The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 04, 1904, Image 3
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. STATUS IS SQUALLY
England Reaches Point of
Boiling Over With Wrath.
RUSSIA MUST APOLIGIZE!
.
^?- s? fialnt? British
wai is mau wivj?iwu tv ?
* Flag and Make Other Amends
for Breach of International
Law.
A London special of July 27 says:
The British government is sending instruction
to Sir Charles Hardinge, the
British ambassador to Russia, to energetically
protest against the sinking
of the British steamer Knight Commander
by the Russian Vladivostok
squadron. Until the presentation to
the Russian government, the greatest
secrecy will be maintained regarding
its contents, but it is known
that iPremier Balfour and his colleagues
have decided to demand that
the fullest reparation shall be made J
by Russia, or measures will be taken j
to follow up the diplomatic demands.
The British note as sir unarm*
Hardinge will submit it. will not men- j
tion the amount of indemnity Russia
must pay the owners of the ship and ;
British subjects having goods on j
board the vessels, but all that will '
be sought will be the establishment !
of the principle of indemnity and j
apology. A salute of the British flag
must also be concedod and the future
protection of neutra.1 shipping assured. [
B The attitude of the British government
is the result of the thorough consideration
given to the reports received
from Sir Claude McDonald, the
\ British minister at Toklo, and the examination
of international law author 1
ities by legal experts. The dispatches
from Sir Claude McDonald confirm
the reports that the Knight Command- <
er had no contraband of war on board
for Japan. The government and all j
the British authorities, it is asserted,
are united? On the pa'nt that there \
was no justification for the sinking
of the vessel. j
A lengthy meeting of defence committee
took place Wednesday under
the presidency of Premier Balfour, at
which the attorney general, Sir Robert
FInley, was present. The attorney
general does not usually attend these 1
meetings, but. it was stated that the
questions at issue between Russia and
Great Britain were under discussian,
and that Sir Robert was called in to
advise as to the questions of international
law involved.
T*- * J + V r, t all nT^arc fnr thp
Ik is rcjiui ICU luat ail viuwu >V. v.British
naval maneuvers have been
countermanded; that the various
sguacdrons have been ordered not to j
move; that all leaves of absence h>-a ,
been canceled and that officers and
men on furlough have been recalled.
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The home and cnannei neeis atreaujr
had been moved into position to undertake
important maneuvers.
The Russian Attitutde.
It is not known when thfe Vladi- j
vostock squadron will return to port. 1
The commander of the squadron, it is
pointed out, unquestionably seized the |
papers of the vessel, including her ;
manifest and therefore will be able to
present reasons to show why he sank
the ship, and with these reasons in
their possession,.the Russian authorities
will be able to complete their answer
to the British representations.
In the opinion of these diplomats the
cargo, or at least a portion of the cargo
of the Knight Commander, includ- ,
ed contraband of war under the Rus- j
sian declaration. The bridge work I
among the cargo is said to have been
destined for Fusan-Soul railroad,which
the Japanese are building for military
purposes.
The Russian declaration also announced
that rice and other foodstuffs
* are contraband if sent at the enemy's
cost or order. Attention is specifically
called to the feature of the declarations
saying that "neutral ship-; with
contraband of war of any sort can, a ?
' cording to the circumstances, be not
only seized but also confiscated." If
the ship can be confiscated, it is contended
that she can be sunk as well.
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MEW TARGET FOR "REDS."
Count Ignatieff is Appointed to Succeed
Murdered Von Plehve.
A special dispatch from St. Pet?rs- j
burg to The Agence Russe. London,
'< says that Count Ignatieff will succeed
Von Plehve as minister of the Interior. |
Ignatieff has held many offices under
the government.
He was appointed minister of the -nterior
under Alexander III, but was dismissed
in 1882, though be remained a
member of the council of the empire.
He has since been conspicuous as a
leader of the Pan-Slavic party in Russia,
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RUSSIANS FINE SPRINTERS.
They Vacate Two Posts to Japs After
Applying the Torch.
The following cablegram was received
by the Japanese legation at
Washington, dated at Tokio July 28:
"General Oku reported that, pursuing
the enemy with his forces, he advanced
on the 25th inst. to the north
of Ta-Tche-Kiao. The enemy retreat- |
ed northward; leaving Ta-Tche-Kiac j
and New Chiatum in flames."
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pippr!
PORT ARTHUR INTACT.
| Widespread Report of Fail of Russian
Stronghold Proves to Be
Erroneous.
A special from Tokio says: The rumored
fall of Port Arthur is officiary
pronounced to be untrue.
An Associated Press dispatch savs: |
I A junk which left Pert Arthur rn I
; Thur-.day last at midnight reports ier- J
rfic fighting on land and sea which
| had then been going on for three days.
I The highest Japanese authority at
! Che Foo says that the army and naval
commanders of the beseiging forces
had planned to begin their final assault
on Tuesday last and expected to effect
the capoire by July 29, but that no offl|
cial reports were expected from the
J army or from Admiral Togo until the
| present attack results in success cr
| failure. Japanese correspondents at j
j Che Poo are now sending junks to the
I Miao Tao Islands, ready to enter the
harbor at Port Arthur immediately af|
ter the fall of the fortress.
The Associated Press correspondent
i learns from the same reliable authority
that the movements of tie Russian
j Vladivostok squadron hastened the
| present attack upon Port Arthur, 11. e
! Japanese authorities realizing that if j
| these vessels were allowed to proceed j
I unhampered any longer it meant ihe
j division of Admiral Togo's fleet with
: the outcoming of the Russian ships
! now eoor.ed up by him at Port Arthur,
j The most intense interest in the Port
| Arthur situation is taken not only at
j Che Foo. but in Shanghai and Tien
i Tsin. Many commercial concerns in
i these places are continually wiring for
! news. Many wagers are being made
, at odds of two to one, in pounds stor1
ling, that Port Arthur will not fall
j within 4he next ten months, German
residents offering and Englishmen cc|
cepting the bets.
| The general staff at Tokio announced
Saturday evening that five Jap-.nese
officers had been killed and fortyone
wounded in the fighting which l.as
been going on around Port Arthur ihe
last few 'days. The losses in men are
not given.
I This is the first announcement of Hs
kind since the beginning of the siege
of the fortress, and it indicates that
there has been serious fighting,
i The reports of the storming of Port,
Arthur were received in St. Petersburg
with smiles of incredulity. The war
| office contradicts the rumored fall of
the fortress.
CHUSCH AND STATE RUPTURE.
Representative of Pope is Given Orders
J to Leave Republic of France.
A n..i. nnnnial eiue- TTVvroicrn TWlTI. i
A rauj ou.ro. v< v?Qu ?
ister Delcasse Saturday afternoon addressed
a note to the papal nuncio that
. in consequence of the rupture of :he
relations between France and the Vatican,
his mission in Paris no longer had
j any object.
; The pope's lengthy reply to the
; French note, though most courteously j
i worded, merely amounts to a polite
statement that he dees not intend to
infringe the stipulations of the concor!
dat and will not withdraw the letters
calling the bishops of Dijon ^nd Laval
to Rome.
It is not expected that the rupt ire
will have any immediate consequences
beyond the mutual withdrawal of the
representatives of France and the Vatican
.ml the suppression of the embassy
and nunciature, as the denunciation
of th econcordat requires parda
mentary sanction.
j The rupture of relations between
j France and the Vatican does r.ot cause
! surprise. It has been generally fore;
seen that Premier Combes was de:er[
mined -to bring it about, despite the op!
position which doubtless he met from
| certain members of the cabinet. The j
I impression prevails that the govern- J
j ment will be satisfied with having ;rv- j
en the Vatican a lesson, and that it J
will not seek to repeal the concor iat
when parliament reassembles.
! The fret that the Vatican's reply to
the French note was drawn up in Italian.
which is the official language neither
of the church nor of French diplomacy,
causes some irritation.
WASHINGTON'S ELM LAID LOW.
Historic Tree at Morristown, N. J.,
is Felled to the Earth.
Washington's elm, a famcus old tree
which has stood at the corner of Elm
and Morris streets, in Morristown,
N. J., for more than a century and
three-quarters, has been cut down.
Washington had his headquarters
there during the winter of 1779-1780.
At that time there was talk of cutting
down the tree, but on account of
its beauty and great age, Washington
prevailed upon the owner to leave
it standing. Since then it has been famous
as 'Washington's Elm."
TORPEDO BOATS DESTROYED.
Three Russian Craft Are Sent to the
Bottom at Port Arthur.
Russian refugees who have arrived
at Che Foo report that the Burukoff
and two other Russian torpedo boat
destroyers were torpedoed and totally
destroyed by the Japanese on the nighi '
of July 25, in the vicinity of Port
Arthur.
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TWENTY ARRESTED
Many Negroes Held for Murder
of Hodges Family.
CRIME IS LAID TO TWO
Perpetrators of Horrible Butchery Be'
Ing Drawn Into Meshes of the
Law?Startling Confessions
Made.
The coroner's jury investigating the
killing of the Hodges family near
Statesnoro, Ga., met Saturday evening
and adjourned over until Tuesday.
Twenty negroes have been arrested
and are bow in jail, but the evidence j
in hand at this time only implicates
two of them, Paul Reed and Will Cato.
The wife of Paul Reed has made a
statement in which she says her husband
anl Will Cato are the guilty parties
and that early last Thursday evening,
just after dark, they went over
to Henry R. Hodges' house and killed
the entir^ family to get money that
Mr. Hodges was supposed to have and
that they then came back and got
some matches and returned and set
the house on fire after putting Hodges'
body in the house so that the entire
family could be burned. She bas
made this confession freely and. voluntarily.
Acting on the request of the sheriff
and ordinary of Bulloch county, Governor
lerrell at an early hour Saturday
night ordered out company A,
First regiment, at Statesboro, for the
purpose of protecting the prisoners.
Shortly after the troops were in possession
of the prison, the governor
was ncl'fied that everything was quiet
and us more trouble expected. Larer
the situation changed. The sheriff of
Bulloch county stated over the long
distanoie 'phone that he did not think
it possible for the two negroes to remain
in Statesboro over night without
danger of mob violence, in spite of the
assurances of prominent citizens that
no trouble need be feared. Acting on
this information and deeming the ?:tnation
exceedingly grave, Governor
Terrell authorized the county authorities
to charter a special train aad convey
the two men to Savannah for safe
keeping.
In Savannah Jail.
a aovnrmah sneeial savs: With Cato
and Paul Reese, alleged murderers of
the Hodges family near Statosboro, in
his custody. Sheriff J. Z. Kendricks, of
Bulloch county, arrived in Savannah
Sunday morning and lodged his prisoners
in Chatham county jail for safe
keeping \ .
He slipped the prisoners out of the
Statesboro jail at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning without even the military that
was guarding the jail knowing of it.
Lieutenant Henry Briner. in command
of the Volunteer Guards, withdrew his
men from the rear of the Jail for a few
minutes at the sheriff's request, though
he did not then know the object of the
movement. Kendricks slipped out
alone vlth his prisoners and walked
them for half a mile, then took a buggy
ana drove to Brooklet, ten miles
from Statesboro, where the train was
caught. '
Both negroes admit *hat they knew
the crime was going to be committed
before it took place, but neither of
them acknowledges that he took part
in it. Reese admits starting to
Hodges' home with two other negroes,
John Hall and Sank Tolbert, for the
purpose of robbery, but claims he was
frightened when Hodges appeared and
ran.
Asked which one of the men killed
Hodges, he replied at once that Hall
did. When asked how he knew this,
if he had run away as claimed, he grew
sullen and refused to talk further.
There are stains on Reese's pants
which look like blood stains, but the
man denies that they are. C2to denies
having teen in the party at all.
He says Reese asked him to go. te lling
him they could get money, though
they might have some trouble. Reese
corroborates C'ato's statement. Cato
admitted going to Reese's house early
on the night cf the crime, but claims
to have gone back home early. Sheriff
Kendiick says Cato's wife does not
corrooorate this. The sheriff, hawever,
neheves that both Cato and
Reese were there, and he does not
think Hal: and Tolbert were, though
he states he has not yet gotten to the
bottom cf the case.
He has eighteen prisoners in jail at
Statesbcro in connection with the case
besides two in Savannah. Robbery
was undoubtedly the motive of tae
murder. Sheriff Kendricks;' position in
the case is a peculiar one. His brother
married a sister of Hodges and he and
Hodges were the closest oil friends.
MRS. MAYBRICK IN COLLAPSE.
Forced to Alter Her Plans for "'"r-p
Home by Nervous Prostration.
The Associated Press correspondent
in London learns that Mrs. Florence
Maybrick has been forced to alter her
plans for her American trip in con-sequence
of nervous prostration, from
which she has suffered since her release.
It is not likely that Mrs. Maybrick
will be able to start before *iie
end of August, if then.
MANGLED BY BOMB
Von Plehve, Russian Minister
Hurled Into Eternity.
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WORK OF AN ASSASSIN;
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Most Hated Man in Ail Russia Meeta j
Horrible Death While Riding in
His Carriage in Streets of
St. Petersburg.
A St. Petersburg special says: M.
Von Plehve, minister of the interior,
was assassinated at 9:50 o'clock on
Thursday morning by a bomb thrown
at his carriage while he was driving
to the Baltic station to take a train
for the palace at Peterhoff, where !
he was to make his weekly report to I
the emperor.
The assassination is believed to be j
the outcome of a widespread plot, the I
existence of which has- been suspect- j
ec'; for some days. Numerous arrests j
have already been made, including i
that of the assassin, a young man who
is believed to be a Finn named Leglo,
and who is now in a hospital severely
and perhaps fatally injured by
the expplosicn o? his own bomb. An accomplice
of Leglo, also apparently a
Finn, but whose name is unknown, has
been arrested. He had in his possession
a bomb, which he tried to throw, '
but he was overpowered by the police
just in time to prevent great loss
of life.
The bomb was thrown under the minister's
carriage, completely shattering
it.Von Plehve's body was terribly mangled.
The coachman was killed and the |
wounded and maddened horses dashed j
wildly away with the front wheels of |
the carriage, the only portion of the
vehicle remaining "intact. Immediately
there ensued a scene of the Wildest
confusion.
Police and gendarmes hurried from I
every direction and vast crowds gath- I
ered about the spot where the mangled
body of the minister lay weltering in
his blood.
The Asssociated Press correspondent j
was at the scene of the tragedy within
five minutes after it occurrred.
The roadway was strewn for a hundred
yards with the wreckage of the
carriage and pieces of the red lining
of the minister's official overcoat. A
few yards from M. Von Plehve's body
lay a shapeless heap of the coachman's
remains. j
The tragedy occurred on the Zalalkonski
prospect, a broad" thoroughfare
leading up to the Warsaw depot.
The bomb thrower must have known
perfectly well that Minister Von
Plehve would pass the spot at. the
time, for he makes his report to the
emperor every Thursday.
The infernal machine was thrown
with deadly accuracy and the assassin
Kir tlia fo/>t tVinfr tho frftf
wag IftTUlVU \JJ bUV/ 4.4*vw * ?
flc In that section is always of the
heaviest, owing to the crossing of
lines of surface cars and the continuous
stream of heavy truck. M. Von
Plehve was always apprehensive of attempts
upon his life and used to drive
as rapidly as possible.
The assassin in laying his plans evidently
foresaw this circumstance and
while the minister's coachman slowed
down in crossing the tracks threw the
bomb.
The explosion was terrific and practically
annihilated the woodwork of
the carriage.
The horses plunged madly away,
dragging the axle and the front wheels.
The animals, thoroughly infuriated by
the wounds they had sustained, nad
not gone far before they fell with
pools of blood under them.
In May, 1903, M. Von Plehve was appointed
president of the imperial commission,
appointed to carry cut the
emperor's reform decree. He was considered
as being second in power to
the czar. 4 ? I
It has been charged, with considerable
proof, that Plehve instigated the
massacre of the Jews at Kishineff,
which caused a pretest from all civilized
nations.
Plehve, though uneducated, became
the mouthpiece and one of the chief
instruments of Russian jingoism and
of an intensely reactionary spirit.which
caused the complete alienation of Rus- j
sia's formerly most progressive subjects
in the western border provinces,
the Poles and Lithunians, the Germans,
Celts and Esthonians of the Baltic
provinces and the Finns. He was
also instrumental in the systematic oppression
of the Caucasian populations
and of the Americans and Tartars.
The ncn-Orthodcx Russians were in
the habit of alluding to Plehve as the
rod of the Orthodox church, so mercilessly
did he persecute them.
For a long time it has been predicted
that Plehve would die by the
hand of an assassin and so strong was
BREEZE TRIAL NEARS CLOSE.
Famous Embezzling Case at Charlotte ,
Soon to B; with Jury.
The testimony in the fourth hearing
of the famous Breeze embezzlement
case, in which Major William
E. Breeze, of Brevard, N. C., is j
charged with fraudulently withdraw- j
Ing from the First National Bank of i
Asheville about $114,000, was \con- j
eluded at Charlotte, N. C., on Wednescday.
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FAMILY BUTCHERED
Father, Mother and Children
Mangled With an Ax.
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GORY WORK OF ROBBERS
To Hide Crime, Inhuman Fiends Use J
Torch and Incinerated Remains
Were Found in Debris
cf Home.
The mangled bodies of Henry
Hodges, his wife and three children, - -<
living about six miles from Statesboro,
Ga., were found early Friday monung ' Vj
in the rums of their country home.
Neighbors discovered the house in J
flames after midnight Thursday night.
RUSSIANS BACK DOWN.
British Threats of Summary Action
Brings Czar's Government to
Time in Short Order.
A London special says: The tension
in the Russo-British relations has
been relaxed and no rupture is now
probable.
Count Beckendorff, the Russian ambassador
to Great Britain, informed
Lord Lansdowne at a conference
Thursday morning that if Russia had
committed a wrong she was ready
and willing to make full reparation,
but before any action could be taken
in the Knight Commander case the
Russian government must have the
opportunity of receiving the report of
the commander of the Vladivostok
squadron.
Lord Lansdowne was not disposed
to unduly press the matter and promises
to wait a reasonable time.
It developed that the United States
is depending on Great Britain to obtain
compensation for the loss of the
Knight Commander's cargo. It is the
custom for ship owners to be responsible
for cargoes and therefore the
American claim is to be made to the
owners of the Knight Commander,
who of course, are British, and who
in turn will make claim to the British
government.
While Russia is willing to make
full reparation of any wrong that has
been done in the case of the Knight
Commander, Count Beckendorff, in
conversation with Lord Lansdowne,
made no admission that the commander
of the Vladivostok squadron had
riolated international law in sinking
the vessel. According to the Russian
view it was the duty of the command
er to destroy any supplies believed to
be on their way to the Japanese, and
it is added that the papers he took
from the Knight Commander before
she sunk will establish whether her
cargo contained contraband. As stated
in London official circles, the whole
Russian case will rest on this point.
The British government anticipates
that Russia will make every effort to
| get in communication with the Vladii
vostok squadron and obtain the report
of its commander as quickly as possible.
What further concerns the British
authorities and, it is said, concerns
the United States as well, is the dangerous
situation of other neutral shipping
on the Pacific which have on
board goods which the Russian commander
will consider contraband.
The protest made, therefore, has
wider application than the mere case
of the Knight Commander.
In the house of commons Thursday
afternoon Premier Balfour, confirming
the announcements made in the above
dispatches, said that the acute stage
of the Red sea incidents had passed,
and that the Russian volunteer fleet
vessels would be withdrawn.
He laid down the British view that
no belligerent's warships could issue
from the Black sea and that volunteer
vessels in issuing therefrom ff
thev took bellieerent action either
had no right to issue or no right to
take such action. The
strongest possible exception
had Jaeen taken to the seizure of the
Malacca on the above ground, the premier
added. The Russia government
had met the British contention ?n regard
to this particular incident.
As to the Knight Commander case,
the government had earnestly protested
that the sinking of that vessel
was contrary to the accepted practices
of the nations.
GOVERNOR'S SALARY BILL.
Finally Passed in Georgia House by a
"Constitutional" Majority.
In the Georgia house, Thursday, the
bill to increase the governor's salary
from $3,000 to $5,000, the special order,
was brought up. The amendment of
Mr. Knight, of Berrien, to make the
increase $4,000 instead of $5,000 was
t?AO A
i ^au*
On an aye and no vote the amendment
was carried by a vote of 133 to 9.
This compromise was brought about
to make sure of the necessary 117
votes. When the bill goes to the senate,
however, it is understood that the
senate will turn it down, and pass it
with the increase of $5,000.
CHINESE DIPLOMAT RETIRES.
Wu Ting Fang Resigns His Post at
Pekin and Quits Politics.
| Wu Ting Fang, for many years the
Chinese minister at Washington, accardiag
to his son, Wu Chao Chu, w.io
has been attending school at Atlantic
City, N. J., has resigned the vice presidency
of the foreign board at Pe'.tin
and is said to have permanently retired
from politics.
Wu Chao Chu said that his father
has determined to lead a quiet life, a.id
has built him a country home near
Shanghai.
GREAT DAMAGE BY HAIL.
Ice Heaps are Still on the Ground in
Coffee County, Alabama.
Judge Thomas Bradford, of the Alabama
state convict department, has returned
to Montgomery from Coffee
county and tells of the awful destruction
by hail there last week. He says
the storm did at least $100,000 worth
of damage. Ice is still on the ground
where it was washed up in drifts.
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but the fire bad made sucn neaaway ?
that It tvas impossible to render any " tJ!
aid. As none of the member?, of the J
family were seen during the fire, the
neighbors took it for granted that the
family was away from home.
At daylight the remains of the en*
tire family were found in the ruins. M
Mr. Hodges was found with his skull
crushed In as though from the blow
of an ax. Mrs. Hodges' head and body ,||
had been beaten with some blunt in*
strument. The body of a little girlwas
horribly mangled. The two other Jn
children's bodies did not show any
signs of violence, and it is upposed ';'M
they were victims of the flames ard J
not the murderous blows of their assail
ants. ,;||B
On p:eces of timber in the yard were
found many blood stains and bloody -JS
finger prints.
As there were no eye witnesses who
were spared to tell the awful story, no
details are known. There" are many
theories, the majority being that rob- -^3
bers entere-d the house and upon being JH
discovered, decided it was best to 1*11
the entire family.
Thp work ot the flames was com- Ijfl
plete. an.l it is impossible to ascertain
whether or not any booty was secured ||
by the lobbers, if, indeed, the ass ill- ."Ja
i ants were robbers,
Mr. Hodges and his family held the
confidence and respect of the entire
community and no motive can be ad- jqB
vanced except the robbery theory.
There is great excitement in the ||9|
neighborhood of the crime and officers 19
of the county are now at work on the . :|a:
case. ?
It developed Friday afternoon that ;
Hodges went to a neighbor's about 8
o'clock. He went to bring his little f|H
child back who had been spending the
It is believed he was met at the *' ?&
gate by the assailants and killed there
and that his body was dragged into the ;-J
house. There are many indications of .^9
a struggle at the gate and blood stains
are on the gate post.
Friday morning a lamp was found IS
sitting on the gate post. A horse cndl^B
buggy was also found hitched to a tree IIS
in- the back yard.
The trdy of Mrs. Hodges was found
near the fireplace. NjH
All the bodies were dressed, indlcat- -Ih
Ing that the crime was committed early
in the night before any of the familjr:
had retired. :
As the fire was not discovered uu*tt iJB
midnight, it is believed that four hours vj? j
I offoT. pnTnmlf'tino' th<? kifiines. the rob*
bers wont back to the house and set ;|jji
it on fire to conceal, if possible, their 3B
act. Hodges was a prosperous farmer ?1
and one of the best citizens of Bulloch
county. He was in good circum- ?
stances. It is not believed that he had ".{/Jl
an enemy in the world.
The county sheriff and large poise 3?
of friends and neighbors left Stagesboro
at once for the scene of the
crime. They carried bloodhounds.
Tracks were found throughout the ; "|S'
field leading towards a turpentine ,' ?
camp. The tracks led in the direction\|i
of this camp, which had been occupied ??J
by negroes for several days. The
camp was found deserted.
. NEW YORK "REDS" REJOICE.. j|
Assassination of Russian Minister Vo 4||
ciferously Approved.
At N<? at York Friday night, five thm
sand persons, all that could crowd 'M|l
Into Cooper Union, cheered themsel /ea
hoarse over the death of the Russian ^:|i
minister of the interior, Von Plehve.
The grc?.t. hall was dotted with anarchists,
who in frequent frenzies of
excitement wave dtheir bandanas *nd _
voiced tl eir approval of the assissi
nation.
! The mass meetinz was held by ''"he -Jw
! United Russian revolutionists to e*Je- |||
brate Von Plebve's death, which they '|3
believe ill mark a new era of libarty
for t; eir brethren in Russia.
VERDICT AGAINST BREEZE. ' |||
j North Carolina Bank President Found
Guilty cf Embezzlement,
At Charlotte, N. C., after being out ~|||g
for abou: eight hours, the jury in the *Jja|
i case of WUliam E. Breeze, late president
of the First National Eank, of
Asheville, found him guilty of
stractioi and misapplication cf the
funds of the bank, and Judge Kei!er >aH
sentenc d him to seve nyears in pi's