NORTH SEADECISION ' Blame Laid on Russia b> Paris Oommia.ion. BOJESTTEKSIT WAS m JUSTIFiEI

dailraU Waa Asataat

arMa CaaiailltaS Ha UaatO*

PA It IS, f>b. a8.-Th« m*ort of the Interuationiil cooiiulKaloa on tbe IX>« SM- bank affnlr, which wn* rend In a aonomiu voice by the Frcn<-b delegate. Admiral Fournier, In the state recep tion room of the ministry of foreign affairs In the presence of a fashionable gut be ring of Otlt* persona, many ot whom weSr smartly gowned women, gives satisfaction k here, as a practical coin promise, in which* Hussla comes out second beat, luaamuch as the com mission. In spite of the categorical tea

•WAYNI NOT GUILTY. Is Court of hapsaekmaat As

WAKHINtJTON, Feb. ».-Tbe ate. alttiug as a court of lai|«aHnnent for tha trial of Cbartea Swayne. dlatric‘. lodge for the nonbarn district of Florida, has acquitted him on all pf the twelve articles of tmiwachmeut brought by the house of representatives. On none of the ardcMa was there even a majority for eouvtctioD. although It ra quirod two-thirds to convict. The closest vote was on the laat article, the contempt case of W. 8. O'Neal, when thirty-flve senators voted guilty and forty-seven “°t guilty, while on two articles only thirteen senators voted for conviction. The voting for the moat part was on party lines, though there was not a strict alignment on any article. At the conclusion pf the voting the presiding officer directed the secretary to enter an acquittal U|ton the records, and the court

then adjourned alne die.

Judae 8wayne waa not in the senate doling the roll calk, but In the president's room juat.back of the chamber. The result of each ballot waa aent to

him by bis attorneys.

ADMIRAL ROJE8TVEX8EY. thnony of Captain Clado and the other Russian officers, finds that there were no tonicdo craft in sight when the Bring began. The decision says: “The delay of the Russian transport Kamshatka following the breakdown of her machinery was jierhaps the cause of the incident. The commander of the Kamshatka signaled to Admiral Kojestvenaky daring the evening that he had been attacked by torpedo boats. The admiral therefore had reason to believe be might be attacked and gave •orders for strict vigilance against the possible approach of torpedo boats The commissioners recognize unanimously that the fishing fleet committed no hostile act. and the majority of the commissioners being of the opinion thr - there were not either among the fishing boats or In their vicinity, any torped^ boats, the opening of fire by Admiral Kojestvenaky waa not Justi-

fied.

The Russian commissioner did not alia re in the latter opinion. *The testimony of British witnesses proved that the trawlers carried regulation lights, followed the usual fishing rules and were directed by their commodore by means of conventional rock-

ets

•The lepding divisions of the squadron. including Admiral Yoelkersam'a. passed the trawler* unsuspectingly. Admiral Bojestvenaky's division, the last noticed green flares, really a fishing signal, which created alarm, and then observed a vessel topping the waves. Admiral Rojestvenaky ordered his ships to open fire, on the result of which rests his responsibility. “The commissioners declare that their views are not of a nature to cast any disrespect upon the military valor ■or upon the sentiments of humanity of Admiral Rojestveusky and the person•nel his squadron.'' _ The members of the Japanese legation seemed pleased with the report, •which they listened to attentively with

!able

Crest Fire at Xew Orlesas. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28.-The freight terminals of the Illinois Central, Including the

front for nearly a ml «st by a fire which broke out about 6 Vclock laat night and raged for boors. Tha loss to estimated at WJMO.OOO. Sixty freight ears In the yards are a total toes. The total fire department practically threw up its hands, and the

UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Civil Wa • la the Caseaeas aaO Mat. • »* at Baka. 8T. PETEKHBL'HQ. Fab. 2a-All the Russian railways except the Central Aslan have been placed under martial law. In the Caucasus the situation Is extremely bod, practically amounting to civil war. In Baku the inhabitant*, barricaded In their houses, are petitioning the central authorities at 8t. Petersburg for relief from the existing condition of affairs. The govcrumqnt Is sending re-en forcemcnis of troops, but while these may he able to stop the re'gn of terror they will he impotent to start the wheels of Industry. Proprietors fear that the oil wells will be utterly ruined If pumping' is su*[>ended much longer. Conditions In other towns In the Caucasus are equally desperate.

AN ENGLISHMAN'S BODY. ('•■a Discovered kr Aaikaaaa4or Porter's Search tot Pool Joaoa*. PARIS. Feb. 28.—A preliminary examination which Ambassador Porter is making for the body of John Paul Jones, the naval hero of the Revolutionary war. recently disclosed a lead

en coffin.

llie name plate on the coffin waa very much corroded, but the inscription has finally been deciphered, showing that It was the coffin of an Englishman buried May R. 1790. two years before the death of Jones. Consequently the coffin win not Ije opened. The examlnati-m continues. ; ' The finding of this leaden coffin has the-advantage of establishing the fact that those burled In the Protestant ••emet-ry about the time of Jones' (tenth lie In the vicinity of the present excavations.

COHPENSEP DISPATCHES. | ■•tahi* toveata mi tha Weak BrlaUr General Richard A. Donnelly, quartermaster of tha national guard of New Jersey, is dead at hte boros In Tran ton, Nt • J., of Bright's disease aggravated

by heart trouble.

The Insurrection in the province of Yemen, Arabia, Is assuming alarming l-. jportlona. Almost the whole country southward of Hanaa Is In revolt, and tbs towns of Kalaba and Tala have fallen Into the hands of the Insurgent Aysha, whose forces are constantly Increasing. -«• Investigations begun by the police of Paterson. N. J.. Immediately after the half clad body of a young woman was found near a railroad track In that city have lad them to the conclusion that they have on their hands a cai many ways parallel with the Jennie Boaachletar case of two years ago. Ten men are under arrest. The first number of Tom JWatson'a Magazine is out at New York. The editor in a foreword addressed to bis “friends in the cause of reform" aaya the object of the publication Is to make “an Independent, energetic effort to create public sentiment which will bring the enlightened conscience of the nation to the making of Its laws"

Umm*mr. r«Jk. sr.

The Grand Opera House at Akron. O., the second oldest playhouse In the city, has been destroyed by fire, entail-

ing a loss of $50,000.

' A dispatch from Odessa says that ten Jews have been killed and thirty wounded In an ant)-jewlab riot at Theodosia. a senporbof the Crimea. The gold racket championship waa won by Clarence H. Mackay. ex-ama-tenr national champion of the Ni York Racket and Tennis club, over L Townsend Irvin of the Tuxedo Tennis and Racket Huh at Tuxedo. N’. Y. The reslgiiaCon of John McLeod of Pittsburg as preddent of the Association of Anier,<- m Hteel Manufacturers waa tendered at the annual meeting there. H. U. Campbell, general manager of the Pennsylvania Hteel company. Steelton, Pm., was chosen as his accessor. • . / Mrs. Roosevelt will wear at the inaugural ball In Washington next Saturday night a gown made entirely of American materials and by a New York city mollate. The silk for the t was woven in Paterson. N. J., and after enough had been made for Mr*. Roosevelt's dress the design

MINE EXPLOSION.

BLUEFIELD.-W. Va, Feb. 28.-As a result of an explosion In shaft No. 1 ot the United States Coal and Coke company "at WUcoe twenty-three miners are supposed to bare tost their lives, and It, la possible that the number will exceed this. Fifteen dead bodies have .been taken from the shaft A targe rescuing party is In the lines, and It to barely possible, but not likely, that some of the remaining entombed miners will be rescued alive. explosion waa -of terrific force and Mattered glass windows a mile distant, Immediately after the shock great numbers of miner*, who were off doty. rusbe-J to the shaft to find great Honda of smoke and dost gush-

ing from its mouth.

CMeav* Hrlrsss Skst kr FetlamMu. CHlQMn. FA. 28.—Miss Mary Cath-

erine MulvelL an '

here by Daniel Herman, a policeman whose love she had refused. The crime was committed in the moat fashionable section' -of Michigan boulevard at a time when the avenue war fitlcd with after killing

Ml laat

night committed suicide In a lodging by shooting himself through the with the same revolver with which be bad killed Mias MulvelL Herbecama infatuated with tha girt through hearing her play at 8t Jamas' church, where she eras organ-

A Med Creaeda at CaraelL ITHACA. N. Y.. Feb. 2&-At tha in riUtioo of President BHrarman of Cornell Commander Mias Eva Booth of^ta

Mayor—Tkoa. W. Mb tot Jaa. I. IM» AhKraaa—Freesto K. IfekauJaa. I, MOT Conucil—Joo. Head j Jaa. 1. tm

Samoa! T. Hal toy—Jaa. 1. MBT Hfibart J. Crrawall..Jan. 1, T. Maakal Sharp.. ^ '

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aty Directory. ^Hfatt»T»i»MttaiUIL10AP

is effect otTosaa 4, 1904.

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6.40 A ^.-accommodation. -U. ^ .t.uon..

Phi sdrlpkis 9.>9 a m

. , , .. A CaMoect* from"

aS: 1:38 • *

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Z?* .»«* , T 0 *!;An«to*v. BrsnckOcva* City, and Sea Uto City. Arrive* at Phils

delphto a.*7 P M. SUBDAV raaiaa.

P.M—ACCOMMODATION.

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>Ja* K. Taylor, * —

Recorder—Joo. W. Tbompsm Jau.T. 1MB Aaaeaaor—Qllkert C Hngbm .Jan. 1,1HB CoUaalor-Bat Kaadl— Jnn. 1.1909 TresanraWlnasB R. Smith Jaa. I. Ifnft

0 "“^aS.«3L.

Edward Crsmi

Thna.R- Walts. Jaa. I. 1906

Application in the house by Mr. Hall (la.) to permit 'wo Chinese youths to be admitted as cadets at West Point Military academy caused slmultaneoua demands by many members for an explanation. and when order waa restored Mr. 'Maddox (Ga.) remarked that It would be naelem to take up the time, ita he objected to the consideration of

Independent erode oil producers and refiners from Kansas. Ohio, Illinois and Indiana have Joined In the formation of - an organisation of defense against the alleged eradicating pres- • of the Standard Oil company. The new orgsnisatioa la to be known aa the National erode Oil Producers' Hatton. Headquarters will be In Chicago. Ope of the chief objects of the organisation is to prevent discrimination In freight rate*.

Batsrdar. Fek. SO.

Charles Krntx. on trial for alleged boodllng while a member of the 8L Louis rity council, baa been acquitted

at Butler. Mar \

Governor Vardanian la working hard to prevent the lynching la- the capital city of Mississippi of a negro held for attack wherein Mias Marsh, $•. worthy young white woman, waa crim j 1 Inally assaulted. / L'pited States Minister Dawson, at Santo Domingo city, has cabled the state department that an attempt waa made there to anassinate President Morales, but thit the attempt failed. Five of bis assailants were captured. The Corouia, the-blggest ship ever owned by the Canard line, has left Tpooi on her maiden trip to New York. With the exception of the three eat White Star line steamers, the Corouia to the biggest ship to engage in the transatlantic trade. She to the irgvst sdami ever built on the Clyde,

rrtdar, Pek. a*.

The New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad station at Pom fret Conn, waa destroyed by fire and considerable freight and express matter

The tion convening the senate in special on March 4 next to “receive mmunleations aa may be made by the executtvq."' bodies have been recovtw Virginia City mines

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BOARD OF EDUCATION. Henry Rutherford, Prerident....March 1905 S. H. Moore, vice president isot Dr. Edward H: Fblulpa, Clerk.. 1MO Howard F. Otter ** 11*6 Barclay L SeheHenger..— 1906 Samuel R. Stitc*—.... “ 1906 William T. Steven* 1907c Dr. A L Leach. i 1907 Charie* F. QnldoTt. 1907

BOABD OF HEALTH.

Dr. A L Learh. PnsMeot ..»cpt. L 190J Dr. V. M. D Marty. Secretary 1906 Bobert B. Hand “ 1IMU Lafayette M. Hal: “ UOI Albert B. Little “ 1904 Oetitge L. Lowett *■' 1906

P.OAKD OF TRADE.

President—Stephen B. WUeon. Bfert-tary- L » U T. Ktevena. Treoaoree—Tbomee W. Millet.

County Directory.

Joel ice Supreme Conrt—Francis 1. Swayae.

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Circuit J uugr—Alien B. Kndioou Law^^ JBdfv—Hairieoa U. VoortHwa^

»f' Ptosa- Hany S. lionglaaa. roe

Coroner's—Robert S

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Urp iMJb L Rep... .1900

«.«siuai7 vim—rfoeua v*ey. Rep. . ...I'.ol Surrosate-E. Cttatoa Hewitt. Urp 1 MOT County Collector-Lewis 8. btllwrll. „ R»P- li« C-iunty Board of Elrcttone-Jo*. K. Haud. Bep 1906 Cooety_Boerd of tflectlooe-Chailee E.

rr.Kep.

Oamry Board of RleetiOBa Wa. J. Tyler.

Kearns, Drm ernu of Coart- . Beptember and I)

BOABD OF CHOSEN FBEEHOLDEIiK Anthony B. Smith. Palermo, May, 1906 W.S. Johnson. Ocean City—Jan. 1, 1907 John P Fox Ocean City I an. 1, 1907

immi. Die* Creek. May 1. 1907

C. P. Vat

Jeaae D. Lndltm. So Dennis May

Wm-T- Batt Flaking Creak May. UNB Westtor B. Wait*. Cape May. Jaa. L IU-7 Mtaijak 8. Smith. Cape May .3 ‘

AUUtooy B. t'mith. Director;

Townsend Clerk.

Stata Senator-Lewis M. Crew. Ocean ^Otg, Rep..... — = _„1906

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7 so *■-**.—AUCUatJiUUATION stops

Arrive

4-45 Anglesea. OceaaCIty, City. Arrives at Pfailadclpbla 6-S5 p m FROM PHILADBLPHIA Trains leave for Cape May—Kaprrse A. M. and 4^, p to week-days. Ac modatipc, >15 p. to Sunday, express, 9.00 a m. Accommodation, 6,00 a. r-

NKW YORK.

November 77, 1904.

Eapress, weekdavs*4 o>. 4 40. c 00. a ffi. 5S8.7-«i7JJ.**o. 9oj. MV*, .oat, •,?« A M-, *t7 00 noon, j* J5. *i ,<». 140. 7 ao.' 7 00. VS 00.9 00, to ia P. M.. 17 or. night.St'KDAVs. 4 J8, 4 4°. 5 00. s 18. b 75. v v, 11.00 A M . *1» «. **>•»?>. •jtariPenns Ijtnited) 1 3S4 (Ncm York Limited), 4 ,■> 5 x. ’S5 6 ' ^^.*7 «». *8 00. to taP. M.,:7 07night! From West Philadrlpbis only, 74c A. M

md 1733 P M

From North Philadelphia only, *17 76P M dafl) (Manhattan I.imitegj. • WASHINGTON AND THB SOUTH.

January 9. 1905.

for Baltimore and Washington. *6-5. . O. 837.1070 1106. A M.. •eat,. •« 75, Va 4 46. 5 *5. 6 iK. u a. p M.and 1709 night, weekdav*. - Sc xdavs, *6. 35. 7 to, 905, 11 c6, A M.. »i 75, *3 ao, 4 46, 5 as. 11 P. M. 13 09 night. For Baltimore accommodation. 9.05 A M p - ,l ■" k,u "- ^

From Weal PhiUdelplaa-01.lv.

'SSS, *65- and*;

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'Dining Car. W. W. ATTERBURY, J R. WOOD. Gen'i Manager- Pas* r Traffic Manager

PHILADELPHIA k HEADOTB BOUTZ ■*- ATLANTIC CUT KAILLOAD. TIME TABLE Inject :x-pt. 70. 1904.

__ „ WUKnATS.

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Cape May City, Rep...

Adoulram Chapter. No. 90, Roto] Arch Maaoua—Coo vocations, third Monday of each month at lodge room, Waahinj

and Franklin streets.

Cape !aland Lodge, No. 80. F. and A. M. —Cnn-mnulcatioua. second and fourth Turwi'-ja of each mocth at lodge room, Waakltigton end Franklin streets. Cape May Camp, No. 8771, Modern Woodmen of America—Meets first Wadoraday of each month at Auditorium. Cape May Conclave. No. 188, Improved Order of Urptasnphs—Meets at Ogden’s Hal 1.818 Washington street, on second aod toarth Thursrtaj a of each month. Cape May Council, No. 1091: Royal Aran am—Meets first and tclrd Tuesday* of

seb month at Anditorium.

Cape May Lodge. No. 21. A 0- U. W.

Meets Oral sud third Thnradaya of mouth at 818 Washington street.

Cold Spriog Council, Jr. a U. A. M. No. UO-Msks in hall at Cold Spring, every

Tneeday evening at 7 o’clock.

Columbia Lodge, No. 88. Independent Order of Mechanics—Meets —eh Monday

at Anditorium.

Eureka Lodge. No. 7, Ladies’ I. a M-— Meets second end fourth Tharedays of

Mach month at Auditorium.

Friendship Council, No. *7, D. of A.Meets on Toaeday afternoon of each week at UD, in Jr. O.U. AM. Hail. Cold Spring. The John Mecray Poet Na, 40, G. A K. testa on the third Friday of each month at 7 JO o'clock p. m., iaatead of Thunday

t 814 Washington street.

Mayflq$lg'rloJg.. Na 858. Indepem Order of Odd Fellows-Meets each Friday at the Auditorium, Jackson street. Ogallalla Tribe. No. 157, Improved Order of Red Mao—Meets at 810 Washington

Editor Herald.—Referring -to my 00mlast week on “The New Cape . May,*

the obscurity into which they were thrown

by misprint.

In speaking of old sayings. I said they did not always hold good, bat the type made them “hold a rod.*' I tried to ssy -Thera a

axhortad raeden of Jhe Hrraui egatamt tote lha the aerar of a teo hatay exp'intaaay. pattern I caa radUy Rkdmto-fi the -tarry. MB wOI

*S 85 p n •4 80 p m Lv. Phiia. SfiOam 4 15pm' 845am

(express) (express) Sl'XD/YS. [express]

6 40 p m

An. Cape Mav. fexpreesl 1100 am . [express] b 15 p m

Bcxnar*.

[local) 10 fie a m

•Connects at Winslow Junction for'jdlan-

dcCity.

A T. Dice, Bosox J. Wxxxa. Gen’i Snpt. • GenT Paaa'r Agent.

Our Church Directory. Among The Worahlppera of The Different Deaomteotioaa. F. *. CHTTBCa OF THE ADVEXT. Mr. Francis F. H. Flan, to charge. Sunday Service*: 10. 45 a m. Morning Prayer aod Sermon: 9.45 a m. Sunday* •cbool: 7.80 p. m.. Evening Prayer and

room every mornlngau 10 o’clock. Morning * 1050. -Evening service at 7.80. eek prayer meeting at 7 JO

Other service* as announced. rRUBYTKBlAK CHURCH. Rev Arthur W. Spooner, D. D., Pa»-

>r.

Praise servtoa in the lectm Sataath me * service at U . Mid-week ^. 4 nVIock Endeavor Friday afternoon at Senior Endeavor Friday evening at 7.80 Sunday-school at 19° All are cordially invited. Seats Free. FIRST M. B. CHURCH. Rev. 8. F. Gaakill, D. D., Pastor. Preaching on Sunda) morning at 10.SO. In the evening at 7.45. - Meetings at 9 a. h. and 6.80 r. u. ou Sunday*. Sunday School at 8 F. H. Epwiirth Leogos M»oday evening at 8 o’clock. Mid week prayer aervtoe Wednesday evening *t 8 o’clock. Olaas meetings, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.

Preaching on Su-day morning at 10.90. In the evening at 7 JO. Sunday morning Workers Meeting at 10.00 A3>ii. Snoday School at 2.90 r. m.

7 JO o’clock Yoeng People’s Meeting Friday eveox at 7.80 o’clock i*a Meetiag Saturday evening at8.00

ar. hart’s e. c. chubch. Rev. Father D. J. Kelly, Rector. Hour* of divine service ofi Sundays, leases at 6,8 and 10a x. Buuday School at 2J0 f. u. Koearr. sermon aod lioneilWlloii of the Moat Bleated Sacrament at 8J0 r. m. All are invited to attend the Sunday ilng iMtractious at 7 JO »*«>«■ !*»«■>»-«= ^