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MURDERED
IN HER HOME
WOMAN FOUND DYING
1% A TENEMENT HOI SB IX COLI M
BIA S. C.
A Stab Wonnil In Her Head and Her
Body Beaten With a Broomstick.
Evidence* of tlie Crime on Every
Hand —The Woman's Identity Un
known-Two Men Seen l.eavlng,-
the House a Few Hours Before
She AX’ns Found—A Furniture Re
ceipt Mny Furnish a Possible Cine.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 12. —
A white woman, apparently be
tween 25 and 30 years of age, of
rather coarse appearance and weigh
ing perhaps 125 pounds, was discovered
in a dying condition in a three-room
cottage on Plain street, between Pu
laski and Huger, yesterday aft
ernoon, with a stab wound in
the top of her head and.her body black
and blue from blows supposed to have
been dealt with a broom handle found
in the room. There is no clue to the
identity of the woman or of the per
son or persons inflicting the wounds.
The woman died shortly after being
discovered.
Several bloody cloths were found be
hind the screen in the fireplace, an
other bloody cloth was found on a
sofa in front of the screen, and still
another in a closet. A bloody sheet,
from which attempts had apparently
been made to wash out blood stains,
was found wadded in a ball under the
sofa, and the sofa was set and blood
stained. In a washstand drawer in an
adjoining room was found a woman’s
undergarment soaked in blood. In the
fireplace w’as found two pieces of a
broomstick with which the woman had
evidently been beaten.
The Woman Unknown.
The only evidence of the woman’s
identity were a number of receipts
found in a bureau drawer from a fur
niture firm, bearing the name of Maud
Allen.
A note addressed to a man in Brook
land was found on the bureau. It was
evidently written yesterday morning
by the murdered woman, though the
signature was torn away. It request
ed him to call at the house ’’this after
noon or to-night.”
Two unknown white men were seen
to leave the house late in the after
noon, one coming out of the front door
and the other from the rear. One of
these was seen to go back into the
house, but remained only a minute cr
two.
After an all night investigation the
police were unable to find out any
thing concerning the woman's identity.
Police Have Little to Work On.
The police and the county sheriff are
completely mystified over the murder
of the woman. According to the testi
mony of the real estate agency and
M. H. Witt, the owner of the house,
the woman had given her name as
Maud Allen. She said she was from
Wilmington, N. C„ and had been away
from home only five months.
The police have very little to work
upon, and Chief Daley said to-day that
it is one of the most difficult oases
he has ever hail. About a month ago
a man visited one of the real estate
agencies and made inquiries as to the
house where the woman was found,
which is owned by M. H. Witt, who
lives across the river. The agent
thought it best to ask for the rent in
advance, and two weeks' installment
was paid, the receipt being made out
in the name of Maud Allen. At the
end of two wepks the man again re
turned, and paid another two weeks'
rent. The next installment was due
Aug. 8. and the agent intended collect
ing it to-day.
A Man Would Come From Hamlet.
While Mr. Witt was passing the
house a day or two ago the woman
stopped hint, and on learning that he
was the owner, said that she would
pay her next installment on the rent
in a few days. The man who rented
the house, she said, was sick in Ham
let. N. C., but would be able to come
down in a few days and settle the ac
count. Mr. Witt did not ask the name
ol the man, but promised to hold off
on the rent and so instructed the
agent. The woman also told him that
she had left her home in Wilmington
about five months ago, and was tired
of the life she was leading. She made
no complaint of ill treatment, however,
and seemed to have perfect confidence
in ihe man in Hamlet. The coroner
will not hold an inquest until some
Information is obtained.
TI HKB TALKED W I TH HIM.
LelNhmnn Consulted Relative to an
Answer to the United State*.
Constantinople, Thursday, Aug. 11.—
Naoum Pasha, under Secretary cf For
eign Affairs, called on Minister Leish
man to-day and reiterated the assur
ances of the government regarding a
speedy and favorable reply to the de
mands touching the rights of Ameri
can citizens in Turkey.
Subsequently Izzet Pasha, secretary
of the palace, and Minister of Mines
Selim Pasha had a long interview with
Minister Leishman, for the purpose of
determining upon the text of a reply
which may prove acceptable to Amer
ica.
BIRTH OF A SON MAY
MEAN A CONSTITUTION.
Berlin, Aug. 13.—The Kleine Journal
fays it expects that the birth of an
heir to the Russian throne will he fol
lowed Iri a few days by the proclama
tion of H constitution, claiming to have
been informed that Kmperor Nichol.is
vowed he would give a constitution to
Russia it the Empress gave birth to a
son.
Emperor William recently had con
ducted before him. and In great se
otoi y, a series of experiments with a
nevv war kite equipped with a newly
perfected system of wireless telegraphy.
The inventor, rfays the Boston Tran
script. is no other than a German-
American professor living for the pres
ent in Havre. The operations were
can led on near the shore, before a
naval official* and the Emperor
and his suite. Seven kites were flown
?'> copper wires to a hlght of from
Ib.ooo to 12.000 feet. The experiments
were partly made from the Kaiser’s
dispatch boat Sleipner, traveling at the
rate of thirty knots an hour and sev
eral languages were employed, though
the unavoidable hucklings and kinks
1n the wire seemed to lend them
selves most readily of nil to the (feral
lei bends in the German tongue. How
*v*r that be. the feature of the in
vention is the possibility of transmis
sitvt over the greatest distances with
out affecting any other wireless tele
graphy station. The form of the kites
used was that of two cubes side by
•Me. similar to the Cody box kites.
CHINESE TRIED TO
STOP JAPANESE
Continued from First Page.
knocked the lieutenant overboard. In
going he dragged me with him. He
fell into his small boat alongside, while
I fell into the water. I clung to his
throat and pummelled him until my
hold was broken."
The Fight on Board.
The crew of the Ryeshitelni mean
while had begun fighting with the
Japanese sailors, who used their rifles
and bayonets. The fighting men scuf
fled over the deck and fell overboard
in struggling pairs, after the example
accidentally set by their captain. Capt.
Shestakovsky, seeing his men fighting
on the deck of the destroyer, attempt
ed to climb back on board and com
mand them. He was shot at four
times, and while in the act, he receiv
ed a wound in the right leg.
There were fifty-one Russian officers
and men on board the Ryeshitelni and
up to this hour (noon) thirty-five have
ben accounted for. A number of the
Japanese attackers also are believed
to have perished.
Being unable to regain the deck of
his ship, Capt. Shestakovsky swam to
ward a nearby junk, from which he
was driven away by blows with a boat
hook. He remained in the water fifty
minutes, swimming in spite of his
wound, and was finally picked up by
one of the three boats sent out by the
Haiyung. Capt. Ching cared for the
Russian captain and two of his lieu
tenants in his own cabin.
lint! Admirals' Order*.
Before leaving Che Foo, Commander
Fujimoto sent an outline report of the
occurrences of the night to the Japa
nese consul here. This report says
that the commander was acting under
his admiral’s orders to fight or capture
the Ryeshitelni.
Capt. Shestakovsny is unable to ex
plain why his vessel was not sunk, by
the explosive made for that purpose.
He declares that he is disgraced, al
though the Russian refugees here in
sist that he is a hero. His sailors say
that he told the Japanese officer to
kill him, and that he would never sur
render.
The nature of Capt. Shestakovsky’s
mission to Che Foo is not known, al
though it is doubtless important. Dur
ing the interview with the Russian
captain regarding the capture of his
vessel, it was inferred that plans and
important papers were burned on board
the Ryeshitelni before the Japanese
boarding party arrived.
OBITUARY.
XV. E. Mumford. Macon.
Macon, Aug. 12.—Rev. Dr. W. E.
Mumford, a well-known philanthropist
of Georgia, president and founder of
the Georgia Industrial Home and min
ister of the South Georgia Conference
of the Methodist Church, died this
morning at 6 o’clock at the residence of
his daughter. Mrs. Henry Dewe, in
Vineville, after an illness of three
months.
Having been orphaned himself at the
age of 3 years, he well knew the needs
of others bereft of parents. He was
born in Fort Gaines. Fla., and was in
his fifty-second year. He moved to Tal
botton when 16 years of age, learned the
printer’s trade and engaged in print
ing and newspaper work until 1889,
being for many years editor and own
er of the Talbottan New Era. He came
here about eight years ago and it was
here that he saw the greater field of
his usefulness in caring for the or
phans and worked out the idea which
resulted in the founding of the Geor
gia Industrial Home, which is worth
$40,000 and contains 150 children. He is
survived by his wife and six children.
Mrs. W. R. Harrell. Mr. Leonard Mum
ford, Mrs. Henry Lowe, Miss Kate
Mumford, Edward and Ruth Mumford.
The funeral services will take place
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
R. B. Grleo, Charleston.
Charleston. S. C., Aug. 12.—Robert
B. Grice, freight agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line, died to-night after a short
illness at the age of 43. Mr. Grice was
for several years connected with the
old Charleston and Savannah Railroad
at Savannah, but returned to Charles
ton, his birthplace, in 1878. He has
held the position of agent here for sev
eral years. He leaves a widow and
four small children.
Gen. Carpenter, U. S. A.
New' York. Aug. 12.—Brig. Gen.
Gilbert Saltenstall Carpenter, U.
S. A.. retired. died to-night
at Monclair, N. J. He was
sent to the relief of Garcia and
served during the Spanish-American
War in the campaign around Santiago.
In 1898 and 1899 Gen. Carpenter com
manded at the battles of Jaro and
Pavia, in the Philippines.
Mr*. J. XL Halo*, Selina. Ala.
Waycross. Ga., Aug. 12.—A telegram
was received this morning from Capt.
P. A. Bates announcing the death at
Selma, Ala., of his mother, Mrs. J. M.
Bates. Her remains will be brought
here to-morrow and the funeral serv
ices will be held from the First Meth
odist Church. The deceased formerly
lived in Waycross.
B. D. Watkins, X'atchei, Mi**.
Natchez. Miss., Aug. 12.—Dr. B. D.
Watkins, who recently was thrown
from his buggy, is dead of his injuries.
He was one of the most prominent
physicians of the state and formerly
ivas president of the State Board of
Health.
William Renilmn. England.
London, Aug. 12.—XVilliam Renshaw,
the famous tennis player, is dead.
OLD FASHIONED
But Still in the Fashion.
It is an ever new and interesting
story to hear how one can be entirely
made over by change of food.
"For two years l was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
' There was nothing I could eat hut
20 or 30 minutes later I would he
spitting my fond up in quantities until
I would he very faint and weak.
This went on from day to day until I
was terribly wasted away and with
out any prospects of being helped.
"One day I was advised by an old
ladv to try Grape-Nuts and cream
leaving off all fatty food. I had no
confidence that Grape-Nuts would do
all she said for me as I had tried so
many things without any help. But
it was so simple I thought I would
give it II trial she insisted so.
"Well I ate some for breakfast and
prettv soon the lady called to see her
■patient’ as she called me and asked if
I had tried her advice.
’’ ’Glad you did child, do you feel
some better?'
“ 'No,' I said. ‘I do not know as I
do. the onlv difference I can see is I
have no sour stomach and come to
think nf it I haven't apit up your four
teaspoons nf Grape-Nuts yet.'
‘ Nor did I ever have any trouble
with Grape-Nuts then nr any other
time for this fond always stays down
and my stomach digests It perfectly;
I soon got strong and well again and
bless that old lady every time r see
her. „ ...
"Once an invalid of 98 pounds I
now weigh 1 25 pounds and feel strong
and well, and it Is due entirely and
onlv to having found the proper food
In Grape-Nuts." Nnme given by Pns
tum Cos.. Battle creek. Mich.
Get the little hook. "The Road to
Wellvllle,” in each package.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. AUGUST 13. 1904.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Fall HuMlneN* shown to Expand Bnt
Slowly.
New York. Aug. 12.—Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
Fall trade expands but slowly, con
servatism, based apparently upon crop
disappointments or uncertainties and
labor troubles, ruling most lines of
distribution. Government figures of
crap conditions just issued are. in
the main, favorable, though vitiated
by early date of replies.
Predicted reductions in the winter
wheat, crop outturn are confirmed, but
are counterbalanced by improvement
in other crops, pointing to a general
yield of food products well above the
average. Earlier prospects of a large
cotton yield are not materially chang
ed, but predicted lower prices render
buyers of cotton goods cautious. They
are, therefore, buying only for Imme
diate necessities.
Jobbing -trade the country over
while perhaps up to expectations, is
not equal to last year’s crop. Bank
clearings continue to run behind, but
railway earnings promise rather bet
ter than earlier expected, as indicated
by a decrease of only- 1.4 per cent. In
gross for roads reporting for July.
All in all, the situation -may be char
acterized as still irregular, though the
general tone of business and the out
look is one of confidence.
Business failures for the week num
ber 167, against 160 in the like week
in 1903.
rioting7n"nevTyork.
Meat Strikers Commit Deed* of Vio
lence in the Metropolis.
New York, Aug. 12.—Demonstrations
against the non-union men who are
taking their places in the packing
plants of Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
and the United Dressed Beef Company
were renewed to-day by the striking
beef butchers and their sympathizers.
A meat truck driven by a non-union
man and guarded by two policemen
was attacked by a mob at the corner
of Fifty-second street and Second
avenue. A stone hurled by one of
the strikers crashed through the helmet
of the policeman on the driver’s seat
and cut an ugly gash in his head.
With drawn revolvers the officers dis
persed the crowd. The injured patrol
man, who continued to do guard duty,
was again attacked while acting as
escort to a non-union driver. The
patrolman was struck in the face by
a heavy horseshoe and severely cut.
Two of the alleged rioters were ar
rested. They said they were union
drivers.
PLANSTrE MADE FOR
POPULIST NOTIFICATION.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 12.—Jay W.
Forrest, chairman of the Populist No
tification Committee, announced to-day
the names of those who will make the
notification speeches at the meeting at
Cooper Union. New York, Aug. 18.
Thomas E. Watson, the party's candi
date for President, will be officially in
formed of his nomination by Judge
Samuel W. Williams of Vincennes, Ind.
Vice Presidential Candidate Thomas H.
Tibbies will be notified by ex-United
States Senator William V. Allen of
Madison. Neb.
The Populists have established na
tional headquarters at the Union
Square Hotel. New York.
LEGION OF HONOR RECEIVER.
Beneficiary Organization Goes Into
Court'* Hand*.
Boston, Aug. 12. —Henry A Wyman
was to-day appointed permanent re
ceiver of the supreme council of the
American Legion of Honor, a benefi
ciary organization, with headquarters
in this citv. The insurance commis
sioners claimed that the condition of
the organization was such as to ren
der its continuance hazardous to the
public.
State Insurance Commissioner Cut
ting said to-day that there was a de
ficiency in SIO,OOO in the organization's
financial standing, accounted for June
23. He also said that death claims
aggregating $200,000 remained unpaid.
TH R E EWE RETILL ED
AT GRADE CROSSING.
Defiance, 0., Aug. 12.—Three persons
were killed and three badly injured in
a trolley car wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio crossing in this city just
before noon to-day.
The crossing is at a curve, and the
motorman did not see a cut of cars
backing down. The trolley car had a
trailer and both were crowded. The
injured will recover.
For Davie' Not mention.
■ New York, Aug. 12. —Chairman Tag
gart of the National Democratic Com
mittee will attend the notification cere
monies at White Sulphur Springs. W.
Va., next week, when Henry G. Davis
is officially informed of his nomination
as Vice President on the Democratic
ticket. Chairman Sheehan of the Ex
ecutive Committee will spend a week
or ten days at Bar Harbor. Me. Dur
ing the absence of these gentlemen,
Vice Chairman Delaney Nicoll will be
in charge of the headquarters.
Xegro Women** Views.
Worcester, Mass., Aug. 12.—The an
nual convention of the Northeastern
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
closed here to-night with protests
against lynching, the "Jim Crow” car
for Afro-American passengers on
Southern railroads, and ail forms of
discriminations against the colored race
in general. The convention also put
itself on record as declaring that
"Pitchfork” Benjamin R. Tillman of
South Carolina. Bishop Brown of Ar
kansas and Gov. Vardaman of Missis
sippi were un-Amerlean, because "they
have encouraged discriminations and
public lawlessness against colored peo
ple by their public acts and utter
ances.”
Typo* Wnnt Eight Horn*.
St. Louis, Aug. 12.—The convention
of the International Typographical
Union to-day concurred in the report
of the committee on an (tight-hour
day law, which advocated the adoption
of an eight-hour law and fixed Jan.
1, 1906. as the time when such a law
should bo effective or a strike de
clared. The question Is left to the sub
ordinate lodges for (Inal decision on
a referendum vc'.e.
Gnrnian n *i*o Parker.
New York. Aug. 12.—Senator Gor
man of Maryland, who is now
at Saratoga, will see Judge
Parker very soon and they will
discuss the affairs of the campaign.
No date has been fixed for the visit.
—A discovery that is expected to
prove of great Interest has been made
by the French litterateur. Hugueus Le
Roux, who is on a mission to Abys
sinia. He has found the original manu
script containing, in the ancient lan
guage of the country, a contemporary
aerodnt of the visit of the Queen of
Sheba to King Solomon, from the un
lon of whom the Abyssinian monarch*
claim to be descended.
OLD AND YOUNG
DEMOCRACY MET
HARDWICK’S CALL ON DAVIS.
EACH COMPLIMENTED THE OTHER
OX HIS AGE.
Davis Mode the Usual Remark About
the Georgian'* Youthful Appear
ance and Hardwick Replied That
the West Virginian Was “the
Youngest Looking Old Xlnn He
Had Ever Seen, to Bea Vice Pres
ident"—Represent!!ti\ e Hard wiek
Says West Virginia 1* Assured to
tlie Deniocraey.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington Aug. 12.—01d and young
Democracy had a pleasant meeting at
Parkersburg during the recent state
convention. Representative Tom Hard
wick. one of the youngest members of
the House of Representatives, and fre
quently called the "Baby Member from
Georgia,” accepted an invitation front
a West Virginia friend to attend the
Democratic State convention.
Hardwick is so youthful in appear
ance that last winter he was often
mistaken for a page and requested to
run errands for brother members of
the House. Upon reaching Parkers
burg he naturally called upon Henry
G. Davis to pay his respects, and re
call some of the personal experiences
of the Georgia delegation at St, Louis.
XX hut llnvis Said to Hardwick.
When young Hardwick was present
ed to Mr. Davis the latter exclaimed:
‘ Why, you are the youngest looking
man I ever saw to be a member of
Congress!”
"And you are the youngest looking
old man I ever saw to be Vice Presi
dent,” retorted Mr. Hardwick, prompt
ly, while those present joined in the
laughter wnich followed this sprightly
colloquy.
While in West Virginia Mr. Hard
wick mixed up with people from all
parts of that state, and he is confident
that Mr. Davis’ personal popularity as
sures the state to the Democracy.
"Why,” said Mr. Hardwick, good
naturedly, "if Counsin Henry, as v.
erybody in West Virginia calls Mr. Da
vis, can round up all his relatives, and
all those who claim relationship with
Cousin Henry, he will give up West
Virginia by a handsome majority.
State pride has become thoroughly
aroused over Cousin Henry and he will
get votes that would not go to any
other Democrat In the United States.
West Virginia's battle cry is Cousin
Henry and victory.”
Hutcrinl for Democratic Text Book.
"We must boil down the material to
go in t)he Democratic campaign text
box,” remarked Representative Cow
herd, chairman of the Congressional
Committee, just prior to his departure
for New Y'ork to attend a conference
of t)he party leaders. The troublesome
question is how much of the speeches
of John Sharp Williams and Champ
Clark, delivered in the St. Louis con
vention, as temporary chairman and
permanent chairman, respectively, can
be crowded into the campaign book"
Mr. Williams’ remarks cover over 100
type-written pages of foolscap, and Mr.
Clark's speech is almost as long. These
two speeches, if printed in full, will
occupy more than 150 pages of the
book. The committee is anxious to
prevent the book from being made too
cumbersome, and at the same time no
one seems to hanker after the Job of
blue penciling” either of these speeches.
There is already in hand enough ma
terial to make a volume of 2,000 or 3,000
pages. It looks as though it might be
up to Senator Carmack, editor of the
committee, to get busy.
C-ommittecinen*' \'i*li to E*opa*.
Members of the Democratic National
Committee and others who visited
Judge Parker, since his nomination,
have come arty from Esopus not only
with a pleasant impression of the
Judge, but they have also been most
agreeably pleased with his wife. Mrs.
Parker, it is said, takes the keenest
interest in the Judge's political af
fairs and greatly adds to the pleasure
of a visit to Esopus by her gracious
manner and charming personality.
Since the nomination, Mrs. Parker
Has opened a "Guest’s Book.” In
which she invites all callers to place
their signature. The book already
contains the names of many distin
guished persons, from all parts of the
country, and Mrs. Parker has nVany
amusing incidents to relate in con
nection with what she insists upon
calling her "Docket.”
She gives her personal supervision
to all entries in''The Docket,” and in
return for each signature she has a
Happy remark and a cordial hope to
meet again. An enthusiastic Wash
tonlan who called at Esopus recent
ly, after signing the book, expressed
the hope that he would soon have Mrs.
Parker for a neighbor. She simply
replied: "Washington is a beautiful
city.”
NICHOLASPROGLAIMS~
BIRTH OF HIS SON.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.—Emperor
Nicholas issued an official proclamation
announcing the birth of an heir to the
throne. Among other things, it says:
"According to our manifesto, issued
July 28, 1899, we appointed our dear
brother, Grand Duke Michael Alexan
drovltch, as heir apparent until a son
should be born to us. From the pres
ent day this title devolves upon our
non, Alexis, with the calling and title
of heir apparent, and all rights attach
ed thereto.”
WERE TURNED DOWN BY THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Money of Holders of Alleged Contracts for Oil
at 5 Cents a Gallon Was Refused in Augusta.
Augusta. Aug. 11.—To-day was the
last day on which the options on the
alleged contracts for kerosene at 5
cents a gallon, made sixty days ago by
the Augusta Brokerage Company for
the Standard Oil Company were good.
There was a rush in which to get the
money in. Over $160,000 was carried
to the local offices by Augustans and
outsiders. Mr. George Murphey car
ried $11,500 in his automobile and ask
ed for the 7.000 barrels of oil his con
tract called for. William Boyle and
the Orangeburg Manufacturing Com
pany offered $2,500 each.
Odors of Perspiration onc * Royal Foot Wash
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Stops Chafing, cures Sweating. Itching Swollen, Tired Feet.
25c at druggist*, or prepaid from EATON DRUG CO., Atlanta, Ga. Money
back If not satisfied. Sample for 2-cent stamp.
LAND MOVEMENTS ARE
REPORTED TO THE CZAR.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.—The Em
peror has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated
Aug. II:
"A forward movement of a small de
tachment of Japanese against the
south front of the Manchurian* army
was observed to-day.
"Bands of Chinese bandits, led by
Japanese officers, are beginning to ap
pear in the region of the Liao river,
above Now Chwang."
Gen. Kuropatkin also reports a skir
mish in which the Japanese lost fifteen
men killed or wounded, and the Rus
sians one man killed. He says no im
portant changes have taken place cn
the east front.
ONE JAPANESE SHELL
KILLED OR WOUNDED 200
Che Foo, Aug. 12, 7 p. m.—A junk
which has arrived here, having left
Port Arthur on Aug. 8. brings con
firmatoin of previous reports of severe
fighting day and night. One Japanese
shell struck the corner of a building
in Port Artuhr and killed or wounded
200 people, Fifteen 6-inch shells fell
at one spot at the water front in the
day, but hurt no one.
It is roughly estimated that the
Japanese are from five to eight miles
from Port Arthur.
NIXON CONTRACTS TO
BUILD RUSSIAN SHIPS.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 12.—Lewis Nix
on of New Y’ork has closed a large con
tract with the Department of Mercan
tile Marine for building ships for the
Black sea. The correspondent of the
Associated Press is unable to ascertain
the number or character of the ships to
be built, but it can be stated that they
will be constructed In the yards at Se
bastopol. The work of construction
will begin next winter. Mr. Nixon wil'
personally supervise the building ol
these ships.
JAPANESE CRUISER
IS REPORTED SUNK.
London, Aug. 12.—A dispatch to
Reuter's Telegram Company from St
Petersburg says that the Japanese q.r
niored cruiser Kasuga (formerly the
Argentine warship Rivadavia), wus
sunk with all on board during the en
gagement off Port Arthur on Wednes
day.
CRUISER NOVIK MADE
HER ESCAPE TO SEA.
Che Foo, Aug. 13, noon.—A message
has just been received here saying that
the Russian cruiser Novik escaped
from Esingchou at the expiration of
the time limit of twenty-four hours set
upon her remaining there.
No fighting at sea has yet been re
ported.
FATHER 07fErV$1 0,000
FOR BOY’S RETURN
New York, Aug. 12.—The reward for
the return of Antonio Mantiino, the
son of a Brooklyn contractor, who has
been missing since Tuesday night, was
raised to-day from SSOO to SIO,OOO, by
the boy’s father. The police have in
creased their efforts to ferret out the
alleged kidnapping gang and upon in
formation furnished by Angelo Cu
eozza, t/he first man arrested, a num
ber of warrants have been issued and
It is said a general round up of those
under suspicion is imminent.
JAPAN HAS ORDERED
LARGE BATTLESHIPS.
London, Aug. 12.—According to the
Shipping Gazette, Japan has just or
dered two large battleships of twenty
three knots from Vickers, Maxim &
Armstrong in addition to the battle
ship already building there.
Want* Parker to Speak.
New York, Aug. 12. —Henry B.
Hawes, a member of the Democratic
Notification Committee from Missouri,
is going to Esopus to-morrow and
will make an urgent request that Judge
Parker go to St. Louis and deliver a
speech In the Coliseum. He will also
urge the judge to make a. vigorous
campaign in the West, speaking in
several states. The visit of Mr.
Hawes was arranged by Chairman
Taggart.
N'o Roo*evelt Speeches.
New York, Aug. 12.—Chairman Cor
telyou said to-day that President
Roosevelt would not make any political
speeches this year, setting at rest many
rumors to that effect which have been
in circulation. Beyond the speeches to
the Notification Committee and the
letter of acceptance, which Is yet to be
published, the President will not take
any public part in the campaign. This
is in line with the course pursued by
President McKinley in 1900.
Received Porto Hlcann.
Washington. Aug. 12. —President
Roosevelt to-day tendered a reception
and delivered a brief speech to about
500 school teachers of Porto Rico, who
have been In tills country for several
weeks attending various normal
schools. The reception took place In
the east room of the White House. The
President emphasized the necessity of
The Atlanta Oil and Fertilizer Com
pany claimed 10,000 barrels and offered
$25,000 in payment. Other offers came
from Thomson. Madison and four
places In Carolina.
The agent for the Standard refused
all offers and said he had no contract
with the Augusta Brokerage Compa
ny to sell oil at any such price.
A petition Is being circulated in the
city asking the City Council to revoke
the Standard Oil Company's license to
do business In the city unless It docs
comply with the terms of the alleged
contract.
The limit expired at noon to-day,
after which the matter will enter the
courts.
MRS. MAYBRICK MAINTAINS
THAT SHE IS INNOCENT
She Is Anxious to Get Bach to the United
States.
London. Aug. 13.—The Daily Chron
icle this morning publishes a three
column interview with Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, mostly concerned with
experiences during her life in prison.
The interviewer describes Mrs. May
brick as clear witted, outspoken, mild
ly robust, and in no way shattered,
either physically or mentally, though
her face is drawn as with grief and
suffering, and says that she answered
the questions put to her frankly and
without embarrassment or nervous
ness.
Describing the arrangements for her
release, Mrs. Maybrick said she could
never hope to repay the debt of grati
tude she owed Ambassador Choate,
Henry White, secretary of the Amer
ican embassy, and other kind friends,
and she wished it known how good the
officials of the American embassy had
been to her.
Asa practical recognition of the
fact that the United States immigra
tion commissioners had decided that
she would be regarded as an American
citizen, she said that Ambassador
t’hoate provided a gentleman escort
for her when she left Truro.
To the interviewer, Mrs. Maybrick
protested her innocence as firmly as
she had done at the beginning, and
said:
“I am praying for the time when
education to fit the Porto Ricans for
their part in the world’s work.
Squadron at Smyrna.
Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey. Aug. 12.
The American squadron, consisting of
the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleveland,
anchored here this morning.
GOLD KING IX AX OYSTER.
Wedding Emblem. Prolinlily Lo*t
Nearly Twenty X’enr* Ago, Found
ut Savin Rock.
From ‘the New York Sun.
New Haven, Aug. 6.—While walking
ilong the beach, at Savin Rock, Peter
Hoffman of Pittsfield, Mass., to-day
discovered an oyster with a gold ring
In its shell, which had probably been
there for twenty years. Noticing a
huge oyster growing to a rock, he at
tempted to pry it off. when he saw
something glistening in the shell.
Prying the oyster open, he found
what looked to be anew gold wedding
ring that the oyster had grown com
pletely around. The ring bore the in
scription “H. R. to L. D., 1875.” And
it did not look as if it had been worn.
According to growers here, the ring
was probably dropped overboard twen
ty years ago and landed on the oyster
just starting to grow. Unable to shake
it off, the oyster then grew around It
ind eventually almost covered it with
its shell.
HOW DID THEY GET THERE f
t urion* Find* Made in Oat-of-tlie-
Wny Place* of the NVorld.
From Answers.
One of the officers on Col. Young
husband's staff writes to a friend that
'they are frequently finding objects
which are strangely out of place. A
few months ago, when they were at
Khamba jong. this officer picked up
a pair of gloves bearing the name
of a well-known London maker: while
in the Tang pass a private picked up
a small, well-thumbed English diction
ary, with a carte-de-vislte of a young
Englishman pasted on the flyleaf.
Quite a curious chapter might be
written on those two finds were it
possible to discover the owners of the
lost property. They indorse, at any
rate, other out-op the-way finds.
A relative of a friend of the writer
was at the battle of Khartoum, when
Lord Kitchener finally broke the pow
er of the mahdl and rendered futile
the hostility of the dervishes against
the British advance. Upon one of
the dead dervishes was found a sin
gle eyeglass of undoubted Mayfair
cut. How did the dervish come by
It?
Sir Henry M. Stanley, the great ex
plorer. had in his library at Rich
mond terrace. Whitehall, many curious
finds which he came across In his
wanderings across the dark continent
of Africa. One Is a silver-plated fork
bearing the name of a fashionable
London restaurant. This fork was
found In a part of Africa which had
never before been trodden by the foot
of a white man till Stanley had brok
en the record and arrived there with
his little band. A pigmy, whose tribe
was unknown till then, was wearing
the fork around his neck as an or
nament.
Emin Pasha In his memoirs relates
that one of the greatest glories of
an Abyssinian chief he knew was a
George 111. xvig. which adorned the
chief's head on every special occasion.
How he came by it was a mystery
even to Emin Pasha himself. This
headpiece bore the name of a London
maker.
A sergeant In the Manchesters, who
was present at the fall of the native
fort at Chltral when our tnoops cap
tured It, picked up a money-lender’s
circular of comparative recent date.
How it found Its way to that distant
region of India will ever remain a mys
tery.
A most Interesting volume might
be written on these little mysteries
so strangely out of place. In one
case only was the mystery of an ob
ject out of place cleared up. Older
Answerites will remember the Zulu
war and how. In Its course, the prince
Imperial was killed. The body was
stripped.
The royal mother—the ex-Empress
Eugenie, who is still living—after the
first pang of her great sorrow was
over Inquired of her late son's broth
er officers if the Zulus had taken a
keepsake which the prince was wear
ing around his neck at the time of
his death. This keepsake was a re
ligious emblem known as Agnus Del.
It had been taken.
Soon afterward a great British vic
tory was won. and some hundreds of
the dusky warriors were taken prison
ers. Quite by accident a British offi
cer discovered, suspended around the
neck of a Zulu, the missing emblem.
It was taken from the man and sent
at once to the childless empress. In
whose possession It now rests, and
forms her greatest treasure.
—"There's no pleasing him. He ob
jected to my calling him ‘a lady's
man' and he's kicking now because
that sounds as If he were a valet.”—
Philadelphia PTesa.
—There are 269 generals on the re
tired list of the United States army,
or 227 more than there were In 1898. Of
this list 120 were In service as generals
lens than two weeks and two for less
than a month before retirement. Tak
ing the entire list into consideration.
210 never performed active service of
the rank.
my innocence will be proved to the
world.” She said she experienced noth
ing but kindness from the prison offi
cials. and spoke with deep gratitude
of the late Lord Chief Justice Rus
sell's efforts in her behalf. The last
time She saw Baron Russell he took
her hands in farewell and said: “Be
brave, be strong. I believe you to be
innocent and shall do all I can for
you.”
Mrs. Maybrick declared that she was
most anxious to get to the United
States, saying: “I shall feel happier
there.”
Mrs. Maybrick requested the inter
viewer to quote her as sending the
following message to her friends:
"To you all I give my heartfelt
thanks for your noble fight in behalf
of an innocent and defenseless woman.
I earnestly pray that the day is not
far distant when the proof of the
wrong that has been done me will be
demonstrated.”
Mrs. Maybrick was unable tx> say
anything as to her plans after the
lawsuit which she has brought in the
United States has been settled. “I
want,” she said, "a change of scene
to forget and forgive and to spend
my time with kind-hearted friends.”
Asked whether she would change
her name, Mrs. Maybrick replied:
”1 do not know. I am afraid I shall
have little peace while I hold that
of Maybrick, but why should it be so?
Let me die out of memory. I have
suffered enough. God knows. Make
the rest of my days as easy as you
can.”
ATLANTA’S POLICE
IN A DEEP MUDDLE
SOME UNSAVORY CHARGES
ARK CAUSING EXCITEMENT IN THH
CAPITAL CITV.
Invi'RtiKntlon of the (harget
Aiiaiiiftt Chief Bull Seem* Inevita
ble—He Im Prepn ri hr a Statement
in Hl* Own Defenwe—Oltioer* ot
the City Court Are Alleged to
Have Been Out for Graft in the
Trial* of the Gninbler*.
Atlanta, Auk. 12.— Atlanta’s police
muddle is getting deeper and muggier
every day. Chief Ball is preparing a
statement in defense of himself from
$
the charge of neglect of duty, in which
he will show' that he tbok every step
within his power to suppress gambling
and left no stone unturned to make ar
rests of all who violated the law. Nev
ertheless it is considered that investi
gation and trial of the charges against
the chief are inevitable.
Another Btartling report in connec
tion with the matter to-day was to the
effect that the officers of the City Court
were in league with those members of
the Police Commission who were
talking so much of suppressing gam
bling. and that they had agreed to pay
the expenses, because the gamblers
would all be tried in the City Court
and would pay their fines there.
The officers of the City Court deny
positively that they have had any con
nection with the matter whatever.
National Encampment Grand Army
of tlie Republic,
Boston, Mass., Aug. 15-20, $25.10 all rail
to Boston and return; $23.85 via New
York and Sound lines to Boston, and
return via Atlantic Coast Line. Quick
est time, best service.
Florida and West Indian Limited.
Leave Savannah 2:15 p. m., city time,
daily, arrive Washington 7:54 a. m. fol
lowing morning; New York 2:00 p. rn.,
Boston 9:00 p. m. Take the best, it
costs no more.—ad.
California—K night* Templar—Odd
Fellow*—'Tlie Lust Opportunity of
fhe Year.
Beginning Aug. 16 and continuing
dally to Sept. 9, round trip tickets will
be sold account of the above conven
tions from all points in the Southeast
to either Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco at extremely low rates, with final
return limit Oct. 23.
Tickets will permit of ten days stop
over at St. Louis and allow holder
privilege of going one route and re
turning another without additional
cost, except that tickets returning via
Portland an additional charge of sll
will be made.
The Frisco-Rock Island Systems of
fer excellent routes in either direc
tion.
Write for rates, descriptive litera
ture and full information, and let us
plan your trip. S. L. Parrott, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.—
ad.
glO.nfl Seaboard Sir I,lnc Ry. Excur
sion to Old Point Comfort, Vir
ginia lleacli aad Ocean View.
Aug. 17, tickets good returning until
Sept. 1. Personally conducted, with
through Pullman sleepers and vestl
buled day coaches to Portsmouth-
Norfolk. Also choice of route via
Richmond.—ad.
Abbott’* East India Corn Paint.
If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist lor Ab
bott's East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as well as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply;
apply this wonderful corn paint as di
rected.—ad.
SIT.7S Washington, D. C., and Re
turn via Seaboard Air Line Hall
way.
Grand excursion, Aug. 17; tickets
good rcturffing until Sept. 1. Person
ally conducted; two through trains—
-1:15 p. m. and 12:10 midnight.—ad.
Grand August Vacation Excursions
via Seaboard Air Line Hallway
On Aug. 17, for trains leaving at 1:15
p. m . and 12:10 midnight; tickets good
returning until Sept. I—fifteen days—
most favorable opportunity is offered
lor a vacation trip at a most reason
able rate to the Eastern cities and sea
shore resorts of Virginia and North
Carolina. Some of the rates offered by
the Seaboard Air Line are to Washing
ton, D. C.. $17.75; Old Point Comfort,
Virginia Beach and Ocean View, $10.50;
VVi Ightsvllle Beach, s6.so.—ad.
gll..V> Wrlghtsvllle Mench and He
turn *ln Sen board Air Llnr Rail
way,
Located near Wilmington. N. C.; a
most delightful resort. Tickets on sale
Aug. 17, good returning until Sept. 1.
Improved service to Wilmington, via
Seaboard. excelled by nous; two
shrough trains dally.—*4.
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