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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON. GA., SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1904.
• ILY—17.00 A YEAR
HOW STATESBORO MOB
DISARMED THE GUARDS
REPORTER GUERRY OF SAVANNAH TELLS THE STORY OF HOW
MILITARY WAS OVERCOME BY MEN DETERMINED TO LYNCH
REED AND CATO—PART PLAYED BY SHERIFF OF THE COUN
TY-CAPTAIN HITCH COMPLETES HIS STATEMENT OF THE
' AFFAIR—COURT MEETS AT STATESBORO MONDAY.
SAVANNAH, Ga„ August 27.—The
military court of inquiry, appointed by
the governor to investigate the conduct
of the state troops in connection with
the recent burning of the two negro
prisoners at Statesboro, held its third
session today. The feature of the
hearing was the testimony of G. M.
Guerry, a reporter, who went to States
boro and reported the tragedy. He
testified that the mob dragged the
prisoners along the road to the stake
within thirty yards of the military
camp. There were fifty men of the
militia drawn up in line. There was
no movement by any officer or soldier,
so far as he saw, when the crowd pass
ed, to rescue the prisoners. He did not
know what officer was in command of
the men at the time. The mob in
charge of the prisoners amounted to
about two hundred. They were in
shirt sleeves and only a few were arm
ed. The rest of the crowd, about two
hundred more, were spectators and
stragglers. Neither prisoner was car
ried in a vehicle to the place of the
lynching. He said Private Falligant
told him that some one had reported
the mob’s intent to lynch the men af
ter conviction and that Falligant said
he reported, the fact to the camp offi
cers and was laughed at.
Private It. L. Miller, of the militia
stated that he was among the men
duty at the rear stairway, when half
a dozen men took his gun away. Priv
ate McGuire saw him und came to his
assistance. A very large man that he
recognized as a bailiff of the court
house rushed up to McGuire and help
ed to take his gun away. He was in
the court room when the mob came
Into the room. He saw, he said, the
sheriff as he opened the door of the
prisoners’ room. He was there when
the men tried to get the steps and was
at the foot of the steps disarmed. He
had orders from Captain Hitch, on the
train, he said, not to lire until he gave
orders and then fire according to spe
cific orders.
Private Russell testified that he was
sent into the room to guard the pris
oners. The mob was two feet behind
the sheriff and the sheriff ordered the
soldiers to stand aside. The sheriff
said: “Stand aside, men. and let the
mob take the prisoners; we cannot re
sist the mob arty longer.”
Private Falligant said that he was
off duty on account of a sore arm. He
was told by men In a store that the
mob would get the inen when con
victed. He reported the matter to
Sergeant Eastman, and he said; “We
have heard that a dozen times." He
thought that trouble was brewing.
“Soldiers’ guns,” he said, "were be
ing taken across the street during the
morning, and he counted seven or eight
and got disgusted and quit reporting
It and because no one would accept his
information. I yelled to the sentinel
on the post thnt the mob was passing.
A lady shouted thnt the mob was com
ing with some of our men but It was
the negro. There were twenty-five or
thirty men in uniform in line. I saw
a commissioned officer and called to
him. The mob was then not over a
block away and coining toward us.
81x or eight men broke away and
started to come to me, but were or
dered back.”
Privates Gerst, Webb, Luffboro and
Beaty and Sergeants Peake and Sulli
van testified along the same lines as
the others. Private Webb said he saw
Kendrick kick on the floor. A man ran
up and said: ’ We want the men.”
The sheriff responded weakly: ”AU
right, you can have them.” The sheriff
pointed out the two prisoners when
the door was opened. Private Beaty
saw Sheriff Kendrick pull keys out of
bis pocket and open the door to the
prisoners’ room. The mob then rushed
in.
bayonets fixed, faced the crowd. Of
this detail a party was sent to the aid
of Lieutenant McIntyre.”
Captain Hitch stated that Lieutenant
McIntyre was in a hand-to-hand fight
at a Juncture in the riot shortly follow
ing, and he sent a detail of men to
help him. The stairway, he said, was
the strongest kind of defensive posi
tion. He sent Dr. Morrison for help.
Dr. Morrison was Informed that the
wires had been cut. He failed to get
connection. He had to walk from the
hotel to the depot, a distance, he said,
of 150 yards, and send his message
by telegraph. The soldiers, he said,
fought ns well ns veterans, and the
mob fought the same way.
I did not see a display of arms made
by the mob.” he continued. He heard
that a ladder was to be put up to the
side window of the court- house,
ordered several men to go Into the pri
soners' room, and If any one attempted
to go up the ladder to knock them off.
While Lieutenant McIntyre was
fighting two men got by tfce mob. We
got Rev. Mr. Hodges and the sheriff
to do down and talk to the mob. Both
Mr. Hodges and the sheriff and Mr.
Hinton Booth, the deputy clerk of the
couft, and a young lawyer, all talked
to them.
The court will re-assemble In States
boro Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
AN ARRESTED NEGRO
SHOOTS OFFICERS
After Being Placed in Jail He Fatally
Wounds Chief of Police, Shot Sheriff
and Marshal, and Was Himself Shot
Fatally by Officer.
REVISED LIST OF
STATE ELECTORS
Number of Them Are De
clared Ineligible
LIGHTNING STROKE
KILLS YOUNG LADY
Miss Sopha Whiggsm Near Hawkins*
ville Killed While Washing Clothes.
NEW MEMBERS NAMED
Every Elector Whoae Eligibility Waa
in Question Has Been Dropped and
Successors Appointed — interesting
Session of State Democratic Execu*
tive Committee Held Yesterday and
a Revised List of Electors Given to
the Public.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. August 27.—
Chief of*Police B. E. Hamriek, of Shel
by. N. C., !s dying and a young negro
named Clark, who Inflicted the In
juries, Is fatally Injured as the result
of a fight In Jail at Shelby tonight,
The negro, accompanied by a com
panion, was arrested for drunkenness
and locked up. Hamrick started into
the cage to quiet them, when Clark
fired upon Chief Hamrick, the ball tak
ing eeffet In the left side of the chest,
piercing the lung. The negro then fir
ed on Sheriff Tuttle, grazing his ab
domen nnd leg and then upon Assistant
Marshal Kendrick, who returned the
lire, shooting the negro In the side
and neck. Kendrick was shot in the
neck by the negro but not seriously
hurt. There Is considerable excitement
but no danger of violence.
NATIONAL PISTOL
CONTEST IS ENDED
List of Crack Shots Who Woro Award,
ed Prizes Won in Contests at Fort
Riley Range,
Capt. Hitch's Statement.
Capt. Hitch continued his statement
during the afternoon session. He said:
"When the prisoners were both con
vlcted he suggested to Judge Daley
that they bo brought to Savannah.
Vhe stenographer was preparing
read an order to the crowd that the
men were to be brought to Savannah,
when he asked the Judge not to nllow
the order to be read, as It might excite
the crowd. The order was thereupon
not made public.”
Capt. Hitch told of a plan made with
Judge Daley to bring the men back on
a special train. Within a short while
after the crowd gathered some one de
nounced him for trying to slip the men
away on the special train.
The Judge had sentenced the pris
oners, said Capt. Hitch, resuming his
story from the scene In the court room.
He explained the excitement that
arose Just as the Judge was speaking
to the grand Jury. He said he started
as quick as possible. He gave his lieu
tenants orders to strengthen the guards
around the doors and prisoners' room.
The crowd worked Its way into the
hall suddenly and stood In the hall at
the foot of a narrow rear stairway.
He put the bulk of the men at this
stairway. The fighting was then- at
the rear stairway. Later Sergeant
Thompson said the men were coming
up the front stairway. He told how
the guards fought with bayonets and
gun butts. The detail under Lieut.
Mell came up and halted outside the
doorway. He waved his bat to them
to come to bis assistance. They were
, then possibly more than forty or fifty
yards from the court house. Continu
ing. Capt. Hitch said:
"Lieut. Mell signalled me to ask If I
wanted him. and I signalled, to bring
them all. Both Lleuts. Mell and <
then came to the court house with
detail, coming at a double-quick.
"The detail came up to the iteps
at a double-quick, knd three-fourth:: of [
the detail got In. There waa almost I of flat
FORT RILEY, Km, Aug. 27.—The
national pistol competition was the
programme at the national range
amall arma competition
Fort Riley today. In thla match fifty
plitol shote were entered from the
navy, marine corps and various organi
zations of the army and from the na
tional guards of the various states
and the National Rifle Association. The
firing commenced shortly after
o'clock this morning and was finished
about noon. The day was clear, but a
strong wind was blowing. The possible
score for today's match was 260.
The twelve marksmen making the
highest scors and who are entitled to
participate In the distribution of med-
ala and cash prizes are: Rergeant M.
Carr, troop I, Fifth United States
airy, 216. gold medal and >28 cash;
First Lieut. It. H. Sayre, Inspector
small arms practice, national guards
New York, 220, gold medal and 226;
I.leut. Jenae Stedje, Fourth . United
States cavalry, 229, gold medal nnd
126; Captain H. Deakyne. United
States engineer corps. 222, gold rnednl
nnd $25; Lieut.; F. Sayre, Eighth
United 8tntes cavalry, distinguished
pistol shot, 226, silver medal and 119
Private Jas. E. Logan, I troop Ninth
United States cavalry, 22S. silver emd-
al nnd 619; Capt A. L Heiberg. Sixth
United States cavalry, 226, silver mc4-
,and 219; J. T. Humphrey, member of
the National Rifle Association and edl
tor of 8hootlng and Fishing. 222.
bronze medal and 2H; Private M. Ap
pleby. second regiment national guard
District of Columbia,* 220. bronze medal
and 2H; Quartermazter Sergeant B. E.
Barker. D troop Third United Statea
cavalry. 220, bronze medal and 214
Ordnance Bergeant W. F. Leuzher.
Seventy-fourth national guard New
York, bronze medal and $14.
The compltlon of the plat el match
finishes the national rifle nnd pistol
competitions for this year. Thla after
noon the competitors broke camp and
left for Utelr homes.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED
Eoy Contested Cr:n
cated Negro Comp
DANVILLE,* Vs., Aug. 27.—A special
to the Register from Martinsville says
"The discovery of obstructions on the
track of the Danvtife snd Western dl*
vision of the Southern railway p
vented the loss of many lives. Poll
Officer John R. Hutson of this city
was detailed on the case, John Co*,
a youth, whose dog had recently been
killed by the train, waa arrested. The
youth admitted his guilt and Implicated
I - Pete Hairston, colored os hts partner
In the crime. Both were tried before
Justice of the peace at Axt«M and sei
on to the grand Jury. Both pleaded
"•*** -JFS 2LillV ID (hn phut ...
Buried Under Wreckage of Freight
Train in North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE. X. C.. Aug. 27.—A
through freight from Raleigh to
roe on the Rea Board Air Line
wrecked at Pee Dee, N. C.. this after
noon by running into rulvert which hi
been washed out by heavy rains. T
engineer. Alex Adams, and Flr>mi
Sheppard wore kill' d, being buried un
der the wreckage. The bodies of boi
have be**n recovered.. About five tx
q»r« were smashed Into pieces. Tl
ATLANTA, August 27.—The state
Democratic executive committee met
here today at 11 o’clock In the ball
room of the Kimball, and remained in
session until 3 p. m. Hon. M. J. Yeo
man presided. Secretary Goldsmith
read the call for the meeting and the
chairman explained the purpose for
which It was called. In concluding his
remarks he called the attention of the
members of the committee to the fact
that since the members of It were
elected, Hon. John H. Witzell of Fan
nin county had been called away by
the hand of death. To fill this vacancy
Hon. W. A. Charters nominated ex
Congressman Carter Tate and Mr. Tate
was elected.
Hon. John A v Cobb of Amerlcus made
a motion which was adopted, authoriz
ing Secretary Goldsmith to write a
letter to the widow of the deceased ex.
presslve of the regrets of the members
of the committee upon learning of his
death.
Chairman Yeomans stated that he
had corresponded with every member
of the electoral for the purpose of
certalning If any of them were dis
qualified’from serving as electors un
der the laws of the United States,
doing so he said thnt he had learned
that while none of them held any fed
eral office or even directors In national
banks, some of them held state offices
of bne sort or another. One was
member of the senate, several were
members of boards of education nnd
one, J. H. Madden of Pike, was a mem
ber of the governor’s staff of colonels.
He said that lawyers with whom he
had discussed the Illegality of electors
differed In their opinion ns to whether
man holding state ofTIce was fit to
serve In the capacity of nn elector.
He read the opinions of several law.
yers upon this subject, nnd followed
up the rending of these opinions by
stating that too much care could not
be taken In nctlng.^pon this import
ant matter of selecting electors.
ns suggested by a member of
the committee thnt any mnn named as
nn elector should be sidetracked if
there wns any question about his
qualification for the office.
This suggestion seemed to meet with
populnr favor, several members of the
committee stating that the success of
the party soarfd nwny above all mat
ters of a personal character. •
Mr. Braw offered a resolution that a
sub-committee be appointed to con
sult the lawyers who were members of
teh committee to pass upon the eligi
bility of every elector or alternate who
held any kind of an office whether state
or national, nnd make a report. This
committee was appointed and a half
hour later Hon. J. T. Spalding, ns
chairman of the committee made a re
port stating thnt the committee recom
mended thnt nil electors or alternates
who held an office of nny character be
sidetracked and their places filled by
persons who were qualified to fill such
positions.
Mr. Clark Howell, ns a substitute
moved that chairman Yeomans bo in
struct ed to present the case to even’
delegate or alternate whose eligibility
was questioned by the chairman of the
national committee, and act upon his
ruling. This substitute was voted
down and the . resolution by Mr.
Brand addopted. The committee then
went Into the entire electlonal ticket
revising It, and changed the new ticket
to read ns follows:
From the State at large, T. B. Felder,
Atlanta; Geo. P. Monroe, Buena Vista:
Alternates, W. F. Findlay, Gainesville
J. M. Strickland, Griffin.
First District. W. O. Warnell, Hagan.
Alternate, Thomas A. Bailey, Darien.
Second District, J. D. Rambo, Bluff-
ton. Alternate, W. D. Klddoo, Cuth
bert.
Third District, Norman C. Miller,
Amerlcus. Alternate, J. W. Forrester,
Leesburg.
Fourth District, J. J. Bull, Tnlbotton.
Alternate. M. Y. Lester. Denver.
Fifth District, 8. C. Tapp, Atlanta.
Alternate. C. C. Smith, Falrburn.
Sixth District, George Collier, Jack
son. Alternate, John F. Madden, Con
cord.
Seventh District, John W. Bale, La-
Fayette. Alternate , Loyd Thomas,
Tallapoosa.
Eighth District, • M. O. Michael,
Athens. Alternate. J. Bi Parks.
Greensboro.
Ninth District. S. C. Dunlap, Gaines
ville. Alternate. Wm. Butt. Blue Ridge.
“ District. W. M. Wheeler.
i Johnson,
HAWKINSVILLE. Ga„ August 27.—
Miss Sopha Whiggnm was killed by
lightning at her father's home near
HawklnBvllle yesterday afternoon at
1 o’clock. From the reports gathered,
it seems that Miss Whiggan was at
the time engaged in washing out some
pieces of soiled linen in the rear yard
when in an instant she reeled and
fell without a quiver from the effects
of a stroke of lightning that was hardly
noticeable and that came from a very
small cloud, which had gathered over
head.
It is thought by those who were near
by that the water In the tub probably
drew the electricity in thnt direction
there were no trees near the spot.
Mr. S. B. Coody, who reported the
matter on the streets here, says that
her mother had missed her for qulto
a little wlille, but did not apprehend
that anything was wrong until her
father came home and happened to
ask for her. They both walked to the
back porch nnd found their daughter
cold in death only a few ynrds away.
The untimely denth of this young
lady is deeply deplored nnd her rela
tives have the warmest sympathy of
their many friends. She was 17 or 18
years old.
AERONAUTS OFF
TO WASHINGTON
Tomlinson anil Myers Enter
the Contest
PRIZE $5,000 IS OFFERED
The Balloons Made Successful Ascen
sion at World’s Fair Grounds, Pre
pared for Two Days’ Voyage—Both
Air Ships Struck Current of Air
Carrying Them in Opposite Direc
tions From the Goal—They Were
Soon Beyond Human Vision.
JAPS AND RUSSIANS IN
HAND TO HAND BATTUE
GEN. OKU AND GEN. KUROKI ADVANCE ON KUROPATKIN'S POSI
TIONS AT DIFFERENT POINTS—INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY
USED EFFECTIVELY ON BOTH SIDES, ENTAILING TREMENDOUS
LOSSES—RUSSIANS TOOK OFFENSIVE AT ONE POINT AND
FORCED JAPS BACK—HAND TO HAND FIGHT ON RUSSIAN
RIGHT.
BIG BATTLESHIP
SPLIT THE WATER
The Louisiana Successfully Launched
at h/ewport News—Miss Lande of
New Orleans Was Sponsor.
NEWPORT "NEWS, Va.. August 27.—
The battleship Louisiana, sinter ship
to the Connecticut being built at the
Brooklyn navy yard, was successfully
launched nt the Newport News ship
building ynrds todny. Miss Junlnte
Lande. of New Orleans, wns the spon
sor and broke a bottle of wine across
the prow of the new fighter. Miss
Lnnde's maids of honor' were Misses
Margot Castellanos, Alice Stauffer and
Ruble Lande. Loulaiiwha was repre
sented by Lieut. Qov. J. Y. Handers,
Gov. Blanchard being unable to at
tend. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Darling represented the navy depart
ment. Governor Montague of Virginia
also wns present After the launching
breakfast was served at the hotel
Wurwlck. Covers were laid for 125
and there were a number of Informal
toasts. The local shipyard la t»*x points
the lend In' the contest with the
Brooklyn navy yard.
C. B. Orcutt, president of the New
port News Ship Building nnd Dry
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 27.—With hardly a
cloud In tho sky and against a light
wind, Geo. C. Tomlinson of Syracuse,
N. Y., and Prof. Carl Meyers of Frank
fort, N. Y., the contestants for the $5.-
000 prize offered by the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition to the ureonaut who
comes tho nenrest to reaching the
Washington monument at Washington,
D. C.. made successful ascensions today
from the plaza of New Orleans at 5 p.
m. The balloons gently Inclined toward
the west ns they ascended and than,
suddenly striking a heavy current of
air sweeping from the east, they head
ed due west at considerable speed. The
vast concourse of spectators which
had cheered lustily when the ascension
began, renewed the cheers when it wns
renllzed that the bulloons were pro
ceeding in exnctly the opposite direc
tion from the goal. ,Tho balloons were
visible for 30 minutes nnd then disap
peared from view In the western sky.
Both wero stocked with provisions
sufficient for two days. Each balloon
ist curled with him pigeons which will
bo released periodically enroute nnd
convey messages to tho World’s Fair
grounds. Thla was the first aerial con
test conducted under the auspices of
the exposition management.
PARKER AND SHEEHAN
HOLD CONFERENCE
TOKIO, Aug., 28.—It Is reported here
that Oku commenced the attack upon
the Russians'nt Anshanshan yesterday
the same time that Goneral kuroki
commenced to attack them at Anplng.
Anshanshan Is midway between Ilntch-
cheng nnd Liao Yang, nnd Anplng Is
thirteen miles southedst of Liao Yang.
They Are Greatly Encouraged
Domocratio Proapccts In the
England Statea.
EBOPU8. N. Y„ August 27.—Judge
Parker tonight had a long talk
William F. Sheehan, chairman of the
executive committee of the Democratic
national committee, on the political
altuntlon aiul the prospects In New
England. What Mr. Sheehan told
Judge Parker could not be learned, m
neither would talk for publication, but
Mr. Sheehan has expressed himself ns
greatly encouraged by what he learn
Dock Compnny, wns toast master nt j ed 6f the situation In nenrly all of tho
the breikfnst. Assistant Secretary of , New England state*, especially in
the NaVy Charles H. Darling rpapond- | Massachusetts. John R. Doapassos, of
ed to the toast, ’The President of tho } New York, a lawyer, spent several
Tenth
Sparta. Alternate,
Thomas.
Eleventh District. Frank Spain. Jr..
Quitman. Alternate, O. M. Smith,
Valdosta.
Wh
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
d lmplf<
crowd.
others turned, and
. tfubty to the .
United Stntes nnd the United Stnt
Navy.” It wns slgnlflcnnt that the
great political parties, each striving
for mastery, were found on common
ground on the Issue of upbuilding the
navy.
Loulslnna” wns the toast assigned
to Li tie t. Gov. J. Y. Sander*. ”W«
want a strong and efficient navy,” said
The army we have with us al
ways, but we cannot ImprovUo a
navy.”
Governor A. J. Montugue responded
to the toast "Virginia”; General F. F.
Myles of New Orleans responded to tho
toast, "The Fair Sponsor.” and R. G.
Bickford, snoke of “The Men Who
Build the Ships, the Laborers.”
HIRED NEGRO TO MURDER.
Prominent Webater County Msn
Charged With Cspltal Offense,
AMKRICU8. On.. Aug. 17.- W. fi.
Morgan, a prominent citizen of Rich
land. Webster count**, was brought to
Amerlcus and Jailed this afternoon,
after a committment trial upon th*
charge of murder growing out of the
killing of Joseph Phillips by William
Ellis, both negroes, nt Preston, recent
ly. He has made a free confession,
wherein he declared he was hired to
kill Phillip* nnd nnming W. H. Mor
gan ns one of the parties thus em
ploying him. Phillips was a state wit
ness In the trial of Henry Morgan
and Sidney Harrell, both near rela
tions of W. H. Morgan, nnd Jointly
charged with having burned the town
of Preston Henry Morgan Is now In
the penitentiary for the crime, nnd
Sidney Harrell In Jail awaiting trial.
W. S. Morgan wns Jailed thla afternoon
upon a murder charge, growing out of
the killing of a negro witness against
relatives
JEFFRIE8 8TAND8 ALONE.
The Chsmpion Contidered to Be With
out a Rival—How Receipts Wero
Divided.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cs!.. August 27.
—The gross receipt* of the Jeffries
Munroe fight wr-re 821.800. of which
JefTrles received $9,158 and Munroe
88,104, the remainder going to the pro
moters of the contest. All who wit
the contest agree that the
champion is In a class by himself and
that no other living pugilist Is likely
to dispute his right to the title. Mun
roe finds consolation In the belief that
he fought Jeffries as any on* could.
The champion anticipated a severe
battle, and expensed himself as aur
prised that hin opponent made so poor
a showing. Whil- disappointed at the
(gravity of th* light, for which some
paid 820 to *"\ sporting men adn
fhat it was a genuine battle for a
premacy and that the best man wi
hours with Judgo Parker this after
noon. Ho Is u member of tho newly
organized Parker constitutional club
of thut city. Mr. Dospassos dlsctli
with Judge Parker what he regards
as tho unconstitutional trend of the
federal administration recently und It
was aald'at Hosemount that he Is pre-
paring to publish soon his views on tho
subject. Several members of Now
York reform clubs visited Judge Par
ker In the afternoon. Mr. Sheehan re
malned nt Rosemount for dinner and
for a conference which continued until
late hour.
Hewklnsville Cotton Mills Resume,
HAWKINSVIU.lv On.. August 27.
The Hawklnsvi:!** cotton mills beg
running again la** week. The ml
have been shut down for a month
account of the fart that they did r
have enough cotton to run them any
longer, but as new cotton fa now
log In rapidly th*y have begun oi
, ,4#thcr year's work, - .. .
American Institute of aBnk Clerks.
8T. LOUIS. August 27.—At tho meet
Ing of the American Institute of Bank
Clerks today, W. Oray Wnttsnn,
Richmond, Vn„ rend a paper on "
bacco". R. S. Marshall, of Norfolk,
waa elected vice president of the
Southern division.
ARCHBISHOP RANDALL
PRIMATE OF ENGLAND
Distinguished Divine Arrives In N
York En Routs to Quebeo to Attend
100th Annivertsry of Dedication
Episcopal Church.
doing business. The
Is severely felt.
issian Account of Battles.
PETERSBURG, Aug. 27—The
genernl staff halt received a dispatch
from General Hakharoff giving a
length detailed account of tho fighting
AuguMt 26. He says that on thnt dny
tho Jnpanose took the offensive along
the whole front of the Manchurian
army. At an early hour the Japanese
occupied the railway at Henchunntsa.
Tolungehnl nnd Haimhunnpu, repulsing
the Russian advance posts. Towardn
noon the attact at thnt quarter ceased.
Before dawn the Japanese were con
centrated agnlnat the Russian ndvnnce
detachments of Anshanhnn position
The Japnnese force consisted of n di
vision nnd a half with artillery. Tho
Russian advance on the main position,
The Japanese attack there was not ob
stinate. The Russian losses on the
southern front were 150 men. ,
nonnde began south west wards nt 6:30
A. M. and nn hour later a fusllade wns
maintained along the whole southens-
torn front by the Japanese Infantry on
tho right llnnk of the TlusHlnn position.
This attack wns repulsed at 7 A. M.
At 11 A. M. a Japanese battery of
guns on the Tup Slngpu hill was sil
enced and put out of action by tho wen
tern bntterles nnd the Russians dls
pursed the Japnnese nt 1 1*. M.
The Japanese made a hot attack
gainst Kofyntsn, and conslderabl
Japnnese forces were discovered in the
neighborhood of Laodlntnn. All the
Japnnese , attacks were repulsed and
the Russian troops taking the offensive
drove the Japanese back towards the
Nlhlknu volley. Tho Russian losses
there were about 100. In un eastern
direction at dawn the Japanese took
the offensive against tho whole front
of the Russian right. The troops
tired from their advanced position thus
hindering the action of the artillery,
engagement at thnt point wns a«r-
nnd became a hand to hand tight.
Russians according to this report,
lost about n thousand kllle«l nnd woun
ded. Since noon heavy rain* had hern
falling and Uie sir in ms were again ris
ing.
Japan to Take Vigorous Action.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 27—Ju-
pan has addressed a note to the powers
Informing them unless Russia forth
with disarms her warships In Shang
hai. Japan will la* forced to take what
ever steps she deems necessary to pro-
t her Interests. Mr. Takahlrn, the
Japnnese minister, called at the atnte
department todny and left with Mr.
Adas, the acting secretary of state, the
mmunlcutlon of the Toklo govern
ment.
Minister Takhira on Disarmament.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—To a cor
respondent of the Associated Press Mr.
Tnkhlni said: "While Japan sincerely
hopes thnt the reported intention of the
Russlnns to disarm the Askold nnd
Groxovol at Shntighnl will promptly be
executed, my government has felt that
it was advisable to inform tho powers
what must necessarily bo its attitude
in the event thnt the disarmament of
the Russian ships Is delayed. Tho con
ditions nt Shanghai are peculiar, be-
l» of the many Interests there, nnd
my government 1s desirous of giving
these Interests every consideration.’’
"Will It bo nerrssnry to send a Jap
anese squadron Into Hhnnghal and take
ray the Russian ships, as was done
with Ryeshltelnl nt Che Foo?” the
minister was asked.
"My government has not Indicated
In Its note to the powers,” the minister
replied, “Just what steps will be neces
sary If the Russian ships are not Im
mediately disarmed. But It should bo
remembered that the Ryescltolnl waa*
not completely disarmed when seized
by the Japanese, nnd under the clr-
cumatnnces her presence in Che Foo
exceedingly* disadvantageous tb
the Japanese for mllltnry reasons.”
It Is understood thnt a similar note
to thnt presented by Mr. Takhira to
day wns also delivered ut the various
foreign offices by Japanese diplomats.
Russians Probably Falling Back.
Headquarters of the Second Jap
anese Army, via, Pusan. Aug. 25.—Fart
of Gen. Kurokl’a army advanced
against tlie Russians beyond Yushi
pass early this morning. There was
heavy artillery firing for several hours.
Which finally censed before noon. It
Is believed thnt the Russians are re
tiring tnw’urd Anplng.
Oku nnd Kuroki Join Forces.
LIAO YANG. Aug. 27 Gen. Kuroki
has Joined forces with Oen. Oku in an
attempt to cut the Russian Urn- east
of Lino Yang. The hnttlo of August
25 raged along the eastern front. A
strong Japanese force attacked tho
Russian positions nt Mlno pass, eleven
at of Anshnn
dlntzl and Tsegow. t*
east of Anshuushnn.
six guns inch bombr
Id nt Ha
nil*-
th-
chlef artillery
nln posit to
In front of Ll<
concentrating the I
and simultaneously
rlntspu, four miles southweat <
dlatutlan, but they were arre
the coSKiicks, who were nfteru
Inforced by infantry and artlll<
Japanese resumed the bomb
early August 28, devoting moat
attention to Llandlanslun. T
Minns’ field gun. were very
They dismantled thirty-two ,
Japanese
batter!*-t
■ on To-
of I.la il
l's ted by
rsrda ro-
The
gun
unities hi
nln pie
ached Entire R
PHTBRriBtnir
NEW YORK, August 27—The Right
Honorable und Most Rsverned Randsll
Thomas Davidson, lord archbishop of
Canterbury und primate of alt Eng
land, arrived hero today’ on the steam
ship Celtic, accompanied by his wife
nnd the vicar of Windsor. The arch
bishop said he had enjoyed the ocean
voyage and was In excellent health.
The archbishop went directly to Que
beo and tomorrow will preach In the
Cathedral In that city, the occasion
being the 100th anniversary of the
dedication of the Episcopal church.
This Is the first time that an arch
bishop' of the church of England ha*
visited thla county. As head of the
English church. Archbishop Davidson
stands next to those of royal blood.
The archbishop declined to be Inter
viewed, but delegated Rev. J. H. Elli
son to speak for him. Mr. Ellison
said: “The main purpose of the arch
bishop’s visit to this country Is to at
tend the general convention of the
Episcopal church which Is to be held
In Boston, the first week In October,
next. The archbishop goes there as a
guest simply, but will deliver an ad
dress before the convention. He has
no ecumonicsl mission before the con
vention and has no proposition of an
International character to advance.
Perhaps I had better give you the bish
op’s own words, nn contained In
address to his clergy on the eve
his departure to show his Idea of I
trip. He said the Journey In un^
taken In the belief that It may,
will In the providence of God. ten*
promote a yet closer unity In our ci
mon work, to strengthen our hands
combating the evils which are
both la EatfUad Mid America.”
Situation at Port Arthur.
CHE FOO, August 27. (Noon.)—The
latest report* received from Port Ar
thur nre to the effect that the Jap
anese In their attack during the night
of August 22 raptured Poyodo. a fort
midway between Takushnn nnd thn
eastern defenses, and reduced another
fort Immediately e « >t. Tho Russians
lost considerably before they won-
forced to retire.
Recent arrivals here who were In
Port Arthur ns late as, August 24 be
lieve thnt the Russian resistance will
prottt successful for some tlm6 yet.
They explain thnt the Japanese are
unable to occupy Etsahan fort. The
Japanese feinted constantly In at
tempting to do so and In the mean
while, with tremendous labor, ruined
the summit of u smaller hill behind It
to the level of Etz*ban hill by means
of sand hags, and there they mounted
gun* which assisted materially In the
reduction of the forts east of the rail
way. Thla fort In the northernmost
of the Eastern defense* nnd with other
positions reduced or occupied renders
the Japanese position In the vicinity
of the railroad threatening to the Rus
sian hopes. It Is obvious that the Jap
anese expect to enter Port Arthur from
the North.
Confirmation has been obtained of
te announcement made In the dis
patches August 18 to the effect that tho
Japanese drove the Russians from
their positions at Louisa boy and Pig-
bay, the Japanese vanguard, num
bering five hundred to six hundred
men. penetrating Into the fort situated
on the highest hill of the Llaotl moun
tain, the Southern mountain of the
Kwang Tung peninsula, Incidentally
capturing an Incompleted battery on
the West shore of the Llaotl promo-
lory, and then retired. The Japanese
fleet during the attack made a demon
stration against the main List! forts.
Thla confirmed the Japanese silenced
a smalt fort near Golden Hill. The
Japanese line on the West la approxi
mately according to the advices re
ceived here, three and a half miles
from the European, or new town,
where there has been no conflagration,
although numerous Individual fire*
have occurred there. The strength of
the garrison Is now estimated to be
fifteen thousand efficient men.
On August 28 the Riih-I iiih arrestM
four Japanese spies within the fort
ress and shot them. No Chinese ex
cept outbound servants are allowed In
the European town, the Russians be
ing afraid of spies. Since August 21
the Russian ship* have not been ftr-
I Ing sheila. On August 22 a Japanese
' shell fell In the dock yards, causing
some d image. Oflly. the CtUi. ^e pLopa
••ferrlng to the fighting of Aug
Js.
uinst the
The
ifrength
wns extirpated at tw
fantry with num.-row
slnn looses In killed or wounded w
about a hundred. The dispatch c
eludes;
“At dawn, August 26, the Japan
assumed the offensive along the en
front of our army.”
FOUND DEATH IN
FALLING ELEVATOR
Two Men Killed
Injured In Accl
Factory in Nov
Fatally
t’» &04p
NEW YORK
killed nnd tw<
day by the fn
Babbitt's sou
street. On t
wli"n It fell,
rlatle sold, •■■■
These broke »
hadly burned,
id George II
lulling
185
all to
t dead «r*: Thoa. l*i
tt. and the Injured
nil R. Franciaco.
HU ..ere mix*.! up In a m
of broken gin** and the flood of acid i
Diuis Iff*
The ti
broken gins* and the flood of n
Hr screams as th« fiery atuff
their flinit were heartrending. 1
it Of opera to
. : r
a ft 1
pound fractu
broken. He will die.
Ileinmsn haa a fractu
and la horribly burned,
asalatant foreman, w.n
leg
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
ough Wall They
By Boring Holt
Escape
DANVILLE. .
th- Regl-t.-r from Chatham
T hr • • j ’ t *• • • r * e». ![-• 1 from the
county J*tl h re today bv boring a hole
through tho rear wall They wi-re
Edward Jackson and A 1 i--rr
both v. hi'', .it.'l li.it..- GiU
The priY :t only had :t feu. minut-t
start of the officers, who were sent on
(heir trail.* but made good their escape^
be 1-ling In tb«* direction of Danville.
It Is not konwn how the men came In
flic t" -N V Ith ' ilf b til*
hmI. d< ■ •• i • ; s were
serving terms for ear-breaking, fog
larceny and for non-payment of fln*%
respectively. The attthorftSaa of Dan*
v 11! • h . u i . • Itlcd to lovk out tag