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VOL. XVII., uSTO. 154.
JUNE
TVE
WTLIVrTNOTON. IS?. C!.. TTraTAV .Tn"Nn7! oq -tnA-
1
A GREAT LAND BATTLE
WILL SOON BE FOUGHT
The Russians and Japan
ese Forces Getting
i
Together
THE ATTACK ON
PORT ARTHUR
A Report of Admiral Togo Confirms
tlic Story of Great Damage to the
Russian Ileet Report of Numer
ous Engagements, in Which the
Russians- Are Strenuously Resist
ing the Japanese Advance Chinese
Have Been Expelled from Port
Arthur The Decisive Battle of the
Campaign Between General Kuro
patkin and the Forces of Generals
Oku and Kuroki is Believed U be
Imminent A Belief That the Vlad
ivostok Squadron Has Again Put to
Sea Details Received of Recent
Fighting.
St. Petersburg, June 27. Lieuten
ant General Sakharoff's dispatch re
ceived tonight confirms the belief
that the great decisive battle of the
campaign between General Kuropat
kin's main army and the armies, of
Generals Kuroki and Oku is imminent.
The three armies, probably aggre
gate 300,000 men, and their outposts
are today in touch all along- the line.
The Japanese evidently tried to
draw Kuropatkin as far south as pos
sible, holding out as an incentive a
check to the advance of Oku's main
army. Meantime Oku swung sharp
ly to the eastward to join Kurkjki, to
ward the Chapan pass, Kuroki at the
some time moving a strong force by
the right flank towards Hai Cheng.
The main Japanese advance contin
ues along the main Feng Wang Cheng
Liao Yang road avoiding the Mao
Tien pass, by a detour to the north
ward. The advance in all points in
being attended by constant skirmish
ing. Nothing is known here of the exact
point at which Kuropatkin's main
force is concentrated, though it i3
believed that a large part of the Liao
Yang force has been mounted to a
point between Kin Chou and Ta Tche
Kiao.
According to The Associated Press
dispatch from Ta Tche Kiao today,
a large force has pushed southward
from Ta Tche Kiao against Oku.
While Kuropatkin is thus extending
himself, the Japanese with great mo
bility seem to be trying to concen
trate for the purpose of striking the
Russians in flank and rear.
There is a belief that the Vladivos
tok squadron put to sea Saturday and
is likely to be next heard of in the
Korean straits.
Ta Tche Kioa ((between Kai Chou
and Hai Cheng, Liao Tung Peninsu
la). June' 27. 2:45 a. m. A great
battle ssems to be impending. A por
tion of the Russian army has assum
ed the offensive against the Japanese
forces commanded by General Oku,
and it is reported that General Kuro
ki is moving along the Russian left
flank against Hai Cheng. According
to a high placed personage, General
Kuroki's army is strong enough to
take the offensive, and he presumably
is anxious for a decisive action before
the rains begin.
Sharp firing was heard in the hills,
yesterday at daybreak, and severe
fighting is Deported to be in progress
near the village of Ton Chen. An
officer who galloped in yesterday
evening reported that the Russians
were gaining the5 upner hand and
driving back the enemy. This, how
ever, has not yet been -confirmed.
All the day yesterday, Russian
troops were hurrying southward from
Ta Tache Kiao had after nightfall
battalions were continuously moving
out briskly to the accompaniment of '
their battle songs. Clouds of dust
hung over the marching, col
umns, and the chorus of the infantry
singers was occasionally interrupted
by the rattle and clang of guns,
drawn at a smart trot and followed
b- galloping squadrons of cavalry. It
was a stirring spectacle to see the
Russian army eagerly hastening, sing
ing, into battle. The old battle
hymns, last heard in the Balkans, re
sounded among the hills and valleys,
as with bayonets glittering In the set
ting sun the regimental colors were
borne majestically fortward. For
hours after darknesst fell over the
scene, one could still hear the rattle
of moving guns, the creaking of com
missariat wagons and the tread of
marching men, while occasionally, in
place of the war songs of the so!v
diers. homely melodies recounting the
joys of village life, which carried the
minds of the men back to their distant
homes in Russia, echoed through the
air. r
As this dispatch is filed, news has
reached here that General Kuroki is
marching-upon Hai Cheng. There are
very many military attaches and
newspaper correspondents here.
The Japanese Continue Their Ad
vance. Chicago, June 27. A special to the
Daily .News from Tokio says:
'It is stated by the war office that
General Oku's army has passed the
mountain barrier, protecting the right
flank and rear of Kuropatkin's forces,
in the passes between Kal Chou and
Motien Pass- The Russian position
has thus been rendered, strategically
untenable, and it is expected it will
be made actually untenable in the
course of "the operations of the com
ing week, unless the Russians resist
the advance of the Japanese more
successfully than hitherto. In that
event, General Kuroki will be relieved
of the necessity of attacking f rontal
ly the main holds of the Murjcovltea
between Feng Wang Cheng and the
railway. " .
The Engagement Off Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, June 27. Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
telegrams from Viceroy Alexieff, dat
ed June 27th:
"According to reports received from
Rear Admiral Wilhoft and Rear Ad
miral Grigorivitch, dated, respective
ly, on June 20 and June 23, the sortie
of thePort Arthur squadron was pre
ceded by prolonged work In destroy
ing the enemy's minesi by means of
nets, carried on all the ships and oh
the harbor dredging flotilla.
"On the night of June 22-23, a
fight occurred off Port Arthur between
our torpedo boats and the Japanese
torpedo boats, in which Captain Blis
Jvieff and, Lieutenant Smirneff were
slightly wounded.
"At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, our
sauadron nut to sea. when plevpn .Tan-
anese. ships and twenty-two tonpedo
boats were visible on the horizon."
Recent Movements of the Japanese.
. St. Petersburg, June 27. 5:47 p. m.
The Japanese have evacuated Senu
Chen, apparently with the object of
forcing General Kuropatkin south. In
the meanwhile General Kuroki is ad
vancing on Hai Chener. readv to at
tack the Russian left, and is aeain
moving troops north from Feng Wang
eneng.
The result of the two recent de
velopments it is believed by the gen
eral staff, will defer the prospects of
a big battle. The Russians lost
eighty-one men in the recent fight
north of Ai Yang- Pien Men. about
sixty miles northeast of Feng Wang
jneng, on the Mukden road.
Chinese Ordered to Leave Port Ar
thur. Che Foo, June 27. 7 p. m. Chi
nese arriving in junks from the vicin
ity of Port Arthur report that the
Russians have ordered all Chinese to
leave the place. A number of shells
fell in the town of Port Arthur dur
ing the bombardment by the Japanese
on June 23, but no damage was done,
many of the shells failing to explode.
A Japanese officer who went on board
one of the junks off the Miao Tao
islandd, 75 miles south of Port Ar
thur, told the Chinese that one Japa
nese torpedo boat was damaged dur
ing the engagement off Port Arthur
on June 23rd and sank inJJie Gulf of
Pe Chi LL The officer stated that
two other Japanese torpedo boats
were badly damaged.
A Tour of the Japanese Fortifica
tions. With General Kuroki, in the Field,
Feng Wang Cheng, June 26. via
Seoul, Korea. (Delayed in transmis
sion.) A party of eighteen correspon
dents and military attaches has been
conducted oh a tour of the main Japa
nese works beyond headquarters. It
was seien that the greatest care had
been taken in building these works
and that the attaches remarked that
the temporary defenses had been
constfucfa-d .'with more painy than
most European armies wnni.i fnir.
under similar circumstances.
At Liao Yang, where it was hither
to thought the first meeting between
the two armies in force would occur
the Russians have guns in position
mounted on the city wa:t and trench
es on the plain south of the cityex
tending over an area of 180 degrees
These trenches are constructed that
they can be flooded during the rainy
season.
The Japanese are completing ar
rangements for transportation where
by facilities for the supply of the
army will be assured regardless of
weather conditions
Details of Recent Fighting.
St. Petersburg, June 27. The gen
eral staff has received the following
dispatch from Lieutenant General
Sakaroff. dated June 26:
"There is reason to suppose that a
considerable force of the enemy pro
ceeded from Wansr Tsia
tion of the mountains, marching
northward toward the Chapan Pass
"Our patrols on July 25 noticed
that the Japanese were beginning to
move along the northern Siu Yen Kai
Chau road, from Toutaukau and Pant
Biapei, in the direction of the Weita
pass.
"The enemy, on June 25, undertook
to advance from Seluchan toward the
Liao Yang main road and alr,o along
the road leading to the Mao Tiea
pass, through Tangputze and Tafan
ku. eleven miles northwest of Selu
chan. , ' .
"A battalion advanced along the
Liao Yaner main road, and a regiment
of infantry and two squadrons of
cavalry along the valley of the Tsao
river. A battalion and two squadrons
marched westward in the direction of
the mountains.
"The enemy on the main road was
stopped, first by two companies of
stharpsJiooters. constituting our van
posts, which slowly retired northward.
Reinforced by two companies. th
enemy at 2:30 in the afternoon occu-
meet ruinDu. The sharpshooters re
tired north toward Phakhessan. twenty-two
miles north of Seluchan. Our
losses w"ere Lieutenant Oglobeff and
five sharpshooters wounded. . '
"On June 25, about a battalion of
Japanese infantry marching out from
Tungoputze, five miles northwest of
Seluchan. along: the road to th Mao
Tien pass. Was repulsed by two com-
Danies or our snarnsnooter outno&ts
Itiear Tafangku. The sharpshooters
fell Dack first upon TJrtungn, and
then upon Kentsiaputze. Captain
Yanchukovsky, in command o one
company of the sharpshooters', was
wounded. His wounds were dressed
by Dr. Ryaschkoff,;of the Red Cross,
and Captain Yanchukovsky was being
carried to the rear on a stretcher
when' the Japanese rushed on from
the flank. Three stretcher bearers
were wounded and three captured,
and Captain Yanchukovsky and Dr.
Ryaschkoff were also captured. We
also had two sharpshooters killed,
and Lieutenant Serupukhovltinoff and
thirteen sharpshooters were wounded.
"During the night of June 25th the
enemy, a regiment of infantry and a
regiment of cavalry strong1, remained
at Tuinpu.
"At 9 o'clock on the morniner of
June 26 th a Japanese battalion
marched along the Siu Yen Hai Cheng
road from Stokhodza in the direction
of Vandiziapudza. The enemy's in
fantry and mountain guns followed
the vanguard at midday.
"The enemy-also resumed, the ad
vance on the morning of June 26th
from Tuinpu in the direction of Ik
hakhehun along the main road, by
the road to the Mao Tien defile,
through Urlundi, and by the moun
tainous road to the Madipudze passt
turning our right. The enemy locat
ed in the Mao Tien pass.
"At least a regiment of infantry
with artillery was ordered to nroneed
along the main road to Li a o Tan sr.
This detachment reached Tidiaviaza at
y a. m.
"We have received no other renort
regarding this movement.
"The followinsr are tho detaik of
the reconnaissance of the Japanese
iorces, made Dy a Russian detach
ment on June 22 at Ayariamyna (AI
Yang Tien Men).
At 10:30 a. m. the cavalrv of our
advance guard drove the enemy from
tne tre)ncnes( of their advance posi
tion. At 1:20 n. m. four Russian
guns ot the mountain horse artillery
naa oeen placed in position against
the enemy's risrht flank, whirh thPn
bombarded with great success, the
cordon retiring:. The sorded ranlfa
of the Japanese troops developed a
violent fusillade, which, however, was
almost without result.
"At this moment our infantrv mm.
up and four companies werp. thrown
against the right of the enemv's nosl.
tion, one company being held in re
serve to protect our rightflank"
against which two Japanese compa
nies were advancing. The enemy fell
back .under the eheaigetic pris(ssu!e
of our forces for a distance of two
or three, miles, evacuating their
trenches at 4 p. m.
"At the moment that our Cossack
battery approached the en P-m v' nrfn.
cipal position it was exposed to the
concentrated fire of eighteen moun
tain guns, and within a feiw minutes
eight Cossacks were killed and twen
ty were - wounded. The gunrrera at
that time had the shelter of the. r.p-nr-
est stone building, but our two com
panies continued to repulse the ene
my until the main position of the ene
my was reached, when thrp o-?
ments of the Japanese infantry were
discovered. Having ascertained the
strength of the enemy, the command
er of our detachment determi nPrl tr
stop the advance and ordered the
mountain battery not to change its
portion, in order not to exDose it to
unnecessary losses.
Ihe enemy's rierht flanr mnv- f v,
offensive at 6 p. m. Our two compa
nie3 of sharpshooters and a company
of cavalrv. commanfloH ivu- Q.v,
Captain Cerderberg, having dismount
ed, put the Japanese battalion to full
retreat by well sustained point-blank
voiieys wnich inflicted considerable
losses.
"The fight continued nnTili nihtfrni
Thanks to the darkness, we were able
to move our guns. A vanilla tine- ad
vance of the enemy's infantry was
cnecKea Dy tne nre of our sharp
shooters, and the fight ended at 9 p
m.
"Our losses werp Staff T.iantonon
Colonel Romieko Oonrkn T.ipntoncnt
Colonel Yakovleff. Lieu tenant rf rra
sacks Nevitoff, Second Lieutenant- of
Cossacks Nikolaieff, Second Lieuten
ant Schidloski and Second Lieuten
ant Hoffman and twentv-aiv tnon
killed and fifty -three men wounded,
seven of them seriously.' i
ine enemy's looses wero pnnaH.
erable."
Togo's Attack on Port Arthur.
Tokio, June 26. 6 p. m. (Delayed
n transmissi On . Afltni'pal TV.or-v"r
detailed report of his effective attack
on -ort Arthur last Thursday night
lenuiea J.0K10 loaay.
The renort confirms tv. r-ar-r.-
- - X UCU
destruction of a -Russian battleship
of the Peresviet type, the -disabling
u vamesmp. - 0t me Sevastopol
class and a protected cruiser resemb
ling the Diana, and tho 4ninrnna-
torpedo destrover. hut thmwo nv,.
on the Russian plan. -The
entire Russian
;hA7 ? ? "e. Suddenly,
when within fourteen thousand metres
?ffil Kafnese. fleet' th Russians
refused battle and steamed back to an
anchorage outside of the harbor,
where during the night the Japanese
destroyers and tnm&rtn wf
lirrU J . wwato "WUC
eigne ucsperaie attacks upon it. The
Russian vessels re-entered the har
Ibor on Friday, since which time it
.has failed to reappear. v
Chinese Welcome the Japanese.
General Kuroki's Headquarters, in
the Field, Njune 25, via Fusan (De
layed in transmission.) The Japa
nese have advanced for two -days, and
a battle is expected near Mao Tien
pass where the Russians are en
trenched. A Russian outpost of three
hundred .retreated before the Japa
nese, and several Russians were cap
tured. The Japanese army is in
splendid condition. The Chinese .re
we!coming the Japanese occupation.
The weather is perfect
Profit Dowie declares -lie Prefers the
United States to either England or
Australia. Well, it is "easier." Atlan
ta Constitution.
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AT ST. LOUIS
Distribution of Seats for
the Democratic Con
vention
PARTY MUST WIN
Says Thos. F. Ryan and All the
Delegates Should Co-operate to
Secure a Nomination Which Will
Invite SuccessDeclaration of Re
publicans About Southern Repre
sentation is a Serious Matter All
Arrangements Nearly Complete for
the Gathering of the Big Body of
Democrats.
St. Louis, June 27. 'No tickets of ad
mittance to the Democratic national
convention which begins at the Colis
eum on July 6th, will be on sale, it is
announced, and there will be but three
ways in which they may be secured
from the Business 'Men's League,
through the courtesy of members of the
national committee or through the
delegates who are assigned three each,
besides their own. Arrangements for
the number and the distribution of the
tickets are complete. The total of the
seats in each division is ascertained.
In all they amount to 10,804, plus a few
in excess, the number of which' will not
be known until the convention opens.
The distribution of those seats at the
disposal of the committee will begin at
6 p. m. July '5th and will take place at
Hotel Jefferson, at the direction, of the
sub-committee on arrangements of the
national convention and under the per
sonal supervision of Charles A. Walsh,
of Iowa, secretary of the national .com
mittee. One thousand delegates and one thou
sand alternates are the first to be pro
vided for. This takes up 2,000 or 2,102
seats, the latter number in case six
delegates each are allotted to Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands. Next
there are 604 chairs in the arena guest
section, the disposition of which will be
in the hands of the national "commit
tee. To the press of the country are as
signed 702 seats, divided into two sec
t ions -the one for the working daily
newspaper correspondents who will re
port the convention and the other for
the weekly .press representatives. whr
will be spectators.
The boxes are limited to 87, including
420 box tickets. These are already as
signed. One each goes to each mpm-
ber of the national committee and th
others are awarded to distinguished offi
cials or well known Democrats.
Three boxes are to be disnosed nf hv
former Governor Francis. One to Gov
ernor Dockery, one to Mayor Wells
and one to the (President of the board
of lady managers of the world's fair.
In addition there are 2,288 gallery
tickets. Bach alternate is allowed only
his own seat in the convention; each
delegate has three extra. The Business
Men's iLeague is given 2,000 chairs, lo
cated in various parts of the Coliseum,
.some on the floor, some in the special
guest section and some iii fEe gallery.
Upon the platform .will be 434 of the
best seats at the disposal of the com
mittee on arrangements. These are to
be given to distinguished visitors, to
the governors of states, the mayors of
large cities, Senators, members of Con
gress. ex-Senators or Democrats or na
tional importance.
Tl-o 'Business Men's 'League expect3
to distribute the seats allowed it among
the business men of the city, especially
to those who subscribed to the fund
which was necessary to bring the con
vention here. The sub-committee of
trie national committee that will dis
pense 'the remainder of the tickets is
composed cf Norman E. Mack, of New
York: :Daniel J. Oampau, of Michigan;
Charles A. Walsh, of Iowa and J. G.
Johnson, of Kansas. The personal al
lowance to each committeeman js ten
tickets. '
The sub-committee on arrangements
will -meet July 2nd and the national
committee July 5th. JtLittle remains to
be decided by either except the nam
ing of the man who will be temporary
chairman. '
tNewuXork. June 27. Thomas F. Ryan,
who is a delegate from Virginia to the
Democratic national convention at St.
Louis, believes that the Southern dele
gates should co-operate to secure a
nomination which will invite success.
He said today:
"In the light of the Bepublican con
vention, the Southern people have more
at stake in the Democratic convention
soon to meet in St. 'Louis than, all the
rest of the people or this country.
Without the South there would - be
no Democratic party. The delegates
from that section to be true "to them
selves and the people, should insist
inat an dinrerences. whether personal
or political, be. subordinated to trh uni
fication of the party and the selection
of a candidate -who will arouse the en
thusiasm and fire the hones of T)em
crats everywhere. Success means con
tinued white supremacy in the south
with all it implies. It means that the
political faith of the people of that sec
tion shall be changed only by appeal?
to judgment and conscienceas to what
is best for all the people of our common
wuun.y, aua iiox inrougit Federal laws
dictated and enforced by a centralized
PoUcaWy hostile administration
at Washington reinforced by the Unit
ed States marshal when other methods
luugtr avail.
JThe, feature which stands out in
the work of the Republican national
committee, which has iust addourned
was not its prearranged nomination, of
President Roosevelt, or the stand pat
auumrc ua m xariii. its real spirit
1S i"tuiu in uiat deliberate declaration
about southern re ores tn taction a
which foreshadows a new force bill and
njciKes inevitable a concerted movement
to revive all the evil passions to which
such an appeal is made.
"Until recently, this idea has had in
it nothing more serious than was In
volved in the idle talk of a few hot
heads or in the efforts of notiriety seek
ers to command a hearing; now it be
comes the deliberate policy Of a great
party which sees m it an opportunity
to forge a new weapon for prolonging
its tenure of power. -
This policy is adopted in defiance of
the-uniform decisions of -the courts
from the lowest to the highest; it sets
at night the precepts and the example
of the late President MoKinley, it be
lies the boasts of the party leaders that
unity had come to the country; and it
overlooks entirely the steady move
ments which have promoted with so
much efficiency the industrial develop
ment of the South, now recognized as
so vital to the future growth of the
whole eountry. Instead of something
to typify, these tendencies, the bloody
shirts buried since March, 1885, is res
urrected as a party banner.
"The 'South is to be
that the party has on guard in both the
House and Senate the bpst
and the abler -J Democratic minority
KDjIED by an explosion.
Three Persons Bead, Others Injured
ana rnree Buildings Damaged
jjoss Vil Amount to $30,000.
Philadelphia, June 27. Three persons
lost their lives and a half dozen others
were injured late today as the result of
the explosion of a small bundle of fire
works in the store room of the Dia
mond Fire Works Company at ISTo. 826
-cn street. The dead are: Jacob
Jancovitch, aged 28 years; O, -Berman.
years; Lena Sempson. 21 years
The cause of the firwnrWo Crnivi,'nn.
" vwvrivuillK
is not known. Thnmaa rv.nTTrr. ,
Uxxc m in me nreworks company,
was wrapping up a small 'bundle of fire
works for a customer when a- ovnui
ed Almost instantly the entire room
IUll Of fire WOrkS hWflmo io-nHnl frnvn
iijms rockets ana tire crackers. All
, -o'".v-vi
me employees on thp. first fli-ir- oootvi
without serious injury. The front of
the nrst-fioOr was blown nnf
J .... i. vjr
tnw,iuii ot powaer ana soon the erl-
me ouuamg was in flames. Every ef
fort was made to rescue them on the
unira noor. Bremen climbed ladders
in the midst of the Dvmtpfhnic. oi
finally reached those of the third floor
Miss Sempson and Jancovite were
found alive, but died in a hospital.
Berman was dead when he was taken
from the building.
During the rescue three firemen were
injured and three other persons were
also cut and burned, but their injuries
are not considered serious.
The flames spread to the building oc
cupied by H. S. -Kilner and Company,
publishers of Catholic books, and that
occupied by J. Ii. Gibney and Brothers,
dealers in automobile supplies, but did
no serious damage. The entire loss on
all three buildings including stock is
estimated at $30,000.
EDITOR OF THE "AMERICAN."
Mr. Z. P. Smith Resigns Position
With the Seaboard Corporation
Commission to Begin the Work of
Assessment and Taxation.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. "C, June 27. The corpo
ration commission announces that it
will next week begin the assessment
and taxation of all companies exer
cising the right of eminent domain,
including railways, telegraph and tel
ephone companies, street railways and
others.
Z. P. Smith. Traveling Passenger
Agent of the Seaboard Air Line, with
headquarters at Richmond, arrived
from St. Louis today. He has resigned
his position and on July 1st becomes
editor of "American," which is the
national oxicial organ of Junior Order
United American Mechanics, and which
will hereafter be published at Raleigh.
William E. Faison, recently elected
National Councillor of this orflpr ar
rived here today, and was this evening
tendered a Public reception and ban
quet, at which State Superintendent
J. Y. Joyner and. others spoke.
A charter is granted the Edgecomb
Mutual Hail Insurance Company, . of
larDoro, j. i. ssnacicJeford and others
stockholders, also a charter to the En
terprise Printing Company, of William
ston. A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
Thirty-three Men Killed as Result of
a 3Iad Struggle for Life.
Kingston, Ja., June 27. Thirty-three
persons were Killed by an accident
which took place near Spanish town,
(ten miles west of Kingston), this
morning in the main conduit of the
West ' India Electric Company which
operates the street cars from Kingston,
and tbe shareholders of wheh are prin
cipally Canadians.
Nearly one hundred falorr-rs harl
been detailed to remove sand from the
enormous pipe which is mile lone and
which conveys water from the in-tako
on the :Rio Cobre-to the turbines of the
power house. The work had been prac
tically completed -when, orders were
given to allow small quantity of wa
ter to enter "the conduit. Through
misapprehension, accident or careless
ness, the full force of water was turn
ed on and a mad struggle to escape by
means of the man holes ensued, with
the result that thirty-three Persons
were killed. The tragedy has cast a
gloom over the colony and a rigid in
vestigation now in progress.
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PUBLIC FIGHT
Dr. Len. Broughton and
Albany's Chief of Po
lice in a Mixup
MORE TROUBLE
The Fight Grew Out of the CliargCH
Made, by Dr. Broughton in a Sermon
Sunday Night The Affair Haa
Caused a Great Sensation in Alba,
ny, and it is Predicted That More
Trouble Will Result from Brougli.
ton's Charges A Son -of "tho Chief
Was in a Fight Also, About the
Same Matter.
Albany, Ja., June 27. Rev. Dr. Ln.
G. Broughton, of Atlanta, and Chief
of Police R. W. Westbrook were the cen
tral figures in a sensational fight -which
orcurred about 6 o'clock this afternoon'
in the barber shop of Levi Dawson pr
Broad Street.
The fight was the outcome of charges
preferred against Westbrook in a'ser
mon by Broughton Sunday afternoon in
the Chautauqua auditorium. Brough
ton charged that Westbrook was, a
drunkard and that he could be found
at all hours in the lowest dives in the
city. He claimed to have affidavits in,
his possesson to prove hs charges and'
said he was ready for an investigation;
if one was desired by Westbrook.
The sensation of Broughton and
Westbrook has been the sole -talk off
the people on the streets of Albany to
day and a fight was freely predicted
should Westbrook and Broughton meet.
When Westbrook entered Dawson's
shop this afternoon Broughton was In
a chair, being shaved. As soon aff
Westbrook saw him he went lor hhii.
Broughton was struck several times by
weHiorooK, wnen friends of Brough
ton interfered
on. or nim. Four or ftvo hnnra na
pie collected quickly in front of the shon
rS Jl -P. -m n .1.11 j
a"u ivi wnne at appeared that a gen
eral mix up was imminent.
The affair has caused a great sensa
tion and it is freely predicted that more
trouble will result ftwm Prnmrhtn'.
charges.
Cruger Westbrook. n son rf a.f
Westbrook and the Senator AlfVf frrm
this district in the present assembly had
a fight with Mr. R. W. Jordan, it being
believed that Jordan is thp. man
furnished Brousrhton with his P vf rl anna
Jordan was knocked down but suffered
no serious aamage.
STORY OF ASSAULT DOUBTED.
Until the Police Thoroughly Investi
gated, There Was Great Excitement
in Evansville.
Evansville, Ind.. June 27. Harry :
Smythe, messenger, ran into the po-
ice station early today and announc
ed that a negro had criminally assault
ed Clara Weinbach, aged twenty.
with whom he was walking a few-
minutes before, and that he had been
driven away at the point of a re-
volver and with threats of death. He
aaid the assault had occurred in the
yard of the Chandler avenue school
house. Officers were hastily detailed,
and on reaching" the school house
Miss Weinbach came out. She re
peated 'the storv of the attack nn
Smythe by the negro, of her efforts
to assist Smythe, of Smythe's flight
ior am ana or her being dragged into
the school yard and assaulted. p:nof
gave a description of the
There was intense excltemnt a
aVi5"0 , :. "citement. A
c v organized, extra
police were swa-fn in m
1, , - uuicij) if i Lilts
.national guard were notified to be
reauy 10 protect tne prison, and Bap
tist town, the scene of the race riots
of July, last, was eearched. Several
suspected negroes were held for ex
amination. .
Captain Brennecke, of the police
department, while the search was
being continued after daylight, called
at the home of Miss Weinbach and
found her apparently in no serious
condition. She talked calmly of the
experience of the nleht and on laav.
ing her. Captain Brennecke announced
that he doubted: the storv t.ha no
gro was the guilty man. He Inti
mated that under close questioning.
Miss Weinbach had mnliraM
white-man, who was a rival of Smythe
ior ner anections.
This announced belief hv tho.
lice authorities quieted the excitement.
GoldLsboro Man Commits Suicide in
New York.
New York. Jun 27. -n
baueh about 50 vmt' rtid a raHM
totok broker, of Gold4boro, N. C.
committed suicide bv drinicine-
tity of carbolic acid, and was found
dead in hU bed bv his sister tw
William Jesup. Mr. Overbaugh came
to New York several weeks ago fremi
his home In Goldsboro to be treated
for nervous insomnia.'
Xew Penitentiary Directors.
Richmond. Va..
Montague todav named John n Pjib.
ley, of Henrico county, as a member
of the board of directors of the Vir
ginia penitentiary, to succeed the late
wiiiiam uauas Chesteiman.
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