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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1905.
NINETEEN DIE IN TRIP
ANOTHER HOLOCAUST IN A NEW
YORK TENEMENT HOUSE.
Fire Broke Out In the E»rly Morning
and the Flame* Spread Rapidly,
Cutting Off All Eacapo—More Than
Forty Other* Were Injured—Some
Gallant Reacue* by the Fire Depart-
merit.
New York, March 13.—Nineteen
persona were burned to death, several
were so badly hurt that they may die
and forty others received slighter
hurts in a Are that practically des
troyed a five-story tenement house in
Allen street today. The fl *• had pain
ed Croat headway before it became
known to most of the t« mints, and
many of them were cut off before they
could make an attempt to -ave them
selves. Thrlllw? rescues and daring
' leaps for life marked the fin-. Scores
wen- carried from the blazing build
ing. The firemen climbed the wail-;
on their scaling * ladders and bra\ • I
the flames to reach the imperiled ten
ants. The crowded fire escapes in the
rear of the tenement house were
laryrdy responsible for so many
deaths and injuries among the popula
tion, which approached 200 souls.
The scenes about the building
when the search for the dead was be
gun were heartrending. The fire
btarted in the basement, occupied by
Isaac Davis, bis wife and three chil
dren. Davis had been out last night
and. returning to his home early this
morning, went into his store, on the
some floor, just in time to see a kero
sene lamp In the rear explode. He
awoke his wife and both tried to put
out the flaming lamp, but without suc
cess, and then gave all their attention
to getting their children out of the
burning building. A policeman who
heard the cry of alarm rushed to the
scene and every effort was made to
arouse the sleeping persons in the
house. In the meantime, the flames
spread with startling rapidity, and
when persons who had been asleep on
the upper floors awoke they found
themselves confronted by a wall of
flames on nearly every side.
Fight for Their Lives.
Scenes of the wildest description
fo1'o*ved, with panic-stricken people
fighting for their llvos. They rushed
to the fire escapes, only to find them
littered with rubbish of all degcript-
- L . unci'llimost Impassible. Down
through this clutterod, narrow pas
sageway flowed a stream of humanity.
On some of the escapes rubbish was
to closely packed It became Impossl-
bV to pass certain points, and men.
wewn and children stood literally
Masting to death as the flames roared
through the windows around them.
On one escape a policeman, John J.
Dwan, ran n plank across to a win
dow of the adjoining building. Nearly
a dozen persons had been carried
across this narrow bridge by the po
liceman. when It caught Are. Hush
ing through the fire, the policeman
seized n little child and stnrtod on
his Inst return trip, when the plank
broke and rescuer and rescued fell
to the paved yard twenty feet below
The man struck fairly on his back,
and one of his shoulders was shat
tered. The child was uninjured.
Roasted to Death Before the Crowd.
Heroes were developed, and many
biave and thrilling rescues t
made. Men and women on the Are
escapes were roasted to death before
the eyes of the horror-stricken cn
Now and then, one of those in the
rubbish-choked escapes would Jump
to the ground with a scream. When
the fire was under control the street
was filled with half-dressed, weeping
people, seeking relatives, imploring
firemen and policemen to go Into the
burning building and rescue loved
ones whom they believed were perish
ing there.
One cause of the terrible loss of life
wns due to negligence in falling to
keep the skylight door,free and clear,
It was not only fastened tight, but
also frozen.
DEAD WOMAN NOT HIS WIFE.
CLEMENT8 MAY BE PARDONED.
Congressman Brantley and 8enator
Bacbn Are at Work for Him.
For some time Mr. N. B. Baum, of
Dublin, has boen endeavoring to se
cure a pardon for Charles Clements,
who is serving a life sentence in the
United States prison in Atlanta. He
has been endeavoring to get the man
a pat don purely on humanitarian
grounds, it being his belief that the
ends of justice have been met by the
punishment that has already been
meted out to him. He was but a boy
when he was drawn into the conspir
acy to kill Capt. John C. Forsyth.
The following press dispatch from
Washington shows that Senator Ba-
con and Congressman Brantley are at
work for the pardon:
“Senator Bacon and Congressman
Brantley Hied today with the depart
ment of justice formal application for
the pardon of Charles Clements, con-
vioted about fourteen years ago as an
j»c'omplice in the killing of Capt.
bun C. Forsyth, of Dodge county.
Clements, who is the only one of the
five convicted for what is known
tie* Forsyth conspiracy, Is now in the
Southern federal prison at Atlanta,
serving a life sentence.
“Capt. Forsyth was shot through
the window of his home and instantly
killed. The actual murderer, a negro
named Rich 1/jwery, escaped, but five
white men were convicted of being ac
cessories to the crime, among these
being Capt. Luther A. Hall, who had
been a prominent member of the
Georgia legislature. Hall died in the
Ohio penitentiary.
"One of the others served a ten-
year sentence. I^ast year Wright
I*ancaster was pardoned, after Having
served twelve or thirteen years in the
penitentiary, the grounds for pardon
given by the attorney-general being
that the record of trial showed clear
ly that Lancaster should never have
been convicted at all. Charles Clem
ents Is the last of those convicted for
tho crime. His pardon is sought oi
tho grounds that he was a young
at the time; that he was not actui
presont at the killing, and that, in
view of these facts, he had suffered
sufficient punishment.
“Senator Bacon filed with the appli
cation a personal statement of the
facts attendant upon the case within
his own knowledge. He was attorney
for Hall, but not for Clements. The
tria^whlch was in the United States
court, was one of the most famous in
the criminal annals of Georgia.”
Atlanta Man Wat Dazed When Hit
Former Wife Appeared.
Atlanta. March 15.—An unknown
womnn. who committed suicide last
night by taking chloroform In the
Maine hotel, was Identified this morn
ing as Mrs. Georgia Schaefer, former
wife of John Schaefer, from whom he
wns divorced several years ago.
Schaefer saw the body and said there
was no doubt It wns bis former wife.
This afternoon a man who has boen
working on the case found Mrs.
Georgia Schaefer at ther home in the
western part of the city. He brought
her down town and confronted Schae
fer with her. Schaefer was dazed for
some minutes and then broke down.
ThV >!\ves the mystery as far from
soju.ion as ever, the Identity of the
woman not yet having boen ascer
tained.
M«
wh. the Wall street bull,
says money Is increasing too fast.
We Imagine Henry is setting a hook
for suckers.
SHERIFF 18 WHITECAP.
That it the Charge, and They Want
Vardaman to Oust Him.
Jackson, Miss., March 15.—A mem
ber of the executive committee of tho
Ijiw and Order League of Franklin
county arrived in the city this after
noon to confer with tho governor in
regard to the suspension of Sheriff
Newman, of that county. It is alleged
that the detective employed by Gover
nor Vardaman has signed statements
froln 200 members of the former
whitecapping organization, detailing
its workings.
ShcrifT Newman Is alleged to be a
member of tho whltccaps’ organiza
tion, and tho executive committee of
tho Law and Order league will ar
rive in tho city tomorrow for the pur
pose of conforlng with the governor
and placing evidence before him of
tho alleged connection of Sheriff New
man with tho whltecap organization.
Under the law, there Is considerable
doubt ns to the governor having au
thority to remove a sheriff, but he can
suspend him and appoint an Interim
official.
The matter promises a lively sen
sation.
MOB KILLED NEGRO IN JAIL.
He Wat Charged With Assault Upon
a Man in Texas.
l*ong View, Texas, March 15.—Ju
lius Stevens, a negro imprisoned In
tho Jail here, charged with assault
upon Carl Anderson at a saw mill
near this place, wns shot to death In
his cell by n mob today.
Tho mob entered the Jail and
forced the Jailer to deliver the keys
the upper compartment. From
•o they called the negro to tho
front of his cell, telling him of their
infention. The negro asked and re
ceived permission to write to his
mother, returning to the cell door,
where he fell with a .44 calibre pistol
bullet through his heart. Everything
Is quiet here today.
The negro is supposed to be from
Birmingham, Ala. Anderson, who It
is asserted, was struck from behind
by the negro, is In a critical condi
tion.
JAPS ARE TIRED OUT
THEIR ADVANCE AGAINST
THE RU88IAN8 I8.SLOW.
Kuropatkin is Taking Advantage of
the Opportunity to Reorganize Hia
Demoralized Forces—The Japanese
Are Criticized for f4ot Following
Up Their Advantage and Striking
Another Blow.
Tie Pass, March 14.—As after the
battle of Liao Yang, the advance of
the Japanese army against the new
positions of'the Russians at Tie Pass
is very slow. The leading columns
are eight or ten miles southward and
in touch with the Russian van posts,
but the operations are at present not
serious.
Field Marshal Oyama shows slight
Intention of pressing his advantage
In an Immediate attack on Tie P
It Is possible, however, that a wide
turning movement, of which reports
are current, is in progress, fn such
operations, the Japanese have the im
mense advantage of several bases and
lines of supply, to which is now add
ed the Sinmintin road, while the Rus
sian army necessarily is dependent
on one line of communication, and,
therefore, may bo easily outflanked.
Wat a Wild Rout.
In the grand army, order is being
brought out of chaoes with remarka
ble celerity. The plain in front of
Tie Pass, which on March 11 seethed
like a nest of ants with J.he dense
and confused mass of transport, ar
tillery and troops, corps, divisions and
regiments being scattered and parties
inextricably mingled, has been clear
ed, the regiments reorganized, strag
glers sent to their respective com
mands, organizations taking their as
signed positions, and today the same
soldiers who on March 10 became
terror-stricken, surging, disorganized
mass of grey at a few shots from a
little detachment of Japanese, or who
even fled in panic, firing indiscrimi
nately in all directions as they ran at
the mere baseless cry of “Japanese
cavalry,” are now gathered singing
about the camp fires, with new cour
age, ready to oppose with stubborn
resistance an attack on Tie Pass.
Llnevitch Held His Men.
# It is unfair to accuse the entire
army of this panfe. Gen* Ljncvitch en
tered Tie Pass with bis IJlBlmcnts in
perfect order, with muslc^iiiylng And
the men singing, and scarcely a strag
gler wns lost in the long, difficult
march.
Other organizations made equally
praiseworthy retreat's, and especially
the rear guards of all the armies, who
performed their difficult task steadily
and resolutely. There is much to be
said, also, in excuse for the panic-
stricken condition of the troops. Thoy
wore largely composed of undiscip
lined men, nnd wagon drivers were
mingled with the soldiers, who for fif
teen days wero under constant fire,
crowded together in a mass from
which egress was impossible.
Japs Lost a Golden Chance.
It Is one of the odd facts of warfare
that tho morale of the beaten Russian
army has boen restored, while the
Japanese, though tho victors, appar
ently are so broken and have incurred
such heavy losses that they are una
ble to press the advantage. Other
wise, It is Inexplicable why tho Jap
anese have not followed up their vig
orous pursuit with an attack on Tie
Pass, when they might have taken
the position almost without a strug
gle. It Is now too late for any easy
success. 4
The struggle for tho possession of
Mukden cost both sides close upon
200,000 men. The Russian loss of of
ficers includes a large proportion of
the regimental commanders and field
officers.
All the newspaper correspondents,
with the exception of three or four,
have left for the north, because there
is nowhere to lio and nothing to eat.
Hipped by defeat, many of the Rus
sian officers are in a surly mood.
MOULTRIE RIFLES INSPECTED.
Incredible Brutality.
It would have been incredible bru
tality If Charles F. Lemberger, of Sy
racuse, N. Y., had not done the best
he could for bis suffering son. “My
boy,” he says, “cut a fearful gash over
his eye, so I applied Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve, which qu'ckly healed it, nnd
saved his eye” Good for burrs and
ulcers, too. Only 25 cents at A. E.
Dimmock’s and W. D. Dunaway's drug
stores.
Colonel Obear Declined to Make Any
Comment on the Company.
Moultrie, Ga„ March 15—Col. W. G.
Obear, inspector-general of iho state
troops, and Lieut. §. D. Rucker, of the
Sixteenth Infantry, regular army, in
spected the Moultrie Rifles last night.
Tho full company of fifty answered to
roll call, and, though the inspecting
officer refused to comment on the
showing of the company, the, local of
ficers feel that a good showing was
made, considering tom the company
has been mustered in only four
months, and this was their first in
spection.
The Fourth Regiment band, recent
ly mustered in here, was also inspect
ed by Col. Obear.
Startling Mortality.
Statistics show startling mortality,
from appendicitis and peritonitis. To
prevent and cure these awful diseases
there is Just one reliable remedy, Dr.
King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery,
of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago,
says: “They have no equal for con
stipation and biliousness.” 25 cents,
at A. E. Dimmock’s and W. D. Duna
way’s drug stores.
Marshall's Sales.
HUt« of Georgia—Lowndes County:
Will be eokl on the first Tuesday in April
next, at the City Hxll in Valdosta, within the
legal hours of axle, to the bigbeat bidder for
ca*h, the following property to-wit: One-quar
ter of an acre and house, described aa follow*:
Bounded on tre north .by Florida Avenue:
kst by land of Nero Gregg*; aouth by land of
_. l(. Cook. we*t by lann of Richland Wilton.
Knid lot levied on a* the property of Isaac
Baird to aatiafy a tax Ufa issued by A. W.
Varnedoe Clerk of the city of Valdosta,
against Isaac Baird for city tax for the year
1004.
Also, at the aame time and place, one acre
and a half and bonne, described aa follows:
Bounded on the north by land of Western
Code; east bathe land of the Loan Association;
• oath by B. W. Bentley; went by Duke*’ bay.
Maid property lovied on m the property of
Mitch Patrick to aatiafy a tax Ufa leaned by A.
W Varnedoe. Clerk of the city of Valdosta, in
favor of the Mayor and Council of the city of
Valdosta against Mitch Patrick for the city «ax
for the year 1904 and 1908.
Also, at the aame time and place, one acre of
lan . and house described ae follows: Bound-
the north by land o' Willie Forest; east
scond avenue: aouth by land of L. W.
; went by land ef 1 aron Hwilley Held
lot levied on an the property of George Daly to
satisfy a tax flfa isened by A- Varnedoe.
Clerk of the oity ofValdenta. in favor of the
“ayorand Council of Valdosta, against the
id George Daly for city tax for the year 1904.
A Iso. at tho name time and place, one-half
acre of land and house, described as follows:
Bounded on the north by Branch atreet; east
by land of Captain A it hers: sonth by the same
party; weet by the land of T. M. Cook. Said
lot levied on as the property of Arch Kvler to
satisfy a flfa issued by A W. Varnedoe, Clerk
of the city of Valdosta, in favor of the Mayor
and Council aforesaid aeain.st Arch Kyler for
city tax for the year 1904.
Also, at the same time and place, one-half
* I follows
acre ol land nnd house, described <*n *«#•»*«•>.
Bounded on the north by Simmons street; east
land of Cleric Rice; south by land of Dicy
_ Hina; went bv Troup street. Said property
levied on as the property of Jim Himmona to
satisfy a tax flfa issued by A W Varnedoe,
Clerk of the city of Valdosta. In favor of the
Mayor and Council for the city of Valdosta,
Administrator's Notice to Debtors
and Creditors.
Notice ia hereby given to all creditora of the
estate of Mrs. L. M. Overstreet, late of said
countv, deceased, to render in an account of
their demands to me within the time proscribed
by law, properly made out. And all persons
indebted to said deceased are hereby required
to make immediate payment to me.
This March 9th, 1006
R. T. MYDDRLTON,
Administrator of Mrs. L. M. Overstreet.
8-11-flw.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Whereas, W. R Massey, administrator of
the estate of K. T. Massey, represents to the
court ia his petition, duly filed and entered on
record, that ns has fully administered K. T.
Massey's estate; this is, therefore, to cite all
persons ooncerned. kindred and creditors, to
show cause, If any they osn, why said admla
istrator should not be discharged from his
administration, and receive letters of dlsmls-
«n on the flrrt Mondnj in April. 1006.
This March 6,1906.
A. V SIMMS, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Lowhdm Couhtt:
Whereas. John Clayton and Ivey U. 4
ton. administrators of Anna 0. Olaytoo, repre
sents to the oourt in their petition, duly filed
and entered on record, that they have fully
administered Anna C. Clayton's estate: This
is therefore to oite all persons oonoerned,
dred and creditors, to show cause, if any
can, why said administrators should not be
In April, 1905.
(tars of dismission on the tint Monday
A. V. SIMMS, Ordinary.
Moneyto Lojro.
Money to loan, at reasonable rates, on
Lowndes county farm lands.
ERNEST W. EDWARDS,
Attornoy-at-Law.
JggisrgSSSE
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irf,
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Don’t forget the Shoe
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