The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 27, 1904, Image 3
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| Russian Baltic Fleet Goes
Wrong at the Very Start.
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Sea Without Apparent ProvocaS
* tion and Consternation.
Reigns in uondon.
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A dispatch from Hull, England, .<
says: M. Jackson & Company, solicitors
for the owners of the fifty
Hull fishing boats have notified the
foreign office and admiralty at London
of an attack on the Hull fishing fleet
by the Rusian Pacific fleet, common:
ly known as the Baltic squadron,
commanded by Vice Admiral Rojcst- j
vensky.
The official information is that
shortly after midnight Friday the Rns- i
sian squadron fell in with the Hull j
fishing fleet in the North sea. The !
> first portion of the fishing fleet pass- j
ed safely. Then the Russian ship3 1
turned their searchlights on the Brit- j
ish vessels for some time, and a little ;
later opened fire, many of the crew ,
being seriously injured.
The steam trawler Crane was sunk i
and the decapitated bodies of her J
skipper and mate, Messrs. Smith and j
:Leggett, have been brought to Hull. !
The boatswain and other members of !
> * the crew who are understood to be !
seriously wounded, are on beard a i
mission ship. The only slightly in- j
jured member of the crew has ar- j
rived at Hull. i
Fishing Boats Badly Riddltd.
The news has created an intense !
sensation, and indignation in Hull, i
The Moulmein arrived with her flag
at half mast. Her skipper states that'
the trawlers were fishing about 220
miles east by north of Spurn Head at j
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1 O'CIOCK Saturday morning, tue vneam.
er being hazy, when the outlines of
several vessels, apparently warships,
sailing in a line were dimly seen.
While the crew were watching the
warships searchlights were flashed
upon them, in the flare of which the
Moulmein's crew observed what they
took to be torpedo boats approaching,
apparently with the intention of
t bearding the Moulmein. They steam- j
ed away, however, and soon the fish- j
ermen were horrified to find they
were being fired upon.
First one and then another trawler
was struck by flying shot. What
t seemed to be a round shot went
through the Moulmein galley. The
Mino, lying nearby, also was struck
with many shots, but fortunately the
damage was above her water line, and
none of her crew was struck. Th?
bombardment lasted about 20 minutes.
When it had ceased the fleet
sailed southward.
No motive can be assigned for the
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extraordinary procedure of the Rus;
sian warships.
According to other reports the af- J
fair occurred 200 miles off Spurn j
Head. The Russian ships were steam- !
ing in line. The leading ships passed
without incident though most >>t
the vessels turned searchlights on the
trawlers long enough to prevent any
mistaken identity.
After the bulk of the squadron had
passed, it opened fire, nearly all ptrticipating
in the firing. The Crane
was struck below the water line and
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rakea aDove aecK. otuppei >
and Third Hand Leggett had their j
heads caried clean away by a shell.
many ' of the crew being seriously !
wounded.
Another trawler also was sunk, but i
the Sea Gull, which arrived later and j
brought the news to Hull, has 110 par* j
ticulars as to her fate.
DAMAGE TO MANASSAS FARMERS. !
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Pilifering by Soldiers Not So Exten- j
sive as First Reported^
A Washington dispatch says: The j
special board appointed to appraise j
the damages suffered by farmers near j
Manassas, Va? as a result of the
maneuvers, has completed its work,
pacing the total at $13,700. which is
mucn less than was expected.
CONTENTION OF PANAMANS,
Little Republic Wants Canal Treaty
Modified in Important Respects.
A Washington dispatch says: Modi- j
fication of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla ca- j
nal treaty in several important re- |
6pects and the negotiations between j
the Washington and Panama govern- ;
ments of a supplementary commercial 1
treaty granting to Panama important !
concessions is what the Panamans ;
hope to obtain as a result of Secre- j
tary Taft's mission to the isthmus, ac- ;
cording fo a statement made lo the j
Associated Press by Senor Obandia, j
Panaman minister at Washington. I
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR.
Japs Capture Several Mirior Positions
Near Rihlung Mountain.
A special of Thursday from Chefoo
says: The most important recent
events at Port Arthur include the
capture by the Japanese of further
minor positions near Rihlung mountain
and'the severe damage of a Japanese
torpedo boat destroyer by striking
a floating mine.
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS
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Only Unimportant Skirmishes Break
Monotony in Manchuria?Eighty
Thousand Were Slain in
Recent Battles.
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| A review of the recent fighting be!
tween the Japanese and Russians
south of Mukden shows immense loss'
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j tory for neither. The opposing arj
mies are still facing each other,
j though a distance of several miles lies
j between them. Offensive operations
: on the part of Russians are reported
| to have been made ten miles from
j Mukden, and skirmish attacks are cf
! frequent occurrence along the entire
j line. No really Important aggressive
I movements, however, are announced.
; A very heavy and decisive engagement
is considered certain to occur before
1 many days to the southward of Muk!
den as a result of concentration in
that vicinity of immense bodies of the
opposing forces. The weather has be[
come very much colder and great suffering
among the soldiers is reported.
I A dispatch received at the Japanese
legation in London from Tokio, under
i Saturday's date, says Marquis Oyama
reports that the Shakhe river engagement
resulted in the capture by the
Japanese of 500 prisoners and fortyfive
guns, while 10,550 Russian corpses
were counted. )
A St. Petersburg dispatch says: The
war office is not in a position as yet
to give figures of the casualties in
the long battle below Mukden, but everything
indicates that the Russian
losses reached 40,000, the figure given
by the Associated Press correspondent
at Mukden. Another correspondent
places the loses on both sides at
80,000. v
The war office is convinced the Japanese
losses, while below those of the
Rusians, were almost as heavy.
A delayed Mukden dispatch says:
The Japanese hurriedly evacuated
Shakepu, three miles east of Shakhe
station, on unursaay nignt in oraer 10
escape being surrounded. Under the
cover of Thursday's fog they had tried
to surprise the ad vance guard immediately
on the Russian right flank.
The latter repaid them in their own
coin with interest by taking Shakepu
on both flanks and not leaving the
Japanese any alternative except
hurried flight. They abandoned a
quantity of arms and ammunition.
Several Japanese came into the Russian
lines and voluntarily surrendered.
ATokio special of Sunday says:
Manchurian headquarters, reported by
telegraph yesterday (Saturday), says
that the number of Russian dead
found on the battlefield and interred
up to October 22, makes a total of
10,550. Upcn this total Russian casualties
are estimated to exceed G0,000.
The Japanese captured a total
of forty-five guns during the Shakhe
operations.
SYNOD SCORES DIRECTORS.
Injunction Against College Removal
is Challenged.
The Tennessee synod of the southern
Presbyterian church in session at
Knoxville after a debate extending almost
a whole day adopted a resolution
challenging the authority of the
board of directors of the Southwestern
Presbyterian university, at Clarksville,
to be a self-perpetuating body, and also
denying that the directors' have
full authority in controlling the uniT-OT-C1
f it
This is, in effect, a challenge of the
directors' action in enjoining the synods
from taking action in regard 1o
the removal of the university from
Clarksville to Atlanta.
PEGGING AWAY AT PORT ARTHUR
Japs Capture More of Russian Outer
Works on Rihlung Mountain.
A Che Foo dispatch, under Sunday's
date, says: The Japanese on the afternoon
of October 16, resumed tlieir
attack on the Russian outer works at
Rihlung mountain.
After four hours' fighting they succeeded
in capturing a number of the
Russian trenches and one small hill.
It is the belief at Dalney that a
general assault on Port Arthur will be
made soon.
FOG HIDES BOTH* ARMIES.
Thursday's Dispatches from Seat of
War of Minor Importance.
Thursday's dispatches from the Far
East state that with the country enveloped
in thick fog and the roads in
wretched condition, activity is, for the
time being, impossible for the Japanese
or Russian army south of Mukden.
There have been several brisk skirmishes
and some surprises of a minor
character, but the lifting of the fog
tnust precede any notable conflict of
the histile forces. No official repo'n
from the commander at Port Arthur
later than October 10 has reached St
I Petersburg.
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| MEMPHIS WANTS BETTER RATES
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! Tennessee City Appeals to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
I The interstate commerce commis!
sion at Washington, Thursday, heard
: arguments in the dispute between the
! Memphis freight bureau and the St.
! Louis Southwestern railroad as to a
rate from Memphis to points in Arkansas
and cotton rates from Arj
kansas points to Memphis.
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TO CURB COLOMBIA
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| More American Marines to
Be Sent to Panama,
I TROUBLE IS THREATENED;
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i uisgrunuea ooiomDians oaia xo .
Preparing to Renew Warfare on
Anniversary of Secession of
, the Isthmus.
! A Washington special says: Ameri- I
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; can marines will be retained on the
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isthmus of Panama for the present, J
prepared to meet any emergency :
: which may arise as the result of the !
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disgruntled elements in the new re- ;
public. This decision was reached !
i Thursday and orders have been issued j
i for a new battalipn of marines to go i
i to the island, about' November 15, !
! to relieve the battalion which has been .
: there for a year. The new battalion i
j will be commended by Lieutenant Col- |
onel Thomas N. Wood. The exact |
number of men in this new battalion j
has not been decided on, but it ?roba- j
i bly will be of about the same size as j
i the battalion now on tne island, whicti j
: is to be brought home and dispersed j
among the marine barracks in the j
northern part of the United States.
\ That the situation on the isthmus i^ j
! still not all that could be desired is ;
the news which came to Washington j
I Thursday in a personal letter from an j
official now in Panama. While the Pan- \
ama government is entirely loyal, it ;
I seems that there are certain disgrun- ;
j tied elements on the isthmus, and in j
: view of the ease with which revolu- j
! tions are started in Central and South !
! America, it is the official oDinion in i
j Washington that tne marines should I
remain there for the present.
| It is hoped that the mission of Sec;
retary Taft will have a far-reaching ef- i
i feet in bringing all elements on the !
| isthmus into harmonious accord with :
| this government's policy.
Colombians Concentrating.
I There is a rumor current in Colon ;
i that a large body of armed Colom- j
I bians has been concentrated near Cuie- \
j bra with the intention of making an at- i
j tack there on November 4, the first an- j
j niversary of the secession.of Panama i.
! from Colombia. The canal zone au- j
! thorities are investigating the report, !
| though not much importance is at;
tached to the rumor, the origin of
| which is attributed to malcontents,
j Glad! Taft is Coming.
A Panama special says: The news i
j from Washington that Secretary of
War Taft is to come to the isthmus
next month, accompanied by Minister
j Obaldia and William Nelson CromI
well, counsel of the Panama company,
j to arrange the matters in controversy
j between the United States govern|
ment and Panama and the declaraj
tions of President Roosevelt on the
I subject, are received with satisfaction
i in all circles. President Amador is in
i receipt of messages of congratulation
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from all parts of the republic.
CHICKAMAUGA
FAIR OPENS.
j Farmers of Northwest Georgia Assemble?Gov.
Terrell Makes Address.
The Northwest Georgia Farmers
Fair Association threw open the gates
of the new fair grounds at Chickarcauga
Wednesday morning to an immense
crowd. It was tne opening day of the
fair, and was called the governor's day
in honor of Governor Terrell, who was
present and officially opened the fair
with a short speecn The governor's
speech was listened to with close atI
tention by his audience who heartily.)
' applauded him at intervals. Politics
i were not mentioned. After the gover|
nor's address, Troop H, of the Seventh
j cavalry, gave an exhibition monkey
! drill in front of the grand stand, folj
lowed with Roman races and horse
: races.
It is the intention of the North Geor;
gia Fair Association to hold a fair an
| nually at Chickamauga.
DARLING NOT PERTURBED.
j Assistant Secretary Relies on Smai!
Marine Force in Panama.
Assistant Secretary Darling said
! that so far as he was aware no advices
I had been received at the navy depart- ,
ment of the reposed skirmish between ,
United States mari\?s and Panamans ^
on the isthmus.
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At this time the navy has about 430
i marines on the isthmus, a sufficient
! force, in the opinion of the administra!
tion, to cope with any difficulty which j
; is likely to develop.
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! MONEY LOST IN SPECULATION.
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j Missing Bank Cashier of Tallahorr.ci,
Tenn., Returns and Surrenders.
I Missing cashier Allen Parker, of
the First national bank of Tallahoma,
Tenn.,has surrendered after wandering
in the woods within tw miles of town.
His physical condition is bad. He
states that the books show a shortage
of a little over $24,000. His revenue
collections are correct to a penny. The
money lost was due to speculation.
HITCH IS DISMISSED
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Captain of Troops at Statesboro
Fired From Service.
COURTMARTIAL VERDICT
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Lieutenant Mel! .ia Suspended for
- Twelve Months, While .Lieutenant
Griner Gets Reprimand and Others
ars Acquitted.
Captain R. M. Hitch, who was m
charge of the troops at Statesboro,
Ga., upon the occasion of the lynching'
of the negroes Reed and Cato, convict-^
ed of murdering the Hodges family,
has been dismissed from further service
in the state militia. The verdict
of the courtmartial was opened at Atlanta
Friday afternoon by Governor
Terrell, and in addition to dismissing
Captain Hitch,, contains the following
provisions':'''. . Lieutenant
L. A. Mell, who W2s in
charge of the camp while Captain
Hitch was at the courthouse, is suspended
for a year and publicly reprimanded.
Lieutenant Griner, who was iri
charge of the reserves and left his |
command without authoritj', was publicly
reprimanded.
Lieutenants Cone and Morrison are
acquitted.
Governor Terrell approved the find-ings
and sentences of the court and official
orders to that effect will be issued
at once to Adjutant General S. W.
Harris.
Captain Robert M. Hitch was ordered
on August 15th last by the governor
to select fifty men from the companies
of the First infantry^at Savannah,
and two officers, and report to
Sheriff Z. Kendrick, of Bullock county,
in the jail in Savannah, for the purpose
of escorting to Statesboro the
two negroes, Reed and Cato, who were
to be tried for the murder of the
Hodges family, and who were in Savannah
jail for safe keeping.
Captain Hitch took with him Lieutenant
George A. Mell and Lieutenant
J. W. Mclntyre, Jr. ,and the fifty men
as directed and the prisoners were escorted
to Statesboro. There Captain
Hitcvh took command of all the troops,
including company A, stationed at
Statesboro and in command of First
Lieutenant Charles A. Cone.
The history of how the two negroes
were taken avtey from the troops after
they had been tried, convicted and
sentenced by Judge "Daly to be hanged,
and then burned at the stake by the
mob, is everywhere well known.
A court of inquiry appointed to investigate
the conduct of the troops
at States boro was roiiowea by a courtmartial
appointed by Governor Tei*rell,
which sat at Savannah during the
week beginning October 10th, and before
which all of the officers who participated
in the work of the troops at
Statesboro, with the exception of Lieutenant
Mcliityre, were placed on trial.
With the presentation of its findings
and sentences to the governor, through
Adjutant General Harris, the courtmartial
completed its work, and this
has been approved in every particular
by Governor Terrell. It now remains
only for the adjutant general to carry
out the sentences by the issuance of
the requisite orders. >
Officers Refuse to Talk.
A Savannah dispatch says: Captain
Hitch and Lieutenant Mell refuse to
discuss the findings of the courtmartial,
each saying:
"I have nothing to say at present."
It was reported some weeks ago that
a round robin was circulated pledging
the signers to withdraw in case the
findings were unfavorable to Captain
Hitch.
It is certain, however, that he will
disapprove any such course. The discharge
of Captain Hitch, without modifying
words debars him from holding
state or municipal office. The suspension
does rQt effect in any way Lieutenant
Mell, 'who is employed In the
Savannah city fire department as
clerk.
RUMORED SCRAP IN PANAMA.
Report that American Marines and
Malcontents Have Deadly Skirmish.
News reached Colon Friday evening
that about 200 armed men w>o are
thought to be malcontent Panamanians,
rather than Colombians, have
been active in the neighborhood of
Cluebra, threatening hostilities against
the Panama government.
It is rumored that a skirmish occcurred
inland, in which several were killed,
but there is no confirmation of this
report.
BRYAN 'IN DAVIS' STATE.
Nebraskan Starts off Short Campaign
In West Virginia. '
W. J. Bryan began his two days'
campaign in West Virginia for the national
democratic ticket at Parkers- *
burg Friday afternoon. !
Henry G. Davis, who had been wa t- 1
ing in the city since Thursday to wol- <
come the Nebraskan, was the first to!1
extend his hand as Mr. Bryan alight 5 1
ad from the train. ! 1
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GROVER DRAWS CROWD.j
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Ex-President MaKps His First and Only ;
Speech of the Democratic Cam- !
paign to New York Audiencec.
Attracted by the presence of Gro
ver Cleveland, thousands of people
struggled to gain entrance to Carnegie
hall in New York city Friday night:,
where the former president of the United
States made his first and only j
speech of the campaign. I
iJohn G. Carlisle, secretary of the :
treasury under Mr. Cleveland, was also
a speaker and shared with Mr. Cleveland
the great burst of enthusiasm at
the meeting. Long before the doors of
the hall were opened crowds surged
around the outside of the building
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and within-ten minutes after the doors
had :;been thrown wide to the public
every seat in the bi? auditorium' was
taken. Still hundreds were unable to
gain entrance.
Mr.' Cleveland arrived at the hall'
shortly after 8 o'clock and immediately
upon his entrance cheers burst
forth, tlie demonstration lasting several
minutes. It died out and began;
again with renewed vigor. When Mr.?
Cleveland saw that Mr. Robb's efforts '
were fruitless in quieting the demon- j
stration, he held up his hands for si-j
leuce, but the' people could not be i
quieted for two full minutes afterward.
The former president was chairman
of the meeting, and began his speech
at once, saying in part:
"There are at least two reasons why
l am gratified by the opportunity to;
participate in this occasion. It per- j
mits me to breathe the pleasant atmosphere
of resolute and harmonious
democracy; and In addition it allows
me to meet face to face in such atmos- :
phere those who largely represent the
business interests of the city of New
York and who besides are patriotic
enough to recognize the obligation
they owe to their country as well as to
their business.
"It would be strange if I did not re- j
call at this moment with deep sensi- j
bility the days m the past and the j
previousp olitical campaigns when I j
knew what it was to hare the gener
ous support of the business men of j
New York, and if I did not remember j
In these surroundings the .sustaining i
power of their approval and confidence
amid the perplexing labors of high of- !
ficial duty. You will not, I kriow, accuse
me of self-conceit if I assume
that I am with those tonight who de-,
mand of me no explanation or apology i
for the manner in which-1 have seryed |
either my party or the business inter-:
ests of my country and who will neith- J
er discredit nor distrust me when 1 j
avow my intense anxiety for the sue-!;
C63s In the pending political campaign j
of- the principles and nominees of the j
reunited democracy. .j
"My attachment to the party which i
won my early allegiance has been intensified
with passing years, because
I have found in the principles from
which genuine democracy has derived
its life and vigor, safe guidance ar.d
constant inspiration, when as a publ'c j
servant I owed to my fellow countrymen
patriotic effort and unsparing devotion
to the people's trust.
"But the principles and best traits !
of the democratic party reach thir j
highest importance and value at such I
a time as this, when our people are {
tempted by glittering delusions and j
when they are offered tie kingdoms of i
the world if they will but throw them- !
selves down and worship the god of
mammon.
"I believe we have fallen upon days
when, more than ever, the enforcement
of democratic doctrine and the
acceptance of democratic conservatism
and steadiness are needed, if our national
greatness and the well being of j
our people are to be put beyond jeopardy.
WILL USE ONLY WHITE LABOR.
Wilmington, N. C., to Fellow the Example
of New Orleans.
"Wilmington, N. C.f is on the point of
following New Orleans in substituting
white labor for negro labor at the
wharves. The first installment of 150 j
Italians to do work as longshoremen !
has arrived, and It is thought that the |
problem will be solved.
BIG BLAZE IN WINNIPEG.
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Three Business Blocks Destroyed
With Lo3s of $800,000.
Fire in Winnipeg, Manitoba Tues- j day
night destroyed three of the fin J
est business blocks in the city, entaining
a loss of at 'least $800,000. (
The fire started in the Bullman ; <
block, tvhich was totally destroyed, j i
The Ashdown Hardware Company, or j ]
Bannatyne street, one of the largesl
establishments of its kind in Canada ,
was next attacked by the flames.
Many explosions were caused by j
powder and cartridges carried in the j
stock of the hardware company, but j
no one was injured. L
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CONSUL GOES TO RESCUE. j 1
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England's Representative at Jackson* '
ville Helps British Crew. j 1
British Vice Consul budlow left *
Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday for Hobe
sound to arrange transportation and j
relief for remaining members of the <
irew of the British schooner Melrose, j
vhich went to the bottom with four of i
:he crew and two passengers during f
:he recent storm; t
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IT T TITITIT T111"f t T I T 11M j
3rlef Summary of Most V||
Important Events
of Each Day.
-?"My Ballot Stolen," was the subJect
of Rev. Dr. A. M. Williams' sermon
at Trinity Methodist church, Savannah,
Ga., Sunday. This reference 'jgj
was to the recent election, when some v
one els9 voted in his name. . )
?The war office at St. Petersburg ^
la not in a position as yet to give tit- . gift
ures of the casualties in the long bat: SgBp
tie below Mukden, but everything in. . *d9
dicates that the Russian losses reach*?General
Davis; governor of the
Panama canal zone, authorizes the Associated
Press to deny the reported *
disturbances at Culebra, or at any
place in the zone or in its vicinity.
?The special board ajjpointed ?0'-'7|3ra
appraise the . damages suffered
farmers near Manassas, Va., as a
suit of the maneuvers, has completed*its
work, placing the total at S13.7QO. -^^
which is much less than was expected.:.^ ||
?Wilmington, N. C., is one of the*:||J|
points following New Orleans in snbstitnting
white labor for negro labor^!^H^|
at the wharves. The first installment Vj|?||
of 150 Italians to do work as long1- ^
shoremen has arrived, and it
thought that the problem will b6sM{|8
?Reports to the North Cardiinij^ ^
state board of health show that small-^^yi
pox, is epidemic in Greene county^'
with a great number of cases. ,/JjH
?Three men were killed and two ^ 'jl
severely hurt in a head-on coljl
between a passenger and freight train
on the Natchez-Jackson branch of the .^Kg
Yazoo and Misissippi Valley railroad
at an early hour Sunday. ;||
?In a series of raids, repre&ent^.i*j| *3]
tives of District Attorney Jerom?/^. ^
officer seized $100,000 worth of lot- -/**?
tery tickes in New York, and arrested"^ .|1
six men and one woman, all residents.
of the lower east side, charged wlth.^SBffij
selling lottery tickets at wholesale
ticket peddlers. '' '':f?
?The steamer Garrone has *rriv6d-\:jpll
at Seattle from Nome with 29 passen-jf;|
gers and $300,000 in goldi The entisci^ fvlj
trip south was exceptionally stormy, Z-gjg jJ|
there being no let up at any time. . Jj
?The United Textile Workers' coifcjlg |?
.ventioji at Lowell, Mass., adopted ft JjSH
Resolution declaring that the iacrepH^i^
ing immigration from Europe will, un-^S^
less restricted, tend to lower the stan<fr?fjp^||
ard of living of the American workers Ja
and calling upon congress to
restrictive laws. ?Fire
in t?e business section of
Old Pembina, North Dakota, has done
damage estimated at $100,000, wit^Hn?|
partial insurance. f
?The Citizen's Bank at Batson,~|?i|||
Texas, has suspended payment Tha?||
bank has a capital of $10,000, and it
stated that the liabilities do not
gregate that amount. ?John
W. E. Hopens an employs-^B ,^
of the Piedmont hotel barber shop,\J?Hf|
Atlanta, was stabbed to death in
shop by Samuel F. Ring, a feIIoW2^^
workman, the latter using a pair ofM M
scissors as his weapon, with which hg'*?iB||
pierced Hopens to the heart. >||
?A slight earthquake shock traV?
eling northwest to southeast was feR ;| ' %
at St. Louis. The earthquake caused
a slight rattling of dishes in variou*;||Kj
parts if the city, but did no damage.
?A steamer from Puerto Plata, San
Domingo, which has arrived at st
Thomas, reports that the United.
States has seized the custom house*
at Pueria Plata. J|
?At Athens, La., Mrs. Ike A.
Geo, wife of a farmer, and her 10-year*
old son. Ham, were killed by an un*
known person who cut their throats.
?A. E. Deputy, the attache of the $gj|j
Swiss legation in Berlin, has beeh.-'^Sm1!
transferred to the legation "of Switz- -^^8 ^
erland at Washington. '
?John Wagener, a Boer, representing
four hundred families in the ^Sjj
Transvaal, has arrived at Crowley,
La., and is examining the rice belt of
Louisiana and Texas, with view of- -s
locating a Boer coloney in that region.
?At Bellington, W. Va? the shops 'iijBM
Df the coal and coke railroad copipany,
>wned my ex-Senator Henry G. Da
vis, have been completely destroyed
by fire. The los^ Is $20,000.
?The Middleswork Children's home
at Shelbyville, 111., has been destroy- 4
Bd by fire. Although the flames were -Jj?
discovered while the children were in . /j
bed and asleep, all but two were WR*
?The harness and saddle manufactaring
establishment of E. Rohkopff f
& Co., at Paducah, Ky., has been burn- V'J
&d. The loss is $50,000, partly cover2d
by insurance. The fire ks thought - J|
(o be of incendiary origin. rij
?Two city detectives are dead and iSM |
mother is not expected to live, while . 31
>a:e robber suspect is at the morgue ;?||
md two others are in the city hospital, t8
the result of a desperate battle in 'Jj
3t. Louig between five officers and
hree men whom they tried to arrest ': . JM