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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24
SOME OF THEM CRUCIFIED.
Japanese Charge That Prisoners Tax
en- by Chinese Were Pat to Death.

en- by Chiuesc Were Pat t" Death.
Washington, December 17.-Fuller in
formation concerning the reported massacre
Of Chinese by Japanese troops after the
fall of Port Arthur was received ny
the japanese minister. 1Ir. [oring, this
morning from Nj. AIutsu, minister of
foreign affairs at Toxic. Mr.. Alutsu says
in his dispatch that the government is
not yet in possession OF all the facts about
the alleged atrocities. but that many de-
tails have been ascertIined What IS
known to Mr.. Mutsu, stated in the
cable message, is as follows:
MANY OF the Chinese soldiers at Port
Arthur. and from outlying Qualifications,
taken by the japanese discarded their
uniforms and it is now known to GER
ta!nty to be the ease that almost all OF
those Chinese in plain clothes who We're
killed there were soldiers in disguise. The
inhabitants Of Port Arthur left before the
engagement. \ few remained. however.
under orders 10 reslst the Jana
nese by firing upon them. Thcs they
did and in the confusion of the fight it was
impossible To distinguish them from Chi
ncse soldiers. The Japanese army entering
Port Arthur was greatly excited by the
sight of the fearfully mutilated bodies of
the Japanese prisoners, some OF whom had
been burned alive and some Crucitied. New
ertheless the discipline of the army was
maintained. a number Of Chinese pris-
oners We're taken and kindly treated. The
wounded Chinese or Japanese WHO could
be moved are on their way to Toxic and
viii arrive III Il few days"
The Treaty with Japan.
Washington. December 19.-The senate
committee on foreign relations at its meet
inc this morning decided to favorabIy re-
mort to the senate the treaty recently
negotiated with Japan. There was no op-
position in the committee room, all Of the
members present fayornS the convention
the full committee, with the exception of
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

as it is a fact that many are bad off for
clothes.
a mother and her two children were found
uead in their little cabin this week. 1t is
supposed the mother had been confined to
her bed by sickness and she and her two
little ones starved to death. There is not
stream of water in Perkins county, nor
living spring. Wells from so to 200
feet deep the majority being $50 to 200
feet. The soil, if watered, will raise good
crops; if not it is no good. The roads and
much of the prairie resemble asphalt, so
hard packed and smooth are they Well
dggers say that the soil is solid mass
$50 feet down, hard that picks have 10
be used to loosen it. over this smooth sur
face the never ceasing winds blow from
every direction. They are filled with minute
sand particles and are almost reSistleSS.
Grateful as showers to the parcheu etith
is the flavor of food cooked with Or. Price
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24
DE MELLo WILL COMMAND
The Insurgents in BraHiI-Moraes Very
Uneasy

New York. December IA special cable
from Buenos Ayr,s. Argentine. says; Ad-
mitaI dc Meilo SAYS he will leave here
after January ist To- assume command OF
the Brazilian revolutionary forces
\ caLleeram from 3IonJevide1 says that
tine grand council Of the brazilian revoiu-
tionarv fuuta has decided t1 forward arms
and ammunition a. fast possible 60 the
rebel forces and push the war vigorously
against President liOraes. because nis
peace, propositions are not considered 10
have been made in good fai;h. ami h. Is
pursuing tile same policy as eX-Presideat
FcixcGo adopted Amnesty. I offered, viii
co-uc too late y" confidence viii De felt
Ira any government in which PeiNOJo mas
infu-ur-
Governor Castillo Of Rio Grande do Sui.
was nearly captured 10y thc rebels at i,io
Par,Ic. Fourteen OF his escort were killed.
CaStilho's escape was due 10 the ncetness
81 his horse.
President Nora.s IS very uneasy, a
I;io Iansiro telegram reports. since he has
discovered plot IN place PeiXoto again
IN power Several PERSONS arrested 1T Rio
Jansiro are said a. have confessed To- par
ticipatiou- PeiAoto. several % his former
ministers aud one member NJ the present
cabinet are implicated i'm the conspiracy.
tn" rebels expect To- capture Port Allegro
soon and then the Tebel meet will appear,
having its base Of operations there, ami
active naval operations will begin.
AdVices from Rio Grand. do Sui state
that four prisoners caught by Governor
CastilhO's escort were horribly butchered,
and, il IS asserted. 10y his orders. though
this is disputed The rebels also are COM
hitting atrocities on prisoners. The war
= being waSct la a manner worthy OF
TURKS
To get relief from Indigestion. biIiousness
constipation Or torpid liver without dis
turbiufs the stomach ~ purglnS the bowels,
take "a Few doses OF Carter'S Little Liver
pills hoy will rs1s-
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ARMENIANs AND GLADSTONE.
a silver ChaIice tO BE Presented to
the Uatyar,icn Church.

London, December 20.-The Armenians of
London and PARIS, in recognition of Mr..
dladstone's letter of sympathy and en-
cburagement. will present a silver and gilt
chaIice to the Hawarden church on his
e,gnty-hfth birthday. The Daily News
correspondent in Vienna says:
THE Christian ArmeEians are about to
ask for an autonomous government, SINH
lhr TO that formerly given TO East Roume-
LA. Failing to obtain this, they will ask
for institutions like those of Crete.
deputatiOn of Armenians will call upon the
commission of inquiry TO impress upon its
members the necessity of procuring
christian government of some sort for Ar
Inenia."
Refuse IA Make Changes.
Vienna, December Pit is stated here
that the British, French and Russian min
listers at Constantinople have refused to
make any change in the instructions CIV
en- the delegates of the powers mentioned
by the commission to investigate the Ar
menian outrdges, as the sultan desired
them to do.
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NEW GOVERNMENT FoR CUBA.
The Spaniarsls Compromise with the
HnmE RuIcrN.

Madrid. December 1.-THE government
has agreed upon a compromise with Cuban
home rule members Of the cortes upon the
basis Of the formation Of council which
will partially supeTcede the present pro
VinciaI corporation. The council Will sit
in Havana and will consist of twelve
members appointed by the home govern
uent. the governor general of Cuba. presi-
dent ~ the hIEi. rou-t, the highest church
Cisnitsries and fifteen members chosen
10y popular vote. The council will frame
the budget and deal with local and imam
Cial administration ami all matters pei
tanning To- the general welfare of the
island. The political regime will b. Kept
in Spain
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SEE OUR COLUMN OF CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS-SELECF PROM THAT.

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Diphtheria i'm Springfield. Ill

Springfield, Ill, December I7.-Diphtberia
has broken out i'm the Sangamon county
jail William Lumme, Il federal prisoner
from EdGeield, this state, has il in bad
form. The jail has been quarantined.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

Mr. Daniel, being present. The report
will be made to the senate this afternoon
if there should be an executive session.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

DO not despair OF curing your sick head
ache when you can 50 easily obtain Car
fers Little Liver Pills. They VIII effect
prompt and permanent cure. Their action
Is mild and natural
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

Today Hoods Sarsaparilla stands at the
head Ina the medicine world admired in pros
perity and enyied in merit by thousands OF
competitors. i, has won success 10y its won
derIul cures.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24
New Chinese Loan.

LMcullus lived too soon. His feasts
would have been much finer if prepared
with Dr. Prices Baking Powder.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

Good houseke eping can be reduced to a
science with the aid of DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

10 you like the Mckinley tariff. or the
other k.nde Everybody likes food cooked
With Dr. Prices Baking Powder.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

MI the evening there was talk of lynChing
and at o'clock tonight a crowd of about
SEQ left the Arlington hotel and marched to
the Jail. but were stopped in the street by
Chief Hood Hon. W. IL. Fleming and Judge
Eve who addressed the crowd and succeed
ed in getting them TO dispense without max
ing an attack.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

\ feast worthy of Epicurus could be pre-
pared with the aid Of DR. Prices Baking
Powder. No pastry is perfect without it,.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

To get relief from Indigestion. biiiousness.
constipation or torpid lsver without dis
turbins the stomach 90 purging the bowels,
take Few doses OF Carter'S Little Liver
pills They will rsIs-FSs. won
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-27
CHAPTER l..
A further supplement to an act entitled IAN
act concerning taxes" approved April
fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred

further supplement to an act entitled An
act concerning taxes" approved April
fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and foTty-six.
/. BE IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
supplement to an act entitled An act con-
corning taxes approved April fourteenth
one thousand eight hundred and forty-sixp
which said supplement was approved April
twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-eight, be the same are hereby
extended to the incorporated villages of this
state and all persons enrolled as active mem
bers of any fire engine. hook and ladder hose
or supply company, under supervision or
control of the municipal authority or
authorities of any such village, all exempt
iiremen of any such village. aud such mem
beers of any salvage corps, under supervision
or control of any duly authorized board of
underwriters OF this state, and such mem
beers OF any duly organized fire patrol, as shall
have been enlisted among the active or
exempt iremen of any such village. shall be
entitled to the same exemptions from gen
eral and special poll tax and from taxation
on real or personal property, or BOTH as by
said further supplement above referred to
are conferred upon the members of similar
towns, boroughs, townships and fire districts
of the state and such exemptions shall be
allowed IN the same manner and upon a like
certificate or certificates from the clerk of
such village as is provided by said supplement
III respect to persons claiming such exemp-
tlon by reason of their service under
municipal authorities of cities, towns Dor
oughs townships and fire districts.
q And be ii enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public act, and shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April IL, 1894
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CHAPTER xxi.

An Act to authorize courts and justices ei
the peace of any county TO direct prisoners
to be confined in the jais of the adjoining
counties in certain cases.
l. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
| in all cases where the jail now used as com
mon jail for the confinement of prisoners in
any county of this state has been, or shall
hereafter be, condemned by the grand in
quest in aud for said county, and shall be-
come insecure or inadequate to the needs of
such county by reason of repairs, alterations
or additions thereto being in progress. or by
reason of n new jail for such county being IN
ing the use therein of some portion Of the
material In the present jail of such county,
the jails of the counties adjoining to such
county shall be and are hereby also consti-
tuted jails for the confinement of prisoners
of such counties as contain such condemned,
insecure or inadequate jals until such time
as secure and adequate jais shall be erected
or constructed therein; and the courts of
oyer and terminer and general Jail delivery
the court of general quarter sessions of the
peace and the several justices of the peace of
such counties as contain such condemned, in
secure or inadequate jails may respectively,
in their discretion, when they deem 1t neces-
sary, direct ana order the confinement of any
prisoner or prisoners under sentence or
charged with any criminal offense, or any
person or persons held to bail under any civil
process to be confined in the Jail of any such
adjoining county. and the keepers thereof
are hereby required to receive and safely
keep all such prisoners in the same manner
as they are by law required TO keep the pris
oners of their respective counties, until he,
she or they shall be demanded under author
fty of law. by the proper officer or officers of
the county from where they were committed
or be otherwise discharged by due course of
law; and the keepers of the said jails shall be
entitled to demand and receive from the
board of chosen freeholders Of the county
from which such prisoners shall be committed
such fees as are or shall be allowed by law in
such cases, and such compensation for the
board and care OF such prisoners as the board
a nf 1fNf hos Nm,
such prisoners are confined shall deem Just
and reasonable
2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this act
shall rake effect Immediately
Approved March %, 1894
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CHAPTER XVII,

An Act to amend an act entitled An act
concerning idiots and lunatics" approved
March twenty seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy -four.
| l. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever any person or persons residing in
this state shall be entitled to receive any
legacy or distributive share of any estate not
exceeding two hundred dollars, and such per
son or persons shall have been for at least
five years insane and by reason of insanity
not able to receive such legacy or dstribu
tive share, and no inquisition of lunacy shall
have adjudged such person or persons an
of the next of kin of such lunatie to present
a petition to the chancellor of this state,
which petition shall set forth the name or
or names, residence and age of such person
or persons entitled to such legacy or distri-
butive share, the amount of such legacy or
distributive share, and the estate from which
the same is due, and the length of time next
preceding he date OF such petition that such
person or persons may have been, to the
said petition shall be duly verified by the
oath of the petitioner, and shall also be ac
companied by the affidavit of a regular prac-
ticing physician of this state. which last
named affidavit shall set forth how long such
physician shall have known the alleged lun-
attic, and how ing such person or persons
may have been luDafic; said chancellor
shall, upon the reading of said petition and
affidavits thereto annexed. appoint the said
petitioner or any other fit or proper person,
guardian or guardians OF such luuatic or lun-
atics, without it being necessary TO have the
idiocy or macy determined by an inquest, on
a commission to be issued out of the court of
chancery, and a certified copy of the pro-
ceedings thereof filed and recorded in the
Office of the surrogate as is now required by
said act; provided. said person or persons so
appointed shall enter into bond 10 tire ordi-
nary of this state with two sufficient sure
ties in double the amount of the legacy or
distributive share to which the said lnnatic
may be entitled, as set forth in said petition
which bond shall be approved by the said
chancellor if the bond be accompanied with
amount of the penalty of said bond, which
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-27
CHAPTER Xiv.

A Supplement- to an act entitled "An act tC
regulate the practice of dentistry In the
| State OF New Jersey" approved April
seventh, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety
/. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
section nine of the net to which this IL n sup
plement be and the same Ii hereby amended
so MS to read rs follows:
8. And be 1t enacted, That any person not
now lawfully practiclng or entitled to prac-
tice dentistry by the laws OF this state. who
shall practice dentistry In this state after the
passuge of this net without having first oh
tanned from said board of registration and
examination In dentistry certificate of
license to practice In accordance with the
provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay
the sum of three hundred dollars for each
and every offense; any person now lawfully
practicng or entitled to practice dentistry
under the laws of this state who shall. after
the frst day OF January, ammo domini one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-one,
practice dentistry In this state without hay
ing first obtained from said board of regis
tratiOn and examination In dentistry "A GER
ticate of registration, in accordance with the
provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty dollars for each and every
Oftense; any person who shall knowingly or
falsely and with the int ent TO deceive the
public, claim or pretend TO have or hold n
certificate OF registration, or of license
granted by said board, or who shall falsely
and with the intent to deceive said board
claim or pretend TO be a graduate or the
holder of diploma Of graduation from any
usutu colieBe, HOb DcinR bucH Rfduuhte OF
rghtfully holding or entitled 10 such diplo-
ma, shall forfeit and pay the sum of three
hundred dollars; any person to whom II GER
tifcate of registration or of license shall be
issued under the provisions of this act, and
who shall practice dentistry under false
name. with intent to deceive the public shall
be liable to have such certificate revoked,
upon twenty days notice of such proposed
revocation. and of the time and place of CON
such revocation, by order OF the said
board; and any person who. after such revo-
cation Of his certificate shall continue to
practice dentistry In this state. shall forfeit
and pay the sum of three hundred dollars;
certificate Of registration or of license grant
ed to person under one name shall not be
pleaded as II defense TO an action brought
against him for praeiicing without a certifii.
cate under another name; each and every
act OF dentistry performed by any
person. in violation of any of the provisions
of this act shall be deemed and taken to be a
distinct and separate ofiense.
Approved April II, 1894.
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CHAPTER XXXVII

An Act to amend an act entitled "An net to
enable townships TO create and maintain a
sinking fund, approved April twentieth
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
five.
1. BE it enacted by the Senate and Genera
Assembly of the State of New jersey, That
the second section of an net entitled IAN act
to enable townships to create and maintain Il
sinking fund" approved April twentieth
one thousand eight hundred and eighty five,
be and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
2. And be IL enacted. That after the passage
of said ordinance or resolution the chairman
of the township committee, the rcasurer OF
the township, and the assessor of the town
ship dor the time being, and two resident
freeholders to be chosen by the township
committe, shall constitute and G denomi-
mated the commissioners of the sinking
fund Of the township Of" (as the case
may beJ; the two last-named members shall
hold Office for three years and If either OF
such members should die or resign. the va
cancy caused thereby shall be filled by the
township committee; each of the said five
commissioners shall, within ten days after
his appointment, take and subscribe the oath
of Office prescribed by law for officers of said
township.
3. And be II enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately
Approved April A. 1894.
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CHAPTER XVI.

An Act concerning bills that have been or
may be presented to the governor, and that
have become or may become laws without
his signature.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in case any bill has passed or shall pass both
houses of the legislature. and has been or
shall be presented to the governor in pursu-
ance of the seventh paragraph of the fifth
article of the constitution of this state and
the same has not been or shall not be re-
turned to the house in which IL originated
within the time limited by the constitut ion,
whereby the same has become or shall become
a law in like manner as If the governor had
signed the same, il shall be the duty of the
governor, or of the chairman of the commit
tee of the house of the legislature that has
presented or shall present any such bill to
him, to endorse thereon Tor on Il copy there
of, certified to be such by the presiding Off
Ger of the house OF the legislature in which
1t originated aud sign a certificate of the
true time the same was or shall be presented
to the governor, and deposit such law or
slch copy thereof, in the office Of the secre-
Iary of state, with certificate also Endorsed
thereon and signed by the governor, or by
such chairman, stating the time of making
such deposit, and any such law shall be safely
kept in said Office with the other laws of the
same sitting and published as now directed
by law; the secretary OF state shall give
copy OF any such law to any person or per
sons who may make application for the
same, which copy when certified by said sec.
tary under his hand and seal TO be true
copy or verified by the affidavit OF any other
person, shall be received in evidence in any
court of this state, and be as good, effectual
and available in law AS If the original was
then and there produced and proved; the
compensation for making any such copy shall
be the same as now provided by law
2. And be it enact ed, That all act S and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, that this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Filed March q, 1894.