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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850 . - Incorporated 18SS
J. H. ESTILL. President.
FINAL FIGHT AT
THE TIGER’S TAIL
PLAN OF THE DEFENSES
CONTEMPLATES RESISTANCE AS
LONG AS A MAN IS LEFT.
Fort After Fort at Port Arthur May
He Taken Without the Fortress
Falling—Russians May Re Driven
From One to Another for a Long
While Before the Final Yielding.
The Progress of the Fighting.
Che Foo, Aug. 26, 3 p. m.—A Rus
sian who has an intimate knowledge
of Port Arthur fortifications explains
that there are three forts, known as
No. 5. This accounts for the various
and conflicting reports regarding fight
ing at No. 5. Two batteries on the
left wing bear this number, as does
also a strong fort at the left of Etz
sha.n.
The fort near Etzshan is believed to
have been the object of the fighting
reported from here yesterday, as the
Japanese being already in possession
of Etzshan, it would be comparative
ly easy for them to capture the ad
joining stronghold.
This move brings the Japanese ad
vance guard close to the section of
Port Arthur known as the New Euro
pean Settlement. Japanese here expect
that their army may even enter the
residence and business district of Port
Arthur, but that this would not neces
sarily mean the fall of the Russian
stronghold.
The Russian defenses are arranged
with the idea of resisting as long as
there is a man left, and the nature of
their defenses suggests that the final
stand will occur at the Tiger’s Tail, or
Liaoti mountain fort.
CANT TAKeThTpLACE
BY A DIRECT ASSAULT.
Paris, Aug. 27.—The Tokio corre
spondent of the Matin declares that
the Japanese Minister of War has
confidentially informed his colleagues
that there is no hope of taking Port
Arthur by direct assault and that long
operations will be necessary. There
fore the minister has ordered the field
marshal, Oyama, to avoid attacks en
tailing (heavy losses. This, 'the corre
spondent savs, has been concealed
from the public.
RUSSIANS AND JAPS
HAVE ARTILLERY DUELS.
Rotaiun Report Accords Sucre** to
Russian Arm*.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 26.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
dispatch, under date of Aug. 25, from
Gen. Kuropatkln:
"On Aug. 24, a Japanese battalion de
livered an attack in the Valley of
Sundakhya from Tantiaputzy. The
Japanese advance was checked at 3
p. m., at Laodintau by a Russian com
pany, five men of which were wound
ed.
"The same day, two Russian com
panies successfully resisted the ad
vance of the enemy in superior force
at Sunoinpu. where the Japanese sus
pended operations when our sreinforce
ments arrived. The Russian losses were
one officer w'ounded and fifty-three men
killed or injured.
"On the evening of Aug. 24, the
Japanese, having repulsed our out
posts, occupied the hights to the south
east of Liandianslan and proceeded to
construct earthworks and entrench
ments on the hights.
“At 5:45 a. m., Aug. 25, one of the
enemy’s batteries opened fire on the
village of Kofyntsa. A Russian bat
tery returned the fire successfully, not
withstanding the considerable distance
of the Japanese guns, and silenced the
latter, compelling the gunners to take
cover.
‘ Since the morning of Aug. 25, a
force of the enemy, consisting of one
•n igade of infantry, with four batteries,
has marched through the Sundakhya
valley and repulsed two companies of
our troops, in advancing down the val
ley one company of the Japanese ad
'ance guard came under the fire of our
battery, apparently suffering heavy
loss, and was forced to retire.
"On the morning of Aug. 25 the ene
my placed in position two batteries in
front of Liandlansian and bombarded
our advance post position. After a
brisk exchange of fire the enemy's in
fantry appeared from Erbakhe. mov
mg in the direction of Kamlnsa. In
the artillery duel which ensued at this
point our batteries quickly silenced
Gw Japanese gun*.
About 11 o'clock In the morning our
advance post was ordered to retire on
•he main position and the Japanese
Infantry occupied the wooded hights
west of Kamlnsa. near Tasslntun.
Towards noon Japanese guns were
fern near Erbakhe, with about a di
vision of Infantry. Four batteries were
*“en to be concentrated between Ka
hiinsa and Katas*t.
About 2 o’clock In the afternoon, a
Japanese mountain battery, which was
financing along a ridge towards Tas
f ntun, was held up by the fire of our
m -and prevented from occupying the
position held by another battery, which
"as silenced after suffering heavy loss.
A' 3 In the afternoon large bodies
the enemy were observed construct
-1 * entrenchment* on the hights south
‘ f Hampu, and at 4 o'clock a Japs
’ mountain battery apiieerert on the
hcghts west of Kamlnsa, but was
"bilged to retire,
At U p m. a Japanese forte of at
iesst two divisions of Infantry was
Jiataimab JEafnina iYrtaa.
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advancing against the Russian posi
tions at Liandiansian.
"Further reports of the engagement
have not yet been received.”
STOESSEL REPORTED
CESSATION OF FIRING.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 26.—The War
Office was much elated to-day at the
receipt of a dispatch from Lieut. Gen.
Stoessel, dated from Port Arthur, Aug.
22, reporting that the Japanese had at
last been exhausted by their attacks
and that the bombardment had been
suspended. ,
Full details regarding the dispatch
are not available, but it probably re
fers to the Che Foo dispatch of yes
terday announcing the repulse of the
Japanese with heavy losses in their at
tacks upon Fort No. 1 and Fort Et
seshan.
FROM LIAO7ANG COME
REPORTS OF FIGHTING.
Liao Yang, Aug. 24.—A big battle
commenced to-day twenty miles east
of Liao Yang.
The Russian front from the Taitse
river south was engaged.
Liao Yang. Aug. 25. —The fighting
which began yesterday continues to
day at Liandiansan, twenty-three miles
southeast of Liao Yang. The Japanese
are attacking.
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HELD UP ANOTHER.
London, Aug. 27. —The correspondent
of the Morning Leader at Lisbon says
that the British steamer Lisbon, which
has arrived there, reports that she was
stopped by a Russian cruiser in the
Bay of Biscay.
URGES MASSACRE OF
THE FOREIGN DEVILS.
London, Aug. 26.—The Tien Tsin cor
respondent of the Standard says that
placards have been discovered at
Tsinanfu (in the province of Shantung)
urging the massacre of “foreign devils
after the seventh moon." and that the
native Christians are fleeing.
GREAT OIL FIRE RAGES.
30,500,000 Gallon* of Petrolemn
Ablaze nt Ifohoken, BelKimum.
Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 26.—The oil
tanks at Hoboken, three miles from
here, containing about 26,500,000 gal
lons of petroleum, are ablaze, together
with all the sheds, wagons and para
phernalia.
The fire started at the Russian
Company's tanks, through the ignition
of escaping gas, and the flames quick
ly spread to the Standard Oil Com
pany's tanks. A high wind fanned the
fire. Troops are assisting the fire
men to localize the conflagration.
The firemen say nothing can he done
except to allow the fire to burn Itself
out. The estimates of the losses run
into ir*lions of francs.
The Standard Oil Company’s nine
tansk contained 60,000 barrels of oil.
They are a total loss, but were insured
for $240,000.
One Russian oil firm lost 120,000 bar
rels, insured for SIBO,OOO.
Although a strong gale was blowing
towards the Scheldt the quays were not
endangered. The ships lying near Ho
boken left their wharves.
It is reported that four workmen are
missing and it Is feared that they lost
their lives in the flames.
New Cotton for Eurotie.
Galveston, Tex.. Aug. 26.-To-day the
first cotton of the now crop to he
cleared for foreign ports cleared on
board the steamship Torrhead of the
Head Line of steamers. The cotton is
consigned to three different port* in
Russia. Revel. Russia, will get 390
bales: Riga, Russia, 100 bales, and
100 hales for St. Petersburg. Consign
ments will go via Belfast.
Wna n Violent Earthquake.
Mexico City, Aug. 26.—A violent
rtirthquak* 1* reported from Ran Mar
tin in the State of Oxaea. The shock
was accompanied by deafening subter
ranean rumbling. There waa great
alarm for a time, but no serious dam
age waa done.
Firemen'* Tournament.
St. Loul*. Aug. 26. Among the re
•ull* at the firemen's tournament to
day were the following
Championship wet hose race, won by
Bridgeport. O.; Spencer Hose Team,
Salisbury. N. C,, second. Time, (0 sec
ond* flat. . ,
Wet ho*e ra< *, won by < nlurnnl
trum, White Hlotie. N. Y , H|en>*r
learn, Salisbury, second. Tune, 4a sec
ond*.
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JEFFRIES WON
IN SECOND ROUND
MUNROE LANDED NO BLOW
MIiEB was at the mercy ot
THE CHAMPION.
Munroe Received a Trrmendoa*
Renting in the Short While the
Fight Lasted—Graney Had to Stop
the Fight Because Munroe Was
Helpless—Jeffries Landed at Will
and Munroe Could Make So Re
turn-Odds Were Long On Jeffrie*.
San Francisco. Aug. 26.—Like the
veriest amateur in the prize ring. Jack
Munroe of Butte, Mont., went down
and out before Champion James Jef
fries to-night in the second round. The
man from the mining district made
such an extremely sorry showing that
the great throng in Mechanics Ravilion
roundly hooted him as he protested to
Referee Graney against the decision
that had been given in favor of Jef
fries.
The two giants had not been In the
ring two minutes, when it was seen
that the aspirations of Munroe would
be quickly disposed of. The miner
was scared and awkward, and Jef
fries in the first round had him twice
on the canvas taking the count.
Jeffries directed his bombardment
against the stomach of his opponent,
and each shot was followed by a blow
on the jaw that sent Munroe to his
knees.
Jeffries went bark to his corner after
the opening round with a sneer and a
laugh on his swarthy face, while Mun
roe's seconds busied themselves with
smelling salts and restoratives. When
the two came together for the second
round the laugh on the champion's vis
age changed to a look of determination
that boded ill to the miner.
Braised and Bleeding.
Forty-five seconds after the gong
sounded Munroe was lying on the
floor, a bloody, bruised mass of hu
manity, with Jeffries standing over
him, ready, If necessary, to put the
quietus on the championship ambitions
of his adversary. The miner was too
dazed to rise to hi* feet, and the time
keepers counted Jiim out, but the husky
man from Southern California did not
understand that the victory was al
ready his, nor could Munroe realize
that his pugilistic star had so early sat,
and the two men, In a moment or two
were facing each other and Jeffries
landed a terrific blow on the Jaw ot
his staggering opponent.
It was at this time that Graney came
forward and ordered Jeffries away,
telling him that Ihe fight was ended
In hi* favor. Munroe tottered to hi*
corner with blood streaming from his
face and fell Into his chair, dazed and
helpless. His second* Immediately be
gan working on him to freshen him.
and when he came to a realization that
the fight had gone against him, he
arose, and going over to Referee Ora
ney. began to protest.
The huge crowd understood hts pro
testing and a mighty volume of Jeering
and hissing evidenced the sentiment of
the spectator*, many of whom had
placed money on the miner that he
would stay at |ea*t double th* numher
of round* before the champion. From
the time th* bell rang for (he com
mencement of the battle to the time
that th" count of ten had been uttered
agHlnet Munroe, only 4 minute# and 46
•nonda had elapad. The fight dem-
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. AUGUST 27. 1904.
onstrated, if nothing else, that the
world has yet to produce a pugilist
who will displace James J. Jeffries as
champion of the world.
Wa* a $26,004 House.
A $26,000 crowd witnessed the Jef
fries-Munroe fight, but the throng
was put up to the San Francis
co standard. That tense air of sup
pressed excitement, which is usually in
the air on the eve of a great champion
ship battle was. if not wholly lacking,
considerably toned down.
The San Francisco sporting frater
nity seemed to be imbued with the
idea that the outcome was a foregone
conclusion. Not so with the out-of
town delegations, however, who came
into the city on every train. The great
majority of these people looked with
favor on Munroe. In fact this element
made up almost two-thirds of the
house.
In the afternoon the betting was 100
to 35 that Jeffries would win, and even
money that the champion would knock
out Munroe in less than ten rounds.
There was an abundant of Jeffries
money in sight, but few takers found
in the Munroe camp. They were hold
ing for a bettor proposition.
Toward evening the odds dropped to
10 to 3, and at that more Munroe money
was In evidence. Most of the bets,
however, were small, and In the down
town poolrooms no large commissions
were recorded. The great bulk of the
money wagered was on the proposition
of how long Munroe would last.
Shortly after 7 o’clock the doors to
the big pavilion were opened and the
waiting throngs, which had been ad
mirably handled by the mounted po
lice and a squad of patrolmen, poured
in at the doors. The galleries were
quickly filled and the conservatives
among the spotting men soon occupied
most of the high priced seats.
When Fighter* Appeared.
Munroe was the first to jump into
the ring. He was followed Immediate
ly by Jeffries.
The seconds, as announced by Ref
eree Graney, were, Jeffries: Billy De-
Laney, Jimmy Britt, Jack Jeffries and
Joe Kennedy.
Munroe, Kid McCoy, Harry Foley,
Tim McGrath, “Twin” Sullivan and
Frank McDonald.
Announcer Jordan Introduced iMun
roe as the Butte miner.
Jeffries was then presented as the
champion of the world. Both men
received a hearty round of applause.
Kid McCoy was next Introduced as
the "Beau Brummel" of the prize
ring.
MoCoy expressed himself as willing
to box any man in the world, barring
Jeffries.
Jeffries Immediately went to bis cor
ner. His face bore a smile of confi
dence. His condition was superb. He
was clad In black trunks, entwined
with the national colors. After greet
ing many friends Jeffries stalked to
Munroe'* corner and grasped the min
er's hands.
As far as appearances went. Mun
roe contrasted greatly with the cham
pion. Hi* face bore a serious expres
sion and wa* almost white. He ap
peared to he 111 nt ea*e as his seconds
fastened the glove* on hi* hands.
Munroe wore green tights, also sur
rounded with the national colors. As
the minor discarded hi* overcoat It
waa agreed ihat hi* condition was per
fect.
At 4 30 Announcer Jordan beckoned
th* men to their corner*, there to
awatt the gong Time wa* called.
Mound One.
Both advanced slowly to th*
Continued on Fifth l'age.
JOHN GOODNOW,
1. S. Consul at Shanghai.
SCENE AT SHANGHAI SHOWING
THE COSMOPOLITAN DOCKS.
... • ■
AGAIN FAILED TO
SETTLE THE STRIKE
ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE
COILD NOT BRING PACKERS AND
STRIKERS TO TERMS.
The Parker* Again Declare There
I* No Rennon Why They Should
Arbitrate a* They Have Won the
Fight—Are Turning Ont 1)2 Per
Cent, of Their Norniul Output
With 75 Per Cent, of Their fr/nrmer
Force—Negotiation* Are Off.
Chicago, Aug. 26.—The conferences
of the committee appointed earlier in
the week to attempt a settlement of
the stock yards strike, with the parties
at dispute, resulted in nothing. There
Is no present prospect that they will
result In anything in the future, and
tho chances of an agreement between
the. packers and the strikers appear
very meager.
The strike leaders appeared before
the committee this morning, and stated
their side of the case. They did not.
request of the Aldermanic Committee
that it make any overtures to the pack
ers, but simply gave their side of the
case.
The representative of the packers
then appeared before the committee,
and after a session that lasted three
hours, Mayor Harrison said:
“The packers have said Just what
they said before—that they are running
their plants and have nothing to arbi
trate, and that there is no reason why
they should confer with the men."
"Then it Is all off?"
“That Is about what It amounts to.”
“We heard a review of the entire
strike trouble," continued the Mayor,
"and the packers kay that in every
community except Chicago and Omaha
the strike is practically over, and they
claim that with 75 per cent, of the men
that they employed in Chicago before
the strike, they are now turning out
92 per cent, of their normal output.”
Strike leaders say they will make
a final appeal to the packers for a
conference.
RABBIS AT NORFOLK HAD
A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
One riiargcd the Other With A*nalt
and Battery.
Norfolk, Va„ Aug. 26 —A personal
difficulty occurred at B'Nal Israel Syn
agogue to-night between Rev. Samuel
Goldberg, rabbi of the Synagogue, and
Rev. L. Heller, formerly rabbi of a
synagogue at Augusta. Ga., who is
making Norfolk his temporary home.
Rabbi Goldberg was arrested on a
warrant sworn to by Rabbi Heller,
charging him with assault and bat
tery.
Rahhl Goldberg objected to th# pres
ence of Rahhl Heller In the synagogue
and sought to eject him. An alterca
tion ensued and the arrest followed.
Sawmill Waa Burned.
Shreveport, La., Aug. 28.—The saw
mill of White & Wheel***, at Alden’*
Bridge, forty miles from her# on the
Cotton Belt Railway, was destroyed by
fire to-day with a loss of about SIOO,OOO,
covered by Insurance.
■lower* W in* far f onurea*.
Now Orleans, Aug 26, —Eton J. How
era. In thr Hlkth Mississippi Congress
tonal district, carried the Democratic
primaries to-day and will b 4 elected.
PART OF WOPSIjNG AT ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR OF SHANGHAI.
STORES WERE SEIZED
BY THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
Number of Die Paraguayan Officials
Were Aboard.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 26.—1 tis now
confirmed that the Paraguayan revo
lutionists h'ave seized a train contain
ing stores and which had a number
of government officials on board.
A delegation, headed by fonner Min
ister of Finance Moreno, accompanied
by two representatives of the Para
guayan government, arrived at For
mosa, Argentina, to-day. The delega
tion is now on the way to Buenos Ayres
under the protection of an Argentine
gunboat to confer with the Argentine
government and with the Paraguayan
minister, Manuel Viera.
Two hundred and fifty citizens of the
Argentine Republic are returning from
Paraguay under diplomatic protection.
The Paraguayan deputy, Senor Soler,
who is seeking the recognition of the
revolutionists as belligerents, is acquir
ing a stock of arms and other muni
tions of war from manufacturers in
this republic.
WILSON GETS IN FOR
AN INDIVIDUAL PRIZE.
the Cos nt on! u nt* Stood In the
National Mutch.
Fort Riley, Kan., Aug. 26.—The fir
ing in the national individual matches
on the national range nt Fort Riley
-
was finished this afternoon with the
completion of two skirmish runs by
each competitor.
In addition to the skirmish runs, the
500-yard score In rapid-fire, left over
from yesterday's programme, was shot
off. In the two days' work the possi
ble score was 500.
Following are the twelve competitors
making 'the highest score, together
with scores and medals and cash prizes
to he presented to-morrow:
First .Sergeant George Sergeant, Fif
teenth United States Infantry, score
462, gold medal and $69.
Sergt. H. Baptist, Marine Corps,
score 461, gold medal and $62.
Capt. Thomas Q. Donaldson, Jr.,
Eighth Cavalry, score 458, gold medal
and $55. •
First Lieutenant K. V. Casey, Sev
enty-first New York National Guard,
score 457, gold medal and $49.
J. F. King. U. S. N., score 455, silver
medal and s4l.
Capt. Frank T. Graham, Porto Rico
Provisional Regiment of Infantry, 451,
silver medal and $37.
Lieut. D. C. Shaw, Twenty-seventh
United States Infantry, 449, silver medal
and s3l.
Sergt. F. A. Lonsdale, Marine Corps,
444, silver medal and $29.
Private R. L. Pile, District of Co
lumbia National Guard, 440, bronze
medal and $25.
Color Sergeant George M. Jefts,
Massachuetts National Guard, 439,
bronze medal and S2O.
Corpl. C. M. Sehriever, Marine Corps,
439, bronze medal and sl7.
Private F. C. Wilson, Georgia Na
tional Guard, 439, bronze medal and
sls.
In the skirmish runs to-d*ay, where
the possible score was 100, Capt. W.
H. Hay, Tenth United States Cavalry,
made the highest score, 96.
The score closest to It was 91, made
by a number of competitors. Practi
cally all of the remainder of the Na
tional Guard teams will leave the na
tional range to-morrow, but several of
them will be represented In the na
tional pistol match whleh commences
to-morrow.
STORM STRUCK ATLANTA.
Nerlon* Damage VVn* Dane hy Light,
nlug and Wind.
Atlanta, Aug. 26.—A terrific thun
derstorm swept, over Atl.nta this aft
ernoon, during which the wind attained
a velocity of thirty-eight miles an
hour. In half an hour after the rain
began over an Inch of rain had fallen.
The twelve-story Engllsh-Aimerlcan
building on Peachtree street was
struck by lightning, the flag pole de
molished and an elevator boy severely
shocked.
A big generator at the plant of the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany waa burned out, the damage to
the plant being about $1,500.
Two large street bridges In the
western portion of th* city were
swept a wav and In several section*
the sidewalks ware badly torn up
Three large trees near tb# center of
the cHy war* uprooted.
The storm was the most severe At
lanta hoe experienced in years.
{5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TTMES-A-WEEK.n A YEAH
ROADS REFUSE TO
RE-ADJUST RATES
ANSWERS TO COMMISSION
ARE MADE BY A NI'MBER OF THE
RAILWAY LINES.
Deny That Rales From the Ohio
River to Atlanta Are Too High.
Besides, They Say, They Have
Nothing to Do With Making These
Rate's—Commission Takes No Ae
tion—Railway Employes Ohjeet to
the Proposed k-Oents-a-MHe Rate.
Atlanta, Aug. 26.—Answers were re
ceived by the Railroad Commission to
day from all the large railroads of the
sfate, refusing to comply with the de
mand of the commission for a read
justment of rates from Ohio river points
to Atlanta.
Several of the roads, among them the
Southern and the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis, deny that rates
from the Ohio river to Atlanta, are too
high, and make also the claim which
is made by the other roads, namely,
the Georgia, the Central, the Seaboard,
and the Atlanta and West Point, that
they have nothing to do with fixing
these I'ates. They claim that these
rates are made by their connecting
lines, and they have to abide by them.
The last named roads do not deny
the existence of unjust rates, hut they
protest against any readjustment.
These answers were made In reply
to a demand on the part of the Rail
road Commission that rates from Ohio
river points to Atlanta and other Geor
gia points to be readjusted, so as to
put Georgia points on an equal basis
with Birmingham, Montgomery and
other places similarly located. The
commission required that this be done
within sixty days and in the event of
failure by the roads to do so, the com
mission stated that it would take up
the question of a general reduction of
rates within the state and would also
apply to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for the needed relief.
The commission simply received the
answers to-day and has not taken any
definite action. The complaint in this
case was made by the Atlanta Freight
Bureau. One of its contentions, how
ever, was won.
Cut* Bute* on Syrn|>*.
The complaint involved also the rate
on syrup and cane products from Cairo.
Ga., as a base. The rate on syrup
from Cairo to Atlanta and other Geor
gia points hus been cents, as
against 17 cents to Birmingham and
Montgomery. The roads were ordered
to submit anew schedule of rates by
to-day, or the commission declared it
would maka rates of its own.
The railroads replied to-day, agree
ing to make the rate to Atlanta and
Augusta 21 cents. This was not ac
ceptable to the commission, and the
following rates on syrup from Cairo
were ordered by that body: To Atlanta,
Macon and Augusta, 17 cents; to Sa
vannah and Columbus, 15 cents.
Engineer* Protest.
The Legislative Committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
appeared before the commission, head
ed by Chairman T. C. Waters, and
protested against the motion of Chair
man Pope Brown to reduce the pas
senger rate In Georgia from 8 to 2 cents
per mile. The members of the com
mittee claimed that It would cause to
suffer 60,000 people, Including the em
ployes of the railroad)) and those de
pendent upon them, as a result of re
ductions in wages, which would be
sure to follow the reduction In the pas
senger rate. It was stated that com
mittees from other railroad organlza
t,on*. such as the conductors, fireman
and brakemen and others, would like
wise protest.
The commission took no action In
the matter to-day. hut stated that It
would notify the Engineers' Committee
as soon as a date for a hearing has
been set, which will be within the next
few days. The engineers and others
will, at that time, enter formal pro
test.
A* to Central's Ownership.
No action was taken In the matter
of the petition of the Atlanta Freight
Bureau, which seeks to show that the
Southern Railway Company Is the
owner of the capital stock of the Cen
tral of Georgia.
MAN SHOTTf LYNCHING
DIES OF HIS WOUND.
The Cednrtown Affair Ha* Another
Knliillly Result.
Oedartown, Ga., Aug. 26. —John Sex
ton, a young farm laborer, who was
shot during the lynching of the negro,
Jim Glover, here last Monday night,
died yesterday at h! home In East
View.
The shooting of Sexton occurred dur
ing the reckless firing of the mob.
Whether Sexton waa taking part In
Ihe lynching le not known. It is
thought, however, that he wa* standln
near the negro, and one of the pis
tol bullet* Intended for the negro
struck Sexton In the upper part of Ihe
abdomen.