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KID IS CHRISTENED | ^ ,*ti!7?jrV K Russians Forget Their Troubles in Glad Shouts. , CZARUSSUES MANIFESTO In Gratitud* for Son and Heir, Nicholas Proea Political Prisoner*, Abolish** the Knout and Qranta Other Favors, a A at. Petersburg apodal says: A wfl.A of rclnlplntr and fostlvltv swent over Russia at the rising of the sua Wednesday?the christening day of the heir to the Russian throne?culminating when the To Deum chanted In the little church of the Peterhoff palace announced that the ceremony was accomplished and the news was heralded to the cutsldo world by the erasn of cannon and the chiming of Innumerable church bells, echoing from the * Baltic to' the Black seas and from the Ja"" frontiers of Poland to the confines of the farthest oast. NotwithsKinrting the momentous even la pssslug on battio lints, the whold population tamed gltUly f-r the time .haiagfffrom moro serious considerations 'o the ceremonials and pageantry at Peterhoff, where the tlyy sucocasor of the czar roceived the church name of Alexics Nicholaevltcn. fhom which he is destined to pass In t courso of time, should he Ilvo, to the dignity and responsibility of autocrat "^f all the Russian. ~~D?cing tho day the cuar Issuei a lengthy ^mauffysto on the occasion of tho christening. It is introduced by the following bcs;agc to tha people: "By the will of God, we, the czar and autocrat of all the Russias, czar of Poland, grand dulcc of Finland, etc, announce to our faithful subjects that Xon tbi3, the day of tho christening of our son and heir, tho Grand Duke I Alexis N'l&koHcTitch, following tho | \ prompting^' of our heart, we turn to our graat family of the empire ana I with tho deepest and most heartfelt pleasure even amidst these times 01 national struggle and difficulty, bestow upon them somo gifts of our royal favor for their greater enjoyment in their dally lives." Thd various benefits bestowed on many classes are then enumerated nt length. One of tho most important provisions relates to the entire abolition of corporal puulahment among the w rural classes and Its curtailment it ^ tho army and the navy. The general provisions of the manifesto include an all-round reduction in sentences for r-nmmnn.lnui nSoncni -? general amnesty for political offenses, except in cases of murder, and the edu"" > cation of fhe children of officers and soldiers who have been victims of the war, ae w?l! as assl&tanco for such families as need It whose bread tvlnners have fallen in tho service of their country. The sum of $1,500,000 is set apart from the state fund for the benefit of landless people of Finland. The lines Imposed on villages, town3 or villas of Finland for failure to oloct repre sentatives or serve on the military re cruiting boards during the years 1902 and 1903 are remitted. Permission Is granted to Finns who have left their country without the sanction of the au thorltles to roturn within a year. Those \ returning who are liable to military . service, must immediately present themselves for service, but Flnn3 who have evaded military service will rot be punished provided they present themselves within throe mouths of the birth of the heir to the throue. Certain classes of offenses, excluding 'theft, violent robbery and embex dement, are pardoned and tho govsn nor-general of Finland Is directed to consider what steps can be taken to alleviate the lot cf those forbidden to reside In Finland. Fines Imposed on the Jewish communes In the c*3?s of Jews avoiding military service ire remitted. Political prisoners who have distinguished ttfWHWNfir hy good conduct may, on the interposition of the minister of Justice, obtain the restitution of their civil righto at the expir&ion oi their sentences. The manifesto concludes: "Given at Peter'uoff on this, the eleventh day of August, 1904. "NICHOLAS." The date of the manifesto, Angust 11, 1? the old, or Julian style, coinciding with August 24, of the new, oi Gregorian style. The newspapers are unanimous' in welcoming the abolition of cerporai punishment as the most Important concern embodied in the manifesto. ILLEGAL VflTTfip CHANGE RESULT S mmmmrmm? Macon County, Georgia, Has Strenu* out Prohibition Election. After consolidating the returns in the proMMtlon election held In Ogle thorpe, Oa, thoee of Hicks district were found lliesal and Were thrown out, making Made* country dry by 23 majority, It Is rumored there will be a contest The county went wet on the face of the returns by three me * torlty. BRITONS AGAIN ANGERED | S*?rch of the British 8teamer Com* dan by RuMltn Crulaar 8tarts Up Another Dispute. I The foreign office In London has or dared the Britiah officials at Durban, Natal, .to make a complete report o 1 the circumstances connected with the . reported examination of the papers 01 the British steamer Comedian by n tvusBian auxiliary cruiser on me soma i African const. It la said If the report confirms the Smolensk as the vessel that made the examination, then a vigorous protest will be made through Ambassador Hardlnge. In any event, If a Russian cruiser actually held ut the Comedian, the incident will be ! made the subject of representation on ( the ground that the steamer was eo < far away from the scene of bostllltloe ' that there was not the slightest reason for her stoppage. i The most Important feature of the 1 Incident, however, is tne Identity ot < the cruiser. If the Smolensk actually ' examined the Comedan's papers she, I according to the British officials, vio- I lated the assurances given by the Russian government that neither she nor 1 the St. Petersburg would be used again ' as men of war. I The Ruaslan embassy has not been ' advised of the overhauling of the Comedan, and Is inclined to doubt, if it oc- 1 curred, that the Smolensk wa3 con- ' nected with It, In view of the specific ' Instructions issued by the admiralty at St. Petersburg. So far as official Infor- 1 mation is concerned, the matter is jo hazy that it Is conceded In both diplomatic circles and at the foreign office mac it is ao3irao:e to obtain all the | facts before formally raising a ques[ tlon which may develop Into an Important International dispute. The British authorities declare that if the Smolensk overhauled the Comedan the matter has become of such gravity as to call for determined action on the part of this government. The Japanese legatjon in London expresses satisfaction at the denial from Washington that the United States torpedo boaC destroyer Chauncey had been ordered to interfere with the Japanese operations at Shanghai. Tae legation added that Japan could not permit the anomalous condition at Shanghai to continue much longer. The Japanese minister at Pekin and the taotai at Shanghai are co-operating in urgent representation's which, it te hoped, will be effective. "Japan," declared he legalon, "will not consent to a partial disarmament as !n the case of the Ryeehltellnl al Chefoo. The Russian ship3 must elthei disarn. completely or fight." A St. Petersbusg dispatch says: The cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat do stroyer Qrozovoi at Shanghai w'll bt disarmed. The admiralty realizes that It would be folly to send the shins out to face the Japanese squadron in the offing. MRS. MAYBRICK ARRIVES. Notsd Woman Lands at New York . Expresses Joyou? Thanks. ' On board the Red Star liner Vador land, which arrived at New York Tuos day from Antwerp, Belgium, was Mrs Florence Chanler Maybrick. recently released from prison U England. Mrs Maybrick entered on the passenget book as Rose Ingraham, a name which she took from her great grandparents This precaution was not designed tc avado official inquiry, but merely tc avoid annoying observation on the part of fellow passengers While slu made no secret of her presence or. board and appeared frequantly about the decks and saloon, very few were I aware of her Identity. Ste was accom i panted by Mrs. and Mr. Samuel Y Hayden. Mr. Hayden Is her attorneyMrs. Maybrick refused to be inter viewed, but gave out the following statoment: "I regret that the stato of my health as well as business reasons preveni my talking to my friends of the Amor lean press at this time as I should like. To them and to my fellow coun try men and women I am deeply In debtod for their efforts In my behalf aqd I take this method of expressing my everlasting gratitude as well iwordg can and also to thank them foi their congratulations on mv release which I regret to have noi bcca abJj personally, to acknowledge. "It is on the advice of my counse. and nhvuloUn c. ? * ?r-???? r natu iruvuiVJ in cognlto. I cannot express tbo feellnpe of deep Joy and thankfulness with which I return to my native land. At the earliest opportunity I shall visit my birthplace, Mobile, Ala., and also Norfolk, Va., my home during my j married life. I now believe, as I al I ways have, that God will In his owr time right the grong that I have sul fared." QA.LVE8TONITE* ARC JUBILANT. Great &ea Wall for Protection of City Haa fceen Completed. The completion of the Galvoaton , aea wail, the greatest structure of the kind in the world, was celebrated Monday by running excursions from different parts of the state to Galveston. Governor Lanham made an eulogistic address, commenting on the remarkable work accomplished. COURT OF INQUIRY * ' > S 4 Drdered by Gov. Terrell Regarding Action of II roops. IUDGES ARE SELECTED *igid Investigation of Whole Matter Will Bo Had and Blame PlacedL Peraon.net of the Court. A court ot Inquiry to investigate the part played by the military in the :ent Statesboro episode was appointu? n^i.?Ai1 rvf riA^Fcvie 1\| MJ VJTVTWAUVSl A O* A Oilj Wi UWU?#?^ ruasday. This action was taken a few hours liter the governor's arrival from St. Louis, but after he had discussed the natter at lei th with Adjutant General Harris and had read the various reports and affidavits filed since the burning of Reed and Cato. The court of Inquiry was called to meet In Savannah Thursday, August 25, and to bo composed of tho following militia officers, their first namod being the president of the court: Colonel A. R. Lawton, of Savannah, retired; Colonel W. E. Woo ten, of Albany; Lieutenant Colonel W. W. Barker, of Atlanta;* Major It. L. Wyly, of Thomaorille; Captain Warren Grlce, of Hawklnsvillo. No charges will be filed with tho court of Inquiry and no particular Individuals will bo cited to appear, tho Investigation including every nillltaman, either officer or private, detailed for duty at Statesboro. In addition to the oral testimony of witnesses, the court of inquiry will have before It for consideration tho reports and affidavits filed with Adjutant Qtneral Harris and submitted by him to the governor. t uo rsiaie3Doro anair wa3, or -course, uppermost in the mind of Governor Terrell when he arrived in Atlanta Tuesday. He was more or leas familiar with the situation from newspaper reports, official and private telegrams and letters, and bad been considering the matter since its occurrence. Sc the first thing ho did on arriving at his office was to nrrangG for a confer ance between himself and Adjutant Genqral Harris, which resulted in th? call for an inquiry. In announcing the appointment of officers for a court of inquiry. Governor Terrell discusses the lawlessness on that occasion at length. The crime against the negroes whc were burned at the stake, declares the governor, v/as of small Importance compared with the great crime against the state. . ^ He does not censure either the civii or th emllltary authorities in the absence of a full investigation, but de clares they were both there to pro serve the peace and protect the majes ty of tho law at all hazards and failed. The governor says: "I was greatly surprised and shocked over the Statesbcro occurrence. 1 had been advised of the necessity ol sending to Statesboro during the trial of the murderers of the Hodges family a military guard for tho preservation of peace and order, which I did. Re fore my departure for St. Louis I was Informed that the trial was proceeding orderly, and that nowhere was there any evidence whatever of an intention on the part of those present to inter icre wim tne rogular administration of justice. I was therofore not prepur ed to belle-ve as true the news, which I received en route, of the action ol tlio moji, so horribly revolting and sickening in its dotalis. I have beer greatly mortified ovfr the crime ol this mob. I take comfort in the facl that it did not represent the sentiment of this state, for Its action is con demncd by a largo majorly of the peo pie of the state, and as for that mat tcr, of Statesboro and Bulloch county 'he scene of tho crice. No defense can, and no apology should be. ma.lt for this act-.en o* the mob. It should be denounced bp law-abiding citizeni everywhere." DEATH CLAIMS COLONEL MACHEb Builder of B. & B. Railway Pasaei Away Nsar Gaunawlck, Ga. Colonel E. C. Machen, well knowi as a railroad builder, his latest worl being the erection of the Brunswlcl and Birmingham, which was only i few days ago sold to tho Atlantic am uirmingnam, died at bis country home Avoca Villa, three miles from Brum wick. Oa., Monday afternoon. Colonel Machcn has been ill for se\ ral months with a complication o diseases, his nervous syitem being ec tlrely out of order. , WILL TR* TO 8ETTLE STRIKE. Chicago Authorities to Make Anothe Effort at Settlement. The Chicago city authorities are b make a second effort to settle the stocl yards strike. At a meeting of the ctt; council Wednesday a resolution wa passed, empowering Mayor Herri so to appoint a committee of eleven a derm en to attempt to h/lug about settlement. ! |HAIL OF JAP SHELLS Raining Incessantly Upon ? Port Arthur Fortress. GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT Besiegers Gain Many Point* of Vantage and Big Guns Hurl Deadly Missiles Into Both Town and Harbor. The fall of Port Arthur Is very noar, according to Associated Press dispatches which reached Che Foo Wednesday. It is stated that the Japanese have girdled the big fortress with their h?avy batteries and are pouring a very lnfemo of flre on the few outlying foils still held by the Russluns. Caseless, nigh and day, the batteries of the Japanese aro raining shells on the doomed stronghold, and the wondc-r Is that the Russians have stood tho pitiless storm of fire so long. The advices state that Port Arthur Is a wreck. So accurately have tno Japanese guns been served that there not an undamaged house In tho place. All the government buildings are In ruins and the docks have been rhldled. The Russians have been storing their dead in a tremendous warohouso gnd Chinese fugitives arriving in Cho Foo state that this building was fired by Japanese shells and hundreds of corpses cremated. Nearer and nearer the Japanese lints are being drawn about the place. In some localities tho Japanese lines have been advanced to within 300 yards of the Russian positions. The flre from the Japanese land bat xeriss is reaching the harbor, and it is said that several of the Russian ships have been struck. The Japanese have lost heavily in their repeated assaults on the Russian I positions, but they have steadily ad[ vanced, and it is freely admitted the ' fall of the great fortress is not far distant. MILLIONS FOR PENSIONS. I j Annual Statement of Commisslonei Ware Made Public at Washington. The annual report of Pension Corei missioner Ware, covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, was made > public at Washington Wednesday by > the acting secretary of the interior. > Tho report shows that during the year ! the cost of maintaining the pension he government has been 1 $144,712,787. The appropriation ftr this purpose was $140,419,296, leaving an unexpended balance of $1,700,708. During the year 47,374 persons were added to the pension rolls?320 by spe. cial act of. congress, and the balance by the pension bureau. Luring the same > period 49,157 pensioners were dropped I from the roll. Of these death claimed [ 43,820, of whom 31,723 w_re soldiers, I 30,071 being volunteers of the civil r war. The total nnmlinr Of nonalnno,. on the rolls as covered by the report is 720,315 soldiers, 273.841 widows and dependents, and GOG army nurses. The report refers to the order issued by the commissioner March 16, last, in which age is made an evidence of disability, and says that three and one-half months of its operation only 8 per cent, or 28.80G out of the 275,000 pensioners, have asked for increase tinder its terms. The *ei>ort says the order introduces no new principle, and i "13 in the direct lino of economy, as it certainly is in the line of precedent." I^ess than G per cent of the ; appropriation of $1,500,000 was used Lo j pay claimants under the order, the bal- ' ence being turned back into the treasury. Wife Murderer* Hanged. At Rolling Fork, Miss., Wednesday, Albert Davis and Dave Fields, wife i murderers,were hanged from the same ! scaffold. A la*ge crowd witnessed the i executions. PAYMA8TER AN EASY MARK. l-our Highwaymen Relieve Construej tion Company Officer of $5,000. Ij Four masked men hold up the pay. master of the O'Rourke Construction * Company, a Mr. White, on the Ridge , road, near Patterson n. t day, and robbed him of $5,^00. ' The paymaster, accompanied by tv/y other men, wag on his way to the of r flee of the company, driving In a bugj gy, when four men carne out of the woods, shot the horse and covered the occupants of the buggy with guns and got away with the bag of money. RUSSIA LOSES ANOTHER SHIP. r Sovastapoi Struck by Mine at Mouth 0 of Port Arthur Harbor. 1 A Tokio special says: Admiral Ka 1 taoka reports that aa the Russian bat 1 tie ship Sevastapol was emerging fron> n Port Arthur Tuesday she struck t> mine, after which she was seen to bt a badly listed. 8ho was towed back into the harbor. / COUNTERFEITERS HELD. I i Gang Captured in Atlanta Given Preliminary Trial in Fedeial Court and Heavy Bonds Asaeased. C?3car I* McMichael, Clarence W. Rebb, J. N. Little and P. S. Coffey, the tear men charged with counterfeiting, waived a preliminary trial in the United States court at Atlanta Tuesday morning and were recommitted to jal) in default of bond. The bonds of Little and Coffee were fixed at $5,000 each, and those of McMichael and Rebb at $3,000 each. That was the criminal side of the first arraignment of the men who were bold and daring enough to make $30 - ( 000 worth of counterfeit money in the very heart of Atlanta; but there was a dramatic and pathetic side of the In vesugauon, ana a scene was enacted < in the United States court room whidb made grown men turn away to bide the tears that filled their eyes. When the lawyers had talked; when the ootids had been fixed; when tho iron i cuffs were about to be placed upon the 1 men's wrists, old mothers, young wives, Bisters and brothers crowded about the railing to say a word ol goodby and give a parting kiss. The brief history of the crime had been given In full, with all the details of how the man Coffey bought r 'cs for making counterfeit money from William L. Wynne, and how Coffey and the man Little got McMichael and Rebb to print the spurious money at tho dead hours of nlsht in the rooms of a Job office In Atlanta. As Coffey Is a countryman, and lias never been known to have been engaged In any ? such crime before; as Little is a labor er, whose previous record wa3 good and since Rebb and McMichael are two young pressmen who scarcely knew the enormity of the crime they were committing. It Is believed by many, Including officials, that these men were tho dupoj of scheming ras cals, belonging to a gang of okl conn terfeiters. If this theory is true, the inspectors may yet find others to pros ocule In the case. Coffey is a mail about forty-five years of age, with a florid complexion | ami reddish hair. A heavy sweeping red moustache adorns his face. He appeared to take matters coolly. Little is 53 years of ago, and is a" l^rge muQ, with heavy jaws and a short black moustache. He was chow ing tobacco all the while, and was not at all at his ease. He gazed about him continually, and when the lawyer? vrero talking became restless and nervous. Rebb is a medium size man witt ! dark complexion and black hair. A , short thin moustache and a beard ol a few days' growth gave him an un j kempt appearance. McMlchael, who is about twenty-five years of age, does not look to be mors ' than eighteen or twenty. He has a bright, attractive face, with clear eye* j that look straight at you. One conic ' hardly pick out a man who would look i loss like a criminal. The men will he held until the Uni ted States grand Jury convenes, wher they will bo indicted. Each prisonei I3 charged with three ssparate counts involving the buying and having pos session of the bogus platos, the mak ing of tho money and having it in their possession and the passing of some of it. The only ono of tho prisoners, it U said, who is likely to aive bond is finf fey. Ho is reputed to own a flour anc grist mill in Upson county, neai Barnesville. and it may be possible foi Iiim to raise enough money to make t 53,000 bond. After the prisoners are indicted the> will be tried In the United States dis trict court, at the October term. Wllliarr Wynne, the fifth prisoner il the case, is stll! in Sr. Louis, where he was arrested. Ho will bo brought to Atlanta in a day or two, when hi will also be given a preliminary trla. before Commissioner Colquitt. WAGING GUERRILLA WARFARE. General Wood Determined to Cruet the Rebellious Moros. A Manila special says: The force, i under Datto All, on the Island of Min danao .have adopted guerilla tactics ii fighting the American soldiers. T< counteract this departure, Major Gen oral Leonard Wood has organized font ! crack fighting companies of 100 mci I each, composed of infantry and cav ! fllrV which nrn t/v * - *? ' I * t ..M.vm 4iv wi i/ycK*ic II:aeprnil i I ently and conduct * vigorous campalgi for the capture 01 destruction of tin ' enemy. i NEGRO STRIKE BREAKERS. i Two Car Load* from Georgia Towns En Route to Packing Centers. Two car loads of negroes gathered ' from various points in Georgia, passed through Chattanooga Monday night en route to Chicago, where they will work in the packing houses. They were gathered from small towns by agents. ;? v y x.;7gp NO STUMPING TOUR For Judge Parker, Who Objects to Spellbinding. BELIEVES IT IS IMPROPER His Views on the Matter Set Forth by One of Hie Closest Friends. Will Not Speak at Any Time or Anywhere. A special from Esopus, N. Y., says: ft was made plain at Rosemount Mom lay that there is no certainty of Judge Parker making any speeches In the west in connection with hia St. Louis trip or at any other time or place. The plnclple on which Judgo Parker will act' In the matter was learned from an intimate associate of tho Judge, who said: "Judge Parker has no faith in the utility of speechmaking for its own Bake, and will make no speeches anywhere for the mere purpose of appearing in any given locality. He believes a stumping tour by a political candidate to be improper and ho will undertake no such tour. The only condition upon which he will make any speech anywhere will be the fact that he ha= some definite thing to say, and that he is convinced by his own reason that some given time and place best suits the saying of it there and then. Yen may say with the utmost confidence that under nc other conditions will Judge Parker make any speech anywhere." TEXAS COTTON DAMAGED. Incessant Rains, Drought and Boll Weevills Cause Deterioration. Tho Galveston-Dallas News publishes reports from 522 oosrospondents In Texa3, Oklahoma and Indian Territory . on the cotton crop. The bo reports are of uniform date, August 17. Comparison is made with the crop of 1903 at the corresponding period. The summary shows that the average condition in Texas is 3.25 per cent higher than last year; Indian Territory 27; Oklahoma 42 higher. The figures at the time of The News' last preceding report were 9:5 per cent, 16 and 33 1-3 respectively. There has been a marked deterioration of the crop In the southern half o! Texas during the past month. In some localities of this region this has been due chiefly to drouth, but in other3 to boll weevils and boll worms. Elsewhere in this section almost inces sant rains have damaged the crop by rot and rust and the weevils and worms have wrought great havoc. Picking has been retarded. In many counties tho ^ Insects are preventing tho plant from fruiting. Some reports from cxtremo south Texas say that picking is pracv^p^^ tically over, while predictions are rJlr^ ported from many places that cotton will be itathcred bv Se-tfKnUnr 15 to October 1. Eoli worms eeem to^^mistributcd all over tho cottun jpowing territory, being found evejp upon the ^staked plains and in dfJklahoma and Indian Territory. Immorthera Texas, however, they do not/seem to bo doing any serious damage except in a few counties. Tho boll weevil has apparently widened the zone of its operations, being reported as far northa as Pais, but is not menacingly numerous there. The crop generally Is doing well. In northeast and northwest Texas there has been some appreciation above the July condition due to favorablo- weather. Picking will become general in that division about September 1. Condition j in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory are generally splendid and an enormous crop is expected. The News figures that the present conditions indicates production as follows: Texas, 2,787,129 bales; Indian Territory, 48$,812; Oklahoma. 363,798 bales. MRS. BOTKIN GOES TO PEN. Woman Is Aoa'n Sentenced for Lift for Murder o> Mrs. Dunning. At San Psawisco Monday Mrs. Cordelia Bctkin was sentenced by superior Judge Carroll Cook to life imprisonment in the state prison at San Quentin for the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning, in Dover, Del., by means of poisoned candy, milled from San Francisco. In passing sentence Judge Cook cv psossod icgret that he coitid not lmpoao the death penalty, as the jury's verdict had fixed the punishment "CHAIR" FORT CAPTURSO. J?ps Draw Near Inner Defenaee of Great Ruealan Fortreee. The Evening News, London, Tuesday afternoon published * dispatch from Chee Foo, under same date, announcing that the Japanese captured "Chair Fort." of the Port Arthur d? fenaee, Monthly .after a tremendous attack. I