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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1906.
T>r?rr*f?. In Atlnntn TWO CENTS.
1 . On Trains-FI VF CENTS.
COMMITTEE PUTS
RESPONSIBILITY
ON NATL BODY
Result of InvestigatingCom-
mittee’s Deliberations
Transmitted to Jordan.
The censure but not recommendation of the discharge of Secretary
Richard Cheatham wa» the verdict of the Investigating committee of the
Southern Cotton Association In Its report, turned over to President Harvie
Jordan Thursday afternoon.
"We find no excuse or reason for Mr. Cheatham's affixing the word
■B.iretary' to his signature on the checks used In. these transactions. It
I. ml.leading and apt to cause reflections on the association," said report,
la mines ■ » rther commended that the Investigation and Its testimony
he turned over to the national executive committee, which meets at Hot
Bnrinra Ark.. In September, for action.
Arthur A. Fairchild was also censured for owning an Interest Jn a
bUCk It t »’as’stated In the report that every one of the witnesses against
Cheatham and Fairchild was connected with or Interested In a brokerage
bU,l lf was set forth that while there Is no law of the association prohibit
ing Its officers from speculating, It is the policy of the organization to
frown upon such.
To this extent Messrs. Cheatham and Fairchild are <;enaured.
The investigation committee met at 10 o’clock in room 919 in
the Empire building and was in executive session until 1:15 p. m.
The long deliberations gavo the impression that the members fail
ed to agree and that a minority report might be presented.
President Harvie Jordan entered the room at 12:30 o’clock
and remained for half an hour. When ho left the room he refused
to state what had happened but said that everything would be
made public.
CHEATHAM CLOSE PRESSED.
When the taking of evidence in the Richard Cheatham inves
tigation closed Wednesday night at 11 o’clock it left the defen
dant Cheatham in an unenviable position. It had been proven,
ami he had admitted, that he had carried on a number of specu
lative operations at the exchange of Gibert & Clay, while hold
ing an official position with the Southern Cotton Association. The
case had resolved itself into one of ethics. Could one man oarry
pn speculation for another, furnish the brains for the various
deals, act upon his own initiative in every transaction, handle all
the funds, and yet not be himself a speculator!
Sir. Cheatham claimed that he acted merely as agent. He
denied that he was speculating, saying that it was O’Grady and
Lee who had taken the risks.
J. Randolph Anderson, who was forced by the committee into
the position of prosecuting attorney, summed up the case before
the close of the session and following Sir. Cheatham’s testimo
ny on the stand. .. M.!.
MR. ANDERSON’S SUMMATION.
“I cannot see,” said Sir. Anderson, “bow a man can carry on
such transactions ns these have been admitted to be, buy and sell
future cotton on the'speculativc market, pay and receive money,
use his own knowledge and judgment, and yet be free from specu
lation because he is acting for another person. It is only in
purely civil cases that the principal is held responsible for the acts
of his agent, and this principle does not hold good in ethical
questions. Neither does it hold good in criminal practice.”
Il had bean an exciting ten houra In the crowded rooms ot the cotton
association. President Jordan had been urged to hold the Inveatlgatlon In
some more convenient place, but ho failed to make other arrangements,
and many who came to hear the Inveatlgatlon retired when they found
neither seats nor standing room. The noise of wagons on the street be
low drowned all conversation at times, and It was often necessary to repeat
ports of the evidence. From 10 o'clock In the morning until 11 o'clock at
night, with but two short Interval* for luncheon, the Inveatlgatlon proceed
ed steadily.
LITTLE EFFORT MADE TO HURT CHEATHAM'8 CAU8E.
The attitude of the Investigating committee was cemmented upon by a
number of Interested listeners who gained the Impression that but little real.
effort to bring out testimony damaging to Richard Cheatham would be
made by the tribunal which had been called to try him. Throughout the
Investigation the witnesses for the prosecution were thrown on the defen
sive by the committee, badgered with cross questions. Interrupted by the
defendant .with the silent consent of the committee..
J. Randolph Anderson, whose speech In the house brought about the In
vestigation. and who appeared In order to vindicate hla own position, was
forced Into acting as prosecuting attorney against his own expressed desire.
It was he who must do the questioning, If anything was to be brought out
which might throw light <Jn the Inner secrets of tne speculative transac
tions. He was handicapped by the refusal of Mr. Chsatham to answer any
question that did not suit hint, and was not supported In his contention that
Mr. Cheatham, who was on trial before a tribunal of his superior officers,
should be forced, whether willing or not, to furnish such evidence as the
case demanded.
SEYMOUR ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFEN8E.
Especially prominent In the proceedings wa* \V. H. Seymour, of Mont
gomery, Ala., a member of the national executive committee. At the organ-
; nation M. L. Johnson, of Cass Btatlon, Ga., had been elected chairman, but
It was Mr. Seymour who took the lend In the Inveatlgatlon. His questions
were almost entirety.confined to those which would serve to discredit the
witnesses against Mr. Cheatham or to bring out matter favorable to the de.
fendant. At time* he appeared to forget hla position on the committee and
to step into the place of attorney for the defense. Chairman Johnson had
but little to say. But two of the committee, John P. Allison, of Concord,
•v C, and W. L. Peck, of Conyers, Ga., seemed willing to probe deep below
the surface and force out the testimony necessary to a thorough examine-
tIon, and these two came to the front but rarely.
The attitude of Richard Cheatham was more that of defiance than con-
ndence In his ground. He refused to answer a number of questions; he re
fused to give Holland Curran, an Important witness, his permission to speak
before the committee; h^ refused to sign orders on the Fourth National
hank for certain checks In the poaaeeelon of that Institution, which might
throw light on the cotton tradee; he refused to produce checks and other
evidence which, Mr. Anderson stated, were In Cheatham’s possession. He
had expressed himself as desirous of a searching Investigation, but h*
steadll.r refrained from offering the commltte hla own assistance.
The Investigating committee permitted Mr. Cheatham to take thla de-
nant position throughout the proceedings. It a-as silent when Mr. Anderson
urged the commltte to call upon Mr. Cheatham to furnish certain material
evidence. It eupported Mr. Cheatham In hla refusal to answer questions,
it Interfered on one or two occasions when such questions were asked as
were evidently objectionable to the defendant. It permitted Mr. Cheatham to
reruns to divulge anything about the -trades of "P. A. Lee.” permitted him
to refuse to admit or deny hi* connection with the "Mike Jones” account
at the R, Sledenburg exchange.
BUT FAIRCHILD WA8 RAKED OVER THEXOAL8.
There was on* pawn on the chessboard who might easily be saert-
need to save a more Important piece, and when he was called to the stand
the Inquisitorial power* of the committee came more strongly Into play.
Arthur Fairchild, who has signed himself as manager of the publication
department of the cotton association and who solicits advertising for the
annual publication of the association, admitted that It was he who had
owned stock In the Piedmont Brokerage Company- He disclaimed say of-
ncial connection with the cotton association, and stated that'he was men-
iv an employee, but he was raked over the coale by the committee In a way
foreign to the previous easy-going Investigation. Mr. Seymour ask
ed how he came to aaaume such a title as publication manager;
whether this were an office permitted ,by the constitution; wheth-
*r he had ever been recognized by the executive officer* as
>n official. Mr. Fairchild stated that he had not thought hla personal
ownership of stock in a bucket shop would reflect on the association.
. The Indignation with which Mr. Fairchild’s connection with the
bucket shop, even though he was but a salaried employee with a title,
*bd n ot an official of the cotton association, waa shown when Mr. Fglr-
ehl d submitted a card, which he aald he would submit to the press and
which at the same time he filed with the committee. In this card, which
is published in another column and which wa* primarily Intended aa a
communication to the press. Mr. Fairchild expressed himself as saying that
father than facilitate the onslaughts on the cotton organisation, iy would
serving* 0 dl * Conn ' ct himself entirely from the gentlemen he had been
' FAIRCHILD FORCED TO RE8IGN.
Mr. Seymour at once called attention to this section of the card and
BASEBALL^
Caldwell Pleaded Guilty to
Charge of Embezzlement
of- Coal Co. Funds.
Special to The Georgian.
-Bristol, Tenn., Aug. J.—John B.
Caldwell, a young man, who wa* for
merly prominent In society here and at
Roanoke, Va., has been sentenced ,to
seven year* In the Virginia peniten
tiary by the judge of the circuit court
at Wise, Va.
Caldwell wa* arrested three months
ego, charged with having embezxled
fund* of the Virginia Iron. Coal and
Coke Company to the extent of about
115,000. when he was treasurer of the
company operations at Inman, Va. Ho
Ingeniously "doctored" the, company’s
payrolls for two year* before he waa
caught up with. When arraigned
Caldwell pleaded guilty.
He cornea of one of the beet families
of Virginia, having been born near
Danville,
Continued on Pace Three.
PEA8ANT8 IN REVOLT,
8ET FIRE TO FORE8T8
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 2.—The peas
ants of Kroatroma, In the northern
central portion of Russia, are In re
volt. Government forest lands are
ablaxe and enormous loss Is reported.
More than half of the province Is cov
ered by forest preserves.
Evidently the movement was plan
ned, for at the momeqt of the aq-
pearance of the rioters a red flag waa
hoisted on the fort which the rioters
occupied. Thla fort was bombarded,
and towards 6:10 In the morning the
rioters surrendered.
In the course ot the conflict with
the crowd, the following were killed:
Naval Captains Roblnoff, Dobrowol-
cky, Schumoff, and Stoyanovsky.
Wounded:
Rear Admiral Boclemscheff, Captains
Krlnltszkl and Paton, and Ensign
Maltxeff.
Order waa restored this morning.
The Flnlandskl regiment of the Imperi
al guard has arrived at Cronstadt.
RACE RESULfS.
BRIGHTON.
FIRST RACE—Nnnnlo Hodge. 16 to
5, won: Far West, even, second; King
Cole, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:14 1-6.
8ECOND RACE—Gold Lady, 7 to J,
won; Golf Ball, 1 to 2, second; Mont
gomery. 4 to 6, third. Time, 1:16 2-6.
THIRD RACE—Donna, It to 6, won
Water Tank, even, second; Cholk Hen
drlck, 1 to 2, third. Time, 1:60.
FOURTH RACE—Dandelion, * to 2,
won; Coy Maid, 2 to 1, second; Ceder-
strome, 7 to 6, third. Time, 2:09 3-5.
FIFTH RACE—Flowawny, 13 to 1,
won; Jim Leonard, 12 to 1, second:
Roswell, 15 to 1, third. Time. 1:43 4-6.
SIXTH RACE—O. K., 12 to 1, won:
Left, 1 to 2, second; Tarlac, g to 6,
third. Time. 1:60 2-6.
SEVENTH RACE—Druid, 3 to 5.
won: Hyperion, 8 to 6, second; Jennie
McCabe, 20 to 1, third. Time, 1:48 2-6.
FORT~ERIE.
FIRST RACE—Chandler, 6 to 1,
won: Fire Alarm, 4 to 6, second: Oi-
ann, 3 to 6, third.
SECOND RACE—Galletta, 11 to 6.
won; Cantrome, 2 to 1, second; Mert-
lene, 0 to 6, third. Time, 1:07 4-5.
THIRD RACE—Trenct The Mere, 2
to 1, won; Sigmund, • to 6, second;
Ballln Castle, 8 to 6, third. Time, 8:47.
FOURTH RACE—Javanese, 2 to 1,
won: Haxel Patch, 2 to 6, second; Ren-
raw, even, third. THme, 1:01 4-8.
FIFTH RACE—La Gloria. 2 to L
won; Butlnsky, 4 to 1, second; Willow-
dene, even, third.
SIXTH RACE—Hamll Car, 8 to I.
won in Request, 4 to 1, second; Edgely,
even, third. Time, 1:58 4-6,
LATONIA.
FIRST RACE—Scotch Dance, 16 to
1, won; Weber Field, 6 to 1, second;
Prince of Plese, even, third.
SECOND RACE-Weber, 4 to 8.
won; Oromobol, 8 to 8, second; Beau
tiful Mayo. 10 to 2. third.
THIRD RACE—Field Lark. 8 to I,
won; Zlnda, 2 to 1, second; Nine, 8 to
2, third.
FOURTH RACE—Meadow Breeze, 3
to 6, won; John English, 4 to 1, sec
ond; Col. Jim Douglas, 1 to 2, third.
FIFTH RACE—Ovelando, I to I,
won: Morals*, 2 to 8, second; Bitter
Boy. 8 to 5, third.
SIXTH RACE!—Oheron, 18 to I, won;
Royal Legend, 6 to 2, second; Alma
Gardia, 1 to 2, third.
NATIONAL. • •
Boston 000 000 0311— 3 8 4
Cincinnati 000 001 028— 7 8 2
Batteries: Domer and Needham;
Welmer and Livingston.
Phlladelphla-Chlcago game postpone
ed; rain.
New York-St. Louis gam* postpon
ed; rain.
Plttsburg-Brooklyn game postponed;
rain.
AMERICAN.
Chicago ... .'....201 000 00*—» 6 0
Boston 000 000 000— 0 4 1
Batteries: While and Sullivan;
Young and Armbruater.
EASTERN.
Newark-Providence game postponed
on account of rain.
First Gam*—
Montreal .: I 3 1
Buffalo (lo 3
Batteries: Roy and Raub; Brocket!
and McAllister.
Toronto ; 1 4 2
Rochester ... 2 7 4
Batteries: McCarthy and Slattery;
Walter* and Cartach.
Atlanta—000 200 000-2
Montg’y-OOO 222 00x-6
ATLANTA—
K
TT
PO
A
ii
Crozier, If.
0
1
2
0
1
Jordan, 2b
0
1
2
4
0
Winters, rf and cf
1
0
3
0
0
S. Smith, 3b
1
0
1
1
0
Mprse, ss
0
1
0
1
0
Fox, ib
• 0
0
11
0
0
Evers, rf
0
0
0
0
0
Archer,
0
1
4
2
0
Hughes, p
0
0
0
4
0
Wallace,, cf.
0
0
1
0
1
i ;
0
0
0
0
0
Totals'
2
4
24
12
2
MONTGOMERY—
R
PO
A
Houtz, If ;
1
o
Hausen, 2b...
0
u
6
2
0
Appertain, ef
Mnllanev, lb
1
I
2
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
McCann, rf
1
2
0
0
0
Perry, 3b
0
0
2
6
0
Busch, ss
1
0
4
4
0
McAleese, c
0
0
6
2
0
Tribble, p
1
2
1
3
0
*••••
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
6
8
27
16
0
Montgomery, Ain., August 2.—Hera
1* the way the gnme went:
First Inning.
Crosier fanned. Jordan popped out
Winters hit and walked. Smith groundr
ed to short nnd Winters out at second.
No hits; no runs.
Houtz doubled to right Archer
caught Houtz napping off second.
Hausen grounded to third and out at
first. Apperlous singled. Mullaney out
short to first. Tw ohlts; no runs.
Second Inning.
Morse out, third to first. Fox fanned.
Wallace fanned. No hits; no runs.
McCann out, pitcher to first. Perry
ditto. BuRch t’fv.i to canter, who drop
ped It and the runner went to second.
McAlease filed out to left No hits; no
runs.
Third Inning.
Archer out third to flrst. Hughes
grounded to plate; out at first Cro
sier Iliad out No hits; no runs.
Tribble out second to first flout*
pled out to center. Hausen out pitch
er to flrBt No hits; no runs.
Fourth. Inning,
Jordan doubled. Winter* walked on
being hit Smith grounded to pitcher;
Jordan caught at third. Winters went
to second and the batter to flrst. Morse
singled, scoring Winters. Fox ground
ed to short. Morse caught out Smith
to third. On a throw to s.roml Smith
scored. Fox waa given n chnso and was
rnuiclit. Tun li 11 h : tun rutin.
Appcilous walked. Mullaney eltialeil,
Al'I'ei'iuaH to third. Mullaney to necuiiil
on a throw to third. McCann singled,
Apperlous and Mullaney scoring. Mc
Cann went to third. Perry foul out
Busch fouled out McCann out trying
to steal second. Two hits; rwo run*.
Fifth Inning.
Wallace out pitcher to first Archer
singled. Hughes popped out. Crosier
grounded to second, where Archer was
caught. One hit; no runs,
Evers went to rlgnt Held. Winters to
center. Wallace left game because of
Illness.
McAleese popped out Tribble sin-
d to right. Houtz struck by pitched
I, going to first. Tribble went to sec
ond. Hausen popped out No advance.
Apperlous singled. Crosier threw wild
to third and Houtz and Tribble score.
Apperlous got to third. Mullaney pop
ped, out Two hits; two runs.
8ummary,
Two-baee hits—Ilouts, Jordan.
Struck out—By Tribble 6. Bases on
balls—Off Tribbt# 2. Sacrifice hit—
Ferry. • Paased ball—McAleeaa. Wild
pitch—Hughes. Hit by pitched ball—
Off Hughes 1, off Trlbblo 8. Umpires
—Buckley nnd Shuster.
8lxth Inning.
Jordon filed out to left Winters
out pitcher to flrst Smith popped out
No hits; no runs.
McCann singled. Perry sacrificed out
pitcher to first, McCann going to seo-
ond, Busch was hit by pitcher. Mc
Aleese filed oat to left; no advance.
On a wild pitch McCann went to third
and Busch to second. Trlbblo singled
to left field, McCann and Busch scar
ing. Houts walked. Hausen grounded
out aecond to flrst Two hits; two
runs.
8svsnlh Inning.
Morse popped out. Fox out to short
Evers ditto. No hits; no runs.
Apperlous fouled out Mullaney filed
out McCann filed out. Nothin' doin'.
Eighth Inning.
Archer at flrst on passed ball.
Hughes fanned. Crosier singled. Jor
dan grounded to third; double. On*
hit: no runs.
Perry out second to first. Busch filed
out McAleese fanned.
Ninth Inning. .
Winters walked. Smith grounded lo
third. Winters out nt second. -Mora*
grounded to short Smith out at second.
Fox fanned.
AT IIKMI'IIIS-
Memphis «o« oco o;s«; 5 3
Shreveport 000 000 03"! 2 «
Batteries: Rtnckdnlo suit Owens; Hick
man soil Powell. Umpire—Campou.
AT NASHVILLE—
Nashville 000 010 I ■
Birmingham .... 200 001 J J
Ely and Walla; Balls* end Matthews. Urn-
plre—Wilhelm.
LORD DOUGLAS IS RESCUED
FROM A CELL OF PRISON
Wife Collapses When
She Hears of Arrest
As Bogus Lord.
By Private Leased Wire.
Portland, Me., Aug. 8.—Demanding
In th* name of the British government
that Lord George Sholto Douglas, a
brother of the Marquis of Queens-
berry, be released from th* custody of
th* authorities In this city, British
Vice Consul John B. Keating prepared
to fight the case bf hla noble country
man here today.
It was underetood that a writ of ha
beas corpus, to bring Lord Sholto be
fore court and hava cause shown why
he should be held, would be mode out
before a Judge of the high court, but
this proceeding was made unnecessary
whan th* authorities consented td turn
over th* distinguished prisoner to the
custody of th* British consul. Lord
Sholto was set free and proceeded to
the office of the consul to await fur
ther action.
On account of th* startling facta
connected with the case, Lady Doug
las*, who came to Maine from Scot
land to recover her health, has Buf
fered a collapse because of her hus
band’s detention, and la now under the
care of physician*. Lord Douglas re
mained cool and calm until ha heard
of hla wife's Illness. He became en
raged when the report* came and as
serts that aa soon aa hla identity Is
proven he will begin action against
the authorities.
He had been arrested as the bogus
"Lord” Douglass, who la wanted in
EMPL0YEE8 WALK OUT
AT COLUMBU8 8HOP8
Columbus, Ga, August 2.—Twenty-
five carpenters and car Inspectors of
the Central of .Georgia railroad shop*
walked out today. They demand 3 1-3
cents Inert*** per hour. The company
offered 1 1-2 cents, which waa refused.
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III reactionary newspaper yesterday O
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[USS REBELS
IN BATTLES
FOUR ARE KILLED
IN FIERCE BATTLE
AGAiNSTJEUDISTS
Troops May Be Sent Into
Kentucky To Aid
Posse.
By I’rirafe Leased Wire.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 3.—A dispatch
received here thla morning from
Whlteeburg says that a messenger from
Band Lick, Ky., brings the news of a
terrific battle on the head Waters ot
Beaver creek, In Knott county, between
the Martin faction of tho Pall-Martin
fued and the posse under Sheriff Hayes,
who are trying to effect their capture.
The report says that four members
of the outlaw gang were killed, and
that two officers were wounded, but
that the names cannot be learned at
this time, as. the feudists were not
muted from their stronghold and that
the offleera hare rtreattd to Hlnman
for reinforcements.
The Martina are Wyatt and two toes,
Silas and Alexander. They are under
Indictment for desperately wounding
Dick Hall and William Thornbery and
Deputy Sheriff Bates, shooting them
lrom ambush recently.
mrs,”evelynthaw
MAYBE
AS ANJCCESSORY
District Attorney Expected
To Make Sensational
Charge.
FALL8 OVER PRECIPICE
AND MEET8 DEATH
Hperlal Csble—Copyright.
Vienna, August 2.—While descending
the Braunlngvlnken, Walter. Flredlan-
der, a cousin of Joseph U. Kutsed, of
New York, fell over a precipice and
was Instantly killed.
several states for bigamy and other
charges. Especially Is the fake lord
wanted by the authorities of Ashe.
vllle, N. C„ some of whom are expect
ed to arrive here to Identify the man
who was arrested.
”My career In America,” said the
arrested lord, "has been a troubled on*
on account of thla Imposter who has
taken my name and committed such
terrible offense* upon the strength of
hi* rights to nobility. This Is th* third
time authorities have made this same
mistake, and I must be patient and
wait until the tangle It straightened
out.”
By Private leased tfrlr*.
New York, Aug. 2.—If Evelyn Nceblt
Thaw takes tho witness stand In her
husband's behalf, It waa stated today
that tha district attornsy's office, with
the help of evidence nqjv In Its pos
session, will do Its utmost to vitiate
her testimony by naming her aa an ac
cessory to th* murder of Stanford
White.
Now that the defense has finally de
termined to go to the trial with a plea
of Justification according to the canon
of tha “unwritten law,” It wa* said th*
prosecution will bring forward the evi
dence It has lending to show that Eve
lyn Neeblt Thaw know at least two
week* before the tragedy on the Madi
son Square Garden roof of her hue-
hand's determination to kill the archi
tect.
THAW WIN8 MOTHER
TO "UNWRITTEN LAW.”
By Priests Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 3c—Harry K. Thaw
will have hla own way, and be placed
on trial for the murder of Stanford
White nnd base hla hope for acquittal
on th* "unwritten law.”
It wds aaeerted positively today that
tha plea of "not guilty" will stand, but
"emotional Insanity," with evidence go
ing to show Justification, will be th*
defense.
One of the most noted lawyers In the
United States will conduct the trial In
court.
When Harry Thaw aald last week
that ho and his mother had disagreed
before, but that ehe would come around
to hi* way of thinking, he wa* right.
Mrs. William Thaw ha* decided that
her son la right, and she dismissed the
law Arm ot Black, Olcott, Gruber A
Bonynge and placed the entire defense
In the hands of Clifford W. Hsrtrtdge,
Thaw's personal counsel. The news of
her change of mind and the dismissal
of the law firm came aa a surprise.
COUNTY AUDITOR
FOUND GUILTY
By Private leased Wire.
Ilaffslo, N. Y„ Am:. 2,-At 8 o'clock this
morning th* Jury which had been deliber
ating ht the case of John W. Neff, former
county auditor of Erie county, on trial at
Warsaw, returned a verdict of grand lar
ceny, first degrs*.
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FAMILY FLEE
Russ Admiral Wound
ed During Fierce
Fighting.
Alarming ' Rumors Reach
St. Petersburg from Cities
on Gulf of Fin
land.
By Prlrat* leased Wire.
St. Petersburg, August 2.
A report was current this
evening that Czar Nicholas
aud the imperial family
have fled from Peterhoff to
Tzarko-Selo.
London, Aug. 2.—A dispatch
from St. Petersburg to a news
agency says the crew of tho crui-
Ror Pamjots have mutinied and
killed four offleera. The battle.-
ship Slava, now at Helsingfors,
him been ordered to ainlc the mo.
tineera.
Following tho announcement of
the disorder* at Cronstadt camo
a rumor thnt trouble lind also
broken out nt Reval nnd Abo. It
in fenred there is nn uprising nt
Sevastopol.
Special Cable—Copyright.
St. Petersburg, August 2.—
(Noon)—The city is in tho great
est excitement nt this hour over n
report just mndecurrent that fight
ing began nt Cronstadt during the
night and that ut least 100 persons
have been killed, and that Admi
ral Unnklwishcflf is among the
wounded.
To add to the general nlnrm,
the statement is made that four
mutinous wnrships have arrived
at Cronstadt nnd thnt the’ guns
of tho fortress are trained upon
them, hut thnt no firing has been
done up to tho time of this dis
patch.
The assertion is made that muti
nous sailors nnd soldiers nt Fort
Constantine, Cronstadt, seized the
fortification Inst night and im
mediately attacked the loyal regi-
meats. The fighting wits severe,
but the mutineers were eventually
dislodged and compelled to sur
render.
Ity Private Leased wire.
HI. Petershurff, August 2.—An nffl-
clnl bulletin declare* that the muti
neers at Cceaborg have surrendered. It
Is announced thnt quiet Is gradually
being restored and flint the senate has
ordered the formntlon of a corpn of
volunteer* to protect life nnd property
In the city.
Tho government this afternoon la-
■ued the following account of the
Crnnatadt affair:
Yoeterdny evening disorder* broke
out nt Cronstadt^ HnJIora of th** fourth
equipage of tho lle**t loft their bar
racks after 11 o'clock and Joined a
crowd awaiting them In the street.
They proceeded toward the rcMldcrtco
of the commandant of the port. A de
tachment of Infantry wan Immediately
summoned and fired on and dispersed
the crowd.
Hlmultnneously the agitation dis
played Ituelf In other equipage* of the
Meet. Sailor* began to fiMcmble out-
■Ide of their barracks, but were per-
uaded to return to their quartern In
the meanwhile, the emtnberH of the
fourth equipage and the populace hud
reomembled and precipitated them-
Mlyea toward the arsenal In on en
deavor in fore- the gate*. but they
were again dispersed by tho Infuntry
nnd quick firing gun**.
6 At I o'clock Thursday after- O
S noon the senate committee on O
agriculture Is holding a public O
O meeting In th# senate chamber on O
O the Boykin anti-bucket shop bill. O
O The meeting Is public In order O
O to allow anyone Interested pro or O
O con to appaar before the commit- O
O tee to discuss the measure or shed O
O any light possible on the matter. O
O Senator Hogan Is chairman of O
Q the committee on agriculture, and O
o the other members are Senators O
o Reid. Hand, Walker, Furr, Sir- O
O mans, McAllister, Fltsgerald, 01
O Wheatley, Miller, Phillips, Pey- O
O ton. Rose, Ware, Parker and O
O Crum.
O O
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CZAR'S YACHT IS READY
TO SERVE ROYAL FAMILY.
IJy Private leased Wire.
London, Aug. 2—Dispatches from va
rious points In ItusMla. dated today.
Indicate th.it tho situation has grown
worse, despite the optimistic reports
sent out by the government.
CreWs Have Mutinied.
Tho palace at Peterhof Is within
inge of tho big guns at the t’r- n-
stadt fortress.
Private advices declare that the
crews of th** battleship Slava and three
cruisers of the Baltic fleet, sent from
Reval to quell the mutiny at Helslng-
fora, mutinied and tli.it they are roam
ing about the (Julf of Finland.
Indeed, It Is known that the com
mandant nt Cronstadt has been warned
to prepare f »r an attack from them
A news dispatch from Stock!; !: \
says that mutineers at Helsingfors r .
have control of th- entire arehlp-: •*: •
fortification except the Islands of S • !-
ham nnd Harnka. The dispatch >
conveys the Information thnt f.irtx :■
tlneers were killed by the explos! \ f
ji magaxlne on I’gushelm* n i.«m I.
Loyal troops are said to haw - 1 ; J
s*»\»»re|y during th»* fighting.
A report that the mutineers at M-
bor g had surrendered ha** nM »n
confirmed. A dispatch ft' II 'ing«
Continued on Psge Th
