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3. H. ESTILU President. ‘ niUlDr<n, I< - 4 WO.
NEGROES FORM A
BALANCE OF POWER
DAVIS GIVES SOME FIGURES
TO SHOW MAJORITY OF WHITES
ARE DEMOCRATS.
Two Million Negroes of Voting- Age
lit the United States—McKinley Re
ceived 004.000 More Votes Than
Bryan and That Was the Largest
Majority Ever Given a Presi
dential Candidate Candidate
Makes Speech at Wheeling.
Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 22.—Henry
Gassaway Davis, the vice presidential
candidate, spoke to a large gathering
of people in the political wigwam here
to-night. It was an enthusiastic open
ing of the campaign in Wheeling.
When Mr. Davis arose to speak, the
long continued applause became em
barrassing. The candidate spoke clear
ly and distinctly and held the audience
admirably. In comparing the two great
parties, Mr. Davis said:
"The Democratic party always ad
ministered the government with pru
dence and economy. The Republican
party is a party of extremists, and
has been wasteful and extravagant in
its expenditure of government funds.
More money is being collected in the
form of taxes than is necessary for
an economical management of the gov
ernment, both national and state, and
if the Republican party is continued
in power, still larger taxes and greater
expenses will follow, as their leaders
tell us that they propose to pursue the
same policy in the future they have in
the past."
Views On the Tariff.
Mr. Davis reiterated his belief, "in
a tariff that will yield sufficient reve
nues for the economical and proper
expenditures of the government," in
which he believed "incidental protec
tion to our industries is right and
proper.”
After citing the tariff on coal as
evidence against a protective tariff,
he continued:
"That that tariff as a whole needs
revision is plainly manifest. Com
bined, as it is at present, with trusts,
it permits of too large a profit on
many articles of production, stifles in
dividual enterprise, brings on strikes
and disturbs generally the business
interests of the country. Many manu
facturers under present conditions
sell their goods cheaper abroad than
at home."
He enumerated many articles which
he said were sold cheaper abroad than
in this country.
On the Race Issue.
He regretted that the national plat
form of the Republican party raised
the race issue and continued: "The
Southern people, who have to bear the
burden of this question, were dealing
with it in moderation and fairness: but
its unfortunate agitation by Republican
leaders had made its solution much
more difficult and hindered the efforts
of those who were honestly striving to
aid the colored people in uplifting their
race.
“A large majority, over a million, of
the white voters of this country are
Democrats. McKinley received 1164,000
votes more than Bryan, and this was
the largest majority ever given a pres
idential candidate. There are, how
ever, as shown by the last census, two
million male negroes in the United
States of a voting age.”
candidatFparker
TALKED WITH LEADERS.
Campaign Discussion* Are Held In
low York.
New York. Sept. 22.—Judge Parker’s
second visit to New York to eonfer
with Democratic campaign managers
was made to-day. His time was so
fully occupied that he was compelled
to take his luncheon in his apartments.
He was joined at dinner to-night by
William P. Sheehan, Thomas Taggart
and W. S. Rodie.
Judge Parker has followed the pro
gramme of keeping his own counsel
concerning the business he has with
his callers. From the time he arrived
at the Hoffman House at 9:45 a. m.
until nearly 11 p. in., the stream of
Visitors to his rooms was continuous.
Judge Parker’s stay is uncertain. He
told some of his visitors he should stay
two or three days; and that he was
not certain of his plans. He may re
turn home to-morrow evening and he
may not leave here until Saturday.
Senator Gorman, who has taken up
the important role of counsel to the
national committee, and is giving the
benefit of this experience in the man
agement of presidential campaigns, was
one of the first visitors. He spent
nearly two hours with the Judge, but
beyond remarking that he had a "pleas
ant chat,” would not comment on his
business with the candidate.
National Chairman Thos. Taggart
had a long audience with Judge Par
ker during the afternoon. He was in
Wisconsin and he made his report to
day on the work being done in Wiscon
sin and Indiana. He said the chances
of carrying Indiana for the Democrats
are cxcellunt, and that he believed the
party was strengthened In every doubt
ful state by the ability of New York
Democrats to harmonize their differ
ences in naming a state ticket.
Representative John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, leader of the minority In
the House of Representatives, intro
duced several members of Congress and
others who have engaged to make
speeches during the campaign.
Represestatlve William Cowherd,
chairman of the Congressional Cam
palgn Committee. In the Interest of a
bigger fund to carry on his work, made
• personal appeal to the national can
didate. He urged the importance of
decreasing the majority representation
In the House. Judge Parker is gieatty
Interested In the <vmg reselnnal can
vass, and as a result of Mr. Cowherd's
call It Is said a more stirring campaign
generally may be expected
Herman Bidder. editor of the Neiv
York ktaate Kelt ting, h<> hse under
taken the campaign work among tier
man-American# In whal he calls the
six doubtful •tales, gave the net ions I
JSabatmab Jlilo fniit®
candidate suggestions for general work.
These doubtful states, as he defines
them, are New York. New Jersey,
Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois and Wis
consin. His plan is to have all the
work of the national campaign concen
trated on these states. He declares it
a waste of time, energy and money to
labor for states which are certain for
one side or the other.
Gov. Charles B. Aycock of North
Carolina, who has been campaigning
in Maine, called during the day. He
has arranged to give his time from
Oct. 25 to Nov. 5 to campaign speak
ing, and lie will be assigned to New
York, Indiana, West Virginia and Con
necticut.
DAVIS FRANKLY SAYS
HE IS NO SPEAKER.
Believes More la Hand-Shaking
Than Tongue-Wagging.
Wheeling. W. Va.. Sept. 22.—Hon.
Henry Gassaway Davis announced
here to-dav that it was not his inten
tion to make many speeches while on
his tours over the country campaign
ing.
“I am not much of a speech-maker
and rather dislike the task,” said Mr.
Davis. "My intention is to get
around among the people and meet
them with as little public speech-mak
ing as possible. We have with us here
Senator Charles A. Towne of New
York, who is one of the most able ora
tors that I know of. He will be with
me for a short time. He will do the
public meeting talk, and it will be my
aim to meet just as many voters per
sonally as it is possible for me to. I
make more friends in that way than
by getting up before an audience and
making a speech.”
Senator Latimer Spoke.
Pennyan. N. Y., Sept. 22.—This aft
ernoon Senator Latimer of South
Carolina addressed a large audience at
the Yates county fair. He advocated
the government's building of roads and
paying half the expense, the state and
county dividing the other half, and
condemned President Roosevelt’s atti
tude on the question of a standing
army and his criticisms of Presidents
Jefferson and Madison.
SCHOONER WENT DOWN
AND SEVEN DROWNED.
Two Men Citing for Four Days to
Wreckage.
Boston, Sept. 22.—A dispatch re
ceived here to-day reports the loss
of the Harwich, Mass., schooner El
vira J. French off the Jersey coast in
last week's gale, together with seven
members of her crew of nine.
Nelson and Shuize, the engineer and
one of the crew, clung to pieces of
wreckage for four days and three
nights, being picked up by the schoon
er Margaret Haskell and landed in
Norfolk to-day.
The Elvira French left Newport
News for Portsmouth, N. H., on Sept.
10. She was commanded by Capt. L.
J. Connor of Lawrence, Mass., and
valued at $30,000, being owned by T.
B. Baker of Harwich, Mass. She was
built in Booth Bay in 1890 and regis
tered 833 tons net.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 22.—The follow
ing are given as the officers and crew
who are believed to have drowned
wit hthe wreck of the schooner El
vira French, whose two survivors
have been landed at Norfolk;
Capt. Daniel G. Connor, Portland,
Me.; First Mate Adde, Portland, Me.;
Steward George T. Brand, Pennsylva
nia; Seaman Barney, New York; Sea
man Mcßride, New York; Seaman
Andro, Riga. Russia, and unknown
seaman.
The rescued are: Seaman Max
Shuize, Hoboken, N. J., and Engineer
Arnold Nelson, New York. Seaman
Shuize says he is positive that all ex
cept himself and Nelson were
drowned. According to his story, the
schooner first encountered the storm
off Montauk Point, L. 1., on Wednes
day, Sept. 14. The foresail was then
blown into shreds and the vessel on
the following day began leaking.
Pumps were useless and the vessel
filling rapidly the crew sought to
abandon her.
The captain, Shuize says, disap
peared with the rigging. Adde tried
to get out the long boat, but was
carried down by the sinking stern of
the schooner. Andro clung to a plank,
but was washed away, and others
floated off on lumber and finally dis
appeared. The survivors spent agoniz
ing nights and days on the wreck of
the cabin before being picked up.
The crew shipped on the French at
New York, Sept. L
LADY~CURZON IS ILL.
It Is Vlrported That .the lln* Per
itonitis.
London, Sept. 22.—A bulletin Issued
by the physicians attending Lady Cur
zon of Kedleston. (formerly Mhs Let
ter of Chicago and Washington), wife
of the viceroy of India, says her lady
ship’s condltipn is serious.
She is suffering from complications
consequent upon her confinement, from
which she has never quite recovered.
It Is reported that peritonitis has sup
ervened .
Lady Ctirxon gave birth to a daughter
in London on March 20, last.
Ilia l argo of t ogre.
New Orleans. Kept. 22. -The French
steamer Amlral FourUhon arrived in
port to-day from Santos, via Klo dr
Janeiro, with 91.M7 begs of coffee, val
ued at tl.non.ooo. This is the largest
cargo of coffee ever brought to New
Or leans.
Killed In safe I rackets* s.
Norfolk. Va„ Kepi. 21 - Patrolman
John M< Niamey was ehm and killed
in-nlght by a safe cracksman In the
store of Wi A> Hon net £ Cos
CAN IT LAST FOUR YEARS MORE?
THE TEXT BOOK
OF DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS ARRAIGNED
BEFORE. THE BAR OF THE AMERI
CAN VOTERS.
Repnbllcnn Fault* nnd Foibles Ex
posed In the Democratic Cam
paign Document—Chief Place Giv
en to the War Upon the Con
stitution Thnt the Republican
Party Ha* Declared—How the Pro
tected Trusts Grind the People.
New York. Sept. 22—The Democrat
ic campaign text book has been com
piled and is about to be issued. It
makes a volume of 314 pages, dis
cusses the issues of the two parties
and reprints a number of speeches by
leading Democrats. The following
synopsis of the book has been prepared
by the Democratic Campaign Com
mittee.
By the way of emphasizing the is
sue of "Constitution” opposed to
“imperialism,” the Democratic cam
paign book contains as a preface the
full text of the constitution of the
United States. The place of next im
portance is accorded the "tariff and
the trusts,” sixty of the 314 pages of
the volume being devoted to this dis
cussion.
Sold High In Pnlted Slate*.
Concerning the trusts, much space
is given to evidence that the protected
combinatians, having a tariff monop
oly in our home markets, are com
pelling Americans to pay much higher
prices for manufactured goods than
are paid by foreigners. The export
and home prices of hundreds of ar
ticles are compared. Nearly all kinds
of hardware, implements, machinery,
tools, paints, oils, ammunition, watch
es, baking powder, condensed milk,
canned goods and every kind of steel
products are sold to our consumers
at prices averaging about 25 per cent,
more than those paid by foreigners
for the same goods.
Quoting President Schwab's state
ment to the Industrial Commission
that goods were always sold cheaper
for export, the evidence before the
Chamberlain Tariff Commission in
England and numerous statements
from export journals, trade Journals
and commercial papers, the conclusion
is drawn that nearly all of our exports
of Iron nnd steel goods, amounting to
$111,000,000 last year, are sold to for
eigners at an average of about four
fifths the price charged to Americans.
Never before was so much specific and
unequivocal evidence presented on
this point.
Price* ami Wage*.
Discussing prices and wage*, the
absurd methods of the Republicans In
making “averages” and Juggling sta
tistics are exposed. Particularly Is the
bureau of labor scored for making sta
tistics to order for u*e of the Republican
Campaign Committee statistics that
rle wage* and reduce prices, on paper,
and produce Htntlstlcal or artificial
prosperity. The figures of th* bureau,
which show sn Increase of only 15 per
cent. In the cost of living since l*7,
are contrasted with the figure* of R.
Cl. Dun A Cos., which show that the
coat of living was 4$ per cent higher
last March than on July 1, IM7, Just
before the Dlngley lit 11 became jaw.
Rased upon Pun's figure* 'end upon
th# full and complete lepmis of the
railroads, covering over I.Mti.oOO work
ers. which embrace brdb union and nun
cnntlnued on Math img#
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1904.
ALLEGED LYNCHER
FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Rtggln* Wa Given *m Liberty. -at
Huntsville.
Huntsville. Ala., Kept. 22.-Thomas
M. Riggins was acquitted to-night of
the charge of murder in the first de
gree in connection with the lynching
of Horace Maples. The case made out
by ithe prosecution In the trfal to-day
was weak, and there was no convinc
ing evidence connecting the defendant
with the mob.
When tho court met for a night ses
sion. attorneys for the defense moved
to quash the indictment. Judge Speake
ordered the jury to. retire while the
motlqn was argued. Riggins’ attor
neys moved that us there was no evi
dence of a convincing nature against
him, the indictment be quashed. Solici
tor Pettus opposed this, and asked
that the jury be allowed to decide the
case.
Judge Speake recalled the jury and
charged them in favor of the de
fendant, instructing them if they be
lieved the evidence, to return a verdict
of not guilty.
There was no demonstration.
bomb onTTsTsteps.
Effort Made *o Blow Up the Home ot
Maben,
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22. -A neigh
bor passing the residence of J. c Ma
ben, president of the Sloss-Sheffleld
Coal and Iron Company, to-day sav,
fire sputtering on the front steps, and.
making a hasty examination, found a-
Plckle bottle, with a burning fuse at
tached. The fire was extinguished and
an examination of the bottle showed
that it contained a quantity of pow
dered dynamite, the bottle being seal
ed with a wooden stopper, through
which passed the fuse. There was
enough dynamite In the bottle to
wreck the building.
The man who found the bottle told
the police that as he approached the
residence he saw a white man run
away from the step.
~A- B V lke of union miners is on at
the mines of the Sloss-Sheffleld Com
pany, as well as at the mines of sev
eral other large corporations In thfs
district. President Maben* company
has been active in efforts to break the
strike.
Mr. Maben will station guards
around his house to-night.
SAFE CRACKERS* YIADE~
A REMUNERATIVE HAUL
Touched the Klnsslree Postoffice for
Over gl.omi.
Charleston, S. C„ Sept. 22. Expert
safe crackers entered tho poetofflee
at Kingstree, S. C\, neur this city,
Wednexday night, and after a short
session with blacksmith tools, stolen
from a near-by shop, extracted a
package of $4,<K)O addressed to the
Bank of Kingstree, $350 In postoftice
funds and about $l5O worth of stamps
and Jewelry belonging to Postmas
ter Jacabs, valued ul $5OO.
The burglars then departed, leav
ing no elue.
The money for the bank had been
sent from Charleston on wired orders,
and II was supposed no one knew of
the order except bank officers and the
te'egrsph operator.
The loss see discovered this morn
ing. As Ihe money had twen Insured,
the hank will not lose anything.
WANT TO WINTER
IN CITY OF MUKDEN
THE JAPANESE APPRECIATE
ITS ADVAXTAGES AS A COLD
WEATHER PLACE.
Russians Understand Till* Desire at
the Japanese to Secure the City
Before the Winter Sets in—lt Is
Relieved at St. Petersburg That
the Struggle for the Possession ot
the Town Is Still Xot Imminent.
WAR IN THE EAST.
While the Japanese are report
ed to be slowly advancing upon
Mukden, there has been no fight
ing worthy of note between the
opposing armies under Gen. Kuro
patkin and Marquis Oyama. The
latter, according to the military
critics at St. Petersburg, is likely
to pursue tactics quite different
from those essayed by the Japa
nese at Liao Yang and it is ex
pected that the attack will come
upon the Russian front and flanks
rather than in the form of an en
veloping movement.
Definite information from Port
Arthur is very meagre; inconclu
sive and minor successes there are
reported. Russian spies alleged
that a considerable force has been
detached from the Japanese army
which captured Liao Yang and
sent back to aid In the operations
against Port Arthur.
The formation of seven Russian
rifle brigades for service in the
Far East has been ordered.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23, 3:20 a. m.
The Japanese advance towards Muk
den continues slowly, according to In
formation received by the authorities
here.
Both official reports and press dis
patches place Marquis Oyamas ad
vance guard thirty miles south of Muk
den, while stories printed in the for
eign press that a great battle at Muk
den has already begun are disproved
by the actual developments at the
scene of operations.
There Is no question In the minds of
the Russian authorities of the Impor
tance of Mukden to the Japanese aa a
winter base. It Is believed the Japa
nese will exert every effort to push
out the Russians, but It Is thought a
serious struggle for the possession o<
the town Is still some days distant. The
Japanese probably will have to reckon
first with a stubborn defense of the
Fushun mines, where the next Impor
tant fight Is expected to take place.
Marquis Oynma Is giving up the Idea
of cutting Oen. Kuropatkln's commu
nication to the northward and content.
Ing himself with advancing upon the
Husetan front and flank In such fash
ion as to force the evacuetton of the
town and compel the Russians to re
treat further north.
The whole plan of the Japanese ad
vance shows a considerable difference
from the opera!lone at Liao Yang. At
the same time, It la possible tbs Japa
nese ere again making undisclosed
movements as they have successfully
done in the past.
According to the best Information,
Oyama has three armies concentrated
south and southeast of Mukden, a
fourth corps, consisting of two di
visions, composed of men drafted from
the armies of Gens. Kuroki, Nodzu and
Oku, being detached to Dziantiehan
and thence sending out flanking col
umns northward and northeastward,
with the object of protecting Oyama's
right and at the same time driving in
the Russian outposts. An enveloping
movement on such a large scale as
Gen. Kuroki essayed at Liao Yang is
not expected. Evidently the Japanese
realize that their strength is inade
quate to Justify another attempt to
surround Gen. Kuropatkin, who now is
stronger by two army corps than he
was at Liao Yang.
The report has gained some credence
here that it is the intention of the
Japanese to winter at Mukden, if they
can take the town, and then hold on
until an accumulation of Russian
forces on their front compels them to
retire to the Liao Tung peninsular and
Korea, the retreat in this direction
drawing Gen. Kuropatkin after them.
Orders have been issued to prepare
seven rifle brigades for service in the
Par East.
RUSSIANS RESISTING
THE JAPANESE ADVANCE
Kuropatkin Reports Movements ot
the Kiiomj'.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 22, 6 p. m.—
The Japanese operations against Muk
den are rapidly developing. Gen. Ku
ropatkin announces that the Japanese
army at Bentsiaputze is beginning to
advance,north ward. The outposts yes
terday tried to captured Ivaoutou pass
commanding the road to Fushun. The
Russians are offering a stubborn re
sistance, which is likely to retard de
cisive operations.
Kuropatkin has placed strong forces
astride the Mukden and Fushun roads
to Bentsiaputze. The Russians are also
holding all the passes of the Da range
eastward of Bentsiaputze.
A dispatch from Harbin announces
that another Japanese regiment is
moving further eastward, but it is re
garded as improbable that they will
move in considerable force from Dzi
antchan along the roads leading to
Mukden, Fushun and Sintsintln. Se
vere fighting is probable before the
Japanese succeed in reaching the Hun
river.
There is no further news from Port
Arthur, but the anxiety as to the fate
of its gallant defenders has been re
lieved by foreign telegrams received
here announcing that the Japanese
have not captured any important posl
ttdns.
CARRIED DISPATCHES
TO THE EMPEROR.
Chief of Staff Arrived at At. Peters
burg from Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 22, 11:57 a. m.—
Capt. Cladot, Vice Admiral Skrydloff's
chief of staff, has arrived here from
Vladivostok with important dispatches
for the Emperor. In an interview,
Cr.pt. Cladot informed the correspond
ent of the Associated Press that the re
pairs to the protected cruiser Bogatyr
had been completed, that the damages
to the armored cruisers Gromoboi and
Rossia did not necessitate their going
into dry dock, and that both were fit
to resume active service.
Admiral Birilcff, the Russian naval
commander at Cronstadt, has ordered
the battleship Orel, the cruisers Oleg
and Jemteliug, and the transport
Kamtchatka to be ready for sea. Sept.
25, and the cruiser Izumrud on Sept.
27. They will proceed to join Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is Informed on good authority
that Grand Duke Alexis, the high ad
miral. favors sending out the Baltic
fleet to the Far East by the way of
Cape Horn, but it is still undecided
whether the fleet will start this year.
THE RUSSIAN LOSSES
AT LIAO YANG GIVEN.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 22.—The gen
eral staff has issued a revised list of
the Russian casualties at Liao Yang,
showing that 1,810 men were killed;
that 10.811 w'ere wounded, and that
1,212 were left on the field.
Fifty-four regimental officers were
killed and 262 were wounded, two gen
erals were killed and three were
wounded. Five officers were left on
the field.
Of those wounded at Liao Yang, 1,334
men and 34 officers have already re
turned to duty. Those reported to be
missing are probably dead.
REPORT ©"FLOSSES’
IN ENGAGEMENTS.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 22.—During the
repulse of the recent Japanese attack
on Da pass Oen. Peterhof took sev
eral prisoners and captured a quanti
ty of arms and ammunition. The Rus
sians lost a captain and three men
killed, and had forty-five men wound
ed.
A detachment under Gen. Rennen
kainpfr. while reconnoiterlng yester
day, lost two officers and nine men
killed and had three officers and twen
ty-three men Wounded.
RUSSIAN ARTILLERY
BOMBARDED YENTAI.
Oen. Kutokl’s Headquarters In the
Field. Hpt. 17. via Fusan, Sept. M.—
The Ruaalsna are reconnoiterlng along
the Japanese frontier with a large
force of cavalry, supported hy guns.
With three guns they appeared yes
terday averting within MOO yard* of
Yentat alatlon and threw • few ahells
at the atatlon. They continued the
cannonsdlng at Intervala ail to-day.
The Musafan for. e on tha Mukden
road extends from Ithullho. eight miles
Continued on Fifth Pegs.
| 5 CENTS A COPY.
J DAILY, 18 A YEAR.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,*! A YEAR
MOBS WERE OUT
IN PENNSYLVANIA
TO LYNCH A NEGRO BRUTE.
OFFICERS WERE PLAXXIXQ TO
BAFFLE THE CROWDS.
Xegro Was Guilty of Heinous Crime.
White Woman Hie Victim—Kept
Her In the Woods for Hours—At
Point of a Pistol He Forced Her.
Xegro Believed to Be the Gnllty
One Captured—His Victim to Iden
tify Him.
Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 22.—Crowds at
Patton and Ebensburg, excited with
the mob spirit, are hourly expecting
the appearance of Constable Jackson
and deputies having in custody the ne
gro, who yesterd'ay, near Patton, in a
thick woods, drove Mrs. Thomas Bog
gan. aged 30, at the point of a revolver,
into the underbrush, and there held
her prisoner from 9 o'clock in the
morning' until 2 o’clock in the after
noon, committing repeated assaults up
on the helpless woman.
Reports came here from official
sources that a tall, yellow negro, an
swering in every particular the de
scription of Mrs. Boggin’s assatiant,
had been caught at LaJose, Clearfield
county, Just across the Cambria county
border.
Constable Jackson hurried from
Ebensburg to LaJose, where he was
due to arrive at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Since that hour no word has
been heard by the public from the
officer, and the belief is now general
that Sheriff Lenhart has directed Con
stable Jackson to bring the prisoner
to Ebensburg by an obscure route and
not to make his appearance at the Jail
until late to-night, when It is expected
the mob will have dispersed.
Mrs. Boggan. who escaped from the
negro almost without clothes, is still
in a serious condition, but will re
cover. She said to-day she could iden
tify her assailant "among a thousand."
The purpose of the officials, it is be
lieved, is to secretly land the prisoner
in the Ebensburg jail late to-night and
later take Mrs. Boggan to identify
him.
TOLL BRIDGE TUMBLED.
Two Hen Were Killed and Many
Were Injured.
Vinita. I. T.. Sept. 22.—The east
pier of a steel toil bridge being erect
ed over Grand river, at Carry’s ferry,
ten miles east of Alton, fell at noon,
killing tvp> men. fatally injuring three
and Injuring twenty-one othera, some
of whom suffered broken limbs. The
dead are:
Thomas Browning.
Henry Becker.
The names of the others are not
obtainable to-night.
A messenger from the scene states
that 100 men were at work at the
time and the pier collapsed with no
warning, owing to a faulty construc
tion of the foundation. The bridge
was of steel, on stone piers and was
to connect the east end of the county
of Cherokee with Vinita and to take
the place of the ferry between Afton
and Grove.
DID NOT LYNCH THEM.
Eastland Found Not Gnilty of a
Mississippi Burning.
Indlanola, Miss., Sept. 22.—The trial
of C. C. Eastland for the murder of
Luther Holdbert and his wife by caus
ing them to be burned at the stake has
been suddanlv ended.
After the evidence was all in. Sen
ator McLaurln made a motion for per
emptory Instructions to the Jury for
the discharge of the prisoner on the
ground that not a scintilla of evidence
tending to prove that Eastland had
been in any way party to the lynch
ing. or had tn any way aided or abet
ted the burning, had been Introduced.
District Attorney Nell said that In
view of the failure of witnesses to
connect Eastland with the lynching
he would ask the court to grant Sena
tor McLaurin’s motion. The Judge
thereupon discharged Eastland, and a
storm of applause broke out from the
vast crowd, which was promptly
checked by th* judge.
Mr. Eastland was almost carried
bodily from the Court House.
CHINA M/WNOT RATIFY
THE THIBETAN TREATY.
Rneeta’a Protest May Prove of Home
Avail.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 22.—The Russian
protest against the Anglo-Thlbetan
treaty has been presented at Pekin.
M. Lessar. the Russian minister. Is
understood to have called the atten
tion of the Chinese Foreign Board to
the fact that China would abandon her
suzerainty over Thibet if she ratified
the treaty, thus creating a British
protectorate.
The Foreign Office here has not yet
received M. Lessar’s report, but the
dispatch from Pekin to the Morning
Post of l<ondon. announcing that China
is not willing to ratify the treaty, is be
lieved to be the direct outcome of Rus
sia's protest.
State Nat needy In Try Him,
Huntsville. Ala., Sept. 11—Th* stat*
announced to-day that R was not ready
for trial in th# case against Thomas
M. lUg*ln. th* hotel proprietor charg
ed with murder, in connection with
th* Maple* lynching. Th# absencs of
material wttness*a was urged Defend
ant's attorney protested against fur
ther postponement and holding hi*
client In Jail, bui It la announced that
th* trial will mi proceed omit (fee
state u ready.