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VOL. XIV. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 12,1905. NO. 16.
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Pafhway of Texas Twister is Strewn
With Wreckage
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TORNADO KILLS OR MAIMS SIXTY
Maoy Dwellings Swept Entirely Away
Near Naoona, Tex., and Fourteen
Persons Killed, Mainly Women and
Ch ildren, Besides Many Injured.
I
Dftllas, Texas, Special.?A special to
The News from Nacona, Texas, says
that a tornado and thunder storm
passed a few miles west and south
of there Wednesday afternoon, killing
fourteen persons and injuring many
others and destroying a number of
houses. The latest reports from the
storm-swept district gives the following
casualties:
The dead:
Mps. C-. C. Shackleford.
Ivine Shackleford, daughter of R. G.
Shacklefo. d.
MfS T . TlimKloann nn.l ^
? ? ?uu.i/.< uuia uuvi mice t'Uil"
dren,
Mrs. Mary Lester and four children.
Caleb White.
Mrs. Ira Williams.
Frank, son of Samuel Eakin, killed
by lightning.
Injured:
James Simpson, Miss Alice Simpson,
. Moore, arm broken; Hobbc.
fatally; C II .Christian and family;
J. M. Stewart and family; C. H. Williams.
leg broken; Miss Nance Austin,
seriously; J. J. Woodson, Frank Woodson.
seriously; R. G. Shackleford and
wife; Z. W. Shackleford, injured about
the head.
Four cii'ldren also received serious
injuries. A child of Mrs. Mary Lester
is believed to be fatally Injured.
Many farm houses were swept entirely
away. The school house, three miles
west of there, was damaged.
Baptist and Methodist churches at
I>eliher were considerably damaged.
The Methodist, church at Montague is
reported wrecked and the court house
damaged: also other churches. The
Dixie s< hool building. six miles
south of here, was entirely blown away.
Hall stones as large as hen eggs fell
here, breaking out many window glasses.
Reports of the work of the tornado
: re still cQmli\g in. The number of
kllle'd and iujured will probably reach
sixty.
NsviODa is in the northern part of
Texas, on a spur line of the Missouri,
Kansas Texas Railroad, four miles
from Gainesville.
TEN DEAD AT MONTAGUE. TEXAS.
Montague, Texas, Special.?Ten people
are dead as a result of a tornado
that passed over Montague'Wednesday
afternoon. They arc;
A. P. Earl.
Miss Sadie Earl, daughter of A. P.
TVj r*l
Biirk Earl* son of A. P. Earl.
Baby Carl Envr-mi ? Pi low.
Tomlinson tAm-i" ' nslsiing of husband.
wife an'1 tour . nildren.
Fatally injured:
Clayborn ?Viut. ' ars old.
Houses demolished:
J. F. Clark's drug store.
P. Y. Lunn's grocery store and offices.
Old Bank Building, occupied by G. Ij.
Alcorn, real estate agent.
Store of Rowo Hardware Company.
Fifteen dwellings.
The tornado lasted perhaps 30 minutes.
Hundereds of head of stock in
this vicinity were killed outright by
the wind.
The number of injured is unknown.
Cotton Crop Letter.
Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co. issue
the following cotton crop letter:
Since our crop letter of the 1st
ulto., the conditions have improved
materially, and farmers have had
good weather to cultivate the crops,
which were very backward in a great
many sections.
In Mississippi. Tennessee, Texas
and the Territories, the plant with the
exception of being late, is healthy
and making rapid growth, hut there
are still complaints from Ixntlsana
and Arkansas, of some fields being
grassy, in Georgia, Alabama, and the
Carolines the crop is well cultivated
and making good progress.
The crop over the entire belt, is j
now making good progress, and we !
believe the Government Bureau Re- !
port to be issued on the 3rd inst will !
show an average condtion of about 82,
against 88 last year, and 77.1, in 1903,
however, it is too early to form an
opinion as to what the final outcome
will bo as the crop has to pass
tJttough the most trying period during
July and August, and much also
depends \lpon the weather conditions
during the picking season.
The undertone in cotton shows less |
strength, and with good weather condi- [
tiors, prices are likely to seek a low- j
er evel in the near future.
Wholesale Killing in South Carolina
Columbia, S. C.. Special.?At a big
barbecue at Gaston, 16 miles south
of here, in Lexington county. Mack
Jerrett. Renibert More, Elliott Pound.
T. E. Reese and Joe Reese, all of
whom were drinking, undertook to
settle some old quarrels, of several
years' standing, with the result that
T. E. Reese was shot in the abdomen
and will die. Mack Jerretc was fatally
cut in tho back and side, and Joe
Keeso was dangerously shot in the
hip. The tight is said to have commenced
by Pound knocking Jerrett
down, the latter drawing a revolver
and beginning to shoot as he arose.
Others had pistols and knives in play,
and fer a time excitement ran high.
FUNERAL OF MR. HAY
Simple But Impressive Ceremony
Marked the Burial of the Dead
Statesman.
Cleveland, Ohio, Special.?The funeral
of Secretary Hay took place here
on Wednesday. The body of the dead
statesman did not lie In state, owing
to the express wish of Mrs. Hay and !
the family. The ceremonies were im- i
presslve, but simple. The President j
and party were in attendance, as also
a large outpouring of citizens.
A Proclamation by the President.
Oyster Bay, L. I., Special.?President
Roosevelt has prepared -HW"- formal |
proclamation announcing the death of
John Hay, Secretary of State, as follows
:
"A proclamation by the President of
the United States:
"John Hay, Secretary of State of the
United States, died July 1. His death,
a crushing sorrow to his friends, is to
the President of this country a national
bereavement, and in addition it
is a serious loss to mankind, for to j
him it was given to stand as a leader
in the effort to better world conditions
by striving to advance the cause of
international peace and justice.
"He entered the public service as
the trusted and intimate companion
of Abraham Lincoln, and for wellnight
forty years he served his country
with loyal devotion and high ability
in many positions of honor and trust; |
and finally he crowned his life work
by serving as Secretary of State with
such farsightedness of the future and
such loyalty to lofty ideas, as to confer
lasting benefits not only upon our
own country, but upon all tho nations
of the earth. As a suitable expression
of national mourning. I direct that the I
diplomatic representatives of the 1
United States in all foreign countries |
display the flags over their embus- j
sies and legations at half-mast for ten ;
days; that for a like period tho flag !
of the United Stntes be displayed at
half-mast at all forts and military i
posts and at all naval stations and
on all vessels of the United States.
"1 further order that on the day of |
the funeral, the Executive Department I
in city of Washington be closed, and i
that on all the public buildings
throughout the United States tho national
flag be displayed at half-mast.
"Done at the city of Washington, I
this third day of July, A. D., 1905, and |
of the independence of the United i
States, tho one hundred and twentyninth.
"T1IEODROE ROOSEVELT."
"By the President: Herbt D. Price,
Acting Secretary of State."
President Announces Peace Commissioners.
Oyster Day, N. Y., Special.?Official
announcement was mane by President.
Roosevelt of the names of tho Russian
and Japanese envoys to the Washington
peace conference. The character and
ability of the men selected hy both bel- i
ligerents is an earnest of the desire of ;
their respective government to con- I
elude, if possible, the tragedy enacted j
in the far East. The plenipotentiaries <
are:
Russian, Ambassador MuraviefT, for- j
merly Minister of Justice and now am- |
bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen, |
recently appointed as ambassador to j
the United States to succeed Count |
Casslnl.
Japanese. Baron Komura, Minister i
Foreign Affairs, and Kogoro Takahira, I
minister to the United States.
By direction of the President, Secretary
Loeb made the formal an- j
nouncement in the following state- j
ment:
PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
"The President announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they have appointed
tho plenipotentiaries to meet
here (Washington) as soon after the
first of August as possible. The two
Russian plenipotentiaries are Ambassador
Muravieff, formerly Minister of
Justice and now ambassador at Rome,
and Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese
plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura,
now Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
Minister Takahlrn.
"It is possible that each side may
send one or more additional representatives.
The plenipotentiaries of both
Russia and Japan will be entrusted
with full power to negotiate and conclude
a treaty of peace, subject, of
course, to ratification by their respective
home governments."
Covington Not Guilty.
Little Rock, Ark., Special.?A ver- I
diet of not guilty was returned by the
jury in the trial of State Senator A.
W. Covington on a charge of accepting
a bribe of $?>.000 on the bill appropriating
$800,000 for the completion of
the new State capitol. The jury had
been out since Saturday night at 11.30
o'clock. After the verdict was announced
the prosecution entered a
nolle prose qui in the remaining
charge against Senator Covington of
accepting a bribe of $100 ami a gold
wutch for his vote on the district court
bill. ,
Army Ordered to Mobilize.
Stockholm, By Cable.?The Associated
Press is in a position to state
that an order for the mobilization of
the Swedish army has been issued and
that a proclamation to this effect will
probably be issued within a week. The
mobilization is Intended as a means
of giving added force to any proposal
for settlement which the special committee
appointed by the Riksdag may
make to the Norwegian Sterling. I
SPOKE TO TEACHERS
Noble Profession Highly Praised By
President Rooseyelt
PRAISES HIVES OF SACRIFICE
Addressing 12,000 Delegates, the Chief
Executive Declares That the Teaching
Profession Makes the Whole
World its Debtor.
Asbury Park, N. J., Special.?A
crowd of thirty thousand persons
which turned out to welcome President
Roosevelt Friday, the closing day
of the National Educational Association
convention, the most impressive
of all the great educational meetings.
The duties of the rich was the subject
matter of the speech, which the
PrPRiltont flnllimro.l ?1
?v..?vicu iu me vuucsiurs.
Although this was the lasf day of
the convention, the President found
12,000 delegates, nearly all school
teachers, waiting to hear his speech,
which was made in Ocean Grove Auditorium.
Several pretty receptions marked
the trip rrom the depot to the auditorium.
Outside the depot the Indian
band from Carlisle School was in waiting
and fell into line immediately before
the President's carriage. As the
carriage turned into Main street it
passed a wagon filled with negroes,
who began to cheer. In response, the
President waved his hand at the delighted
negroes.
When the President entered the auditorium,
thousands mounted chairs
and cheered him. As soon as quiet
had been restored, he began to speak.
His address was filled with good suggestions
and bright thoughts. It was
attentively listened to hy the throng
present, and markod an important
point in the proceedings of the great
meeting.
In closing Mr. Roosevelt said:
"Thrice fortunate are you to whom
it is given to lead lives of resolute endeavor
for the achievements of lofty
ideals, and furthermore, to instill, both
by your lives nnd by your teachings,
these ideals into the minds of those
who in the next generation will, as
th? men and women of that, generation,
determine the position which
this nation will bold in the history of
mankind."
25,COO Teaohers Attend.
Asbury Park, NT. Y., Special.?Tho
forty-fourth annual session of the
National Educational Association at
Asbury Park is being attended by 25,000
teachers, and thousands of visitors
who are here to look in upon the great
meetings being held daily in Ocean
Grove Auditorium.
ROOT SUCCEEDS HAY.
Unofficial But Definite Announcement
Indicates His Selection.
New York. Special.?It can he definitely
stated that President Roosevelt
has offered the position of Secretary of
State to Eliliu Root and that Mr. Root
has accepted.
Oyster liay, L. I., Special.?While no
official confirmation is obtainable here
of the announcement that Elihu Root
has accepted President Roosevelt's
profTer of the Secretaryship of State
in succession to John Hay. it can be
said that tho President will authorize
a statement to be made regarding the
matter. The precise nature of the statement
is not known.
Mr. Root boarded the President's
special train at Jersey City, just before
it left for Cleveland, at 5:45 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
j While the members of the Presiment's
cabinet retired to their apart!
ments on the train at an early hour
| Tuesday night, the President and Mr.
Root remained in conference for several
hours. Then it was that the President
broached the subject of Mr. Root's rej
turn to the cabinet. All phases of the
situation were considered carefully.
On tho return journey, their confer!
ence. interrunted hv the mission on
which they had gone to Cleveland, wan
i resumed. His acceptance of the prof!
fer announced in New York is believed
to be without reservation at all difficult
to overcome.
Junior Endeavors' Rally.
Baltimore, Special.?The second
days' session of the 22d international
Christian Kndeai#>r Convention was
presided over by Rev. George B.
Btewart, of Auburn, N. J. An impressive
prayer was offered by Rev. Ralph
W. Brokaw. of Utica, N. Y. William
Shaw, of Boston, delivered an address
upon "What Christ! in ,0'.? U..;vors
Have Done."
The aitcii.oon ?i .islon of the convention
was devoted to a "junior and
intermediate rally," presided over by
Rev, Dr. Ira I^indrith, president of
Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn.
Jordan's Advice Causes Slump.
New York, Special.?A statement attributed
to President Jordan, of tho
Southern Cotton Association, in opposition
to the abnormally high prices
for cotton is supposed to have affected
the cotton market and caused a decline
of 16 points, October selling at 10.62
at noon; I>erorabPr at 10:66, and January
at 10:77. The market opened an
average of 5 to 7 points down. President
Jordan in his statement advised
the farmers to sell at 10 cents.
' COTTON LEAK FOUND
Termination of a Great Scandal in *
i
tlifc Agricultural Department
HOW A FEW BROKERS COT NEWS
Secretary Wilson Makes Public an
Official Report Stating That Edward J
S. Holmes Communicated Advance
Information Through L. C. Van
Riper to Theodore H. Price and
Other New York Operators.
Washington. Special.?As the result
of the investigation by secret service
agents into the charges made by Richard
Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton
Planters' Association, that information
had been pivnn tr? hr??u-?irvi in
New York by some person or persons i
in the Bureau of Statistics of the Department
of Agriculture, Secretary Wil;
son made public an official report in
: which he states that Edwin S. Holmes, j
; the assistant statistical!, has been guili
ty of "juggling" the official report. Tho
report says it has been found that Mr.
Holmes communicated advance infori
mation to L. C. ltiper, a New York '
broker, and that a Mr. Hass, of New 1
! York, who, Mr. Van Riper said, acted as
j a go-btween in conveying information
from Holmes to other New York j ]
brokers, including Theodore Price. ;
Steps have been taken by Secretary '
Wilson to prevent any further leakage
of the Department tigures, and an en- !
tire re-organization of the Bureau of ;
Statistics and manner of preparing 1
monthly crop reports has been outlined '
by him. The papers in connection with !
the investigation were referred to the ?
| United States attorney for the District
| of Columbia and he has reported that,
in his opinion, a criminal prosecution
will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has
been dismissed from the service of the
Department.
BROKER VAN RIPER WITNESS.
According to the report. Wilson Judd,
of New York, formerly in the employ
of L. C. Van Riper, induced the latter !
to tell of his connections with Holmes
and then communicated the information
to Mr. Cheatham.
Van Riper became tho principal wit- I
ness in the investigation conducted by
the secret service and said be was in- |
dttced to communicate the fact that ad- i
! vanced information was being given out
by Holmes because he had heard that J
Holmes and his associates had intended i
to try to manipulate the June cotton i
! report. Having this information as a j
foundation, the secret service agents i
interviewed numerous persons who had ;
meen mentioned by Judd and Van j
1 Riper, as well as gathering a mass of
correspondence, including many letters |
j written liy Holmes to Van Riper and t
1 others. The report made to Secretary j
| Wilson and the Secretary's comments, ;
| together with the details of the new :
1 plan of conducting the Bureau of Sta- (
tistics. makes more than four thousand !
i words. It reviews the entire invest!- ,
! gat ion, beginning with the charges that
I were laid before Secretary Wilson by
I Mr. Cheatham several weeks ago.
Just That Way.
If an editor makes a mistake, says
the Factotum, he has to apologize
for it, but if the doctor mages one
for it. but if the doctor makes one
there is a law suit, swearing and the i
smell of sulphur, but the doctor |
j makes one there is a funeral, cut ,
j flowers and a stnell of varnish. The ! '
I doctor can use a word a yard long '{
j without knowing what it means, but ]
if the editor uses it he has to spell
| it. If the doctor goes to see another
I man's wife he charges for the visit. |
but if the editor goes to see another
I man's wife he gets a charge of buck!
shot. When a doctor gets drunk it is
a case of "overcome by heat." and if
I he dies it is heart failure. When an
| editor gets drunk it is a case of too
| much booze, and if he dies it is a
j case of delirium tremens. Any old i
j medical college can make a doctor
: You can't make an editor. He lias to
! ?e born.?lix.
News of the Day.
The body of Secretary llay was In'
terred at Cleveland with simple ceremonies.
the President being one of
I those present.
The Rahinical convention continued
! its sessions at Cleveland.
Interesting addresses were delivered
before several departments of the National
educational Convention at As;
hury Park.
Two Illinois hanks, of which C. J.
j Devlin, the Topeka (Kan.) capitalist,
i was president, have closed.
Refugees fleeing from the yellow
| fever scourge on the isthmus of Pana- i
| ma arrived at New York, and paint <
I conditions in the Canal Zone very darkI
a man who registered as a son of I '
! August Belmont was arrested in Color- ,
ado Springs for alleged forgery. In Now
York he was declared an impostor.
The Kninz Potemklns, with her crew
of mutineers on board, has arrive 1 at
Theodosia. Crimen, and raised the
standard of rebellion. She is reported to
have been seen in several other places.
Sixty of the mutineers of the Pobiedonosetz
have been imprisoned, and it 1
is thought all will be shot.
Russia now seems anxious to conclude
peace and particularly eager to
conclude an armistice, fearing that
another bad defeat would threaten the
safety of the Empire.
Cossacks tired on workmen at the
Potiloff works and wounded a number
of them.
Services in memory of Secretary Hay
were held at St. Paul's Cathedral, in
London.
The dignitaries sent to receive the
body of Paul Jones were dined by Premier
and Mme. Rouvier.
H. H. Rogers testified in Boston in
the suit of George Wharton Pepper, re- i
reiver of the Pay State (las Company, j
against him.
A<iUtUp,y&l mutinous demonstrations
have nec^nfflflo among the Russian '
ships at Cronstadt.
It is estimated that during the rioting !
at Odessa tt.OOrt persons were killed and (
nearly $10,000,000 worth of property |
was destroyed.
It is stated that neither Norway nor :
Sweden is making preparations for |
war.
George E. I.orenz. convicted of complicity
in the Postoffice conspiracy, was
taken to prison.
Hulk in Way of Navigation.
Jacksonville. Fin,, Special.?E. L.
Montgomery, master of the schooner
Robert McFarland, reports that on
Juno 29, about 12 miles off Hatteras,
he passed a three masted schooner
on beam ends, hull awash, with topmasts
about 15 feet above the water, j
pointing north-northeast. The hulk
was right in the course of steamers,
north-northeast of Diamond Shoal
lightship. 20 miles distant bv log.
1
Bee Keepers Hold Convention.
Savannah, Special.?The Southern '
Bee Keepers' Association met here |
Wednesday and discussed methods of
bee culture. The convention was but
lightly attended, ov ing to crop eondi- j
lions, which demanded the attention )
of many members. S. Cheatham, of l
Edgefield, S. C.. was elected vice pros- |
ident, to tiil the vacancy caused by
the death >f a former incumbent.
President J. J. Milder, of Cordelo, (la., j
presided. The next meeting of the
convention will bo held in Atlanta
next November.
Sons of Veterans Elect Officers.
Birmingham, Ala., Special.?At th- j
seventeenth annual convention of Ala- i
bama and Tennessee United Sons of
Confederate Veterans, held here duly
4th, the following officers were elected: j
Commander, \V. P. Saunders. Knoxville,
Tenn.; vice commander, Frank i
Folks, Birmingham; deputy vice com j
mahder. Charles A. Brake. Binning- j
ham; secretary, M. 1>. Freitlman. Bir
mingham; treasurer. Valentine C.ilb,
dr. Birmingham.
Threw Himself Under Train.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?News |
was received here of the suicide at
New Castle, K>\. of Mr. John A. II -n
drix, formerly a resident of this city, i
where lie was very popular. The j
message stated thai he threw him: ell
under a moving train. He had he I
conn* short, to a small extent, in hir 1
accounts with a special agent of r.
bonding company here, rente, eating
the Bo'l Telephone ? ompany. Mr
Fondrb:. was. until recently, a clerk
in W. I . Lever'* sac o st ore luue. I i
to a few month's ago he was correct
ii\ his I.e.' i's
Child Killed by Lightning.
Sunset, Tex., Special.?During a |
storm, Essie, the ten-year-old daughter
of Itev. St. John, has been instantly
killed by lightning while standing
in a yard with her father and
other children of the family. The remainder
of the group were severely
shocked by the bolt and It is reported
that all of them were stricken
blind by the flash of electricity. The |
rainily reside six miles east of Sunset.
Two to Be Hanged.
The State supreme court r',ss,'rl ?t
the ease of Fletcher Ityrd and Palmer
Chriswell and the action of the lower
court was sustained. This means that
the ease will be remanded to the j
lower court in order that sentence of
death may again be passed upon the
negroes, charged with the murdor of i
Magistrate Cox near Fountain inn last
year. The magistrate tried to sto| |
the negroes, who had illicit whiskej
in their buggy, and they fired upon j
him with fatal results.
Cleveland Not to Retire.
New York. Special. In relation to a
report that tjrover rieveianu was innteniplating
retiring from the trustee-]
ship of the Equitable I.ife Assurance
Society, Mr. Cleveland authorizes the ]
follov.'ncr stet -ment: "Nothing has
occurred thus far to dissatisfy me in
the least and the idea of retiring from
the trusteeship has nuver entered my
mind."
The British Postmaster-General !
states that it is not at present pr.?posed
to Introduce the cash on-iellv- j
erv system In the United Kingdom. I
says the Manchester Guardian, but
(he question of introducing it. between
England and the British colonies
and possessions and Egypt is
under consideration.
MUTINY NOW OVER
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The Last Act In Tragedy of Russian .
Rebel Warship
BLOOD-STAINED SHIP IS OCCUPIED
Russian |Admiral Arrives With Hi?
Fleet and Takes Over the Possession
of the Kniaz Potemkine From
the Rounmsnian Authorities.
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Kustonji, Rouraania, Hy Cable.?Admiral
Kruger boarded and took possession
of the Russian battleship .
Kniaz Potemkine, King Charles of
Houmania having sent instructions to
tlio commander ??f the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
rafsing difficulties.
The torpedo boat which accompanied
the Kniaz Potemklne, however,
left for Odessa without surrendering,
declaring that she had not. mutinied,
but that the Kniaz Potemkine * had
forced her to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with* his
squadron Sunday morning, and after
exchanging the customary salutes, intimated
that he had come to arrange
for the transfer of the Kniaz Potemkine.
Admiral Kolinsky, commander
of the Roumanian squadron, boarded
the Russian battleship Tchesme and
informed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn the
vessel over to the Russian admiral.
The formalities of the transfer were
complete this afternoon, and Admiral
Kruger boarded the Kniaz Potemklne.
The press representative inspected
the Kniaz Potemklne after the withdrawal
of the Roumanian guard. Despite
the efforts of the Roumanians to
get things in ship-shape, everything
aboard the battleship was still in a
state of wildest disorder. The officers'
cabins were stripped of everything of
any value, and blood stains were everywhere.
There was sufficient ammunition
aboard the Kniaz Potemkino
to have enabled the mutineers to
make a desperate resistance.
It is said that during the last few
days the vessel was navigated by two
engineers and an officer with revolvers
at their heads.
All of tin* sailors wished to surrender
with the iiviwinlinn .xt VI <? I.
ko, the loader of the mutiny, who resistod
for some time, and wanted t?
blow up the ship.
Seven officers were prisoners aboard
the Kiliaz Potemkine. They were in
a pitiable condition from ill treatment.
They declare that Matuschenko himself
killed ten officers of the battleship.
All the papers and books belonging
to the vessel were destroyed.
It appears that the decision to surrender
the Ktiiaz Potenikino was made
when it became evident that no other
vessels would join in tlio mutiny. Tim
crew of the battleship seemed to bo
unaware of the surrender of the
Georgi Pobiodonosetz and expected
that she also was coming to Kustenji
to capitulate to Houmania.
Twenty married sailors from the
Kniaz Potemkine have applied to the
Russian consul here to be sent back
to Russia.
The crew of torpedo boat No. 2t!X
were given half an hour in which to
surrender or leave port.
A considerable number of the crew
of the Kniaz Potemkine surrendered
to the Russian squadron, alleging that
they had acted under compulsion.
The coal supply of the mutinous battleship
was nearly exhausted, but
there was plenty of food on board.
V ..-1,.,.# ..ft,.- I.nnof..*
held a service of purification on board
the Knlaz Potemkine, sprinkling tho
vessel ami hor flags with holy water.
Admiral Kruger's squadron, which
brought a crew for tho Kniaz Potemkine,
sailed with her for Hussia.
Race Riot in New York,
New York, Special.?Two persons
wore shot, one probably fatally, in a
fight between mobs of whites and negroes
in West Sixteenth street Sueflay.
The trouble began when Henry
Hart, a colored man. was attacked in
the street by a number of white boys,
who accused him of interfering with a
ball game. Hart fled, pursued by a
mob of whites hurling stones, bricks
and other missies, and reached the
tenement house where he lived. After
arming himself with a revolver. Hart
ran down stairs and began firing into
the crowd, one of the shots striking
James Hunter in the side.
Eight Blown to Atoms.
Harrishnrg. Pa.. Special. ? Right
men were blown to pieces and two
others were injured by the premature
explosion of a big blast of rock powder
on the Pennsylvania Railroad improvement
near the Cumberland at
7.30 o'clock Sunday morning. The ae
eident occurred directly across the
Susquehanna river from the scene o!
the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck o&
May 11, in which 23 persons were
killed and many othess Injured.
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