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ESTABLISHED IN 1828.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904.
DAILY—874)0 A YEAR
SEVEN DIE IN
TENEMENT EIRE
Six Other Persons Seriously
Injured
HEROIC RESCUE WORK
Policemen and Firemen Present Hero
ically Save Many Lives, Risking
Their Own to Do So—It Is Believed
That the Flames Were the Work of
, an Incendiary.
THE MEDDLE IS
NOW CLEARED UP
ALTMAN APPEALS
TO UNCLE SAM
Action Taken in Case of the
Russian Lena
THE TRANSPORT’S CREW
Baxter Postmaster Calls on
Authorities
WOULD NOT PROSECUTE
Discussion Engaged in as to Whether
They Shalf Be Allowed to Return
Home on Parole or Be Interned on
Their Own Vessel in Can Francisco
Harbor.
Peculiar Situation Exists So Far as
State Officials and Military Are Con
cerned in Case of Participants in
Recent Row on a Georgia Southern
and Florida Passenger Train.
NEW YORK. Sept. 18.—Seven per
sons were burned to death and six oth
ers were Injured seriously in a lira
which partially destroyed a tenement
building at No. 68-79 First street
early today.
More than twenty families were
asleep In the building. Their rescue*
was accomplished by the bravery of
firemen and the police.
It was shortly after 2 o'clock when
the alarm was given. Within the few
moments that had elap.ied the flames
were found to have gained great head
way from the first floor and the neigh
borhood was In a panic of terror. Wo
men and children were being dropped
from the windows of the lower floors
and dozens of grown persons wen
fighting In the hallways to reach open
air.
A policeman clambered to the rcof of
nr. adjoining building and by clinging
to the cornice with the smoke pouring
Into his face, reached doton to the win
dows of the fifth floor and rescued
seven children who were handed out
by th*lr parents.
Another officer, winding a coot
about his head, entered the building
from below and rolled down the stairs
the body of a half suffocated man.
Three times tho officer came bock
carrying two persons In his arms. Then
he fell, exhausted. Meantime, ladders
had been run to the top of the build
ing and firemen, clambering up. res
cued at least twenty tenement dwell
ers who were about to Jump. Mon
sought to reach the firemen first, but
• were thrust back while the women and
children were taken out. One fireman
although badly burned, took se^pn per
sons from a single window on the
fourth floor.
When the work of rescue had been
completed and the flames had been
brought under control, the firemen hur
riedly searched the crowded flats and
on the fourth floor, they found six
members of the Konovltsch family
dead. On top of the bulMIng an un
identified man was found dead.
Police Captain McDermott .and the
firemen who first reached the burning
funding believed the flro was of In
cendiary origin. Their theory is borne
out by the statements of the Janitor cf
the building who says that un attempt
was made to set flro to the tenement
. last Thursday, night.
FIVE BANDITS IN
SUCCESSFUL HOLDUP
Blew Open Express Safe. Securing no
Money, and Evidently Knew How to
Handle Engine.
DES MOINES, In., Sept. 13.—Five
bandits perpetrated a .uccc.eful hold
up of a paaietiRcr train on tho Chicago,
Itock Inland and Pacific railway near
Letts, Iowa, early thin morning. The
ntatementn of exprenn men are that the
robbers secured no money, though the
safe was blown open and the contents
taken. The officers assert that the
safe contained merchandise of some
value, company*, paper. In transit, etc.,
but no money.
Three special train., one of which
are posse, ot railroad and express em
ployes and a number of officers, were
rushed to tho scene of the robbery Im.
mediately upon receipt of th. news.
Mounted men with bloodhounds are
now scouring the country for miles In
every direction In-an effort to appre
hend the robbers.
The robbery occurred at a place
known as •’Whisky Hollow,*' about six
miles out of Muscatine and near I'rult-
land. The train known as No. II Is a
through Chicago and Kansas City
train. The robbery was at the end of
a Bharp curve and exactly where a sim
ilar hold-up was engineered two year,
ago by Marx, Neidermelr and Vandlne.
the ao-callcd "Chicago car b»m ban
dits." The engineer, a. the train
rounded the curve, saw a red lantern
on the track and nt once stopped tho
train. Immediately the engine, ex
press car and baggage car were
hoarded by the robbers, apparently five
In number. A fusllade of shot, wns
fired along the sides of the train to
prevent Interference by passengers.
The messenger of the express car was
compelled to open the door. The car
•afe was dynamited and the contenta
taken, after which the engineer wa.
compelled to return to the passenger
coaches. The engine was then cut off
and the robhere ran It quickly through
Lett, to within two miles of Columbus
Junction, where It wa* left standing/
anner In which the bandit,
lied the engine convince, the olfl-
that some of the robber* are cx-
eneed railroad men.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The de-
velopment of the day so far as It re
lated to the Russian cruiser Lena, *it
San Francisco, was the clearing up of
the official muddle Into which the case
has gotten, owing to the doubt as to
which of the five departments cf tho
government should deal with it. It
was finally decided by the president
that the state an.j nav* departments
should treat the case Jointly a de
cision calculated to greatly simplify
Its handling.
Over night came a telegram from
Admiral Goodrich, at San Francisco,
showing that on his own initiative he
had caused one of his expert officers
to make a preliminary examination cf
the Lena and he was able to report re
sults, namely that temporary repairs
would occupy six weeks’ time and new
boilers would Involve eight months’ de
lay.
The president approved of this ac
tion by the admiral and decided ttyt
he should continue to handle the case
In San Francisco under instructions
from the state and ‘navy departments.
This involved a further exper* exam
ination of the ship. The Russian gov
ernment did not object, at least the
Russian consult at San Francisco gave
that understanding, and within a day
or two, with the assistance of expert
mechanics from the Union Iron Works.
Admiral Goodrich yrill bo able to re
port more clearly upon the repairs.
The admiral also adopted the precau
tion of guarding the Lena with his own
vessels, a course also approved by the
department.
Agreeable to the president’s Instruc
tions, Acting Secretary Adee, for the
state department, and Capt. PUlabury
for the navy department, had two c*»n
ferences during tho day and the result
was the preparation of Instructions to
Admiral Goodrich, which It. is under
stood were wired to the president first
for his approval. There Is good ground
to believe that they contemplate t»io
allowance of sufficient time to the Lem.
to make temporary repairs. JIo\ve»er
there Is a growing belief here that tli<
vessel will be obliged to Intern In the
end. for It is scarcely doubted that oy
the tlmd she could be made ready to
go to sea and would be obliged to leave
If she desired to preserve her character
as an active warship, one or more
Japanese warships would be off tr
Golden Gate ready to sink or enptur*
her. Foreseeing such an event an i
request for the right to Intern, the
officials have already been giving soma
attention to the solution of the ques
tion as to what ahull bo done with tho
crew—whether they may be allowed
to return to Russia on parole or must
be Interned on their ship in San Fmn-
clsco harbor. On this point no decision
has been reached.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y„ Sept 13.—
Russia’s auilJary cruiser Lena, which
put Into the port of San Francisco last
Sunday, presumably from Vladivostok,
either will have to leave that port
within a brief time presclbed by the
government or will huve to dismantle.
That, In brief. It can be stated au
thoritatively, Is the decision of the
American government. If, in the
Judgment of the experts who are mak
ing an examination, the vessel
made seaworthy In twenty-four hours,
orders will bo Issued to her commander
to leave port at the expiration of that
period. Indeed, It may be within the
discretion of the government to £lve
her cot\*nander a little more time If
that be advisable. On the contrary. If
the report should show that the ship Is
In actual need of extensive repairs
and overhauling and the moklng of the
repairs would occupy any considerable
time, the captain will be directed to
dismantle the vessel and she will
main In that condition until the ter
mlnation of the Russ-Jap war.
It is not anticipated that serious d!f
Acuities or embarrassments to this
government will grow out of the pend
ing Incident.
The state department, through which
matters pertaining to the arrival and
examination of the Lena are being
handled, has notified Mr. Takhlra, the
minister of Japan In Washington,
the action of this government and of
what It expects to do In the future. He
has expressed his sattfactlon at the
pretent status of affairs.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 13.—
W. H. Altman, postmaster at Baxter,
a brother of tho Altmans Impli
cated In the stabbing affair on the
Georgia Southern and Florida road
•esterday morning, came to Jackson-
ille this morning and attempted to
have the federal authorities arrest W.
Duncan for attempting to assault
hla brother, Jesse Altman, assistant
postmaster, and for Interfering with
the assistant postmaster in the dis
charge of his duties.
Altmnn claims that Duncan was seen
pproachlng his store In which the
postoffice is situated, carrying a gun;
that his brother Jesse shot him In self-
defense, and that there was no fu-
silade from the postoffice. The district
attorney declined to prosecute.
The sheriff of Baker county is In
Baxter but no arrests have been made.
The Altmans claim that the mer. killed
on the train were killed In Georgia. A
prominent railroad official, however,
who witnessed the tragedy says the
deed was done in Florida.
Wilson's battery hna been held In
ad!ness to go to Baxter nt a mo
ment's notice but hns not been ordered
out. Tho other two military compa
nies of tho city are out of the stato.
peculiar situation exists. The
governor and president of the senate
are out of the state. The speaker of
the house will not assume the duties
of governor until officially notified of
the absence from the stato of the gov
ernor und president of the senate. The
only railroad which leads to Baxter
goes through a part of Georgia, so
troops could not be sent there without
first obtaining permission from the
governor of that Btate.
The
A SMOOTH PRISONER.
swapped Clothing With His Aged
Mother and Made Good His Escspe.
BRISTOL. V*„ Sept.-13.—Wiley Gib-
on. a youth being held in the Leo
ounty Jail at Jonesrllle, Va., to await
onvayanco to the penitentiary escaped
’esterday by departing trom prison
id be
ot nh
srking the de-
rioter’s cell to c<
e found the aged
-«■*»«• ner sou had
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13.—Act
ing under instruction from Collector of
the Port Stratton, Captain J. K. Bui
ge.r, United States inspector of hulls
and boilers, today Inspected the boilers
of the Russian transport Lens. It is
understood that he found them In need
of repairs and recommended that the
commander of the vessel be given timi
enough to put them in seaworthy con
ditlon.
Collector Stratton Immediately re
ported to Washington the observations
of the Inspector, giving them his of
ficial approval.
The Impression prevails among those
beat Informed ths£ the Lena will be
dismantled and remain here until the
end of the war. She Is still guarded
by several vessels of the United States
navy.
THE WAR NEW8.
St. Petersb
■:
of
to Genera
There has
fighting on
the Russian
ies In the F
At St. P
g Harassed by Ru-
spending Disaster
Kuropatkin.
cen no renewal of
iHrge scale between
and Japanese arm-
hnr;
pending
growth of l
In China n
Jectton of
conflict.
urg the people
iused by rumors of 1m-
t, Master to General
kin which find ready
because of the lack of
Information from
i headquarters at Muk-
il for the moment the
ty of th«» head of the
armies in the field Is In
it capital. too, there Is
nensltmss felt lest the
f> advance In ManchurL
afford occasion for the
-Russian spirit
ultimate pro-
lower Into the
LOOKING TO
KUROPATKIN
He Will Fight Before Leav-
ing'Mukden
SO RUSSIANS BELIEVE
An Effort to Derail Central
Passenger Train
CROSSTIE THE MEANS
Is ♦
it
CANDIDATE DAVIS’
ACCEPTANCE LETTER
It Will Not Be Given to the Public
U"*il After Judge Parker’s Has Been
Published.
PARKER IS PLEASED
WITH VOTE IN MAINE
Candidate Thlnka It a Probable Indlcfctlo
of the Coming Vote Elsewhere.
ESOPUS. N. Y., Sept. 13.—Judge Par
ker expect* to go to New York on Thura-
day and to return on Frldny. No an
nouncement has been made ns to the
arrangementa for the trip, and Judge
Porker’s reason for leaving Roivtnount
was not known today. It la understood
that he will taao opnrtmenta In some
York hoteL and confer with political
friends.
For aoverol days It haa boon rumored
that Judgo I'arker was planning a trip
to New York to coll upon the members
of tho national committee and other man-
n«ora of tho campaign. It wan unit! also,
that ho might remain there nnd take n
hand In the running of tho campaign for
“■* purpose of bringing about more har-
ilous relations between tho men at
headquarters, but It is beltoved bore that
the candidate, instead of straightening
NEW YORK. Rept. 13.--Former Sen
ator Henry O. Davis today completed
the first drnft of his letter accepting
Democratic nomination for vice
president. Mr. Davis came to New
York to confer with tlio leaders of his
party regarding the document, and
Senator Gorman, of Maryland, who ar
rived here Inut night, came on the
tame occasion. Chairman Taggart of
he national committee. Chairman
Sheehan of the executive committee
and former Senator C. A. Towne have
been consulted regarding the docu
ment.
The draft of the letter completed to-
dny will be revised tomorrow unfl the
final touches added Thursday, when
Mr. Davis expects to leave for Elkins,
W. Vo. The letter will not be made
public until after the formal accept
ance of Judge Parker has been pub
lished.
nator Gorman will remnln in New
York for somo time. He Is to give his
council freely to the Democratic lead-
nlthough he will have no official
position or connection with the Demo
cratic national committee. Senator
Gorman today expressed great confi
dence regarding the condition In Mary
land from a Democratic standpoint.
LATEST NEWS FROM
PRESIDIO VERV BAD
out real or Imaginary dlfforoncoi, ho
under consideration Important plans of
campaigning^ to change comp?
country.
ethods in some i
and
it pi
pletcly tho
ctlonn of the
Those who have talked with him any
“reatly pleased at tho largely *
Democratic voto in MnTno
feels that there was a sentiment
played thero which may be expected
J** where.
Tho trust company section elected E.
A. Potter of Chicago chairman. Among
are T - R- President
of Chattanooga, J. T. Main of Radcllff.
Va.. and W. E. Allen of rjreensboro. N.
F II Fries of Wlnston-Snlem, N C.,
elected a member of the execuptlve
committee.
MAJOR Q. M. RYALS
DIES AT SAVANNAH
It Is Said That Commander of the
Czar’s Forces Wants Major General
Orloff Hauled Before a Courtmartial,
Holding Him Partly Rosponsiblo for
Events at Liao Yang,
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 13.—The
emperor haa received a dispatch from
General Kuropatkln announcing that
a considerable force of Japanese has
been seen southward of tho village of
Bianiuhuze, thirty-six kllmeters south
eastward of Mukden. No further en
gagements are reported.
’Patkin Telegraphs Emperor.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 13.—The
emperor last night received a long re
port from General Kuroputkln outlin
ing tho milltnrv situation and tho dis
position of ths Russlun forces and de
scribing minutely the strategical con
ditions. It is also understood that
General Kuropatkln dealt lengthily on
the political aspect of the situation.
The contents of the report will not b-i
published.
Kuropatkln Will Fight,
RT. PETERSBURG, Sept. 18,—The
authorities hero are of the opinion that
General Kuropatkln will not withdraw
from Mukden without accepting battle.
It Is said ho will leave 60,000 mei
defend Mukden while the remainder of
his army retires to Tie Pnss. It Is sup
posed that the reinforcements of nr-
tlllery amount to fully three hundred
guns.
Wants Orloff Courtmartinlod.
ST. PETERSBURG, Rept. 13. 6
m.—The report persists, although there
Is nothing official to confirm It. that
General Kuropatkln hns requested tho
trJnl by courtmartial of Major Orloff,
upon whose failure to carry out his
orders the non-auccesn of General
Kuropatkln’s plans agnlnRt Kurokl at
the most critical hour of tho battle of
Lino Yang Is attributed. According to
a statement made by a personage con
nected with the emperor’s nurround-
Ings Kuropatkln had assured his mnj
esty of his ability to accept battle and
defeat the Japanese nt Lino Yntig. end
for this reasoft tho emperor’s dlsnp
polntment Is all the more keen nnd hi
dissatisfaction at the outcomo ull the
greater.
WILL MEET IN ST. LOUI8.
Demise of Prominent Georgian Follows
the Amputation of His Leg on Last
Sunday,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Rept. 13.—Major
nrland M. Ryals died hero this after
noon after having had his right leg
amputated on Bunday, because of dia
betic gangrene. He was 65 years of
age.
Major Ryals was one of the most
prominent planters In Georgia. He
was a pioneer In the truck growing In
dustry, having extensive lands near
this city, under cultivation. Ho also
had a large plantation and peach farm
In Worth county, this state. Ills prom
inence in agriculture and won him
appointment twelve years ago on the
state experiment board, and his reap
pointment for all successive terms. In
1890 he served In the legislature.
Major Ryalk was born In Cumber
land county, Virginia/and It was from
that state at the outbreak, of the civil
war that he entered the Confederate
service. He won distinction by his gal
lantry, the records showing recommen
dation for promotion made by Gener
als Fitshugh Lee, J. E. B. Stuart and*
John B. Gordon, who testified in warm
terms to Major Ryal’s courage and de
votion to duty.
The funeral will take place here
rnornir.g.
Seen
Hundreds of Homeless People Aro
Huddled Despairingly Togethe- on a
Hillside.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Sept 13.—A
special to tho Express from Marfu,
Texas, says:
The latest news from ProMdlo Is to
the effect thnt nothing remains except
tho Catholic church whlcn is located
about a mile or more from the river.
The people are herded together nn a
hillside and many of them nre In need
of the necessities of life. Two hun
dred and eighty-six are without hornet
and unable to provide for the present
demand.
THETA DERELICT.
British Schooner Out From Brunswick
Found, but Crew's Fate is Un
known,
NEW YORK, Rept. 13.—The steamer
Pathfinder arrived today from Norfolk
with the derelict British schooner
Theta In tow. Tho Pathfinder picked
the derelict Up at son last Bunday near
the five-fathom lightship while hound
from Norfolk for Boston with a cargo
of coal.
When she sighted the derelict her
sails were all set, Rhe evidently had
been hastily abandoned ^after being In
colllslson with an unknown vessel.
The fate of her crew Is unknown. Her
starboard quarter was stove in but
otherwise the hull was fn good condi
tion. Rhe was leaking lAdly but was
kept afloat by the cargo of hard pine
timber in her hold.
The Theta Is a three-masted
hooner of 420 tons register. Rhe left
Brunswick, Ga., ori .September 1 for
Dorchester, N. B., with a full cnrg<
lumber. Hhe Is comparatively a .new
tssel, being only three years old.
Crew Picked Up.
WILMINGTON. N. C., Kept. II.—The
Clyde steamer Mochlca arrived today
with the crew of the British schooner
Theta of Windsor, H. 8., ffom Rt. 81-
mons Island, Ga., with a cargo of lum
ber. The Theta, was In collision with
an unknown steamer fifteen miles
northwst of the five-fathom lightship
on the Delaware roast, Hundsy at 1:30
a. m. Rea man Graham was lost from
the Theta. The schooner was water
logged and nbandonad at sea.
Negro Bsptists Meet Today.
AUSTIN, Texas. Sept 13.—Romo-,
thing like 2.500 delegates arrived this
afternoon and tonight from every state
In the South to Utend the national
colored Baptist convention which meets
here tomorrow for a six days session.
There is much work before !he con
vention lr» the matter of reforms in
church laws.
Thun
y of Southern Railroad Cor
missioners* Association Calls Meet
ing.
JACKSON. Miss.. 1
John A. Webb of »i _ ^
of the Sou ..era R « I***id Commission- J from a complication of dlnesu
era* Association, today Issued his of- I was one of Coffee's honored pionet
fioial call for ;M* rr*»**ng of the as-I citizens, loved by all who knew hln
< cl t'.on to Uki | Li*e in Bt. LouU [ esp.* Lilly the children, who all lovr
i,!m. II. was In !,t, Kih year nr
mmisfl'ot.t-nt I leave. *. wif»- ..r.j -.*,-ral cblldn
ctober 25.
DOUGLASS, Ga.. Sept. it.—Hon.
Gaskin, proprietor of the celebrat-
pt. 13.—paptafn I » ■! Gaskin Springs, near this city, died
—iitawretarf | at the sprint*:• at 8 o'clock last nig
ex. He
WRECKERS MAKE
THIRD ATTEMPT
Plnced Across Track, But Engine
Brushed It Aside—Superintendent of
Transportation Johnston, Accompani
ed by an Officer nnd Bloodhounds,
Is on tho Scono.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Rept. 18.—Last
night, for the third time in leas than a
eek, nn effort wns made to wreck a
Central railway passenger train bo-
ireon Savannah and Atlnntn.
A new* method was employed In the
Inst attempt. Shortly after midnight
at the 88-mlle post n crosstie wns
plnced ncross the truck In such a mnn-
as to have wrecked less powerful
trains than those run on the Central,
but owing to the great weight of the
engines used on the Central passenger
trains and the rate of speed nt which
the train was traveling, the obstruc
tion wns brushed aside and the train
not* derailed.
T. Johnston, superintendent of
transportation of the Central railway,
left 111.* « It V till . Illuming .it 3 oVln. l*.
special train, accompanied by nn
officer and the bloodhounds belonging
to Chatham county, for the scene of
the attempted wreck. He has spent
the entire day there.
Train No. 3 of tho Central railway,
which left here last night nt 10 o'clock,
Is tho one which struck the crosstje.
Tho train wns in charge of Engineer
Catherwood and Conductor Cubbedge.
AMERICAN HANKERS IN
SESSION AT NEW YORK
COURTMARTIAL
IS SUMMONED
Governor Will Probe Deeper
Into Reeent Troubles
MACON MAN A MEMBER
Financiers From nil 8octions of tho
Country Havo Met In Annual Con
vention.
Tho Board Will Convene at Savannah
on September 29 and Decide Whether
or Not Captain and Four Lieutenants
Were Derelict in Discharge of Their
Duty.
ATLANTA, On., Kept. 13.—After re
ceiving nnd considering the full report
of the Statesboro court Inquiry Gov
ernor Terrell hna ordered n court mar
tial to decide an to whether or not
Captain Hitch and Lleuts. Moll. Oriner.
Cone and Morrison were derelict In
their duty during the recent trouble at
Statesboro.
The courtmartial will convene nft
Savannah. September 29 an is compos
ed of the following officers In tho
Georgia mlllttn:
Col. Clifford L. Anderson, Atlanta,
president; Lieutenant Colonel Wm.
Garrard. retired. Savannah. On.;
Lieutenant Colonel Charles \\\ Graff In.
Eastman. On.; Major A. H. Deynugh.
Augusta. On.; Major Walter A. Harris,
Macon, Ga.; Major Joseph V. H. Nash.
Atlanta, Ga.; Captain n i*. n
Elberton. Ga.; Captain IT. A. Wilkin
son, Dawson, Oa.; Captain L. A. Rob
inson. Brunswick. .G*.; Captain Wil
liam W. Gordon. Jr.. Savannah, Ga.;
Captain James T. Mann. Albany. Ga.;
Captain W. B. T. Wilson. Atlanta;
Captain T. J. Rtewort. Rome. C»a.
Colonel George A!. Napier. Judge Ad-
»1. 0»*
Atlanta, will be Judg.* advocate of the
court.
The report of the court of inquiry
practically amounta to an Indictment
of the officers In charge of the troops
at Statesboro, Lieut. Melntrye was tho
only commlsloned officer exonerated by
the
His
akin
[ frlecOs U> LU desu*.
St. Petersburg Irritated.
ST. PETERSBURG, Kept. 14. (3:1
.)--Tho continued delay in the
dpt hv.e of nnythlng Ilk* a data
offlclnl account cither of tho bsrth
Lino Yang or of the present situation
ut the front Is proving more Irritat
ing to the public of Rt.,Petersburg th
any previous phase of the war. *i
hns given rise to numerous alarmist
stories of the alleged precarious sltua.
tlon of General Kuropatkln’s "army
None of these stories, however, art
traceable to any authentic source.
The fact xeems to bo thnt military
operations in the neighborhood of Muk
den are almost suspended on accoun
of the effect of the rains upon th
roads.
There is no current news to record
while If General Kuropatkln hns trans
mitted any full account of the recent
great brittle. It has not boon allowed
circulate. The persistent s'lence »s <f
Ing more than anything else to dl
credit the Russian commgnder-tn-chtof
in the eyes of the public. Reports t
the Chinese are making preparation
occupy conquered territory nre cp
Ing some uneasiness, for China
been all along an uncertain qunntlty
from which any development of com
plication might be expected. No on*
knows preclxely whnt pressure, rat la
or political, Japanese may be able t<
bring to bear upon the great, sllen
empire. The logical belief always ha
been that*China would endeavor to th
utmost to refrain from taking side li
the present conflict, in order that eh
might be in a position to mnko th
best terms possible with the ultlmat
victor, but It Is realized that a con
tlnued Japanese advance Into the hear
of Manchuria might exert a powerful
Influence upon both the Chinese peas
antry nnd the nearby. Ill-controlled
regular troops, which the weak central
government at- Pekin might find It dif
ficult to curb, thereby precipitating
serious complications upon tho scene
of actual hostilities.
NEGROES DROWNED.
They Were Fishermen and Went Be
yond tho Bar at Charleston,
CHARLESTON, H. C., Rept. 18.—
What is known as the "Mosquito
fleet" of boats, owned and manned by
daring negro fishermen, went beyond
the bur to the black fish banks, out of
sight of land, this morning. Three of
these boats and their crews of three
or four men have not been heard from
nt 11 o’clock tonight, and are almost
certainly lost.
One boat. "The Pride." capsized and
sunk and the captain, John Wylte, and
two other fishermen, Irwin Graham
and Abram Jones, were drowned. Jos
eph Butler was the only one of the
crew rescued, another fishing boat
having picked him up. The squall
which struck the fishing boats Is the
edge of a small gale that has been
sweeping up this coast all day.
8outh Carolina Primaries.
CHARLEHTON. 8. C., 8ept. II.—Re
turns from the second primary elec
tions for Democratic nomination
throughout the state today are not
complete, but the nomination and
practically the election of J. E. Rllfrbc
for congressman from the Sixth dis
trict to succeed R. B. Scarborough, is
assured. J. H. Karle receives the nom
ination for state railroad commissioner
by h handsome majority over J. G.
Mobley. In the Second congressional
Jlstrict the nomination of J. O. Patter-
NEW YORK, Rept. 18.—Several him
dred bankers fromi nil sections of th'
untry, composing the trust compnn;
ctlon of the American Bankers’ A*
soclntlon, met In annual convention
hero today. The convention of the as
soclntlon proper will open tomorroi
add contlnuo for three days.
The section was called to order b
Chairman W. Ilrecenrldge Junes an
George W. Young, president of th
Trust Companies Association of N**<
the
Th<
nervntlsm."
vlngs bank
ess by the
of the
James R. Branch. Keen
American Bankers’ A Stor
ed iliif up to Reptf-mhe
been nil Increase of 113 i
Ing the past year. F. if
dent of Wachovia Iguin
Company, Wlnaton-Boler
llvered nn address on "C
The prbreedingH of the
section opened with an a
chairman, A. C. Tuttle, treasun
Nnugatuck Ravings Bunk, Nu
Conn.
The report of the chnlrmni
executive committee. O. Byrr
mer of this city, followed,
that during tho year they had
sixty-eight members, making
membership 616.
The committee on uniform h
milted Ith report ami the re
papers followed. Willis H. I\
superintendent of hanks of II
look for hi subject -postal
Banks," which he oppoHcij.
ANTI’S WILL NOT
CONTEST RESULT
npt to wlthst
tect tho prlsonei
court.
ie report goi»* into detal
that the evidence “Failed t<
energetic efforts nn th«
military authorities to dlff
moh nnd likewise failed to dh
serious casualties either to ti
military." That part of the
latlng to Captain Hitch Is n
"That the fores under Cap
wns sufficiently large to h.iv
praised by the
properly h
- the
idled.
Mra. Nancy Lupc.
HAWKINSVJLLE. Oa„ Sept. 13.—
Mrs. Nancy Lupo. wife of Mr. R. L
Lupo, formerly of Pulaski county, who
did ot their late borne In Dade City,
Fla., was brought to Harmony for
burial. Tim de< eased wns 21 years old
and had beer sick several days. The
relatives have the sympathy of their
many friends. ' 3
NKW OKLKAN«.^. tVpt, 13.—Re- j over Mayfield for congreru
turns so far from the Ite.o'/crs-rp* prims- I to succeed T. Q. t.toft, is extr»*(r:»*iy
nr, held today In the Firm congressional 1
178 is Corroct Majority of Votes Re
ceived by Prohibitionists in Spalding
County,
GRIFFIN, On., Kept. 18.—Ths town
Is very quiet today, oven though the
prohibitionists carried the county by
178 majority, as told In Today’s Tele
graph. Tho voto of the county Is as
follows:
Wet. Dry.
Orr*s district
Akins district*
Union district
Africa district
Cabins district
Mt. Zion district ..
Line Creek district
Griffin district ....
73
61
707 461
Total 8R9 1045
This gives the drys 178 majority.
The "wets" will not offer to contest
tbe election, as has been done on pre
vious occasions, but will take their da-
feat quietly.
It Is supposed that whisky will be
sold at the bars here until January 1.
1905.
Prince Bismarck’s Condition.
FRUtDRICHBRUHE, Sept. 18.—
Prlnre Herbert Bismarck’s condition Is
most grave. His sister,' Countess Von
Rantzau. has arrived to Join the rext
of the family, who are now at Fried*
rlchsruhe. The prince’s malady is pro
nounced to be cancer of the liver and
although he Is sightly better today
Professors Bchwelnlnger and Von Nor-
den pronounce his case hopelms.
Flood Da
RED MEN ELECT OFFICER8
toy Alto Recommend Barring o#
nip In th*- Red Me
J probable.
AWL* bate
because ot belated ivlunat.
Yorker’t Good 8core.
■>RK K-p» IT The weather
if d.i V of the fall
bln**, pistol and revolver
i ih** crr'lmor.* range were
c, but th** military marks-
•.! w ;h vim until dusk. The
• v*rit ..f th<* day and the only
i' h :• conclusion was reached
I. Alpin trophy match which
)>■ the t-im representing the
S’>s\ Y<" k. New York won
Ml of 1 018 out of a oosxlblo
* United St.it**K mirlne corps
After the Me
,< i * r .i - Hrowrville \i$
.. .lit i*>11 l • returned
tep.rti having c.mplet^
Th.* «ot ps • t oii:itcr#<S
n - ..f m.-k *<mi> i > fa sc la tag
hr-wli'ig mosqultoesu
• «.irr.*4 on a strict hound
. - .iii4 net ta,
. inuut. lb.