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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1904.
6/AILY—67.00 A YEAR
THOMAS TAGGART
IS OPTIMISTIC
ARE READY EOR
THE CONVENTION
Democratic Chairman Pleas
ed With Prospects
■ NEW YORK SITUATION
New York Democrats Will
Meet Today
SHEPARD IS FAVORITE
It is all That Could be Expected, While
Indiana is in Best Condition for Re
publican Defeat Since 1892—Leaders
Working Together in Perfect Har
mony.
The Undercurrent of Feeling is That
He Will be Nominated, Though Me-
Carren Bitterly Opposes it—Mayor
McClellan of New York is Not a Can
didate.
CHICAGO, Sept 19.—Thomas Tag
gart, chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee, arrived In Chicago
today. This Is the first visit of the na
tional chairman to Chicago since he
took his office as the party’s manager
and marks the beginning of the Demo
cratic campaign In Illinois.
Mr. Taggart spent the day in confer
ence with Democratic leaders,
said: "If the heartiness of democrats
manifested since my arrival here Is any
Indication of the political condition, I
would say that the Democratic outlook
1s e. 'client. I have Just spent three
days K Indiana and find Democratic
affairs In 'hat state In fine bhape.
am also atf» to say that In New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and West Vlr
glnla and the East generally the pros
pect Is such as to cheer the Democratic
heart * * *
"The situation in New York Is all
that we could want," said Chairman
Taggart "Indiana is In the best con
dition for Democratic victory I have
seen there since 1892. Bryan men,
Hearst men and sliver men are united
with all other Democrats in laboring
tor party triumph."
"Is Illinois, In your opinion, debata
ble ground?" the leader was asked.
"It is, If the Democrats are harmo
nious,” was the reply. "I am here to
find out about that I think things
progressing finely from what I have
learned."
Replying to a question ns to the
truthfulness of the report that he had
been practically supplanted as chair
man, Mr. Taggart uttered an emphatic
denial, saying the national party lead
ers are working In tn*> utmost har
mony. He declined to make nn an
nouncement ns to campaign plans In
the West until his return to New York.
"I will consult with the leaders here,"
! he said, "give careful attention to what
they say, and will arrive at a conclu
sion by the time I reach headquarters
In New York." It Is learned, however,
} that Mr. Taggart’s present inclinations
; are unfavorable to branch headquarters
,at nny point in the West, his opinion
being that the work can best be done
from New York through state com
mittees.
T. C. MANNING COMMITS
SUICIDE AT SAVANNAH
Former Commercial Agent of Bruns
wick and Birmingham Leaps from
River Steamer.
MOTHER KILLED.
FATHER SLAIN
Young Boy Shoots Brothe in
a Quarrel
TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES
Widow Shot to Death by a Son Who
Was Drinking; Two Girls Chop Par
ent's Head Almost From Body, and
Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Uses Gun on
His Brother.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 19.—T.
Manning, formerly commercial agent
for the Brunswick and Birmingham
railroad, at Brunswick, committed sui
cide here this afternoon by leaping
from the deck of the river steamer
Louise. His body was recovered after
a search had been instituted by the
Elks, of which order Manning was a
member.
Manning walked Into the office of
the Louise, removed his outer gar
ments, his watch and other contents of
his pockets. These he left with two
telegrams, to be sent respectively to
the manager of the Oglethorpe Hotel
at Brunswick and his wife, also In
that city. He stated that he could
keep up the struggle no longer, and
that he chose death In preference to
the effort. He was unobserved jmtlt
the splash attracted attention when
he leaped from the deck of the vessel.
No aid could be given him.
Since September 15 Manning had
been out of employment, and had
grown despondent because of that.
Information from Brunswick reveals
the fact that Manning formerly lived
In St. Louis, where he was commercial
agent for the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. He was married In that city,
and hta wife sti! 1 lives there, as Man
ning himself tolc ths Elks at Bruns
wick some two months ago, after he
had Joined the order. They investi
gated and found his statement to t»
true.
Manning's real name was Thomas C.
Manlon. He had assumed the name of
Manning. He had a cork leg, a cir
cumstance by which those knowing
him may Identify him In the Savannah
suicide. He married his present wife
at New Orleans about eighteen months
ago. She is prostrated by the news of
his suicide.
A Richmond Suicide.
RICHMOND. Va. Sept. It—John
Jngran Alvls, son of a prominent fur
niture dealer of Manchester, shot and
killed himself today In his home.
Brooding over 111 heslth Is supposed to
have driven Alvls to end his life,
was It years old,
A curious factv connected with the
tragedy is that lat* night bis aunt had
in a dream a premonition of It which
was fulfilled In almost every detail.
SARATOGA, N. Y. Sept. 19.—The
majority of the 450 delegates who will
constitute the Dempcratlc state con
vention called to meet here at noon to
morrow are In Saratoga. The hotel
lobbies and corridors, streets and
places of public resort are filled tonight
with Democrats from all parts of the
state discussing the probable action
of the convention.
Since the arrival this morning of
former Senator David B. Hill and State
Senator Patrick II. McCarren, and this
afternoon Wm. F. Sheehan, August
Belmont, Former Senator Edward
Murphy, Jr„ and Chas. F. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall, conferences
have been In progress almost constant
ly. The net result is today’s selection
of Campbell Lee of Ithlca to be per
manent chairman of convention and
former Senator George Raines
Rochester to be chairman of commit
tee on resolutions.
Otherwise, according to the most au
thoritative information obtainable to
night, the situation stands as.lt stood
last Thursday night when Judge Park-
left New York city after his series
of conferences with various leaders,
nothing having been announced
prospective candidates at that time.
Conferences will be held so that the
names of various candidates who have
been mentioned, may be weeded out,
but It Is thought probably that no final
determination will be reached until
close upon the beginning of the second
day’s session, If indeed the adherents
of several of the leading candidates do
not find It necessary eventually to try
out the strength of their forces In one
or more ballots upon the floor of the
convention. It Is the general Impres
sion, however, that agreements will
be reached and the question of the
nomination for the governorship set
tled In conference so that only one
name shall be presented to the conven
tion and the nomination be unani
mously made on the first ballot.
There Is no diminution In the un
dercurrent of feeling which has been
In evidence since the delegates began
to gather, that unless some compro
mise becomes necessury, the conven
tion will result in the nomination of
Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn. The
belief is prevalent thnt Mr. Shepard
has the support of the national leaders,
and this belief gives strength to the
Shepard movement, nlthough no one
In authority will admit that other than
state considerations will influence the
action of the convention. Those who
hold to Mr. Shepard’s nomination
think that final conferences will elim
inate all other candidates.
It Is this to be considered that all
factions are In harmony with Judge
Parker and would follow his wishes
should he Indicate them. But there
was no indication today of the receipt
of any such Intimation. William F.
Sheehan, who saw Judge Parker at
Esopus yesterday, said this afternoon
that he was not the bearer of any mes
sage from the presidential candidate.
Senator McCnrren todny declared
himself unalterably opposed to the
nomination of Edward M. Shepard of
Brooklyn, and announced without qual
ification that If Mr. Shepard was nom
inated it must be without the aid or
consent of Kings county, for whose del-
egation he is believed to spenk with
authority.
From the time of his nrrival until a
late hour tonight Charles Murphy was
occupied In consultation with htx Im
mediate lieutenants and with some of
the leaders in the state organisations.
There was a long conference between
Cord Meyer and State Committeeman
Murphy. Mr. Meyer had been selected
to consult, with Mr. Murphy concerning
the situation a* It specially affects New
York city and generally the outcome
of these conferences Is the announce
ment that some differences have been
arranged.
Today there was an unofficial state
ment after the conference that some
"up state" man, presumably a new man,
would be selected.. There was no hint
as to who that new man might be. Mr.
Murphy was told that Mr. McCarren
had been naying that a large number
of Tammany district leaders were for
Grout "McCarren cannot speak
Tammnny,” he said.
He also said that Mayor McClellan
of New York Is not a candidate for
governor. Mr. Murphy's apparent op
position to the McClellan talk Is due to
his desire to retain the mayor In his
present position, his resignation from
which to run for governor would create
political complications in greater New
York.
The only things about the platform
regarded as certain are that it will be
comparatively brief, that It will Indoi
the Democratic national ticket and
drastically denounce the state admin
Istratlon of Governor Odell.
BRISTOL. Va., Sept. 19.—Mrs. Mi
nerva Grear, a widow fifty years old,
was shot to death by one of her sons
at her home near Fort Blackman,
Scott county, Va., yesterday afternoon.
Of her two sons, Robert and Grover,
It is not known which fired the shot
which took the womans life, as each
declares the other guilty.
It la said the boys were drinking
and In a room adjoining thnt occupied
by their mother, firing their pistols,
when she entered and asked them to
stop. One turned his pistol on his
mother and sent a ball Into her heart,
causing death Instantly.
An Investigation Is being held.
WAR NEWS SUMMARY
HOUSTON. Texas, Sept . 19.—Two
daughters of S. C. Stuart, a prom
inent farmer of Falls county, who was
found dead in bed with fols head al
most severed from his body, have con
fessed to the crime. They are 13 and
16, years old, respectively. They de
clare their father threatened to ex
terminate the entire family of four
girls.
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Sept. 19.—Ed
ward Speagle. aged 13 years, last night
shot and injured his brother Hugh,
aged 16 years, In Burke county. The
lads quarreled over the question of
going to church.
Edward was committed to Jail today.
ANOTHER CASE OF TOO
MUCH MOTHER-IN-LAW
Not Very Much Doing at Present X
in Maneuvers of the Far ♦
East. *
Except for important recon- T
noisiinces by Generals Renne- Z
kampff and Samsonoff. there
seems to have been little Inter
ruption of the quiet that ensued
after the hard lighting around
Liao Yang more than a fortnight
ago.
Indicative of the mortality
among Russian, officers at the
front is the roport from St. Pe
tersburg that about one-seventh
of the officers In the regiments
of guards stationed at the capi
tal are to be drafted for service
with regiments at the scene of
war.
The Japanese are reported to
be advancing slowly upon the
positions held by the Russians
In a line extending about 27
miles.
There have been no develop
ments at Port Arthur beyond a
reported futile sortie by the gar
rison against a height which re
cently fell Into the hands of the
Japanese.
A MEETING OF
HARD YARN MEN
Southern Spinners in Infor
mal Gathering
SUBMIT RESOLUTIONS
mportant General Conference of Those
Interested in the Trade ie Called to
Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina,
and All are Urgently Asked to be
Present.
A SECOND AMY
FOE MANCHUEIA
It Will Be Formed By Czar
as Result of Advice
LINEVITCH TO COMMAND
Kuropatkln Will Have Charge of Both
Armies, but Probably Without the
Highest Title—Russians Mystified as
to Which of Four Routes Japanese
Will Use in Advance.
REFUSED A PASS HE
STABBED HIS CAPTAIN
National Soldiers' Homo Inmate Runs
Amuck With Fatal Results at New
port Nows,
Young Married Man Ends Family
Row By Shooting Both Her And
His Wife.
RALEIGH. N. C., Sept. 19.—George
Tfrlty, a' young married man, living
about fifteen miles from th\a city. In
a fit'of rage tonight fatally shot hla
mother-in-law. Inflicted a serious but
not neqojtsarily mortal wound on his
wife, and then fled from Ills home. He
quarreled with the two about some
family matter, threatened with an oath
to klH Mrs. Lowry, his mothor-ln-luw,
then picked up his gun and shot
^her twice ns she ran; once In the lmck
of the head and once In tfie arm, the
latter load shattering the bone and
penetrating her lung. He then turned
upon his wife who held a young baby
In her arms and fired upon her. wound
ing her In the breast. Afterwards he
fled. He has not been arrested.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va.. Sept. 19.—
Following a difficulty over the refusal
of his captain to issue r pass giving
him leave to absent himself from the
grounds, Frederick J. Klngley, 72 years
old, an Inmate of the National Soldiers’
Home at Hampton, fatally stabbed
Cnpt. Augustus C. Paul, 66 years old.
the commander of his company, In the
latter’s office tonight.
Capt. Paul was the son of Gen. Paul,
who was killed at the bnttle of Gettys
burg. The dead man’s mother Is liv
ing in Washington, D. C. She Is In
her 90th year. Capt. Paul has one son
with the army In the Philippines, an
other living In Portsmouth, Va.
Klngley was a minstrel performer of
some note before and after the civil
. He Is a prisoner In the guard
house at Fort Monroe tonight and will
have a hearing tomorrow.
TEMPLARS IN WRECK.
"ROUGH RIDERS” AREJ
AGAIN RUNNING AMUCK
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Sept. 19.—An
Informal meeting of cotton spinners
was held here this afternoon and a call
for a meeting of hard ynrn manufac
turers In this city on the 27th Instant
Issued.
Between 200,000 and 300,000 spindles
were represented In the meetlng.whlch
was presided over by George B. Hiss
as chairman. The following were ap
pointed a commltee to draft the formal
call for the meeting to be held next
week: Messrs. W. C. Heath, o{ Mon
roe; Geo. B. Hiss, of this city, arid W.
A. Mauney, of Kings Mountain. The
committee submitted the following, a
copy of which wll be sent to the hard
yarn spinners throughout the South.
"As the result of an Informal con
ference held in this city today, by the
undersigned, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, a deplorable condition of
affairs now prevails among those man
ufacturers engaged in the manufacture
of weaving or hard cotton yarns, odus-
od largely by the disparity now/exist
ing between the price of yarn and the
cost of the raw material, and,
Whorens, the only apparent possible
way to bring about a change of exist
ing conditions is for a general con
ference of nil spinners Interested to
be called to council together; therefore
be It,
Resolved, That we, the undersigned,
hereby Issue a call for a general meet
ing of hard yarn spinners, to be held
In this city, at the county court house,
at 11 o'clock, Tuesday, the 27th Inat
and we recommend In the meantime,
that all Interested In tho characters of
yarns mentioned absolutely refrain
from making quotations.
"In view of ■ the conditions existing
as outlined, you will doubtless appre
ciate thnt your Interests demand that
you make necessary sacrifices to en
able you to attend this meeting. It be
ing believed that a more opportune
time to Improve your conditions has
nover existed."
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 20, 2:15
a. m.—There Is a story afloat that a
sudden call has been Issued to officers
of the guard regiments stationed at
St. Petersburg to report for service at
the front. According to report the or
der directs that eight out of a total
of fixty-slx officers of each refflinent
should be chosen by lot and drafted
to serve with regiments now In the
far east.
It Is stated that the order has arous
ed great discontent. Whole regiments
are anxious to go to the theatre of
war, but the officers Intensely dislike
the prospect of organizations being
split up.
It is Impossible at this time to obtain
an authoritative confirmation or de
ntal of the report
Negroes of Bofore Day Club 8peoies
are Persecuting Prominent Farmers
of Swayne County.
THE GRAND JURY
GOT VERY BUSY
Strong Recommendations of
That Body
FINDINGS MADE KNOWN
At Huntsville Impeachment of Sheriff,
Mayor and Policeman is Asked For.
Some Interesting Testimony is Ad
duced Before the Military Board of
Inquiry.
Sortie Repulsed.
LONDON, Sept. 19.—A dispatch
from Toldo to a news agency says a
strong Russian force made a sortie
from Port Arthur on the nfternonn of
September 18, and attacked the Itc-
shan fort, which was recently cap
tured by the Japanese. The fighting
lasted Home hours and the Russians
eventually were repulsed with heavy
loss."
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10—1:57
p. tn.-~Acting upon the advice of hla
military advisors Emperor Nicholas
has decided to form a second Manchu
rian army. It will be formed of the
corps which nre being sent to the far
east and Lieutenant Oenernl Llnevltch
probnhly will be plven the command of
second, army.
General Kuropatkln will become
chief of both armies but probably
Ithout tho title of commandor In
chief;
THE RUSSIAN ANSWER
HAS BEEN DELIVERED
Flying Cloud Dead.
SCrrUATE. Mass., Kept. 15.—Fly Tog
Cloud. Thomas W. Lawson's famous
show bone*. Is dead. The end cam<
very suddenly and the veterinary sur
geo ns nre unable to state the cause
The stallion, for which Ur. Lawson
paid $12,599 before the horse wi
trained, was nine years old and had
record of never having been beat
at a &orte snow.
Pullman Seotion of Union Paclflo In
volved in a Wreck.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan.. Sept. 19.—
Knights Templars suffered today when
the Pullninn section of the east bound
Atlantic express on the Union Pacific
was wrecked by the apreadlng of rail*
while the train was running at high
speed. Three Pullman cars left the
track nnd the one at .the rear of the
train rolled off an embankment, turn
ing over three times.
There were thirty-two passengers In
this car. Six of them were severely
injured and the rest suffered painful
Injuries. The last two cars of the
train were occupied by the Bt. Johns
commondery Knights Templar No. 1
nnd Cavalry commandery, Knights
Templar No. 13, both of Providence,
R. !. A number were injured.
WILL ORGANIZE.
Florida Fruit And Vegetable Growers
Are to Get Together.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 19.—
The fruit and Vegetable growers did
not perfect a permanent organization
today. A committee was appointed jo
draw up articles of Incorporation and
Its report was unanimously adopt.*.?.
The charter provides for the org;
Itctlon of a corporation to buy. sell
and deal In all fruits nnd vegetables.
Five thousand shares of common st<
with a par value of $19 per share
five hundred shares of preferred stock,
par value $190. are to be issued. The
plan fa for the producers to hold the
common stock while the dealers 'hold
the preferred stock.
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Five Dollars in Spurious Coin Pre
sented st Columbus Postoffice.
COLUMBUS. Ga., Sept. 19.—No less
than five counterfeit silver dollars were
presented at the windows of the Co
lumbus postoffice today for the pur
chase of stamps, money orders, etc.
The money was tendered by reputable
parties In good faith, they having no
Idea that It was not genuine. One of
the dollars was passed off on the con
ductor of a railroad entering Columbus
who Is usually expert in detecting
counterfeit money.
The counterfeit coins are almost per.
feet except that they do not have the
true ring, and It waa this fact that
caused the fraud to be detected by the
postoffice clerks.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 19.—Last
night the house of J. E. Bennett,
prominent farmer, two nnd a half miles
from Screven, In Wayne county, was
fired Into by negroes and one of his
nephews received a bullet In the crown
of his hat .
Sheriff Overstreet with two blood
hound** spent the night in the vicinity
of the Bennett home nnd made an ef
fort to catch the marauders but failed.
Hump Bennett of Jesup has gone to
his brother's house tonight.
The home of Bennett Is virtually In
a state of siege. He has been warned
that he Is a "marked man,” and his
neighbors have been called upon to
protect him. He has been advised by
letters that he need not worry about
his co*ton, as It wit! noon Hot concern
him whether It Is picked or not.
Lnnt night a wagon loaded with ne>
groea was driven to within s short dis
tance of Mr. Bennett’s house. The ne
groes dismounted and fired several vol
leys at the house. The shots were re
turned by thosu In the house and the
negroes withdrew.
The negroes have a grievance against
Mr. Bennett for sending a negro
preacher to the chAlngang. The negro
pushed a young son of Mr. Bennett off
a foot log and was prosecuted for 1L
Bennett was shot at a week ago by
an unknown person.
Bear Ropllos
yarding Coi
cifically Inc
Yotea Re-
ir as Spo-
McCUE INDICTED.
rand Jury Charges Charlottesville's
Ex-Mayor With Murder of Wife.
CHARLOTTKVII.T.E, Va.. Sept. 19.—
The grand Jury of Charlottesville cor
poration court today returned a true
Indictment against ex-Mayor o. Samuel
McCue of this city for the murder of
his wife, Fannie M. McCue, on Beptem
her 4 last. It Is believed that the case
will be continued to the October term
of court, the third Monday. A change
of venue Is certain. A* panel of sixteen
men probably will be drawn from some
other city or county, and this may op
erate to delay Immediate.trial.
THE BAXTER GANG,
They Are In Jell at Jacksonville Awaiting
ST. PET El
Russian nnsw
in regard to
specifically ri
British steam
land Astatic
former, while
ports to Japr
It follows i
reply to Ore
question Inv
that the practical Immunity of 1nno<
cent trade i
she holds to
band destine*
military or i
States Is Ir
embodying t
mission prei
Martfs have
Instructions
and prize cot
DEATH OF MRS. J. N. CHAPMAN.
Preliminary Trial.
McLRMKY, Fla., Kept. 19,—The nrleon-
7J. ,n ftwwwvWe Jail, charged
Ith being parties to the iawtaann
* will Ih> brought her* M
military guard for th*i
After An Illness of Several Months
Passed Peacefully Away Yester
day Morning.
Mrs. Mary I. Chapman died yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock at the
residence of her husband, J. N. Chap
man, on Cedar street.
The deceased was forty-two years
of age and for several months past
lingered between life and death. For
many years Mrs. Chapman pat form
ed her duties faithfully aa a member
of Jones Chapel Church and hid
multitude of friends who deeply
mourns her loss nnd sympathize with
the husband and family In their be
reavement.
She la survived by a husband, two
sona and two daughteds, they are Mrs.
Irene Simmons. Eunice, Robert Lee and
J~ O. Chapmen. Also one sister and
one brother, Mrs. C. A. Khlrnh of Cor
del* and Mr. J. M. Hargrove of Syca
un«l<
trial.
pr<
on.foy
■el ln» I-
l^wtofflce nt Baxter, owing to the
mOt Of th* tvnlmnu(» ...I ......„ .
of the postmaster
poetniaeter, he* be*n dosed for the hint
*wo oavs. By direction of the ooetofTtae
authorities, however, the bondsmen of
Postm;.»ter Altman will put some one In
during the postmaster's Incarcer*
wre.
faUoo.
funeral services will lie held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
South • Macon Method lit church, It«*v.
J. M. Bass, paetor* will officiate,
following gent lenten will act aa pall
bearers: Dr W, H. Hatcher, Messrs.
R. H. Smailing, J. W. Gunn. J
Johnston. Will Shine* and Mr. Hlgger-
son. The interment-will be ut Cedar
Ridge cemetery.
19.—The
lean notes
f war, as
nos of the
the Port-
rnbla, tho
iget sound
delivered,
nes of the
the broad
recognizes
Russians in Doubt.
BERLIN. Sept. 19.-5:40 p. m.—A
dispatch to the Lokal Anzteger from'
Mukden hivm:
lie Japanese positions are comp
letely screened behind a line of out
post* and It Is almost Impossible to
obtain Information from behind this
veil. The Russian continue In doubt
to which of four routes the Japa
nese advance will follow. Three Jap
anese companies are patrolling tho
Hun river In Junks. It Is reported that
Ylao Yang Is occupied by only one
company, the height* northward of It
holding 2,000 men.
"Tho air In tho vlelnlty of Lino
Yang 5" being poisoned by exhnlatlons
from tnousnnds of nnburled bodies.
Field Marshal Oyatna's headquarters Is
a short distance north of Liao Yang.
'The expenditure of ammunition at
Liao Yang wns enormous, the Russian
artillery August 31 firing over 100,000
shots.'
ports, hut
op contra
f Japanese
’he United
Detractions
the com-
Prof. De
:he form of
immnnders
L‘-m In Hi-
future, the Instructions rscognis i
the dual uses and. therefore, the con
dltlonnlly contraband character o
articles of foodstuffs, rice, etc., enu
rtlcle $ of
th the ex-
r beasts of
HUNTSVTLLE, Ala., Sept 19.—The
special grand Jury made Its report to
night, recommending tho Impenchment
of Sheriff Augustus Rodgers, Mayor
Thos. Smith and Policeman David D.
Overton, and recommended that tho
police force of tho city of Huntaville
be reorganized.
The grand Jury finds that Sheriff
Rodgers was guilty of neglect of duty
or Incompetency In that he did not
prevent the lynching, failed to take
proper precautions for the defense of
the prisoner, allowed a n\ob of unlaw
ful assembly to remain several hours
In the vicinity of the jail and took no
stops to disperse the same, permitted
arson In the first degree to be commit
ted In the jail, allowed the lives of
prisoners under his care to be Jeopar
dized by fire and smoke, wilfully fail
ed or refused to fire upon the mob or
to order the same to be done when
the mob was beselglng tho Jail and as
saulting the garrison by throwing rocks
nnd other missiles, and falling to or
der or command the mob to disperse.
The Jury find* that Mayor Smith
was guilty of neglect of duty because
ho allowed an unlawful assembly of
people to throng the streets of the city
for hours and failed to use proper
means to disperse them, refused to
order out tho fire department to ex
tinguish the fire In the Jail, and failed
or refused to send police protection.
Chief Overton of the police depart- A
ment Is charged with failure or re-4
fusal to disperse a riot or mob nnd
refusal to carry nld to the sheriff upon
the summons of that officer.
The action of Governor Cunningham
In sending mlJJJ}a to preserve peace
nnd order,.Is commended, nnd In view
of the fact that a military court of
Inquiry Is Investigating the conduct
the local militia on the occasion of the
riot no comment Is made on their ac
tions except they appear to *»-i under
tho command of an officer Incompetent
and Ignorant of his duties.
The Jury returned ceven additional
Indictments, inn kink twenty-,six in all
and was dls*-hai<1 by Judge Speak©,
who commended them for the faithful
discharge of their duty. He said their
action would go far towards removing
tho shomt brought upon tho communi
ty by tho mob.
Quiet at Mukden.
MUKDEN, Sept. 19.—All In quiet
hero today, but fighting Is anticipated
In the neighborhood of Blnmlnttn,
thirty-five miles west of Mukden.
merated In
the Russian
ceptlon of h
burden.
tssla wl
stnge to Ini
steamships
which the t
Jurisdiction
Vladivostok
upon appeal
apply Its In
which praet
surnnee that
then be re
however, th
cated by th
leased. As
can learn, i
as embodied
go beyond
section 10,
ml, rnllron
boilers for
enumerated
war. etc., I
main In th#
trabend.
It Is understood, however, that pri
vate assurances have been given the
United State* that the American gov
ernment will be satisfied with the
manner In. which the contraband rules
will be Interpreted hereafter.
Reconna'isnnous Cause Fighting.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. ID.—A de-
spatch wns received todny from Gen
era 1 Kuropatkln announcing that Gen
ernla Rennenksmpoff and flamsonoff
are conducting Important reconnnlsen-
ces, which have resulted In rather
heavy fighting with many casualties.
From General Kuropatkln'* telo
gram, which was despatched at l
o'clock yesterday evening. It appears
that General Rennenknmpoff had re
covered from hla Wounds and had re
sumed command of his troops. The re
connaissances disclosed & further In
crease In the Japanese forces at Yen-
tal and Bcntslaputze. The Russians
have occupied several villages nearer
the Japanees lines.
ke at this
e cases of
alohas,
eady taken
which the
i facts, but
court will
section 19,
to an as-
seized, will
Improbable,
sis* confis-
will be re
dated Press
's decisions
Ions do not
imerated In
Is Inferred,
chllnery und
cotton are
lunltlons of
which re-
isolute con-
bt. Petersburg "Admits."
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 19, 9:66 p.
m.—While still Insisting that Oenernl
Kuropatkln has sufficient .troops
Mukden to contest the Japanese ad
vance. the war office admits that It Is
not likely that a decisive battle will
THE HALIFAX FIRE.
Gol
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LOUIS, Set
day capt un
hole quallf)
golf chnm pi
Fair city *
and Stuart
club tying
honors. Si
plo
II.
s.
CLUB, ST.
i golfer* to-
i In ths 3$-
ie Olympian
ner World’s
McKlttr(<k
the routry
gold medal
item chi
over-golfed
of th* si
K IM. JJi
and stale,
prises of t
one stroke worse man ms
Walter Egan. After a heart hr
round of $8 In ths morning Cl
Egan totalled 78. which equals f!
>01(1 of amateurs for ths court*.
be fought there. Everything goes to I q rr . which
show wthst the main Russian position
now at Tie Pass, flanked by hills
running out on the left and by the
river on the right.
Official reports to the wnr office are
to the effect thnt the Japanese did not
make any further move towards Muk
den until September 17, when recon
naissances In force disclosed that they
were still massing at Yental and Ben-
tslaputze. No Japanese have been dis
covered st the hitter point.
The reconnalsances, Geperal Kuro
patkln says, were brilliantly carried out
by Generals Samsonoff and Rennen
kampoff's Cossack brigades, with a
mixed detachment of Infantry and ar
tillery under Rennenkampffs personal
command. They captured a village
north of Bentsiaputse Which was used
as a pivot. The iKsslans drew off
later, losing a few men killed or
wounded, afray securing Important In
formation regarding the Jap's strength
nnd position. A couple of days later
General Mlstchenko’s detachment of
Cossacks reconnoilered toward Yental,
at the cost of a few score wounded, is
reported In She Associated Press de
spatch from Mukden September 16.
General Kuropatkln says he review
ed yesterday the thirty-seventh divis
ion. commanded by General Chek-
inan-off, which had then Just arrived nt
Mukden. It belongs to thecflrst Euro
pean corpa of the twenty-second di
nar! cd
fnlght
out
r<*houx«‘4 und other bulldtn
mu • I'Mr r.-q v.-.m •• Mr,.* n
.-1 -I t :>-■ ; i*« i-l
Th- heaviest loss falls ur
Hcveral v
The wnr
building*
$500,000.
Pick ford A Black, agents of a
of ateanv-Mi* lin- • ml ship «l
who carried ** largo amount of
and other goods* and Black 1
Besides Bryant A McDonald
sale dealers, and Thomas For
Co., sail maker*, several imtl
cerns were burned out.
There 1s a theory that the
have been of Incendiary orig
had been n,
the wharves
vlous to the
The fire cor
afternoon b
drowned oui
the buildii
for t
A
HUNTSVILLE. Ala., Sept. 19.—The
military court of Inquiry appointed by
acting Governor Cunningham to ln-
igate the qonduct of militia on
guard nt the Jnll when Horae * Maple*.
negro waa lynched, today began tak
ing evidence. Col. T. H. Frazer, of
Union Spring.*. Captain VV. J. Valden
of Unlontown an-l Captain E. I>. Smith
of Birmingham compose the court.
Captain Robert L. Huy of Company
F„ Lieutenoit Timm-: P. Hay and
Second Sergeant ph Brock were
the llrut examined when the Investiga
tion began tod iv.
According to tho testimony of Cap
tain liny he v. i ■ to ’ i We hta order*
from Sheriff Hodgera. Lieutenant
Hay testified that his pickets \%ero
posted on the stairway, and that the
sheriff had cautioned the soldiers not
to nllow them to come up tho stairway
and not to shoot until he ordered It. In
the meantime the mob was calling to
tho sheriff and telling him that If ho
would surrender the negro the fire
Would he extinguished.
Tho nherlff finally acceded to the
tvlshe* of tho mob, nt the same tlmo
ordering militia from the building.
Sergeant Bro k substantiated thta
Evidence.
Llentsnant Hay testified that he
Went to the assistant <• of a a*ntry and
was cut off by the ru-Gi of the mob an-l
could not get bock to the JalL
and
Out Again Yesterday,
Now Aggregates Half a
Million.
HALIFAX N. S . Sept. 19 The dock
rms broke out.
LITTLE FALL:
rlston.
Geheral Afananovltrh .reached Liao
Yang In time to taka part In the bat
tle there. The appearance of new ar
rived troops at ^iikden. Instead of be-
ing evidence of complete Run*ion con
centration there, os many personj
n Maine
ent today.
> 1 la bill tie
troops In co
and give the
the brunt ol
r ' an opport
In the middle <