Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30
News Of the World

over Hearst by a vote OF three to
one
While placing a mine at Port Ar
thur a Russian naval officer and
twenty men were killed by the pre-
mature explosion Of the mine.
Peter Niedermcicr, Gustav Marx
and Harvey Vandinc, the young
Chicago bandits who murdered six
men during their short criminal
career, and who killed two officers
of a posse that captured them, were
hanged on the 22d. Marx and Van
dine showed remarkable nerve TO
the last. Niedcrmeyer, who a few
days before the execution, came
near cheating the gallows by open
ing an artery in his arm, was so
weak he had to be carried to the
scaffold.
After debate extending through
the entire session the house on the
10Th passed the bill providing for
Joint statehood of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory under the name of
Oklahoma and of Arizona and New
Mexico under the name of Arizona.
Delegate Wilson of Arizona oppos-
ed the bill. II was favored by Dele
gates Rodey of New Mexico and
McGuirc of Oklahoma. 1t is now
up TO the senate TO decide whether
the territories shall hc granted state
hood at this session.
The Arkansas Bankers A.aocia-
ton went on record at their recent
convention III opposition to state
supervision of state and private
banks. George W. Rogers Of the
Bank Of Commerce of Little Rock
submitted a draft Of bill which
he and Judge Tricber of the feder-
al court had prepared, and asked
the convention to adopt it in the
form Of . recommendation to the
next legislature. After considcra-
Bile debate in which many of the
smaller institutions Of the state en-
tered their protest against any
banking law, the matter was drop
ped.
In a speech delivered in Chica-
20, Col. Bryan said: The New
York platform is 9 dishonest plat
form, fit only for a dishonest party,
No one but an artful lodged would
stand upon it. The submission of
such platform to the voters of
state is an insult to their intclli-
gencc, for it is intended TO deceive
them. and a deliberate attempt to
deccive-espccially so clumsy an at
tempt as this platform isis a re-
hection upon the brains Of those
to whom it is submitted. = - |
can not hope to convince those who
favor deception and fraud in poll
tics. but | am satisfied that we
now have evidence sufficient to con-
Wet Judge Parker of absolute un-
fitness for the nomination.. :
All Trustworthy accounts ! from
the main base of the Russian army
in Manchuria support the view that
Gen. Kuropatkin is clearing the
country between the Yalu and
Liau Yang of every form of sus-
tenance for men and animals. Cat
tie are being driven north in vast
drovcs, followed by wagon trains
laden with food and forage, The
inhabitants are threatened with |
famine and as many as are able are
in a northwesterly direc-
ton. 1t is estimated that Gen.
Kuropatkin's force is now close on
100000 This number is regarded |
as sufficient for certain amount of
offensive action, but it is believed |
that the Russian commander has
elected to fall back to the noun
famous region about Liau Yang in
order to draw the japanese across |
the extensive, foodless area, and |
thus to come into conflict with the
enemy under circumstances favor
able to the Russian army. Ii is ap-
parent that kuropatkin feels the
advisabilty, if not the necessity, Of |
withdrawing. beyond easy reach of |
the numerous hanking operations
Japan can engineer, with the aid |
of its triumphant navy.
The correspondent of the Temps
at Constantinople says that on the
occasion of the last audience, which
the Russian ambassador, NJ. Kino-
yieff. had with the sultan. he IN
sisted on the payment of $4,000
600 long due to Russia for arrears
of the Turko- Russian war indemni-
ty. Such demand at such a mo-
lnent, the dispatch announces, leads
to the belief that Russian diploma
cy is preparing the way for other
demands.
1t is reported that great bitter
ness has been aroused throughout
against Americans and
because it is believed by
Russians that American and British
vessels took part in the lombard
mcnt of Port Arthur. Several
Americans ard Englishmen have
nysteriously disappeared, and it is
said they are not safe anywhere in