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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
THE MANNING MYSTERY.
Police Are still wrestling With the
kidnapping Case.


New York. Aug. 19.-The circum-
stances surrounding the return of An
tonic Mannino. the 9-year-old Brooklyn
lad, are almost as mysterious as was
his disappearance. According to Sal
vatore Mannino, relative, the boy was
found alone on the street near his
home after midnight, but this the po-
lice do not believe.
Weeping and theA crying over the
youngster, his pardbts declared they
were wholly satisfieH with the outcome
of the mysterious bffair and did not
care to have the cake pushed any fur
ther Notwithstanding their declara-
tions, they were compelled to go with
the boy to the police station. Salvatore
Mannino was taken along as a pris-
oner and locked up on the charge of
abduction.
AT the police station young Mannino
identified Angelo Cucozza. the boy
who was first arrested in the case, as
the one who took him to Manhattan,
after giving him money. Cucozza,
when he heard the lad accuse him,
sprang for the child, and Mannino
shrieked in terror. Cucozza was seized
by policemen and returned to his cell,
while young Mannino was allowed to
go with his parents.
Young Mannino was taken to the Po-
lice Court later in the day. where the
other prisoners were arraigned. but
the lad failed to identify any of the
Others
Salvatore Mannino was arraigned on
the charge of kidnapping and was held
in $1,000 bail. Bail in the cases of
the others, who have now been under
arrest several days, was placed at $5,-
600. Young Mannino was subjected to
a sharp examination by an assistant
| district attorney. He said:
"Cucozza took me away. We crossed
the south ferry and a fat man met
us. We walked ten blocks and then
took a street car ana rode long dis
tance. Then we got loft and they took
me to a big white HIilding, and went
upstairs to the topt floor Here Gu
cozZa left us. A short, stout woman
opened the door. There were two men
there. the fat man Who met us and 4
thin man. 1 slept inE bed with the fat
man. Last night thky put me to bed
without any supper, hnd later the man
came to me and said that he was go
ing to take me back TO my mamma"
Francisco Bello. 81 years old his
wife, Christine, 20, and Alfredo Horn,
43 years old. all of 214 East One Hun
dred and Sixth street, have been ar
rested in connection with the kidnap-
ping of Mannino. Bello has black
| moustache and goatee and is said to
answer the description of the man
young Mannino said kept him impris-
oned. The trio have been taken to
| Brooklyn to be questioned. They are
not charged with Kidnapping.
Bello, his wife and Horn were re-
leased after young Mannino had failed
to identify them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
SOLDIERS KILLED
ON TOP OF TRAIN
TWO MET THEIR DEATH
WHILE RIDING WHERE THEY HAD
BEEN FORBIDDEN.

Four Men of the North Carolina Ma
tiOnaI Guard Were Returning
From Their Encampme and Sit
ting on the Top of n COach-Their
Heads Struck "A Low Bridge-Tvvo
Had Their Brains Dashed Out
Other Two Were Injured-BIood
Spattered on Comrades.
Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 1.-two SOL
diers, members of the military COM
pany of Durham. were instantly killed
to-day while returning from the Ma
tional Guard encampment near More.
head City.
Four soldiers. Burney Warren,
Bunch Johnson, S. F. Gates and win
McDade, were sitting on top of the
coach against orders. They had been
drinking. When within two miles OF
Goldsboro on the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, their heads stuck
the covered bridge at Stoney Creek.
Warren and Johnson were instantly
killed, their brains being dashed out.
Gates is seriously injured and McDade
slightly.
The bodies did not fall from the
train.
The discovery of the accident was
made by the dripping of blood past
the windows, the wind spraying it on
the soldiers inside.
The dead bodies and McDade were
taken to Durham, while Gates is in
the hospital at Goldsboro.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20

from Caracas saying that the Ameri-
can minister, Mr.. Bowen, in the name
Of the United States has requested
Venezuela to remove Mr.. Garner, the
receiver appointed to take charge of
the property of the New York and
Bermuda Asphalt Company and to re-
turn the asphalt lake to the American
company.
Washington, Aug. 19.-It is learned
at the State Department that there
have been no recent instructions to
Mr.. Bowen relative to the asphalt
question, but several weeks ago he
was told that he could represent to
President Castro that this government
had been informed that the seizure
of the property of the New York and
Bermuda Asphalt Company appeared
to be illegal; that 1t was certainly
made without due notice to the COM
pany: that such action was scarcely
judicial and fair, while the case was
still pending before the Venezuelan
courts, and therefore that this gov
ernment requested President Castro
to suspend Receiver Garner from the
discharge OF his functions and restore
the asphalt property to the company
pending the final action Of the Vene-
zuelan court.
In other words, this government de-
sires to secure a return to the status
before the seizure.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
DOES SOUTHERN
OWN CENTRAL?
ATLANTA FEIGHT BUREAU
IS ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION FIND OUT.

Bureau Wants the Commission to
Compel the Central to Furnish n
List of the Owners of Its Stocks.
Bonds and Debentures-PIan Is to-
Enforce n Reduction in Rates ON
Freight Handled Over the Central
and the Southern.
Atlanta. Aug. 19.-The Atlanta
Freight Bureau to-day filed with. the
Railroad Commission supplementary
petition, asking that body to compel
the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany tC produce before the commission
a complete list of it's stockholders. its
directors, and the parties to whom it's
bonds and debenture were first issued
after reorganizing. 1t asks that the
road be compelled to produce it's stock
book and other books showing the
names of the parties asked for.
The object of this petition is to prove.
if possible, that all or a majority of the
stock of the Central is owned by the
Southern Railway Company. with a
view to applying to the Southern and
Central the famous Rule /" adopted
by the commission. Under Rule L.
where any line owns a controlling in-
terest in another, no matter in what
shape such interest may be, freight
rates on shipments which pass over
both lines must be on a continuous
mileage basis. The two lines are now
operating under rule 81, which provides
that on such shipments the rate shall
be the sum of the locals on the two
lines participating, less 10 per cent If
the Southern and Central were made
to operate under "Rule l." it would
mean a reduction of 10 to 25 per cent.
in freight rates on all shipments made
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
TORNADO AT ST. LOUIS.
One Person Was Killed and Some
Fifty Injured.

ST. Louis, Aug. IA tornado of
small proportions but of extreme fury,
swept down upon the residential por-
tion of North st. Louis to-day. result
ing in the death of one person, John
Ellington, injury to probably fifty and
damage to property estimated at $780,
600. Herman Sauerwine, aged 10, was,
it is believed, fatally injured.
People in North st. Louis noticed A.
dark cloud approaching from the south
west. Suddenly an arm seemed to shoot
to the ground like a gigantic cable,
twisting and turning. The end touch
ed the ground at Nineteenth and An
glerodt streets, and with incredible
swiftness and force. swept east along
Anglerodt for ten blocks, then turned
north and swept three blocks along
Broadway, when it jumped eight blocks
northeast to the foot of Brennan street
and the river, where considerable prop
erty along the river front was de-
stroyed
The tornado then jumped to about
the middle of the river and encountered
a ferryboat, which was turned and toss
ed about, but not sunk. Leaving the fer
ry, the tornado, once more, jumped
and struck the Illinois shore near Madi-
son, where it demolished several dwell
ings, the Leiderkranz Hall and blew
down portion of the Madison Cooper
Works, killing John Ellington.
Much damage was done to buildings
at Venice and Granite City, which ad-
join Madison and a number of persons
were injured. Not a telegraph, tele-
phone or trolley pole was left standing
along the streets swept by the storm.
A Broadway trolley car, containing
eleven passengers, was suddenly bur
led under six telegr aph poles, which
crashed, into the top and wrecked the
car. The passengers had a remarka-
BILE escape from injury and only the
motorman received slight bruises.
The roof and one half of the top story
of Commers Bros tailoring manufac-
turing company's establishment were
blown away.
Probably the heaviest loss suffered
by single concern was at the Neid-
ringhaus rolling mill. The plant covers
two squares in extent. The big
smokestack was blown down and half
the plant was demolished, entailing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
SONS OF UNION VETERANS.
Chose Their National Omcers mt
Boston Convention.

Boston. Aug. 19-At the annual con-
vention OF the National Sons of Veter-
ans to-day William T.. Duston OF
Dwight. ILL.,. was elected commander
in-chief by acclamation. The follow
ing officers also were chosen by accla-
nation: Senior vice commander-in-
chief. George S. Gels Of San Francis
CO.. junior vice comnander-in-chief, NJ.
d. Friedman of Birmingham. Ala. /.
quartermaster general, Fred I. Bolton
Of Boston (re-election).
II was voted TO hold the next con-
vention at Gettysburg, Pa.
Negro veterans Of the G.. A. r.,
representing the Departments OF Mis-
slssippi and Louisiana, to-day placed
wreaths Of laurel on the Robert Gould
Shaw tablet opposite the State House
on Beacon street There were 200 me-
gro veterans IN the party. Col. Shaw
commanded a Massachusetts regiment
composed entirely OF negroes during
the Ciyil War.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20

in the state jointly over their two
lines.
Question Not n New One.
1t will be recalled that the question
of the ownership of the Central's stock
was investigated before the commits
sion in 1896. AT that time President
Samuel Spencer of the Southern ad-
mitted that the Southern had an in
terest in the Central's stock. II it
were legal, the Southern would assume
the ownership OF that stock, he said.
If it were not legal, he said, the South
ern would dispose of it and take the
proceeds.
Since that time nothing has been
made known regarding the ownership
of the Central's stock. The Atlanta
Freight Bureau contends that under
President Spencer's own admission, the
Southern and Central should be made
to operate under "Rule 1.
The effect of such an order from the
commission would mean an extensive
reduction Of rates to practically all
points on both systems, on such ship
ments as originate on either of them
and go to the other.
The 2-Cents-a-MiIe Rate.
The commission will take the matter
up at Its regular meeting on Friday
next, Aug. 20. and will determine then
what course it will pursue
The commission will also take up at
that time the question of the cents
mile passenger rate proposed by
Chairman J. Pope Brown and set
date for hearing. Chairman Brown.
who was here to-day, said he believed
even the railroads would be in favor
Of this reduction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
ANXIOUS ABOUT
WHAT is To COME.
BULLOCK COUNTY LYNCHERS
NOW GIVE A THOUGHT TO THE
CONSEQUENCES.

What steps VIII the Civil or Mill
tary Authorities Take .-WiH the
Federal Government Take the
Matter in Hand Because There
was an InsurrectiOn:-Win
Roosevelt Start Actions for POliti-
cal Effect.-StOry of the Murders
as Cato Told 1t.
Statesboro. Ga, Aug. 19.-Anxious in
puiries are being made now by those
who either took part in the burning
Of cato and Reed or were with the
crowd. as to what will probably be
done about the matter by the civil
and military authorities All sorts of
1umors are afioat along this line,
and the lynchers sympathizers are
apparently disirous that the matter be
dropped just where it stands.
The groups of men most prominent
now are discussing the disgrace
brought upon the county by the lynch
ing and the baneful effects it is hav-
ing and will continue to exercise over
the labor problem of the county They
are met late " ldGS llOW WAll WlldI
to do about gathering their crops IN
the event the exodus of negroes con-
tinues to be as great as reported.
It is said that the mass of the mob
was composed largely of white labor
ers who come into direct competition
with the negro labor and consequent
ly they made it a personal matter,
and the leaders, it is said, We're men,
as a rule, who do not employ negro
labor to any considerable extent, if at
all, in this county.
Could "a Jury Be Secured.
Some say that if a trial of the mob
is ordered it will be difficult to get
a jury in the county that would con-
Wet them. while others say that there
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
INSURGENTS ANXIOUS TO
SHOW MARKSMANSHIP.
They Picked Out Two Marks and
Hit Them Both.

Hit Them Both.
Buenos Ayres, Aug 19.-The insur-
gents have seized another steamer,
which had on board the Minister of
War and a small escort The minis
ter and his companions were made
prisoners.
AT the conference on board one of
the insurgent steamers, after the bonn
bardment of Asuncion last Wednes-
day. between the ministers of Argen-
tina, Brazil, Italy and France and the
insurgent leaders. the latter said that
after the ministers left the vessel they
would fire two more shots. one at the
residence of President Ezcurra and the
other at the church, concealing the
battery, in order to demonstrate the
excellence of their artillery. The shots
We're fired and both the Presidents
residence and the church were hit.
No further bombardment has been
reported.
The insurgent commander, with 1000
land forces, is approaching Asuncion.
The insurgents have sent an ultima
tum, demanding the surrender of the
capital within twenty-four hours. say
ing that should this demand be not
granted, the bombardment of Asuncion
would be resumed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
HEAVY FIGHTING is
STILL ON AT PORT ARTHUR.

Che Foo, Aug. 10. 9 p. m.-Chinese
who embarked from Liaotieshan pro-
montory at II o'clock yesterday, re-
port the continuance of heavy fight
ing. They say the Japanese have oc-
cupied Pigeon bay and are within
striking distance of the Liaotieshan
forts, which, however, are still occu-
pied bv the Russians.
According to the Chinese, the Rus
slams at Port Arthur are making their
final stand.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
ROOT WILL NOT RUN.
Makes 1t Plain That He Will Not
Try for GOvernorship.


Try for GOvernOrship.
New York, Aug. 19.-Elihu Root has
made it so plain to Republican leaders,
both national and state, that he will
not accept the Republican nomination
for Governor ofsNew York that those
who are in a position to know are con-
fident that he will not be named for
the place. President Roosevelt, who
at one time entertained hopes that
Root would head the state ticket,
knows the position of his former Secre-
tary of War, and his closest friends
have ceased to believe that Mr.. Root
will be the nominee
Before the first delegates are elected,
and perhaps within a very few days.
it is expected that an announcement
will be made in such terms that all
talk of Mr.. Roots candidacy will
cease.
Messrs. Cortelyou and Odell were in
conference to-day. General conditions
in New York were discussed, and it is
surmised that Mr.. Roots position was
also considered
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
JAPAN WROUGHT UP
ABOUT THE ASK0LD.

Toxic. Aug. 19.-The japanese are
growing impatient at the delay in the
decision of the status of the Russian
cruiser Askold at Shanghai The Ask
old has docked and is rehtting and evil
IDENTIFY intends 10 endeavor to rejoin the
Russian fleet and resume It's place in
the naval campaign. This IL declared
10 be- an open violation Of neutrality.
which the Chinese government evident
iy is poworloss 10 prevent.
patch Of "a squadron to Shanghai 10
seize and remove the Askold The
government is particularly desirous OF
respecting the neutrality Of Shanghai.
but n ~ unwilling 70 suffer the Aekold
100 escape. u Is possible that q Jana
nsse squadron VIII 80 w 10 Shanghai
Continued on Page Fiva
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
RUSSIAN GUNBOAT
SUNK BY A MINE
JAPANESE REPORT OF IT.
THE VESSEL WAS OF THE TYPE
OF THE OTVAJNI.

GunbOat Struck the Mine OF Laot1
PromOutOry, the Extreme South
ern Part of the Peninsula on
Which Port Arthur Is Situated.
This Occurred at O'Clock on
Thursday Night-Russians Have No
Report of 1t.
Toxic Aug. ia Russian gunboat
Of the Otvajni type struck a mine and
sank of Laoti promontory, the ex-
treme southern point of the Kwang
Tung peninsula. on which Port Arthur
night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
PALLADA AND OTHERS
ARE AT PORT ARTHUR.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 10. 5:23 p. m.-
The admiralty has received official in
formation that Vice Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky's five battleships and the
protected cruiser Pallada are at Port
Arthur.
A telegram received here from the
Russian consul at Che Foo does not
mention whether the vessels are dam
aged and makes no reference to the
report that a gunboat of the type of
the Otrajni had been sunk.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20

would be no trouble at all in getting
Twelve men who would do their full
duty in the matter.
Inc members of the mob, it is said,
can be tried in other counties through
cnange of venue. Some able attor-
neyS here looked up the law and say
.!Ie disturbance is clearly an insurrec-
.ioh' and consequently the guilty par
'ies are amenable to the United States
Sorfts' and that Judge Speer will
PooaDly take the matter in hand.
remote possibility is discussed that
~ J,"s being national election year,
roosevelt will make use of the oppor-
tuiIlly 10 push the cases for the politi-
Sai erect 1t would have in the doubt
iuI states. Whether there is any truth
- lAe rumors awaits to be seen, but
o"e lhlng is certain, those who had
Iolnihg to do with the lynching occupy
Uteeldedly the more comfortable posi-
'''H to-day in the public eye.
When They Confessed.
on the other hand, the sympathizers
WIN the lynchers feel that from the
SSoNlesslons of Cato and Reed Just be-
ioIe being burned, their position has
~ peen set before the public in the
rIoper night. These confessions have
.Is'er been published just as they were
,r1ae' ,,1' and are as follows: When the
tlo, on the side of the field nearest
sD"H was reached, where it was first
intended to burn the men, they were
e'II That they had one hour to live,
.4 T- II they wanted to pray to do so.
t'ltn negroes knelt down, Reed pray
aloud and Cato silently
, aul lhen repeated the same state
..it tlat he made on the witness
s.eud. but Cato asked to see the man
eo.. Drought him from Akin, S. c..
,, 'ile years ago. When this
% ana came up Cato said he
,iouse on Thursday night for the pur-
1 lose OF robbery. He got into the corn
t,1 IT, Where tracks were afterwards
Anu and made a noise as If breaking
'O"H cane. Reed went on to the
bt''e ana called Hodges out, telling
az 'ndt the cows were in his cane
a}..L 'g,L Hodges went out there to see
bo.5 lt. Then Reed hit him over the
5.5' WIN a sweet gum stick that they
''' cut from the branch.
Cut Their Tbronts.
q, i,odges ran back to the house, but
Nt, 1Vtly pursued by both negroes.
v'iL hodges came out at this time
J1o,..lhe lhe lamp. but they overlook
.ra ases Just before he got to the gate
..,, hnoeked him down Reed then
over the fence and knocked
., Hodges down, came back and
.., hodses' throat He then went
cut Mrs. Hodges throat.
ran on az that time. Reed
followed and when they met
81, they decided 10 20 back and car
'Ae bodies into the house. They
.,5 poured the oil. locked the door
o.. et me building on fire and burn
.le children 10 death
.,.... one then asked Reed II that
was true and he said Yes"
70 much confusion then arose that n
Continued ON Fiftb PAGE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
JAPANESE LOSSES WERE
SMALL IN COMPARISON

Toxic, Aug. 19.-An official list of the
casualties to Vice Admiral Kamimura's s
division in the engagement in the
Straits of Korea on Aug. IA shows that
the most serious occurred on board the
armored cruiser Iwate, on which ves-
sci two. officers and thirty-two men
were wounded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20

buildings, or to find new quarters for
the men.
The Mayor, after receiving the opin-
ion, sent it to chief of Police O'Neil,
with instructions to see that the pack
ers obeyed the law.
George F. Golden, the head of the
striking packing house teamsters, was
found not guilty Of disorderly conduct
this afternoon by jury in the court
of Justice Quinn. Police Inspector
Hunt preferred charges against Golden
for ordering a teamster who was haul
ing a load of meat to take It back to
the place where he procured it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
CAN'T LODGE THEIR MEN.

Packing Houses No Place for Strike
Breakers to sleep.
Chicago, Aug. Incorporation Coun-
sci Tolman has given to Mayor Harri-
son an opinion declaring the packers
at the stock yards have no legal right
to house men in their packing houses.
The opinion declares that the packers
are not violating any provision of the
ordinance regulating lodging houses,
for the reason that they are not let
ting lodgings for hire. The opinion
does hold. however, that the regula-
tions calling for fire escapes and exits
in buildings where large numbers of
people are housed. have not been COM
piled with, and suggests that the pack
ers be given a period of three days 10
commence the alterations in their
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
LAND BATTLE NOW
THOUGHT IMMINENT

Mukden, Aug. ia battle is regard
ed as being imminent, as the Japanese
on the Russian east front are only
twenty miles from Lao Yang.
The advance posts are not more than
four miles apart, and small skirmishes
are of daily occurrence.
On the south the Japanese have re-
tired to Haicheng.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DISPUTE.
National Committee Not Requested
10 Interfere.

National Committee Not Requested
10 Interfere.
New York, Aug. 19.-The Democratic
National Committee has not been asked
to interfere in the Murphy-McCarren
disagreement in Greater New York, nor
will it take up the matter If 1t is asked
to do so. A member Of the commit
tee said to-day that McCarren had
been regularly selected by the State
Committee and that it was not in the
power Of the state chairman nor the
National Executive Committee to re-
lieve him McCarren has announced
that he will not resign as executive
chairman.
The members of the state Commit
tee are disturbed at the constant at
tacks upon McCarren by Murphy, but
see no way to accommodate the mat
ter
II is believed at state headquarters
that the dispute will be over after Aug.
80, when the primaries are held.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-20
WOULD SUFFER- A FORFEIT
II They should shut Down Their
Mills at Fail River.

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 1s.-It was
learned to-day that the agreement
made by the cotton manufacturers CT
the city when they decided to make a
12k per cent. cut in the wage in July
provided for heavy forfeit in case OF
violation Of the compact to shut down
II the operatives refused to accept the
reduction. This fact, it is said dis
poses of rumors which are persistently
heard that certain mills are preparing
10 start. Under the agreement Il ap-
pears. any member Of the association
who shall start his mill without the
consent Of all the others must pay
large sum 10 the associations as long AZ
he shall continue 20 operate his plant
without consent. it rs said authorita-
lively that no mill now stopped VIII
attempt 10 resume az least untn after
Labor Dag