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JJh Jl iLJi - . I- 4 Z -- CAUCASIAN. VOL. XXII. RALEIGH, NOBTIf CAROLINA, TUtJhSDiVY, SEPTEMBER J. 1904 NO. 35. 4 HOT FIGHTING Japanese Closing in on Every GEN. SAKAUROFF'S LOSS HEAVY Aftf AHDay Engagement Along Teir Whole Front, the Russians R'tTcd Slowly Toward Anehan snar. A Series of Fanatical At tacks by the Japanese, the Rus sians Retiring With Various Losses Except on the Right Flank. fr r. tf-rsimrg, By Cable. The gen :a! staff has received the following ! ram from General Sakharoff, dat ., August 27: ! varies guards and advance troops r,i southern front Saturday re- rir -i . lowly towards the fortified posl t:T;..:i at Anshanshan. Rifle fire was .' !.' ral along the whole front. The aiicse artillery cannonaded our po fit.'iii.s at different points. Our guns )nr ;i heavy fire into the columns Japanese as they advanced, and ii t!i ir works and entrenchments nn! vcntually compelled them to move their vast camp from Famiana to village of Biassiaza. "At. o'clock in the evening there vas a lull in the firing. The hottest :r,i;liiii5 occurred on our left flank on thy south front, where the losses Viiountcd to 200. During the night our advance guards retired to the irincipal position. Five divisions of in.- cjjcmy took the offensive against "in- r-outh front. ')ur troops repelled towards the southeast all attacks of the Japanese !irc( ted against their front, while our l loops on the fright flank, taking the fffensive towards evening, drove the Japanese hack on Tounsinpu. Our tosses on the southeast front were about, 400. ""Our detachment on the east yester day had a desperate fight against con siderable forces of the enemy. "On the right flank, our infantry, though unsupported by artillery, and though the Japanese were at all points superior numerically, firmly and cour ageoasly repulsed the attacks begun during the night by the enemy on the advanced positions of Tsegow and An ling. This affair culminated in sharp bayonet fighting and some of our regi mental officers received sword, bayonet and revolver wounds. After desperate fighting on the advanced positions in Tsegow and Anping, our troops retired on the main positions supported by ar tilJery. ' The Tamboff Regiment, on the left flank at Tsegow, defended an advanced position from 1 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, repel 5:ng all the enemy's attacks at the point of the bayonet. There were four counter attacks. The commander of the regiment, Colonel Klembosky, was mounded. "A turning movement by the enemy against the left flank of the Tsegow position and the enfilading fire of their batteries on Kharouiou heights forced the Tambouff Regiment to retire, and he retreat was effected In good order. Six guns were abandoned, but they were broken and rendered useless. The Japanese attacked like fanatics, and their losses must have been very great. "A wounded Japanese officer, who was taken prisoner, escaped observa tion after his wound had been dressed, and killed himself by dashing his head against the stones. "Our troops captured a considerable number of rifles, caps and other ar Four Killed by Tonado. Poisoning Case at Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga., Special, Mary Belle Devin is dead, and Joseph Manseo is seriously ill, as the result '.of eating bread which had been poisoned with rough on rats mixed in the flour. Neal Williams, who is on bond under the charge of larceny, is wanted by the police in connection with the crime. Manseo probably will recover. Jefferies Wins Fight. San Francisco, Special. Like the veriest amateur in the prize ring, Jack Munroe, of Butte, Mont., went down and out before Champion James Jeff ries Friday night in the second round, manking an extremely sorry showing, iu Mechanics' Pavilion, and was roundly hooted by the large crowd gathered. The two giants had not been in the ring two minutes when it was foreseen that the aspirations of Mun roe would be quickly dispersed. The inner was scared and -awkward, and Jeffries, in the first round, ; bad him twice on the cavas, taking the count. Must Disarm at Shanghai. Washington, Special. Japan has ad dressed a note to the powers: informing them that unless Russia forthwith dis arms her warships in Shanghai, Japan will be forced to take whatever steps she deems neGessary to protect her in terests. Mr. Takhira, the Japanese minister, called at' the State Depart ment and left with Mr. Adee, the Act ing Secretary of State, the communica tion of the Tokio government.- IS REPORTED Russian Stronghold on Side ticles of equipment from the Japanese. ! Our losses on this' front have not been definitely ascertained, but they exceed 1,500 killed or wounded. "Notwithstanding the long and des perate fighting and the consequent fa tigue, the spirit of our troops was as alert as ever, and in the darkness of night, with rain falling heavily and transforming the ground Into liquid mud, they executed the necessary movements, headed by their bands, in perfect order. "On August 27 the enemy had not assumed any definite offensive move ment at any point along the whole front and our troops retired gradually to new positions. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon it was discovered that the Japanese were moving on Taem pine by. way of Youdioukau." Getting Near Port Arthur. Chefoo, By Cable. Information which to a very great extent confirms icpuito ul iuc tuuuiiiuu at i Port Arthur was received here by junks : which left there on August 24 and August 26. The most important statement agreed i to by passengers on these junks who . were interviewed by the correspondent of the Associated Press confirms the reports that the Russians have been driven from the fort immediately east of the Dragoon Hills, along the sum mits of which the eastern defenses of Port Arthur are built. When the Rus sian forces retired from Fort Etseshan they entered Fort Number 15, to the north of Chacochanko. During the nights of August 18 and 19, while it was raining, the Japanese attempted to storm Fort Antszshan, which is a strong position adjoining Etseshan to ward the city, but they were repulsed with heavy losses. During the night of August 22 a he roic band of 500 Japanese attempted to capture Fort Number 5 in the midst of a storm. Almost the entire detachment was killed. The Chinese declare, how ever, that the Russians have evacuated Fort Number 5, but whether by rea son of this assault or the Japanese ar tillery fire cannot be learned. The Jap anese are unable to occupy Number 5. The fighting from August 17 to Au gust 21 was severe, but since the latter date it has been comparatively light On August 26 the fort on Liaoti Moun tain was fired on from six Japanese torpedo boats, but the result of the action has not been known. The Rus sian marines have left the ships in the harbor and are working at the land batteries. Shells from the Japanese fire continue to fall in Port Arthur and the dock yards, and the warships have scattered about the harbor in attempts to protect themselves from the enemy's projectiles. A Chinese who was employed on the docks at Port Arthur says that the battleships Retvizan, Poltava and Se vastopol are badly damaged. The first mentioned ship rests low in the water by the stern. The battleship Pobieda is in fighting condition. There are four gunboats and several torpedo boat de stroyers in the harbor. Suicide at St. Louis. St. Louis, Special. A man supposed from papers found In a coat left lying on the bridge, to be Frank McCormick, of Winter Haven, Fla., committed sui cide by leaping from the Eads bridge into the Mississippi river. A watch man saw the man climb to the railing, but not in time to prevent him jumping. Japanese Batteries Silenced. St. Petersburg, By Cable. A dis patch from Chefoo, dated August 22, says that according to Chinese re ports the Japanese bombarded Port Arthur from 6 o'clock in tho morn ing to 1 o'clock in the afternoon, pouring in a heavy fire, but that the Russians succeeded in silencing the Japanese batteries. The Japanese fleet was not engaged, having put further out to sea. Briefs of a General Nature. Congressman Frank C. Wachther was a visitor at Republican headquarters in New York. Congressman Littauer, of "glove" fame, was a guest of President Roosevelt. Eddie Fay, alleged to be the most ex pert postoffice robber in the country, broke jail at Janesville, Wis. John C. Cutler, supported by Senator Smoot, was terminated by Republicans for Governor of Utah. Secretary W. H, Taft defended the administration in a speech at Mont pelier, Vermont. Four nersons were killed by a torn-a do at Stockton, N. Y. tj- n w shields, one of the lead ing scientific teachers at Princeton, is dead. f. In a short time the Weather Bureau nf wi rp.lfiss telegrapD , wi 1 1 gather data for forecasts 300 miles at sea. . ' ' . The shipment of currency West and South to move crops has begun vigo rously; - ' ... A section of an armored cruiser will be erected at Bandy . Hook as a target for the' army ordnanco department. NORTH CAROLINA CROP BILLET 1.1 Report on Conditions by the Depart ment of Agriculture. For the week ending August 2. 1504. Warm and sultry -weather prevailed during the first two days of the week with temperatures ranging far above the normal. This was followed by cool er and more or leas unsettled weather. On the 23rd and 24th rains fell in the western and southwestern parts of the State, also at scattered places farther east; but the week remained practical ly dry in the eastern section till the afternoon of the 26th, when general rains set in, which continued with blight intermissions till Sunday morn ing. Excessive rains fell at a number of " places In the central and eastern counties, end the heaviest 24 hourly amount so far known was 2.70 inches at Moncure. With the beginning of the latter rainy period there came a deci ded change in the temperature and dur ing the entire Saturday the thermome ter ranged slightly above 60 degrees in all sections of the State. It is too early to ascertain whether any damage re sulted from this cool spell; but it is be lived that it was of too short a dura tion to affect any of the growing crops. The cotton bolls are beginning to op en in the eastern half of State, but the crop' as a whole' made no Improvement during the week, although the weather during the first half was favorable; on the contrary, the crop seems to be de clining ,and the complaints of damage by rnSt' sheddln and vellow are just as numerous from all parts of the State as during the week before. Corn continues good; especially on up lands; in low places and on light soil it is damaged in few localities. It is maturing well and an exceptionally fine crop is nearly assured. Fodder pull ing is nearly over in the eastern and central counties; the first half of the week was favorable for this work, but there was not enough sunshine during the latter half, and large quantities of fodder became damaged by the rains. Curing tobacco is neatly over in the eastern district, but Is still in full pro press in Stokes, Surry, Rockingham and a number of other north-central counties. The reports in regard to the yield are similar to those received heretofore, inasmuch that the leaves are curing satisfactorily, although the crop is below the average. Peanuts are fair, and with but few exceptions the vines are growing well. The early crop of Irish potatoes is being dug and the yield is considered good, especially in the western counties; the fall crop is already up and the stands are satis factory. Turnips and rutabagas are coming up in most sections, but in the western half considerable of sowing is yet to be done. Melons are ripening in the western counties and are quite plentiful. Cabbages are generally well headed, but the wet weather Is Injuring the plants; peavine hay is excellent; all minor crops are doing fairly well; fruit will be far below an average crop. - Rains (in inches) for the week end ing 8 a. m. today: Raleigh, 2.01; Wil mington, 1.20; Hatteras, 2.10; Char lotte, 2.40; Asheville, 0.30; Goldsboro, 2.10; Greensboro, 0.46; Lumberton, 1.68; Newbern, 2.46; WTeldon, 1.36. A. & N. C. Lease in Abeyance. Raleigh, Special. The State Board of Internal Improvement met in the office of the Governor Monday to con sider the question of leasing the At lantic & North Carolina Railway. W. L. Kennedy, heading a syndicate of business men along the line of the road, filed with the Governor a bid for lease embracing three propositions, for terms of 50, 60 and 93 years, the rental to begin with 3 per cent, and Increasing gradually to 6.2. All the other bidders were present, R. S. Howland, representing himself, and H. L. Finlayson the Atlantic Rail way Com pay. Governor Aycock submitted all the four bids to the Board of Internal Im provement these being the Howland, the Philadelphia, the Atlantic Railroad Company, and the Kennedy. No defi nite conclusion was arrived at. Mr. S. C. Beckwlth, of the board, was inter viewed and said: "We reached no conclusion. Ballard has not made up his mind yet. As for myself I am opposed to a lease, quite strongly so, in fact. I no noi iane any stock in the idea that the State cannot manage its own property. Of course if Ballard takes tne same view it of course blocks any lease. We can reject or ratify. The State proxy is absolutely under our direction. This is an admitted fact, we meet unurs day at Newbern, when the stockhold ers meet." Lynching Averted. Shelby, Special. The excitement caused by the slaying of Chief of Po lice B. E. Hamrick .has not abated, and a large crowd would have lynched the negro, Clark, Monday morning at 2 o'clock had not cool neaas prevented. The crowd, numbering several hundred were assured by Congress E. Y. Webb that the Governor would De asKeu io Mil a Rnril term of court at once t? trylthis negro. After Mr. WTebb talk ed tn the crowd, begging them not to lynch the negro, but let the law take itc mnrse thev decided not to do it. The negro who received the wound is still living; but in a critical condition and he is not expected to live but a few da vs. Tar Heel Topics. Fifty-three applicants for license as attorneys appeared before the Supreme Court. Of these 32 were from the law school at the State University and 14 from that of Wake Forest College. Five applicants are negroes, three from Shaw University law school, Raleigh, and one from Harvard University. Washington, D. C. Only two of the white applicants and one negro did not attend law schools. This is said to be a remarkably small percentage. TRIAL OF LYNCHERS Elimination I a to the SUtetbcft Cite CAPT- BITCH TRIES TO EXPLAIN First Evidence In the Investigation at Savannah of the Failure ef the Military at Statesboro. 8avannah, Ga., Special. The first evidence was Introduced today before the court of inquiry appointed by Governor Terrell to investigate the conduct of the two conSpani- of Gecr gla State troops at Statesboro a few days ago, when two negroes were burned. 1 The Governor's correspondence was read, showing him to have dispatched a company from Savannah, under Captiin Robert M. Hitch to States boro to join the Statesboro Guard in the protection of the prisoners. Col. Grayson considered that Captain Hitch had the judgment and bravery that would euable him to cope with the delicate situation. - Captain Hitch then took the stand, giving evidence for seveial hours. He maintained that the plans of the mob had been so caiefully laid that not even a regiment of soldiers could have successfully . resisted them The3o plans even contemplated the destruction of the railroad leading to Statesboro in order to prevent the ai rival of re-enforcements should thev have been ordered to the scene His own experience as a military man, teaching over 14 years and ac quired in all grades up to that of captain, was recited by Captain Hitch, who told of "having before par ticipated in riot duty and of having observed the moral effect upon a crowd that the command "Load" car ties.. This command he had intended giving at the proper time, but just before that time, in his opinion, was reached, ho was seized by a muscular deputy sheriff, who threw Dim down stairs to the mob below, which oromntlv disarmed him. It was to this seizure that CaDtain Hitch at tributed his failure to make a more desperate effrot for the defense of the prisoners. One statement made by Captain Hitch was thou eh t strange, in that it showed lack of information that few interested were without.. He said he had had no intimation of the pur nnso nf th moh tr seize and Ivnch the negroes as soon a3 they should4 be convicted. JSven in bavannan, bu miles from Statesboro, it was authen ticallv reDorted that the mob con templated seizing and burning the negroes just as soon as possioie alter their conviction. Members of the court sought to learn why Captain Hitch had not or dered un his reserves of 40 or 50 men from the jail. He was asked if he did not recognize the need for them. to which he answered that he did, and that he was nrayine for them to come. "Then why did you not send for them?" asked a member of the court "Because I could not think of every thing at once," said Captain Hitch, who had, however, according to his testimony. disDatched Lieut. A. A. Morrison to the telegraph office to re quest that more troops be sent from Savannah. Skirmishing in Manchuria. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Emperor Nicholas has received the following dis patch, under date of August 25, from General Kuronatkin: "On August 24 a Japanese battalion delivered and attack in the vallev of Sundahkaya. from Tantzlaputzy. The Japanese advance was checked at 3 d. m. at Laodlntau by a Russian company, five men of which were wounded. "The same day two Russian companies successfully resist ed the advance of the enemy in supe rior force at Sunoyinapu, where the Japanese suspended operations when pur re-enforcements arrived. The Rus sian losses were one officer wounded and 53 men killed or wounded. Cane Growers' Convention. Savannah, Ga., Special. Capt. D. G. rurse, president of the Inter-State Su gar Cane Growers' Association, has named the 25th, 2th ad 27th of Janu ary, 1905, as dates for convening the third annual convention, at Montgom ery, Ala., after consulting with Maj. W. W. Screws, editor of The Adver tiser, of that city, to avoid conflict of dates with the National Editorial Association, many of whose members in the South desire to attend the con vention in Montgomery, and of which body Major Screws is president. Takes a Fresh Start. Albany, N. Y., Special. W. E. Wood end & Co.. of New York city, was in corporated with a capital of $400,000 to deal in stock, bonds, securities and other commodities. The directors are: Noah Spingarm and Wm. E. Woodend, of New York city, end Francis J. Wa ters, of Brooklyn. W E. Wcodend was the snicr partner cf thajxm ol w. E. Woodend & Co., of New York. whic!i suspended several months ago. First Export cf New Cotton. Galveston. Texas. Special. Friday the first cotton Of the new crop to be cleared for foreign 'ports left cn the steamer Torrehead, of the Hea l Line. The cotton 3 consigned to three dif ferent ports, all in Russia. Reval. Russia, will get 300 bales; Riga. Ri s E;a, 100 bales, and 100 bale3 a're for St. Petersburg. Consignments will go vh Belfast. NORTH STATE NEWS Occurrence ef Interest in Various Parte ef the ttte. Make a Coed Shewing. According to reports made ta the Corporation Ccmmmissioo the tax levy against real and personal prop erty for the year 1S03 in Wilson county w3 f63.214.00 and against polls 13,256.00. The report shows that the sheriff has collected all the taxes against property except $G6.S1 and all from 4,060 polls except 240 polls of S3 COO, which is less than 1 per cent of the tax levied. Chathem county shows a tax levy of $31,295 against real and personal property and $6418.00 against polls. The report shows a collection of all levy against property except $328.00, and all from 3,127 polls except on 78 polls or $179.40, toe total of which is only a little more than one per cent. A great many of the counties show uncollected taxes of from five to ten per cent, of the levy. Sabbath School Convention. The tenth annual session of the Sabbath School convention of the Presbyterian church in Gastoa county, was held Thursday and Friday, the 18th and J.9th, at Olney Church, south of Gastonia. Rev. Cornelius Miller, pastor of the Dallas Church, was elect ed chairman and E. L. Wilson, of Dal las, was chosen secretary. The open ing sermon was preached on Thursday morning, by Rev. J. B. Cochrane, pas tor of New Hope Church. The two days were very profitably spent in the discussion of subjects pertinent to Sunday school work, and much benefit wa3 derived by all those who attend ed. Rev. J. M. Forbes, pastor of the King's Mountain Presbyterian church, was chosen as chairman of the com mittee on arrangements and . pro gramme, to succeed Rev. M. McE. Shields, of Gastonia. Opening of A. 4L M. College. The Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh, will open Thurs day, September 1. Entrance exam intlons will be held Tuesday and Wed nesday, August 30 and 31, at 9 a. m. Examinations to remove conditions will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, according to schedule. Stu dents for entrance or to remove condi tions at other times than the above will be charged $1 for each exam ination. Registration on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Reglstra tion after Tuesday, September 1, will cost $1. Rooms will not be reserved in the college dormitories after Sep tember 1. Tar Heel Topics. The Mooresville correspondent, of the Charlotte Observer says: Pearl Douglas, a young farmer of the Hart neighborhood, in Rowan county, was in town to consult a phy sician about a very much swollen hand, poisoned by the bite of a mos quito. He was plowing last Thurs day when he was bitten, and since that time his hand nas causea mm intense pain. The work of Dlacins: new machinery in the Wayne Cotton Mill, recently bought by the Borden Manufacturing nomnanv. is steadily nrogressing, and it will not be long now before it will be In full operation again. Seventeen horses were burned to death in a lire at Raleigh Wednesday morning. . Favetteville is to have a new cotton mill costing $1,000,000. A iunk dealer at Greensboro was given fifteen years for larceny. An unknown negro was killed by a train at Durham on Wednesday. Both Feet Crushed. Charlotte, Special. Robert Smith, flagman of the switching crew on the freight yard of the Southern was thrown from a coal car Wednesday mrcning. Both feet were caught un der tae moving cars. Two of the toes on the right foot bad to be am putated and the left ankle was bro ken and amputation may be neces sary. Building a New Railroad. The Rutherford Railway and Power Company, a newly organized corpor ation, is building a short railway line in Rutherford county, connecting Cliffside, the new mill town, with the Seaboard Air Line railway. The road, the grading for which has just begun, is being built mostly of Char Iotte capital, tho stockholders -of the company being interested in the mills at Cliffside. B. D. Heath, of-Char lntte. f nresident of the company: R. R. Haynes, of Cliffside. secretary and treasurer; Joan M. Scott, of. cnar lotte, traffic manager. Mr. W. C Heath, of Monroe, is another 'stock holder. Egyptian Cotton Thriving. Washington, Special. In a report to the State Department, Consul Genera Guenther, at Frankfort, Germany, says that the American consul at Al exandria reports that the Egyptian cotton fields were In great danger from immense swarms of - locusts. which for weeks were fought by the farmers and their help, assisted by government troops. He adds that at present the prospects for a big crop are favorable, ' ft. L BARIICI IlLLED Chief ef Police ef Shelby Shot te Death By a Negre Shelby. Sped!. Chief of Police IU IT. Hamrick died Sunday moratsg at 1 o'clock from the effects of a ouo4 la kt4 Saturday ercclsf. Two negroes, CUrk and another who came cannot be learned got off the train here Ut Saturday afternoon in a hapless drunken condition and carrying a Ju of whiskey. They were immediately arrested end taken to the town lock-up. where it U said test they were searched and then locked up. No aeapons were found on thoa. They made so much noise and cursed so that their presence in the town prison be came a nuisance to the people in the neighborhood and they were taken to jail. After being placed in a cae they continued their boisterouiness and Of ficer Hamrick entered the cell In sn effort to quiet them. As soon as he cot inside the bars, Clsrk drew a pistol and fired on him. the ball entering the up tcr side of the chest and piercing the lung. Hamrick fell Into the arms of Charles Ekridge, a young man who Is employed about the Jail, and the latter immediately carried him outside the cell. The negro next turned his pistol upon Sheriff Suttle and fired, the ball prazlnff hi abdomen, and then shot Deputy Sheriff Kendrick, who by this time had drawn his revolver, ana snoi riark three tiroes. Kendrick was wounded in the nock, but not serious ! hurt. Negro Killed Near Gastonia. Gastonia, Special. Will Rhyne, col ored, was killed, and Ted Hoffman and Major Vance, also colored, were slightly hurt by a Southern Railway freight train striking the buggy in which they were riding, nbout mid night Saturday night. The three ne groes drove up to Dallas early in the night and secured wnlskey, and were coming back in a more or less Intoxi cated condition. When they reached the point where the Southern and Carolina and Northwestern Railroad tracks cross the mule which they were driving dashed on the track and ran down the Southern road for 200 or 300 yards, in front of south-bound freight No. 73. The engine, which wiuj in charcft of Engineer Tatv struck the buggy, demolishing It and scattering the occupants, Rhyne be ing badly mangled. The mule es caped Injury. It was sometime before Hoffman and Vance could be found, as they ran as soon as they could pick themselves up. Killed by Street Car. Charlotte, Special Simon Bennett, about 28 years old, was killed by one of the 4Cs cars at the corner of the Boulevard and Euclid avenue, Dii worth about 12 o'clock Saturday night. The body was badly crushed on the left side, and death came soon after the accident. The car was manned by Motorman T. C. Crump, and Con ductor Wr. R. Powell. Crump refuses to say anything about what occurred, or what he saw. The wounds on the body make it plain that the man lay on the track when struca. mere were no eye-witnesses to the accident, except the motorman. Bennett came from Fort Mill, S. C. Wreck on Seaboard. Wadesboro, Special .A through freight from Raleigh to Monroe, on the Seaboard Air Line, was wrecked at Pee Dee Saturday afternoon by running into a culvert which had been washed out by the heavy rains, ine engineer, Alex. Adams, and Fireman Shiplett were killed, nemg Dunea un der the wreckage.- The bodies of both have been recovered. About five box cars were smashed. Into pieces. The main part of the tnun was composed of fiat cars, loaded with crojstles, and several of taeso cars were badly torn up. A Fatal Freight Wreck. Portsmouth, O., Special. Two Nor folk & Western freight trains collided at the Kenova entrance to the Ohio river bridge. Twenty-two cars were wrecked and one engine. Two tramps were killed and buried underneath the wreckage. Engineer Slaten was fatally and Conductor Hensley seriously hurt. Attempt at Train Wrecking. Danville, Va.. Special. A special to The Register from Martinsville says: "The discovery of obstructions on the track of the Danville & Western di vision of the Southern Railway Satur day prevented the loss of many lives. Police Officer John R. Hutzon. of thl city, was detailed on the case. Johh Cox. a youth whose dog had recently been killed by the train, was arrest-sdt The youth admitted his guilt and Im plicated Pete Hairston. colored, "hi Hnor in the crime. Both were tried before a justice cf the peace at Axtoa a c-mt r,n to tne erznu jurj. plead gufoy to the charge." 240,000 Japs face Kuropatkin. -Liao Yang. By Cable. At the Rus sian headquarters here General Kuro- ki's army is estimated at 100.000 mea; General Nodzu's force at 70,000, anl General Oku's at 40,000. This Is ex- culsive of two divisions of about 30,000 the rieht bank of he Liao River. According to the Chi nese, the Japanese have changed the railroad from New Chwang to Taahi chao into a narrow gauge and are con veying thither twenty siege guns. HONOR TO OUR DEAD Federal Officers Flu Fcr liiemtii f EurcUes TROOPS FRO UAXASSAS TO J011 Th Seventh Cavalry. Uneee Cen- ntand ef General BU, Witt Ptr tUicate In the Detftcstien ef e Monument at Qreveten Te4ay, Oev. Montague Delivering the Ae drese. lieadQuarers Camp, GaibesvlUe. Va. -A monument erected to th Caer ate dead of the first battle of Dull lOa by the laughters of the Cocfederay Is to be dedicated at Grmeton. Gaers! Bell. In command vt the troopa at Thoroughfare, will participate la the exercises with the Seventh Cavatry. Gov. Montague will make the dota tion address. General 11! baa plea ted ttut the participation ut his cat airy is the dedication eserciaes shall cot only be a tribute to the memory of the ded. but the nine-mile tnarrh be tween IMtlslon Camp No. 2 and GroTtw ton is to be made a practice march. The troop is to be divided into fie sections, each taking a different road to Groreton. with Instruction to ar rive tltere at exactly the same tia. The ttart will be made at 8 o'iloc Grofetn will be reached at 10:30 and the dedication will begin a half hour later. ' This practice march Is to con ntltute the work of Division No. 2 for the day. No drills were ordered todsy. The officers of General Corbin's staff made inspection tours of the manoeuvre zone on horseback this morning, going toward Manassas and some In the di rection of Thoroughfare. A meeting of all the officers of the three rsrope hss been called by General Corbln at his headquarters Wednesday morning, when the general sltuaUon will be dls cufcsed. That the proper information of the manoeuvres may be had. Gen eral Corbln has Issued instructions to Col. A. L. Wagner. cblf umpire, or some member of his staff of assistant, to deliver a lecture at the camp estab lished for members of the press each evening after a day of manoeuverlag. This lecture will be available for offi cers of the army, if they desire to at tend. General Grant, in command of Divis ion Camp No. 1. at Manassas, rode to i...,i..i.rur tnr a conference with General Corbln. General Bell. In com- mand at Thoroughfare, put in the en- tire day on nis norae, bi' tlons to aid him In the defense ol Thoroughfare Oap. Negro Whipped and Shot, Statesboro. Ga.. gpeclal.-Sabsstlne McBrlde, a negro man living near , Portal. In the upper part of Bulloch 'county, was taken out of nte house Saturday night by a mob of five men, 'carried out In the woods and whipped 'severely, and then shot, from th ef- rects or wnicu n ui w - Before death came, however, he re lated to a number of white men and colored people the manner in which lie handled and told the namea of i ! .v.- ,i n.Biiants. They were. I mm ! according to his statement. Perry Barnes. Henry uarne. Waters, all white men. The name oi the others he did not seem to know. Ha aald the men came to his house ana hailed him at the door. When It was opened the men came In with guns aaa held his wife at bay while tney car ried him away. After they had been gone some time, his wife heard sev eral guns fired. Lynched In Wyoming. Laramie, Wyo.. Special. Joe Mar tin, colored, was lynched by a mob of 200 men in front of Judge Carpenter's house Monday night. Msrtin was a trusty in the county JalL He I J .ku. 4-i nUt Cronse. in the jail nunc e - -- . kitchen end slashed her face ni1f5m with a knife. Bx men '-i-r- . while entering the Jan to arag im prison er. Newspaper Msn Drowned. VaahTille. Tenn. Speclsl. E. a PUhlman, vice president of the Banner Publishing Company, news editor of The Evening Banner and day corres pondent of the Associated Press, was drowned In the Cum&enana ncr miles above here Monday aneinoou. Mr. Stahlman was cruslng up me river in his gasoline launch, when the propeller refused to work- -He dived under the launch to remeslr the troabie end failed to reappear. 76 woy.n nut, yet been recovered. Mr Etatlaan was 35 years old ana a eon m. y E. B. Stabioan. of this city. .100 Feeple Burned. Manila, By Cable. The city of Bls ang. in Laguna Province. Island of Lu ton, has been destroyed by fire. One hundred persons perished in the names and 5,000 were rendered homelees. The loss is estimated at $200.0COThe gov ernment is furnishing shelter and food to the people made destitute by the fire. According to the census cl Binang had a population of 7,35$.