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THE MORNING NEWS. Established IS6O. - Incorporated 1888 J. H. ESTILL, President. MARTIAL LAW AT NEW CHWANG THIS MAY MEAN TROUBLE. VICEROY AIiKXIEFF INDICATES RULES TO BE FOLLOWED. It la Believed Russia Has Not Sanc tioned Action of the Viceroy. Complications Might Ensne—Con sular Representation Denied For eign Countries—London Receives the Latest from the Far East. EVENTS IN THE EAST. Explanation Is made by the Rus sians regarding the placing of New Chwang under martial law. Declare that it Is done for the protection of the commercial Interests of the port. Foreign consuls are ordered away, and foreign warships, too, must go. Foreign governments have the matter under considera tion and are to advise their repre sentatives as to the action they should take. It is reported from Seoul that the Japanese infantry has met the Cossacks in a fight, in which, though the Japanese were the vic tors, they lost fifty in killed. Russians showed great elation over the conduct of their naval forces in repulsing the Japanese and defeating their effort to block the entrance to the harbor of Port Arthur. The Vladivostok squadron is re ported from another source to have returned to that port with several prizes, including a Japanese war ship. London, March 29.—Up to last night no official communication had reached the Foreign Office confirming the dec laration of martial law at New Chwang, and officials are inclined to the opinion that this indicated that the Russian government had not yet sanctioned Viceroy Alexieff’s action. The declaration of martial law is somewhat anxiously discussed by the London morning newspapers, among which the question has arisen as to whether Russia is desirous of dragging China into the conflict. ) The Morning Post considers that Russia’s action “is calculated to re lieve Japan of some embarrassment by removing some of the difficulties Ja pan would have experienced in deal ing with New Chwang in the event of it becoming necessary to attack the Russian forces at that point.” Sixty-Five Japanese Transports. . No further news has been received here regarding the Port Arthur engage ment, with the exception that the Daily Telegraph’s Yin Kow correspond ent says the Japanese bombardment badly damaged the forward barbette of the Russian battleship Czarevitch. The correspondent adds: "According to a rumor, sixty-five Japanese transports, escorted by four cruisers, approached New Chwang Sat urday and then departed southward. It is stated Viceroy Alexieft will return to Europe in a few days.” The Morning Post’s New Chwang correspondent learns that the Japanese will not land an expedition in the Liao river valley before April 20, as their transports are still engaged in convey ing troops to Korea. Saw Hostile Fleets. The correspondent at Shan-Hai- Kwan of the Daily Mail asserts that the Chinese have received official au thorization to turn over to the Japan ese the plant of the Shan-Hai-Kwan Railway. The Standard’s Tien Tsln corre spondent says that, in compliance with Viceroy Alexieff’s demand, the Tar tar general of Feng-Tien has with drawn his troops to a distance of sixty miles from Mukden. He adds that the Russians are now left in complete con trol of the revenue and other depart ments. The Wei-Hal-Wei correspondent of the Times says: “A Chinese Junk, which has arrived here, reports having seen, on the morn ing of March 28, eleven seaworthy Russian vessels maneuvring in the vicinity of a Japanese fleet, which was also maneuvering. No sound of firing was heard. NEW CHWANG SUFFERS THROUGH MARTIAL LAW. New Chwang, March 28.—The civil administrator late yesterday evening notified all the foreign consuls and residents of Viceroy AlexiefE’s order placing the city and port of New Chwang under martial law, explaining that it had been so ordered for the purpose c' safeguarding the commer cial interests of the port. Pending the publication of the full text of Viceroy Alexieff's order, the following regulations are ordered to be immediately operative. "First, the entire territory of the city and port, also all persons, without distinction of Jurisdiction and nation ality, resident in said territory, are subjected to special regulations re garding a state of war, "Mecond. All travelers arriving by aea and all cargoes entering port are to be Inspected both by naval officers and customs officials. "Third. The Importation of arms and ammunition is forbidden. "Fourth. The exportation of contra band of war Is forbidden, "Fifth, Person* desiring to ssport contraband goods ate required to de posit a sum equivalent to the value of the cargo. This deposit la to ssrvs as a guarantee that the cargo Is not |i> ls for war Sod from neutral ports either I la Japan or Korea "•lath. The fin it leas of Use light- 1 . ' * % J&atannab ilofnitifl NUMBER 17618 ship and harbor guides in the river Liao are suspended. “Seventh. Contraband of war is to oonsist of such articles as are men tioned in the issued by the Czar Feb. 28, defining contraband of war." A list of contraband goods then fol lows. This list Includes beans and bean cakes and other foodstuffs. The inter ference with this traffic here, together with the operation of Article 5 re ferred to above, will stop New Chwang’s trade. Five ships'which arrived outside to day and numerous others due will be unable to ship cargoes. The opinion of leading foreign resi dents and officials is that, although the rights of neutrals remain unaltered by treaty, Russia assumes the power to annul these rights, also consular jurisdiction and exterritoriality regard ing the position of foreign consuls un tenable. In some quarters the order Is re garded as an apparent challenge to neutral Powers, especially to China, on account of the appropriation of her territory, and that It renders the Unit ed States gunboat Helena and the British cruiser Espiegle liable to an order to leave port. The consuls will await Instructions from their respective governments, in somuch as there is no law to guide the consuls’ actions. The property and trade interests of the foreign residents are prepared to be abandoned. RUSSIA N SCHEER ED AS THEY READ REPORTS. St. Petersburg, March 28.—Large crowds gathered before the bulletin boards to-day to read the official ac counts of the second unsuccessful at tempt of the Japanese to bottle up the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. Lieut. Krinizki’s heroic attack on the enemy’s fire ships and torpedo boats and the action of the three Russian of ficers in boarding the burning steam ers, extinguishing the flames and cut ting the wires connecting with the in fernal machines, evoked enthusiasm, while the almost exclamation applied to Vice Admiral Makaroff, as the people turned away, was “Molo detz,” which might literally be trans lated: “He’s a dandy.” The action of the Japanese in mak ing use of infernal machines has aroused indignation. No further de tails have been received except that the injury to the torpedo boat destroy er Silni from grounding is slight and that it can easily be repaired. BRITISH AND AMERICAN FLAGS PULLED DOWN. New Chwang, March 28.—The foreign consuls had a conference with the civil administrator to-day. The latter in formed them that the full intention of Russia’s order of yesterday to proclaim martial law and also to annul consular jurisdiction, and that the same already was annulled. The British consul Interpreted the order as not declaring martial law. The other consuls were unable yesterday to comprehend Russia’s Intention. The administrator agrees with the consuls to suspend a rigid enforcement of the order until the foreign govern ments act, in order to lessen the com plications. The Americans here call attention to the apparent defeat of American aims regarding placing consuls in Manchuria by the execution of Russia’s order. American and British flags were to day removed by the Russian military from the property of citizens of Amer ican or English nationality. HOW TOKIO RECEIVED NEWS OF THE EFFORT. Tokio, March 28, 4p. m.—A telegram received from New Chwang this after noon says that at 3 o’clock yesterday morning the Japanese succeeded in sinking four steamers at the mouth of Port Arthur harbor. A flotilla of destroyers convoyed the merchantmen, which were subsequent ly sunk, and rescued the volunteer crews. Later the Japanese battleships bom barded the town and Its defenses. BRITISH GUNBOAT ALSO WILL BE REMOVED. London, March 28.—The Under For eign Secretary, Earl Prlry, announced in the House of Commons to-day that despite the British consul's request that the gunboat Espiegle remain at New Chwang, it had been decided, af ter consultation with the commander in-chief of the China station, that it would be inadvisable to keep the vessel there. THE CREW OF THE SILNI GET ST. GEORGE’S CROSS. St. Petersburg, March 28.—The Em peror has telegraphed to Vice Admiral Makaroff an order decorating the of ficers and men of the torpedo boat destroyer Silni with the St. George's cross for their valor in the repulse of the Japanese attempt to block Port Arthur yesterday. Reports from the general staff say the Japanese skirmishers are more en terprising and that more outpost af fairs may henceforth be expected. RETURNED TO HIS POST WITH SEVERAL PRIZES. Paris, March 29.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Petit Parislen says it is reported the Vladivostok squadron under the command of Capt. Reitzensteln has returned to port with several prizes. Including a Japanese warship. KUROPATKIN LEFT TO GO TO LIAO YANG. Mukden. March 2*.—Oen. Kuropatkin proceeded yesterday evening to Liao Yang. ________ JAPANESE INFANTRY DEFEATED THE COSSACKS. Ism&o ft, March 2i —Th# H#oul com* Cuntlaiwl iM IfUik fiftt THE QUAY AT SEW CHWASG, AN IMPORTANT POINT IN THE PLANS OP RUSSIANS ANIJ JAPANESE IN THE PAR EAST. SENATOR BURTON DECLARED GUILTY ACCEPTED COMPENSATION FOR PROTECTING A CLIENT BE FORE P. O. DEPARTMENT. Senior I'nited Staten Senator from Hannan Will Lone Hln Seat anil' Ponnlbly Suffer Other Pnnlnhment Should llin Appeal Not Seeure a Different Verdict—Only One Juror Thought Hint Not Guilty—Jnilge Ordered a Majority Verdict. St. Louis, March 2H.—Joseph Ralph Burton, senior United States senator from Kansas, was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court to day of having accepted compensation to protect the interests of the Rialto Grain and Securities Company of St. Louis before the Postoffice Department, ll’.i jury deliberated forty-one hours. A motion for anew trial was im mediately offered by the counsel for the Senator. Judge Adams thereupon ordered that Senator Burton appear in court either in person or by proxy from day to day until the court has heard the arguments for a new.trial. For a time there threatened to be a disagreement in the jury. The Jury was brought before Judge Adams, who asked the cause for the long delay. He was told that eleven jurors had agreed, but the twelfth stood alone. The court adm’onished the lone juror that the expense of anew trial should not be incurred because of his failing to agree with the majority of the jurors. A precedent was quoted, show ing that the majority of the’ jurors shoald decide the case before them, and a verdict be rendered accordingly. The jury was then told to go back and poll Its vote once more. Soon afterward the jury reported, bringing in a verdict, but Judge Adams found that the third count In the indictment had not been considered, and again he sent the jury back to consider the case, without having announced the verdict returned. Was at n Tension. The third time the Jury entered the court room the result of its delibera tions was announced, and United States Senator Burton stood convict ed on the charges brought against him in the indictment. Senator Burton looked the Jurors <n the face as they entered. When Judge Adams found that the jury had made 1 ' *r HaHHHI IKIAIVIt Ut M'lOS UK Kansas, WHO was UiIVMTRO OF ACIKPIIAC 10MIL.SIAMU* UUMAD I SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. MARCH 29, 1904. no disposition of count three, the fore man said the Jury had “greed as to that, and the judge instructed the jurors to retire and include their find ings as to count three in the written verdict. During the fifteen minutes the Jury was out not a word was spokan in the court room. Senator Burton sat immovable, looking neither to the right nor the left. When the Jury re turned again to the court room, their verdict was: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty on counts one. two. six, eight and nine in the indictment, and not guilty ’on count three.” No Change of Countenance. There was no perceptible change in Senator Burton’s countenance when the verdict was read. Judge Krum asked to have the jury polled. Each answered that the verdict was his own. Judge Krum forthwith presented a motion for anew trial. The court replied that the bond of $5,000 was entirely sufficient. The court did not sentence. If to-day’s verdict is sustained Sena tor Burton wTTT lose hie seat in ‘the Sen ate and forever be- prohibited from holding any office of public trust. Each count constitutes a separate offense, and Senator Burton Could receive a penitentiary sentence of two years or a SIO,OOO fine on each count. Senatpr Burton’s recourse is an appeal to the United States Circuit Court ql Ap peals, which body is the final arbiter in his case. BRINGS SUIT Yq'pREVENT PANAMA CANAL WORK. Chicago Attorney Says He Repre sents Only Himself. Washington, March 28. —Warren B. Wilson, a lawyer of Chicago, to-day filed In the District Supreme Court a bill in equity for an Injunction against Secretary Shaw, the Republic of Pan ama, the new Panama Canal Com pany of France and others to estop the construction of the Panama canal. He asks that Secretary Shaw be en joined from permitting the payment from moneys under his control under the Spooner act. He avers that there is no appropriation by law of any money for the payment of any of the construction expenses, and declares that the Spooner act Is In violation of the constitution of the United States and Is null and void. He charges that the treaty is wholly unconstitutional and Invalid both In the United States and in Panama. Mr. Wilson declares that in this suit he represents only himself. 1 i Muy Have Come from Bogota. Chicago, March 28. —Several influen tial persons in Bogota are believed to be Instigators of the suit which was brought to-day by Attorney Wilson to prevent the purchase of the Panama canal by the United States govern ment. Attorney Hawes, who has an office with Wilson, is of this opinion, saying Wilson has a number of clients in Bogota. MINORITY HAS A WORD FOR SWAYNE STANDS BY THE JUDGE * AND ATTACKS GROUNDS OF MA JORITY’S CHARGES. Defense of the Federal Jndge of the Northern District of Florida Is Made liy the Minority Members of the Committee on Judiciary, Which Recommended His Im peachment-Answer That Is Made to the Majority’s Arraignment. Washington. March 28.—Representa tive Glilett, of California, hus prepared and submitted for the minority, a re port on the resolution agreed to by a majority of the Committee on the Ju diciary to Impeach Judge Swayne of the Northern District of Florida for high misdemeanors. Every ground urged by the committee for impeach ment is attacked by this report. First. On the question of non-resi dence, it appears from the minority report that Judge Swayne moved to Florida in the year 1885, and In 1889 was appointed district judge of the Northern District of Florida and made his home at St. Augustine. The re port then shows that the boundary of the districts was changed and that Swayne removed to Pensacola. The efforts he made to procure a residence In which to live in that place are set forth, and it‘is shown that he lived there in a hotel. Judge Swayne, the report says, was absent a great deal from his district, but this was due to the fact that he was ordered by Judges Pardee and McCormick to Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, where he held court each year from six to eight months. It took him about two months each year to try cases commenced before his court. The evidence shows that Judge Swayne during all the time complained of was trying cases in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, on an average of about nine months each year, and that in July and August he took his vacation. Second. Finding O’Neal guilty of con tempt. The evidence shows that one Greenhut was appointed trustee of the Moreno bankrupt estate, that as such trustee, and as an officer of Judge Swayne’s court In the discharge of his official duties, he commenced an action in the court of Florida against the American National Bank and other defendants, to declare a certain deed of property and mortgages thereon null and void, and to recover the property for the benefit of the creditors of said bankrupt. ’ "Reproached” by O’Neal. One W. C. O’Neal was the president of the American National Bank and he becafne angry at Greenhut because he had made the bank a party to this action. He went to Greenhut s office, where were kept the books and papers of the estate, to reproach Greenhut for commencing the action, as he ad mits himself, and did reproach him for so doing and went so far as to make an assault upon JJreenhut with a, knife, and cut him through his ear, across his face to his mouth and stab bed him three times. This assault was brought to Judge Swayne’s notice by an affidavit filed by Greenhut, and he cited O’Neal to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for assaulting an officer of the court and Interfering with him in the lawful discharge of his duties as such officer. O'Neal an swered, the court tried the matter, found O’Neal guilty of contempt, as charged, and sentenced him to sixty days' Imprisonment. O’Neal then took a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States and that court lost June dis missed It. HeMhen sued out a writ of habeas corpus la-fore Circuit Judge Pardee and last November Judge Par dee. Judges McCormick and Shelby concurring, dismissed the writ and re manded O’Neal to the custody of the marshal. It wiufO’Neal that employed lawyers to lobby the • resolution through the legislature of Florida and he also employed the attorneys who represented the prosecution at ths In- VMltiflllOl)’ '***#• Cnalrwpi Cmmmm. Third. At to finding litldtn and D vft guilty of contempt The*# Jew yet* were attorneys for the plaintiff in a| Continued tat Ninth Maps. THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS CANNOT TEACH IN FRANCE. So Deelnred a 111 11 the Uhuniher of Deputies Fussed. Paris, March 28.—8 y the decisive ma jority of 316 to 269 the Chamber of Deputies to-night passed the govern ment bill for the suppression of all forme of teaching by the religious or ders. This supplements and completes the work begun by the former premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, in 1901. The first law suppressed the unau thorized teaching orders which had for a long time carried on their vocation despite the lack of legal sanction. The new law does not make any distinction between authorized and unauthorized congregations, but sweeps away the whole fabric of teaching by religious orders, thus in effect substituting the system of state schools for those here tofore conducted by the orders. Besides affecting the educational sys tem, the passage of the bill is the achievement of the principal work un dertaken by Premier Combes, and It Is believed that the premier will now vol untarily retire. The bill, which still has to pass the Senate, though no very serious opposi tion to It Is anticipated there, forbids all teaching by the religious orders In the territory of France proper, and pro vides for the suppression within ten years of all orders actually holding an authorization to teach. G OV E R NORDAvTsW ILL RULE IN ARKANSAS. Certainty Grows That He Haa Car ried the Election. Little Rock, Ark., March 28.—0n the face of unofficial returns, Gov. Jeffer son Davis has carried enough counties to give him 222 delegates in the state convention, that being the number nec essary to secure the nomination.. Judge Carroll D. Wood carried the counties that give 162 votes In the con vention, leaving slxty-two delegates not yet certain. Although Judge Wood carried the city of Little Rock by 900 majority, the county precints came up strong for Gov. Davis, and according to fig ures at hand, the Governor has a ma jority of sixty-nine In the county. The votes will be canvassed officially to-morraw, and a contest will be in stituted by followers of Wood. Advices from the First Congressional district show that Congressman Hugh A. Dlnsmore has been defeated for re nomination by J. C. Floyd, of Yell vllle. PUBLISHERS YILLED WHEN THEIR OX WAS GORED. Republicans Cried Out Against the Paper Trust. Washington, March 28. —In the House to-day Mr. Clark, of Missouri, turned his attention to the tariff question, commenting on speeches made by Messrs. Hepburn and Oroßvenor, and ridiculing the "stand pat” and lowa ideas. He spoke of his efforts to have wood pulp placed on the free list as desired by the American Publishers’ Association, and said Republican edi tors were kicking because their ox was gored, but had nothing to nay of the exactions of the other trusts. Mr. Clark declared that there is no free trade party in the United States, saying: •Whenever our ‘stand-pat’ friends get into a hole they resurrect ‘the bogy man’ of free trade and hold him In terror over the heads of the American people. "Nobody knows better that they do that there is no free trade party In the United States, and they ought to quit asserting that there Is. We can all be honest even If we can’t be great.” POLICEMAN KILLECTbY HIS lOYEAROLD SON. Birmingham, Ala., March 21.—A spe cial from Fort Payne, Ala., ways; J, C.Coie, policeman end deputy sher iff at Battalia, was killed to-day by his 16*year-old son. The boy had baen ! fighting with other boys, and his fath er whipped him for It. The child after- I wards secured the parent’s pistol and feiew hi# father s bead off. J 5 CENTS A COPY. DAILY. tS A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMBB-A-WBEK.iI A YEAR PARKER CLUBS TO HARMONIZE MAY BE BROUGHT TOGETHER. PLANS WITH THIS OBJECT IN VIEW ARK CONSIDERED. It Is Desired Tlint Naught Save the Mnaii Friendly Feeling Exist Among Those In Georgia Who Are Working for the Nomination of Judge Parker Hendquarters of the Parker Club of Georgia Established. Atlanta, March 28.—The Parker Dem ocratic Club of Georgia, which was or ganized here Saturday, to-day opened headquarters in rooms 114 and 116 at the Kimball House, the same rooms as were used by Gov. Terrell In his cam paign for the governorship. Capt. W. C. Massey, one of Atlanta’s best known stenographers, was chosen assistant secretary, and he will be in active charge of headquarters, which will be presided over by Chairman T. B. Feld er of the Executive Committee. It is understood that some corre spondence passed to-day looking to harmonizing matters and getting the two Parker clubs together for united work. No final arrangements have been made, however, though it is prob able a meeting will be held within the next day or two, looking to some such arrangements. Hon. Hoke Smith, when seen to-day, said he knew of no other Georgia Parker Club than that organized Sat urday, of which Judge A. L. Miller of Macon Is president. He hod read of another Parker Club In the papers, but knew nothing of it officially. Speaking of the other Parker Club to-day, President Miller and Chairman Felder said: “We have only the kind est feelings, not only for every Par ker man, but every Parker Club in Georgia, no matter where organized, or by whom officered. There can be no antagonism or even rivalry between men working for the same candidate. We will work with and seek the ac tive co-operation of all the Parker forces in this state.” The News prints a story this after noon to the effect that Judge C. C. Duncan of Houston county said at the meeting held Saturday, at which the new Parker Club was organized: “We might as well be perfectly frar.’< and open about this matter, and we had Just as well call this the Cleve land Club of Georgia. 1 an in fp.vor of It, and believe that those present are In favor of Mr. Cleveland for President.” The News asserts that the majority of those who were present are Cleveland sympathizers. BACON AND GORMAN ARE BOTH FOR PARKER. Augusta, March 28.—The Chronicle will publish to-morrow a letter from Senator Bacon, in which he declares his belief that conservative Democrats in Georgia should unite to send a Parker delegation. He quotes Senator Gorman to the same effect, and says while he thinks It would be very unwise to nominate Hearst, the latter has a very consid erable following, and it would be Im politic to drive them away by personal attacks on Hearst. MACON WILL HAVE A CLUB FOR PARKER. Macon, March 28.—A paper calling for the organization of an Alton 3. Parker club to-morrow night was ex tensively circulated here to-day and freely signed, the leading professional and commercial men signing It quick ly and willingly. The meeting will be held In the Superior Court room at 8 o’clock. FOUND DEAD WITH A PISTOL IN HIS HAND. Gruesome Discovery Made In the Woods Near Dawson. Dawson, Oa., March 28. —A white man was found dead In the woods eight miles south of Dawson Sunday. From papers in his pocket It was learn ed he was W. E. Revtlle, of Sylvester. A bullet hole in his forehead and a pistol grasped In his right hand show ed he had met a tragic death. At the coroner’s inquest it develop ed he spent Saturday night at a ne gro house nearby. The testimony of a woman occupant of the house was somewhat disconnected, and she was jailed and the Jury’s verdict was with held until to-morrow, pending further Investigation. The Jury’s verdict will probably be suicide, though some think Revllle was foully dealt with. Hl# remains were sent to Sylvester to-day, where he has a wife and several children. BODY POUNDED TO PIECES. Felton Was Caught la a Rapidly Revolving Fly Wheel. Norfolk, Va,, March 28.— While at work In Marx peanut factory here this afternoon, Henry Felton accidentally fell into a rapidly revolving fly wheel and before his plight was discovered about half an hour afterward, the man's body had been torn into frag ments. Felton was at work alone In an up per story and the continuous pounding of his body on the floor attracted the attention of other occupants of the building who found the man's remains. Killed by a Chimney. Norfolk, Va., March I*.—'While watching tha destruction by lira of a row of flve small buildings, Louis Coban, U ysars old, was strusb by s failing chimney sod Instant ly killed in Berkley to-day, Tbs property damage try lbs ttro ajaotwt ed t shout lUUHIk.