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J. H. ESTILL, President. .
TRAIN CRASHED
INTO DYNAMITE
750 POUNDS OF THE STUFF
CAUSED DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
WHEN IT EXPLODED.
Tito Persona Were Killed and Nine
Others Were Injnred—Young Man
Driving? a Wagon Containing; the
Explosive host His Presence of
Mind When lie Heard the Train.
I.eft His Wagon and Ran—Fearful
Effects of the Explosion.
Cumberland, Md.', Sept. 23.—Fast
freight No. 94 on the Baltimore and
Ohio struck a wagon loaded with 750
pounds of dynamite at the crossing
at North Branch. W. Va., four miles
east of here, this afternoon. Two per
sons were killed and nine were in
jured, three of them seriously.
The dead are:
C. Walter Whitehair, front brake
man, Brunswick.
Nelson Pike, Martlnsburg, engineer,
scalded qll over and internally; lived
two hours.
Injured:
A. B. Sanders, fireman. North Moun
tain, W. Va., arm broken, scalded on
face, body and hands.
Charles Hamilton, Baltimore and
Ohio operator and postmaster at
North Branch, cuts on face and body.
Scott Hamilton of Little Orleans, Md.,
cuts on face and body at least fifty in
number.
James Ashkettle, Little Orleans, cut
in face.
Mary Twigg, Old Town, cut in face.
Raymond Hamilton, cut in face.
Maud Seibert, cut in face.
James Laing, aged 21, who was driv
ing the dynamite wagon, cut on leg
and ear drum fractured.
Terrible Power of the Explosion.
The Baltimore and Ohio tower was
wrecked, as were several residences
nearby. The commissary of Mike El
more, Wabash sub-contractor and the
Wabash temporary hospital, with other
small buildings, were demolished. The
windows of the school house and of
the residence of G. A. Zimmerly on
the mountain, half a mile away, were
all broken out. No house escaped
damage. ,
James Laing, who drove the wagon,
escaped with only trivial injury, as did
the two horses, although the latter
were blown fifty yards into a field. Ac
cording to eye-witnesses, Laing. hear
ing the train, became terrified and
stopped on th? track. The wagon was
three feet of clearing it when the en
gine struck the rear end, carrying it
fifty feet before the explosion. Laing
deserted the wagon and ran down from
the track into a ditch. He was knock
ed down and rendered unconscious for
a time, but the force of the explosion
passed over him.
The engine was overturned and strip
ped and seven cars following, loaded
with high grade merchandise, were
broken, several being demolished. The
tracks were thrown out of the bed and
twisted serpentine, while rails were
snapped like pipestems. The wires
were torn down and relief was tele
graphed for after going to Patterson's
Creek on a handcar.
Seven Doctors Harried On.
Seven doctors went from here by
special train. Engineer Pike was held
under Iron scraps on top of the boiler
while being slowly cooked to death.
It required four men to extricate him.
The explosion knocked nearly* every
person In the neighborhood down,
hurled Hunter Bowen through a roof,
but did not hurt him, and threw parts
of the engine 200 yards. Slack tele
graph wires were snapped midway be
tween the poles by concussion.
BLOWN UP~BY BOILER.
Four Men Were Killed by Explosion
at a Cotton Mill.
Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 23.—At 7:15
o’clock this morning, the boiler in
the gin department of the mammoth
cotton mill Erwin No. 3, at Dukes, on
the Cape Fear and Northern Railroad,
about twenty-five miles from Raleigh,
exploded with terrific violence, partial
ly wrecking the engine room and In
stantly killing three white men, one of
whom was the superintendent of the
mill, and one negro. Another negro
was scalded so badly that he will
die.
Several persons were thrown down
by the shock of the explosion, but their
Injuries are not serious.
The dead:
Henry C. Fowler, of Burlington,
general superintendent of the mills.
Lee Hurst, flrpman.
H. O. Brasswell.
George McLean, colored.
Fatally scalded:
Henry Wall, colored.
Both the latter were employes of the
mill.
From the best Information obtain
able, It seems that the old fireman of
the mill, having Just been discharged,
the new man, not thoroughly under
standing the engine, had got up too
much steam. The engine refused to
work and the fireman went after the
superintendent. As they entered the
engine room together there was a rend
ing mar and the men were blown to
pieces.
Though horribly mangled, the body
of Hupt. Fowler was still recognisable,
and this afternoon It was home lo his
home in Burlington, accompanied by
h>a wife and two children. The re*
mains of the other men will be burled
Jsatoannal) JBafning
NUMBER 17.791.
FRENCHMAN SCOOPS
THE GENERAL STAFF.
He and the Cxar Get Exclusive News
From Port Arthur.
Paris, Sept. 24.—The Matin’s St.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs
as follows:
“Telegrams, of which the general
staff have as yet no knowledge, reach
ed the Emperor at 4 o'clock this morn
ing. I can affirm that they concern
Port Arthur, regarding which place
the greatest anxiety prevails at court.
“The Japanese are now engaged in
a general assault, which is more fu
rious than its predecessors, attacking
the town on three sides simultaneous
ly and employing their whole forces,
being determined to finish the busi
ness. Russian mines blew up whole
battalion. Gen. Fock especially dis
tinguished himself, directing the fire
from the wall, which the Japanese
reached after indescribable massacre.
“The whole of Admiral Togo’s and
Vice Admiral Kamimura’s squadrons
are aiding the struggle, which, it is
feared here, will be final. The besieged
forces are fighting as in a furnace. A
perfect storm of shell is falling on the
town, port and fortress from the hills
and roadstead. Gen. Stoessel is going
from fort to fort, encouraging the de
fenders in their desperate efforts.
“In St. Petersburg the facts concern
ing the tragic event which perhaps
will terminate by a glorious fall of
Port Arthur, are wholly unknown. At
court hope bps not yet been entirely
abandoned. ’’
RUSSIANS ARE USING
BALLOONS TO OBSERVE.
Mukden, Sept. 23.—The Russians are
using war balloons southeast of Muk
den for the purpose of observing the
movements of the Japanese in that
direction.
The line of outposts established by
the Japanese is so effective that not
even the Chinese have been able to
penetrate it. It is impossible, therefore,
to say definitely how Marquis Oyama
has disposed his forces. It is be
lieved Gen. Kuroki’s army stretches
from Bensiaputze to Bnsiahu and the
armies of Gens. Oku and Nodzu from
Yentai along the high road and rail
road to Shahepu, Sixteen miles south
of Mukden, while a fourth army is
moving from Dizantchan across the
Da mountains. All these roads con
verge at Mukden.
Of the four armies, those of Oku
and Nodzu are nearest Mukden and
their progress will have to be slack
ened in order to permit Ivuroki and
the flanking columns time to come up.
Meanwhile Oko and Nodzu have com
mand of the railroad.
Supplies of grain and ammunition
are carried from Yentai over heavy
roads exposed to capture by enterpris
ing Cossack raiders.
There has been an improvement in
the weather at Mukden, which is of
great help to the Japanese.
MAY FIGHT OVER THE
GRAVES OF THE MANCHUS.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-6:26 p. m.—
A brief telegram received to-day from
Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff, announcing the
advance of the Japanese from Bent
siaputze on the village near Fu pass,
east of Mukden and the site of the
imperial tombs, which is likely to re
vive the fears expressed at Pekin that
an engagement may be fought at the
burial place of the Manchu dynasty.
No mention is made of the resistance
to the advance, but it is not believed
this indicates that the Russians do not
intend to further oppose the march of
the Japanese to Mukden. It probably
signifies that the Japanese force is
using the small road to Fu pass, be
tween the highways leading to Muk
den and Fushun. with the intention
of isolating the Russian columns guard
ing Fushun.
The Japanese are still trying to turn
Gen. Kuropatkin's left flank, but there
is no Indication of their moving west
of the Hun river.
Slnmintin is still held by the Cos
sacks.
THE DISPOSITION”^
THE JAPANESE FORCES.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—A dispatch
received here to-day from Mukden
gives details of the Japanese positions
as follows:
Gen. Kuroki has concentrated one
army with Bentsiaputze and Bensihu
as its radius, and his advance is push
ing forward along the road leading to
Fushun and Fu pass. The advance
force of two other armies occupy the
Yentai mines, the village of Yentai
and Sandenu. The front of these three
armies is protected by an outpost
screen, which Chinese are not allowed
to pass. A small Japanese detach
ment Is moving along the left bank
of the Liao river in order to protect
junks.
The same dispatch reports that Chi
nese bandits are openly siding with
the Japanese.
The weather at Mukden Is rainy and
windy, and eold haa prematurely set
In. '
SHARP ACTIONS ARE
RELATED BY JAPANESE.
Tokio. Sept. 23.-1:30 p. m.-An of
ficial telegram reports that fights oc
curred at the towns of Ttellng and
Hanlungkti. sixty miles northeast of
j Liao Yang. on Kept. 20. The dispatch
mi y# i
"Our detachment advanced through
Helnui’huangon Kept. 20. and attacked
the enemy, consisting of one rompsny
I of infantry, some cavalry and a ma-
I chine gun stationed t Tleltng, and a
! battalion of Infantry, MW cavalry, aix
1 quick firing and one machine gun. ala.
tinned at Xanlungku. whlrh Ilea eight
miles north of Tlellng
“The Russians. who ere driven off
to the fiiirlliaard left nineteen d-n I
Continued <*n Fifth Fag*.
INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE OF TURENCHEN
Surrounded by His Stricken Fellows, a Gunner Fires His Last Shot
SCHOOL GIRLS
DIED IN A VAULT
NINE OR TEN SUFFOCATED
AND A SCORE OF OTHERS NAR
ROWLY ESCAPED.
Floor Gave Way Under the Weight
of the; Little Girls—They Weie
Left Stuggling in the Vault—Those
Underneath Lost Their Lives.
Those Who Stood Upon the Bod
ies of the Victims Were Saved.
Great Indignation Expressed.
Cincinnati, Sept. 23.—School closed
to-day at Pleasant Ridge, seven miles
north of Cincinnati, with the first
qujirter of the session, when nine,
possibly ten, school girls were suffo
cated in a vault -during the forenoon
recess and a score of others narrowly
escaped the same horrible death.
During -the rest of the day this
suburb was wild with mingled excite
ment, sorrow and indignation, and to
night those openly charging the calam
ity to official negligence are making
serious threats, among them being
many women.
The large building is used for a high
school as well as for all lower depart
ments. All of the victims were from
primary grades.
On opposite sides of the spacious
ground, in the rear of the school build
ing, are two outhouses. When recess
was given, about thirty of the smaller
girls were in the outhouse assigned
to them, when suddenly the floor gave
way, precipitating them into the vault
below. This vault is twelve feet deep
and walled up with stone like a well.
There was in it four feet of water
that would have been over the heads
of -the children falling in it singly,
but those falling foremost filled up
the vault partially, so that others were
not entirely submerged.
The girls fell eight feet from the
flooring, and the struggles of those
who were on top kept at least nine
underneath until they were dead.
Teachers to the Reseae.
The frame sheds of these, vaults
were about twenty feet square, with
out windows and only one narrow
doorway, so that only one girl escaped
from the door. She ran into the school
building and told the teachers what
hacf happened. The principal and
other teachers rushed to the rescue.
The screams of the girls were dimly
heard while within the vault and they
were, most of them, unable to speak
when rescued.
The teachers were soon reinforced by
the entire population of the town, the
police and fire departments rendering
most effective service. The firemen
drained the vault, so as to be sure
that the rescue was complete.
Among the first to come to the relief
of Principal Summerman were Rev. I.
D. Lambert of the Presbyterian
Church and Frank S. Johnson of the
Herald and Presbyter of Cincinnati.
Used tlic Flag ns a Life Line,
James Smith, aged 14, one of the
pupils, climbed to the roof of the
schoolhouse, untied the flag and ran
to the vault. By means of this im
promptu rope several were rescued.
Marshal Wood had great difficulty in
keeping the crowd back and prevent
ing it from Interfering with the res
cuers. The Importunities of friends,
especially of the weeping mothers,
were almost beyond the control of the
officers.
Doctors Zenour and Shank, with their
assistant#, uaed the school building for
a hospital and a morgue until after the
dead and the rescued were taken to
their homea.
Frank M. Johnson said: “I waa
standing across the street talking to
Dr. Lambert, when a little girl came
crying for help. We found Principal
Huminerman saving Uvea. The smaller
glrla were being forced to the bottom
by the movements and terrific strug
gles of each other In the vault. Up
the ladder climbed the little ortsa,
drenched, gasping for breath and faint,
tug as soon sa taken out Into the fresh
Continued on Fifth
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1904.
POPULIST WATSON
AT HOUSTON
Gave the Texans An Exposition ot
Ilia Doctrine. /
Houston, Tex., Sept. 23.—Hon. Thos.
Watson. Populist nominee for Presi
dent, to-night delivered an address to
a great crowd of people assembled
here from the surrounding country, ex
cursions having been run to swell the
number of his audience. Mr. Watson
is still suffering from an indisposition,
and appeared weak. He was given
close attention.
Mr. Watson said in part:
"Senator James K. Jones of’Arkan
sas found his voice a few days ago
and spoke his little piece. The Peo
ple's party, says Jones, is working for
the Republicans. He declares that in
my Atlanta speech a preference was
expressed for Roosevelt as against
Parker. Neither in my Atlanta speech
nor in any other have I made any
such declaration.
• “Poor Parker! His burdens were al
ready heavy. Too much Cleveland,
too much Hill, too much Belmont, too
much McCarren, too many slights put
on Tom Taggart, too much Gorman,
top much juggling with the old Eng
lish language, -too much foxiness gen
erally—but when Jones of Arkansas
trotted up we could almost see the
same old pick and spade and shovel
with which he dug the graves for the
Democratic national candidate in the
memorable campaigns of 1896 and 1900.
“If our campaign hurts the Demo
crats most this year, that is not our
fault. It is the fault of Jones and all
others who sold out the principles of
Democracy to Wall street at St. Louis.
Had Jones and his crowd readopted
the Omaha platform, or something
similar, and then nominated some
such real Democrat as Heart or Bryan,
the People’s party could not have done
business in 1904 at all. It was the as
tounding betrayal of Democratic prin
ciples by Jones, Hill and Company,
which gave the People’s party the op
portunity to renew, the fight for Jef
fersonian Democracy. Inasmuch as
we are advocating the same principles
which Bryan Democrats advocated for
eight years, it seems a little hard that
we should be abused as ‘assistant Re
publicans.’ If anybody had sold out
it would be reasonable to suppose that
it was the crowd who dropped their
principles. We have not dropped
ours.
"The words right and wrong seem
to have no place in the political phi
losophy of Alton B. He sloshes back
and forth upon the waves of partisan
manipulation. Just like any other ap
ple. He may think that he swims;
the facts prove that he merely floats.
"Why delude yourselves by hoping
to get reform inside the Democratic
party? The Bryans, the Tillmans and
Baileys have less power in the Demo
cratic party than ever before. East
ern Democracy controls, and the East
ern Democrat is a Republican In all
but the name. The national Demo
cratic party can do nothing for the
people. It is ruled by corporations.
And it has no common purpose, no
unity, no cohesion. If you are a true
Democrat and have the courage of
your convictions, you must come with
us. You have nowhere else to go.
“In my opinion Parker is going to
be one of the worst beaten men in
political history, for the reason that
he stands for nothing. He does not
even pretend to have any principles.
That such a man can be etected is an
Impossibility.”
MILES WILL STUMP FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
On the Philippines and the General
Stuff He Will Apeak.
New York. Sept. 23. —While Judge
Parker waa receiving many visitors at
the Hoffman House to-day, the mem
bers of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, who saw the judge yesterday,
held a meeting In their room at na
tional headquarters and discussed cam
paign affairs.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles called at Dem
ocratic headquarters this afternoon and
had a long interview with Chairman
Taggart. Gen. Miles a aid that he
would make several speeches during
the campaign under the auspices of
th# speakers' bureau. The general
said he would, In hie speeches, dwell
at length on two topics-—the attitude
of the United Whites toward the people
of the Philippines, and the attitude of
the administration with regard to the
establishment of a general army staff
ft waa announced at Demo relic
headquarters the! the speakers’ bu
reau sill send the general on s long
IrlP near the continent during the com
palgii.
TO EXTEND ROAD
LOANED THE MONEY
MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH
EXTENSION FROM DUBLIN CAUSE
OF A SUIT,
.teronntliiK I* Sought From the Il
linois mid Georgia, Improvement
Company for grrdMMMt Loaned,
April 1, 1901— Among Those Men
tioned In the Bills Are Prominent
Chicago Men Who Are Stockhold
. ern—The Allegations Made.
Chicago, Sept. 23.—Asking an ac
counting from the Illinois and Georgia
Improvement Company for a loan of
$750,000, made April 1, 1901, and seeking
to secure the payment of the money,
the American Trust and Savings Bank,
as trustee of the collateral security, has
filed a bill In the Superior Court, in
which sixty-two prominent Chicagoans
are made defendants as stockholders of
the corporation. Among those men
tioned in the bills are: William A.
Pinkerton, William A. Fuller, Granger
Farwell, William Havemeyer and oth
ers Interested in the Georgia Improve
ment Company.
The bill asserts that the $750,000 was
obtained for the purpose of paying the
indebtedness of the company, and to
build an extension to the Macon. Dub
lin and Savannah Railroad from Dub
lin to Lyons, Ga. it is asserted no in
terest has been paid on the bonds by
the railroad and many of the stock
holders want their stock and bonds
sold to satisfy the indebtedness. Oth
ers are resisting the action.
The trust company wants the im
provement corporation to account for
what is due on the promissory note,
and asks that its Interests as trustee
be protected.
The bill also asks that In
the event of the sale of
the collateral security, the court ap
point a receiver for the improvement
company to conduct the sale.
WAS~
CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT
Of Proposition for Union of Pres
byterian Churches.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 23.—Knox
ville Presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has voted against
the proposition to unite the Presbyte
rian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches.
The negro question played a promi
nent part In the vote, the attitude of
the Presbyterian Church not being suf
ficiently clear on that subject.
Chattanooga Presbytery of the same
church also voted negatively on the
proposition.
Thus far, twenty-two presbyteries of
the Cumberland Church have voted on
the proposition, seventeen voting for,
and five against.
OFFER OF OPERATIVES
DECLINED BY MINERS.
Result Will Re n Strike In llie Tea-
Mines,
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 23.—At dis
trict headquarters of the United Mine
Workers the following telegram was
prepared and ordered sent to each of
the local unions throughout the district
this afternoon:
“Operators’ proposition rejected:
practically three to one against accept
ing. This means a strike In sub-dis
tricts one, two and three.
(Signed.)
“John F. Bowden, President.
“J. 8. McCraken, Wecretary.”
fierretary McCraken estimates that
between 4.000 and 4,500 union men will
go out. and between J.OOO and l.too
non-union workmen,
Alleged Lyncher Arrested.
Huntsville, Ala , Kept, ya, James
Arras! rnng. a farmer, was ariosi ad to
day on a warrant dunging him with
murder. He is the eighth alleged
lyrubrr si t ested of the I wenty.|s per.
eons indicted by th* ejwciaJ grand
Jury.
DEMOCRATS’ CANDIDATE
BUSY WITH HIS TALKS.
Many Thing* to Discus* With the
Party Leaders.
New York, Sept. 23.—Contrary to his
expectations. Judge Parker was unable
to complete his conferences with po
litical leaders and return to-night to
his home at Esopus, N. Y. He will
start home some time to-morrow. More
visitors were admitted to Judge Par
ker's apartments at the Hoffman
House to-day than yesterday, hut nev
ertheless ha found it possible to take
some recreation. He took a long walk
before breakfast and to-night he walk
ed from his hotel to the Manhattan
Club, where he took dinner. ,
Among the callers to-day were Ar
thur P. Gorman of Maryland. Col.
Daniel S. Lamont of Millbroolt, N. Y.;
Col. James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania,
former Senator James K. Jones of
Arkansas, Daniel J. Campau of Mich
igan, and Thomas F. Ryan of Vir
ginia.
Senator Gorman was with Judge Par
ker more than an hour. They went
over the plans for the campaign and
agreed that the canvass should be got
under way without delay, and be con
ducted in an energetic manner until
November. Some of the details were
considered and there was a discussion
as to the strongest speakers to use In
the doubtful states. The report that
they are to invite former President
Grover Cleveland to take part could
not be confirmed.
Senator Gorman thinks that much
depends upon New York state, and ex
pressed gratification when told that
Justice D. Cady Herrick and Repre
sentative Francis Burton Harrison,
candidates for Governor and Lieuten
ant Governor, respectively, are to open
the local campaign without delay.
Party managers interested in the
state campaign said to-night that
there are no longer any factions to
harmonize and in support of the state
ment called attention to the fact that
Controller Edward M. Grout of Brook
lyn had given out an interview re
pudiating a story that he intended to
retire from politics. Mr. Grout has
announced that he will go on the
stump for the state and national tick
ets.
The national campaign was discuss
ed with the candidate by Col. Lamont
and Mr. Campau, who were Judge
Parker’s guests at luncheon. Soon aft
er the luncheon Judge Parker saw Col.
Guffey, National Chairman Taggart,
Senator Culberson of Texas, Repre
sentative John Sharp Williams of Mis
sissippi, Herman Rldder of New York,
Representative William S. Cowherd of
Missouri, former Gov. James S. Hogg
of Texas and others. Ex-Senator
Jones, Col. Guffey and Mr. Campau
had been closely associated with the
last two presidential campaigns and the
idea prevailed that the gathering had
particular reference to bringing the
supporters of Mr. Bryan in closer re
lations with Judge Parker. A mem
ber of the National Committee said
that Judge Parker in meeting men
who had been hearty supporters of the
ticket four and eight years ago was
assisting materially In the efforta that
were being made to conciliate thoae
who had been holding aloof in the
present campaign.
Many members of the National Com
mittee to-day urged Judge Pi .ker to
reconsider his decision not to make
a speaking tour, but it Is said he told
every one who broached the subject
that all such efforts would be from
his own veranda at Rosemount. Lo
cal campaign managers are arranging
to open the New York campaign with
a monster meeting In Madlsorr Square
Garden. They wanted Judge Parker
to make a speech at this meeting, but
while he approves of the plan, it is
said he will not depart from his pro
gramme of remaining at home.
Other callers included a delegation of
editors, consisting of J. P. Caldwell
and D. A. Tompkins of the Charlotte,
N. C., Observer; H. H. Cabaniss of the
Augusta Chronicle; James R. Gray
of the Atlanta Journal, and H. H.
Hanson of the Montgomery Adver
tiser.
KILLED CHRI*STENIN(fPARTY.
Two Men, n XVomnn and the llahy
Met Their Death.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Sept. 23.—Two men,
one woman and a baby, all foreigners,
were killed at Braddock to-night by
the Pennsylvania fast express, which
left here at 9 o’clock.
The accident happened at the Thir
teenth street crossing. The party had
just alighted from a street
car and started across the
tracks on their way home.
The crew of the freight train standing
on the siding tried to warn them of the
approaching express, but In vain.
The woman and baby were thrown
about seventy-five yards to the pas
senger track on the south and the men
were thrown to the track on the north.
The body of the woman was cut In half
and the bodies of the men were badly
mangled.
The party were returning from
chureh where they had gone to have
the baby christened.
brakeman”caused~
A FATAL WRECK.
Two Trainmen Mere Killed and An
other Injnred.
Delmar, Del., Sept. 23.—A north
bound passenger train on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
road last night ran into a southbound
freight at Bloxom, Va., demolishing
both engines, killing Engineer J.
Brown and his fireman, Francis Don
oway, of the passenger train, and se
verely Injuring Engineer Clark of the
freight.
Th# fireman of the freight reaped
injury by jumping.
The accident, it Is said, waa due to
the carelessness of an Inexperienced
brakeman, who threw the wrong
awitrh. _
O'Hrlea Was the Flahl.
Baltimore. Hapt, **,—Philadelphia
Jack O’Hrleu knocked out “fully” fitift
of Chicago In the ond found of their
twenty-found sparring exhibition in
lilglil <1 ItrtMl mailed Ml Ifl Iwlie dur
ing lhe second round fester he landed
• right awing l the jaw that aent
Ml lit gown Ui4 out,
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SPENCE STABBED
BY J. R. M’DONALD
WARE COUNTY POLITICIANS
INVOLVED IN A DIFFICULTY THAT
MAY PROVE FATAL.
Spence, Nominee of Democrats for
the Legislature Sought McDonald
His Independent Opponent, to De
mand Retraction of Alleged State
ments—The Stabbing Resulted,
noth Men Prominent and Popular.
More Trouble Is Feared.
Waycross, Ga„ Sept. 23.—Dr. J. M.
Spence, representative from Ware
county, was seriously stabbed by J.
R. McDonald, near Waresboro, this
afternoon.
Only meager details of the stab
bing can be learned to-night. Dr.
Spence is at his home in Waresboro.
and two Waycross physicians are at
tending him. It was stated to-night
that his injuries may prove fatal, as
one of the wounds is almost through
his lungs. The dootor was stabbed
four times, once in his left breast,
once in the hip, and again from the
stomach down his leg. The most se
rious stab is in the back near the
right shoulder bone.
Dr. Spence is Democratic nominee
from Ware county, and Is opposed by
Mr. McDonald as an independent. The
latter represented Ware county six
years ago. and has been candidate for
re-election at every primary since. For
years there has been bad feeling be
tween the men.
The report of the row is that Dr.
Spence went to McDonald’s home for
the purpose of forcing him to sign
affidavits withdrawing certain charges
made against him by McDonald. It
is said that Spence drew a revolver
and Informed McDonald that he would
kill him unless affidavits were signed.
A friend was in the buggy with
Spence, and when the pistol was drawn
he caught hold of the doctor's arm.
McDonald then sprung upon Spence
and while his friend was holding him
to prevent McDonald from being shot,
the stabbing was done. It is also
claimed that a friend of McDonald
was present and held a pistol on
Spence while McDonald was stabbing
him.
Both Spence and McDonald have
large family connections here, and It
Is believed that there will be further
trouble during the night. This city
Is considerably stirred up about the
affair.
COMMISSION RECEIVES
PROTEST OF THE MAYOR.
Res Nut Retnrned Vet From Its
South Georgia .lennt.
Atlanta, Sept. 23. —The Railroad Com
mission to-day received a letter from
Mayor Herman Myers, of Savannah,
asking for information regarding the
recent changes made in rates on manu
factured articles from Atlanta to Ma
con, Athens, Augusta and Columbus.
Mayor Myers asked for the old rate*
In each case, in order that it might
be shown just where Savannah stands.
Secretary George F. Montgomery
stated that he would reply to the com
munication to-morrow. It Is the in
tention of the commission, Mr. Mont
gomery says, as stated in the Inter
view by Commissioner Joseph M.
Brown, to make similar reductions in
rates on manufactured commodities
from Savannah and ail other points In
the state where manufacturing estab
lishments are located, so that when the
work Is finally completed the entire
rate system of the state on the com
modities affected will be relatively on
the same basis that It Is now.
None of the commissioners has yet
returned to the city. They went to
Cordele the first of the week to look
Into the depot situation and after
wards took the trip over the Atlantic
and Birmingham Railroad. They are
expected back at the Capitol the first
of next week.
TIME CONTRACTS TO
GOVERN MARRIAGE.
Silly-Season Theory Advanced by
George Meredith.
London, Sept. 24.—A silly-season
newspaper discussion of the marriage
question has provoked a remarkable
statement of opinion from the novelist,
George Meredith, who in an interview
in the Dally Mall welcomes fres dis
cussion of the subject, though, as he
confesses, “everything that ought to
be said has to ba cut in half.” He
predicts a change in the legal condi
tions of marriage and foreshadows a
state of society permitting marriages
for certain limited periods, the state
enforcing a provision of money dur
ing thai period to provide for and edu
cate children, the government possibly
taking charge of this fund. Mr, Mere
dith says:
“There will toe a devil of an uproar
before any such change can be made.
It will be a great shock; but look back
and see what shocks there have been
and what changes have nevertheless
occurred In the marriage business In
the past.”
Mr. Meredith foresees great difficulty
In English conservatism, notably re
vealed In criticism of America, “In
dicating the Englishman's persistency
In regarding any new trail as a sign
of disease. Yet." Mr. Meredith eays,
’’lt is a sign of health, and I am very
glad If any words of mine can help
air the subjsot.”
t-xrs Waa Massed.
Ki chi turbos. La., Kept. t> --The
fire) legal execution here since ISM or
rut-fed to-day when Henry Johnson, a
nog! <i was hanged for the murder of
Lmuis Richards, hid half toother, last