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r LXIV . . • °' 21 ' 094 - «>— SWggiasS S :•'; .„ NEW-YORK. WEDNESI >.y y . AUGUST 17. 1904. -FOURTEEN PiLGES.- T«. t ?ffiS£iV^^ PRICE THREE CENTS. MRS. FANKT K. MrN'OT, Candidate for president of W. R. C. (P^otograpi by KimbaJl. Concord. N. H.) PARKER POTS IN RODIE HEAD OF XEIl r BUREAU. Judge Alarmed — McCarren May Be Forced Out. Card Meyer, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, has created a bureau of organiza tion, with Headquarters at the Hoffman House, and has placed William S. Rodie, a member of the executive committee, in charge of it. The worltcf this bureau will be confined to territory outside <.* New- York. Back of this typcritten announcement given cut by Chairman Cord Meyer of the Democratic flate Committee at the Hoffman House yester day Is a story of political paralysis that has thoroughly alarmed Judge Parker and the in timate friends who have been Informed of what is going on, or, perhaps more properly, what is ret going on. In the inside of the Parker-Hill- Khefhan-MrCarrcn machine. 1 The machine has temporarily broken down, and William S. Rodie, a so-called coal baron, member of the Manhattan Club and personal friend of Judge Parker, has been placed in charge of the bureau of organization. He was placed there at the instance of Judge Parker, having been with the Judge on Sunday. The Installation of the new bureau of organ ization means, according to information received last night, that the task of getting the machine into running order has been taken away from Taggart and ■ fCtoren and intrusted to Judge Parker's personal representative. Mr. Hodie could hardly be indured to nay anything about his new Job, but the friends of ilcCarren and Taggart bad a good deal to say. Indications are multiplying .hat Judge Parker is afraid to antagonize Charles F. Murphy, and that he has taken an unusual step to sidetrack McCarrcn, trd thus bring Murphy lute cordial relation with the State and national committee. The typewritten eiatement given out by Chairman Meyer cays that the work of the new bureau v.ill be con.^nad to territory outside of •the Greater New-Yorlc." but the McCarren men say that their leader Is perfectly competent to run the State campaign without any bureau of organization, ar.d that the move by Judge Parker Is to force McCarreu out and placate Murphy. T* ar - not ready to say anything about the scope rf the new bureau." said Mr. Hod.- when fen Inn night. "There is • enfjr of work for sll rf us to-day and it occurred to Chairman Meyer that It would be a good plan to have a iareau whose business it will be to get things into running shape at the earliest practicable teamem.** "What will your bureau do? Will it do part of the work of the executive committee, of which Senator McCarren is the head?" Mr. I'.odie was asked. •Doubtless it rill have nothing to do with the "<O(.ai field." eaid Mr. Rodle. If this plan is carried out It simply means tha,t Murphy has brought the entire Parker- Hill-Sheehan-McCarren combination to terms. end that McCarrenis to be eliminated partially. With Mr. Rodie disbursing the monty that A i gUFi Bcimont and others '.•ring in. Charles F. Murphy can be coaxed into line. McCarren'B friends say that the plan will not *ork, and that the Stats committee, which will Boon be called together to issue a call for the State < onv.-::tion. »iii bave something to say thout the •regularity" of Injecting a 'bureau of crgarization" into the campaign after every thing is arranged and everything is ready but. the money, which does not ccme In in liberal .trough quantities. Another Mg:i of distress Indicating the broken do>vn condition of • Mrs til the national com mittee :tnd its inability to get in motion was the ■-■adden determination yesterday afternoon by !2fclkmal Chairman Taggart not to go to West Virgu.ia to hear Henry O. Davis told of his domination. Mr. Taggart's satchel was packed. His j.ians were made ten days ago to be on hand ex Whive Sulphur Springs this week. He va& to start la^t r.ight. With Judge Parker's rsrv bureau of organization Mr. Taggart is re pealing the famous query of the Georgia Con gressman with reference to his "personal v • hereabout*." Bo Bar aa could be learned last night, neither nor McCarren. National Chairman Taggart nor State Chairman Meyer ■was consulted about the bringing forward of a bureau of organization. "What is the executive committee for. but to organize the campaign?" McCarren's friends asked last night. • If Belmout would 'pony- up the money we Ifs . : aoaer vv. y £ *"* days/ . E nld an < th«r McCarren mar.. | U. Uttjjm likely , iow# McCarren I. to be tiacsackea a* the instance of Charien ■> m,- WU» ihe Murph> -McCarren fight at the-r.rl nariea In Brooklyn on Auguet :&.. Mct'arre-i Served i.otii.* »un« time ago on Judge i-L rk » iriei.da that h.- would not Bet off t he State f«CCtive committee, of which he is chairman Bates he mis forced off by vote. The seufn r Dp of a «.ur?au of Mptnizapoa at th* Hoffman galas* Ly Mr. Ito-Jie. Judt;e Parker's £553 .<';.j*Ber.iative. may be a "slow torture" m"t "o a oi forclaff Beutw McCarren off the executive coaimittee. .If he is net allowed to diwhaw ■the runctiona of exeru.lye chairman h«e i.robabl? jrJU r?*.sn. y.i;d !?r the Parker men. without Lla "fictance. rali up ihf 23.000 plurality in RinS wilSc* tciltae fcis frle!ldiS Parker "'" «* BRITISH MOROCCAN TERMS. ,* >arlt V A ' ; *- 16.— Advice* froia Morocco l:.<li. ate *t«i h* Sultan* trouble w'th Great Britain over th« confiscation of th«: property of a British sub- J«* will shortly I* settled amicably. The cordial ■SswSSSSS l*t»'<™ Frarce *nd Great Britain • t!ie mcidVnt from . nsaiclni T^rtr i JL/ 1O .'! : * NV *- Y " rk t(l Toronto vt» N*w«. sSvto&S^l' Empire *»*«- f>r.r.>«, and Klac*n Conspar.V* boat acrom Jißlnr-O-jtartp.™ COLONIST, EDWARD J. MITCHELL,. Manager of Shotts 9 campaign. SAYS ROOT WILL CONSENT MEN FOR STATE TICKETS. Democrats Worry Over Lack of Campaign Funds. ' Ibt TEI.EO«*rH to THE tribune.] Saratoga, N. V.. Aug. Hi.— The first definite In formation that Elihu Root would acquiesce in the almost unanimous call to run for Governor this fall on the Republican ticket was indicated by a remark dropped to-day here by Congress man James S. Sherman. Mr. Sherman was here on his way home from New-York. Asked about th« situation up State, he Bald: "I can see nothing but Root. The call for him is not only unanimous, but it is also insistent. I think that every Republican in the State wants him. and if he accepts the nomination I think it la all over then but the shouting. He will add thousands of votes to the ticket, and surely will be elected." "Will he accept the nomination?" was asked. "I am convinced that he will. Within the last week I have ascertained somewhat of his atti tude from within his own family. Mr. Root does not desire the nomination, and his family have opposed It. The newspapers have got .1 wrong idea. If it was the financial end. as has been cited, I am convinced that neither ii- nor his family would object. On the other hand. Mr. Root is sixty years old. The lust half dozen years have been years of unremitting toil with him. and he naturally feels the wear an^tear of this work. His family are opposed to his assuming any more burdens, but I have good cause to think that when the time comes he will answer the call of the party. He always has been a faithful soldier, and is one of the ablest and sturdiest generals. We need him in this fight, and I know you will find him when his name is callad." " . . 'How about the make-up of the rest of th« ticket?" was asked. i "I suppose." said Mr. Sherman, "it will be th* old ticket, of course with the exception ef the I Attorney General." "Who do you think will be named for Attorney General?" "I believe." said Mr. Sherman, "that former County Judge Frank Robinson, of Bteuben, would make a strong candidate. I hardly believe that Henry B. Ooman will be named I have heard talk of Senator Klon R. Brown, but Judge Robinson, I think, Is a good man for the place." On the other side of the fence the Democrats here seem to be all at fea about the make-up of the State ticket. The Tammany men wiy that McClellan will not be a candidate for Qov ernor, and '.hat Tammany will acquiesce in the selection of Daniel B. Lamnnt. The Krie County leaders seem to have dropped the idea of nom inating Goodyear, and aro sp»ak!n<? kindly* of Mr. l^mnnt. This seems to narrow the contest down between Laniont nnd John B. Btanchfleld, of Elmira. Some of the Hill people are urging Star.chfield, but they are doing so in only a half hearted way, and they speak kindly of Lamont. It is gleaned that the Democratic "fat fryers" who have been in the financial district have met with little encouragement. Th'-y have be lieved that the financial Interest? of the country were opposed to the election of Mr. Roosevelt and would contribute liberally to Parker's cam paign fund. They found almost the opposite to be the case. As a result of this conference, Mr. Heimont. who had intended staying here until the end of th" racing meeting, returned to N'tw- York to consult with George FopWt Pen body and other Democratic: financiers, and t;>ke steps to secure campaign funds. This is the explanation of the organisation of the finance committee announced the other day, and the Democrats .ire drafting every one they possibly can to assist in this work of railing t^fnpalgn funds, which up to d;:te have proved anything but satisfactory. ROOT MAT BE DRAFTED. Senator PPlatt t Says the Sentiment Is All One Way. Governor Odell went from Highland Mills, where he stayed over Monday night at the summer home Of Senator i'lntt. to Newburg, yesterday morning. He l« expected in town to-day, as several Brook lyn Republicans have a date for a conference with him. Tie Governorship situation, yesterday, received the usual attention from the Republicans at the State and national headquarters. The growth of the Root sentiment Is unchecked* and it begins to look as if Mr. Root would be nominated by accla mation.; Collector Stranahaa and Hamilton Fish, Assistant United States Treasurer, called at State and national headquarters. "My information from Oswcgo County and other points up the State," said Mr. Btranahan, In answer to inquiries, "is that the people pretty generally waiH Root for Governor. That is the sentiment Is the bosses of the humble, where sen timent is ur.lr.spiried by the leaders, and I believe it is aiss to fall in line with that kind of senti ment. I read the letter Secretary Root sent the Governor. It is a strong declaration, and deepens the conviction among Mr. Hoot's friends who all a'ong have known that he does not want to be nominated for Governor or any other office this fall. At the same time taere is a Steady growth of sentiment In his favor, and it looks to me as if the con volition would nominate him anyway. Mr. Root hi the only man that can prevent his nomi nation." Th,«* friends of General Horace Porter. Ambassa dor to Warn-*, said yesterday that he was an eligi ble candidate, and " that the Governor's visit to Mr. Toner last sprint; was significant. Senator I'latt said yesterday that Mr. Root's let ter was the last Information lie had with reference <<• Mr. Root's attitude toward the nomination. He declare* that Mr. Root nan not a candidate, but that the ><>itfmriit «• the convention was all «::c v.-yy. aj:«l that be mtsht be "drafted.* 1 PROMINENT FIGURES AT THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT, BOSTON. BIG GRAND ARMY PARADE BOSTON CROWDS CHEER. Governors and Mayors Review 26fiQQ Veterans Who March. [OX TOTiWCTHTI TO THE TUIBVNE.I Boston, Aug. 16.— Twenty-six thousand sur vivors of the I'nlon forces which fought in the Civil War marched through the winding streets of historic Boston to-day, and over five hundred thousand j>eople who had assembled from all sections of the I'nlted States saw pass in review the Grand Army of the Republic. This was the great feature of national encampment week. und there was a holiday throughout greater Bos ton, whose residents Hocked to the S.tate capital to view the veterans. Through streets brilliantly decorated, between ranks of spectators who cheered und waved ban ners, the veterans marched for hours. From huge grandstands, from the windows and roofs of buildings, und from wagons, were sent shouts of a. claim. School children sang ffr^etinj,-. To all these the veterans responded with lifted hat or dignified salute. At the State House the parade waa reviewed by Governor Hates, with Governor Van Bant of Minnesota, W. Murray Crane and Gears* 8- Boutwell, former Governors of Maasachasetts; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge apd Hooker T. Washington. At City Ball Mayor Collins saw the pageant, with former Mayors of Boston and the Mayors if nearby <-:tios, and In BoyhUon-st. Commander In Chief Black reviewed comrades who had coir- fro;,» forty-two States and two Territories Among those who witnessed the parade from Tremont-st. was General Nelson A. Miles, Seat ed among the guests under th« canopy on the official reviewing stand were members of fjen •th! I>lack's family, j>ai>! and present national officers of the Woman's Reflet Corf.--, Daughters of Veterans, and Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic; several Confederate £"•-■• in cluding Judge Galloway, of Tennessee; General Benhatn, of New-Orleans; T. c. Tlmberlake and Colonel Finlay, of Kentucky; Genera] Ethleman and others. Remarkable was the reception given to the handful of veterans representing such States as North Dakota, Montana. Arkansas, Texas and Arizona Territory. Several oddities: appeared In this section of the parade -the Florida veterans, for instance, nil carried palm branches; th* Georgia delegation had a large live lizard in a network cage on top of a pole, while the Texas banner was in the form of a long- pair of steer's horns. Michigan displayed a live rooster. The parade started at 11:80 a. m., and it was almost 3:90 p. m. before the last of the line wts in motion, an 1 half an hour later when It p.t«.«e,i th« reviewing stand* t*t the Governor and Mayor. H took practically live hours and a half for tht 1 column to pass a given point. A demonstration differing peculiarly from th** o*hers occurred at Wlnthrop Square, where the disabled veterr.ns viewed their mnrchiiiK com rades. Tears fell from the eyes of many ,x white haired soldier as he gazed at his old com panions as they trod through the square. A hush— almost a silence— marked the passage of the army at this point. At Temple Place and Tremont-st. th» vet erans met the most spectacular and picturesque feature of the entire route. In the form of a "living f!aK." composed of two thousand school children. Alternating rankn of Rlrls wearing ied and white dresses represent eri the stripes, while a square of brae gowned oms formed a fl«-ld In whirh forty-five, currying white stars, wt re placed In a way to Ki\«- the effect of restiner on the bas« of ;;zur>-. Months had been spent In prepa ratim for this feature. As the line passed the children sang the patriotic hymns of the army and of the country. Along Tremont-«t. to Boylston-st , where one continuous stand had been erected on the Com mon. 15,000 people viewed the parade, for the most part delegates to the Grand Army of the Republic and affiliated organizations and their friend?. The police arrangements proved inade quate, and surging crowds broke repeatedly through the lines and interrupted the parade. Reports to-night Indicate that more than three, hundred persons were either prostrated by the heat or fainted In the crowds during the day. As Colonel John T. Pryor, of No. 144 Bast One hundred-and-flfth-Bt., New-York, was parading with John A. Dlx Post he fell at Beacon and Joy sts. lie was sent to the Massachusetts Gen eral Hospital, where he died. At the Relief Hospital, In Haymarket Square, l.'jo cases of prostration and exhaustion had been treated up to (i o'clock to-night. Of this number about one-half were veterans, while the others were mostly women. The temporary hos pital in the basement of City Hall was crowded to its capacity, more than eighty cases being treated there. About as many were treated at the temporary field hospital on Boston Com mon and in Other hospitals and In drug stores. To-night the big Grand Army campnre was held in Mechanics' Building. Tobacco, coffee, doughnuts anti cheese Were served to ten thou sand persons. In an effort to secure entire harmony in the choice of one of the two candidates for com mander in chief, the caucus last night was con tinued until an early hour this morning. The New-Yorkers now say that the matter is set tled between Colonel Shotts and Colonel Bake well, and that at the encampment meeting the delegation will be solid for Bhotts. The campaign committee of the Bostonian. Blackmar, are working tooth and nail to land him, and point with great unction to the fact that they have Nebraska's support promised. Shotts's friends are not making any extrava gant claims, but they are counting strongly on the sentiment among the veterans against the double honor of encampment and commander In chief going to one State, and say it is the greatest obstacle General Blackmar will have to overcome. Mrs. Mlnot, of New-Hampshire, was indorsed for national president of the Woman's Relief Corps by the delegates and alternates of the Massachusetts Woman's Relief Corps at a meeting in the Hotel Vendome to-night. Th« Massachusetts delegation has the largest -ot- Uig powej- In the national convention. COLONEIi JOHN C. BHOTTS. Of New- York, candidate for Commander in Chief. GENERAL BLACKMAR, Of Boston, candidate for Commander in Chief. tPhotocraph by Elmer Chlckerlng. Official G. A. R. phot^erapher. ) ITALIAN MERCHANTS ACT. MEETING CALLED TODAY. Their Chamber of Commerce May Move to Suppress Criminals. The Italian Chamber of Commerce, which has offices ati No. ;{."> Broadway, will hold a board meeting to-morrow at 3 o'clock, at which it is likely that some action will be taken to stop the present contagion of blackmail and kidnap ping among the criminal element of this tity's Italian population. Mary of the well knowi^ Italian merchants who are members of the chamber feel that the police have proved them selves incapable of coping with Italian criminals, and believe conditions may become ev*n worse unless something Is done, and done quickly. Coroner Antonio Zucca is president of the Ital ian Chamber of Commerce, and to a Tribune reports he said yesterday: "I do not batteve that the men who nre send ing out threatening letters through the mails or who have been carrying off children are mem bers of an organised body, like the Mafl.-i nr the Camorra. it la my belief that Instead the; ar.' ;i few loafers who find extortion easier than work. They Bavc bled certain Individuals of a little money, i understand, an'l have become so exultant thai they think they can levy on everybody. The police know who most of them are, but .is vet have not been able to Ret evi dence against them. What the Chamber will do I don't know, lnt many Of us feel that in some way the Italian name should be purged of the stain with which a few lawless vaga bonds have smirched It." Some of the member.? of the Chamber also s.iid thai among th'- 1 suggestions which ar» likely to be discussed al b- meeting to morrow is one portioning the Police Commis sioner to appoint more Italians to the polfeo for'-c Of th» 8,151 policemen now In the city's service there are only seventeen Italians. nn<l 'i these only nvo nn to ih<- letective bureau. WEEK'S SEARCH IN VAIN. Police Now Think Manniuo Should Trust Them More. A week's search for Tony Ma mil no has been unavailing. The police; under the command of Captain Rooney, have worked night and day rr.nnliiK down all kinds of clews, no matter how Unpromising, but are frank to confess they are no nearer a solution of the mystery than they \\.-r.- on the nißht of his disappearance Italian quarters have been carefully sssn Iwd under the direction of Captain Rooney In Hoboken, Union Hill, West New-York, Pateraon, Newark. Jersey <"lty, Weehawken, Mount Veroon, Long Island <'if. Jamaica, Brooklyn, Tonkers, PiTtsburg ami Boston, !":t nothing of value has been learned. When James Mannlno, the father of the kid napped boy, hurriedly left his home yesterday, apparently to hunt down a clew. Captain Rooney expressed the Opinion thai he had gone to meet ■ friend of the kidnappers to make a com promise for the return of the child. The cap tain thought Mr Mannlno should tike him into hit. confidence more than he does. It !s thought the kidnappers are negotiating with friends of Mr. Mannino, and are still demanding a jansom or that Mr. Mannino shall ;u.;ree to withdraw from the prosecution of the case be fore the boy Is returned. Captain Rooney will not consent to any compromise, and Mr. Man nino and his partner. Joseph Slgretto, have said they would insist that the criminals It- prose cuted, whether or not the child is recovered. It was rumored yesterday that the boy was confined in a house near his own home, and that two polie?;nen of the Amity-st. precinct knew where he was. Captain Rooney declared the report ridiculous. Antonio Rossi, as he calls himself, or Antonio Pusco, as the Brooklyn police call him, who was arrested by Sergeant Gleltsman, of the West -York police, on Monday night, is being held for extradition by the New-Jersey au thorities. The prisoner still declares he ie not the man wanted for the murder of Curio Pos tlllone, but the Brooklyn police say he Is. Detectives Carrao and Mealll last evening ar rested Salvador Altadonna. twenty-six years old, at- No. I!*.'* Hudson-aye . Brooklyn, and locked him up in the Amity-st. station on sus picion of being Implicated in the kidnapping of Tony Mannlno. He was said to be a cousin of Mrs. Laducca, whose husband Is reputed to have been mixed up in the "barrel mystery" In Man hattan. Detective Finn, of the Amtty-st. station, told a Tribune reporter last night that he was going up New-York State earl" .this morning on a most promising clew, which had been given by a wealthy and well known citizen. He was hopeful of getting the boy. NOTE RECALLS MURDER. ''Black Hand" Demand Tells Jew of Old Unfounded Suspicion. Mnx Sass. a wealthy Hebrew, living at No. 900 Broome-st., and who has a large trunk store at No. MO Broome-st., received a letter yester day, signed with » drawing resembling a hand, across which was written, "Don't forget." In the letter was a demand for $r*K>. and a threat that if the money was not paid he would be killed. In the letter there was mention of the Wels hard murder, of about three years ago. and it was said in the letter that Sass sold the trunk in which the body of Welsbard was found. At the time of the murder Sass was closely ques tioned, it being thought that the trunk had been bought at his store, which is in the heart Of the Italian district. It was found, however, that the trunk had been purchased In Virginia and that Sass had nothing to do with It, Sass. however, aided Inspector Titus In the case ami Cunilaucd oa fourth page. MOB BURNS TWO NEGROES GEORGIA VENGEANCE. One Confesses, the Other Goes to Death Protesting Innocence. Statesboro. Ga.. Aug. 16.— Paul Reed ard "Will Cato, negroes, two of the r^Tcipals in the mur der and burning of Henry Hodges and his wife and three of their children six miles from here three weeks ago, were burned at the stake to day. This afternoon a determined mob charged the courthouse, overpowered - the military guard, secured Cato and Reed, who had been found guilty after a. legal trial and sentenced to be hanged, took them two miles out of town and burned them alive. The climax came quickly and unexpectedly. The forenoon had passed quietly, the trial of Reed, the ringleader in the murder, being ended and a verdict of guilty rendered, and both he and Cato, found guilty yesterday, were sentenced to be hanged on September !•». The crowd about the courthouse was not so large as yesterday, nor was It so threatening, though, for that mat ter, there was never much parade, the country men always being quie\ In the triaf of Heed) littl? delay had beer, caused, and on its con clusion th.- prisoners, as before, were hustled Into the witness rsonr where a strong military guard was mounted over them. ORATOR INFLAMED THE MOB. The agitation began in the corridors. The spectators left the courtroom, and from the lawn outside many entered the hallways. Short ly before 1 o'clock the crowd was addressed by a tall man. who Inflamed it great!}. lie culled on those about him to follow him. Then Captain Hitch, of the Ocsttacrpf Light infantry, who vms tn fomiraml of th« soldiers, realized that the situation was desperate. He posted guards with fixed bayonetfl on each of the stairways that led to the floor above, where the prisoners were confined. The mob mirgod toward them, but were re pulsed several times. Prominent men. amotia: them the Rev. Mr. Hodges, brother of the mur dered man, addressed the crowd at the rear. Thf y begged the mob to disperse. Sheriff Ken ilrt< k cautioned them against violence and pleaded with them to leave. I am your friend." he said. "I bog yon nothing that will reflex on us ns well as • community Dismiss nnd let the law t.ike irs course. We need these men. There are .-th^rs tn be ItkukM to justice, sad only from • formal ion to oe gained from Catd a:;.: car we lirltiß the right ones 10 justice. I can almost promise you that when the es finally sifted there will lie rive p.irt: squall] KUi!t>. ' WANT T«> BE SI RK or* VICTIMS. "We know you nre our friend. Kmdrtck!" sorr.e one shouted "Hut promise us that will let these men s'nv in th<-> Statesboro Jail, and not be tak«n back to Savannah. Then we will disperse: not until then." Th* re was some shouting and cheering, and Kendrtck could not reply. "Promise that:" they shouted. "You shall not take them away from Statesboro." A commotion at the front drew the crowd there. This was on'y temporary. Presently they were back at the rear, and some twenty-five men crowded around the guards. Before 'hey could be prevented they had caught two of the guards, wrested their weapons from them and thrown open the breech Mocks. The rifles v -re empty. That was what the crowd wanted to ascertain. The troops had been given order? not to load their rifles. The captured soldiers were held prisoners, and the same policy waa followed with others. Man after man. caught Isolated, was relieved of his rifle after a struggle. At the front a member of the mob crept along the wall until he got close to the guard*. He threw himself $>n one. and two hundred wildly cheering men followed him. Soon -he soldiers, though they fought desperately and inflicted bayonet wounds on some of their assailants, were overpowered. THE PRISONERS DRAGGED OUT. 'Fhe small guard about the prisoners withdre-v into the room and closed the door. The mob crashed against It. bursting it as though it w»re an eggsheli. The prisoners w»re at their mercy. Cato. Reed, Bandy Itell and the other prisoners cowered before the mob. which dragged Cato and Reed out. turning Pell over to the few soldiers* left as soon as they learned that he was not Reed, for whom they had mistaken him. Reed was taken down one stairway, with a. rope about his neck, and Cata down the- other, both pleading for their ltves. By this time the crowd numbered ."rflO pel SOUS, The doosned men were dragged, the crowd shouting and cheering, toward the Hodges hasßO, where the five members of the family had beert murdered and burned. The heat was* so intense that the crowd wearied when two miles of the six-mile route h:id been traversed. (Joing seventy-five yards from the road, the crowd halted, and the two neßtoes were made to seat themselves on a log. They were told that they had only a short time to live and that they should confess. , Reed was the first to speak. He confessed, implicating other negroes, as he had In the courtroom. He denied, however, that he had taken an active part In the murder. Cato answered incoherently. ' 'BI'RX THEM! BURN THEM:" The crowd moved across a field to a strip of woodland. Several men climbed trees and called for ropes. Burn them:" "Burn them:" shouted %c crowd. Cato begged to be shot or hanged, saying that he was innocent: that he had no part in the ■ Continued ea fourth saaje. Left— ADJUTANT GENERAL CHARLE3 A. PAR TRIDGE, of Chicago. Centre— CORPORAL JAMES TANNER. Jud«e Advocate General. Right-GENERAL \V. C. XEWBURT. of Chlcaa*. GUNS BUSY AT FORTRESS. JAPANESE LAYING MINES. A Cheerful Report — Casualties— Britain's Protest to Russia. A dispatch from Che-Foo, containing on* dated advices from Port Arthur, gave some comfort to the Russians. The Japanese were •aid to have abandoned the plan of placing guns on the heights, owing to the heavy Rus sian fire, and were attempting to mine the forts. Food and ammunition, the dispatch added, were plentiful. The Russian ships, it was reported, made a sortie from Port Arthur early yesterday morning. It was said that they returned to the harbor, but this report was not confirmed. K.xpenditures caused by the war have forced Russia to issue bonds for $75,000,000, to run four years at 5.6 per cent. It was announced at St. Petersburg that if the protests to China and Japan in the case af the Ryeshitelni were ignored, Russia would reserve the right to take retaliatory measures. THE TOWN SET ON FIRE Japanese Urging the Port's De fenders to Yield. London. Aug. 17. — A dispatch to. the Central News from Tokio says that a big oil warehouse at Port Arthur is t lazing furiously, and that the position of the besieged is such that tha Japanese are urging them to surrender. Tokio, Aug. 17— The Kmperor's jffer to rs lease tr>e BMsa-ceasbatants at Port Arthur, coupled with a denial.! for the surrender of th^ • ?terday. An answa." : to-day. St. Petersburg. Aug. 17.— A dispatch received from Che-Foe to-night, dated August 16, and giving undated advices from Port Arthur, says that the Japanese during a bombardment occu pied strongly fortified positions with a number of siege guns. After two hours several of the Jar.v guns were sllerv.-ed. The Japanese, these advices say. are no longer trying to place their guns in the higher posi tions, which are too easily reached by the fire of :h- fortress, but are busying themselves witii mitihig operations against the defences. The spirit of the garrison continues to be ex cellent, and General Stoessel is going every where encouraging the troops. The fortress is well supplied with ammunition and provisions. The mining flotilla still in the harbor is capa ble of effective work in hindering the opera tions of Vice-Admiral Togo's Beet. There is no sickness in the fortress, and tha losses in the successive fights are by no means so heavy as represented in the Japanese re ports. The "Official Messenger" publishes a dispatca from Uao-Yang which says a report from Port Arthur announces the Russian casualties there in th* attacks on the fortress on July 26, 27 and 28 as follows: Killed Tws officers and men. Wounded— Thirty-five officers and 1,-Vi3 men. Prisoners — One officer and 83 men: 8 hospital assistants. Public anxiety regarding the fate of the battleships of Rear Admiral Wittsoeffs squad ron is still unrelieved. St. Petersburg continues to be entirely dependent upon foreign sources for news, the Russian authorities saying they are as much 111 the dark as the public. The public had been prepared for a definite announcement of the Rurili's loss by the publi cation this afternoon of a report that she haj been grievously damaged. There is .1 rumor af.oat to-night that the cruisers Diana and Pa'l-'.«ia. have reached Port Arthur, hut the source of the report cannot be traced, and it receives little credence. Th ■■• opinion is growing that the heavy losses sustained by the Port Arthur fleet may com pletely alter the plans regarding the Baltic squadron, a division of which is cruising in tha gulf, ready to sail. BATTLESHIPS MAY BE OUT Return of Squadron to Port Arthur Not Confirmed. Che-Foo. Aug. It. — To-day's sortie of the Rus sian warships from Port Arthur is regarded, as ■ confirmation of previous reports that the Japanese have occupied an important land posi tion, the fire from which compelled the Russian MAXHAXBET HOrSE. SHELTER T»LANt> OPEN UNTIL. SEPT. 15. ALL ATTRACTHMiaV-' AiUt.