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The Jones County News.
M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
Russian General Making Desperate Efforts
to Save His Defeated Army.
Fortified Positions Hastily
Abandoned and Flight
Begins Closely Pur¬
sued by Japs.
Advices from the scene of hostili¬
ties in Manchuria show that General
Kuropatkin is. giving ground before
the armies of Japan, and Wednesday
he abandoned positions south and
southwest of Mukden, burning such of
his supplies as he could not carry
with him.
The Japanese artillery is thunder¬
ing at the very gates of M$ikdt*i,
which position the Russians still hold,
but which they are admittedly pre¬
pared to evacuate, changing their base
to Tie Pass, which is forty miles
north of Miukden.*
So far as the retreat has progressed
ft has been orderly. What the Jap¬
anese may have in store for the de¬
feated army on its retirement north¬
ward remains to be disclosed.
There are reports that General Ben-
nenkampff, the foremost cavalry gen¬
eral of the Russian army in Manchu¬
ria, has been cut off on the east from
the main force, and Japanese troops
In considerable numbers are said to
be already in the vicinity of Tie
Pass.
The retirement unquestionably cost
the Russians dear In the matter of
supplies and heavy guns.
Neither commanders nor correspond¬
ents have yet ventured to estimate the
number killed or wounded In the
eleven days of fighting. The Russian
casualties in the fighting on Tuesday
on the left flank are said to have
been fully 7,000.
A Mukden dispatch says: The Rus¬
sians are retiring from the line of
the Shakhe and the left flank to the
line of fortifications on the Hun river.
The Japanese are north of Mukden
and advancing against the railroad at
Unguntun.
It is officially announced in Toklo
that the Russians began retreating
Wednesday morning. The Japanese
army -are pursuing them, Advi-ces
received indicate that General Kuro-
patkin is badly beaten in the blood¬
iest battle of the present war.
The Russian army is leaving posi¬
tions south and southeast of Mukden.
The sky is lighted with the brilliant
giare of burning warehouses, where
tons of commissary supplies have
been given to flames. The retirement
Is being effected in perfect order, the
Russians beating off attacks of punn¬
ing Japanese.
The withdrawal was necessitated by
a heavy concentration of Japanese
west and northwest of Mukden, whith¬
er they have transferred a large share
of the forces from the southern from,
to reinforce the original striking force
of General Nogi.
The Russians still held their
tion at Madyapu, where a strong
tack is expected at -any moment,
A division of Japanese troops
appeared north of Mukden on
heights west of Hushatai station.
Washington Gets Official News.
The state department at Washington
1st officially informed from Toklo
the Japanese have achieved a
victory before Mukden and that
Russian army Is in full retreat.
casualties are enormous on both
SENOIA BECOMING STRENUOUS.
Citizens Are Given a Sunday Police
Court Matinee and Kick is Made-
The first Sunday police court
held in Senoia, Ga., on the 6th
when Mayor Hollbern arraigned
tried four negroes on tne charge of
gambling, the negroes being found
guilty and fined $15 each.
There is considerable feeling over
the trial, .as it occurred right at Sun¬
day school time and some of the
witnesses were kept away from Sun¬
day school to attend the trial.
FOUR KILLED IN MINE SHAFT.
Coal Car Loaded With Men Breaks
Loose and Falls 1,000 Feet.
At Shrewsburg, a mining village
miles above Charleston, W. Va.,
mine car loaded with coal and
ing ten workmen, who were
from the mine broke from its
ings and dashed 1,000 feet down
le dine, killing four of the miners
injuring four others.
REPUBLICANS SURPRISED
Georgia Contingent is Amazed That
President Should Proffer District
Attorneyship to a Democrat.
A Washington special to The At*
lanta Constitution says: The announce*
ment that Congressman Tate, a demo*
crat, whose democracy knows no frills
or compromises, is to get the district
attorneyship over not only Ed Angier, [
the incu-mbent, but over several re
publican aspirants as well, has ere*
ated a good deal of consternation
among Georgia republicans in Wash¬
ington.
While there is nothing in this par¬
ticular case to warrant the suggestion
of a new policy, still some of the re¬
publican officeholders seem to think
there is enough in it to cause tem<
porary nervousness on their part.
Collector of Internal Revenue Ruck¬
er and Collector Deveaux of Savannas,
the two colored Republicans holding
high office in Georgia, took heart wfth
the appointment, of a colored collector
at New York, but this Georgia changes
has had a somewhat chilling effect
They have been in the city for sev¬
eral days, having come for the Inaugu-
ration, but as their terms have nearly
a year to run, there will be no action
in their cases for a long time.
Congressman Tom Bell of the ninth
Georgia district patid a handsome com¬
pliment to his predecessor In that of¬
fice, Hon. Carter Tate, when in dis¬
cussing the offer of the district at¬
torneyship to Mr. Tate, he said:
“Coming as It does without solici¬
tation on his part, I see absolutely no
reason why Carter should not accept
the district attorneyship, He would
make an excellent official and I am
sure his appointment is a credit to
the president, demonstrating as ft
does a policy of keeping the courts
free from partisan politics.
"With a sterling democrat like Judge
Newman on the bench and with Mr.
Tate as district attorney, it can never
be charged against the federal court,
as has been charged in some other
districts, that it lends itself to parti¬
san politics. If my opinion or advice
were asked I should certainly say that
there can be no reason in the world
why Carter could not accept the ap-
pointment tendered him.”
BODY OF REAGAN UNDER SOD.
Funeral and Burial Services at Pales¬
tine Solemnly Impressive.
At Palestine, Texas, Wednesday, the
remains of John H. Reagan were laid
to rest in the family -lot at East <111
cemetery. During the mo-rning there
was a driving rain storm, whldh put
the roads In an Impassable oondl-Ton
and prevented carriages reaching the
home, two miles from the city. General
Manager Leroy Trice suspended all
traffic on the International and Great
Northern railroad and ran special
trains to bear the casket and funerhJ
party.
The services at the home were con¬
ducted by three ministers of the
odist church, of which the dead man
was a member; the Christian church,
where Mrs. Reagan is a member find
the Confederate Veterans. There was
also a brief service by the Daughters
of the Confederacy. At the cemetery
the Masonic fraternity conducted the
ceremony.
In attendance at the grave were
many of the distinguished men oi
Texas, including Governor Lanham and
other state officials. In the great
throng which braved the weather were
representatives from every stattf In
the south, scores of them being vet¬
erans of the confederate army.
DOMINICAN TREATY PERFECTED.
Senate Will Take Test Vote at Once
on the Convention.
The Santo Domingo treaty was prac¬
tically perfected Wednesday by fhe
senate committee on foreign relations,
so far as phraseology Is concerned and
without regard to the principles In¬
volved in the procedure proposed by
the convention.
The committee progressed so far
that it was agreed to take a vote on
the treaty at once to determine
whether the report will be in favor ol
ratification or rejection.
STANDARD OIL INDICTED.
Octopus Accused in Kentucky *Ped-
dling” Without License.
The grand jury at Cynthiana, Ky..
Wednesday brought in two hundred in¬
dictments against the Standard Oil
Company, which is charged with "re¬
tailing from a wagon without a li¬
cense." The fine in each case varies
from $50 to $1,000. The lowest possi¬
ble penalties would reach $10,000.
GRAY. JONES GO.. GA.. THURSDAY. MARCH 10. 1905.
SENATOR BATE DEAD.
Well Known Tennesseean Passes Away
Suddenly at Washington from At¬
tack of Pneumonia.
United States Senator William Brim-
age Bate of Tennessee, twice
of his state, a veteran o'. both
Mexican and civil wars, rising from
private to major in the confederate
army and for eighteen years a
spicuous member of the upper house
of congress, died at his hotel
ments in Washington Thursday
ing, aged 78 yeats. Death was
to pneumonia and defective heart ac¬
tion.
Senator Bate attended the inaugu¬
ration ceremonies on Mlarch 4, and his
death is believed to be due primarily
to exposure on that occasion. He suf¬
fered a slight chill on that day. He,
however, continued his official duties
and occupied his seat in the senate
Tuesday. He became suddenly £51
at the dinner table that evening and
Immediately called for a physician. Ho
was putt to bed and his condition was
recognized as serious. Despite the ef¬
forts of his physician, he became stead¬
ily worse, and all hope for -his recov¬
ery was given up Wednesday. His
lungs, however, showed improvement,
and it Is probable he would^have his re¬
covered but for the weakness of
heart, which la attributed not only t.i
his advanced age, but the serious
strain to which it had been subjected
by a long standing asthmatic condi¬
tion.
Senator Bate was entirely oonscious
until his death, and realizing that the
end was near asked that he be buried
at his old home in Nashville. He
steadily sank during Wednesday night
and the early morning hours and pass¬
ed away peacefully at 6 o’clock Thurs¬
day morning.
Senator Bate took his seat in the
senate in 1887 and was sworn In only
a few days ago for
term of six years. He was the rank¬
ing minority member of the commit¬
tee on territories, military affairs and
agriculture and foresty; also a mem¬
ber of several minor committees and
chairman of one of the minority com¬
mittees.
Sergeant-at-arms Casson of the
designated the Tennessee delegation,
consisting of Mjessrs. Brownlow, Hale,
Moon, Butler, Houston, Gaines,
gett, Sims, Garrett and Patterson, as
a committee to represent the bouse
at the funeral services of Senator Bate
in Tennessee.
After a session of seven minutes the
senate adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Senator Bate.
In the absence of M5r. Carmack of
Tennessee Mr. Gorman brought the
senator’s death to the notice of the
senate.
SUIT WON BY RAILROAD.
Alleged "Blacklisted” Employe Fails to
Get $50,000 from the L. & N.
The suit of Robert W. Poiley against
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
for $50,000 damages on the ground
the road has "blacklisted” him, re
suited in court at Louisville, Ky.,Thurs¬
day In a verdict for the defendant.
Polly made the claim that he was
discharged by the road In 1894
sympathizing with the strikers and
that he afterwards found it
to get work with any railroad. Tho
Louisville and Nashville asserted that
it had barred him from employment,
but had nothing to do with his going
with any other road.
PROMOTER COMES TO GRIEF.
Liabilities Scheduled at $354,500
Assets at Paltry $50.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
Thursday with the clerk of the
States district court at Springfield,
by L. A. Clark, a mining promoter
Quincy, Ill. He scheduled his
ties at $354,500 and assets at $50.
failure was due to mining ventures
in Alabama, in which he was exten
sively Interested and his principal cred¬
itors, with one or two exceptions,
his partners in these ventures.
COLORED COLLECTOR NAMED.
For Second Internal Revenue
of New York by President.
The president sent to the sensf
Tuesday the nomination of Charles
Anderson, colored, to be collector
internal revenue for the second
of New York,
The president did not consult
ators Platt and Depew until after
had determined upon the
and then it was to tell them he
posed to take this appointment as
sonal to himself.
WIDOW REFUSES REQUEST.
Mr*. Reagan Would Not Permit
of Husband to Be Exhibited.
Mrs. John H. Reagan refused
request of tho Texas legislature
the state be permitted to conduct
funeral of Hon. John H. Reagan,
have the body lie in *>tate at Austin,
with interment In the state ceme¬
tery.
Mrs. Reagan said her husband had
expressed a desire to be hurled at
Palestine.
JAPS TAKE MUKDEN
Russians aro Driven From
the City and Mikado’s
Forces Now in Full
Possession.
KUROPATKIN STILL RUNNING
Russian General Making Desperate Ef¬
forts to Escape Being Surrounded.
Precipitate Retreat in Full
Swing Toward Tie Pass.
Mukden is now In the hands of the
Japanese and Field Marshal Oyama’s
first great objective has been accom¬
plished after a prolonged and desper¬
ate battle, A single terse sentence
from Toklo saying that the Japanese
entered the ancient capital at 10
o'clock Friday and a confirmation dis¬
patch from Yinkow, was the extent
of the Information.
Kuropatkln Is in full retreat, but the
fate of his army is still In doubt.
With Tie Pass his point of refuge, ho
Is endeavoring to extricate his forces,
but from the meager information in
Friday’s dispatches it Is apparent that
his position is extremely critical. Be¬
hind the Japanese screen that has
been gradually thrown to the west
and north of Miukden, columns of in¬
fantry and guns are reported to be
moving northward.
The Russians have been driven from
their positions, and now are rushing
northward towards Tie Pass, around
which are high hills which were pre¬
pared for defenses after the battle of
Liao Yang in September.
That the Russians have lost many
guns and large quantities of ammuni¬
tion and supplies Is certain. Immense
stores, It seems certain, have been de¬
stroyed. The Japanese have not yet
reported the capture of guns, but It
seem^ hardly likely that Kuropatldn
could have removed all of his artil¬
lery.
The result of Oyama’s great turning
movement is said to depend on Gen¬
eral Kawamura’s army, which is sup¬
posed to be moving from the east to¬
ward Kuropatkin’s line of retreat.
Should he reach the military road,
which runs almost in a direct lino
from Fushun to Tie Pass, before the
passage of the Russian army, the cir¬
cle will be complete, as Nogi’s guns
already command the railway and
should soon control the Mandarin road,
which is a short distance east of the
railway and runs parallel with it.
■Even should Kuropatkln extricate
his army, it Is believed In some Eu¬
ropean capitals that, peace will fol¬
low this latest Japanese victory. The
calling to St. Petersburg of Mr. Is
wolsky, Russian minister to Denmark,
who formerly was In Tokfo, is regard¬
ed as significant.
The losses in the operations preced¬
ing the battle proper must have
reached enormous proportions, but up
to the present neither side has at¬
tempted an estimate. They will ex¬
ceed the Shakhe losses, in which the
Russians alone lost in killed, wound¬
ed and missing 67,000 men. Field Mar
sha! Oyama arranged his attack so
that the Chinese city of MuKden
should not come within the range of
battle, rather an easy task, as the Rus¬
sians had no positions Immediately
hround the city, as was the case at
Liao Yang, and the Russian town is
two miles from the outer walls of
the old city.
Oyama’s Telegram.
A Toklo special says: Field Miarshal
Oyama telegraphs as follows, under
Friday’s date: “We ocoupled Mukden
at 10 o’clock this morning. Our sur¬
rounding movement, in which we have
been engaged for some days past, has
now completely succeeded. The flerc
est fighting at several places in the
vicinity of Mukden took place.
"We captured a great number of
prisoners, enormous quantities of
arms, ammunition, provisions and oth¬
er war supplies. There Is at pres¬
ent no time to investigate the num¬
ber of these.”
General Kuropatkln sent the fol¬
lowing dispatch to Emperor Nicholas,
under Friday’s date: “Last night be¬
gan the retreat of all our armies. Dur¬
ing the night there was no fighting
but a heavy cannonade.”
In the above eight words the great¬
est defeat in the history of the Far
Eastern war was made k..own in St.
Petersburg. This brief message was
flung over the streets in newspaper
extras, and it was passed from mouth
BOTH WANT A SQUARE DEAL.
Adams and Peabody Anxious That Con¬
test 8hall Be Honorably Settled.
’Neither Governor Adams nor former
Governor James H. Peabody wants the
governorship settled by any process
or procedure except a square vote
in the Joint assembly on the question
as to which of them is entitled to
hold the office, says a Denver dis¬
patch.
BATE FUNERAL IN SENATE
Impressive Services Held in Upper
House Over Remains of Dead
Tennessee Senator.
A Washington special says: The
funeral services for William B. Bato
of Tennessee were held In the senate
chamber Friday afternoon.
The president of the United States,
tbo members of his cabinet, the chief
justice and associate justices of the
supreme court, the diplomatic corps,
members of the house of representa¬
tives who aro In the city and repre¬
sentations of tho army were present
and occupied seats in the chamber.
The body of the late senator was
brought from the Kbbltt house to the
capltol at 1:45 p. m., and was met
by the committee of escort at the
bronze door of the senate wing. The
committeo formed In open rank, and
after the remains had passed througn
followed to the senate chamber.
An exception was made to the sen
ate rule adopted recently excluding
flowers from the chamber. The desk
of the secretary and clerks of the
senate was completely covered with
beautiful offerings, mostly of roses,
carnations, hyacinths and violets.
When the casket was brought in it
was acc.ompanfSd by a number of im¬
mense floral tributes which were plac¬
ed on the casket.
The galleries were crowded and
extra seats had been placed on tho
floor, some of them being occupied by
members of the house.
The ceremony was begun at 2:03
p. m., when Vice President Fairbanks
rapped for order. The officiating cler¬
gy, Chaplain Hale of the senate, Dr.
Samuel H. Green, pastor or the Calva¬
ry Baptist church, and Dr. J. F. Pret¬
tyman of the Mount Vernon Square
Mtethodlst church, South, took seats
at the secretary's desk.
After all were seated Dr. Greene
read a passage from the Bible and
Dr. Prettyman delivered the funeral
address.
Paying a high tribute to the char¬
acter of Senator Bate, Dr. Prettyman
eulogized the record the deceased
had made in the service of his coun¬
try in statesmanship and in the Mex¬
ican war. He praised the g&llant
fighting qualities displayed by the sen¬
ator in that later conflict, the civil
war, in which he served the confeder¬
acy. The address was brief, consum¬
ing not over seven minutes.
The services were closed with pray¬
er by Dr. Charles Hale, closing with
the Lord’s Prayer, in which all joined.
Dr. Hale read an announcement to
tile effect that all who eared to ac¬
company the remains to. Nashville,
Tenn., for the funeral would be ac¬
commodated on a special train over
the Southern railway, which would
leave Washington at 8 p. m.
Senator Carmack Then escorted Mrs.
Bale and other members of tho family
from the chamber. President Roose¬
velt and his cabinet, the supreme
court, diplomatic corps and other
guests retired, and on motion of Sen¬
ator Allison, the senate at 2:30 ad¬
journed until Monday.
The remains lay in the closed sen¬
ate chamber until 7 p. m., when they
were taken to (he special train for
Nashville. The members of the sen¬
ate who went to Nashville are
Messrs. Carmack, Proctor, Drfnlel, Pet-
tus, Scott, and Overman.
Only three members of the Ten¬
nessee delegation In the house of
representatives were in the city,
Messrs. Sims, Brownlow and Gaines.
They accompanied the family to Ten¬
nessee.
to mouth. Two thoughts formed In¬
stantly In the minds of every one,
and two words on every lip; "Sur
render—peace!” the former dreaded,
the latter hoped for.
General Kuropatkln Is no maker ol
phrases; his words never are quoted
like the famous "Ail Is lost save hor-
or,” but his laconic message hides
more than probably any two other
sentences In the literature of war-
News addens Russia.
A St. Petersburg special says: The
dispatches of the Associated Press
from Toklo and Yinkow announcing
that. Miukden had fallen and that the
Japanese captured thousands of prls
oners and enormous quantities of
stores and guns only confirm tho
worst fears entertained here, the dis¬
patches received here Jast night hav¬
ing shown that the trap was sprung.
The announcement furnished a mis-
erabie end to the Russian carnival
wee". Friday being a holiday, the
war office was closed to the public,
hundreds of people In quest of news
besieging tho doors in vain. Inside the
gloom was Intense. Officers stool
around discussing the catastrophe,
seemingly without a ray of hope.
TREATY NOW BEFORE SENATE.
Santo Domingo Convention Reported
Favorably In Executive Session.
Senator Culiom, in executive session
of the senate Friday, reported favora¬
bly the Santo Domingo treaty.
Senator Hale offered an amendment
to the -treaty providing that all pro¬
ceedings under it shall cease and de¬
termine in ten years unless the- life
of the treaty is extended
VOL XI. NO. 18.
APPALLINC PLAGUE
Bubonic is Slaying Its Thous¬
ands in India,
HORRIBLE STORY IS TOLD
Within On e Week 34,000 Persons Suo
cumbed to Ravages of Dread Pesti¬
lence — Desperate Efforta to
Check Its Spread.
Advices from Calcutta, India, state
that the deaths from the plague last
week numbered 34,000. Statistics shov
that the deaths from bubonic plague in
India within a few years reach near¬
ly 3,000,000. In 1903 the mortality
In India from the plague alone was
850,000. The number of deaths re¬
corded last week, while extraordinary,
is not unprecedented.
The infection recently spread to Bur-
tnah, where it is making rapid strides.
This season of th e year always favors
its spread. The Indian government is
making every effort to eradicate the
disease, destroying by burning whole
sections of towns and segregating the
Inhabitants. That owing to the cli¬
mate and tile sanitary conditions of
the outlying districts and natlvo sec¬
tions of tho towns It is difficult to
cope with the epidemic which breaks
out continually at. fresh points. The
deaths are said to ho 90 per cent of
those infected. As a result of the
plague the labor supply fur the man¬
ufacturing centers lias seriously depre¬
ciated. So long has tho plague exist¬
ed In India that the native population
regard it callously.
The Lancet recently announced the
probable appointment of a commission
composed of scientific Investigators,
who will assist tho plague department
of India In the work of eradication.
Since the outbreak at Bombay in 189*3
that town has not been free from the
plague, which lias ravaged the entire
presidency and Is gradually spreading
throughout India. Its victims are chief¬
ly natives.
VARDAMAN AFTER VAGRANT3.
Mississippi Governor Issues Open Let.
ter to Peace Officers of the State.
Governor Vardaman of Mississippi
addressed a long, open Jotter to the
peace officers of the state in which
he starts out with the proposition that
the white people of the state are con¬
fronted with a grave problem, taking
as his text the recent assault case
in Jackson. He says that what oc¬
curred in the capital city is liable to
occur in any city or town in the state
and he calls on the officers of the law
to enforce tho vagrancy laws of the
state. Among other things he says:
"Much has been said about closing
the door of hope In tho face of tho
black man,” unless the officers of the
law do their full duty In suppresshig
the Increasing criminal tendency of
tho negro ft looks to ino like the prob¬
ability Is that I ho door of hope will
be closed In the face of the white man.
I want the law enforced. I want tin
negro protected in his enjoyment ol
life, liberty, the product of his labor
and the pursuit of happiness. I want
tho mob spirit discouraged in every
way, and tho only way to do It. is to
enforce vigorously the law against va¬
grants particularly, and ail criminals
of both races If this shall bo done,
I feel safe In saying that crime among
the negroes in tho state of Mississippi
for t'he year 1905 will decrease 75 per
per cent.
“Officers of Mississippi, I expect you
to do your duty. The pi-ace and order
ol your respective communities have
been committed to your keeping. Most
of the crimes that, have been commit
ted by negroes upon white women
are traceable to your neglect of duty.
The governor concludes by saying
that he has to hear of the first negro
who makes his living by honest toil
being guilty of this crime.
PORTO RICANS ELIGIBLE.
Their Citizenship Sufficient tor Em¬
ployment by Uncle Sam.
The court of appeals of the District
of Columbia Tuesday decided that a
Porto Rican In this country possesses
the necessary qualifications as to <V1
zenship under the civil service regula'
tlons to make him eligible for employ¬
ment. in the government service.
The opinion decided the case of
Juan Rodriguese, who applied for em¬
ployment in the Washington navy yard
and who was denied tho right of ex¬
amination on the ground that he was
not a citizen of the United States.
GALLOWS CLAIMS TWO.
Baker and Sutherland, Colored, Hanged
at Rome, Georgia.
Bob Sutherland and Courtney BA
ker, negroes, were hanged at Rome,
G-a., Tuesday for murder, Both net
groes made lengthy speeches from
the scaffold, admitting their guilt.
Sutherland killed two negroes and
wounded three others at a dance las/
Christmas. Baker killed his wife.
TIE-UP IN GOTHAM
Big Strike of Street Railway
Employes CausingTrouble.
TRAFFIC BADLY CRIPPLED
Schedules on Both Elevated and Sufp
way Abandoned—Many Non-Union
Men Are Pressed Into Service. l
One Accident Recorded.
With one collision In which twenty^
nine persons wore Injured and non*
were killed, New York passed through
the first day of the general strike on,
Its Rapid Transit system Monday.
Beyond this accident and some mi¬
nor casualties due to the abnormal
conditions, the Bum total of the day
was annoyance and vexation to a mil¬
lion or more people usually dependent
upon the Interborough company’s ltn«i
for transportation to and from their
business. Bo far there has been lit¬
tle disorder.
Sporadic encounters between individ¬
uals, Borne bad language and the ac¬
tion of a few hoodlums in the throw¬
ing of missiles at passing elevated
trains tells this phase of the strike.
Service on the elevated roads and
subway, while not tied up, was crippled
and badly crippled at that. Trains
were run at irregular schedules In tha
underground, beginning with the ea#r/
morning, hut the elevated lines del
not fare so well. On the east side
practically no attempt was marie to
Institute a service, while the Sixth and
Ninth avenue lines, which serve
west side, were run in a fashion woe¬
fully Inadequate.
In fact, the elevated system of tho
Interborough’s line was pretty well
paralyzed. The company’s entire en¬
ergy seemed to he directed to ai» ef¬
fort to maintain service In the sub¬
way and in this It was partially suc¬
cessful.
Strike Breaker Farley and hlB crew
of seven hundred or eight hundred
men wer© thrown Into the tunnel; of¬
ficials of the company gave this sys¬
tem their personal attention and an
enormous number of policemen ifwa
dotailed to the guard trains and sta¬
tions.
The attempt to run express trains
was abandoned early In the day. Every
available man was put on the locals
and a fairly good schedule was main¬
tained during the evening rush hour
until tho accident at Twenty-third
street took place. This upset things,
but after a strenuous effort they were
straightened out and a service was
resumed on a headway of from five to
seven minutes.
The accident at Twenty-third street
was in the naturo of a rear-end col¬
lision, due, it Is said, to the Inexperi¬
ence of the men on the trains. Two
cars bad their ends smashed In, and
there was a panic among scores of
passengers. Of the Injured, fifteen
were so severely hurt that they had
to be sent to the hospitals. Traffic
was delayed for over two hours.
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CAR PLANT SOLD BY COURT.
Property at Savannah Brings $32,000
at Auction.
The Georgia Car and Manufacturing
Company’s plant and properties at Sa¬
vannah were sold at auction Tuesday
morning. The price was $32,500.
Tho property was purchased by M.
A. O'Byrne, M. J. Kavanatigh and the
Georgia Supply Company. The prop¬
erty was put under the hammer bjr
virtue of an order of the United States
district court.
POISON FOUND IN STOMACH. \
No Doubt Remains as to Cause of
Widow Stanford’s Death.
At Honolulu, Tuesday, Sheriff Henry
stated that the chemists, In a test of
the contents of Mrs. Stanford’s stom¬
ach, had found a color which Indicated
strychnine poisoning, and that they
would so testify at the Inquest.
AUTHOR GORKY BANISHED.
Government Refused to AHow Him to
Remain In 8t. Petersburg.
Miaxim Gorky, who was released
from the fortress In St. Petersburg
Monday on $2,600 ball, was banished
to Riga after he had been Informed
of the decision of Governor General
Trepoff that he could not remain in St.
Petersburg. According to the official
statement, M, Gorky himself preferred
a request that he be allowed to r«»
side at Riga. >
IN HONOR OF SENATOR BATE,
Both Houses of Tennessee Legislature
and Supreme Court Adjourn.
Both tiouses of the Tennessee gen¬
eral assembly took appropriate action
Thursday morning on the death of Sen¬
ator Bate and adjourned until after
the funeral out of respect to his mem-
ory.
The supreme court of Tennessee also
adjourned.