heard
Again.
Kansas City, Mo., July B.—Lulu P.
Kennedy, under sentence of ten years
for the murder of her husband, Phillip
H. Kennedy, local agent of the Mer
chant's Dispatch Transportation Com
pany, in January. 1901, was to-day
granted anew trial by the State Su
preme Court. Mrs. Kennedy shot her
husband a month after they were
married, and two days after he had
brought suit to have their marriage,
which he asserted had been forced, set
aside.
Charles W. Prince, the woman's fa
ther, and her two brothers, William
and Albert Prince, were charged with
being accomplices. William was con
victed and the others £tre yet to be
tried.
VOLI NTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
Whs the Verdict of the Jury in the
Case ok Kountx.
Pittsburg, July 3, —The case of Dr.
Walter P. Kountz, charged with the
murder of Contractor John E. Walsh,
went to the jury this afternoon. After
a deliberation of about an hour they
returned a verdict of voluntary man
slaughter.
Dented New Hearing.
Jefferson City, Mo., July 3.—The Su
preme Court to-day en banc denied
a rehearing to Attorney General Crow
in his suit for ouster of the Continental
Tobacco Company, and of the Santa
Ke and other railroads on charges of
violation of the state anti-trust laws.
The former decision of the court was
against the Attorney General. This
ends the case.
Nettro Dentists Meet.
Washington. July 3.—The National
Association of Colored Dentists is
holding its third annual meeting here.
To-day papers were read by Drs. R.
G. Baker of Baltimore, D. A. Fergu
son of Kichmorid and Allle M War
ing, W. S. Loftin and D. W. Onley of
Washington.
IN DEMAND ON CHINA
Great Britain anil .Inpan Hart Com
bined.
Odessa, July 3.—According to ad
vices received by the St. Petersburg
newspaper Sviet from Japan, ,the Brit
ish and Japanese ministers at Pekin
have presented a note to the Chinese
government in the following terms:
First. Russia's occupation of Man
churia threatens the maintenance of
peace in the Far East and injures the
interests of England and Japan.
Second. If the departure of the Rus
sians from Mqnehuria is indefinitely
postponed, England and Japan must
proceed to protect their interest.
Third. China must demand from
Russia the immediate evacuation of
Manchuria.
Fourth. Great Britain and Japan ac
knowledge no treaty between Russia
and China, which does not bind Russia
to evacuate Manchuria.
Fifth, if after the evacuation of
Manchuria a treaty between China and
Russia with respect to the civil admin
istration of Manchuria is deemed nec
essary. such treaty can only be con
cluded with the approval of Great
Britain and Japan.
Sixth, a reply to this note is de
manded within five days.
Prince Ching, president of the for
eign board, adds the Sviet, has coun
selled the Empress Dowager to accept
the Anglo-Japanese demands and has
also requested United States Minister
Conger o give them his support.
JAPAN AND ST. PETERSBURG
Are Snld to Be Carrying on Their
Negotiation* Direct.
Tokio, July 3. —The Pekin correspond
ent of the Niosi Nichl says the Chi
nese minister at St. Petersburg has
informed t'he Chinese government that
Japan is negotiating direct with St.
Petersburg.
Inquiries here have failed to elicit
any official confirmation of the fore
going statement, though it is not de
nied that a communication has passed
between Tokio and St. Petersburg.
TREATIES.
Rights of Roth Countries Upheld In
the Cuban Instruments.
Havana, July 3.—The United States
naval stations treaty and the Isle of
Pines treaty were to-day read in the
Senate and referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations without com
ment. The text of both treaties is
brief and simple, the naval stations
treaty containing seven articles and
the Isle of Pines treaty four articles.
The ratifications of both are required
to be exchanged at Washington within
seven months.
In the naval stations treaty the Unit
ed States agree to pay $2,000 annual
rental as long as they occupy the sta
tions. Article 1 provides that Cuba is
to acquire forthwith all private and
other realty within the required areas,
the United States agreeing to furnish
the money necessary for the purchase
of the private properties, such sums
to be advance payments of the rent.
Under Article 3 the United States
agree to prevent the establish
ment of a cemmercial, Industrial or
other enterprises within the areas.
Article 4 says fugitives from jus
tice who are amenable to Cuban
law and who take refuge within the
areas of the naval stations shall be
delivered to the Cuban authorities on
demand, and fugitives amenable to the
law of the United States shall he de
livered to the authorities of the United
States from Cuban territory.
Article 5 provides that materials
of all kinds, merchandise, stores
and munitions of war imported into
the ardas for exclusive use and con
sumption therein shall not be subject
to custom duties.
In the Isle of Pines treaty the Unit
ed States relinquishes to Cuba all
claim of title to the Isle of Pines,
which has been made or may be made
by virtue of the treaty of Paris.
Article 2 says this relinquishment is
in the grants of coal
ing and naval stations heretofore made
to the United States by Cuba.
Article 3 says citizens of the United
States, who at the time of the ex
change of ratifications of this treaty
are residing or holding property In the
Isle of Pines, shall suffer no diminution
of the rights and provisions acquired
prior to the date of exchange of the
said ratifications.
ACCUSED OF LYNCHING.
Men Are Held In Ball In the Snin of
$12,000 Each.
Scottsboro, Ala., July 3.—ln a pre
liminary trial here to-day before Pro
bate Judge Cargile, Edward Harris, Al
bert Smith, Theodore Brannon and
Roy Kelley, four men of Larkinsville,
who were arrested as being a part of
the mob that lynched the negro, An
drew Diggs, last Monday night, were
admitted to ball in the sum of $2,000
each to await the action of the grand
Jury. Waiter MeCuteheon, one of the
men arrested, was discharged, proving
an alibi.
CHARTERS FORFEITED.
Klug-C'rowthcr Companies Are Pat
Ont of Hnstness.
San Antonio, Tex., July 3.—The
King-Crowther Corporation and the
King-Crowther Pipe Line Company, in
the suit of the state of Texas on the
relation of the Attorney General of the
state, for forfeiture of charter and for
a receiver, failed to appear when the
case was called for trial to-day, al
though their attorneys were in the
court room. Judgment as prayed for
was rendered.
The charters of both companies were
forfeited and C. Pancost of this city
was appointed receiver.
Samuel Crowther, financial manager
of the company, and one of the Indi
vidual defendants in the case, was
present, and joined with the state In
the application for forfeiture of char
ter.
Roosevelts Ate Clams.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.. July 3.—President
Roosevelt enjoyed to-day his first clam
bake of the year. It was preceded by
an invigorating sail of several miles
in a small boat. Old-fashion clam
ovens were dug in the sand of the
beach, and a picnic dinner was soon in
readiness. President and Mrs. Roose
velt returned home In their boat.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK. $1 A YEAR
A CASE OF HEARSAY
SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANCE Of
BROUGHTON’S CHARGES
AGAINST BOYS AND TEACHERS
OF THE STATE SCHOOL OF TECH
> NOLOGI AT ATLANTA.
Preacher Appeared Before the Com
mittee of Trustees—lt h Saiil He
Failed to Name a Single Student
Who Gave Him Information on
Which He Based His Charge**— Sift
ed Down to a Certain Person Say
ing That “Two Students Had Told
Him”—Atlanta News Notes.
Atlanta, Ga., July 3.—lt Is said that
Dr. Len G. Broughton failed to give
the name of a single student who gave
him information on which he based
his charges against the Tech at the
conference he had with the Executive
Committee of the trustees.
The proceedings of that conference
have been veiled in secrety and noth
ing will be given out with regard to
it until the trustees have met on Mon
day. It is stated, however, th'at the
most serious statement contained in
Dr. Broughton's remarks to the trus
tees, which cover six tpyewritten
pages, is that a certain person told
him that two students had said that
they saw one of the Tech professors
on the street in ap Intoxicated con
dition.
Names of persons were also given
to show that wine was drunk 'at the
alumni banquet, but it is understood
that the Executive Committee will not
consider this feature at all.
Shot liy a Playmate.
Wille Buford, 13 years old, was shot
in the temple, probably fatally, by the
accidental discharge of a parlor rifle
in the hands of Reese Watts, aged 11
years, at Orme and Simpson streets
this afternoon. The wounded lad ts
at the Grady Hospital, where it is said
his chances are slim. The two boys
were happy playmates.
Big Hnrruh at Lindule.
Gov. Terrell, members of his staff
and several of the State House of
ficers will go to Lind'ale, near Romo,
to-morrow for the Fourth. The Fifth
Regiment will be there, the guests of
Capt. H. P. Meikleham. one of the of
ficers of the Regiment and manager
of the Massachusetts Mills at that
place. Hon. W. A. Knowles of Floyd
county states that this will be one
of the greatest Fourth of July celebra
tions ever held in tiie state.
Junes Wants Damages.
Former Judge Charles O. Janes of
the Tallapoosa circuit to-day filed suit
for $50,000 damages In the City Court
of Atlanta against T. R. T. Whitley,
J. W. Harding, W. J. Hembree, C. W.
McGouirk and about twenty other de
fendants for libel and defamation of
character. The suit is the outcome
of contested election cases In Douglas
county, involving the offices of county
treasurer, sheriff, tax collector and tax
receiver. The suit is based largely on
a circular, said to have been issued
by the defendants, of which the fol
lowing is an extract:
“There was a corrupt agreement en
tered into and a conspiracy formed be
tween the three defeated candidates,
to wit, W. A. Sayre, M. L. Hatch
cock, J. S. Henley and their confeder
ates, and ex-Judge C. G. Janes, to
deprive us of our votes and turn the
three men elected, to wit, J. W. Hard
ing, C. W. McGouirk and W. J. Hem
bree, out of office before the contests
had been commenced.”
MEXICANS MURDERED
MINE SUPERINTENDENT.
One of Them Walked Behind Daw
son and Shot Him.
Tucson, Ariz., July 3.—M. L. Daw
son of Lynchburg, Va., who for the
past year has been assistant superin
tendent of theMinas Prietas mines In
the state of Sonora, has been foully
murdered.
This news was brought by Alexander
Grant, a well known mining man of
pisbee. who has Just returned from
Chihuahua. Mex. Dawson and a part
ner named Joss were prospecting in the
Ocampo district In Chihuahua, and had
separated a few days befoie, going in
different directions.
Dawson was camping in a small can
yon two days later, when he was ap
proached by several Mexicans, whom
he invited to stop and eat with him.
During the meal one of the Mexicans
arose, walked behind Dawson and shot
him twice, once in the back and once
in the head. He was then robbed of
all his belongings.
A few hours later the body was
found by two Mexican boys. The case
was reported to the commissariat af
Ocampo, who sent officers in pursuit of
the murderer*. Two of them were
captured fifty miles from the scene of
the killing. Dawson's gun was found
in their possession. They were taken
to Ocampo and are now Iq Jail there.
Grant says the prisoners have con
fessed to having been In the party, but
they assert that a third man, who has
not been captured, did the shooting.
RADIUM RAYS AS A
CURE FOR CANCERS.
Vienna, July 3.—Medical circles lure
are greatly Interested In a report, com
municated to the Viennese Society of
Physicians and read at the recent meet- *
ing of the Imperial Academy of Science
to the effect that a long standing case
of cancer was cured by radium rays
at the clinic of the late Prof, Gussen
bauer.
The patient, who was 61 years of ige,
had long suffered from cancer of the
palate and lip and had repeatedly been
operated upon fruitlessly until the
autumn of 1902, when the physicians
of the Viennese hospital declared it
was absolutely useless to operate
again. One physician determined as
a last resort to try radium rtays, and
treated the afflicted parts by exposing
them to the light of radium bromide,
the strongest radium preparation in
existence. He was rewarded by a
gradual and complete disappearance
of the tumors.
Physicians at the same meeting re
ported that radium rays had cured a
case of melanosarooma (a tumor con
taining a black or other dark colored
matter) and several cases of red mole.