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ESTABLISHED IN 1828.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904.
DAILY—I7.0CI A YEAR
^THE RUSSIANS
STILL RETREAT
('Advance of Japanese Army
Is Very Slow
(CONDITION AT MUKDEN
i Foodstuff* Scarce and Citizens Are
Compelled to Pay Enormous Prices
for the Necessities of Life—Said That
General Kuropatkin May Tender His
Resignation to Emperor.
MUKDEN, Saturday Sept. 10, via
• Pekin, Sept. 12.—The Russians are
i continuing their retirement to Tie
; Pass. The Japanese advance Is slow,
as the military situation is now unfa
vorable to them. Many Russian com
panies now consist of only thirty men.
, Notwithstanding the Russian reverse.
’ the retreating troops are cheerful.
Food Scarcity at Mukden.
MUKDEN, Sept. 12.—Last night ram
felt In torrents and today it Is drizzling.
The roads are impassable and military
movements are at a standstill.. The
town Is so crowded that food stuffs
aro almost unprocurable. Prices have
trebled and quadrupled. The division
sutlers lost almost all their supplies
during the Russian retreat. Civilians
ore besieging the railroad station and
other eating places, but It is well nigh
Impossible to get food.
Dispatch From Sakharoff.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 12.—A
dispatch has been received from LieuL-
Gen. Sakharoff under yesterday’s date,
reporting that no large Japanese force
has been seen north of the Yental rail
road. South of there there are many
large camps of Japanese. The Yental
railroad referred to by Gen. Sakharoff
Is probably the branch road connecting
the Yental coal mines with Yental, on
the main line between Liao Yang and
Mukden.
BLOODY AFFAIR OVER
A WOMAN’S LECTURE
leighbor* in North Carolina County
Take Sides and the Result ProVts a
Serious Matter.
HICKORY, N. C., Sept. 12.—A blood7
affair took place near Hudson, in Cald
well county, about fifteen miles from
here yesterday. As a result one man
lies mortally wounded and two others
are suffering from Injuries more or
less serious.
The origin of the trouble was the
published account of Miss Abbott's
lecture In Cincinnati, reflecting upon
the people of Hudson and vicinity,
where she lias been conducting a mis
sion school.
She mst a warm reception upon her
return this fall, and threats to drive
her out were freely indulged in. J. F.
Bollinger, at whose house she boards,
took her part. He summoned rein
forcements from Hickory and yester
day a party of five left here In a sur
rey for the Bollinger home. During the
afternoon a general fight occurred be
tween a dozen men led by one Ltngle
and Bollinger’s party, In which the
latter got the worst of It John Martin,
a brick mason who lives In East Hick
ory was shot between the ’shoulders,
the bullet lodging in his back bone.
J. F. Bollinger and John Bollinger were
also wounded, the former severely, the
latter slightly. The lower part of Mar
tin’s body is paralylzed and his
chances for recovery are slight.
Bollinger’s party claims* that they
were fired on without warning. The
Lingles say that Bollinger’s crowd be
gan the attack and that Martin 'fell,
shot by his own men, before the Ling
les opened fire. It Is difficult to learn
the truth. No Information has been re
ceived as to the casualties In the Litigle
party.
GUARDING THE
TWO ALTMANS
Fifty Friends Say They Shall
Not Be Taken
GIVE OUT DARING DEFI
Said that Military Company from
Jacksonville Has Been Oordered to
the Scene—Later Reports from
Tragic Row on the G. S. and F.
Passenger Train Sunday Night.
THE WAR NEWS.
♦ Gist of Intelligence from the t
Ru*
■Japanese Conflict
i the Far East.
Japs Disappointed.
LIAO YANG, Sept. 11.—(Delayed In
transmission) — The Japanese aro
greatly disappointed at the failure of
their plans to Impose a final conflict
upon the Russians at Liao Yang in
the hope of breaking up the present
Russian army In Manchuria. They are
i now pushing reinforcements and sup-
j plies northward In every possible way,
' using boats on the Liao river and Its
I tributaries, while nil the native roads
| leading Into I-i;m Yang are filled with
, wheelborrows and other conveyances
( carrying grain and ammunition into
the Chinese city, where Field Marshal
Marquis Oynmo, the Japanese com-
| mander-In-chlef, hns established his
i headquarters. There Is every indlca-
I tlon, therefore, that the Japanese ln-
! tend to force, if possible, a decisive
I battle with the Russians.
In the past the Japanese have de
clared their belief that the Russians
were using dum-dum bullets, basing
1 their contention on the vicious sounds
made by the bullets when they struck,
and they now claim that they have
proved their case by the fact that they
found dum-dum ammunition In the
field at Liao Yang. This evidence Is
, not considered conclusive, however.
The impression was held In Lino
Yang that the Russians had destroyed
1 the railroad between there and Muk-
I den, but an examination of the line as
! far north as possible showed it to bo
everywhere Intact. This Is tffcen to
^ indicate that the Russians propose to
. U8e line again. They posted proc-
I lamations all along the line.
NEW YORK BROKERS
MAKE EXPLANATION
They Make Very Reasonable Reply to
Charge* of Leak by the Savannah
Cotton Exchange.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12.—Secretary
Wilson is pressing an Investigation of
the Savannah, Ga., cotton exchange
that the government's crop report of
September 2, was obtained by certain
parties In advance. The department In
reply to Its request has received word
from the exchange that J. S. Bache &
Company of New York sent the tele
gram involved to Savannah, and the
matter Is being probed in New York
and in this city.
Will 'Patkln Resign?
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 13—2 a. m.
, —With the lull in military operations
and an almost entire suspension of dis
patches from the front, St. Petersburg
has again fallen back on rumors.
Countless stories are nfloat regarding
the Russian defeat nt Liao Yang, some
of which are absolutely nbsurd. while
others have apparently enough basis
in fact to give them a color of posal-
• blllty. While none of these storlea
can be confirmed, it would not surprise
those beat Informed If some of them
should turn out to be true, of first
importance la the revival of the rumor
of Viceroy Alexleff’s resignation, based
probably upon differences said to ex
ist between him and General Kuro
patkin and others In authority in the
far east.
Of next Importance is the rumor that
General Kuropatkin la to be super
seded, Lieutenant-General Llnevltch
being named as the moat probable
successor. This Is supposed to rest
upon the emperor's displeasure with
Kuropatkln’s generalship at Liao Yang
and general dlsaatlafaction with the
course of events at the front Neither
Alexleff’s nor Kuropatkln’s friends,
however, seem to attach great Impor
tance to the stories involving them.
NEW YORK. Sept. 12.—The New
York brokerage house which It was al
leged sent out the government figures
on ’the cotton crop In advance of their
Issuance by the government, sent a
telegram to Secretary Wilson today
as follows:
"The morning papers published ri
telegram from the Savannah Cotton
Exchange to you stating that they hnd
written you that we hnd sent out the
government report at 12:4B on the day
As you probably know we get out
a telegram that day giving our views
rhat the government figures would
be. As you probably kno wwe get out
an estimate every month on the condi
tion of the cotton crop. We issued a
printed circular on August 30, three
.before the government report
came out estimating that If your re
turns on deterioration corresponded
with ours your figures on conditions
ould be 84.1. All the New York pa
pers were furnished with a copy of our
circular on August 30, and many of
them used same.
"We stand ready to help you In any
ray to prove to the Savannnh Cotton
Exchange that there was no leak. Can
we serve you?**
Location of Russian Troops.
TOKIO. Sept. 12—2 p. m.—A tele
gram received here from Field Marshal
Oyama at midnight last night gives
the disposition of the Russian troops
in the vicinity of Yental and Mukden.
He says that a Urge force of Russian
cavalry la posted at Ping Taltaxe,
which la about twenty-four miles to
the east of the Yental railway station,
nnd that another force of cavalry oc
cupies the town of Helllngchal. to the
northward of Ping Taltsze. Other
bodies of cavalry, with artillery, are
located at Huangahanlin. on the east
ern road out of Mukden, as well as in
the neighborhood of Yumentzsuhan.
which is occupied by the Japanese,
f^me detachments of Russian cavalry
are posted at Fancht. Kushu Tul and
Menhukutun along the railroad
tween Yental and Mukden, and are ap
parently keeping In touch with and
watching the Japanese.
Another report received from the
headquarters of the Manuchurian
armies tells of the pitiable cond
<>f noncombatants In Mao Yang,
relates that while the Russians were
holding the defence works cloa
the walls of Liao Yang they prohibited
the removal of noncomhatant*
the city, and consequently many were
klUtd or wounded. Dr. A. M. w
ATLANTA, Sept. 12.—A special from
Cordele, Ga., says a party of about
fifty friends are standing guard with
loaded Winchesters around a house In
Baxter, Baker county, Florida, in which
are Charles Altman and Hillary Alt
man, two men who are accused of kill
ing a negro and a white man on an ex
cursion train nenr that place last night.
These friends of the Altmans say
that the sheriff or military will take
the men over their dead bodies.
The two men killed were Jackson
Duncan, a young white man, and Jim
Riley, a negro. William Duncan, tho
father of tho young man who was
killed, was shot from ambush four
times today. It Is not known who did
tho shooting.
It Is reported that a military com
pany from Jacksonville has been or
dered to the scene. The exact cause
of the trouble on the train is not
known.
4 The sanguinary side of the
♦ Russo-Japanese conflict Is not
♦ now In evidence, and with the
4 prnctlcnl suspension of news
♦ from the front the interest for
X the time being centers in ru-
4 m ors—that Viceroy Alexieff has
♦ resigned, as reported Sunday;
X that General Kuropatkin Is to be
replaced by Lieutenant-General
Llnevltch, now in command of
the forces at Vladivostok, and
other statements which cannot
be traced to authentic sources,
but nil of which. If true, would
ha\e a most Important bearing
on the situation.
One Russian correspondent
points out that when the Japan
ese withdraw from the Russian
front It Is usually the precursor
of their appearance on the
flanks and he thinks the Indica
tions point to a winter campaign.
Interest again turns to Port
Arthur nnd to the effect which
the Russian defeat at Lino Yang 4
Is likely to have on the garrison +
there, nnd the fear Is expressed T
thnt the siege will soon end in
disaster for Russian arms.
*»♦+■♦♦♦♦»♦ ♦♦ »♦♦+♦<
Later Report of Tragedy,
VALDOSTA. Ga., Sept. 12.—Later
reports from the bloody row on the
Georgia Southern train last night In
dicate that Jack Duncnn was killed by
Hillary Altman, a white man, and Jim
Riley, one of the negroes, was killed
by Charles Altman.
The negro was killed first nnd Dun
can remonstrated with Altman, where
upon the other Altman slashed out his
dirk nnd jellied Duncnn. A brother of
Jack Duncan named Marshall wns also
cut in four or five places nnd was
either pushed off the train or fell off.
The Altmans got out on the plat
form and Jumped from the train when
It slowed down, but got back on the
rear end of the sleeper.
When the train reached Baxter a
lever car wns sent back down the road
to hunt for Marshall Duncan and found
him In n bad condition both from
knife wounds nnd the Injuries he re
ceived by falling from the train.
This morning the deputy sheriff of
Baker county, R. T. Thrift, nrrested
Charlie und IIlUnTy Altman and wn
holding them at Baxter. A little late
a brother of the Altmans and some of
their friends came Into the place and
renewed the row with the Duncans.
The elder Duncan was Rhot twice
through the fleshy part of tho stomach,
nnd another of his Bons was shot
through the hand. Neither is danger
ously v wounded.
Deputy Thrift tried to arrest the
crowd and they fired at him. Citizens
prevailed upon him to make no further
effort to nrrdst them until the sheriff
reached the scene. More trouble Is
expected when tho Altmans are carried
away from there to prison.
Jack Duncan’s remains were brought
here this morning, accompanied by
his wife, and were carried to Ously
station for burial In the family grave
yard. It Is said that there has been
had feeling between the Duncans and
number of natives of that aoctlon be
cause the naval stores operations of
the Duncans curtailed their privileges
In fishing and hunting. Tho killing of
tho negro last night over nn alleged
debt which he owed one of the Altmans
only opened the way for the bloody
pnge that was written later.
WEST POINT, Gn.. Sept. 11—What
said to be a "Before Day” club, but
goes under the name of "Double Pin
Lodge" was discovered nenr here to
day in Harris county, and considerable
excitement was created when a negro
member weakened and Informed Tom
Daniels and Bartow Daniels, two prom
inent plnnters, that they wore to bo
killed tonight.
An armed force at once gathered
and two negroes, T. J. Burden and
West Bllllngly, supposed to bo the
leaders, were captured.
It Is not known what wns done with
the negroes, but it is supposed that
they were taken to Hamilton Jail.
WHITE CASE TO GO
TO THE JURY TODAY
Negro Baptists to Gather.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12.—The Na
tional Colored Baptist convention will
assemble Wednesday. It la expected
that there will bo several thousand
negro delegates n attendance upon the
meeting, probably the largest gather
ing of negroes ever held In the South.
water, a well known British* medical
missionary of Liao Yang, la at present
sheltering two hundred wounded non
combatants and feeding and nursing
many more.
An additional report from the army
headquarters concerning dum-dum
bullets says: "Among the Russian
munitions captured at Liao Yang are
two kinds of dum-dum bullets, which
very much resemble those .made for
the Russian rifle of the 18*1 type.
They do not, however, fit this rifle ex
actly. We made search for rifle*
which could have flred these bullets,
but failed to find them."
Cut Kuroki r s Communication.
LONDON. Sept. 12.—The Daily Mall’*
correspondent with the Japanese force*
repeat* from Tien T*In the report
that Lieutenant General Linevtth, with
50.000 men. invaded northeastern Korea
and cut General Kuroki’s communica
tion with Fen Wang Cheng.
Important Capture Rumored.
LONDON, Sept. 13.—The Morning
Post state* that official Russian rils<
patches received In Lrndon announce
'hat General Zassalltch. who com
manded the portion of the Rusal
guard south of the Hun river, has been
severely wounded and captured with
S.000 out of his force.
It is added by the Morning Post that
General* Zaroubaieff. Kondrntovltrh
and Bllderllng have checked General
Kuroki’s advance.
Effect on Port Arthur.
HT. PETERSBURG, Hep;. 12.—Gen
Kumkf has fallen hack no Tental. where
the main JapsneKe army la bivouacking.
The war office fully r©*i»*©» the dbg
aging effect of the battle of Liao Yang
upon fbe heroic garrison of Port ArlVr*'.
With all pronpeet of Immediate relief from
Oen. Kuropatkin goo*. It Is feared that
tJf l»i «iu of tb« autge wW be short. j
Scene as Described by Passengers.
Left Fielder Chandler and Flrat Base
man Hoffman, of the Macon boaehnll
club, were eye-witnesses to at leaat
large part of the pistol and gun play
thnt cost the loss of two live* Sunday
night on the Georgia Southern train
near Baxter, Ga.
When the trouble started between a
couple of white men nnd some negroes
& number of the Macon players were
near by. It seems that the fighting
broke out In the white coach, thence
to the platform, on to the negro coach
nnd then back again. As soon as the
Macon players seated near the door be
came fully convinced of tho serlousnes
! the scrape they left the car and
ent to the coach ahead. Hoffman and
Chandler, who occupied seats near tb
center of tho car, kept their seats and
remained quiet, thinking that In the
turmoil should tney leave the car they
might be mistaken for fleeing fighters
and be accordingly knifed or shot.
The scenes described by the players
who witnessed the fight are vivid. "As
soon as one of the lights was shot
out," remarked a player. "It was the
worst People were rushing up and
down In the aisle shooting and bran'
dishing knives. Every now and then
some one would scream as a knife was
plunged into his body. The sounds cf
the blows of pistol butts upon heads
could be heard from the end of the
coach to the next platform. At first
we tried to get out but it seemed Im
possible. We thought that if we tried
to make our way out of the car we
would be mistaken for some of the
combatants and either fired upon or
get stuck. We Just kept quiet and
looked on. When one of the men,
don’t know which. Was stabbed, tb.
blood spouted all over us, our baggage
and other things we had lying upon the
*" near the seat. As soon as the
floor
fight began to get the worst some one
made a d%*h for the toilet room and.
entering, slammed the door. One of
the men that was mixed In the fight
taw the move and went to the door
and began pumping lead through It.
H wa * found that several bullets
had passed through the window, and
others were found Imbedded in the
woodwork. The man that entered the
roojn must have hung out of the win
Sow until the train slacked up, at
nothing could he found of him on the
"Pistol smoke and the odor of fresh
M~4
BEFORE DAY” CLUB
IN HARRIS COUNTY
• Confesses to Murderous Plan
an Armed Force Captures
Two Ringleaders.
JAPAN MAKES
HER PROTEST
Wants Russian Cruiser to
Leave San Francisco
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
Report of Steamboat Inspector as to
Condition of the Lena's Boilers and
Engines is Boing Waited for Beforo
the Promulgation of a Decision by
Government.
SHEEHAN NAILS A
CAMPAIGN WHOPPER
Says There It Perfect Accord Between
Members of Executive Committee
and National Chairman.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The ex
pected protest of Jnpan against allow
ing the Russian auxiliary cruiser
Lena, which arrived at San Frnnclsco
yesterday, to remnln longer than twen
ty-four hours, came today, when the
Japanese consul in that city, through
the collector of customs, made formal
demand thnt the vesael be required to
leave at the end of that time.
The collector's telegram officially
notifying the authorities of the arrival
of the Lena and of Japnn'a protest
was addressed to the secretary of the
treasury, who at once sent copies to
Acting Secretary of State Adee and
Acting Secretary Murray, of the de
partment of commerce and labor, who
has direct Jurisdiction In the matter.
The telegram rends as follows:
"Jnpnnese consul has made demand
upon me thnt Russian auxiliary cruiser
Lena, arriving at this port 11th Inst.,
leave within twenty-four hours. Tho
captain reports that he hAs entered
for repairs of engines and boilers, prin
cipally the latter. I am requesting the
Inspector of hulls and hollers to make
an examination of vessel’s machinery
with the. consent of tho Russian con
sul and the commander of tho Lena.
Can find no authority In the law or
regulations for the collector assuming
any authority In the premises and
request Instructions."
After a conference with the commis
sioner of navigation Acting Secretary
Murray sent tho following dlspntch to
the collector:
’Your telegram addressed to sec
tary of the treasury concerning Rus
sian steamship Lena received nt 4:40
have addressed this
department, ns directed In circular 29.
Wire this department hour of stenm-
nrrivnl nt your port nnd concise
resume of stenmboAt Inspector’s re
port. nnd If repairs nro necessary the
probable time required to complete
them. On receipt of particulars
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 12.—The fol
lowing letter was received at the state
Democratic headquarters today:
"The Democratic National Head
quarters, New York—Hon. W. H.
O’Brien, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, Indianapolis, Ind.:
My Dear Sir—I have received your
letter of the 5th Inst, referring to the
persistent effort of the Republican
press to create the Impression that a
lack of harmony exists l^tVNit Mr.
Taggart and the executive committee
of which I am chairman.
"While theso reports have not es
caped my attention, I have not
deemed It necessary to contradict
them, or to notice them In any way.
They are absolutely without founda
tion. obviously manufactured by the
opposition for want of better campaign
material. From the very outset there
has existed between the members of
the executive committee nnd the chair
a perfect understanding and nc
cord upon All questions relating to the
management of tho campaign. Very
truly yours, WM. F. SIIEEIIAN.'
wing to Prominenco of Parties In
volved, it Arouses Much Interest in
North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Sept. 12.—The
taking of testimony in the case of
Thomns nnd Ohnl White, chargod with
the murder of Russell Sherrill; was
completed in the superior mart at
Sallahury today nnd argument begun.
The case, owing to the prominence
of the parties concerned nnd tho some
what unusual circumstances involved,
hua attracted considerable attention.
The testimony developed was to the
effect that, henring that young Sherrill
responsible for the ruin of their
niece, whose fnther was dead, the
White brothers, who lived at Concord,
went to Sherrill's house in Rownn
county shortly after daybreak and
ailed hltn out on the front piazza. His
mother was present, but went Inside
when they snld they wanted to aee her
son privately, A short time afterward
Sherrill was shot twlca, each of the
Whites discharging his pistol. Sher
rill was unarmed.
The state contends thnt Sherrill da
nled the charge and declined to keep
nn alleged promise to marry the
Whites' niece, nnd as a result the 1
put him to death. The defense Is that
Sherrill became fnrgged and was ad
vancing upon one of the brothers In u
threatening attitude, when both opened
fire, one In self-defense and the other
to save his brother. A number of lead
ing lawyers are engaged on both aides,
among them ; United Htftte* Senator
Overman and Congressman Klutz for
the defense, and Capt R. II. Glenn,
Democratic candidate for governor,
who Is of counsel for the prosecution.
The case will likely go to the Jury to
morrow.
Excessive Rains In Texas.
LAREDO, Texas, Kept. 12.—As a re
suit of the Incessant rains which have
fallen In the territory extending from
the headwaters of the RJo Grande to
Ita mouth much damage has been
wrought. Grave fear Is expressed that
serious damage will result at Rio
Grande city. The rain continues to
fall In this vicinity.
T. D. Fletcher.
HELENA. Ga.. Kept. 12.—After
short hut severe illness, which lasted
but about a week, Mr. T. D. Fletcher
passed away last Thursday and was
laid to rest In Oakland * cemetery on
Friday morning. Mr. Fletcher leaves
a wife and eight small child;
mourn his departure.
depar
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of pa
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on F
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Russl
lamal
statu
instri
any
tlon,
’erred to wns Issued
if the present ye;
hostilities bet we
commenced, nnd he-
he president’s proc
i provisions of th
to neutrality, gave
Hectors t-hnt, "should
equlrlng official
nmunlcnte the facts
to the department by telegraph."
The collector’s telegram came after
office hours, nnd the officials were
somewhat puzzled that there should
have been so much delay In sending It,
There was n good deal of reticence or
the subject on the part of the officials
who preferred to await the report of
the steamboat Inspector before muk
fng any statement. This report. It 1;
pe<
lurlr
have
houn
to tl<
received some tl
so that the Lna
rt over twenty-four
riuestlon of her right
airs Is determined
IS NOT UNEASY.
David B. HIM Says tho State Ticket in
New York is All Right.
E8OPU8. N. Y.. Kept. 12.—Former
Senator David B. Hill conferred 1
Judge Parker from noon today until
after 8 o’clock tonight. The senator
then left for Albnny without making a
statement concerning tho conference.
It wns given out thnt the visit
inde at the request of Judge Parker,
ho this morning telegraphed the 1
ntor asking him to come to Itosemount
today. Senator Hill was the only
Itor of political prominence. Though
coming followed closely upon the
conference between Judge Parker n
August Ilelmont, William F. Kheehi
William K. Bodle nnd Cord Meyer,
1b not helleyed here that ho enme for
purpoae of discussing New York
state politics. Tho senator declared
thnt there is no occasion to feel
alarmed about the state ticket
WHEAT SOARED
lie Staple Took Upward Flight of
Four Cents Per BusheJ.
NEW YORK, Kept. 12. Before
combination of sensatlonnl bullish croj-
report figures from the government
nnd a big frost scare In the Nnrthvves
wheat prices shot up 4 cents a hush'
today and closed within 5-8 of tho sen-
son’s record. Everybody hnd
counting on the government to show
recent extremely low private crop ©ntl-
mntes were exaggerated, hut the bu
reau figures were nearly as bnd and the
$1,000 KEWABD
NOW OFFERED
Amount Is Doubled By Geu
Supt. Moise
AFTER THE WRECKERS
Bochuso of Unfortunate Recurrence of
Accidents on Central, Enginaars of
Trains Have Orders to Approach all
Switches with T rains Under Control
and Lew Rjrte of Speed.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Sept 32.—A re
ward of $1,000 Is ofTered for the deten
tion of nnd evidence to convict the par
ties who wrecked the Central railway
trains nt Rocky Ford nnd Ogeeche© on
Friday and Saturday nights.
General Superintendent T. S. Moise
decided this afternoon, nfter a more
thorough Investigation, to Increase the
reward of $500 offered yesterday.
Central railway officials tonight
stated that they had heard
from the special agents who
on the line of road trying to 1
tho wreckers.
If there are any developments they
should come within the next few days.
In the opinion of those who are con
ducting tho investigation.
'thing
, down
CAUTION WILL BE U8ED.
Engineers
ire to Approach Switohas
at a Low Rate of Speed.
SAVANNAH, On.. Kept. 12.—Because
of the seeming evidence that some one
has started upon n determined effort
to derail the night pnRHenger trains
of the Central of Georgia railway be
tween Savannah and Atlanta, the en
gineers of trains leaving thin point and
Atlanta have been given orders to ap
proach all switches with their trains
under full control and at a low rate
of speed.
It was reported In Savannah that
the swlth nt pllvei
tampered with this
wns denied at the
offices.
had’ been found
morning, but this
Central railway
vhol©
id the
sit untlo
nlng to clone |t
With tittle for
materially stn
th** news thnt big Hour sales had been
partly for European acount, one East
ern mill having sold Its entire output
November for shlpr
ent to
-"Whe
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The navy
department today received a dispatch
from Rear Admiral Goodrich, com
mander-In-chlef of the Pacific atattnn.
stating thnt the Russian transport
Lena had arrived there end that
ommnndlng officer claimed that hla
ship's engines snd hollers were In
need of repair. Secretary Morton hns
telegraphed Rear Admlral.Ooodrlch di
recting him to detain the Pnctflo
squadron nt San Frnnclsco nnd v to In
quire of the commander of the Lena
what his Intentions are.
CHICAGO, Sept,
a bushel noxt May" wna roared by t
bulla today on the board of trade,
th© opening of tho tnnrket there was
excited demand for wheat with f
traders venturing to sell. Those w
wished to buy shouted bids at 2 c©i
a bushel above the prices pret
at the’close of th<* market Ha'
und the quantity thnt any ordor
sell even nt such a tempting ad
wns extremely limited. Of
and Bprlng wheat produced thl
In the United 8tatcs. It was mn
n 111 n
rda
ANOTHER NEWPORT ROBBERY.
Ot bf
he
sine
tho
middle of An
It Ih thought It must
the
of Mr,
id Mrs. Ji
he police
n't of tin
view
stille here.
lllte
led
ther
Is hs.i
gh fo
id nnd
vhlch Is
a liable.
>untry
blood filled the car. The light had
grown dim and It was well nigh Im
possible to distinguish one face from
another. We scarcely said a word but
couldn't help looking on.
"As soon as the station was reached,
however, we got out of ttye coach and
never wish again to be forced to un
dergo such sights."
Players that wen.* seated In the front
coaches where a number of women
paimengerM were Heated reported that
the noise of the Mhootlng and scuffling
was plainly heard. A number of the
ladles began screaming and fell U> the
floor *0 as to avoid as much ns possi
ble any stray shots that might find
their way Into the coach. As soon ss
possible the lady passenger* were qui
eted snd moved to the sleeper.
HAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12.—Tho
Russian transport Lena, which unex
pectedly arrived In port yesterday
from Vladivostok, remains at anchor
off the Union Iron Works. Her com
mander stated that her hollers are In
need of repairs snd that some time
must elapse before she will be In con
dition to go to sea. As yet nothing
has been done toward placing her In
drydork nnd no Intention hns been dis
closed regarding her future move
ments. Rear Admiral Goodrich
lunched with Captain Berllnsky and
other officers of the Lena on board
the vessel. They could not he seen.
Lieutenant Zotoff, speaking for the
captain, stated thnt the main object
of the Russians In making this port
was to have absolutely necessary re
pairs made to her engines nnd bolters.
Her bottom Is foul and will have to be
cleaned In dry dock. The lieutenant
said that the Lena's coal bunkers were
far from being depleted and he thought
It would be unnecessary for her to coal
at this port. The United Hiate* In
spectors of hulls snd boilers have
j been ordered to make a thorough ex-
; aminatlon of the Lena and on their re-
to I port will largely depend the duration
of the stay of the vessel In this bey.
If ft Is decided that repairs are re
quired they will be made as rapidly
as possible, and It Is generally antici
pated that thla Is what will be done.
Collector of the Port Stratton has
not recelvd any definite Instructions
from Washington, but ha* wired a full
statement of the situation and an an
swer I* soon expected. In the mean
time the collector, In view of the fact
that the repairs are said to be Itoper
atlve r turn refused to order th© Lena
from the harbor within twenty-four
hours without a full Investigation. Th*.
!,ena is anchored between the four
army transports lying in Mission bar
and the new battleship Ohio. In fact,
she la only about 600 yards from the
big guns of the battleship, which was
accepted by the government on Satur
day. Navigation Officer Kp©< kn©ff,
who apeak** excellent English, said:
"Wa war* saat to Vladivostok to
h.-i,. k,.
Ml the
door.
hel of It wns
islbln, nnd th.
ore face to face with th.
f bringing In foreign whr
I* * from
arvest shall have
>n ndvanced. prices rose
ia demand from shorts,
the Initial spurt, being
augmented by heavy buying by rom-
nlsslon houses. At the high point
f the day nil deliveries showed a gain
of 4 cents or more, an compared with
1 quotations. The aen-
rth was maintained up
to the last moment of trading.
Mil high#
Won.
.—A team rep
resenting headquarters of the Ninth
regiment. National Guard of the atnto
of New York, and one from the second
troop of cavalry, National Guard of
th© state of New Jersey, were the win
ners of th© team competition* today at
the opening of what la expected to bp
the flrat of a series of annual rifle, car
bine, pistol and revolver mntches on
the rifle range at Creedmoor. L. I. The
New Yorkers won the company team
match which wth a score of 365 and
the Jersey men the carbine match with
a score of 305.
transfer the troops horn© when
war should be over. The Lena la
a warship. Wa cannot fight. Need
repairs we were first ordered back
the Baltic. Afterward these or<!
were changed and we have come h
because It Is the nearest port In wt
w© could get the new boilers we n©*
Being asked how long he would
main here, Officer Rpeckneff said:
"We expect orders from our iu
representative at Washington, who has
Just been advised of our arrival,
la probable ’hat he will asked
Atnerb an government for Its perr
nion to rein*.re the guv- from
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Thsy Held
Interesting and Instruc-
Convontion at Tifton.
TTFTON, Gn., K»*pt. 12 The Berrlan
County Kunduy School Aiaoclntlon met
yesterday morning nt 9:30 o’clock fit
M* tin.dint rlMii h Ml n K'l'idn
school mas* meeting. At the close ol
ihe mn. *< meeting Mlsfl Catherine TIG.
one of Tifton’* young ladle**, blight. I
the large audience with a beautiful vio
lin 1
Th©
Bu©h:i
gallons
Sunday
had the
res .*H himself I
,il hoI * bv Ml-
nddn
*d :4ln\r the
el to
ht that
her*- until the repairs can b.
When ssked how long he th
would require he said: "The Lena
will probably remain her© until the
wnr I* over. We expect that the of-
tb »r* and crew will b© sent home by
)RT WORTH, .Texas. Bejt. 12^-
prootbc# of a Russian warship at
Francisco has caused cotton *hlp-
here to take out war rt-ki. Mm h
an la shipped from Texas to Ja-
ar« from 10 to 1- y«r cent.
©•*ult
'.fft*
th-?
ensuing >©ar
pi© • -.tnt Inri D
All of the old
except th'
pr*- id©i ' It.
■
In Thl. On. Mr.. H.nry M. FI,gUr
Gat. Her Sh.r. of Notorl«ty.
NBWPnliT, "• >• Hopt. 1'-’.—Wnrfl
wnH r ,.celv©d from N»*w York today
Mint a robbery by which Mr«. H. M.
jrjngler of thnt city lost a chatelaine
t,„ K containing money and Jewelry ag-
grcgutlng several thousand dollar In
value at Newport, wan being Investi
gated by detective*. The date ofjhu
robbery
T. D.
thnt they bad no r©-
»b**rv «>f Mr*. Flagler,
uni New York anld that
,ng contained $«.oao In
for $10,000 nnd jewels
I. Thf alleged robbery,
k Iilnee In ii crowd at a
rr,M.l>* bv Rev. Mr. Do-
[eihodlst church.
* during the *i?sMone
or. has* bc-n of more
it ©rent nnd much good
.1 II Httlho
W I’Mb
Tlfi
tren-ui." M* K«*IK w.*m |..i
111 health h. .k."l the .-***•
- lect urn* on© else.
\fi. r r •••!. h'.ri' r -a ,r. ©nt-*rt
m b...lv of ('LriMUn uorktr
'h-y w ill m*o fit to meet
i another yea*.