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RUSSIAN FIGHT
A RUNNING ONE
THE REAR GUARD TRYING
TO COVER THE RETREAT OP KCR
OI* ATKIN.
yichlina: Bnek (he Pnruaing Army
of Oyamu. Who Is Pressing the
Rnssians Hard in the Race for
Mukden-Russian Wagon Trains
Have Reached and Passed On
Through the City.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 6, 6:25 p. m.—
Private reports from Mukden say that
some of the rear guard actions in prog
ress are Quite severe, but no details
have been received.
Tokio. Sept. 6, 2 p. m.—lt i§ reported
here that the Russians have retired be
yond Yentai. Gen. Kuroki has occu
pied the town.
Tokio, Sept. 6, 7 p. m.—lt is officially
announced that a portion of the Rus
sian force remains at Yingshulssu,
couth of Yontai, where the bulk of the
Russian army is assembled.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.—The Emper
or has received the following dispatch
from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated Sept. 5:
“To-day (Sept. 5), the army is ad
vancing northward. It has extricated
itself from the dangerous position in
which it was placed, being threatened
by the enemy and having a narrow
front.
“The enemy throughout the day can
nonading our rear guard, especially its
left flank, but without much effect.
“We lost about 100 men to-day."
SUMMARY Of SITUATION.
The dearth of immediate press and
official dispatches from the present
actual seat of the Far East struggle
continues. It Is admitted by the Rus
sian War Office that no telegrams
whatever were received from Gen. Ku
ropatkin hearing Tuesday’s date, the
last message to the Emperor from the
general being dated Sept. 5 and brief
ly telling that the army was advanc
ing northward; that it had extricated
itself from a dangerous position; that
there was constant cannonading of the
rf “ar guard and that the losses on the
Russian 'side were about 100.
The situation, in the light of the
latest advices, may be summed up
about as follows: The Russian forces
are pushing on to Mukden, greatly Im
peded by heavy roads and floods, con
ducting an orderly retreat, and fol
lowed step by step by 'the Japanese.
Details of (he fighting and of the ex
art position of the opposing armies
are lacking.
I’he report that Kurnpatkln's rear
guard has been annihilated Is denied
<■' the Russian general staff. The
Russian War Office is entirely confident
Jail the retreat is slowly, but surely,
being effected.
Front Tokio comes the official report
Inal the hulk of the Russian forces is
"till at Yentai.
Iho Japanese field marshal, In an ex
tent] od report of the lighting up lo
h “pt. 4, says that the Russians burned
•ill the railroad bridges over the Talt
s<- river, and predicts that, while tho
•Japanese list of casualties is not yet
completed, the losses will prove heavy.
Viceroy AlcxiefT is on his way from
H.irhln to Mukden.
Ih< heads of Kuropatkln's long com
missary trains have passed through
Dkrien and are continuing northward.
I he attack on Port Arthur continues,
f 1 Drl Chinese arriving at Che Kuo say
the Russian garrison expects a general
“"id and sea 'attack to-day (Wedncs
day).
Hie correspondent does not conceal
, that the Russians are under
k ung a severe ordeal, but he says that
ii" courage of the troops remains un
tllminishcd.
St. Petersburg is full of the wildest
' 'itnors, some claiming that Kuropat
,'r: 14 guard has been annihilated;
r Kuroimtkln haw b*#*n prl
' ami that Port Arthur him fallen,
imu* tt]nrmi*t report* HrruJatmt
' [] H'>*ri*. and at on time threat
to caua* a panic.
THE CRUISER DIANA
WILL BE DISARMED.
Tokto, Kept ( | p . m.—The French
minister to-day formally notified the
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Japanese government that the Russian
cruiser Diana will disarm at Saigon,
French Indo China, where she sought
refuge Aug. 20 after taking part in
the battle of Aug. 10 off Port Ar
thur.
HE SEEKS TO CHEER THE
DESPONDENT RUSSIANS.
Correspondent Says the Soldiers
Still Have Hopes.
Mukden, Sept. 6.—A Russian cor
respondent of The Associated Press
supplies the following:
“Our retreat is being carried out
under heavy pressure and with the
Japanese on our heels. The task is
additionally difficult owing to the ter
rible condition of the roads and the
rivers, which are flooded.
“The fighting has now been almost
continuous since. Aug. 24. and how
much longer it will last it is impos
sible to say, as the initiative is in
the hands of the Japanese.
“The number of lives sacrificed, and
the loss of supplies by burning,
bridges being blown up, etc., can on
ly be explained when we once more
have concentrated, and this will oc
cupy us for some days.
“Do not be under any misapprehen
sion; we will live through these heavy
days, and still more alarming nights;
for despite recent failures we have
steadfast faith in the future and the
spirit of the troops is unimpaired.
“There are numberless stories of
heroism, collective and Individual,
which it is impossible to relate by
wire.
“The Red Cross is working tireless
ly, not only in aiding the wounded, hut
in establishing booths by the roadside
and distributing food and tea to the
sick, injured and starving. The Chin
ese population is in a state of fer
ment."
FIRING AGAIN HEARD
BY PEOPLE AT CHE FOO.
Che Foo, Sept. 6, 10:15 p. m.—Firing
at Port Arthur was heard here to
night.
Two Chinese inspectors, belonging to
the official household of Lieut. Gen.
Stoessel, commander of the military
forces at Port Arthur, were caught
spying at Shtishiyen and Palungshan.
They were executed by the Japanese.
Chiinese who arrived here to-day
from Port Arthur declare that the
Russian garrison expects a general
land and sea attack Sept. 7.
On Sept. 2 and 3, the Japanese bom
barded the fortifications severely and
two Russian guns on a fort near Uih
lupgshan were dismounted.
The recent entrance Into Port Ar
thur of a large steamship carrying
provisions, chiefly flour, has resulted
In the reduction of the price of flour
from $5.00 to $2.00 a bag.
THE RUSSIAN RETREAT
STOPS NOT AT MUKDEN.
Cwminlssarlnt Train* Have Already
Passed Tlial Place.
Mukden, Sept. 6. 1:40 p. m.—The re
treat of Gen. Kuropatkln’s army is
being carried out In good order, de
spite the terrible conditions of the
roads, rendered sodden by the rains
which fell yesterday and to-day and
which mire the lumbering guns and
heavy transport trains. Long lines of
commissariat wagons, drawn by
steaming mules, horses and even bul
locks. are straining their way north
over the soaking, cut-up main road
from Yentsi. Behind them come long
iraln* of artillery and back*of them
■till Kuropatkin'* army.
The Japanese are hanging on Kuro
patkin’* fl.’sxi, keeping the Russians
engaged In a continuous rear guard
action. The progress of the retreat -
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SOLDIERS FIGHT
IN MIMIC BATTLE
BROWNS BEAT BLUES BACK.
GRANT COI'LD NOT WIN THOROUGH.
FARE GAP.
Bines Conltl Not Break tbe Line ot
Defense of the Browns—Some Hard
Fighting Occurred—How the Um
pire Summarised the Work ot
Each Army—Massachusetts Regi
ment Had Its Colors Captured.
Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va.,
Sept. 6. —The Blue and the Brown arm
ies were in fierce combat when halted
by the chief umpire at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. Previous to this the com
manders of the two forces had spent the
time maneuvering for position.
The net result of the day is that Gen.
Grant, who is charged with forcing
back Gen. Bell's Brown army through
Thoroughfare Gap, has not been able
to break the line of defense established
by Gen. Bell during the early hours of
the morning. This line extends north
and south, bisecting the maneuver
zone, and is composed of infantry ani
artillery.
Gen. Grant opposed this force in the
extreme north early in the day, but
with no success. After five companies
of the Blue army had been ruled off the
field for attacking in the open a strong
concealed defense, hostilities ceased for
three hours.
During this time, Gen. Grant swung
the bulk of his infantry and artillery
to the south in an effort to flank Gen.
Bell's line of infantry on the right.
Gen. Bell, however, learned of the
movement of his adversary and rushed
up his reserves to the threatened point.
The two forces came to combat shortly
after 2 o’clock. Artillery was brought
into play by the Brown army and the
rapid-fire guns spoke on both sides,
while volley after volley of musket fire
added to the sound of the battle which
could be heard through the Virginia
hills for miles.
The battle had proceeded only a short
time when an order from the umpires
was given to cease firing. At this time
the forces were practically equal and
the situation was such that a decision
from the umpires seemed to be de
manded. Instead 15 minutes was
granted each side to rectify its lines.
Battle Was Resumed.
Then, at a signal from the chic!
umpire, the action was resumed. The
First Vermont, a portion of the Twelfth
New York, the Eighth Massachusetts,
and the Hecond Maine made a charge
on the Blue position, moving over
open ground, and under a very heavy
fire from the Seventieth Virginia, the
First Maine, and the First Texas.
The Brown charging force was order
ed back after sustaining heavy loss.
The success of the Blue army at this
time was but temporary, as an en
filading fire of infantry and artillery
from the Brown troops on the right
and left made it impossible for the
Blues to hold its position, and an or
der to fall back was given.
Gen. Bell had ordered up reinforce
ments consisting of the greater part
of Barry's brigade, which had been
holding the line still farther to the
south. The immediate line of the
Brown's defense then consisted of the
Second Maine, First Vermont, Eighth
Massachusetts, Fourth New Jersey,
Ninth Massachusetts, Twelfth New
York. Ninth Regulars, Third North
Carolina and Second Georgia, amount
ing in all to sixty companies of in
fantry, besides a battery of artillery.
Opposed to this force was the Sev
entieth Virginia, First Maine and
First Alabama .
The situation was critical for either
side. The fighting forces were ap
proaching closer, and closer, and the
firing was growing hotter. A decis
ion from the umpire would have been
imperative had a halt not been called.
Summary of the Fight.
The record of the Blue army for the
day is summed up by Col. Wagner,
chief umpire, as follows: Gen. Winl’s
brigade, which took up a position early
in the day on the extreme right of the
attacking line, has not been heavily
engaged and his troops are in bivouac
to-night. Price's brigade has been
seriously engaged and has suffered
great loss. Frost, on the left, has not
been heavily engaged, while the bri
gade of Bliss, still further on the left,
has not been in action. Tbe fighting
for the Blue army was done almost
exclusively by Price's brig rde and by
the advance guard of Wint.
On the part of the Brown army, the
brigades of Smith, Bee, Regan and
Barry have all been in the fighting.
Four troops of the Seventh Cavalry,
a part of the Brown army, made trou
ble for the Blue advance before day
light. It fired on Gen. Wint at day
light, and there were rumors that he
had been put out of action, but these
were not confirmed by the official re
ports of the umpires.
Masaai'liasctts Colors Cnptnred.
A colonel of the Blue Cavalry was
captured, as were the colors of the
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. These
colors were returned to corps headquar
ters to-night try Gen. Bell with a let
ter. stating that he should have re
turned them to the regiment, hut did
not want to take any action that
might be regarded as spying on his ad
versary. The colors were returned
through corps headquarters.
Gov. Heyward of South Carolina and
Representative Price' of Illinois, a mem
ber qf the House Military Committee,
were arrivals at the camp to-day, and
each responded to toasts at dinner.
Firat Lieutenant Cornellua K. Van
derbilt of the Twelfth New York was
compelled to submit to medical treat
ment to-day on account of the heat.
His condition Is not regarded as seri
ous.
PROUD OF THEfsOLDIER
WHO WOULDN’T SALUTE.
Atlanta, Bept. Breaking to-day of
the action of the Georgia soldier at
Maltaaaaa In refusing to aalute a ne
gro officer, Gov, Terrell aald: "The
Georgia boy who refused to saluts the
negro officer, at the Manassas maneu
vers showed true Georgia grH, and wa
are all proud of him. He la a true
Moutherner, and I don't believe that
any of ntir boys will depart from his
*aa triple "
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1904.
IN PASSENGER WRECK
FOUR WERE KILLED.
More Than Thirty Other. Injured itt
the Disaster.
Moberly, Mo., Sept. 6.—The south
bound Wabash passenger train which
left Des Moines for St. Louis at 6:40 a.
m., was wrecked to-day near Pendle
ton, Mo., killing four passengers and
injuring more than thirty others.
The dead:
J. E. Nichols, Macion, Mo.
J. A. Nichols. Piedmont, Mo.
Mrs. Henry Folcht; Huntingdon. Pa.
Mrs. C. H. Graves La Plata, Mo.
The train, which was composed of
an engine, baggage and smoking cars,
day coach, diner and Pullman sleeper,
was well filled, it being estimated by
Wabash officials that there were about
400 persons on board. The train was
running at its scheduled speed when
the accident occurred.
The day coach left the track and,
breaking loose from the baggage and
smoking cars, plunged down an em
bankment, dragging the diner with it.
The Pullman did not leave the track.
The heavy dining car dashed on top
of the coach and the majority of those
killed and wounded were passengers
in the latter.
WAS POISONED BY
BITE OF A NEGRO.
Dougherty County Farmer Died
From Injury He Received.
Atlanta, Sept. 6. —,1. N. Porter, a well
known planter of Dougherty county,
died to-day at the Baptist Tabernacle
Infirmary here of blood poisoning,
which is said to have been caused by
the bite of a negro. Several weeks
ago in a fight with a negro farm hand,
Mr. Porter was bitten on the thumb,
the negro's teeth sinking almost to the
bone.
No attention wa£ paid to the wound
at the time, but Soon after began to
suffer from the swelling of his thumb.
He went to Albany for treatment and
then came here. Recently his arm,
which was severely swollen, was am
putated In an effort to save his life,
but the poison had got into his system
and he died after long and severe suf
fering.
He was 60 years old and unmarried.
VOTm(FoN~TH E~STR IK E.
Not Yet Known What tbe Unions
Will Decide I'pon.
Chicago, Sept. 6.—Whether the stock
yards strike is to be called off or con
tinued Indefinitely will not be known
until to-morrow morning, when the re
sult of the referendum vote on the
proposition, begun to-day by the unions
involved in the difficulty, will be made
public by President Donnelly of the
Butchers’ Union.
The greatest secrecy is being main
tained by the officers of the different
unions as to the outcome of the vote,
which is being taken by secret ballot.
No official statement regarding the
probable result of the ballot could be
obtained to-night and the reports of
those who made a canvass of the sit
uation conflicted. It was claimed by
sevefal of the striking butcher work
men that their union had voted to re
ject the proposition offered by the Al
lied Trades Conference Board. To
offset these reports, many of the butch
ers declared that their organization
had voted to return ito work on the
terms offered by the employers.
Cass Schmidt, vice president of the
Butchers’ Union, said the proposition
on which the men are voting provides
for the calling off of the strike, the
skilled men to receive the former scale
of wageß, the men to be re-employed
as soon as possible, and the office of
steward to be abolished by the union.
Vofed to Stay Out.
Kansas City. Mo., Sept. 6.—The lo
cal unions of the packing trades in the
two Kansas cities, voted to-day to
continue the present strike until the
packern should be brought to terms.
ED WILSON AND OTHERS
HELD UP AT MANASSAS.
Wilson CaiiulU Ilnyonet n Soldier
Tried to Use Upon Him.
Camp No. 1, Manassas, Va., Sept. 6.
M. Ed. Wilson, a photographer of Sa
vannah, Ga„ together with a party of
three, was held up on the main road
leading Into Manassas to-night by sev
eral drunken soldiers.
One of the party was painfully
stabbed In the arm with a bayonet.
One soldier attempted to stab Mr.
Wilson, but Wilson caught the
bayonet and wrenched It from his
hand.
The provost guard later arrested the
soldiers and they are now In the Ma
nassas Jail.
The New York Journal correspond
ent was also held up.
GOV. DAVis LOST IN
VOTES IN ARKANSAS.
Oilier State Olln ere Outran the (lend
of tlie Ticket.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. Later re
turns to-night from the State election
yesterday show that while the unop
posed Democratic nominees for Htate
officers received 85 per cent. of the
total votes, the plurality for Gov.
Davis. Democrat, will be lean than
40,000 and may drop to 80,000,
In Benton county, the home of
United States Benator J. H. Berry,
the contest between Davis and Myers
may cause a recount to determine the
result.
Governor Davis has bait heavily In
Franklin, las Fayette, Independence,
Little River and Lawrence counties,
lie has gained In Eastern Arkansas
and hla total vote will not apparently
be short of the normal Democratic
strength as shown In Htate elections
heretofore.
The nest Legislature will stand
Henatn, Democrats, *4, Republicans, 1;
House, Democrats, W, Republicans, t.
MUTILATED BODY
HUNG TO A TREE
MURDERER OF MRS. BARROW
PAID AN AWFUI. PENALTY FOR HIS
CRIME.
NVnsh Bradley, the Guilty Negro.
Was Captured by Two Other Ne
groes Near Levyville—They Dis
armed Him, Bound Hint and Turn
ed Him Over to White Citizens.
Large Mob Gathered and Wrest
l'd Its Vengeance.
Brunson, Fla., Sept. 6.—With both
ears cut from his head, with slashes
down his back, his arms almost sev
ered with buckshot and his body other
wise mutilated, hung to a tree and
riddled with bullets. Wash Bradley,
the negro who murdered Mrs. N. B.
Barrow last Friday, was found.
His capture was made by Shed and
Walter Howard, two negroes, at the
home of another negro, Jim London,
two miles north of Levyville. just at
sunset yesterday. He went there for
the purpose of trading a shotgun for
a revolver. When they overpowered
him they disarmed him and tied him
hand and foot and delivered him to the
neighbors of the settlement.
The Barrow family were notified and
the news of his capture spread, until
a large mob appeared, with the result
mentioned.
Bradley confessed his guilt, stating
that he went to the Barrow residence
for the purpose of criminally assault
ing their daughter.
At the time Mrs. Barrow was shot
she held a baby at her breast, and its
escape is a miracle.
A GRAPHIC STORY”
OF THE LYNCHING.
How the Mot* Wreaked Its Ven
geanee I pan Bradley.
Gainesville. Fla., Sept. 6.—A full ac
count of the capture and lynching of
■Wash Bradley, the negro who brutally
shot Mrs. N. B. Barrow at her home in
Levyville Friday night, from the ef
fects of Which the lady died flaturday
night, has been furnished by Homer A.
Love, of the firm of Love, Smith A Cos.,
naval stores operators at Levyvilie,
who was very active In hunting the
negro down, and who arrived in this
city this morning.
Ever since the crime was committed
the woods have been full of indignant
citizens looking for the culprit, but he
had ben successful in eluding them.
On Monday evening at sundown Brad
ley went to the home of Walter How
ard, a negro living within a mile of
Levyville, and asked for something to
eat. He stated that he had shot Mrs.
Barrow, and gave as his reason that
the lady had put the dogs on
him because he was passing
through her yard. Howard was
well Unformed, however, and
was aware of the real facts in the
casn.
Bradley was given supper, and he
ate with his shotgun across his lap.
During the course of the meal he
bantered Howard for an exchange be
tween his shot gun and a pistol. "I
espect I am going to have trouble
getting out of this scrape,” he said,
“and this old gun, while it is a good
one, is too big and too much in the
way.” Howard replied that he had
no pistol, but that his brother George,
who would be home in a few minutes,
had a fine pistol, which he felt sure
he would trade, as he wanted a shot
gun.
With this information the other
Howard came, and the proposition for
an exchange was made. Howard gave
his brother a significant nod, and as
soon as the exchange was made
George Howard leveled the gun and
said, "Consider yourself under arresi.”
Bradley did not attempt to use the
pistol, but started to run, when he
was overtaken and over-powered by
the two Howard negroes, who
.bound his hands together and
marched him to Levyville, where he
was delivered to the citizens, and with
in an hour a mob of from seventy-five
to a hundred residents of the section
gathered. This mob was Increased un
til it numbered considerably over a
hundred, among whom were some of
the best citizens of Levy county.
The mob took the prisoner to a lafge
oak near the Levyville school house,
where a rope was placed around his
neck and preparations for lynching be
gun. During all this lime Bradley was
cool and collected.
"Walt, men,” said one In the crowd.
”1 want to ask this man Borne ques
tions.” The mob stood silently by
while he questioned the negro.
"After vou have committed this
awful crime for which you are about
to die, I am going to ask you some
questions, and X want you to tell rne
the truth. When you left the house
indications are that you went north
ward. Why did you turn back from
your course and come this way?”
“Because I wanted to go to the still,
and lost my way. Then I thought I
would wait until night and go by the
house.”
“Why did you want to go by the
house?"
“Because I knew they would catch
me. and I wanted to go by the house
and to the still before they did."
"What did you expect to do at the
house and the still?"
"I did not expect to do anything at
the house, but at the still I wanted to
see Parson Pitts, whom l knew would
give me something to eat, and help me
get nway again. Parson Pitts helped
trie get a wav at first.
"When you pissed tno house, didn't
you want to kill somebody else?”
"No, sir. Mrs. Barrow makes the
third person l have killed, and l have
got enough ”
Thla one having concluded his ques
tions, another member of the mob
Staled that the negro was shout to be
swung, snd naked the first speaker
If he wanted the first "crack ' at him.
to which no reply waa made a dog
en strong men then took the rope, and
Continued on Fifth Page,
Lord Minto, Governor General of Canada .
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The Governor General and party were In a wreek at Winnipeg last
Saturday, in wldeli live were killed, but lie escaped uninjured. The
switch was left open by a train crew which liad just left the town, and
the transcontinental express dashed in upon n freight train.
REPUBLICANS WON
VERMONT ELECTION.
Plurality ns Great n* That They Had
■ u moo.
White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 6.
Returns received at midnight Indicate
that the Republicans in to-day’s state
election elected the head of their ticket,
Chas. J. Bell, hy a plurality equal, if not
greater, than returned for William W.
Stickney when he was elected Govern
or in 1900. Stickney, however, had re
ceived the support of many gold Dem
ocrats and Republicans generally did
not look for more than 28,000 plurality
in to-day's election. Stickney was
elected four years ago by 31,282 plural
ity over Senter.
Election returns from 200 out of the
246 cities and towns of the state, give
Bell, Republican, 38,860; Porter, Dem
ocrat, 12,892. The same places In 1900
gave Stickney, Republican, 38,948; Sen
ter. Democrat, 13.556. These figures
show a slight falling off In the vote of
both parties, and indicate the election
of Bell by about 32.000 plurality.
With the exception of the three
northern counties, where local Issues
affected the normal vote, the complex
ion of the Legislature was practically
unchanged. This Indicates that Sen
ator Redfield Proctor will be re-elected.
The campaign was hard fought by
both of the leading parties, the Demo
crats bending their efforts to a reduc
tion of the Republican majority of
31,000. given to Stickney for Governor
in 1900.
Delaware!) EM ocr ats
Hove Nominated Pennevllle of Hover
for Governor.
Dover, Del., Sept. 6.—Caleb S. Pen
newill of Dover was this afternoon
nominated by the Democrats for Gov
ernor on (he fifth ballot.
There was a very bitter contest for
the gubernatorial nomination, which
was not decided until 'the fourth bal
lot had been taken.
Pennewlll is about 70 years of age
and is a wealthy lumber merchant of
Dover. The platform was adopted
without a hitch. It Indorses the prin
ciples of the Democratic party as set
forth in the St. Louis platform.
The Democrats are making a special
effort to carry the state this year be
cause the Arldicks and antl-Addlcks
factions of the Republican party each
have a state ticket In the field.
CLEMENCY FofsOLDIER
WHO KILLED COMRADE.
Washington, Sept. 6.—'Through the In
tercession of Judge Pritchard, former
of the District Supreme Court, and
H. Green, an attorney of this city, the
acting Secretary of War has ordered
a suspension of the sentence In the
ease of HVunpton Abernathy, formerly
a private In the Third North Carolina
Volunteer Infantry. During the Span
ish war, while his regiment was en
camped at Macon, Abernathy killed
another private In the regiment during
a fflacas. He was convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced to confine
ment for fifteen years in the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
He has served about five years of his
term and Is to be released on probation.
Clemency In this case w’as based on ex
tenuating circumstances.
REVOLUTION PLANNED
FOR THE GUATEMALANS.
Mexico City. Sept. 6.—Reports from
Guatemala state that ex-President
Barillas, who Is reported to have ar
rived at Tapachula in the state of
Chiapas on the Guatemalan border,
Is planning a revolution.
Barillas is a refugee and has sought
shelter ’ln Mexican territory. There
Is considerable anxiety In Guatemala
where property owners deprecate any
disturbance of the public peace.
CROWN PRINCfTO WED
AT GERMAN CAPITAL.
Berlin, Kept, 6.—The wedding of
Crown Prlnca Frederick William and
the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Hchwerln will taka place In Berlin,
where the visiting members of royal
families can be entertained heller than
et the bride'* home. The marriage will
probably taka place early In the new
year
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FERRETING OUT
BEFORE DAY CLUBS
THE OFFICERS ARE STRIVING
TO LAY BARR THE NEGROES’
PLANS TO KILL AND BPRN.
Tnllnhnssee Is Qnlrt and There la
No Likelihood Now, It Seems, ol
An Attempt to Lynch Any of the
Negroes Held in Connection With
the Murder of N. W. Eppes—Mas*
Meeting; Discussed the Situation
I,list Night.
Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 6.—The as
sassination of hi, W. Eppes and the
disclosures concerning the “Before
Day Clubs" continue the absorbing
topic on the streets. The deputies and
officials are using every effort to ferret
out the whole matter.
So far seven arrests have been made.
The first three prisoners, Isham Ed
wards, Larkins and Caldwell, were
taken to Live Oak on a special engine
Sunday night for safe keeping, owing
to the Intense excitement at Brad
fordville. Two more were brought in
Monday and two suspects were ar
rested on the train at Lake City and
lodged in jail there.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
at the Court House to-night to dis
cuss the situation. The people are
quiet, but are determined that these
clubs shall be severly dealt with.
Names of members of prominent cit
izens are said to be on the “black
list” of the five clubs which are said
to be in existence in Leon county and
which were organized a year ago.
Many wild rumors are afloat
throughout the state of lynehings,
riots and outrages, which have no
foundation save the general feeling
over the murder of Mr. Eppes. who
was an Inoffensive and truly good man,
as well as a prominent citizen..
Peculiar outlines resembling an ax
cut into the bark of trees around cer
tain homes In the Bradfordville neigh
borhood, are supposed to be some sym
bol of the "Before Day Clubs’’ and
probably mark those whose destruction
had been planned. Florida, with the
rest of the South, Is confronted by a
serious condition of afTairs and fur
ther developments are expected. In
the meantime all is quiet at a late hour
In Tallahassee.
It Is stated here that about three
years ago, a negro appeared in Rich
mond, Va„ (many averltig that he came
directly from Washington City) who
made an Incendiary speech, advising
members of his race to do all manner of
mean things. He advised the organiza
tion of the “Before Day Club." This
organization has become national In Its
character. The clubs In this'county
art; located at TallnhHSsee, Lake Jack
son, Dnwklnspond, Lake Hatla and the
Meridian neighborhood. Many of the
best negroes of the county h’a.ve re
fused to become members and are not
In sympathy with such an organization.
LAYING IN A SUPPLY OF
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
Florida Former Tell* a Story of
the Before Hay Club.
Thomasvllle, Oa„ Sept. The story
of the discovery of "Before Day"
clubs In North Florida, as told In this
morning's Savannah News, has had
Immediate and startling confirmation
In Thomasvllle.
This morning a prominent citizen or
the Mlccosukle nelghborhod, who for
obvious reasons wishes his name kept
secret, drove the eighteen miles from
that place to thla for the purpoaa of
buying In arms and ammunition for
himself and his neighbors.
He tells a graphic story of tha cap
ture of isham Edwards, Jr., and Isham
Edwards, Hr., who hava confessed to
the killing of N. W, Eppes of Brad
fordville, Fla., last Haturday.
The negroes ware tracked by dogs
Continued on Fifth figh