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PRINCESS LOUISE ELOPES
Escapes Second Time With Lieutenant
Matassich-Kegievitch.
AUTOMOBILE USED BY THE PAIR
Sot the Slightest Trace of Whereabout*
of Them Was Known?She Took Her
Jewels?Wa* Stopping ?t Bad Ulster,
Saxony, From Which Place She
Disappeared.
Berlin. Germany. ? rrincess Louise
of Cobursr. whose relations with Keglevich
.Mnttasitch, the former lieutenant
iu me Ausirian army, cause*i a srreui
scandal iu European royal circles
seven years ago. and who since ha'd
rbeon kept under the closest restraint,
has vanished from Bad Elster. where
she has been taking the cure. It is
{presumed that the Princess is iu the
company of Mattasitcli, and is seeking
to gain an asylum where she will be
i'e from recapture.
The escape of tht? Princess was accomplished
in a mysterious and romantic
manner, ladders and a swift automobile
being brought into play to effect
lior release from the hotel where she
had been immured airuost as a prisoner
and to convey her to some refuge,
the location of which is as yet a mystery.
Not the slightest traces of the whereabouts
of the pair was discovered and
nothing was known beyond the fact
that the Princess and another guest of
hotel, believed to have been Mattasitrh,
have disappeared and with them
the jewels of the Princess and an automobile.
On account of the Jong lapse of time
since the original scandal the watch on
the Princess had become slightly relaxed.
but it was made more stringent
than ever when it was noticed that efforts
to communicate with the Princess
personally and through the medium of
uotes were being made.
Nevertheless, arrangements for the
flight were successfully completed, and
the room of the Princess was found
empty. Various surmises as to her
destination were afloat, and it is said
that orders have been given to watch
lLo borders of Pavaria, Austria, France
and Switzerland.
The Srst elopement of the Princess
Louise de Saxe-Coburg-Gotha with
fount Mattasitch, a lieutenant in the
'Austrian army, caused a sensation in
European court circles. She is the eldest
daughter of King Leopold, who,
since her elopement, has sought to
show that she was insane.
The Princess was sent to a secret
sanitarium. She was really a prisoner.
There King Leopold kept her in
close confinement, permitting no one to
see her and forcing her to live in com
Mattasitch has made several attempts
to rescue the Priucess. Last
April he made the attempt in an automobile,
but failed. A month later he
believed he had her guards bribed.
But he overlooked one, who exposed
tbe conspiracy.
At the death of the Queen of Belgium.
her mother. King Leopold openly
snubbed the Princess, refusing to permit
her to attend the funeral service*.
WED WITH BULLET IN HEAD.
Put There When Danbury Man Wori
ried i ver First Wife's Illness.
! Danbury, Conn.?Less than a year
flu'O Alexander Friedman, of this city,
hovered for many days between life
?nd death as a result of an attempt to
. commit suicide by she sting himself in
the temple with a revolver. The cause
of the act was melancholia over the serious
illness of his wife, then a patient
in a Hartford hospital.
A few Lours after the news of her
husband's attempt at self destruction
reached her, Mrs. Friedman died. The
pistol bullet th^t entered Friedman's
'head at that time is still there.
Thi other day he arrived home,
bringing with him a bride whom he
had just married in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Friandman have been on
a short weddins: trip, and are now at
home at 82 Garfield avenue, in this
city.
' China Accepts Gold.
A special dispatch from Pekin stated
that Professor Jeremiah Jenks lias effected
the first step in <>forming the
Chinese financial system, Baking gold
the basis.
!' T. N. McCauley Arrested.
Thomas N. McCauley, former president
of the International Mercantile
Agency, was arrested on a charge of
grand larceny preferred by a Canadian.
France is Alarmed.
A dispatch from Paris said that
French officials were alarmed at tne
prospect of a victory which would
make Japan dominaut in the Far East.
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Senator Hoar's Birthday.
Senator Hoar was seventy - eight
years old, and he received many congratulations
at his home in Worcester,
Mass. His condition was unchanged.
Refused to Aid Firemen.
A lodge keeper of the Maekav estate
shut out Roslyn (L. I.) firemen when
they wanted to use a hydrant in the
grounds to fight a conflagration.
Ministers Confer.
A meeting of representatives of the
Foreign and Marine ministries was
hold at St. Petersburg, Russia, to discuss
changes in the regulations for
contraband. It seems probable that
the requests of America and England
vwi!l be met.
To Review Big Army.
A review of 25,000 soldiers on the
fu.lrl nf Mi)nnvcn? ivnc nlntinml fn rln>:o
the approaching army and militia
iuauoauvres there.
From the Seat of War.
Japanese destroyers seized an uufeiiO'.vn
steadier at Cbefoo.
The Gromoboi and the Rossia, which
arrived at Vladivostok, were badly
damaged.
France as intermediary presented to
Japan The Russian protest against the
Chefoo seizures.
The surviving warships of the Fort
'Arthur squadron made another sortie,
fcut were forced to return.
Korean rebels, a special cable dispatch
stated, joined the Russian troops
grading the northeastern provinces.
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fllDflDATI/IM CAI1C DAPV !<"
WOMAN FIGHTS A THIEF j,
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| Connecticut Wife SInots Highway |
man in Fistol Dusl. i
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i Dauchter of Or. Hartxretl. AVIin W?
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l'scently Santlbagsed. is Held I'p
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| Winstcd. Conn.- Mrs. Anna Sprncoj j
! wife of the lie v. G. A. Snonocr, o
Greenwich. anil daughter nf Dr. An |
drew Hartwell. of Judd's Bridge, wk
was recently sandbagged a nd robbed
of $3000 after lie had drawn thr> iunncj !
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from Itank to buy bogus bonds, was j
heid up by a mail on r. lonely road iu i i
the outskirts of New Mi I ford.
The highwayman fired several shots '
at Mrs. Spencer, but she had been ol j |
her guard since tlie receipt of a lot of j
threatening letters by the members ot :
lior family, and fired at her assailant, ! I
probably wounding liim. I i
Mrs. Sponger drove alow from the '
Hartwell home to New Milford in i
the morning and deposited a sum ?f
money in the bank thetv. While driv j I
ing home a man who resembled a i I
tramp in dre?s emerged from a thicket i i
and grabbed her horse by the bit. The J :
animal reared, whereupon the man I
shot twice at Mrs. Spencer. Neither <
shot took effect. i
The highwayman then went back to j !
the wagon and seized Mrs. Spencer by i
the wrist, evidently with ti e intention ; '
of robbing her of whatever valuables I
she might have. The woman pulled a J
twenty-two calibre revolver from her j <
pocket and shot the highwayman. She j 1
believes the shot took effect in his left ! '
breast. The man immediately returned
the fire, the bullet grazing Mrs. Spen- i I
cer's left shoulder and burning a siuali | 1
hole in her dress. He then ran into the .
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W00(1 si. I
Mrs. Spencer drove baelc to her ' '
father's home, secured a rifle, and re- j '
turned to New Milford and notified the ! 1
authorities of the crime. The highway- ; 1
man got about three hours' start. A 1
posse heavily armed, headed by the j J
Rev. Mr. Spencer and including every j '
officer and .constable in New Milford, ' 1
went out in quest of Mrs. Spencer's j \
assailant. i '
Most of those who participated in ; 1
the hunt returned to New Milford at j
night empty handed. A supposed trail I
of blood was found leading from the j '
road to the woods.
That the attack on Mrs. Spencer was i
premeditated develops from the story i \
told to the authorities by Miss Galvin, | ;
daughter of Edwin Galvin. who says '
she was stopped on the same road that 1
morning by a man answering the de- j
scription of Mrs. Spencer's assailant
who asked. "Are you Mrs. SpencerV" 1
Miss Galvin answered that she was ; '
not. and the man let her drive on.
The Rev. Galen C. Spencer, when
asked about his wife's bravery, said: j i
' I am not surprised to Hoar tnat sue j
| hit the highwayman, but 1 wish she I .
; had had a larger revolver with her. j
She is an expert sbot with a rifle, |
and wheu she was in charge df a lonely j
school some years ago I taught her 1
how to shoot with a revolver. I got
her a large one. but she could not | .
handle it well, so I got her a small 1
pearl-handled one instead. I admire j
my wife's pluck, of course. She is ;
not the kind to faint when anything I
happens."
Connecticut's Tobacco Crop.
The Connecticut tobacco crop is now
being harvested, and. according to reports
received in Hartford the yield is
phenomenally large and the quality the
best in twelve years. The leaves are
large, so large, in fact, that whereas in
former years six plants have been
strung on laths, it is hard this season
to get on five. The total acreage of
tobacco in towns about Hartford is approximately
8000, and the aggregate
value of their crop is $2,730,000.
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"Nan" Patterson Pleads.
It was stated that "Nan" Patterson. !
of New York City, indicted for the kill- '
inir of "Caesar" Youncr. wouid ask for i
immediate trial or release on bail.
Left $50,000,000 by Father.
Mrs. Anna M. Walker, of WilliamsI>ort.
Pa., received an estate of more
than $30,000,000 by the will of her
father, Williaai Wightman.
Clergyman's Life Threatened.
The Rev. Charles Scliweikert. of j
Xew Brighton, S. I., received letters i
threatening to destroy his church and j
kill him and his family.
Tope Sees Bishop Laval.
The Bishop of Laval, France, was received
by the Pope, to whom he protested
his innocence of tue charges re
eently made agaiust him.
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Former Sultan Dead.
The former Sultan Murad V.. of 'l'ur- |
key. who was dethroned in ISTti by his
brother, the present Sultan, and kept a (
captive since, is dead.
British Overhaul Russian Ship.
It was rumored in London that Brit |
isli cruisers had overhauled one of the ;
Russian volunteer fleet vessels iu South j
African waters.
Adirondack Camps Looted.
Three camps in the Adirondacks have j
been ransacked by thieves and clothing
and silverware valued at ?12,000 were I
found missing.
Returns After Long Absence.
After an absence of thirty-nine years I
Mrae. Mary King Waddington returned |
to her native land.
Russia to Appeal to Us.
Lewis Nixon, returned to New York
City from a conference in St. Peters- j
burg. Russia, predicted a great revi- |
val of the shipbuilding industry in ;
America as a result of Russia's turning :
to the United States for the upbuiiding |
of her navy.
Irish National Convention.
The s?con<l national convention of j
tlie United Irish League of America |
opened in the Lexington Avenue \
Opera House. New York City.
World's Fair Jottings.
The minerals of Alaska are shown
in an extensive exhibit of sixty-four
cases of gold, silver and copper ore. collected
from all sections of the country.
Two aluminum models of the great
East River suspension bridge, perfect
in every detail, are exhibited in the
City of New York Building, on the
Model street.
The Model Playground is attracting
a great deal of attention. Every day
one may see Spanish, Polish, Japanese.
Chinese, Turkish, Esquimaux and ,
American children olaving side by aids.
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MJiiuiniiUM mnu unui\
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Russsian Troops Apain Retire Before ;
Enemy's Advance.
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IAPS CLOSING ON LIAU VANG
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\ftcr I?:*> >? and Night* of Severe Fighting I
the Czar's Northern Army is Compelled j Q
to Withdraw Before tlio Mikado's
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Forces?Tlip Latter'g Artillcrj- Doe* Kemarkahle
Work?Ku?sian? Praim- .Japs ^
Liau Yang.?The Japanese armies ap- pi
pareutly combined under tlie command w
>f Marshal Oyama have succeeded in ir
iriving in the Russian columns of the i(
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jast and southeast with considerable
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'oss. General Kuroki's divisioni de- j 0]
feated the Russians in detail in the I 21
mountains, and wounded Russian offi- P
?ers now being brought into Liau ^c
i'ang hare nothing but praise for the ^
Japanese ability and valor. Incom?lete
details only are at hand as to the
sattle at night, participated in bv Gen?ral
Kuroki's central division, but it is m
lertain that after his guns had si- I ^
lenced several of the batteries under "
Seneral Ivanhoff. the Japanese Impe- P'
rial Guard and the regiments of the ^
Second brigade made a night charge, ! rc
n which they rushed General Hersch- M
?lman's brigade in a bayonet fight on P
.he hills leading toward Anping. **
This developed into a rout before
lawn, and it is feared that General 1 ni
Herschelman's regiment lost in all
nearly 2000 men. Many of his officers m
tvere the last to retreat, and several of h(
these, dead or wounded, have been a!
Drought in. The rapid advance of the
Japanese at night across a succession M
)f mountain defiles and a rolling valley
tvas wholly unexpected. It was be- m
lieved that their main attack would be ai
further south. General Herschelman f?
attempted to defend a position nearly n<
5ve miles long with a brigade and a of
iialf, and was overwhelmed by six reg- pi
iments of Japanese infantry, who j si
j- 1 Al./v ?1?fAone- in +lir\ fnPO f) f I
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artillery fire and used their bayonets fi
in a hand-to-hand fight that lasted il
Lhree hours. P
The Russian loss to the southeast ?I
was not by any means so great, but w
while the left wing of General Kuro- tv
patkin was holding the hills and the *<
valley north of the Thu River, .soutji &
of Anshan, it was found that the .Tap- ai
anese were making a turning move- w
ment which would eventually cut off
the southern division of the Russian f<
army. This compelled a rapid retreat j L
at night on the hills back of Anshan, | v*
during which period the Russian sol- j P(
diers were subjected to a fierce ar- J tt
tillerr fire from the south and south- |
east, the Japanese bringing their light h
artillery into action with great rapid- tl
ity. rc
The losses on the extreme south of j tl
the Anshan position are more than I w
100, and ambulance trains coming in I tt
from the southeast report that at J 31
Changlingtsz the Japanese during au > a:
infantry charge on the First Siberian u'
brigade suddenly uncovered two bat- 01
teries, which forced the rapid retirement
of the Russians, covered by Rus- P(
sian artillery to some extent. Th? s<
losses were 300, and four guns had tc ci
u- hntrm'Ar v-ur< I Cl
ue iu:i.L ui'umu. xutot, ? >-?j ,
rendered useless before they were "
abandoned. Several of the Russians it ^
the forward trenches at Changlingtsa 01
undoubtedly were made prisoners.
The southern army is now encamped J*
on the heights back of Anshan, and
the Japanese on the south and south- P
east have ceased their advance. The
total losses of the southern division ir ! V
the three days' fighting must have
been more than 2000, as there are TOO i(
wounded north of Anshan in the railway
ambulance trains.
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REBEL SHIP CAPTURED. J
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Attack by Uruguayan Troops in Argen- ^
tine Waters Rouses Buenos Ayres.
Buenos Ayres.?A great sensation has
been created here owing to the surprising
by#troops of the Government of ^
Uruguay of a Uruguayan insurrectionary
force numbering 180 men. fully
armed and equipped, under Colonel t(
Pampillon, on a steamer on the Urn- ^
guayan coast, but in Argentine waters. ^
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BIG GOLD FIND IN JAPAN. r
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Mines Discovered in Iwate?Contain I
Gold Estimated at ?300,000,000. b
Tokio, Japan.?A gold mine believed ?
to be of considerable extent and richness
and capable of producing ?2.000,000
or ?3,000,000 annually has been dis- sj
covered in the Ivesen District of Riku- '
zen (Iwate) Province. 17
The mme is situated on Government
property.
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Two Killed by Auto.
In an automobile race at St. Louis, j
Mo.. Barney Oldtield, blinded by a .
cloud of dust raised by the machine in j ! '
front, was unable to see his cours-e 8
and crashed through the track fence. ^
killing two spectators and being pain- b
fully injured himself. ^
Double Mill Time. "
Notices were posted in the Home- u
stead (Pa.) plant of the Carnegie Steel
Company anupuncing that certain mills i c
would go on double time. Six hundred j-j
and fifty additional men will be em- a
ployed.
Balloon Race Starts.
Two balloons started from St. Louis, ^
Mo., on a Ion? race for a $5001) prize, q
gcing due east for Washington, D. C.
Will Support "L" Strike.
A convention representing the loco r(
motive engineers of the country de- n
cith'il to stand by the "I." motornian in
their demand for a v/age scale of
$C.jO a day in the New York City sub-1
aa-v' i t,
The Jap Forces.
The total of the Japanese forces ic i
Manchuria, a special cable dispatch I
from Seoul states, has now reached i
200.000 ueu, while 13.003 occupy I j(
Korea.
Labor News Notes. "*
The coal mines of West Virginia giv?
employment to eighty per cent, of t!?e v
wa.ye earners, and their products forn
fifty per cent, of the total value of all .
mineral products. ?
The strike of the boilcrmakers in c
New York City against the open shop
which went into effect on Hay 4, has
begun to collapse, as many of the men p
are returning to work.
International President Frank Elelle.
of Chicago, has expressed himself i:
favor of the Piano and Organ Work- 0
ers' International Union operating ?
piano and organ factory.. 1
I ELD FOR FOUR MURDERS
armer Marx, of Colchester, Conn.,
is Accused by Pole.
nid t? Have Itragged Hid Hired He*
When They Demanded Back Pay?
Supposed Human Bones Found.
Colchester, Conn.?Four murders are
dw held to the account of the octogenriau
farmer, Gershon B. Marx, and
ie police authorities believe that in
Idition a poisoning case will be
roven against the prisoner. Search
as begun by twelve detectives, work*
ig under the direction of Sheriff Jack>n.
for the bodies of a Hebrew pedler
and a young Russian, whom Marx
.supposed to have killed and buried
1 his farm. He is now held on a
large of murdering Joe Fa vol and .Toe
aim. whose bodies already have been
>und, but physicians fear that the old
an will find ;n death an escape from
le doom of the law that seems ineviible.
Systematic search of the two Marx
irms, comprising 270 acres, will be
,ade for the bodies of the peddler and
le Russian. Bones were dug up and
lese have been sent to the county
aysician for examination. It is said
lat they are human, but the Sheriff,
tfuses to speak about the reporti
ore brutal than the killing even of
avol and Palm are said to have been
le murder of the peddler and the
)ung foreigner known only by the
xme of Harry. The police believe
lat both were slain by a blunt instruent
being driven through their fore?ads
deep into their brains. Harry,
rived in New York City from Russia
iree years ago and after working for
larx six months suddenly disap?ared.
Marx was asked by curious
Mglibors where the youth had gone,
3d he said that he had left for Hart-*
?rd to seek employment. Marx woald
it go into details, and when the factl
' Pavol's murder was developed, susicion
grew as to the fate of the Rusan.
State's Attorney Lucas and Sheriff
ickson agree that the peddler prob3ly
met his death the- same way as
avol and Palm. They say Marx's
lotting at last is made clear. He alays
slept with his hired man, his
ife and four children occupying an
Ijoining room. Mr. Lucas says Marx
rideutly drugged his victims in the
ight and then crushed their heads
ith an axe or hammer.
A ghastly hole- was found in the
?nAV?Ao/lb r\f Pq \?a! nrnl Palm o r? r? \fr
ucas says he feels sure similar holes
ill be found in the skulls of the
?ddler and the Russian boy, should
leir bodies be unearthfd. Mi*. Lucaa
lys that after Marx killed his victim?
e disemboweled them and carried
leir bodies by pieces to a grave al>ady
dug. The State's Attorney holds
lat Marx did not murder until he
as pressed for wages long due. It is
lought the old farmer was possessed
f an insatiable craving for money,
nd that when he could no longex
void payment, he deliberately carried
lit the murders.
Marx is believed to have slain the
eddler for his pick. The Hebrew was
?en to enter the Marx homestead
irrying a big pack of clothes and
leap jewels. No sign of him was seen
lereafter, but a#few days later Mrs.
[arx appeared wearing cheap finerj
0 her person, and the old farmer him'
;lf drove to the home of a neigh'
or and tried to sell a miscellaneous
>t of clothing, believed to be the
roperty of the peddler. This Hebrew
1 believed to be the last of Marx's vie
ms, for all who have worked for hire
ince that time have been accounted
>r.
There seems to be no doubt that th<
ther two bodies will be discovered
[arx had two ?arms. one of 165 acres
nd another of 105 acres. On the firsi
irm was found the body of Pavo!
nrl nn th<* SMVtrtrT nnA hnrtv ol
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MANIAC ATTACKS CLARK.
lireatens to Kill Senator For Imag
inary Breaking of Game Laws.
Missoula, Mont.?United States Sena
>r W. A. Clark was attacked hen
y an insane man known as Joe Peg
[e imagined the Senator had beer
reaking the game laws and was ear
ying a grouse in his pocket, and h<
ireatened to take Mr. Clark's life.
Ppg followed Senator Clark severa'
locks, persistently calling upon hin
:> hand over the grouse. Senatoi
!lark ran into the lobby of the Flornee
Hotel and demanded protection.
Several persons sprang to his asistance
and the insane man was overowered.
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MANY RUSSIAN RAIDERS OUT.
Ueven Auxiliary Cruisers Are Looking
For British Colliers.
Madrid. Spain.?The Russian auxiliry
cruiser Don, formerly the German
teamship Furst Bismarck, has left
'igo without waiting for her bill of
ealth.
Her commander was in receipt of a
?legram from the Russian Governlent,
which presumably ordered him
) resume the search for British color
a rlactina^ f<v? Tinon
vio uv.oi.iutu ivyfc uu|'uiii
It is stated that ten other Russian
ruisers are engaged in this work on
lie coasts of Spain, Portugal, Frat.ce
nd Africa.
Steamboat Inquiry Finished.
The Federal commission to overli."'.
lie steamboat inspection scr. I v.
nished its findings.
Better Feeling in Finland.
By the convening of the Finn Die.
pgularly a good impression has been
lade by the Czar in the Grand Duchy.
Meat Tackers Refuse Conferences.
Chitago (111.) packers have declined
) have any further conferences with
Lie strike leaders.
R. R. to Spend Money.
The New Haven Railway pir.r. ;
pond $8,000,000 to improve its
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rersonal Mention.
The Crown Prince of Germany
isit America in the autumn.
Lady Duff-Gordon is the latest nemer
of the English nobility to go into
rade. She has become a designer of
ostumes.
Owing to advancing years, the Emeror
Francis Joseph of Austria has reolved
to make no more visits to for
ign courts.
Queen Alexandra of England gave
rders that all her linen and tweed
owns for Cowes week should be ol
rish manufacture.
' FIVE MEN MURDER NEGRO
They Hold Wife at Bav and Take
Him From His Home.
AFFAIR NEAR STATESBORO, GA.
Troops Are Called Out to Prevent A
Lynching and Hold Hack Mob of One
Thousand? Megrro Prisoner Dies Before
Crowd Could Overpower the
Guard ?Hody in City Hall.
Statesboro, Ga.?It was learned her&
that Sebastine McBride, a negro, living
! near rortai, in trie upper pari or jtsuiloch
County, was taken from bis house
at night by five men, carried to the
woods, whipped severely and shot. He
died soon afterward.
Before death came, however, he related
the manner in which he was handled
and told the names of three of bis
assailants. They were, he said, Perry
Barnes. Henry Barnes and Wesley
Waters, all white men. The names of
the others he did not seem to know.
He said the men came to his house and
hailed him at the door. When it was
opened they came in with guns and
held his wife at bay while they carried
him away. After they had been gone
some time his wife beard several guns
fired. In the night McBride returned
home, badly beaten and shot in the
back in several places.
Several of the white neighbors went
to see the negro and took his testimony.
Coroner D. Q. Stanford held an inquest.
The killing was done some distance
from this place, and it was impossible
to learn all the details of the crime.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
obtained, however, and the Sheriff has
gone to arrest the accused by McBride
and named in the verdict.
Fitzgerald. Ga.?A. L. Scott, the negro
slayer of J. A. Bishop, died in the
City jail here at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
His death probably averted serious
mob troubles, as excitement was
at fever heat from the time the special
train arrived from Rebecca with the
prisoner, who was captured by citizens
of that jilace.
The evening before, when the first report
of Scott's capture reached here,
Chief of Police Herman Smith, accompanied
by six armed citizens, left at
once for Rebecca, which is a small vilI
lage, fearing a general uprising among
the negroes. Smith and his party were
followed by a special train carrying a
heavily armed force from here and
gathering up a number en route.
The special train returned at 2.30
o'clock in the morning carrying the negro,
who had resisted arrest until mortally
wounded. He was taken to the
city jail and early the next day the
mob gathered, and there was imminent
danger of lynching. The prisoner was
removed to the second story of the City
Hall, a substantial brick structure, and
placed under a heavy guard.
Company M, Fourth Regiment, Georgia
State troops, under command of
Lieutenant Charles A. Day, was called
to arms and held in readiness for iin*'
mediate action.
The mob refused to disperse for more
than an hour after the death of the negro,
declaring the report to be a ruse
to deceive the excited populace until he
could be removed to Abbeville. He
died thirty minutes before the arrival
of the Sheriff of Wilcox County, and
the body was placed in the City Hall.
The Coroner of Wilcox County wa?
sent for.
BOER TREASURE FOUND.
Over a Million Dollars Hidden Before
Pretoria's Capture.
Johannesburg, S. A.?Mr. Kemp, a
cousiji of General Kemp, the Boer
commander, has discovered beyond
Spelonken, in the Northern Transvaal,
the treasure removed from Pretoria
before the entry of Field Marshal Lord
Roberts. The value of the treasure is
estimated at $1,250,000, of which the
Government will receive half.
Woodend Forms New Firm.
Dr. William E. Woodend, the New
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XOrK UriJH.fi, w uu iclcuu; liuicui
perfected a new corporation and decided
to pay Lis old creditors with
stock in the new concern.
Arabia Arrives at Shanghai.
The Arabia, part of whose cargo of
flour was confiscated by the Russians
at Vladivostok, arrived at Shanghai.
She reported that the Bogatyr was
nearly ready for sea.
No More Federal Prisoners.
Sheriff Erlanger, of New York City,
sent word to Washington, D. C., that
after September 15 he will receive no
more Federal prisoners at Ludlow
Street Jail.
To Change War Rules.
A joint commission representing the
Russian Foreign and Marine Ministries
will at once begin the consideration of
changes in the rules for contraband of
war.
Dynamite Used at Reservoir.
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Ljy HilLLlL It" ?tlO CAJJIVUV.U Uk wwy s??h>v
of the large reservoir at St. Mary's,
Ohio, in an attempt to destroy the
walls that keep the water from flooding
the city.
"Weinseimer Pleads.
"Phil" Weinseirner, President of
Building Trades Alliance, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of extortion after
three attacks on the indictment had
failed.
Two Steamboats Collide.
Tho iron steamboat Cygr.us and the
Rosedale. Of the Dreamland line,
crashed together at their North River
pier, at Twenty-second stroet, New
York City, causing a panic among the
passengers; and considerable damage
to both boats, but no person was injured.
New Battleship Launched.
The battleship Louisiana w.is
launched at the Newport News (Ya.)
shipyard.
The Field of Sports.
Philadelphia carried off the honors
at the Bar Ilarbor horse show.
The Brooklyn Club has secured the
deserted New York League outfielder,
Malay. t
Sir Thomas Lipton says he hopes to
win the America's Cup under the existing
conditions.
Chandler Egan beat L. E. Sawyer by
G up and fl to play for the Western
golf championship.
At. Newport, R. I., the Philadelphia
Country Club defeated the Poiut Judith
Country Club in a fast game of
polo.
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j N.J. LIFE SAVER DROWNED
i Misdirected Zeal Causes Tragedy at
Atlantic City.
I
j Bather* Seize Life Line and Full Him t?
Shore, Dragging Him Under the
Water Which Fills His Lungs.
Atlantic Cityv N. J.?Alfred Davis, a
vetoran of the Life Saving Service,
was drowned in the surf here through
the Ill-advised effort of a large crowd,
of bathers to aid him. Davis was himself
endeavoring to rescue two men
who were being swept to sea, whpn,
through the efforts of the crowd, he
lost his own life.
The first of the two men to endanger
himself was James R<iwley, a clerk in
the St. Charles Hotel. He is a good
swimmer and' ventured out beyond
a sand bar which has recently been
thrown up by the sea, and between
which and the shore the more timorous
bathers finij. it pleasurable to linger.
; When he had reached a point about on
! a une wicn tueena or a long pier near
! by, he was caught in <1 powerful eddy,
| and was being rapidly carried away
! from the shore. In response to his
I cries for help Life Guard George B.
' Conover had gone to his rescue,
i Conover, realizing that the line attached
to the life buoy was not long
enough to reach to Rowley, detached
it. He then ran with the buoy across
the sandbar and plunged into the surf
with it. He was soon alongside of
Rowley, and there began what appeared
to the bathers and others on
the shore a hopeless struggle on the
part of Conover to get Rowley in.
Soon it was' feared that both men
would lose their lives.
Davis took a hand in the struggle
at this juncture. He cut loose the
life line entirely, tied one end of it
under his arms, and sprang in, determined
to aid his fellow-guard and the
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save. Before he reached the two
men, however, a boat manned with
more life guards had reached and
saved Rowley and Conover.
As Davis was about to turn back,
either because it was supposed that he
was now himself in danger, or merely
prompted by a desire to get him to
shore more quickly, some one grabbed
the end of the line which was still
floating between the sandbar and the
shore and started to run toward the
beach with it. In another minute a
horde of men and women bathers had
hold of the rope and were hastening
shoreward. Davis was drawn in so
rapidly that he was rendered helpless,
and his body was under water much
of the time.
As he was dragged upon the beach
a cheer went up from the crowd.
Those who had helped pull him in. as
well as the onlookers, thought that a
splendid rescue had been achieved.
They were soon undeceived. Davis was
motionless. Efforts to revive him
, failed. The speed with which he had
been drt through the water had
forced the t into his lungs and
through his uioutli and nostrils with
such force as to choke him.
OIL FIRE IN ANTWERP.
Standard Oil and Russian Company's
Tanks Destroyed.
Antwerp.?All the oil tanks at Hoboken,
about three miles from here, containing
about 26.500.000 gallons of petroleum,
were on fire. The wind was
strong and the effort to subdue the
flames seemed to be futile.
The fire started at the Russian companies'
tanks through the ignition of
escaping gas. and the flames quicklyspread
to the Standard Oil Company's
tanks. A high wind fanned the fire.
Troops assisted the firemen to localize
the conflagration.
The Standard Oil's nine ^tanks contained
60,000 barrels of oil. They are
a total loss, but were insured for $240,000.
One Russian oil firm lost 120,000 barrels,
insured for $180,000.
SAWED THROUGH CELL BARS.
Friends Aided Man Accused of Robbing
Postoffice to Escape.
Janesvilie, Wis.?it was aiscovereu
that Eddie Fay, who was in jail here
awaiting trial on a charge of robbing
the Superior Postoffice of $14,000 in
stamps and money, hud escaped from
his cell.
Fay was assisted by outsiders, who
climbed to the second-story window
outside of his cell and sawed through
the heavy iron bars.
JEFFRIES STILL CHAMPION.
Knocks Munroe Out in Second Round
of Big Fight.
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco.
?Jack Munroe. the famed Butte miner,
made a pitiful showing in his light
with Champion James J. Jeffrie?.
Jeffries won the battle after fortyfive
seconds of fighting in the second
round.' Munroe was floored in a whirlwind
of blows that landed so quick and
I fast that the human eye couldn't follow
them.
Czar Rewards Prophet.
The Czar gave a present to Father
John, of Cronstadt, \rlio a year ago
predicted the arrival of a son and
heir.
Knropac^in's Reinforcements.
General Kuropatkin has received
more than 35,000 reinforcements, it is
I estimated, since he withdrew from
Simoucheng.
Million Dollar Law Suit
The International Mercantile Agency,
| of New York City, sued ex-President
McCauley for an accounting, alleging
that he converted $1,200,000, the proI
ceeds of company stock sales, to his
J own us'e.
I
Chinese Commissioner Held.
A Chinese Commissioner to the St.
Louis Fair was detained and put in
an immigrant pen at Black Rock. N.
1*.. while 011 his ivay to New York
City by way of Canada.
Shanghai Incident Closed.
Roar-Admiral Stirling sent word to
th? Navy Department that he considered
the questions raised by the presence
of Russian warships at Shanghai
closed.
Assassinated by Error.
John C. Landsdowne. of Louisv:l!e.
Ky., was assasinated in mistake, it is
believed, for his brother.
Major Merritt Dead.
Major T. E. Merritt, U. S. A. (retired),
died in a Third avenue l'L"
train, in New York City.
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MRU ENDS THE CRISIS
The War Vessels Docked at Shang^
hai Ordered to Disarm.
CZAR YIELDS TO BRITISH' HINT i
After Reaching a Very Grave* Criala j'fl
the Vessels Which Escaped the Jap*
fined 9 Fleet and Tut in at Shangh if \
Have Been Ordered to Disarm Until
the Close of Hostilities. ' ;
Washington, D. C.?The belief of the
officers of the State Department that
the situation at Shanghai, China, ^ <
which reached the acute stage some
tiim? ago through the refusal of the
Russian Consul-General to comply;
with the orders of the Taotai of Shang
hal that the Russian warships now re- ^
pairing at that port either leave or disarm,
-would ultimately work out its
own solution, has been borne out by
the official advices from United States
Consul-General Goodnow, received at
the State Department. Mr. Goodnow
says that*the Russian Consul-General'
has notified the Taotai that the Russian
vessels, the AsUold and the Grosovoi,
will immediately disarm in compliance
with the domand previously
received.
This action is not unexpected, although
it was not believed that the de- =
cision of the Rus>sion Government
would be announced quite so soon.
Through the extension t>f time grant- a
ed the Russian vessels by the Walwupu,
or Foreign Office, the Askold -i
and Grosovoi obtained some days iee- g
'way to leave the port or disarm. It
Is believed here, however, from the .1
meagre information in possession of B
the State Department, that the sugges- 9
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to the dock company at whose yard
the cruiser Askold was underling repairs,
and which is owned by English
capital, that work on the vessel be
Immediately stopped, had something to
do with the early announcement of the '
Russian, decision.
It is considered probable bfr officers
here that the dock company took the suggestion
of the British Consul to
heart and refused to proceed with the repairs
to the Russian cruisers. In
this event Russia, of course,. would
recognize that nothing could be gained '
by a postponement of her decision,
particularly as each day of delay made
the situation more grave, and consequently
announced that the vessels
would disarm entirely and remain at
the port until the close of hostilities.
As it is, the Japanese will probably. ,
advance the claim that the Russian;
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hal in an unserviceable condition beI
long to her by right, but this contenJ
i tion, which it is believed will^ result
unfavorably to the Japanese, ban be
decided in good time.
Officers of the State Department are
much encouraged at the clearing away
of one of the blackest clouds that have
hung over China since the advance on
Pekin by the Allies in 1900, and
which for a time seemed to threaten
the neutrality and even the integrity
of the Flowery Kingdom.
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KILLED IN TORNADO.
Fatal Blast Sweeps Grove in Which ;
vi Picnic i.s Held. ?
Jamestown, N. Y. ? Chautauqua
County was swept by a tornado, leaving
death and destruction in its path.
Parkhurst's Grove, where the Stockton
town picnic was being held, was *
directly in tile path of the storm. Five
thousand people were on the grounds when
the storm came and four were
killed and several were injured.
The storm c&mo up suddenly. Trees
in the grove were struck by lightning,
many of tkem were blown down, and
the rain fell in torrents. The people
h'ho tor.k rpfucre under the trees were
caugLi by the falling branches and
either killed or iujured. Many horses \
were killed in the same manner. Some
of the animals stampeded,-trampling
Bpon the injured people who were
lying on the ground.
The buildftgs in the vicinity were
blown down and others unrooofed.
Hundreds of forest and fruit trees
were blown down and corn and oats
fields were laid waste, entailing a loss
of thousands of dollars.
At the assembly grounds at Chautauqua
many trees were uprooted and a "
portion of the feuce around the grounds
was demolished. The men's clubhouse
was badly damaged.
T FILIPINOS BURIED ALIVE.
Captain Barrett of the Constabulary
Killed in Fanatic Uprising.
Manila, P. I.?Captain Barrett of the
constabulary has been killed in an en:
gageurent with a superior force of
i fanatics on the island of Leyte.
The fanatics at Misamis, Mindanao,
! have been looting towns there and act
ing in a bigli-liamled manner. Pablo
Mercardo and his family, who were
supposed to be friendly with the Americans,
-were abducted. Chinese stores '
were burned and four natives were
killed, three of whom were buried
alive. The mob has so far defied the
native officials. Colonel Harboard of
the constabulary is now pursuing them.
Lieutenant Thornell of the constabulary
has been drowned at Dagupan.
"" " Fire in Salvation Army.
One person was killed, one fatally
! hurt and many were injured by a fire
in the Salvation Army barracks at
Stamford, Conn.
f Kich Philadelpliian Dead.
William Weightman, said to have
been the wealthiest man in Philadelphia
n.> io !t rlio n(T(i rtf ninfitr'
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one. ffl|
7' Chicago's Committee Acts. w
Chicago City Council's peace com- Kj
mitt^e invited meat packers and strik- H
! ers to a conference uioetiug. 39
r" Russians Driven Back.
Th^ Russians were driven from sti!!
another defense at I'ort Arthur.
The National Game. ?
Montreal has signed InSeldev Tho- " SB
ney. late of Rochester. H
The Xe.v London CInb has released iff
ex-Captain Tom Bannon. H
Bernhardt, of Cleveland, seems to H
lavo lost his effectiveness. |?2
The Cleveland Club has sold Catcher B
Frank Abbott to the Columbus Club.
The Jersey City Club has signed Sec- eS
ond Baseman Pattee, of Brown University.
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Of the champion Brooklyn teams of
1809 and 1900 Sheckard la the only one H
left in Brooklyn BH