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MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1904.
GENERAL STAKELBERG’S
CORPS IS EXTRICATED
THIS MESSAGE FROM KUROPATKIN MAKES ST. PETERSBURG SOME
WHAT MORE HOPEFUL, THOUGH THE SITUATION IS STILL RE
GARDED AS GRAVE—GREAT SLAUGHTER INFLICTED BY JAPAN
ESE, HALF OF ONE OF ORLOFF’S REGIMENTS BEING ANNIHILAT
ED—UNLESS CZAR FORGIVES STAKELBERG HE WILL BE COM
PELLED TO APPEAR BEFORE COURT MARTIAL FOR TRIAL.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.—7:40
y>. m.—General Stakelberg’s first Sibe
rian corps, which was reported by
General Kuropatkin as having been cut
off to the westward of Liao Yang, has
been safely extricated.
General Kuropatkin telegraphs at 7
o’clock Saturday evening that the
greatest portion qf his army was then
south of Yental, about 10 miles north-
cast of Liao Yang and that the other
portion of it was crossing the Taltse
river and taking up a position on the
right bank. The troops left at Liao
Yang und surrounding fortifications to
cover the /etreat crossed the Taltse
rived Saturday and occupied the right
bank of the river.
This message, which was received by
the emperlor early Sunday morning,
threw a more hopeful light on the posi
tion of the Russian army, and the au
thorities gave sighs of relief. There
Is no attempt, however, to conceal the
gravity of the situation in view of ab-
pence of news regarding what is hap
pening today. It Is not clear from the
latest telegram whether the Russians
are continuing their retreat or if they
have been compelled to face their foe.
The glaamy report telegraphed by the
Russian general In the early fighting
of Saturday last, and his bitter re
proaches against General Stakelberg.
ore attributed to his chagrin over the
failure of his offensive plans. General
Kuropatkin now telegraphs that his
only srlous losses are confined to Ma
jor General Orloff’s detachment, which
■was guarding the left flank at Yentnl.
This detachment consisted of mixed
European detachments and was sud
denly attacked by Japanese Infantry
and artillery concealed In the tall Chi
nese corn and grass. The Russians
seem to have lost their heads and to
have retreated precipitately. The Jap-
onse Inflicted great slaughter, one of
General Orloff’s regiments losing 1,500
men. half its strength.
No details are given of the escape
of Geh. Stakelberg’s corps from the
clutches of the enemy.it Is believed that
It owes it safety to the neglect or the
Inability of the Japanese to follow up
their advantage. General Stakelberg
rwas allowed to cross the river and
came up with the main army In time
to enable the shattered regiments of
Major General Orloffo detachment to
retreat.
This exploit Is likely to condono Gen
eral Stakelberg’s disobedience, but un
less the emperor forgives him he will
have to appear before a courtmnrtlal,
and probably will lose his command.
The war office Is able to make the as
suring statement thnt the Russians re
treat from Liao Yang did not Involve
the loss of guns and It also declares
that the abandoned stores at Liao Yang
were set on fire before the Russians
Crossed the Taltse river.
services in face of an enemy, and
Lieutenant Llnvitch has been made a
genral of infantry for meritorious ser
vices. The emperor has confered upon
Major General Menstecho a gold medal
for bravery.
Russians Took Offensive.
YENTAI, Sept. 3. (Delayed.)—The bat
tle continued with great, fierceness up to
Friday. The Russians evacuated Liao
Yang, but got the bulk of their rolling
stock, across the river safely. A new sec.
tlon of locomotives, trains, etc., was es
tablished several miles north of Taltse,
however, as a general station. The Jap
anese advanced early in the morning In
the direction of Yentai mines, which were
defended by twelve battalions. Owing
to the superiority of the Japanese this
force was giving way, preparatory to re
tiring on its rear positions, when fresh
were brought up which enabled It
to.retain Its former position from the left
bank of Taltse the Japanese persistently
bombarded Liao Yang, their shells reach
ing as fa® ns the railway station. The
Russian troops on September 2, occupied
the main line where the Japanese as
saults were persistent and deadly, and
the Russians not only stood off the at
tacks, but took the offensive, «broke the
Japanese lines and occupied a village In
front of the position.
WOMAN KILLED
BY AN INTRUDER
Wife of Ex-Mayor McCue of
Charlottesville, Ya.
WAS A SOCIAL LEADER
leard Struggle and Rushed to Aid Her
Husband, Who Had Been Knocked
Unconscious—Public Excitement In
tense and a Lynching Will Probably
Follow Capturo of the Miscreant.
THE WAR NEWS. 1
Gist of the Intelligence Brought X
by Dispatches from Scene X
of Conflict. I
♦ The only direct news from the 4*
I seat of war bearing Sunday’s J
♦ date came by way of Toklo in a X
T dispatch from Field Marshal ♦
+ Oyhma. saying that Liao Yang J
4 fell completely into the hands of
X the Japanese nt 9 o’clock that
STRENGTH OF
CAMP DOUBLED
Twelve Thousand More Mili
tia men at Manassas
MIDNIGHT SHAM BATTLE
LONDON, Sept. 4.—The Times'
Shanghai correspondent says it Is un
derstood tha China has agreed to keep
the crews of the two Russian vessels
now in Shanghai in their territory un
til the end of the war between Russia
and Japan.
Russia Relaxes Regulations.
LONDON, Sept. 4.—The Che Foo
correapondent of the Daily Telegraph
says that Russia Is relaxing the iegu-
lotions and is inviting newspaper cor-
reapondenta In China to Join General
Kuropatkln’s army.
To Replace Men Lost.
LONDON, Sept. 5.—The Che Foo
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
In a dispatch dated September 3,
says that fourteen regiments will leave
Toklo during the week to replace the
men lost outside Port Arthur alone.
Losses at this point are estimated at
25,000. , ,
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 4.
—Mrs. J. Samijel McCue, wife of ex-
Mayor McCue of Charlottesville, was
was shot and killed at 9:30 tonight by
an unknown man. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Cue had Just returned from church.
The latter was preparing to retire and
her husband started to the bath room.
As Mr. McCue entered the hall lending
from the bedchamber he met face to
face a man carrying a bag and a base
ball bnt. The Intruder struck at Mr.
McCue, but missed him, the latter en
deavoring to get back to the bedcham
ber for his shot gun. The unknown
man seized McCue, who had gotten his
hands on the gun, when ho was struck
a vicious blow In the face with the
bat and knocked unconscious.
Mrs. McCue heard the struggle and
rushed to the hallway. The man
seised the weapon and shot her twice,
one load entering the left breast close
to the heart, and the second the left
eye. Mrs. McCue managed to reach
the bath room and there fell dead.
McCue recovered consciousness, and
with his four small children found hla
wife dead. An alarm was given nt
once and the house surrounded, but
no trnco of the murderer had been
found at midnight. The McCue resi
dence la In the heart of Charlottesville.
McCue does not know if the assnilant
was a negro or a white man.
Mrs. McCue was formerly Miss Fan
nie Crawford of Augusta county, Va.,
and was a social leader.
Public sentiment is Intense, and a
lynching Is likely if the murderer is
caught.
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
Liao Yang a Great Battle.
TOKIO, Sept. 4.—9 p. m.—Beyond
Field Marshal Oyama's dispatch re
porting the occupation of Liao Yang
and the commencement of General
Kurokl'a turning movement against
the Russian left, nothing further con
cerning the battle of Lino Yang has
reached Toklo today. Neither the
number of Russians who succeeded
in escaping northward nor the num
ber encompassed by General Kurokl’a
turning movement Is known here. The
severity of the Russian defeat hinges
lnrgely on Kurokt’s movement. If
successful the number of Russian
prisoners will be Urge. The meagre
reports received Indicate that the sol
diers of both armies went to the
limit of human endurance and suf
fered terribly. It was Impossible
constantly to supply them with food
and water and the men have fought
for days past starving and parched
with thirst. Although full details are
lacking the duration of the fighting,
the numbers engaged and the losses
so far reached Indicate that Liao Yang
will prove to be of the greatest battles
of history.
Toklo Rejoices.
TOKIO, Sept 4.—Marshal Oyama an
pouncing the fall of Liao Yang has the
effect of cheering all of the subjects of
the mikado. Throughout the rejoicings
here following the earlier successes of
the Japanese arms at Liao Yang, the
more thoughtful people feared the re
sults of exposure to which the right
wing of Gen. Kurokl’s army was sub
jected and It was held possible that the
strength of the Liao Yang fortifications
would permit the withdrawal of the
bulk of the Russian forces there.
Japs Occupy Liao Yang.
TOKIO, 8ept. 4.-4 p. m.—Field Mar
Shal Oyama telegraphing at • o’clock
this morning, says: “After the fighting
last night and thla morning IJao Yang
fell into our hands. Our casualties are
believed , to be very heavy. No report
has been received concerning conditions
Dn the right bank of Tells* river.’*
Russian Losses, According to Russians.
8T. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.—The
Russians losses before Liao Yang on
RepL 2 as officially computed were
B.200.
mornl
were believed
that nothing
Japanese cor
on the right h
The only rr
slnna at home
veyed In a re
ropatkln. dot
noon, that <lc
Siberian arn
men. report
Ing been
he Japanese losses
to be heavy, and
va* known by the
•erlmg conditions
nk of Taltse river,
nfort for the Rus-
woi the news eon-
<»rt from Gen. Ku-
.1 Saturday after-
i. Stakelberg’s first
Corps of 25,000
iturday as hav-'
the westward
i s
of Liao Yang, hnl been safely ex
tricated nnd that the corps has
succeeded in Joining the main
Russian body on the right bank
of the river, but no details of the
escape of Stakelberg are known.
Gen. Kuropntkin also reports
that the graft ter portion of his
army was at the time of filing the
report south of Yentai. (ten miles
northeast of Lino Yang), and a
few miles front the Yentnl mines.
It has been Indicated that there
has been a cessation of fiercer
fighting, Kuropatkin reporting
that his men were not being
much Interfered with by the
Japanese In the neighborhood of
his army.
FOURTEEN ARE DEAD
AND MANY INJURED
Tonight General Grant Will Endeavor
to Force “Brown" Army, Under Gene
ral Bell, Back Through Manassas
Gap—Two Trains Emptied in Roc-
ord-Breaking Time of Two Minutes.
DONNELLY DETERMINED
IN HIS INTENTIONS
President of Butchers' Union Says Ho
Will Tio Up the Meat Industry this
Week.
CASE OF THE STATE
AGAINST A. A. WALLINE
St. Petersburg Feels Keenly the Defeat
of General Kuropatkin.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 6.—2:20
.—There is bitter disappointment to
night probably the keenest of the
whole land campaign over the situa
tion at tho front. Up to Liao Yang the
retreating from and the abandonmeiit
of poaltlons had been expected and thnt
much the' public and officials thought
they knew of General Kuropatkln’s
plan of campaign. Hnd Liao Yang
been abandoned without a fight the
public at least would have looked for
ward patiently to a decisive stand at
Mukden, but after a desperate battle
with victory apparently In sight, to find
Lino Yang abandoned. Its immense
stores captured or destroyed and re
treat continued under the moot adverse
conditions severely tries public confi
dence In the commander-ln chief.
■ At this hour even the authorities
know little more than what has already
been given tho public. There Is still
much doubt as to whether Kuropatkin
Is continuing hi* retreat, or whether
Indeed he has been able to do so. The
public as yet Is not aware of General
Stakelberg’s narrow escape from be
ing cut off. The situation, ns It In
known to date Is that the Russian army
Is south of the branch connecting Yen
tai station, ten miles northwest of Lino
Yang, wth the Yentnl mines, where
fierce fighting has been In progress.
Actual fighting seems to have been sus
pended for the moment, the armies
probably resting after their terrific and
continuous exertions of the past ten
days, the longest single battle In his
tory, and It will depend upon their re
spective recuperative powers as to
which will first be able to resume ac
tivity. The country Is 111 suited to mil
itary operations. It Is flatter and more
open than the region south of Liao
Yang, and Is more suited to surprise
tactics and to offensive operations than
to an orderly retreat. ,
One feature of the situation, however,
apparently, has been overlooked by the
local critics In their eagerness to chron
icle a decisive engagement, namely,
that Kuropatkin Is still In command of
the railway and apparently has saved a
majority of rolling stock. The Japan
ese army Is confessedly exhausted and
Is getting further from Its base of sup
plies. If It reaches Mukden without
dealing Kuropatkin a crushing blow—
and Field Marshal Oyama seems to be
not able to envelop the Russian force—
the Japanese will find themselves In
front of a fresh and strongly defended
city, where the Russians will be sure of
a warm welcome and renewed supplies
and against which It veems Impossible
that the Japanese commander will be
able to hurl his brave but worn out and
possibly starving forces. It is possible
that even now Russian reinforcements
may be descending from the north to
aid their retreating comrades at 51uk-
den, which Is less than two days’ ordl-
When It is Called Before Judge Lump
kin in Atlanta His Attorneys Will
Ask for Immediate Trial,
ATLANTA, Go.. Sept. 4.—The civil
branch of the superior court of Fulton
county and both divisions of the city
court of Atlanta will open up for bus
iness tomorrow. As soon as the su
perior court convenes Judge Lumpkin
will charge the grand Jury for the' day night I expect there will be fully
ter *n. j 50,000 workmen Involved In the strug-
The case of A. A. Walllne who three gle nnd the product of the New
weeks ago killed Frank E. Brett of York plants will not break the tie-up
CHICAGO. Reptj 4.—The retifrn to
work of the 3,500 strikers In New York
city will have no material effect upon
the general situation In the stock yards
strike, according to President Donnelly
of the Butchers' - Union.
In an address this afternoon before
nn audience composed of C.OOO strikers
nnd friends, Mr. Donnelly declared
thnt despite the desertion of New
York members of the union he would
make no change In his plans to tie up
the meat Industry of thee countr this
week,
'The action of the New York strikers
who nre said to have* voted to desert
us,” said Mr. Donnelly, “was not
tlrely unlooked for. Their grievances
were not as great as ours, os they
quit work merely In sympathy with the
strike of western members of the
Butcher's Union. Before next Satur-
GAINESVILLE, Va., Sept. 4. (Corps
Headquarters.)—The strength of each
mnnouevern camp was doubled today by
the arrival of 12,n0A militiamen. Skirmish
lines will 1h> established tomorrow and at
midnight Monday General Grant will en
deavor td force the "Brown” army, under
General Bell, hack through Thoroughfare
Oap. In responding to a toast for his suc
cess proposed by General Corbin at dln-
nor nt headquarters tonight General Grant
deleaved himself equal to giving General
Boll a lively tussel. If he failed, he said,
It would be the fault of "ammuntttqn"
nnd nothing more.
Today two trains, the third section of
tho Fifth Massachusetts nt.d tho second
section of the First Florida, were emptied
In tho record breaking time of two min
utes. The detraining operation took unit,
ally from four to eight minutes, and was
observed by the officers with great satis
faction.
General Corbin. In citizens clothes, st-
tended church In the morning at Haymar-
ket. In the afternoon ho was Joined by
Mrs. Corbin, Miss I'uiteu, her sister, and
Mrs. Grant, all of whom came to camp
from Washington to remain during the
manouovers. A tour of the country In
automobiles was made by Oensral Corbin
acting as guide to the ladles.
Other urrlvals at camp during the day
were: Colonel Alta Mira, tho 51nxlcnn
military attache, wlm in to ohservo tho
manouevers; General Crossler, chief of
ordnunctf; General Brlgluim, Inspector
general; Brigadier General J. W. White
ney, of Massachusetts; Brigadier General
R. IT. Thompson, of Georgia; Brigadier
General J. A. Rulan, of Texas; Brigadier
General W. W. Brandon, of Alabnmn, nnd
Colonel Biddle, engineer commissioner of
the District of Columbia. At camp No. 1,
national guard organizations from the fol
lowing states arrived: Connecticut In six
sections; Tennessee, In two sections;
Massachusetts. In three sections: making
total of 6,601 officers and men. At
camp No. 2, tho arrivals were from New
Jersey, ftlasnacusetts, Tennessee, New
York, South Carollnn. North Carolina and
Maine, and made a total of 6,606.
A saluting bnttery was put In place at
corps hendquarters today nnd governors
of states will be given nineteen guns on
their arrival In camp. The first gun of
tho mimic war was fired from this battery
at sunset tonight. Flnnl suggestions from
Colonel Wagner as chief umpire were
transmitted to division commanders to
day.
Macon In n boarding house In Atlanta
will be actor upon by the grand Jury
this week. ^
Walllne Is still In Jail and does not
seem to bo at all worried over the sit
uation. He says that he Is being
treated well by the Jail authorities and
getting all that he feels should be
coming to him while In prison. ,
His attorneys, Arnold and Arnold,
will ask for an Immediate trial of the
case. They will rely upon the prison
er’s statement to a very large extent
In asking for the acquittal of their
client
'Patkin at Tihling.
St PETERSBURG, Sept 4.—It
reported here this evening that Gen
eral Kuropatkin has arrived at Tihling.
which Is twelve miles north of Tental marching distance, even Ignoring
on the railroad and II miles south of I the railway.
Mukden. Yentai is ten miles northeast • What effect the present reverse will
of Liao Yang. ] have on General Kuropatkln’s reputa-
.. I tlon at home It Is Impossible to say. It
Diana Ordered to Disarm. J may be remembered, however, that be-
BAIOON, French. Indo China. Bept. f°r* starting for the far East General
'4.—The commander of the Russian • Kuropatkin said that he fully expected
cruiser Diana has received orders from j his reputation to sink lower than hi
the Russian admiralty to disarm his i friends even dreamed, but that there
vessel. j after there would mine a turn and I
would rebound. He was unwilling t
Czar Honors Generals.
BT. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.—Major
General Alexleff. Rennekampf. Ceren-
gross and Fock have been promoted to
l.euter.&r.t generals for distinguished
predict where the turn would occur
The battleship oriel has gone to
Cronstadt. This brings Rear Admiral
Rojestvsky’s squadron up to its full
Crown Prlnco Betrothed.
ALTONA. Prussia. Sept. 4.—During
dinner Emperor William nnd Empress
Augusta gave at the Kolserhof college
to the lending officers of Schleswig-
Holstein, the emperor announced the
hethrothul of Crown Prince Frederick
William to the Duchess Ceclllu, sister
of the reigning grand duke of Mecklen-
liurg-Bchwerln. The announcement was
received with great enthusiasm.
planned for this week.* 1
City Brilliantly Illuminated, and Decorat*
ed With Masonic Emblems and Ameri
can Flags.
Communicated With Louise.
DRESDEN, Sept. 4.—The discovery
has been made that Lieutenant Count
Mattaslch Koglcvltch lived Incognito at
Klobche, a suburb of Dresden for sev
eral weeks proceeding the flight of
Princess Louise of Coburg from Bad
Elster. and that he frequently commu
nicated secretly with the princess,
when she was staying at Coswlg. The
princess one day slipped away and hid
In the neighboring hill country, but
she was found and taken back. She
explained her absence by saying that
she got lost.
Colquitt Pops Meet.
MOULTRIE, Oa., Bept. 4.—The
Populists of Colquitt county held a
meeting In the court house Friday,
which waa attended by a score or more
persons, Und a temporary organization
was perfected. They resolved to get
to work In every county precinct and
bring out as big a vote as possible for
Thomns E. Watson for president. An
other meeting will bo held In a few
days when they will organise a perm I-
nent county committee.
Refused a Mayoralty.
MEXICO. CITY. Bept. 4.—Wong
Klmyeun. a Chinese merchant residing
In Quintaro, In the state of Tamaull-
bas refused to accept the office of
mayor of that place, although urged
to do so by the residents of tho town.
He declined the office, ft Is said, on
account of nationality, although he Is
now a naturalized citizen of 5Iexico.
Teddy and Labor Day.
OYBTER BAY, Bept. 4.—No special
plans have been made by the president
for tomorrow, Labor Day. He expects
tc remain at his Bagamore Hill horn»
during the day, taking a horse back
ride In the vicinity. He will take no
official notice of the day by delivery
of an address or by the reception of
delegations.
Elberton Company Leaves,
EI.BERTON, Oa., Kept. 4.—Cspt. II.
P. Hunter and 22 members of the El
bert Light Infantry left Elberton Hat-
urday morning where they were Join*
by u detachment from til#. Washington
company and another detachment from
the Mllledgevllle company, the thro
detachments forming on<
under command of Cspta
They proceeded from Athei
bouthern Railway to Mai,a*
company
Hunter,
over the
KNIQIITi TEMPLARS
' IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCI8CO. Cal. Bept. 4.—A
number of special trains bearing Knight
Templars entered Oils city today. There
was almost a continued procession
Market street of marching comma nderlea,
being escorted to tlielr respective head
quarters. Special services were held to
day in connection with the conclave. Tho
first took place at the First Congrega
tional church and was attended by mom
bers of tho grand encampment. At night
a sacred concert was given at Mechanic*!
pavilion in memory of President McKin
ley. with a chorus of 600 voices. The In
terlor of the building wss a red wood
forest, surrounding the main audience
space, which was canopied with white.
The city la brilliantly Illuminated, and
all along Market street Masonic emblems
and American ftuxs hang from every
building. These are ablaze with lights,
making an electric highway two mile
long.
The feature of tomorrow’s programme
will l>o the arrival and reception of the
Earl of Euston, representing the grand
priory of England. By Monday all the
command*rles will have arrived and on
Tuesday the great parade will take pli
with six thousand Hlr Knights In line.
The buslneas sessions will begin Tues
day afternoon. Cm Wednesday the com
petition drill will take place.
Combes' Important Speech.
AUXEIiRE. France, Bept 4.—Pre
ler said, waa a wholly Insufficient
speech here today. In rsstroapectlng
policy of the government during
the last two yearn he claimed that the
municipal and departmental elections
had given full evidence that It wai
approved by the country. Regardlnt
the future (he premier said that h»
would continue to carry out bla policy
for national sovereignty and the*
plete laiclxatlon of aoclety. The re
ligious power had openly tom up the
concordat and It waa now his Inte
tlon to try to mend It. The risk of
France losing her position as the pro
tector of eastern Catholics, the pre
mier said, was a wholly lnsufllclent
motive for foregoing the separation
of church and stale which commis
sioners had obliged him to ascribe t<
his policy. The premier was heartII;
applauded.
FIVE KILLED.
Premature EwpleKow of__NItro-Glycerine
F1NDI.AY.'
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xptosli
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Tault of h prei . J
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ell w*U shooter of UJ
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Fourtec*n
persons were killed and nearly tt score
Injured In a fire In a five story double
tenement In Attorney street at an early
hour this morning.
It was one of tho worst fires In the
doss of hntnnn lives thnt has occurred
on the East side In sovernl yearn. Al
though the property loss was slight,
the dead Include four women, one
nnd nlno children, ranging In age
from three months to twelvo years.
Many of the Injured were taken to
hospitals, and It la thought that sev
eral will die. Among the Injured were
five firemen, who were on a fourth
flour balcony when It fell with them.
The small number of men gmong the
killed and Injured was due to the fact
thnt most of the men who lived In tho
building, following the Attorney street
custom In hot weather, were asleep
on the roof, while few women and
children were there. Those on the
roof were unable to escape by de
spending through tho burning build
ing. nnd made their way to safety
over neighboring roofa. Meanwhile
the members of their families who hsd
remained In their rooms found escape
cut off, and panic reigned throughout
tho structure.
The flro stnrted about 3 o'clock In
the morning nnd thero was considera
ble delay In sanding In nn alarm, al
though the district 1m one of the most
thickly populated In the crowded East
side of New York. When the firemen
reached the scene some of the tenants
were Jumping from tho windows nnd
from the ends of fire escapes that
reached only to tho second floor.
Others were crouching In the smaller
rooms nnd narrow holla. Several ntn-
bulnnccs were called nnd the surgeons
were kept busy caring for the Injured,
number of daring rescues were
RESULT OF ONE OF MOST DESTRUCTIVE TENEMENT FIRES IN HU
MAN LIFE THAT HAS OCCURRED IN NEW YORK FOR MANY
YEARS—RESCUES MADE BY POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN UNDER
VERY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS—TROUBLE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN CAUSED BY EXPLOSION OF LAMP WHICH HAD
LEFT BURNING TO LIGHT HALL ON SECOND FLOOR.
Vanderbilt’s Marigold Won.
PARIS, Bept. 4.—W. K. Vanderbilt'S
Marigold won the 1’rlx De Versniliei
(distance 10ft furlongs) at Long
Champs today.
BOAT CAPSIZED AND
FIVE WERE DROWNED
made by firemen and police.
Iltlons under which they
ere unusual and difficult. T
ment and *the first floor, tl
about C feet above the sidew
had both been cut through, the front
nnd rear walls having been remove I
and the upper floors being supported
by steel bourns. The exit from the up
per floor was by means of a small
ladder. The work of alteration has
necessitated the partial removal of the
flro escapes, nnd when the fire bega.i
the pnnlo strlken tenants found fire
earn pen that led to tho second floor
and no further. The work of tho fire
men was greatly hindered, but over
twenty persons were rescued by them
from the fourth and fifth floors. Many
persons received injuries by Jumping
to the sidewalk nnd to the stone-paved
court from tho ends of cut-off fire es
capes.
The flro Is supposed to have been
caused by the explosion of a lamp
that had been left to light the hall on
the second floor, and the sleeping t*n-
nnts were not aroused until the hall
way was ablaze and escape thro
the building cut off. The fire wns a
extinguished and the search for
dead begun. Police reserve* had 1
called out nnd with difficulty V
hack the crowd thnt hnd guthi
from the densely populated neigh!
hood, while the bodies wore lit
brought down to the street. Mo*
the dead were found on tho ttwo
per floors.
While the search of the building
going on four firemen ware nt v
on n fourth floor balcony, when It p
wny. Another fireman on a bah
on the floor below was also car
down and probably was fatally
Jured. The other four wore badly bur
but will recover. Two of them f*!l up
on a pile of bedding In the court ynr.
nnd their Injuries were caused chief!
by the balcony falling on them.
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LYNCHING OF TWO
NARROWLY AVERTED
North Carolina Crowd Anxious to Vis
it Vengonce on Two Negroo Fiend
Undor Arrest.
Naptha Launch Overturned in Lake
Erie With Disastrous Results to Oc
cupants.
CLKVELOND. Ohio, Bept. 4.—Five
men were drowned In Lake Erie last
night as the result of capsizing of a
22 foot naptha launch. They were en
route from Cleveland to Vermillion to
attend the yacht races at tho latter
place today. Three of the men were
employes of the Cuyahoga Abstract Co^
nnd a traveling salesman for a New
York city firm and the fifth a draughts-
employed by the Oarry Iron and
Kteel Co., of Cleveland.
The flrat that waa known of the
drowning waa when the launch floated
to the beach near Edgewatftr Park late
laat night. Cries for help had been
heard by campers along the shore,, but
assistance could be given In the
darkness.
CHARLOTTE, N. • C., Bept. 4.—A
special to tl»e Observer from Clarks-
ton. N.C.. says that Noll! Belters :.nd
Dave Brown, charged with the assault
and murder of Mrs. George Parker
there yesterday, were placed In Jail at
Elisabethtown today, after conclusive
evidence hnd been secured that they
were the men wanted.
They were moved from Clarkton bv
a ruse on the part of ths officers, which
doubtless saved tholr lives, as a law
crowd had* collected nnd the determi
nation wns to lynch the men. It In not
thought thnt the inen ore In any dan
ger at Ellabethtown. Brown, one of
the men In custody, wns arrested lit
the vicinity of tho crime yesterday,
while Hellers was taken lajc at night
some miles distant, after being trailed
by n bloodhound. The dog took Up*
trail nt the point where the deed body
found nnd went to the railroad
stutlon and Into th* waiting room
hero the negro bought a tlcekt
As soon !*m Hellers wns arrested tho
majority of the crowd demanded thnt
>* lynched, nnd It was only by th**
rmlned stand of the officers that
this was not done At about noon to-
AMERICUS SOLDIER
MEETS HIS DEATH
From Train E
and la Run Ov
CHARLOTTE, N. <
oldie
Mm
kill-
day.
Frank Lassiter, • memb<
American, On., bound for
mot death nt Greensboro,
evening Lassiter was atom
platform of n coach whci
purled, trowing him on tb<
ho wax run over by the ca
A special to the Observei
ettevllle, N. U„ says:
“Five train loads of ti
South Carollnn, Georgia r
id hi
In^
High
Early thin
aft*
WOMAN’8 INSANITY.
Tried to Kill Husband, Wounded Pa
trolman and Defied tho Pollco.
IJOBTON, Bept. 4.—In a sudden fit
of Insanity today Mrs. kllnnle McKln-
ste tried to kill her husband at her
home on Falcon street. East Proton,
then shot and fatally wounded Patrdl-
inan Alfred 51. Htudlvant, and finally
barricaded herself In the front room
of her tentment. where she remained
for more than five hours, standing off
a squad of ten policemen. Bhe war.
finally captured by the use of germi
cide, injected through holes In the
barricaded door. When overcome bv
the fumes she was found to be armed
with two revolvers nnd a large amount
of ammunition. During the barricade
she fired more than fifty shots, many
going wild Into a crowd of five thou
sand people, which had gathered VootU
the house.
The Fall River Strike,
FALL RIVER.
sslor
fror
either sld
"PI*
nt pr
wbc
ment, the atrik<
thousand textile ofwratlv
tered upon |Ik a*v*nlh wi
Second day of the strike
has turned nt any of the facte
against which th* strike was decls
Frequent contributions are received
the benefit of the strikers, both uni
ernty and unsolicited.
It be
tin
th*
s positive evidence
much larger crow
uld have undoobt*
both had they not he
gnlnst thi
MOULTRIE’S LITTLE BOOM.
1150,000 Worth of Building is In Prog
ress There.
51GULTRIE. Oa.. Kept. 4.—Moultrie
continues to enjoy a great building
boom. Dr. W. R. Hmlth has begun
work on a brick block of alx stores on
East Broad street, two of which re
places stores recently burned, and
four replace old wooden structures,
which have been torn down. Among
other buildings going up are the new
Baptist chrch, to cost $16,000, the new
school building, to cost $26,000, a new
electric light plant, th* Harkon brick
block and a number of handsome resi
dences, aggregating a value of one
hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars.
IDENTITY DISCOVERED.
Boy Who Masqueraded si Girl Has
Home in Spartanburg, 8. C.
ATLANTA, Ga^ Bept. 4.—The fif
teen-year-old boy masquerading as A
girl at the union passenger depot a
few days ago. who soon After hts
arrest, stated that his name was
Robert Smith, and that his home was
Dallas, Tex,, now turns out to be the
son of John Kchosres of Spartanburg,
B. C.. who had run away from home.
He has been released from custody
by the police authorities.
Hew Judge Psrksr Spent 8unday.
KBOPUB, N. Y., Bept. 4.—The
werft no visitors at Rosemount today.
Nothing disturbed Judge PsrK
quiet Sunday. II mad* his usual
to Kingston to church. There w.i
Hlgt
cross
Lull in Shooting Tourn.iment.
SEA GIRT. N. J.. Kept. 4.—Th* ex
pert riflemen from all parts of the
country, who have nsrembl* 1 here to
participate In the big Interstate uboot
ing tourn iment, devoted themselv*a to
eat
atlo
.•! '
Aft*
• service conducted on th* vern
of New Jersey Htste Rifle Assoclutk
lubhouse by the chaplain of on* of
New Jersey national guard regime
many of the sharpshooters, sum*
uniform end others in civilian nti
visited the nesrby coast resorts,
oncludlng week of tho meet will n
tomorrow with the revolver t-
match in th* morning- The Dr*>
trophy match, ths most lmpot
event will occur Thursday .
Norman institute Open*,
5fOur/rnn:. o >. h*pl * Th*
term of Norman ln*tltuto at No
Park opened Thursday with
rollment Of thre- hundred, whit
th* largerr opening In th* blstoi
the school. Thero « . progi->
thnt was full of Interest, on v
were a number prominent clt
of south 0*..rgla who delivered
dr* • -«*m and spnk - encouraging
to the student*. t« ■ hers anil off
The school buildings have all
renovated sine* the last term an
artesian well has been bored,
th* building • are now supplied
pure water and sewer connection.
Kht'
Negro Run Amuck.
ATHENS. Go., Kept 4.—Ben
a negro man, cam* near kill!
daughter Friday night In this cl
got drunk nnd went to hl« hoi
begun to it■■h* hi* family. 1
his wife, and then ran his d
out In the yard and,
her In hla arms
over th* eml>:. r.ktn*nt into
Besbord Air I.lr.- cut. a depth
twenty feat. The * t»• • 11 y h
but miraculously e *p*d d-ath. '
negro w - Mr- t* d ■ I ' -'I;..1 o
to th* city (' urt for Ms «.“• r —.
hr*w he
*d thi
ape Growing On Big Scale.
IFOLK, Va*. Sept. 4.—Norfolk
fats have formed a $204,000
Bitte
la 160.000 acre tract of I
I Virginia and Carolina t
' (or win* Manufacturing