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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - Incorporated 13SS
J. 11. ESTILL. President.
COURT PROBING
THE LYNCHING
TROOPS WERE NOT TO SHOOT
ISTIL ORDERED TO DO SO BY THE
SHERIFF.
rapt. Hny Testified That Hl* Men
Had Been Posted to Defend the
Stairway of the Huntsville Jail.
Sheriff Filially Ordered Them Oat.
It Was tile Sheriff Who Surren
dered the Prisoner to the Mob.
lin pen eh men t Recommended.
Huntsville, Ala.. Sept. 19.—The mili
tary court of inquiry appointed by
Acting Governor Cunningham to in
vestigate the conduct of the militia
on guard at the jail when Horace
Maples, a negro, was lynched, to-day
began taking evidence.
Col. T. S. Frazer of Union Springs,
Capt. W. J. Vaiden of Uniontown and
Capt. E. D. Smith of Birmingham com
pose the court.
Capt. Robert L. Hay of Company F,
Lieut. Thomas P. Hay and Second
Sergeant Joseph Brock were the first
witnesses examined when the investi
gation began to-day. According to the
testimony of Capt. Hay he was to re
ceive his orders from Sheriff Rodgers.
Capt. Hay testified that his pickets
were posted on the stairway, and that
the sheriff had cautioned the soldiers
not to allow any one to come up the
stairway, and not to shoot until he
ordered.
Men Wanted to Fire.
After the mob had broken in the
back door and started the fire the
men urged either to be allowed to
6hoot or to be ordered out of the build
ing. In the meantime the mob was
calling to the sheriff and telling him
that if he would surrender the negro
the fire would be extinguished. The
sheriff finally acceded to the wishes
of the mob, at the same time ordering
the militia out of the building.
Sergt. Brock substantiated the testi
mony of Capt. Hay.
Lieut. Hay testified that he went to
the assistance of a sentry and was cut
off by the rush of the mob and could
not get back to the jail.
Recommended Impeachment.
The special grand jury made its re
port to-night, recommending the im
peachment of Sheriff Augustus Rodg
ers, Mayor Thomas W. Smith and
Chief of Police David D. Overton, and
recommending that the police force of
the city of Huntsville be reorganized.
The grand jury finds that Sheriff
Rodgers was guilty of neglect of duty
or incompetency, in that he did not
prevent the lynching, failed to take
proper precautions for the defense of
the prisoner, allowed a mob of un
lawful assembly to remain several
hours in the vicinity of the jail and
took no steps to disperse the same;
permitted arson in the first degree to
be committed in the jail; allowed the
lives of prisoners under his care to
be jeopardized by fire and smoke; wil
fully failed or refused to fire upon the
mob or to order the same to be done
when the mob was besieging the jail
and assaulting the garrison by throw
ing rocks and other missiles and fail
ing to order or command the mob to
disperse.
The jury finds that Mayor Smith was
guilty of neglect of duty because he
allowed an unlawful assembly of peo
ple to throng the streets of the city
for hours and failed to use proper
means to disperse them; failed to
adopt any measures to preserve the
peace of the city notwithstanding ar
son and murder were being openly
committed; refused to order out the
fire department to extinguish the fire
in the Jail; failed or refused to send
police protection with the fire depart
ment. etc.
Chief Overton of the police depart
ment is charged with failure or re
fusal to disperse a riot or mob; re
fusal to carry aid to the sheriff upon
the summons of that officer, and
adopted no effective measures for the
prevention of the mob.
Governor is Commended.
The action of Gov. Cunningham in
sending militia to preserve peace and
order is commended, and In view of
the fact that a military court of in
quiry is investigating the conduct of
the local militia on the occasion of the
riot no comment is made on their ac
tions except they appear to be under
the command of an officer incompetent
and ignorant of his duties.
The jury returned seven additional
indictments, making twenty-six in all,
and was discharged by Judge Speake,
who commended them for the faithful
discharge of their duties. He said their
action would go far toward removing
the shame brought upon the commu
nity by the mob.
$250 REWARD OFFERED
FOR EACH OF LYNCHERS.
Governor Moke* An Offer for the
Franklin County Moh Member*.
Atlanta, Sept. 19.—Gov, Terrell to
day took a Arm stand on the lynching
question by offering a reward of $250
each for the arrest and conviction of
any of the men who participated In the
lynching of John Ware, the negro
hanged by a mob in Franklin county
on ftunday afternoon.
Ware, the negro lynched by the moh.
shot and killed C. Y. Daniel, a son of
George Daniel, a prominent citizen of
DaoielavlUa.
JSabannab JRofninij ffetojS.
M’MRER 17.757.
SOLOMON IN HIS GLORY
WAS NCT SO ARRAYED.
Dowie, Dressed for the Part, Pro
claim* HiuiNclf Anew.
Chicago, Sept. 19.—Wearing A rich
robe and mitre modeled after those of
an ancient Jewish high priest, John
Alexander Dowie has proclaimed him
self “John Alexander, first apostle Of
the Christian Catholic Church."
The announcement was made in the
t'abernacle at Zion City, where 7.00 H
people had assembled. Dowie referred
to the robes in assuming the office.
After quoting Scripture In support of
the claim he made to the title of first
apostle he said:
"I did not create the office. It was
created by the Lord. I did not create
it any more than I designed these
robes.”
Dowie wore a. long garment of heavy
white statin, lined with white silk
Over this was a purple satin robe,
fringed with gilt, of knee length. The
"embroidered coat” the richest feature
of the costume, was of white satin,
embroidered with geometrical patterns
in puple and gold, the colors of the
church.
FIRE BROkTouTaGAIN.
The Go** It t'uuNod I* Vow Placed
lit .*'200,000.
Halifax, N. S„ Sept. 19.—The dock
fire which started after midnight and
was under control at 3 o'clock, broke
out again early to-day and destroyed
several warehouses and other build
ings. The warehouses burned were
fine new buildings and the loss is now
placed at $200,000.
The heaviest loss falls upon Pickford
& Black, agents of a number of steam
ship lines and ship chandlers, who car
ried a large amount of supplies and
other goods, and Black Bros. Besides
Bryant & McDonald, wholesale tea
dealers, and Thomas Horan & Cos.,
sailmakers, several smaller concerns
were burned out.
There is a theory that the fire may
have been of incendiary origin, as
there had been no fire in the buildings
on the wharves for twenty-four hours
previous to the time the flames broke
out.
The fire continued to burn during
the afternoon, but was being gradual
ly drowned out.
THE STRlkl'lN ITALY.
It I* 9ai<l That the Situation Is Im
proving.
•Rome, Sept. 19, 1:30 p. m.—The strike
situation is improving. Premier Gio
li'tti left to-day for Racconigi, Pied
mont, to perform his official duty as
crown notary of registering the birth
of the Crown Prince.
The workmen, it became known
shortly after noon, had decided to
abandon the strike, and the city re
sumed its normal aspect.
The board of workmen has publish
ed a manifesto saying 1t had planned
a parade of all the Roman proletariat
forces as a victorious demonstration.
At Palermo the strikers and police
were in collision during the day and
the former displayed a red flag.
Disturbances also occurred at Genoa
to-day, in which anarchists violently
participated. They burned a number
of street cars and destroyed a flag
hoisted in honor of the birth of the
Crown Prince. Lack of bread led to
the outbreak at Genoa.
SPANISH WAR'VETERANS
Receive a Getter From President
and Comrade Rooaevelt.
St. Louis, Sept. 19.—The first an
nual encampment of the United Span
ish War Veterans commenced to-day
at the World's Fair grounds. A letter
was received by Commander-in-Chief
Capt. William E. English from Presi
dent Roosevelt, saying:
“The men who in 1898 volunteered at
their country's call show that they had
in them the same spirit that actuated
their fathers in 1861. The task was
easy and needed the exertion of but a
fraction of this nation’s gigantic
strength, but the way it was done
showed what the nation could do if the
need was more urgent.
“My comradeship in the United
Spanish War Veterans is something
that I prize more fully than I can well
say, and I wish God speed to all at
their first annual encampment as well
as to their comrades who are unable to
attend.”
ODD FELLOW!! WELCOMED.
Response to Addresses Made by
Grand Sire Goodwill.
San Francisco, Sept. 19.—A public
reception was given to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows to-day in
the Lyceum Theater. Mayor Schmitz
delivered an address of welcome. The
visiting members were also welcomed
by B, W. Linscott, grand master, on
behalf of the Grand Lodge of Califor
nia, and by William 11. Barnes, grand
scribe, on behalf of the Grand Encamp
ment of California.
An appreciative response to these
greeting was made by Grand Sire John
D. Goodwin of Atlanta, Ga.
The women of the order were wel
comed to the state and city by Dora
L. Gardner, on behalf of the Rebekah
Assembly of California. Then the
Sovereign Grand Lodge was called to
order.
Falrlinnks Made Speeches.
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 19.—Senator
Fairbanks, vlre presidential candidate,
addressed two mass meetings In this
state to-day. the first at Dover this
afternoon, and the other in this city
to-night. Senator Fairbanks said In
his speech here to-night that Delaware
must pronouneo her Judgment upon the
protective tariff system. If she wished
It overthrown, she must give her sup
port to the Democratic cause. The
triumph of Democracy ts a blow at the
sjutem of protection. The Republican
party, he said, has been consistent In
its support of a sound monetary sys
tom, _
rnlllded and Grounded.
Hamburg. Kept 19 The steamer
Hercules, *'ar>t. Goro*. from New Or
leans. which srrhsd here to-day. col
lided with the German eteamer Kaltje
and grounded U> lit* Elba liver near
i DU liken see.
Admiral Alexeieff Leaving the Tsaritsa’s Hospital at Mukden,
in Which Many Russian Wounded Lie.
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’FO’ DAY CLUB HAS
BEEN UNEARTHED
ON CHARGE OF MEMBERSHIP
FIVE NEGROES ARE ARRESTED AT
TAGBOTTON.
One of the Alleged Members of file
Club Is n Woman—Their Case Will
Come t'p in Talbotton Tit-finy—T.
A. Kimbrough and Others Said to
Be tlie Intended Victims of the
Cluh—Whites Went to the Protec
tion of Kimbrough.
Talbotton, Ga., Sept. 19.—A great
dqal of excitement prevails in the
eastern part of Talbot county, near
Poplar, Ga, It was reported Saturday
•light that- a club had been formed
among several negroes to kill Mr. T.
A, Kimbrough, a prominent citizen liv
ing near Poplar. Several of Mr. Kim
brough's friends went to his house and
remained there until Sunday.
The following negroes have been ar
rested and are in Talbotton jail,
charged with being members of the
club: Joe Wimberly, James Wimber
ly, Miles Monk, Arthur Crouch and a
negro woman named Josie Stinson. The
case will come up at Talbotton to
morrow before Judge Raines.
It is reported that the lives of sev
eral prominent citizens near Poplar
and Max, Ga., have been threatened
by the negroes.
Alabama *Fo' Day Club.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 19.—At Pratt
ville, just across the Alabama river,
a Before Day club has been organized.
The first indications of its existence
was the stopping of a white planter on
a road by a party of armed negroes,
lie was notified to move on and not to
stop again. There is considerable ex
citement.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
WERE IN A WRECK.
Six Severely Injured When Pnll
ina us Turned Over.
Junction City, Kan., Sept. 19.—The
Knights Templar suffered to-day when
the Pullman section of the eastbound
Atlantic Express on the Union Pacific
was wrecked by the spreading of the
rails while the train was running at
high speed.
Three Pullman cars left the track
and the one at the rear of the train
rolled off an embankment, turning over
three times. There were thirty-two
persons in this car. Six of them were
severely injured and the rest suffered
painful injuries.
The last two cars of the train were
occupied by the St. John's Command
ery Knights Templar No. 1, and Cav
alry Comtnandery Knights Templar
No. 13. both of Providence, R. I. A
number were injured.
TRUE BILL RETURNED
AGAINST J. S. M’CUE.
He Is Charged With the Murder ot
Ills Wife.
Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 19.— The
grand Jury of the Charlottesville Cor
poration Court to-day returned a truu
indictment against Ex-Mayor J. Sam
uel MrCue of this city, for the murder
of his wife, Fannie M. McCue, on Sept.
4 last.
It is believed that the case will be
continued until th* October term of
court —the third Monday. There is
small reason lo suspect a change of
venue. A change of venire Is certain.
A panel of 16 men probably will be
drawn from some other city or county
and this may operate to delay trial.
Body Found fader Bed.
Montgomery, Ala., Hept. 19 —The body
of Willis Boyd a young white inan of
Shorter*. has been found under a tied
lu iha burning bouse of * negress The
body whs mutilated by knife and gun
tbl faund%
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1004.
NEWS OF THE DAY FROM
THE FAR EASTERN WAR.
Not Yet Have the Great Armies Re
sumed Their Struggle.
Except for important reconnaissances
by Gens. Rennenkampff and Sansonoff,
there seems to have been little inter
ruption of the quiet that ensued after
the hard fighting around Liao Yang
more than a fortnight ago.
Indicative of the mortality among
Russian officers at the front is the re
port from St. Petersburg that about
one-seventh of the officers in the regi
ments of Guards stationed at the capi
tal are to be drafte 1 for service with
regiments at the si ene of war. The
Japanese are reporti and to be advancing
slowly upon the poi itions held by the
Russians in a lint extending about
twenty-seven miles.
There have been no developments at
Port Arthur beyond a reported futile
sortie by the garrison against a hight
which recently fell into the hands of
the Japanese.
RUSSIANS MAKING
RECONNAISSANCES.
Gen. Hennenknnipff Semis in Have
Recovered From Hl* Wound.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.—A dispatch
was received to-day from Gen. Kuro
patkin announcing that Gens. Rennen
karopff and Samsonoff are conducting
important reconnaissances, which have
resulted in rather heavy fighting, with
manv casualties.
From Gen. Kuropatkin’s telegram,
which was dispatched at 6 o’clock yes
terday evening, it appears that Gen.
Rennenkampff had recovered from his
wound and had resumed command of
his troops.
The reconnaissances disclosed a fur
ther Increase in the Japanese forces
at Yentai and Bentsiaputze. The Rus
sians have occupied several villages
nearer the Japanese lines.
RUSSIAN GUARDS ARE
CALLED TO THE FRONT.
Are Angry Because Only a Few of
Them Can Go.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 20, 2:15 a. m.—
There is a story afloat that a sudden
call has been issued to officers of the
Guard regiments stationed at St. Pe
tersburg to report for service at the
front. According to report, the order
directs that eight out of a total of
fifty-six officers of each regiment should
be chosen by lot and drafted to serve
with regiments now In the Far East.
It is stated that the order has
aroused great discontent. Whole regi
ments are anxious to go to the theater
of war. but the officers intensely dis
like the prospect of the organizations
being split up.
It is impossible at this time to ob
tain an authoritative confirmation or
denial of the report.
JAPANESE REPULSED
SORTIE OF RUSSIANS.
Hard Fighting Occurred at Fori Ar
tlmr, Kept. Ik.
London, Sept. 19.—A dispatch from
Tokio to a news agency says:
A strong Russian force made a sor
tie from Port Arthur on the afternoon
of Sept. 18 and attacked the Itezshan
fort, which was recently captured by
the Japanese. The fighting lasted some
hours and the Russians eventually
were repulsed with heavy loss.
WILL FORM A SECOND
MANCHURIAN ARMY.
Csar Will Pnf Geo. Ginevltrb in
Command.
Bt. Petersburg, Kept. 19.-1:57 p. m.—
Acting upon the advice of his military
advisers. Emperor Nicholas ha* de
cided to form a aerond Manchurian
army. It will he formed of the rorpa
which are being oent to the Far East,
and Lieut. Gen. Llnevltch probably will
be given the command of the eecond
army.
Gen. Kuropatkln will become chief
Continued un Fifth rage.
TRAGEDIES ENTER
MANY HOMES
WITH MURDERS OR SUICIDES
MANY HEARTS ARK RENDERED
DKSOGATK.
George Tilley, Nenr Raleigh, Shot
mid Fatally Wounded Hla Mother
in-Gim uml Seriously Wounded
His Wife While She Held Her
Ruby to Her lirenst—Shot His
Motlier-iii-Guiv Twice us She Run.
Tilley Then Made His Escape.
Raleigli, N. 0., Sept. 19.—George Til
ley, a young married man, living about
fifteen miles from this city, in a fit of
rage to-night fatally shot his mother
in-law, inflicting a serious but not
necessarily mortal wound on his wife,
and then fled from his home.
He quarreled with the two about
some family matter, threatened with
an oath to kill Mrs. Lowry, his mother
in-law, then picked up his gun and
shot her twice as she ran. once in the
back of the head and once in the arm,
the latter load shattering the bone and
penetrating her lung.
He then turned the weapon upon his
wife, who held a young baby in
her arms, and fired upon her, wound
ing her in the breast.
Afterwards he fled. He has not been
arrested.
WIDOW WAS KILLED
BY ONE OF HER SONS.
Knell fleelnren That tlie Other Fired
the Shot.
Bristol, Va., Sept. 19.—Mrs. Minerva
Grear, a widow 50 years of age, was
shot to death by one of her sons at her
home near Fort Blackman, Scot.t coun
ty, Va., yesterday afternoon.
Of her two sons, Robert and Grover,
it is not known which fired the shot
which ended the woman’s life, as each
declares the other guilty of the mur
der. It is said the boys were drink
ing and In a room adjoining that occu
pied by their mother, firing their pis
tols, when she entered and asked them
to stop. One turned his pistol on h!s
mother and sent a bail into her heart,
causing death Instantly.
An investigation is being held.
TWO DAUGHTERS CONFESS
THEIR FATHER’S MURDER
His Head Had Been Almost Severed
From Ills Body.
Houston, Tex., Kept. 19.—Two daugh
ters of S. C. Ktuart, a prominent farm
er of Falls county, who was found dead
in bed with his head almost severed
from his body, have confessed to the
crime. They are 13 and 16 years old,
respectively. They declare their father
threatened to exterminate the entire
family of four girls.
AUNT DREAMED THAT HE
WOULD KILL HIMSELF.
Nephew Prosed the Troth of Her
Premonition.
Richmond, Va.. Sept. 19.—John In
gram Alvie, aon of a prominent fur
niture dealer of Manchester, shot and
killed himself to-dav In his home.
Brooding over 111-health la supposed
to have driven Alvla to end hi* life.
He was 19 years old.
A curious fact connected with the
tragedy is that last night hla aunt
had In a dream a premonition of it.
which was fulfilled In almost every de
tail.
KILLED HIS BROTHER IN
QUARREL OVER CHURCH.
Charlotte. N. C.. Hept. 19.-Edwrd
Hpeegle. aged II rears, loot night shot
and instantly killed hie brother. Hugh.
aged M yearn, tu Burke county, The
lads quarreled over the question of go
ing to church.
Edward was committed to Jail to
daw.
SIX WERE KILLED IN
A FIGHT OVER CRAPS.
Three Negroes and Three White*
tlie Victims.
Cairo. 111., Sept. 19. —A negro em
ployed by N. R. Thistlewood of this
city at O'Brien's Landing, fourteen
miles below here, has come here and
reported to Thistlewood that in a quar
rel over a crap game, six men were
killed, three whites and three negroes.
A white man who lost his money in
the game, went away and summoning
a purty of friends, returned to where
the negroes were playing and demand
ed the money. A light with rifles fol
lowerd.
O'Brien's Landing, where the shoot
ing occurred, is in a remote place on
the Mississippi river, fourteen miles
below Cairo.
Tlie trouble originally was over a
woman. The white men, who are
farmers in the neighborhood, ordered
Robert Casey, foreman of the ne
groes, who are employed on levee work,
to drive them out of the locality.
Casey refused to do so and the shoot
ing commenced. The crack or rifles
and revolvers and heavier reports of
shotguns continued for several min
utes. The negroes were routed and
left the camp in possession of the
while men.
Robert Casey, the foreman, arrived
in Cairo late last night, and his face
and shoulders were literally filled with
shot. He reported that as far as he
knew, he was the only person shot.
Officers left for the place of the shoot
ing to-day.
THEY SAT DOWN AND
TURNED ON THE GAS.
Man mill Woman Bolli Tired of the
Cruel World.
York, Pa., Sept. 19.—Michael Schall,
head of the Keystone Foundry Ma
chine Company of this city, and Miss
Nett.ie Gotwalt, also of York, were
found dead in a room of a house on
South Water street to-day. Three gas
jets in the room were turned on and
the apartment was full of gas.
Miss Gotwalt resided in tlie apart
ments where the tragedy occurred.
Schall and the woman spent Sunday
at Penmar. They returned about
9 o’clock last night and went to Miss
Gotwalt's room. Both wrote notes in
which they complained of the cruel
world, sat down without removing
their clothing, and turned on the gas.
Schall was a single man and had
been drinking to excess lately. Both
had been suffering from nervous af
fections and to this is attributed the
tragedy. Both were well connected so
cially.
TWO WERE KILLED
AND ANOTHER WOUNDED.
Fight With Robbers Was Hail by
Itnllnns.
Chicago, Sept. 19.—Two men were
killed and another was shot and se
riously Injured to-night in a battle
with robbers at Riverside, fifteen miles
south of Chicago.
Late to-night two robbers broke Into
the section house, which was occupied
by several Italian railroad men who
had gone to bed. The Italians were
ordered to give up what money they
had. Instead of complying, the Ital
ians rushed on the robbers and tried
to overpower them. In the fight that
followed, revolvers and knives were
used, with the result 'that two of the
Italians were killed and another was
severely Injured.
Seeing that they were getting the
worst of the fight, the other occupants
of the section house fled and left the
robbers in full possession. The two
robbers then secured all the money
which the men had secreted about the
place and escaped.
STABBED HIS CAPTAIN.
Fatal Affray nt the National Sol
diers* Home.
Newport News, Va„ Sept. 19.—Fol
lowing a difficulty over the refusal of
his captain to issue a pass giving him
leave to absent himself from the
grounds, Frederick J. Kingley, 72
years old. an inmate of the National
Soldiers' home at Hampton, fatally
slabbed Capt. Augustus C. Paul, 66
years old. the commander of his com
pany, In the latter's office to-night.
('apt. Paul was the son of Gen. Paul,
who was killed at the battle of Gettys
burg. The dead man's mother is liv
ing In Washington, D. C. She Is In
her ninetieth year. Capt. Paul has one
son with the army In the Philippines
and another living In Portsmouth, Va.
Kingley was a minstrel performer of
some note before and after the Civil
War. He Is a prisoner In the guard
house at Fort Monroe to-night and
will have a hearing to-morrow.
PRISONERS WILL BE
TAKEN TO M’CLENNY.
Preliminary Trials Monday In the
Alimsu-Dnni'sn Fend.
McClenny, Fla.. Sept. 19.—The prison
ers now In Jacksonville jail charged
with being parties to the lawlessness at
Baxter will be brought here Monday
under military guard for their prelimi
nary trial.
The postoffice at Baxter, owing to
the arrest of the postmaster and as
sistant post master, has been closed for
the lest two days. By direction of the
postofflr# suthorltlss, however, the
hondsmen of Postmaster Altman will
put name one in charge during the
poet master s incarceration.
< 9 CENTS A COPT
< DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
FREIGHT BUREAU
NOT RESPONSIBLE
IT AT LENGTH DISAVOWS
RESPONSIBILITY FOB THK BLOW
SAVANNAH RECEIVED.
Atlanta Organisation Declarea It
Did Not Ash the Railroad Com
mission to Deal So Hardly With
Savannah—Not Known Why the
Commission Stuck So Cruel s
Blow—Whnt tlie Bnrean Sought to
Seen re.
Atlanta, Sept. 19.—1 tls learned on
good authority that the recent order
issued by tho Railroad Commission
reducing rates on certain manufactur
ed articles from Atlanta to Athens,
Macon, Augusta and Columbus was
not asked for by the Atlanta Freight
Bureau, and the Atlanta Freight Bu
reau people were somewhat surprised
when it was published. They admit
that in as far as it goes it is of decid
ed advantage to the, manufacturing in
terests of the city, but what they have
contended for, they say, is a reduction
of port rates in both directions. This,
they assert, will put Atlanta and Sa
vannah and Brunswick on the same
footing.
It is asserted that no fight has been
made on Savannah or on any other
Georgia city, and that Atlanta does
not desire to secure an advantage over
any of these. The objoct of the fight
has been to secure an equal chance
with the Virginia cities and with Nash
ville, Birmingham and points similar
ly located.
It is presumed that the reductions
made by the commission in Circular 301
grew out of evidence taken before the
commission on this line, but Just ex
actly why the commission made these
reductions, which were not specifically
sought, is not known here. The un
derstanding is, however, that the com
mission proposes to extend the system
of rates which it has promulgated in
Circular 301 to other points in Georgia,
but just what the commission has in
view on this line can only be told by
future developments. The commis
sion will resume work on the rate
question Wednesday or Thursday.
FORMALToRDER FOR
THE COURT-MARTIAL.
Formal Clinrges Against the Officers
Not Yet Filed.
Atlanta, Sept. 19. —The formal order
creating the court-martial to try Capt.
R. M. Hitch and four of the lieuten
ants who served under him at States
boro was Issued to-day by Acting Ad
jutant General A. .T. Scott. Judge Ad
vocate General George M. Napier has
not filed the formal charges against
the officers to be tried, but these
charges are expected at any time.
The official order creating the court
Teads as follows:
"Special Order No. 180.—1 A
general court-martial is hereby ap
pointed to meet at Savannah, Ga., at
10 o’clock a. m. on Sept. 29, 1904, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, for
the trial of such persons as may be
properly brought before it."
Then follows simply a detail of the
officers composing the court.
TAMMANY DEMONSTRATION
Was Accorded Jndge Parker at
Esopus.
Esopus, N. Y... Sept. 19.—Judge Par
ker has decided not to go to New York
to-morrow. If he visits that city this
week he will not leave before Thurs
day, hs most of his advisers will be in
Saratoga.
Judge Parker was the object of a
typical Tammany demonstration to
day when a train load of delegates
stopped at Esopus depot en route to the
Democratic convention at Saratoga,
and Judge Parker held an informal re
ception.
* A section reached Esopus a little
later and the occupants of this train
repeated the program set by their pre
decessors.
The Westchester country delegates,
occupying a special train, catne
fifteen minutes later. The delegates
had their train side tracked and form
ed a procession and marched to Rose
mount, where Judge Parker received
them on the veibnda of his house.
TWENTY WERE INJI'RED
In s Collision That Marked tho
Malden Trip.
Toledo, 0., Sept. 19.—Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton passenger trains
Nos. 2 and 6, making their first trips
to-day over the Hnes of the terminal
company, collided near Ironville and
twenty people were Injured, none of
them seriously.
The accident occurred on a trestle
and the engines were telescoped In
such a fashion that none of the cars
left the track. If the cars had gone
over at that point there would have
been a frightful loss of life.
Among those hurt was Mrs. T. J.
Ramsey, Eufaula, Ala., whose head
was injured.
IROQUOIS THEATER NOW
SEAT OF VAUDEVILLE.
Chicago, Kept. 19.—The Iroquois the
ater, In which nearly 600 persona were
burned and smothered to death on Dec.
30, 1903, was reopened to-night as a
vaudeville play house. The theater has
been refitted at a coat of nearly SIOO,-
000, and constructed so as to meat ev.
ery requirement of the law.
Dlearmlno Ike Less.
Vallsjo, Cal., kept. 19—The arma
ment of the Russian transport Lena
was removed to-day. Her ammunition
will b# . ernved to-morrow. It |e prob.
able that the Lena will go to s private
ship yard for repairs to her boilers A
smalt number of her crew will remain
on board 9( kw u t guai 0. U M aoMb