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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 f
J. H. ESTILL, President 1
RUSSIANS RETIRE
BEFORETHE JAPS
LEAVE THEIR SECOND STAND
ASD THE JAPANESE CONTINUE
THEIR. ADVANCE.
Russian* Decided No* to Try to
Block *lte Advance of the Japa
nese by Retaining the Position
Taken I'p After Being Driven from
Their First Position on Sunday.
Disposition of the Opposing
Forces on the Yalu.
WAR AT A GLANCE.
The Japanese minister at .Lon
don gives a comprehensive state
ment of the situation on the Yalu
and predicts movements that are
to follow in the campaign. He
looks for the Japanese ultimate
ly to be thrown upon the defen
sive. Says the Japanese have cut
oft' all sources of supply for the
Russians, save the Trans-Siberian
Railway, which is Inadequate to
meet the heavy demands the Rus
sians have to make upon it.
At St. Petersburg the populace
has clamored for news from the
front, but the War Department
has withheld information since the
account of the fighting at Chin-
Gow was given out. Wild rumors
have been circulated, which seem
to have insufficient basis, when an
analysis of conditions in given.
Japanese naval officers Inspected
the Lake submarine torpedo boat
at Newport.
Russians began a retreat from
the position they took up after
having been driven from their first
stand by the heavy fire of the
Japanese artillery and the charge
of the Japanese infantry.
Report is made by a Japanese
naval commander upon the at
tack made by his vessels upon the
Russian batteries on the Yalu.
Tokio, May 2, 11 a. m.—After the
Japanese carried the line of hills ex
tending from Chiu Tien Cheng Teng
to Yoshoka on the right bank of the
Iho river yesterday the Russians made
a second stand on a hill northwest of
Chiu Tien Cheng, but they began re
treating at ten minutes before 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
The twelfth division advanced to
ward Tahlang Fang, which is due
west of the village of Makao, the di
vision of the Imperial Guards ad
vanced toward Hamatan, which is
west of Chiu Tien Cheng, while the
second division moved down the river,
with Antung as its objective. The
general reserve advanced over the
main road to Liao Yang, which runs
in a westerly direction from the Yalu
river.
At 6 o’clock yesterday evening the
Japanese army held a line extending
from Antung northwesterly to Lau
kuku, and running from there in a
northeasterly direction to Mishukau.
At Hamatan, where the Iho river
makes its first bend to the west, the
Japanese succeeded in enveloping the
Russians on three sides. At this place
after sharp fighting at close range, the
Japanese captured twenty Russian
guns with their horses, carriages and
ammunition and more than twenty of
ficers and many men. The Russian
troops at Hammatan retreated toward
Feng Huan Cheng.
A Russian officer who was taken a
prisoner said that the effect of the
Japanese artillery fire on Saturday and
Sunday was enormous. Lieut. Gen.
Sassulitch, commander of the Second
Siberian Army Corps, and Maj. Gen.
Kashtalinsky, commander of the Third
East Siberian Rifle Brigade, were
wounded by shells. A Russian lieu
tenant colonel was captured. It is
estimated that the Russian casualties
amounted to over 800.
Gen. Kuroki and his headquarters
entered Chiu Tien Cheng at 5:30 Sun
day evening.
Gen. Kuroki has telegraphed that
the imperial prince and the officers of
lus command are in high spirits, and
that all the troops are in excellent
spirits.
iA PAN ES E mTnISTER’S
VIEWS UPON THE WAR.
London, May 2.—Baron Hayashi, the
J 'panese minister here, who has been
• ipient of numerous telegrams of
‘ 'isratulation on the Japanese sue
< -es on the Yalu and especially on
L " result of the first serious land flght
-1 said to the Associates Press to
il:. x':
the immediate result of Gen. Kuro
ki s suocese will probably be a move
*■ ‘ : ' on Feng Huan Cheng, which the
t ' . iiese had fortified with thir usual
di • k structures.
•-'ince the commencement of the war
Russians doubtless have added
* ihworks, but their loss of guns yee
-1 "hay must seriously diminish their
offensive strength.
I understand, though I cannot vouch
the absolute accuracy of the state
r ■ at. that Russia had only one hun
; ‘ case, her artillery strength Ites
”i* diminished almost one-third,
i n ?y fl £ ht well, those Russians, and
Huan Cheng will not be taken
lout a hard struggle unless Gen,
a ® alr - changes his plan ot
.. pa iK- The announcement that
1 Russians would not contest the
, ting of the Yalu has proved, as we
”*ught, to be misleading. Kuropat
i , dently meant to make a deter
■ed resistance, but hs either under
* united our strength or disposed his
Jsatoatma!) JBafnin®
forces in the belief that we would not l
venture a frontal attack.
"I take it from the dispatches re
ceived, that we have now practically
secured control of both banks of the
Yalu. In consequence our base will
probably be moved to Antung.”
Must in Time Take Defensive.
Reviewing the whole future of the
struggle that has just commenced in
such deadly earnest on land, Baron
Hayashi said:
"The duration of the war must He
rather with Russia than with Japan.
For the moment the military advantage
is with us. for Kuropatkin has extend
ed his front and we can strike where
and when we will. Our aggressive
movement may be carried on to Muk
den, perhaps to Harbin, and perhaps
even further, but before long there
must come a stage of the campaign
where Russia will assume the role of
the invading power and where we must
act solely on the defensive. From the
beginning it has been so, and our ag
gression is ‘and has been but a means
towards the eventual repulsion of au
invading army.
"Gen. Kuroki himself probably can
not say at this moment at exactly
what point our aggression will be
changed into the defensive. Kuropat
kin, so I believe, says he will not un
dertake to drive us back until he has
300,000 men ready to take the field. I
think what that means is that at least
5 per cent, of that force will die from
sickness, so tWat to keep his force at
the maximum required, Kuropatkin
will always have to be transporting
15,000 men from St. Petersburg—no
small task.
Fond Supply Threaten*.
“This year’s harvest in Manchuria,
I learn, promises to be bad. A mil
lion Russians there, in addition to
the army, must be fed. We have,
or shall have, closed every source of
food supply except by the Siberian
Railway. Even with double tracks
and no men or munitions of war to
transport, the problem of feeding the
Russian population and army now in
Manchuria would be in itself intense
ly serious, but with a single track
road, which is Russia’s only vital
3inew, it seems almost impossible, and
famine appears Inevitable.
“To help us sit down and wait all
these contingencies, we are working
day and night on the Korean Railroad
and by October the unfinished portions
of the road between Fusan and Seoul
will be completed, and anew line from
Seoul to Wiju will also be ready. Lo
comotives are •coming from the Unit
ed States and as soon as these ar
rive, we will have a strong and rapid
line of communication through all
Korea, which will almost touch our
own mainland and we will not be like
ly to suffer from want of supplies or
reinforcements.
Will Starve Ont Port Arthur.
"As regards Port Arthur and Vla
divostok, the situation is somewhat
different. I cannot say anything of
the movements of our other armies
that have been mobilised, but there
is no doubt that the Liao-Tung pen
insula will be cut oft from supplies
if any success attends our land force.
Neither Port Arthur nor Vladivostok
can be taken from the sea. front, but
I think you will find Port Arthur
either taken by our land forces or
starved out by September. The Chin
ese are smuggling provisions into Port
Arthur now from Che Foo, but only
to an immaterial extent, and that will
soon cease.
“Vice Admiral Togo doubtless will
remain on watch outside Port Arthur.
By September, when the hurricane sea
son comes, he should be able to safe
ly house his fleet in a Japanese port.
No fleet, Russian or Japanese, could
be particularly effective then. I scarce
ly think Russia will send her Bal
tic fleet to face our autumn hurricanes.
If the ships go before then, they will
encounter the monsoon period, which
lasts from May to August, and in
which coaling at sea en route to Japan
would be exceptionally dangerous, if
not impossible, and coaling at sea is
the only way the Baltic fleet can take
a hand in the war "
JAPANESE VESSELS
WOKE UP BATTERIES.
Tokio, May 2, 10 a. m.—Admiral Ho
soya reports that Commander Naka
gawa, the commander of the gunboat
flotilla, has communicated to him os
follows:
"The detachment started at half
past nine on Sunday morning. It
went up the Yalu river as far as prac
ticable. The gunboat Maya bombard
ed Antushan. The gunboat Uji bom
barded Lta Dong Kau and vicinity.
"The torjedo boat flotilla proceeded
to SuDong Kau and bombarded that
place. Returning it was suddenly at
tacked by the enemy from the hills
northeast of Antushan. It returned
the fire and silenced the enemy In
thirty minutes. It then returned to
Yongampo at half past eleven. There
were no casualties.
"Armed steamers at 10 o’clock Sat
urday night bombarded Su Dong Kau
for thirty minutes.
"The enemy replied to this fire.
"At half past nine Sunday morning
the steamers exchanged fire with the
enemy’s infantry and artillery for
thirty-five minutes. The enemy was
dispersed.
"Antung was seen to be burning.
Natives say that the enemy set it on
fire and retreated.
"We had no casualties.”
JAPANESE OFFICERS
INSPECT A SUBMARINE.
Newport, R. 1.. May 2.—Two Japa
nese naval officers, whose names could
not be learned, to-day inspected the
submarine torpedo boat Protector,
which later received orders to sail im
mediately. Her destination is un
known. but it is believed to be Bridge
port, Conn., where are located the
works of her owners, the Lake Torpedo
Boat Comaany.
President Lake declined to say wheth
er the visit resulted in the sale of the
boat.
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP
AGROUND IN THE NEVA.
St. Petersburg. May 2.—The new
Russian battleship Orel, to which the
finishing touches are being put, ran
aground on a sand bank in the Neva
yesterday. As difficulty is anticipated
Continued on Fifth Fags,
NUMBER 17.648.
JAPANESE MASKED BATTERY READY FOR ACTION.
EXPLOSION WAS
NO ONE’S FAULT
CLEARED AND COMMENDED
WERE THE OFFICERS AND CREW
OF THE MISSOURI.
Nothing Further la to Re Done About
the Fatal Disaster Aboard tbe
Battleship Commanded by the
Brother-In-Law of the President.
Court of Inquiry Ascribed the
Terrible Explosion to an Inexpli
cable Combination of Oases.
Washington, May 2. —That no further
proceedings be taken is the recom
mendation of the court of inquiry ap
pointed to investigate the explosion in
the after turret of the Missouri on
April 13.
The court finds the explosion was
due to a “flare back,” caused by an
Inexplicable combination of oxygen
with certain usually latent gases in
smokeless powder. The officers and
crew of the Missouri not only are
relieved from all responsibility for the
accident, but are warmly commend
ed for the bravery they showed after
its occurrence in rescuing the victims.
It was brought out in the evidence
submitted to the court that there was
r.ot an extraordinary amount of pow
der in the handling room nor were
there more officers and men in the
turret or handling room than were
necessary for record target practice.
Among the witnesses who testified
before the court were the two men
who jumped into the magazine room
and closed the door after them as soon
as they saw the flame, and one of
the two survivors in the handling
room. The other survivor was unable
to leave the hospital, so the court took
his testimony at his bedside.
Father Gleason, the chaplain of the
Missouri, testified that he had received
from a dying seaman a statement that
he saw Lieut. Davidson, who was
the officer in charge of the after tur
ret crew, looking to the gun and then
he saw flames burst forth and could
remember nothing else. It is stat
ed that there was absolutely nothing
in the evidence to show that Liuet.
Davidson had failed in his duty in
any respect.
KILLED A CONSTABLE.
Negro Snatched One Officer's Pistol
nnd Shot Another.
Dublin, Ga., May 2.—This afternoon
near Montrose, William Frank Pierce,
constable of Harvard district, was shot
and killed by a negro named Ashley
Jones. The negro had been arrested
by • Pierce and Constable Raffield of
Dublin.. Suddenly the negro snatched
from Constable Raffield his pistol and
shot Pierce dead.
City Court Sheriff John D. Prince
and Deputy Sheriff of <the County J.
W. Rowland left the city late this
afternoon to endeavor to arrest Jones.
A number of Pierce’s friends are also
on the hunt. Dogs owned by the coun
ty being used to trail the negTO.
lucas~kTlled himself.
He Left no Statement Giving Hla
Reason for Self-Destruction.
Athens. Ga., May 2.—Fritz Lucas, a
prominent young man, committed sui
cide at his country home, MellvHle
Manor, four miles from this city, at 2
o’clock this morning.
Hs gave no reason for his act, but
left two letters, one to his mother and
one to his wife. His wife was in At
lanta at the time of the deed.
Two friends from Athens were spend
ing the night with Lunas.
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1904.
SAILED IN HIS AIRSHIP.
Valve Broke and Greth Dill Not Go
as Far as He Inti-niieil.
San Francisco, May 2.—Dr. Greth to
day tried to make a trip of fifty miles
to San Jose in his airship, but after
traveling about five miles some slight
disarrangement of the machinery was
discovered and the aerial voyager
landed safely. Dr. Greth was accom
panied by Engineer Frederick Bell.
Dr. Greth was satisfied with the re
sults of his experimental flight. He
ascended at 8:10 a. m., with a car at
tached to a rope to prevent doirig dam
age to houses. When the rope was
cast off Dr. Greth let his machine rise
still higher and then made a circular
figure about a quarter of a mile in cir
cumference.
It was evident to those below that he
had the machine under control at that
time, for he circled about, stopped the
engines and started them again and
then started off to the south at a high
sueed.
Everything went well until the air
ship arrived off Blankens’ Sixmlle
House in the San Bruno road. It was
then going rapidly toward San Jose,
but a small valve gave way. causing
the airship to stop. After the inven
tor and the engineer had tried to re
pair the break, the fans were started
and the ship descended.
“ A M E Nv”~THE Y Vh 0 U T E D
TO ROOSEVELT PRAYER.
Negro Methodlnt* Were In a Fren*y
of KnthuiiiaAin.
Chicago, May 2. —A prayer that
President Roosevelt might be return
ed to the White House caused an un
usual demonstration to-day during the
opening exercises of the twenty-second
quadrennial conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. Shouts
of "Bless him, Oh God,” “Yes, yes,”
"Amen, amen,” greeted the words of
Bishop W. J. Gaines of Georgia, when
he invoked the blessing of God on the
President of the United States, “who
has had the manhood and courage to
stand up and do his duty at all times
to mdh of every oolor and creed in
spite of bitter criticism.”
“If consistent with Thy will. Oh
God, when his term of office expires,”
continued the speaker, “send hhn back
to the White House to serve another
four years." The utterance of this
sentiment was the occasion o< deafen
ing shouts by the assembled delegates.
DICKSON MAKES PROTEST.
Award of Contract, However, Will
Probably Be to Woollard.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, May 2.—T. C. Dickson,
whose bid for the contract for post
buildings to be erected at Fort Screven,
was the lowest, has entered a vigorous
protest to Quartermaster General
Humphries against the proposed award
ing of the contract to Frank Woollard,
declared to be the “lowest responsible
bidder.”
Gen. Humphries says the award was
made in favor of Woollard after due
investigation and without prejudice. In
reply to Mr. Dickson’s protest, Gen.
Humphries has asked that any state
ment bearing on the subject be at once
forwarded to the War Department,
where it will receive such considera
tion as it merits.
There was no undue haste in decid
ing the award in favor of Mr. Wool
lard, and in the Judgment of War De
partment officials there is not apt to
be a reversal of Gen. Humphries’ origi
nal recommendations.
New postofflees were to-day estab
lished at Harvest, Habersham county,
with Joseph Church, postmaster, and
at Sege, Liberty county, with Samuel
E. ttaword postmaster.
ACREAGE INCREASE
ABOUT 10 PER CENT
OVER THE CROP OF 1903.
HOW THE INCREASE IS DIVIDED
AMONG THE STATES.
Journal of Commerce las 1(1 n a Pre
liminary Estimate—Estimated In
crease for Georgia Is Fixed at <U
Per Cent.—All States Show an In
crease—Crop Is Called late Every
where Save In Texas, Where It Is
Two Weeks Early.
New York, May 2.—The Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
to-morrow will say:
"A strictly preliminary estimate of
the cotton acreage of the United
States, especially prepared by this
journal, indicates an increase of not
less than 10 per cent, over 1903. This
increase is smaller than anticipated,
but the returns which were averaged
April 24, are given exactly as re
ceived, without allowances of any sort
and are, of course, subject to revisions
in the final estimates a month hence.
Last year the cotton acreage of the
United States, according to the De
partment of Agriculture, was 28,907,000
acres, and an increase of 10 per cent,
would mean an addition of about 2,-
900,000 acres.
"The increases by states are as fol
lows:
Acreage Increases by States.
North Carolina, 14.8; South Carolina,
8; Georgia, 6.4; Florida, 18.1; Alabama,
7.3; Mississippi, 8.6; Louisiana, 14.2;
Texas, 6.8; Arkansas, 7.8; Tennessee,
13.9; Missouri, 19.4; Indian Territory,
30.4; Oklahoma, 25.7.
"The early part of the season was
favorable for planting, little rain
having fallen to Interfere with prepa
rations, but the unusual and continued
cold retarded germination and checked
the growth of cotton already up. Cot
ton is nearly all seeded, but low tem
peratures, accompanied by excessive
rains in some states and drouth in
others, somewhat restricted planting.
"What promised to be an early sea
son has apparently run into a late,
though Texas Is still two weeks early.
The other states will average five days
to two weeks late.”
KEELS WAS KILLED IN
COURT HOUSE PORTICO.
Fatal Shouting Occurred at Mann
ing, S. C.
Charleston, S. C.. May 2.—This after
noon at Manning, Clarendon county,
under the Court House portico and
while court was in session. Magistrate
S. M. Youmans shot and inafantly
killed Lawyer John R. Keels. You
mans fired five shots, all taking ef
fect, and immediately gave himself up
to the sheriff.
The quarrel was over a business
transaction, but details of the tragedy
are lacking, Youmans refusing to
make any statement, and bystanders
being too excited to talk rationally to
night. _
6.(100 Oat at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 2.—-About 5,000
workmen employed in the building
trades were rendered idle to-day as
the result of strikes ordered by local
unions. All of the strikes were caused
by the refusal of employers to grant
certain Increases In wages. The dif
ferences In most cases will probably
be adjusted by to-morrow.
STARTED A STRUGGLE FOR
WOODEND’S FURNITURE.
His Oltlcc Fixture* Are Valued at
£4<MMiO.
New York, May 2.—A struggle for
possession of the furnishings in the
offices of \V. E. Woodend & Cos., the
suspended stock brokerage firm, which
are valued at approximately $40,000, be
gan to-day between Receiver Gruber
and Harry C. Johnston, who had taken
possession of the effects by virtue of
an attachment.
Mr. Gruber e'aims that Johnston's ac
tion in obtaining the judgment upon
which the attachment was issued con
stituted a fraud in law, that Johnston
knew at the time that Woodend was
Insolvent.
The trouble came to a head with the
announcement that the effects were to
be sold under the hammer. When the
hour set for the sale arrived it was
announced that the sale would he ad
journed. Receiver Gruber had In
formed the representatives of John
ston and the sheriff, who were at the
office, that if the sale went on they
would be in contempt and would be ar
rested.
United States Judge Holt has signed
an order directing William E. Wood
end, Mrs. Woodend, the attorneys In
all the litigation, the employes of
Woodend & Cos., his personal employes
and the city marshal to appear in the
United States District Court before
Samuel M. Hitchcock, specially ap
pointed examiner, and be examined
concerning “the acts, conduct and
property” of Woodend.
Attorney Lenney. counsel for Re
ceiver Gruber, said to-day that lie
would apply for a warrant for the ar
rest of one of Woodend's employes,
whose name ho would not mention. It
Is proposed, he said, to have this man
account for 100 shares of Amalgamated
Copper stock and a check for SB,OOO,
approximately, which, it ts alleged,
were received at the Woodend offices
on April 25 or 26.
COMPANY OUSTED FROM
STATE OF TENNESSEE.
Cmnhcrlnnil Concern, However, Ap
peals to the Supreme Court.
Nashville. Tenn.. May 2.—Chancellor
Allison handed down a decision here
to-day ordering that the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company, a
Kentucky corporation, be ousted from
the state. An appeal to the Tennessee
Supreme Court was taken.
The grounds for the chancellor’s de
cision were alleged conspiracy to stifle
competition and alleged discrimina
tion. A receiver also was asked for,
but was refused, "for satisfactory rea
sons.”
The style of the case Is "state of
Tennessee, on relation of E. H. Hatch
er et al, vs. the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company.” It was
charged atnong ether things that the
company, by alleged illegal acts at Co
lumbia. Tenn., and other places had
forfeited its charter to do business in
Tennessee, a contention upheld by the
chancellor. One specific charge Is
that the leasing of the Maury County
or Columbia Exchange to Leland
Hume, an officer of the Cumberland
company, was an evasion to permit
rates to be Illegally cut. It was also
charged that the defendants had
broken down Independent concerns
elsewhere by methods which they had
no right to practice.
Officials of the Cumberland Tele
phone and Telegraph Company decline
to make any statement further than
to assert that the decision makes no
change with them, and that business
wll! continue to be transacted as
usual.
SOUTH’S METHODISTS MEET.
Missionary Conference Is Held at
Waco, Tex.
Waco, Tex., May 2.—The doors of
the big new tabernacle were thrown
open to-night and an audience num
bering more than 3,000 persons as
sembled to hear the opening sermon
of the missionary conference of the
M. E. Church, South, by Rev. Alonzo
Monk of Fort Worth.
The choir of two hundred voices
sang the first anthem of the confer
ence, and after prayer Dr. Monk an
nounced his text from the second chap
ter of Luke, forty-ninth verse: "I
must be about my Father’s business.”
The Doctor forcefully dwelt upon the
work of spreading the gospel.
Rev. J. B. Sears will call the con
ference to order at 8:46 o’clocjc to
morrow morning and Rev. J. C. Wil
son will conduct the opening service.
The first conference address will be
delivered by Dr. Seth Ward, the as
sistant general secretary.
Dr. B. F. Gassoway of the Indian
mission conference wired Dr. Hotch
kiss that he would arrive to-morrow
with delegates from the various na
tions, several of whom are Indians
of pure blood and ordained Methodist
ministers, listlngulshed for piety and
oratory.
Bishop Hendrix wired Dr. Nelson
that the bishops who attended the
church extension conference at Louis
ville, Ky„ will reached here to-mor
row. The House of Bishops will meet
Wednesday. Bishop Wilson of Balti
more, Md., presiding.
STRIKE ON THE SANTA FE.
It Is Said 10,000 to 12,000 Men May-
Re Involved.
Washington, May 2. —Over 800 ma
chinists and a large number of allied
workers on the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad were reported out
on strike up to 5 o'clock this after
noon. When the whole striking
strength is brought out, embracing
not only the machinists, but the allied
Metal Mechanics Association as well,
the total number involved, according
to President O'Connell of the Machin
ists’ Union, may approximate be
tween 10.000 and 12,000 men.
The strike was ordered on instruc
tions from headquarters here, after
the men along the line had voted
unanimously in favor of the step.
Tobacco Firm Embarrassed.
Toronto, Ont., May 2.—The whole
sale tobacoo and cigar firm of W. B.
Reid A Cos., has called a meeting of
its creditors. The liabilities are said
to be considerably over SIOO,OOO, and the
American Tobacco Company is said
to be the heaviest creditor. It is ex
pected a compromise win be effected.
Solly Case Pot Off.
New York, May 2.—The argument
on the petition in review in the D.
J. Sully bankruptcy matter scheduled
for to-day before the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, was ad
journed until to-morrow.
I 5 CENTS A COPT.
< DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES- A-WEEK.fi A YEAR
TWO RECEIVERS
FORTHEB.&B.R.R.
STATE COURT NAMES OGG
AT RF.Qt EST OF THE KNICKER
BOCKER THI'ST CO.
Petition Was Filed by the Trust
Company In Mareh, hut Hns Just
Been Acted t’pon by Judge Parker
at Brunswick—lt Seeks to Keep
the Matter In the State Court,
Holding Mnehen as n Georgia Bes
ide nt.
Brunswick, Ga„ May 2.—The Bruns
wick and Birmingham Railroad re
ceivership matter has taken another
turn. Judge Parker of the Superior
Court of the Brunswick circuit has
appointed C. D. Ogg of this city re
ceiver under a petition from the
Knickerbocker Trust Company of New
York.
The petition was filed by the trust
company, which held the Brunswick
and Birmingham bonds, in March, but
was never put into forefe, only being
filed only to protect the bondholders.
But now that Machen is after throw
ing the road into the hands of the
United States court, the attorneys of
the Knickerbocker Company asked
Judge Parker to act on the petition,
•which was done.
It is claimed by the petitioners that
the Brunswick and Birmingham has
failed in interest on the mortgage
bonds in three Instances, the total
amounting to $L47,857.5U.
The Knickerbocker people are in fa
vor of the consolidation of the Bruns
wick and Birmingham and the Atlan
tic and Birmingham, and it is believed
if Judge Speer throws the Machen
case out of the United States court in
Mucon, the receiver appointed will
only serve to bring the matters of the
old company to a close and will not In
any way affect the consolidation of
the two lines. In case Judge Speer
rules with Machen, it is not known
what will be done.
Postponed at Macon.
Macon, Ga., May 2.—The case of E.
C. Machen against the Brunswick and
Birmingham Railroad was called in the
South Georgia United States District
Court this morning and was postponed
because of the Illness of Machen’s at
torney.
Machen placed the road in receiver
ship a few days ago, alleging that as
a stockholder of the road he was not
apprised of the fact that a sale was
contemplated, arid that he was due
SB,OOO from the Brunswick and Bir
mingham Railroad, J. R. L. Smith,
receiver, filed his statement of the af
fairs of the road yesterday.
The defense claims that Maohen is
a resident of Georgia and that the case
should come up in the state courts,
having filed papers to this effect. C.
D. Ogg, appointed receiver by the
Glynn Superior Court, filed a petition
in the United States court to-day re
questing that the control of the rail
road be turned over to him.
Machen claims to be a resident of
New York.
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
FOR THE SOUTHERN RY.
Washington, May 2.—Passenger
Traffic Manager S. H. Hardwick of the
Southern Railway to-day announced
the restoration of the office of chief
i lerk of the passenger department and
the appointment to that position of H.
F. Cary, at present district passenger
agent at Jacksonville, Fla.
Consequent upon the appointment are
the transfer of District Passenger
Agent L. J. C. Lusk from Birmingham,
Ala., to Jacksonville, Fla., and the
promotion of J. N. Harrison from the
office of city passenger agent at Mo
bile, Ala., to district passenger agent
at Birmingham. A. J. Lee is made
city passenger agent at Mobile.
The changes are effective at once.
SOUTH CAROLINA IS
FOR JUDGE PARKER.
Delegates to the Mate Convention
Favor His Nomination.
( 'olumbla, S. C., May 2.—ln South
Carolina to-day the county conven
tions were held to elect delegates to
the Democratic state convention on
May 17. So far as known the senti
ment of delegates elected is strongly
for Parker.
In the Richland county convention
at Columbia, the state capital, strong
Parker resolutions were enthusiasti
cally adopted and also a resolution in
dorsing the course of Mr. John Sharp
Williams as minority leader in the
House.
DAVIS SHOT ROBERTS.
Probably Fatal Affray Occurred Near
Wnreelioro.
Wuycross, Ga., May 2.—News reach
ed the city to-day of the o£
Horace Roberts by Dan Davis, which
occurred last night at Murray's tur
pentine still about six miles beyond
Waresboro. Both of the parties to the
shooting are well known young men
of the community in which the diffi
culty took place. It is said that young
Roberts i probably fatally wounded.
It is not known definitely here what
caused ih trouble between the young
men, though it is said that it was very
likely caused by an old grudge.
At last accounts no arrests had been
made, and Sheriff Miller had received
no official information in regard to the
unfortunate affair.
Will Not Run Again.
Washington, May 2.—Representative
Morgan C. Fitzpatrick of Tennessee,
-who was taken ill with an attack of
peritonitis and nervous prostration the
night before Congreae adjourned, has
recovered sufficiently to be about
again and to-night authorised the an
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for re-election to Congress.
The reason for declining a renomina
tlon, he said, was that his physician
had advised him it wss necessary ta
taka g tong and complete reel