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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850 - Incorporated ISSB .
J. H. ESTJLE. President. i
JAPS BLOWN UP
BY RUSSIAN MINE
A COLUMN OF 700 MEN
MARCHED INTO a TRAP THE RUS
SIANS HAD LAID.
jlnmians Kept a Close Watch anrt
Just at the Right Moment Touch
ed Off the Mine by Means of Elec
tricity—Japanese Sent Flying; In
to the Air by the Explosion—Bnt
A Few of the Japs Escaped the
Epplosicn.
Che Foo, Sept. 9, 1:30 a. m.— A Jap
anese column, numbering approximate
ly 700 men, while marching along at
night on a road in the valley between
Long Hill and Division Hill, met a
! rightful disaster through the explo
sion of an electric land mine on Sept.
1.
The mine was carefully laid by the
Russians three weeks ago. It covered
nearly a mile of available marching
space. The explosive was placed at
the bottom. Rock were placed next,
and on top of these clay was packed so
carefully that the ground gave the im
pression of not having been disturbed.
The indications of Japanese activity in
this vicinity put the Russians on guard.
Near midnight the outposts rushed in
and reported that the Japanese were
approaching.
The Russians withheld their fire for
some time. Suddenly they threw a
searchlight up the valley. The Japa
nese opened with a rifle fire. The Rus
sians waited until apparently the whole
Japanese column was in the danger
zone. Then the mine was exploded.
The force of the explosion knocked
a number of Russians down, and the
sight of Japanese rifles, water bottles,
legs and arms hurling through the
lighted space made by the searchlight
was an awful spectacle. Some rocks
landed inside the Russian lines.
There was an appalling moment,
during which the garrison itself was
stunned, then a deathlike silence. The
searchlight coldly lighted up the road
and hillsides, strewn with dead. The
following day the Russians buried the
dead, but owing to their dismembered
and mutilated condition, the Russians
were unable to accurately estimate the
number of killed. A few Japanese
escaped, however.
The foregoing information is contain
ed in a small sheet issued Sept. 3 by
the Port Arthur Novalrai, a breakage
in the press having made it impossible
to issue a full edition. *
A Chinese arriving here at midnight
confirms the above to the extent of
saying he heard the report that many
Japanese had been killed by a mine,
hut he did not learn the details. On
the nights of Aug. 26 and 27, a simi
lar disaster befell the Japanese near
Redoubt No. 2. it is reported, but no
details have been ascertained.
SITUATION OF ARMIES.
What is happening at the seat of
tvar is known only to those on the
ground. Kuropatkin reports, in a tele
gram sent Wednesday evening, that
he did not lose a single gun in his re
treat, and that Kuroki is on his east
flank and Oku on his left, and St.
Petersburg officials surmise that a big
hat tie may be fought if the Japanese
continue to press on to Mukden.
The story of bad roads and hamper
ed transport is repeated, and from
Mukden, in the last dispatch received,
comes the significant information that
there is an interesting movement to
wards Tieling, the rfature of which is
not disclosed.
HAD IT RUMORED THAT
KUROKI WAS KILLED.
Bosnians, However, Were I'naltle to
Confirm the Report.
Mukden, Wednesday, Sept. 7.—News
ot a fight at some point between
(eleven miles northwest of Liao
ang), and Mukden is hourly ex
pected.
Among reports current here is one
♦o the effect that Gen. Kuroki has been
hilled and that two Japanese generals
have been made prisoners; but no one
seems to know where the reports orig
inated and no confirmation is ob
tainable.
REPORTS OF FIGHTING
AT PORT ARTHUR.
•"’he Foo, ge-pt. g, 1-40 p m .—Chinese
left Port Arthur on Monday ar
rived here to-day. They report that
revere fighting occurred Sept. 3. The
•l ipanese attacked oerta'ln positions
"" th * east and west flanks and the
Russians allowed them to approach
"Ithln a short distance, wthen they
opened a heavy fire and compelled the
•Japanese to retreat after three hours'
flahting.
An Incident of the engagement was a
' <sh between Japanese and Russian
regiments of cavalry, resulting In the
retreat of the former.
town bombarded by
TWO JAPANESE CRUISERS.
't. Petersburg, Rept. Two Jsp
suese cruisers bombarded Korsakovsk.
'"land of Makhalln, yesterday and Bred
tori . does at the sunken Russian . rula
•r Novik. So attempt was made to
■•nd. Korsakovsk la defended by coast
bsitsrtM.
intoning ffrto£.
NUMBER 17.77(i.
TWO GRAND DIVISIONS
OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
Knropatkin Will Remain the Com-
Mnnder-in-Chief.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 9, 2:15 a. m.—
Beside the formation of two fresh army
corps as the first answer to the Japa
nese success at Liao Yang, the Rus
sian army at the front will be reorgan
ized, probably in the form of two arm
ies, in command of Gen. Linevitch and
Gen. Baron Kaulbars, respectively,
with Gen. Kuropatkin as commander
in-chief.
Gen. Kaulbars will go out with the
two army corps now organizing in the
governments of Kazan, Odessa, Vilna
and Kieff. Gen. Linevitch has been
ordered by telegraph from Vladivostok
to Mukden. This decision is due in
part, doubtless to the growing un
wieldiness of the big force under Gen.
Kuropatkin’s command, and which
will be largely increased by constant
reinforcements.
Gen. Kuropatkin heretofore has han
dled every detail of the vast organiza
tion. The work is too much for one
man and he is now almost broken
down under the strain. It is known
• that the Emperor is personally one of
Kuropatkin's strong supporters and it
is thought the general will in all •prob
ability retain chief command of the
two armies. Kuropatkin, however, has
been seriously criticised by some of
the Emperor’s close military advisers,
and it is possible that he may eventu
ally be superseded.
There is little information from the
front to-night. A dispatch from Muk
den bearing Thursday’s date repeats
and intimates that there is an “In
teresting movement towards Tieling,”
but the nature of this movement is
not disclosed.
It is understood that the Emperor's
inspection of the Baltic fleet at Cron
stadt to-day is the last he will make
and that the fleet wjjen it leaves Libau
will proceed to the Far East.
KUROPATKIN BELIEVES
RUSSIAN APPREHENSION.
Wherein the Rmininns Found (lea
*on for Congratulations.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 8.—6:25 p. m.—
Gen. Kuropatkin’s official report, sent
from Mukden duripg the evening of
yesterday, announcing that the whole
of his army had arrived at Mukden,
and was taking up positions around
the city and adding that the army had
not lost a gun (Juring the retreat, re
lieved the public anxiety and put an
end to the many alarmist reports which
had been current here.
From the general's report, it seems
evident that Kuropatkin is tentatively
preparing to meet the Japanese again
should Field Marshal Oyama continue
to press northward.
Nothing more important than rear
guard actions marked the march to
Mukden. The region south of that city
is now clear of Russians. It i evi
dent, however, that Kuropatkin is tak
ing precautions to prevent the Japa
nese from creeping around his flanks,
as he reports that the Japanese caval
ry is actively scouting wide on his
flanks.
The Japanese are reported to be mov
ing up about thirty miles on either
side of the railroad, with a view to
surrounding Mukden.
RUSSIANS’ FIRE DROVE
THE JAPANESE AWAY.
They Had Arramted to Blow Up
the Novik.
St. Petersburg, Sept. B.—Lieut.
Gen. Liapounoff, military gov
ernor of the Island of Sakhalin, in a
dispatch to the Emperor, dated yes
terday, has transmitted the report of
the commander of the garrison of Kor
sakovsk on 'the visit of Japanese ves
sels to that place Tuesday, as follows:
“At 6 a. m., Tuesday the smoke of
steamers was observed at sea and the
troops were prepared for action. Two
Japanese transports of 6,000 tons each
anchored eight versts out and two
launches were lowered and proceeded
tc the Novik. At 10;45 ‘the order was
given to tire volleys at the Japanese on
board the Novik and in the launches.
This firing was so successful that the
deck of the Novik was cleared and the
launches returned to the transports.
The enemy returned the Russian fire,
but no damage was done. At 12:45 p.
m., the transports put to sea.
“The commander of the garrison
went on board the Novik and found a
number of rides and some wires con
nected with mines. The wires were
cut and nine mines, in different parts of
the ship, were removed.”
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER
PORT ARTHUR ASSAULT.
Japanese Want to Kill the Moat
With Sandhuß*-
Che Foo, Sept. 8, 4 p. m.—Apparently
well Informed Japanese who reached
Che Foo from Port Dalny to-day re
port that the Japanese army before
Port Arthur Is preparing to make an
other assault on the fortress.
Japanese agents here are sending
to Port Dalney 70.000 gunny sacks and
are endeavoring to secure 60,000 more.
It Is reported that these sacks are to
be filled with sand and used to fill up
portions of the moat protecting the
Russians’ right flank.
The Chinese report that the Rus
sians are paying fifty cent* each for
unettploded shells manufactured for use
4 urlng the Chlcese-.lapanese war, The
persistency of this report during the
pwat week entitles tt to consider*tde
Continued on Fifth Pag*.
AS LITTLE SURFACE DISTURBANCE AS POSSIBLE
THE MEAT STRIKE
NOW CALLED OFF
THE UNIONS WERE BEATEN
PRESIDENT DONNELLY HAS AC
KNOWLEDGED DEFEAT.'
Donnelly Said the Only Thing to Do
to Keep His Union Front Being
Disrupted Entirely Was to Call
the Strike Off—National Executive
Committee Gave Him the Anthor.
ity—Will Go Back to Work.
Chicago, Sept. 8. —The strike of the
butcher workmen, which has demor
alized the meat packing industry
throughout the country for the last
two months, was officially declared off
to-night by President Michael J. Don
nelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters’ and Butcher Workmen of
America. $
This morning Mr. Donnelly tele
graphed the members of the National
Executive Committee asking their con
sent to an announcement of the end
of the struggle, and to-night, having
received favorable answers from all,
he declared that the strike of the
members of his organization would end
at midnight.
The strike of the members of the
affiliated unions at the stock yards,
who quit work in sympathy with the
butchers, will officially be called off
to-morrow morning at a meeting of
the conference board of the allied
trades. This was decided upon at a
meeting of the central body of the al
lied trades held to-night.
The general body was at first in
favor of continuing the strike, but
Mr. Donnelly, who was present, an
nounced that the men were defeated
and that in order to save his union
from being entirely disrupted he would
order his men to return to work in
the morning, no matter what course
might be taken by other unions. As
the other unions had no grievance of
their own. but had gone on strike to
aid the butchers, there was nothing
left for them but to follow the lead
of Mr. Donnelly, and they, too, decid
ed to call off the strike as far as they
were concerned.
GEORGIA BUILDING SOLD.
It May Nerve An Illinois County ai
it Court House.
St. Louts. Mo., Sept. B.—The Geor
gia state building at the World’s Fair
was sold by the Georgia World’s Fair
Commission, through David P. Leahy
of the Lincoln Trust Company, to W.
J. and A. J. Rtedlln. local real estate
operator*, who ars negotiating for the
sale of the building for Court House
purposes In an Illinois county. The
purchase price was about tlhOo
The fttedlln Bros, have the saaurance
of th* builders of Ih# building, which
Is Bill two stories high, and occupies
ground space of 65 hy 90 feet, that It
can be moved ten miles in Ita entirely
without damage.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1904.
CORONER’S JURY CHARGES
M’CUE WITH MURDER.
Charlotteaville Man In Heavily
Gnnrded in Jail.
Charlottesville, Va„ Sept. B.—At 6
o’clock this evening the seven repre
sentaißive business men comprising the
coroner's jury investigating the Mc-
Cue mupder case, returned the follow
ing verdict:
“We find that Mrs. Fannie C. Mc-
Cue dame to her death by a gunshot
wound in the chest, inflicted by J.
Samuel McCue, her husband.”
“The verdict might have been re
turned Monday at the conclusion of
the evidence taken on that day,” said
a member of the jury after the result
was announced. “We had virtually
made up our minds at that time. It is
the hardest duty I have ever had to
perform, for I am a personal friend
of McCue.”
The accused has employed Daniel
Harmon and Walker and Sinclair as
counsel, and prominent lawyers have
been approached by the Crawfords,
brothers of the murdered woman, to
assist the commonwealth's attorney In
the prosecution, but 'have not yet ac
cepted.
Fifteen guards have been stationed
■at the jail, In addition to the twenty
on duty last night, but no mob vio
lence is feared . since the arrest has
been made and the people are satisfied.
A preliminary hearing has been
waived by McCue’s counsel. The grand
jury will hear evidence on Sept. 18, and
the trial will commence In the Corpora
tion Court Immediately afterwards.
MISSISSIPPI IS HARD UP
FOR A LITTLE READY CASH.
There Is Bnt ft. till In the State
Treasury at Present.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. B.—The state
of Mississippi has In its treasury $1.56,
and there is no relief in sight. Much
doubt is expressed In financial circles
whether a firm of Now York and Chi
cago brokers, who recently purchased a
state bond issue of half a million dol
lars, will pay for them, and the banks
of the etate seemingly are unwilling to
advance money for immediate use.
No payment of taxes Is due for thir
ty days, and a proposed special session
of the Legislature could not bring re
lief within that period.
POLIOE~HAD CONVICTED
MAN WHO WAS INNOCENT.
London, Sept. B.—Home Secretary
Akers Douglass has appointed a com
mission to Inqulra Into the circum
stances of the convictions of Adolf
Beck, who was convicted in 1*96, serv
ed one sentence of seven years and
who was again arrested and convict
ed. but was granted a “free pardon.”
when It develo|>ed that It had been
conclusively proven that both his con
victions were founded on mlatakep
Identity.
The css* has caused a great sensa
tion. especially In view of the re
al oused interest In the Mayhrlrk case,
and the charge against the police of
conspiracy In order to secure the con
viction o sn innocent unur tf trevly
•fid open y made,
PARKER SPEAKS
TO THE EDITORS
FOR UNION AND HARMONY
/
IN THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS THE
NOMINEE PLEADED.
More Thun !i(N) Editors Called at
Jndgr Parker’* Home On the Hud
son— K nii|>|> of St. Louis Addressed
the Candidate On Behalf of the
Visitors—How .Inline Parker He -
plied—Arraignment ut Kepnhll
ea ns.
Esopus, N. Y., Sept. 8. —Judge Par
ker to-day received pledges of loyal
support from editors of more than 200
Democratic newspapers, representing
the Middle West and South. They
came on a special train from New York
to Hyde Park, crossing 'thence in the
excursion steamer St. Johns, on which
they afterward had luncheon and re
turned to New York. The speeches
were delivered at the edge of the Rose'-
mount veranda. After the speeches a
formal reception was held.
Upon the arrival of the boat the edi
tors marched up to Rosemouirt, headed
by the Seventh New York Regiment
Band, which played "Hall to the Chief,"
as they reached the house.
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh, N. C„
introduced Charles W. Knapp of St.
Louis, as spokesman for the editors.
Mr. Daniels said;
“There are 5,106 newspapers In the
United States supporting Parker and
Davis. Commissioned by many of
them by letter or telegram, nearly one
tenth of the whole number have come
In person to this Democratic Mecca to
convey assurances of earnest and en
thusiastic support. I have the pleas
ure and distinguished honor of pre
senting Charles W. Knapp, of the St.
Louis Republic, who will voice the sen
timents of the entire Independent and
Democratic press of America.”
Roth the Idea and the Man.
Mr. Knapp was warmly applauded
as he arose, and facing Judge Parker,
he said in part:
“We rejoice that the principles and
policies of Democracy have found bo
worthy an exponent In 1904, because
we realize that every great popular
movement must present to the people
both the Idea and the man for the
hour. We gave both and we are
proud of the man who so impresslngly
demonstrates that he would rather be
right than be president.
“We mean that he shall be president
because he 1* right. ’Sow a charac
ter,’ said a distinguished writer, ’and
you reap a destiny.’ We shall prove
the truth of the apothegm. The Dem
ocratic party planted Alton B. Parker
at St. Louis and It will reap the
presidency.”
It. was some time before the ap
plause following Mr Knapp’s speech
subsided enough for Judge Parker to
begin his reply, which was as follows:
Speech of Judge Parker.
"It M Indeed a great pleasure to wel
come to Roaemount this body of repre
sentatives of the great American preas.
one of the mighty force* In the up
hulldin* and strengthening of a sturdy
American rltlsenahlp.
"The leaders who hav* made a
thoioughfare through history down
Continued on Eighth Page, "
CAPTAIN DENIES THAT
HIS SOLDIERS GAVE WAY.
Nays the Nrarn Jumped Right Into
the Hands of the Mob.
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. B.—All Is quiet
to-day after the exciting events which
culminated In the lynching of the ne
gro Maples, charged with the murder
of John Waldrop, an aged peddler.
Capt. Hay, in charge of the militia,
denies that his men gave way before
the mob. He says the negro sprang
out of a window and ran right into
the hands of the mob.
An indictment had been returned
against Maples by a special grand
Jury, and he would have been tried
to-morrow.
Judge Speake to-day ordered a spe
cial grand jury to convene at once
to Investigate the lynching of the ne
gro.
“MONSTEUR df PARIS”
LEAVES HIS GUILLOTINE.
Death Claims a Man Who Had Exe
cuted 827 Criminals.
Paris, Sept. B.—Louis Deibler, who
directed the guillotine of Paris for
twenty years, (lied at Auteutl to-day
at the aee of 81.
Deibler was one of the quaint figures
of the city, owing to the large number
of executions he had successfully con
ducted. He came from a family of
executloneyrs, and then surrendering
the office to his son, Antatole Deibler,
who Is the present executioner.
Louis Deibler, or as he was generally
called “Monsieur de Parts,” when he
retired In December, 1898, In favor of
his son, gave as his reason for so do
ing that he was getting too old; that
his hand trembled when he was called
upon to execute a criminal, and that
his long and extensive services gave
him the right to rest.
During thirty-nine years of service
Deibler guillotined 327 criminals, and
he boasted that he never had a mis
hap. It was said of Deibler that he
exercised a atrange, almost superna
tural. power over his intended vic
tim, and it rarely happened that he
met with any resistance.
INCENSED BYSTOrIesT
FROM TALLAHASSEE.
Meet lug of White and Blank Cltlscna
Huld There.
Tallahassee, Fla.. Sept. The public
meeting held here Tuesday night has
resulted largely in quieting the people
of Leon county and no trouble is antici
pated from any quarter.
The people here are Incensed at the
outrageous atorles appearing dally in
the outside pres* and In the papers of
Florida sent from this city.
A meeting of white and colored citi
zen# was held here to-day. the move
ment originating with the beat claaa of
negroes. Mayor Moore and other lead
ing cltlsens were preeent and speeches
were tnnde by members of both races.
Those present signed an agreement to
unite In dtemvertng and arresting *ll
violators of th# law and to advise
others to assist In th# undertaking.
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.I A YEAR
SERIOUS TROUBLE
THREATENS PAVO
WHITES AND BLACKS ARMED.
MILITIA READY TO GO TO THU
SCEYE FROM MOULTRIE.
Clnsli Iletween Whites anil tiegroet
Is Imminent—Negroes Clnim the
Whites llnrned n Hull in Which
n Before liny Club Wns Suppos
ed to Meet—Roth Sides Are Arm
ed and Ready for Hostilities to
Devi n.
Pavo, Ga., Sept. B.—A clash between
whites and blacks is Imminent.
The whites are alleged by the ne
groes to have burned a hall in which
a “Before Day” club was supposed to
meet.
The negroes have organized in arm
ed bands outside the town and sent
challenges to the whites, who are sleep
ing on their guns in anticipation of an
attack.
Moultrie has been called on for as
sistance and the militia there is ready
to come at a moment's notice.
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS WILL
MEET AT SARATOGA.
Grnml Oflloer* Clionen at the San
Urnnciiico Conclave.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. B.—Sara
toga Springs, N. Y., was to-day chosen
as the meeting place of the next Con
clave of Knights Templars in July, 1907.
The following officers were elected:
Grand Master—George M. Moulton of
Illinois.
Deputy Grandmaster—Henry W.
Rugg of Rhode Island.
Grand Generalissimo—William B.
Mcllsh of Ohio.
Grand Captain General—Frank H.
Thomas of Washington.
Grand Senior Warden—Arthur Mc-
Arthur, Now York.
Grand Junior Warden—W. Frank
Pierce, California.
Grand Recorder—tfohn A. Gerow,
Michigan, (re-elected).
Grand Treasurer —H. Wales Lines,
Connecticut, (re-elected).
The following officers were appointed:
Grand Warden—Edward W. Welling
ton, Kentucky.
Grand Prelate—Rev. John McWor
rell, Kentucky.
Grand Standard Bearer—William H.
Norris, lowa.
Grand Sword Bearer—Joseph IC. Orr,
Georgia.
Grand Captain of the Guard—G. W.
Chamberlain, Minnesota.
CALLS ON THE*CAPTAIN)
TC GIVE AN EXPLANATION.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. B.—Acting
Gov. Cunningham to-day wrote Cir
cuit Judge Speke at Huntsville, sug
gesting that he convene a special
grand jury to Investigate the lynching
of Maples. He also called on Sheriff
Rodgers for a full report of the lynch
ing. A third letter was written Capt.
R. L. Hay, In charge of the militia,
asking him to explain why the mob
was not deterred from its purpose,
from whom Capt. Hay got hts orders
and to what extent he exercised the
authority vested In him.
ASKS FORARREST OF
THE CLYDE OWNERS.
Attachment* Attains! the Company’s
Property Will Be Issued.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. B.—ln a suit
for $20,000 damages in the United States
court, against the Clyde Steamship
Company for alleged negligence and
carelessness, resulting In.the death of
J. R. Kirkpatrick, the administrator
of the estate of the deceased, asks for
warrants of arrest against William P.
Clyde and B. F. Clyde of New York,
owners of the Clyde Steamship Com
pany. As they are out of the juris
diction of the court attachments
against the property of the company
will be Issued.
jailerlschargedmmth
WHIPPING OLD WOMAN.
Charge la Made hy White Prison
era In Jail In Macon.
Macon, Sept. B.—ln a petition ad
dressed to United Statu. ..larshal
White and forwarded to him a few
days ago at Mt. Airy, the eight white
prisoners of the Bibb county Jail
charge Jailer Stephep with flogging an
old negro woman both night and day.
It Is said the old negress was crazy,
and as yet no action has been taken
In the matter by Marshal White.
REPORTSOF TROUBUES
OF RUSSIANS AND JEWS.
Bt. Petersburg, Sept. 9.—2:30 a. m
Persistent reports are In circulation of
serious antl-Jewiah disturbance* in
several of the governments of South
west Russia, but up to this hour no
particulars are obtainable.
Sold to the Dupont t'ninpany.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. B.—By a
deal Involving more than $1,000,000 the
Dupont Powder Company of Wilming
ton. Pel , haa become posseaaed of tha
.property of the "he 11 a nnoga Powder
Company, whose mi lie are at Ooite.
wah The mills of the Chattanooga
Powder Company are tha largeal t
iheir kugl la Un dp^ih.