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THE MORNING NEWS. ,
Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 '■ VT ’ \ 11J I,"' T> -I rr p—n
J. H. ESTILL. President. f I JAI IlM.li I i.l i 1).
RUSSIA’S HOPE
IS AGAIN AFLOAT
BALTIC FLEET HAS SAILED
q-O GIVE BATTLE TO JAPANESE ON
EASTERN SEAS.
To Capture or Destroy or to Be
Captured or Destroyed, Admiral
Rojestvensky Sailed to Meet Ihe
Redoubtable Japauese Admiral
Togo, Who Has Visited Sueli Havoo
I pon the Russian Armada—Em
peror Sped the Departing; Fleet.
EVENTS IN THE EAST.
*
What little news -was received
Sunday from the Manchurian thea
ter of w*ar indicates the almost en
tire suspension of active operations
by both Russians and Japanese.
The last dispatch from Mukden
was filed by a correspondent of the
Associated Press Sunday evening.
It said that all was quiet in th'at
region, and the understanding was
that the main force of the Japa
nese has retired to Yentai, on the
railroad, about ten miles northeast
of Li‘ao Yang.
Kuropatkin briefly reports that
there was no fighting Saturday, ex
cept small patrol encounters.
A dispatch received in London
from St. Petersburg gives a report
that Viceroy Alexieff has resign
ed.
The Baltic fleet, rumors regard
ing which have, from time to time,
occupied the press reports, sailed
Sunday from Cronstadt, and it is
offici'ally announced in St. Peters
burg that its destination is the Far
East.
St. Petersburg dispatches indi
cate active preparations to greatly
increase the Russian fighting
force.
The story from Port Arthur is
one of bombardments.
Cronstadt. Sept. IX. —The Baltic fleet
sailed to-day for the Far East. The
vessels of the fleet are as follows:
The battleships Souvaroff, Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's flagship: the
Navarin. Sissoi Veliky. Borodino.
Alexander 111, Orel Oleg, and the Os
liaba, Rear Admiral Voelkersam's
flagship: the cruisers Admiral Nak
himoff, Dmitri Donskoi, Aurora, and
the Almaz, Rear Admiral Enkuist's
flagship, and several torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers.
The fleet will merely touch at Libau,
where it will be joined by twelve
transports, colliers and supply ships
already waiting there and will then
proceed direct to the Orient.
The scene on the departure of the
fleet was an Imposing one. At dawn
the first anchor was hoisted on the
swift cruiser Aurora, which accom
panied by two torpedo boats, slipped
out of the harbor. The town was
awakened by the booming of the guns
of the forts as the Aurora sped to
wards Libau in advance of the main
squadron.
Nicholas Sall Farewell.
At 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the
time set for the departure of the re
mainder of the fleet, the imperial
yarht, with the Emperor, Grand Duke
Alexis, the high admiral, and other
high naval officers on board, put out
from Peterhof, on the other side of the
bay, with an escort of three torpedo
boats. Admiral's Rojestvensky, Voel
kersam and Enquist went on board the
Imperial yacht and personally said
farewell to the Emperor.
Thefi, with destroyers ahead and
abeam, the Souvaroff led the squadron
down the Finnish Gulf. The water
front and the piers and forts were
crowded with spectators. The en
signs on the forts were dipped and the
guns of each chain of forts across the
bay Joined in an admiral’s salute,
while from the signal masts above the
forts fluttered a string of colored
flags, reading: “Good luck to the Bai
lie fleet on its long voyage.”
It was announced from St. Peters
burg Saturday that the Baltic fleet
would sail for Libau Sunday.
PLANS ARE TO COAL THE
RUSSIAN SHIPS AT SEA.
Emperor Favored Illspnlehlng
Them at This Time.
St Petersburg, Sept. 12, 2:33 a. m.—
The departure of the Baltic fleet for
the Far East is officially announced.
Admiral Birileff, commander of the
naval forces at Cronstadt, will accom
pany the fleet as far as Libau, from
which port this modern armada of al
most forty pennats will sail imme
diately for the Orient.
The admiralty does not state how
•ong Admiral Rojestvensky will stop
Bl Libau. but It Is understood that it
win be only for a few days.
The plan of the cruise has not been
divulged, but It has been carefully
mapped out. Colliers accompany the
fleet for the purpose of supplying the
torpedo boats and torpedo boat de
stroyers. whose steaming radius Is
•mall. Other colllera already have
exiled or are awaiting orders at foreign
lorla to meet the squadron on the
w ay.
All the vessel* are equipped with
•PParatus for coaling at sea.
The general opinion Is that the ve
will go by way of Hues, but some
rumors say that the Cape rople will
i" taken.
The decision of the admiralty to send
nut the fleet In the fa<* of the esisllng
•Ituatten in the far East Is evidence
Jsabatmab Jftofning
of the temper of the government to
prosecute the war to a finish.
It is understood that there is con
siderable divergence of expert opinion
on the question of delaying the sail
ing of the fleet until the spring, but
the Emperor turned the scale in favor
of immediate departure.
In this connection there are other
war moves. Mobilization in Southern
Russia was announced tp-day and in
addition practically ‘all the reserve of
ficers of the navy have been called
out.
The Emperor will leave about Sept.
15 for Kischineff and Odessa, to bid
farewell to the Eighth Army Corps.
The First Army Corps has arrived
at Mukden.
At a meeting of the Emperor’s mili
tary advisers on Saturday, War Minis
ter Sakharoff recommended the send
ing of an additional 35,000 men to the
Far East.
The very brief report from Gen.
Kuropatkin, which was given out Sun
day, constitutes the latest news from
the front. The place at which the dis
patch was filed is not indicated, but
the report seems to show an almost
entire suspension of active operations
on both sides.
The few news dispatches drifting in
all refer to phases of the last ■week's
fighting, which are already known.
THE FIGHTING GOES ON
ABOUT PORT ARTHUR.
Rnxxiun* Shelled and Destroyed
Japanese Trenches.
Che Foo, Sept. 11, 11:20 p. m.—Ac
cording to the latest news received
here from Port Arthur, the Russians
cn Sept. 4, shelled the Japanese cov
ered trenches in front of Pali Chuang
and destroyed them.
Everything was quiet along the en
tire line during the night of Sept. 4,
but in the morning it was seen that
the Japanese outposts had crept closer
to the Russian lines.
One incident of the recent bombard
ing of Port Arthur was the striking of
the roof of a hospital by a Japanese
shell. The Japanese fire was drawn
to the hospital by the placing near it
by the Russians, of beacon signals.
One small Russian scouting party
succeeded in creeping close to the Jap
anese entrenchments on Corner moun
tain, but the barking of dogs gave the
alarm and prevented a further ad
vance. Japanese reserves poured into
the entrenchment and opened fire on
the Russians, but a shell from a Rus
sian battery landed in the trench and
killed many of the Japanese soldiers
and the remainder retired. This en
abled the Russians to occupy the
trench until dawn. The trench evi-
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dently was unimportant, for the Jap
anese made no attempt to retake it,
and the Russian scouts withdrew
shortly after daybreak.
On Sept. 6, a small- body of Japanese
troops captured some outpost trenches
on High Hill, which is not far from
Corner mountain, 'but upon the ap
proach of a Russian detachment they
evacuated this position without fight
ing.
The Port Arthur Novikrai. in a re
cent issue, declares that a Japanese
colonel has been executed because he
failed to occupy a certain position on
Corner Hill within a specified time.
In its issue of Sept. 2, the same pa
per says that a Japanese torpedo boat
struck a mine 14 miles southeast of the
harbor and sank, and that on the day
after this occurrence, the Japanese
cruiser Itsukushima also was damaged
by a floating mine.
SOLEMN SERVICE FOR
REPOSE OF THE DEAD.
Shots Heard Daring the Russian
Ceremony at Mnkden.
Mukden, Sept. 11.—All is quiet in this
region. It is understood that the main
force of Japanese has retired to Yentai.
A solemn service was held to-day
for the repose of -the souls of those
killed in action. It was attended by'
the entire staff and garrison. A few
distant shots were heard during the
ceremony, but this did not disturb the
solemnity of the service.
The weather is threatening and more
rain is expected.
LOSSES OF THE JAPS WERE
17,539 AT LIAO YANG.
Washington, Sept. 11.—A dispatch
from Tokto. which reached the Japa
nese legation to-day. placed the total
casualties on the Japanese side at the
battle of Liao Yang at 17.539 officers
and men killed and wounded. Of these
the army of (he right (Kuroki's) lost
4.866. the centre (Nodzu's) 4,992, und the
left (Oku's) 7,681.
The number of officers killed was 136
and the number wounded 464.
ALEXIEFF IS READY
TO GIVE UP HIS JOB.
London, Sept. ll.—A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from St,
Petersburg says that It Is understood
that Viceroy Alexieff, In view of the
paramount military exigencies In the
Far East, has placed his resignation Iff
the hands of the Emperor, but that no
decision with regard to It has yat been
made,
ENCOUNTERS WERE
ONLY OF PATROLS.
HI. Petersburg. Kept. ll.—ln a tala
gram to Emperor Nicholas, dated Kept,
to, Oen. Kuropatkin says
Th*rf Jfgr# U'> Lu-dAJ
(gaJurdsyi eserpt JrielgMft' <rit patrol
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REPUBLICANISM
REVIEWED
BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IN HIS FORMAL LETTER OF AC
CEPTANCE.
Snya There fa Not a Poliey Now in
Force That it Would Not He Dis
astrous to Reverse—Charge* Dein
oerata With Insincerity and Mia
reiireaeiitatioii—Defends Pension
Older 78, Lauda the Tariff and
Hepublienn Financial Policy.
Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Sept. 11.—Presi
dent Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance
to Chairman Cannon of the Notification
Committee was made public to-day.
It is a lengthy- document covering sixty
two pages of printed matter.
In accepting the nomination Mr.
Roosevelt says he cordially ap
proves the Chicago platform. Speak
ing for the party he says: "Our actions
speak louder than our words for the
faith that is in us. We base our ap
peal for support upon what we have
done and are doing, upon our record
of administration and legislation dur
ing the seven years in which we have
had complete control of the govern
ment. We intend in the future to car
ry on the government in the same way
we have carried it on in the past.”
The letter deals with the Isthmian
canal question, the pension question,
the financial question, capital and la
bor, the trusts, the tariff, reciprocity,
the civil service, the foreign policy,
the military, the Philippine question,
the expenditure of public money in
carrying out the various policies of the
party, and concludes with the an
nouncement:
"There is not a policy, foreign or do
mestic, which we are now carrying
out, which it would not be disastrous
to reverse or abandon.”
The Republican Idea.
"A party fit to govern, Mr. Roose
velt says “must have convictions.
In 1896 the Republican party came
into power, and in 1900 it retained pow
er on certain definite pledges, each
of which was scrupulously fulfilled.
When the contest of 1896 was decided,
the question of the war with Spain
was not ai> issue. When the contest
of 1900 was decided, the shape which
the isthmian canal question ultimate
ly took could not have been foreseen.
But the same qualities which enabled
those responsible for making and ad
ministering the laws to deal success
fully with the tariff and the cur
rency, enabled them also to deal with
the Spanish War; and the same quali
ties which enabled them to act wise
ly in the Philippines, and in Cuba,
also enabled them to do their duty
as regards the problems connected
with the trusts, and to secure
the building of the isthmia canal.
Our opponents can criticise what we
did in Panama only on condition of
misstating what was done. The admini
stration behaved throughout not only
with good faith, but with extraordi
nary patience and large generosity to
ward those with whom it dealt. It
acted in strict compliance with the
law passed by Congress. Had not
Panama been promptly recognized, and
the transit across the isthmus kept
open, in accordance with our treaty
rights and obligations, there would
have .ensued endless guerrilla war
fare and possibly foreign complica
tions; while all chance of building the
canal would have been deferred, cer
tainly for years, perhaps for a genera
tion or more.”
Charges Misrepresentation.
Misrepresentation. Mr. Roosevelt
charges, is the chief weapon of the
Democratic party in attacking the ad
ministration's foreign policy. "To what
phase of our foreign policy,” he asks,
“do our opponents object? Do they ob
ject to the way in which the Monroe
Doctrine has been strengthened and
upheld? Never before has this doctrine
been acquiesced in abroad as it is now.
Do they object to what was done in
reference to the petition of American
citizens against the Kishineff massa
cre? or to the protest against the treat
ment of the Tews in Roumania? or to
the efforts that have been made In be
half of the Armenians in Turkey? or
to the fact that the international tri
bunal at the Hague was rescued from
impotence, and turned into a potent in
strument for peace among the nations?
or to the settlement of the Alaska
boundary line? Do they object to the
fact that after fre’elng Cuba we gave
her reciprocal trade advantages with
the United States, while at the same
time keeping naval stations In the Is
land and providing against Its sinking
into chaos, or being conquered by any
foreign power? Do they object to the
fact that our flag now files over Porto
Rico? Do they object to the acquisi
tion of Hawaii? Once the ’hauled
down’ our flag there; we have hoisted
it again: do they intend once more to
haul It down? Do they object to the
part we played In China? Do they not
know that the voice of the United
States would now count for nothing
in the Far East If we had abandoned
the Philippines and refused to do
what was done In China? Do they ob
ject to the fact that this government
secured a peaceful settlement of the
troubles in Venezuela two years ago?
Do they object to the presence of the
shlp-of-war off Colon when the revo
lution broke out In Panama, and when
oniy the presence of this ship saved
the lives of American citizens, and pre
vented Insult to the flag? Do they
object to the fact that American war
ships appeared promptly at the port of
Beirut when an effort had been made
to amraselnate an American official,
and In the port of Tangier when an
American citizen had been abducted?
and that tn each case the wrong com
plained of waa righted and expiated?
und that within the last few day* the
visit of an American squadron to Hmyr
na waa followed by the long-delayed
concession of their Just right* to those
Americana ■ onn-rned In educational
work In Turkey’ Do they object to th*
trad# treaty with china, full of ad
tentage for the American people In th*
future’ Do they object to the fact that
th* ship* carrying th* national flag
now ha* a hirh*r standard than ever
before la marSeinanehlp and in sea
manship. a* Individual unit# and as
lom lament parley of squadron* end
•Jvrtimueg mi Ms Of Pad*
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1004.
DEMOCRATS OF MAINE
HAVE BUT ONE HOPE. I
That Is That the Hepnhlican Plur
ality May Be Less Thun iu 1 POO.
Portland, Me., Sept. 11.—It is con
ceded by all parties that Maine in to
morrow’s biennial election will elect
William T. Cobb of Rockford, the Re
publican candidate for governor: re
turn the present Republican delega
tion to Congress; choose a large ma
jority of the Republican candidates
for the Legislature, and select Repub
lican sheriffs in all sixteen counties.
As in Vermont last week, the only
difference of opinion regarding the out
come, is the size of the plurality for
governor. The Republicans claim from
15,000 to 20,000 plurality for Cobb. The
Democrats declare that one vote, less
than 33,381, the plurality of 1900, will
be a victory for them.
The campaign has been brief, brisk
and broad. It did not begin until the
last day of August. Both parties had
the benefit of speakers of national
prominence, while rallies were held in
every county, all the cities and a large
number of the towns.
Although these rallies, as a rule,
were poorly attended, the party man
agers confidently believe that the vot
ers have kept well informed of the is
sues raised, and with good weather a
large vote is anticipated.
The candidates opposed to Mr. Cobh
for governor are:
Cyrus W. Davis of Waterville, Dem
ocrat.
Nathan F. Woodbury of Auburn.
Prohibition.
Wilbur G. Hapgood of Scowhegan,
Socialist.
The Republican pluralities -for gov
ernor in the past six elections were as
follows: 1592. 12,503; 1894. 38,917; 1896,
43.246; 1898. 24,415,-1900. 33,384; 1902, 25,-
217.
PRESIDENT’S’LETTER IS
THE FORMAL OPENING.
It Will Start the Republican Cam
paign Moving.
Chicago, Sept. 11.-l-With the issuance
of President Roosevelt's letter of ac
ceptance to-morrow, the Republican
campaign may be considered as for
mally opened. It depends on the vari
ous state organizations to arrange for
their meetings and the National Com
mittee will assign the speakers, who
are to do the work.
Partly in furtherance of this, a num
ber of state chairmen are being called
in to see National Chairman Cor’el
you, who has been in Chicago for the
past week. State openings will take
place rapidly on the issuance of the
I’resident's letter. Michigan, Washing
ton and Montana, will begin on Sept.
15; Nebraska and West Virginia on
Sept. 17; Indiana and lowa on Sept.
20; Pennsylvania on Sept. 21; Minneso
ta on Sept. 24, and Ohio on Oct. 1. In
Missouri and Kansas work already has
begun.
NEW GUINEA NATIVES*
MURDERED PRIESTS.
Nana Also Fell Victim* to Their
Murderous Frenzy.
Brinsbiane, Queensland, Sept. 11.—
News has been received from German
New Guinea saying that natives at
tacked the Catholic mission and mur
dered Fathers Raschen and Rutter,
Brothers Bley, Plasschaer and Scellen
kens. Sisters Sofia, Agatha, Annie,
Agnes and Angella.
Thirty-six natives were captured and
sixteen of them were executed for the
crime.
The design of the natives was to
murder all the whites, but this was
frustrated.
RIOTOUS AGAiNSfjEWS.
Many Person* Were Injured by
Mob* in Rn**tn.
St. Petersburg, Sept. H.—Anti-Semi
tic rioting took place at Rovno, in the
government of Volhynia, Sept. 4, during
which many persons were injured and
shops pillaged.
A similar outbreak occurred at Smela,
government of Keef, where the troops
were called. Ninety-eight houses and
145 shops were pillaged, and several
persons were seriously and many
slightly wounded by the troops. Many
of the rioters were arrested.
The affair lasted for two days, Sept.
4 and Sept. 5.
MELBA RAfTdvEfT~
AND KILLED A MAN.
Prlma Dunna Wn* Running Her
Automobile in Pnrt*.
Paris, Sept. ll.— Mme. Melba, the
distinguished singer, while driving an
automobile this afternoifl accompanied
by her two cousins, the Misses Walker,
ran over a man about 84 years old and
killed him Instantly. The chaffeur
was not to blame as the old man got
In the way of the automobile, while
endeavoring to escape being run over
by a cab.
Mme. Melba was greatly distressed
and returned to the hotel, where she
Is now confined to her apartments.
URUGUAY INSURGENTS
AGAIN WIN A BATTLE.
Itemors i nneeralag the inane trie*
Are 1 oaMlrllag,
Buenos Ayres, Kept. 11.— A further
heavy engagement between Ule Insur
gent* and the troop* of the govern
ment, in which the letter era reported
to have been defeated, is said to have
m sutirred in Uruguay. Humor* con
■ •ruing th* esaualtias gee lonfll. ting
Jiegoi rations between the Paraguay-
M government grig tire revolution ltd*
there eta tUU pwaoodhM
BACK TO-MORROW
FROM THE BATTLE
SAVANNAH TROOPS COME.
WILL ENTRAIN TO-DAY AT MAN
ASSAS. VA.
Savannah'* Quota ot the Infnittry
nni Cavalry Fnraiberl by Geor
llltt Among the Lnt to Get Away
From the Field of tin- Maneuver*.
Gen. Corbin Left In Hi* Fnmon*
Automobile for Washington.
Troop* Departing.
Corps Headquarters. Gainesville, Va„
Sept. 11. —Gen. Corbin has abandoned
the battlefield. He left corps head
quarters this morning for Washington
in an automobile. Mrs. Corbin and
Mrs. Grant accompanied the general.
The state troops are on the move and
according to the programme all will
be out of camp and on their way home
by to-morrow. The entraining is pro
gressing rapidly, and according to a
temporary schedule arranged by the
management of the Southern Railway
the score of tracks at each of the two
main camps are filled with troop trains
which are being loaded with the horses,
baggage and men. Each regiment is
run in two and sometimes three sec
tions.
Already the cities of canvas which
nestled in snug locations in the Virgi
nia hills and swarmed with the armies
of the Blue and Brown have disap
peared. The 5,000 regular troops which
were divided between the two camps
will remain in the field until the state
troops have reached their destination
and the necessary cars have returned
for the transportation of the regulars.
Yesterday the First and Second
Maine, Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Massa
chusetts, the First, Second and Third
Connecticut, and the Fourteenth New
York were entrained and started home
ward.
To-day the troops entrained and
started were the First Florida, First
and Second South Carolina, First Ten
nessee, First Alabama, Seventieth West
Virginia, First and Second Texas.
Twelfth New York, First Georgia, Fifth
New Jersey and Seventy-Fourth New
York.
To-morrow, the troops remaining will
start, including the First Vermont,
Third Tennessee. Second New York,
Second Georgia, Fourth New Jersey,
First Battalion Delaware, First Mary
land, and the Georgia cavalry.
TERRELL AND HIS PARTY
BACK FROM MANASSAS.
Governor Waa Well I’leaaed With
the Georgia Troop*.
Atlanta, Sept. 11.—Gov. Terrell and
the distinguished party of Georgians
who accompanied him to the govern
ment maneuvers at Manassas as the
guests of J. P. Billups of the West
Point Railroad, returned to-day.
The Governor spoke most enthusias
tically of his trip and particularly of
the big review of the troops Saturday,
when he said the Georgia troops made
a most magnificent showing
and were highly commend
ed by the officers of the reg
ular army. During this review the
Governor was escorted by a troop of
Georgia cavalry and during his stay he
received many callers, 'both officers of
Georgia regiments and officers of the
regular army. The Governor said:
“I was much disappointed In not be
ing able to visit the Second Provision
al Regiment of the Georgia State
Troops. I made every effort to make
that visit, but unfortunately, was un
avoidably prevented.
“I telephoned Cdl. Scott, but he was
in Washington on official business that
day and did not return to the maneu
ver grounds or receive my telegram
until after we had reached Manassas.
“When I did hear from him, I
made efforts to reach the Second Reg
iment by telephone, but was unsuc
cessful.”
Members of the party were Controller
General W. A. Wright, Col. W. L. Peel
and Maj. Emmett Irvin of Atlanta, and
Col. Peter Meldrim of Savannah.
Col. Wright, while on the old battle
ground visited the home of Miss
Sommer Gaines, of one of the
most distinguished families tn
Virginia, and while there was recog
nized by that lady, into whose home
he was carried from the Second Battle
of Manassas. It was there that his
leg was amputated and he was nursed
until his return to Georgia. This was
their first meeting since the war.
CONNECTICUT NEGROES
ARE BACK AT HOME.
Their Captain Soy* Southern Sol
dier* Stoned Them.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 11.—Tired
and foot-sore and craving a good
night’s sleep, the members of the
Connecticut National Guard, compris
ing three regiment*, returned to-night
from Virginia, where they went a
week ago to Join In the maneuver* of
the army regular* and the troop* of
many other *tate*.
Capt. Rose of the First Separate
Company (colored), and Lieut. Jottea
of the earn* company stated to-night
that while th* regiment* were waiting
for train* at Mariaas** Junction yes
terday afternoon, their company waa
atoned by a few of th* Southern regi
ment* and arverai men hit. This, they
claimed, was ths only lime during
wb)<h there seemed tn It* any feeling
against them an tk part of lha ottlgerr
goidier*.
COURT OF INQUIRY WILL
FRAME REPORT TO-DAY.
No Inf filiation nx to What It* Na
ture Will He.
Atlanta, Sept. 11.—Col. W. E. Woot
en, president, will call the Statesboro
Court of Inquiry to order, in this city,
to-morrow morning for the purpose of
framing a report to be submitted to
Gov. Terrell.
Gov. Terrell declined to discuss the
matter to-day, but it is understood
that he will immediately take such ac
tion as the report of the Court of In
quiry warrants. In the event a court
martial is ordered, it will probably be
instructed to meet within a short time,
■and the now famous case will be
threshed out before it is cold.
Thus far no predictions have been
made, with any appearance of au
thority to support them, as to what
the verdict of the court will be.
BEFORE DAY" CLUBS ARE
SUBJECT OF A SERMON.
An Atlnnta Negro Minister On the
Ktrtexlioru Affair.
Atlanta, Sept. ll.—Rev. H. H. Proc
tor, a prominent negro minister of this
city, discussed mob violence and "Be
fore Day" clubs in his sermon to-night.
Referring to the Statesboro affair, he
said:
“With regard to the Statesboro
tragedy, we feel a sense of shame
over the crime that led up to it. and
a sense of injustice over the treat
ment the condemned men received. We
pray that the outcome of the investiga
tion may preserve the honor of the
state and that punishment shall he so
shaped that the recurrence of these
things shall be prevented.”
Appealing to the members of his race
to maintain law and order, ha said:
“Never despair. Our race is under
going persecution, hut right here in
the South we have many friends who
have never bowed the knee to Baal.
We must maintain law and order. To
break the righteous law of the state
is to break the law of God. No mat
ter how sorely we may be tempted, we
should never resort to mob violence.
Mob violence is anarchy. 1 cannot be
lieve there Is any extended movement
amongst this race In what has been
called 'Before Day' clubs, movements
organized for lawlessness; if there be,
we urged those uniting in such move
ments to abstain from that and every
other form of violence."
"I know of no better proof that can
come of this chastening than the
knowledge that we must work out our
own salvation. The gospel of the
progress of our own race lies In these
things: First, is never to despair;
second, is to maintain law and order.
Every one of you who puts an honest
dollar in the hank contributes so much
to the solution of the race problem. If
we follow the gospel of race progress
we shall turn prejudice away from us
by making it unreasonable.”
IM PE RI ALTBE RMAN Y~
HAS GONE A'VISITING.
Tn (he Dncal Hnu*e Into Which the
Iron n Prince Will Wed.
Schwerln-Mecklenburg, Sept. 11. —
Emperor William and Empress Au
gusta Victoria arrived here this even
ing, accompanied by Crown Prince
Frederick William and his betrothed,
the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. The city was lavishly deco
rated and the royal party was given
an enthusiastic reception by the popu
lace.
At a state dinner at the castle, the
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
in a short speech, welcomed his guests.
The Emperor, in his reply, expressed
great Joy at the betrothal of the Crown
Prince and Duchess, and said that the
latter would be received with open
arms and honored by the imperial
house. Her career. His Majesty said,
he was convinced would insure the
happiness of his son and with it the
happiness of his house and of the
fatherland. He concluded by propos
ing the health of the Grand Duke,
dwelling on the close and intimate
relations which always had prevailed
between the two houses.
PEONAGE IM*MISSISSIPPI.
First (axe* In That Stale Are Now
to Be Tried.
Jackaon, Miss., Sept. 11.—At the reg
ular term of Federul court which con
venes at Meridan to-morrow the first
peonage cases to be tried in Mississippi
will be called.
Iva Henderson and the Legetees,
white citizens of Kemper county, are
under Indictment for holding In Invol
untary servitude a negro by the name
of Shop Griffin on their farm In Kem
per county. The Pickett brothers, also
white, are charged with holding in in
voluntary servitude a negro named
Dock Henderson.
It is understood that there is con
siderable peonage being carried on In
Mississippi Just now, and while the
Federal officials will not talk about It,
It Is believed thut this is but the be
ginning.
The outcome of the trials at Meridian
will be watched with great Interest.
It 1* understood that former Circuit
Judge Janie* Neville will be associated
with the United Btate* District Attor
ney L*e. In the prosecution of these
case*. The accuaed have employed
former Chief Justice Wood* of the ffu
preni* Court of Mississippi to defend
thenq
DEATH "iN FOOTBALL.
Veatrg Mas Fatally Hart While
klsflse th* Gaia*.
Harrisburg. Pa, Kept jj. Hlalne
Hoffman, aged It year*, received euch
serious internal Injuries In a game of
football al Igkrtit, near here yester
day, when ppaaloa players piled ufms
him, Uwl death resulted to-day. ,
{5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. 88 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK. 81 A YEAR
FIRE DESTROYED
QUITMAN STORES
LOSS OF $20,000 CAUSED.
INSURANCE AMOUNTED TO LESS
TH AN * 10,000.
Excellent Work of the Fire Com
pany Prevented An Entire Block
Being Ile*lroyed—Fire Started
the Upper Story of Lazarnn Broth
er*— Qnlekly Spread to the Store*
of C, C. Joyner, J. B. Finch fll
Cos., and W. T. Thom;,won,
Quitman. Ga„ Sept. 11.—Quitman
was the scene of a disastrous fire this
morning, in which three stores and
their contents went up in smoke and
considerable damage was done to as
many more. It was only by heroic
work on the part of the fire company
that a whole block was not destroyed.
The fire was discovered in the upper
story of the store of Lazarus Bros, and
quickly spread to the adjoining build
ing occupied by C. C. Joyner, J. B.
Finch & Cos., and W. T. Thompson.
The first three were completely de
stroyed and considerable damage was
done to the fourth. The goods that
were taken from the building were
ruined by fire and water. The loss is
nearly $20,000 with less than $lO,OOO in
surance.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but was either the work of rats or an
incendiary.
The buildings will be replaced im
mediately.
HIGGINS OR"WOODRUFF
May Be Noaitnated for Governor ot
New York.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 11.—This has
been a (fay of informal conferences
among the Republican leaders gather
ed here in advance of the State Con
vention called for Wednesday, noon.
At a late hour to-night there seems to
be a general impression that there will
be no contest tn the convention over
the nomination for Governor; that the
rrfatter will be practically settled iu
conference, not later than Tuesday
night.
Gov. Odell and Senator Platt had a
long talk this morning, went driving
together this afternoon and trore to
gether at a dinner at Saratoga Lilke
to-night. After the morning con
ference, Gov. Odell said:
“Senator Platt and 1 have had an
extended talk over the general situation
and are agreed that the business of
this convention is to nominate for
Governor the strongest possible candi
date. At this hour, it appears that
the question of nominee has practical
ly narrowed down to Mr. Woodruff
and Lieut. Gov. Higgins as the two
men having behind them the most sen
timent. However, we need to have
conference with men from all parts of
the state before we can know how the
sentiment of the Republicans of the
state really stands in the matter. Pos
sibly we may find a man stronger than
either of these two.”
The Governor refused to express
any preference between Messrs. Hig
gins and Woodruff.
"1 am for the nomination of Wood
ruff,” said Senator Platt, "and as Gov.
Odell tells me he has no candidate, I
should think there was a good chance
of Mr. Woodruff's nomination by the
convention.”
ROBBERS GOT s6^)oo
AT THE PISTOL’S POINT.
Held Up a Train and Tonrhed the
Kxpres* Messenger.
Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 11.—The Ca
nadian Pacific Railroad westbound
trans-continental express was held up
by four masked men last night at 9:30
o'clock, four and a half miles west of
Mission Junction.
At the point of revolvers the ex
press messenger wa compelled to hand
over the valuable and the safe was
dynamited. The registered mail also
was ransacked. The robbers escaped to
the bush and are supposed to have
crossed the boundary. They aecured
about $6,000 from the express safe.
Montreal, Sept. 11.—Genera.) Manager
McNlooll of the Canadian Pacific, to
night stated that he had been advised
that the trans-Continental train, which
left here last Tuesday morning, had
been held up by train robbers twenty
two miles from Mission Junction, B. C.,
forty-three miles from Vancouver.
There were four men in the party.
They compelled the train crew to un
couple the mall and express car from
the remainder of the train and run
ahead two miles, where they looted the
mall and express cars.
It is not known here how much they
secured. Mr. McNlcoll stated that he
had been advised that arrests had been
made.
NEGRO AND HIS DAUGHTER
KILLED AT BOSTON.
A Valdosta Negro Charged With the
Crime,
Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 11.—News was
received here to-day of the killing of
a negro and hla daughter at Boston
by a negro named Will Drayton of
Valdosta. Drayton, who is alleged to
have done the killing, has a bad rep
utation. It is said that he had a
brother lynched In Florida, another
brother hung In this state, and still
another killed in an altercation. He
also had a brother killed In a watet •
melon patch, and he hes served meet
of hia life In the rhalngang for va
rious crimes. It is presumed that he
made his escape after committing the
crime, as Ih# officers here were noti
fied and asked to look for him here.
Pres* 1 eagre** Ogees.
Vienna, dept. 11. The Ninth Inter
national Prase Congress opened to-day
In Ihe Hall of Pillar* of ill# Chamber
of Deputies. Archduke Helper repre
senting the Emperor. Count Geulourh*
ski. the Foreign Minister Dr. Von
Kucher. Ihe Premier, grid ether rata**
I ten were present.