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OTE CHARLOTTE .NEWS. Deposit- your automobile tickets at the News office before February 2. Deposit your automobile tickets at the News office before February 2. THE ONLY AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XXXII -NO. 5035. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY .EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1905. PRICE: 3 CENTS. 1 JLL IDGE.SWAYNE BEFORE THE BAR OF THE SENATE Galleries Crowded to Hear the Proceedings of the Famous Case, But Case is Postponed Til! Next Week to Give Judge Swayne Time to Answer. Arbitration Treaties are Again Considered and Southern Sen ators Call for Amendment. After an Hour's Discussion Mat ter Postponed. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 27. The proceed ings in connection with the impeach-im-m of Judge Swayne were attended hv a large crowd. The Senate gal leries wore packed and the area baek (if !.. Senators' seats was filled with u:t nii'ors of the House, who came to ;,:t. t,.1 the ceremonies. W one o'clock Senator .Plait, of Connecticut, was called to the chair. Those Sen-' tors who were not present on the previous day were sworn. The message wa sent to the House an uor.ucmg that the Senate was sitting for trial of the impeachment. Six of the House managers appeared and the proceedings cf the last session of 'he impeachment proceedings were ;, Former Senators Anthony, Hig gins "nd John M. Thurston took seats as counsel for Swayne. When Judge Swayne was summoned to appear at the bar of the Senate Mr. Hisgins responded. Through his counsel Judge Swayne asked seven days to make an p.nswer. An order was entered that he could answer on February After some other discus sion aliout the summoning of witnesses the Senate as a trial court adjourned till next Friday at one o'clock. Arbitration Treatise. The arbitration treaties were con sidered today by the Senate commit tee cn foreign relations and Senator Bacon made the assertion that action on the various treaties cannot be had until they are amended to protect the interests of the Southern States in the matter of outstanding bonds held in foreign countries which bends have been repudiated by the States. He offered ns an amendment tn the tR-atlRTnrprovlBiotnf of theortfer PannWrfetreaty",Tor the mSTfitetF ance of State rights. After discuss ing the amendment for more than an hour the committee adjourned with the understanding that the treatise would be taken up again at the next meeting. A GOOD AMERICAN DOCTRINE John Sharp Williams Commends Pres ident Roosevelt and Pledges Sup port. By Associated Press. Washington. Dec. 27. A feature of the debate in the House yesterday was the statement of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, who said that on the sub ject of revision of rates the Demo-; cratic party was committed without addition or subtraction to the rec ommendations of President Roosevelt in his recent message. The Democrats, he said, were glad to have the Presi dent's views, "because it was Demo cratic doctrine." It ought, he said, to he American doctrine, and he said he was only too glad that the President was more of an American than a Re publican or Democrat. "We will toe mark his tracks on this subject," de ch'.red Mr. Williams, amid great ap plause, -and,'' he continued, facing the Republican side, "we will call on you as American citizens to help ns toe mark them." Mr. Williams later asserted it as his belief that railroad influences were felt i" the Senate at the same time the so-calil Culluni bill, establishing the inter-State Commerce Commission, was substituted by the Senate conferees for the so-called Reagan bill. The latter ''ill. he declared, would have fulfilled the requirements. A Stubborn Fight on 25 and 26th, Russians Give out the Report and the Japanese Were Accord ingly Repulsed. May be Be ginning of Spring Campaign. By Associated Press. Russian Headquarters, Huan Moun tain. Machuria, Jan. 27. After three rvmt.is of quetude the Japanese have le.-umed activity, attempting to force ,f'k th3 R'issdan right wing. A stub born figiit i)Pgan janiiary 25, and is onnnuinS on the 26, which may1 be a i.i tain raiser for the spring campaign. J !ng to report the Japanese at i' 'i was repulsed and a village within j v uu -v iiiut; rv imu , t0p:' Japanese lines of strategical importance was taken. Jt is rumored fp. -'-V"rai Japanese guns were taken. L!V? Tds no fiShting at the center or o-i he kft Hank. The weather is bitter toi'J, with heav snow. ACTIVITY AGAIN IN MANCHURIA FURMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY. To the Indictment Charging Conspi racy in Dodge-Morse Case. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 27. Former Su preme Court Justice Edgar L. Furman pleaded not gui.cy to the charge of conspiracy made against him by the grand jury in connection with Dodge-Morse divorce tangle. Mr. Furman was parolled in thf ' tody of his counsel. Th grand jury tcday handev .own a blanket indictment in connection with the Dodge-Morse case, the in dictment containing charges against six or eight men. Several are said to be prominent lawyers. LAWRENCE DUKE. Asks Postponment of Hearing of Ap plication For Commission. By Associated Press. New York. Jan. 27. The hearing of the application to have a commis sion appointed to inquire into the men tal condition of Brodie L. Duke, of Durham, N. C, whih was to have tak en place in theS tate Supreme Court here today, was postponed until Fri day, upon application of counsel for M. Duke's son, Lawrence, who is the petitioner. GUARD LEAVES ST. LOUIS. Battalion of 16th Infantry Leave World Fair For Fort McPherson. By Associated Pre?.. St. Louis, Jan. 27 Two battalions of sixteen U. S. infantry, which have been doing guard duty at the World's Fair since November 8th, left here to day for McPherson, Georgia. All who have less than six months to serve will be discharged on arirval there and given opportunity to re-enlist for ser vice in Philippines. Christie Wins Automobile Race. By Associated Press. Ormond, Fla... Jan. 27. The fifty mile race open to American built cars, for the Lozier trophy, was run today. The starters were A. G. Webb, 75 horse power; Walter Christie, 60 horse power, and Barney Oldfield 24 GO horse power. The course was 12 1-2 miles and return. Christie won the race in 109.20 1-2. THAT585 DOLLARS A Motion to Kill Bill to Repeal is Lost and it is Made Special Order for Next Wednesday. Another Railroad Passenger - Rate Bill.-' r-r Special The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 27. Laughing hcuse of Pitt, introduced a bill in the House today for fixing railroad passen ger fare at 2V2 cents a mile, except on new or branch roads where corporation commissioners order differently; sec ond class fare to be abolished. Winborne presented a resolution from the North Carolina conference M. Fi. Church, South, regarding divorce law reform. The House passed a joint resolution for a ;oint committee on claims to confer with the Governor and States Counsel and recommend a course of procedure in settling judg ment against the State of the South Dakota bonds. A bill to incorporate Dover and Southbound Railroad Co. and a Senate till to prohibit the sale of morphine, cocaine and similar drugs except on the prescription of a reputable physi cian were introduced. In the Senate House the bill was introduced to repeal the act of a few days ago refunding to Treasurer Lacy $385 embezzled by W. H. Martin, de faulting clerk under Treasurer Worth. A motion by Scales to table the bill repealing the act was lost by a vote of 21 to 23; and the bill made a special order for next Wednesday at roon. The Senate defeated by a vote of 14 to 33 bill to enable married wo men to make separate contracts. Stringfield introduced a bill to cre ate Hot springs county out of a par tion of Madison county. The bill came up to repeal tne cnarter or Auvance, Yadkin county. Senator Pearson of fered an amendment to include the charters of Williams and Shore. The amendments were voted down and the bill passed. Commutes Sentence of Burch Morgan. Governor Glenn commutes the sen tence of Btirch Morgan to life impris onment. He was sentenced to be hanged in February . ALL CLAIMS TO BE MET. A Protocal to Take Place of San Do mingo Treaty. . By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 27. Secretary Hay, will send to the Senate treaty to take the place of the protocol, through which the United States intended to take charge of the financial affairs of the government of San Domingo, and administer them to the end that the claims of all persons against the island shall be equitably met. TWO MORE BATTLESHIPS. To Be Included In Naval Appropriation Bill. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 27. The House Committee on naval affairs decided upon a naval increase program to be incorporated in the naval appropriation bill providing- for but two battleships. They are to be 16,000 tons each, repre senting the largest type and carrying the heaviest armament and armor. The vote by which the two were adopted was 13 to 4. NOW OP III SEMITE TRAINS COLLIDE 3 ARE KILLED Passenger and a Freight Train Meet in Terrific Collision. Four Trainmen are Killed In stantly and Several Passengers Injured. Trains Met One Has on Track, Blundered so Some But Re sponsibility For the Accident is Not Yet Been Fixed Upon Any One. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 27. The South bound passenge? train and North bound freight on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad met in collision today near Tullahoma, Tenn., killing four trainmen and injuring several passengers, though none seriously. Dead: Wm. Ray, engineer of the pas senger train, Nashville, Tenn.; Joseph Suggs, engineer of freight, Nashville; H. J. Suggs, sen of Joseph Suggs, fire man of passenger; John Burrell, col ored porter. The trains met on a straight track. Responsibility for acci dent has not been placed. PERMANENTLY ORGANIZED. Convention Organizes Upon Elaborate Plan Afternoon Session. By Associated Press. New Orleans, Jan. 27. The cotton convention has been attended through out with great interest. At the afternoon session the com mittee on closer relations between manufacturers and producers made a report in the interest of the elimina tion of the speculator in cotton. It was recommended that a commit tee consisting of one cotton pro ducer from each state be appointed to confer with mill men, asking that they join hands with the producers in effecting a plan whereby the producer can sell his cotton direct to the man ufacturer, and thereby eliminate the speculator from the n.arket. The re port was adopted. The report of the committee on permanent organization followed. It provides for the creation of the South ern Cotton Association, embracing all the cotton-producing States and Ter ritories, to regulate cotton production, cotton supply and financing, and espec ially cotton marketing, using every effort to secure broader markets and to limit the production to the demand at remunerative prices and reduce to a minimum all expense of handling cot ton and its products from the time it leaves the field until it reaches the con sumer. There are to be State and Ter ritorial, county and parish and sub division associations, all related to the parent stem. Officers are to be elected once a year. Details of Organization. The executive committee of the main association is to consist of 27 members, appointed as follows: Alabama, 3; Arkansas. 2: Florida, a: Georgia, 3; Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 3; North Carolina, 2; South Carolina, 2; Ten nessee, 1; Texas, 5; Oklahoma, 1; Mis sissippi, 1; Indian Territory, 1. Each State and Territory association is to be composed of one member from each cotton-growing county, and is to elect representatives to the main body. Each voting precinct is to have two cotton producers in the county organ ization. The president and vice-president of the Southern Cotton Associa tion are made ex-officio members of its executive committee. The . commit tee recommended Harvie Jordan for president and E. S'. Peters for vice president, and provided a provisional executive committee, The funds for the organization and its operation are to be derived from initiation fees, an nual dues and a charge on each bale of cotton produced by its membership. Want Enlarged Trade. The report was unanimously adopted 'by the resolution committee through ex-Senator McLaurin, and adopted: "That a special committee be ap pointed with this convention to confer with the President of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture and the manufacturers of cotton goods, to obtain such concerted action as will enlarge our trade in cotton products in foreign countries." J. A. Brown, of North Carolina, of fered this resolution, which was adopt ed: "That the officers of this conven tion will be required and instructed to immediately formulate a plan to pool 2,000,000 bales of the present cot ton crop, and retire the same until after October 1, 1905." A resolution, by T. C. Smith, of South Carolina was passed, provid ing for the appointment of an in spector by each county in the interest of the effective carrying out of the pledge to reduce acreage. Census Directors Thanked. There ias been very little in the way of criticism of the government reports during the convention, and a resolution offered by J. A. Brown, of North Carolina, was unanimously adopted, thanking Hon. S. N. D. North for the information and courtesy he had extended to the convention in furnishing the ginners report re quested and expressing it as the desire of the convention that the government reports on cotton statistics should be continued. A resolution by John Bost wick, of Georgia, was passed, asking land owners who have their land rented to agree to accept as part payment for rent corn, wheat, oats or any Qther staple products at market price, pro-j OTHERS INJURED vided the tenant will reduce the cotton acreage. After listening to an address on the importance of the convention by Gov ernor Vardaman, of Mississippi, the convention adjourned until tonight. At the night session, President Jor dan named as the committee to visit President Roosevelt in the interest of an enlargement of the cotton trade: Ex-Senator McLaurin; John M. Parker, of New Orleans, and E. Ashcroft, of Alabama. Statistics Endorsed. A resolution by C. H. Jenkins, of Texas, was adopted, declaring the .re port of the committee of statistics as not intended to criticise Uhe work of the government bureaus, expressing confidence in them and asking Con gress for appropriations to make the service more efficient. HYDRICK ELECTED JUDGE. He Succeeds Circuit Judge D. A. Tovvnsend News From South Car olina Capitol. Srecial The News. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 27. Hon. D. E. Hydride, senator from Spartanburg, was yesterday elected by the general assembly to succeed Circuit Judgp D. A. Townsend, whose term expires in De cember next. There "were three candi dates nominated, the vote resulting as follows: " Hydrick, 79; Townsend, 60, and C. P. Sanders, of Spartanburg, 15. Judge Earnest Gray was re-elected 'without opposition. Judge Gray is just rounding out eight years service on the circuit bench. Capt. D. J. Griffith was unanimously re-elected superintendent of the peni tentiary and Messrs. John G. Mobley and A. K. Sanders were re-elected members of the penitentiary board. Dr. D. M. Rowland, of Spartanburg, was defeated for re-election, the successful candidate being Mr. W. D. Kirby, a member of the House from Cherokee county. Mr. Arthur Kibler, of Newberry, was elected a trustee cf the State Normal College for Negroes at Orangeburg. GEN. MILES WINS. He Will Not Have His Salary Cut. Army Bill Passes. Bv Associated Press. Washington, J.ta:'J. The Senate yesterday -ese'crx.!'3e yrtay appropria tion bill ater modifyng the provision concerning the assignment of retired army officers to actite service with mil itia organizations. The effect of the change is to relieve General Miles from its application. ' While the bill was under discussion, Mr. Gallinger and other Senators criticised the amend ment regulating the sale of army trans ports, claiming that the use of govern ment vessels had the effect of forcing unfair competition upon the owners of private vessels. Mr. Hale also found op portunity to condemn the operation o! the general staff system in the army. He said he would oppose any effort to establish, a similar system in the navy The Senate adjourned until tomorrow. ' Inaugural Rates to Washington: The Southern and Seaboard have just announced their rates to Washington for the inauguration of President Roosevelt on the fourth of March. The rate for the rftund trip will be $12 and for companies of- twenty or more in uniform, including bands, mili tary companies, etc., there will be a rate of $7.60, which is one cent per mile for the round trip. The offices at Charlotte report that they have already begun to receive many inquiries about the rate and that they expect to do a big business at the time of the inauguration. The indications point to the largest attendance from this section in many years at the inaugural exercises and the roads are preparing for the rush so that all who make the trip may re ceive the best attention and the bene fit of the fastest schedules. Rev. Mr. Be!k in Georgia. A letter received today from Rev. G. W. Belk, who is now in Statesboro, Ga., states that he is at present as sisting Rev. S. W. DuBose in a meet ing in that town. Statesboro, says Mr. Belk, is a thriv ing town 60 miles from Savannah, and is the center of a growing trucking in dustry. The weather has been severely cold m that section and the trucking isrf thought to have been badly damaged. Mrs. E. W. Mooring was today car ried to St, Peter's Hospital. Mrs. Moor ing is not seriously ill however, her friends will be glad to know. A News Ad. Brings I 36 Replies J The following letter from a prominent publishing house whose . advertisement appeared in the classified columns of a re- t cent issue of The News indi- cates how effective these little ads are for almost any kind of t business. THE FORD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind., U. S. A. January 23, 1905. THE NEWS, X Charlotte, N. C. Gentlemen: It might prob- ably be of interest to you to T learn that we received 36 re- plys to the want ads which -we 4 t ran in your paper. Yours very truly, THE FORD PUBLISHING CO. 4 ENGINEER PURYEAR KILLED AT REAGLE BY MAIL CRANE Struck in the Head by Mail Crane This Morning While Train Was Going 50 Miles an Hour. 0ne of the Oldest and Best Known Engineers of Southern. Fireman Foard Who Witnessed the Accident Took Charge of the Train Thereby Avoiding any Possibility of an Accident to the Passengers. By Associated Press. Spencer, N. C, Jan. 27. Engineer R. O. Puryear, of this place, was struck in the head by a mail crane and instantly killed at Reagle, two miles north of Spencer, at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. ruryear was running passenger train No. 33, which was making fifty miles per hour at the time the accident oc curred and the blow was so terrific that he never knew what hit him. Robert Foard, the colored fireman on the train, saw the engineer with his. head out of the window-' when he sud denly sank in his seat a dead man. The remains we$l brought here on the same train, the colored fireman acting as engineer. Mr. Puryear, who was one of the oldest and best know engineers on the Southern system was formerly of Cnarlottesville, Virginia, but had re sided in Spencer for a number of years. He leaves a mother, wife, and two children. The Story in Charlotte. Passenger Engineer Ollie Puryear met a tragic death cn his engine this morning while, the iron steed was mak ing about fifty miles an hour. While the cause of his death is not positively known, it is supposed that m leaning cut of the window of his cab, his head struck a mail crane, causing almost instant death. The fireman, Robert Fcard, colored, who was throwing in coal at the time, witnessed the accident and immediate ly took charge of. the train, thereby avoiding, any possibility of accident. The train on which Engineer Pur year met his death was No. 33. which was due in Charlotte this morning at 8:25 o'clock. It was running s eight hours late, -and Engineer Puryear had orders to make the best possible time. When in three miles of Spencer, here the train men change, Mr. Pur year was looking out of his cab, at the track ahead, when he was struck on the head by a mail crane, and the entire top of his head was knocked off. The body was brought to Spen cer, where the dead engineer's wife and two little children reside. The body was prepared for burial, end. will be taken to Greensboro to night, accompanied by the family, and a committee from the B. L. E. and other local societies of Spencer. The following special was received this afternoon by the News from it3 Lexington correspondent: "Passenger Engineer Ollie Puryear, who passed here on No. 33 this morn ing, was instantly killed ten minutes later almost in sight of his home, and within two or three miles of the end of his run. "The manner of his death is un known at this time, but it is supposed he was struck by a mail crane or bridge, as he was all right and leaning out cf his window when he passed her at a speed of 50 miles an hour. "He has been an engineer on the Southern for ten or more years, and leaves a wife and two children living at Spencer." FUNERAL OF W. L. PHARR. Beautiful and Impressive Ceremony Over the Remains. Beautiful and impressive were the funeral services held this morning over the remains of Mr. William Law rance Pharr, who died Wednesday at the home of his brother in Sharon township. A large concourse of friends and relatives evidenced by their presence the very high esteem in which the deceased was held. The services were conducted by Rev, M. D. Hardin, D. D., pastor of the Sec ond Presbyterian Church, of this city, with which Mr. Pharr liad identified himself in his lifetime. He was as sisted by Rev. R. G. Miller, D. D, of Sardis. A delegation cf about 30 represen tatives of the Odd Fellows and Red Men were in attendance, three from each organization acting as pall bear ers. These were Messrs. C. E. Frlck, I. W. Jamison and Ft. H. Ramsey from the Odd Fellows, and Messrs. C. B. Flournoy, C. M. Berryhill and Shirer from the Red Men. The services at the grave were con ducted by the Red Men, assisted by Dr. Hardin.- this afternoon at l:o0. Many beautiful flowers rest upon the grave of the deceased in Elmw ood. HORSE FELL DEAD. While Funeral Cortege Was En Route to Elmwood. A very fine horse belonging to J. W. Wadsworth's Sons fell dead this morning on the macadam road near Mr. Walter S. Pharr's, in Sharon town ship. The horse was pulling one of the landaus which conveyed the funer al party from the homo to this' city. Heart disease was supposed to be jthe cause of the sudden death. GOVERNOR GENERAL HOPEFUL. General Trepoff Says There Will Be No More Disorders in St. Peters burg. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26, 6:25 p. m. Governor General Trepoff, speaking to day at his headquarters in the Winter Palace, manifests confidence that the crisis is over and that the public order and the safety of the city are assured. Further than this, the Governor Gen eral takes an optimistic view of the situation in the province. He said: "As you see, the city is perfectly tianquil. There have been no disorders since Sunday, and there will be none, in spite of the exaggerated alarmist reports with which foreign countries have been flooded. I am in a position to guarantee the peace and safety of the city. The workmen have already begun' to return to work, and it is hardly possible for a general resump tion cf work to occur before Monday. You have read my proclamation. "The vast majority of the workmen were deceived into associating them selves with a political movement. The government intends to do everything possible under the law to see tUat they i receive justice." ! "What of the future? People talk ' of a revolution or an era of bomb throwing?" he was asked. "I am an optimist," was the reply. "I have no fear of a revolution. As for bomb-throwers, they are few in number. They may attempt something, tut nothing- will be accomplished in : that fashion." "There are stories of wholesale ar- ' rests," it was suggested. "There have been no arrests since I assumed the governor generalship yesterday. The government cannot permit conspirators against it to plot and agitate as they please." "Is Maxim Gorky under arrest?" queried the correspondent. "He is not in St. Petersburg, which is the extent of my jurisdiction," said the general. "Where is Father Gopon?" "I cannot tell you." In conclusion, Governor General Trepoff said the government had noth ing to concea. He was ready at all times to answer proper questions. LOCKE! CHARGED A Negro Lodged in Rowan Jail Charged With Killing His Wife. The Tragedy Occured at Cool oomee Late Yesterday After noon. A telephone message to The News this afternoon from Salisbury states that Rowan Luckey, colored, who lives at Cooloomee, was brought to Salis bury this morning and lodged in jail charged with wife murder. Late yesterday Luckey went to his home and took out his pistol. He load ed it with five cartridges and was seated by the fire with the gun in his hand. His wife, who was in the room at the time, remonstrated with him about having the gun out and tried to per suade him to put it up. He declined to do it. Then his wife attempted to take the pistol from him. She succeeded after a while and promptly took, as she thought, all the cartridges out. Luckey again got possession of the gun and says, playfully, snapped it at his wife. The gun fired, the ball striking the woman in the head, causing instant death. Luckey made no attempt to get' out of the way. He was promptly arrest ed and was taken to Salisbury this morning and placed in jail to await a preliminary hearing. It is said that Luckey and his wife did not get along well and many ex press the opinion that he knew the gun was loaded when hetenapped it at his wife. MOSCOW' CHIEF TALKS. Says Auihorities Welcome Publicity and that Uprising Will Not Be Gen eral. By Associated Press. Moscow, Jan. 27. The view of the authorities at Moscow is that the great mass of workmen are not in sympathy with the seditious movement ,and they express themselves as being confident that there will not be any extension of the strike and no further trouble. Acting Chief of Police Roudneff, in i an interview yesterday, said: "Those directing the movement are taking or ders from outside. I do not believe it will meet with a general response. All the necessary measures are" taken to protect the men who wish to con tinue at work. The troops have noth ing to do except in the northern and eastern outskirts, where the strikers are seeking to break the cordon. I am thankful to say that there has been no occasion so far to use firearms, and I sincerely hope it will not be neces sary to. do so." M. Roudneff invited the correspond ent to visit the factory district, de claring that he welcomed publicity. Behind Closed Doors. - This afternoon at police headquar ters the Recorder conducted an exami nation behind closed doors of alleged gaming and liquor cases, a number of white men being called in. The examination was still in prog ress at four o'clock and it was expected that if sufficient information in the way c-f evidence was secured that the case would come up before the Recorder this afternoon after the examination. Mr. John Kirkpatrick of this city, who is at the Presbyterian Hospital, is reported semewhat improved today.. WTH W MURDER AUTHORITIES SAY THE! W REGARD THE DANGER OVER But Put the Emphasis on the Say. All is Quiet on the Surface Throughout Russia. Work men are Still Being Forced out While Others Return to Work. Diamond Rings on Fingers at the Morgue Indicate That There Were Aristocrats Among the Workmen Who Sympathized With the Movement. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 27. Reports from all over Russia indicate that the strike situation is flattening out. Au thorities regard the danger of a general tie up of industries practically over and declare the attempt to turn the movement into a general political re volt has failed. The government's prom ise of shorter hours of labor has been proclaimed in Moscow and other cities and it seems to have had an effect upon the workmen. Only two Russian newspapers out of the four here appeared this morn ing. The morgue still contains many unidentified dead. The hands of some of the victims are white; on the fin gers are diamond rings. The suppo sition is that they were liberals of gen tle birth in sympathy with the strike movement who dressed up as workmen and took part in the demonstrations. All was quiet during the night. Traffic this morning is practically nor mal. Most of the compositors resumed work today. Troops have disappeared from the streets. The press admins tration has prohibited the publication of news or comment regarding the strike. New Strike at Mitan. Mitua, Russia. Jan. 27. Labor agents from Riga organized a strike here to day. The strikers marched to the fac tories and compelled the men to leave their employment. Troops have been summoned. Also at Looz.- Dodz, Russia, Jan. 27. A general siiike has commenced here. Strike in Moscow. Warsaw. Russia, Jan. 27. A strike has; started here and is spreading vap idly, a number of factories arc closed. Workmen are quiet. 300 Workers Return to Work. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26, 7.25 p. m. Three hundred employes of the B3itis Works returned ta their employment today. It is expected that work at the Neva shipbuilding yards will com mence tomorrow. Governor Threatens. Kovno, Russia, Jan. 27. The gover nor today 'in receiving a deputation oT workmen promised assistance in im proving their relations with their em ployers. On the Governor's initiative, the latter drew up a scheme for the amelioration of the workers position. A proclamation has been posted by the Governor urging the strikers to resume work, announcing that he would have recourse to troops in the event of street disorders'. 29 KILLED YESTERDAY. 37 Civilians and 8 Soldiers Wounded in Riots at Riga. rfy Associated Press. Riga, Russia, Jan. 27. Twenty-nino men ad two women were killed and thirty-seven civilians and eight soldiers wounded during yesterday's rioting ac cording to returns made by the hos pitals. Negro Hanged. By Associated Press. Etichmcnd, Jan. 27. Beiiamin Lip kin, a negro, was hanged at Berry ville today for the murder of Richard Ellison, also a negro. An immense crowd was i". towp. this beinf the first hanging to take place in Clarke county. NAVY DEPT. ISSUED Report That Disturbances in San Domingo Have Caused the Gov ernment to Ocder War Vessels There is Denied. The Dixie and 200 Marines are Ready, By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 27. The Navy De partment today issued a statement that iio hurry orders had been issued to ma rines to proceed to San Domingto, and k the department has no knowledge of disturbances there. The Dixxie was or dered January 19 to take two hundred marines to Guantanamo to be ready to proceed elsewhere if necessary. 0 ORDERS Cruiser Maryland Makes Trial. By Associated Press Boston, Jan. 27. The cruiser Mary land, built at Newport News, left this morning for the official speed trial. The average speed of 22 knots must be maintained. J f