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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
DOCKSTADER WORKED
THE PICTURE RACKET.
secret Service Hot on His Trail and
Got the Films.

secret Service Hot on His Trail and
Got the Films.
New York, May 20-Lew Dockstader,
the minstrel, to-day turned over to the
police the moving picture films that
were used in a camera yesterday in
the Capitol grounds at Washington,
where photographs were made of a
man made up to represent President
Roosevelt extending aid to a negro ly-
ing on the ground. The films as yet
are undeveloped.
Dockstaders action followed visit
from a police inspector after a Secret
Service officer from Washington had
made a call at the detective bureau
and stated that the Washington police
wished the films.
II wanted the picture for a new
monologue," said Dockstader, after
leaving the inspectors office, "and 1
am sorry that my venture should have
caused such a commotion."
1T is not true" said Dockstader,
that / was made up to look like Book
er T. Washington, although the other
man was meant to resemble President
Roosevelt.
1T was with the most innocent in
tentions that I had my confederate
made up as the President"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
JAPS GETTING READY TO
ASSAULT PORT ARTHUR.

Chicago, May 2O.-A special to the
Daily News from Toxic says:
Port Arthur is to be taken by storm
the moment proper preparations have
oeen completed. Siege guns have yet
10 be placed in position and the land
lorces appointed for the last assault
nave to be strengthened. The unex-
pected loss of two fine vessels has
emphasized the insecurity of sea power
and the authorities feel that no
chances must be taken that would
encourage Russia to send out the Bal
uc fleet, counting on finding harbor
Vi refuge in Port Arthur.
1t is realized that the storming of
'Ae fortress will inevitably cost many
AFes, but it is said that the waters
"Asre the Japanese ships are forced to
LHSheuver are becoming so dangerous
Oscause of floating mines that heroic
measures are imperative. Under these
'ircumstances it is thought that life
VIII be economized by storming the
'"onghold and eliminating it and the
aaJacent waters from the area of
actual conflict"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
FORMER CONGRESSMAN
CONVICTED OF FORGERY.
George w. Murray, n Negro, Found
Guilty at sumter.

Charleston, S. c.. May 20.-George
w. Murray. colored. the former Con-
gresham from the Third district, was
this evening convicted of forgery at
Sumter, this state, after a desperate
fight by his lawyers to save him.
The trial consumed nearly two days.
The jury was out nearly an hour de-
liberating, but returned a verdict of
guilty without recommendation to mer-
cy Murray's attorneys gave notice of
a motion for a new trial and argu-
ments will be heard tomorrow.
This case will undoubtedly be fought
to the court of last resort, as MUIR
ray is the largest land owner in the
county, holding about 5000 acres. He
was ably defended, and the conviction
was the result of the strongest pos
sible evidence of guilt, mainly docu-
mentary, and a part of which was
given and sworn to by Murray him
self in civil suit held last year, at
which time he produced the forged
contract and offered it in evidence in
support of his case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
PLANTS VALUES
UPON HIS ESTATE
HIS FARM WORTH S135,0Oo.
HIS HORSES ARE PUT DOWN AS
WORTH $56,7OO.

Idle Hour Farm, Near Macon, Was r.
II. Plants Pet TOy-RepOrt of the
Receiver of the Plant Estate n
Surprise Even the Pessfmists
Were Startled The Prospect
Seems to Be That Creditors VIII
on the Dollar.
Macon, May 2O.-The First Nationa.
Bank receiver is still ploddiug away on
the banks books. and may be at the
same task for several days to come.
He is not giving out any information
of any kind, and the owners of money
who have it tied up there can do moth
ing but wait until the end comes, and
the information is given out from
Washington.
The report of Receiver Corbin on the
1. C. Plants Sons Bank was even Il
greater surprise than the most pessi-
rlistic anticipated. 1t showed the total
liz bilities to be 81, ,243, ,228. 72. while the
assets, the aggregate being formed
from a schedule OF the Plant possess
sions. to each item of which he afixes
the value, are $1,Sss,177.64.
In the assets the Idle Hour farm, Mr..
Plants pet toy, is put down at $1S5,OOO,
while his horses are valued ut $50. 200.
The general opinion is that the bank
will not pay more than 10 cents on the
dollar,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
RECEIVED THE FIGHT
AS A GREAT VICTORY.

ST. Petersburg, May 20.-Following
on - heels of the news Of the disas-
tess 10 the Japanese fleet the general
stc1 to-day received official advices Of
the defeat of the Japanese force which
was marching northward from Fene
wang Cheng for the purpose of exc
cutting flank movement or Mukden.
Since Gen. KuroM sent his column
northWard to gain the road leading di-
rectly west of Mukden, Gen. Kuropat
kin has kept it under the closest sur
veillance awaiting the moment when it
should be so distant from the main
Japanese army as to prevent it's ear!y
relnforcements. Observing this plaa
the Russians withdrew and the Japa-
nese not finding strong force of the
enemy before them. continued to ad-
Varce
When the time for action came Gen.
huropatkin let Gen. I2ennenkampfi
loose from leash. Gen. Rennenkampff
had under his command only a few reg
lments, but they We're the flower of the
CosSack cavalry. On May IS he fell
upon the enemy, whose number has not
yet been revealed, with such vigor as
to comuel the Japanese retirement
twelve miles toward the base. near
enough, it is presumed, to have received
reinforcements from Gen. Kuroki, who
Immediately must have peen relieved
of an awkward predicament. The op-
Grafton is described by the general staff
as Just such a move. as it expected
Gen. Kuropatln would make, and for
which Gen. Rennenkampff was chosen.
The casualties sustained by the CppoC-
ing forces have not yet been announced
Apprehension of Rennenkampff's Cos
sacks lowering north, the authorities
say, may explain the cautious action
of Gen. Kuroki in establishing a strong
base at Feng Wang Cheng and halting
the column, which was marching on
Hai-Cheng. 1t may also be a solu-
ton of the mystery of New Chwang,
which at first was reported to have
been evacuated and which is now said
to be reOccupied by the Russians, for
If Kuroki has definitely stopped his
western movement, Kuropatkin could
safely continue to hold it without dan
ger of the occupying force being cut
off.
The general staff took occasion to-
day to deny the report of a battle hav-
ing been fought at Kai-Chou, in which
200 Russians were killed. AS a mat
ter of fact, the Russians quietly with
drew from Kai-Chou, being unwilling
to expose their force at that point TO
the attack of a column marching from
the east-that landed in Southern Lao
Tung. The report that Kuropatkin has
sent 10000 men to relieve Port Arthur
is declared by the general staff to be
Incredible
That the Japanese will strain every
nerve to take Port Arthur in view of
the disaster to their fleet is not ques-
toned in naval circles, and in spite of
the danger of Russian mines, Admiral
Togo is expected to cooperate in the
assault upon Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
VALUABLE JEWELRY
FOUND ON MIGRANTS.
HeirIOoms of the DePeyster ana
LAvinEstOn Families.


Albany, N. Y. May 20.--The sensa-
tional results of raids by the Albany
police late last night and to-day, upon
resort in South Lansing street. IN
tended to break up a "growler gang
were believed until tonight to anord
a SEQUEL to the recent mysterious raid
upon the family tomb on the old Liv-
ingston estate below Hudson.
A collection of jewelry. of intrinsi2
value running into many thousands o.
dollars and of priceless value as heir
looms, was found upon the person CT
Thomas King, one of the Vagrants, and
| concealed about the house.
The arrival of Chief of Police Maloy
of Tivoli-on- Hudson, tonight exploded
the tomb robbery theory, but brought
to light the fact that the family rest
dence of Gen. Frederic DHPeyster at
Tivoli was looted Monday night. in the
absence of the family, and Chief Maloy
identified practically all of the booty
as belonging to the DePeyster family.
From him it was learned that this is
the third robbery of the house. Upon
the last occasion, he said, $4,000 worth
of jewelry was taken. He fully idenu-
fed King, who is a wand ariug tanner,
and William Johnson of Hudson, who
is cripple, as two of three men whom
he himself saw Monday night near the
DePeyster residence. Charles Murphy,
also of Hudson, is in custody and is be-
lieVad N no the third man.
Three other men, classed by the po-
lice as "hoboes," were arrested in the
raid, which was made upon complaint
of neighbors.
King declared that he found the
| jewelry beside the railraod track near
Reading, Pa. The house was then
searched and an additional lot of jew
elry was found, including broken frag-
ments in the back yard.
The loot recovered includes two or
| three hundred articles, most of them
marked with names, monograms or ini-
tials of the DePeyster and Livingston
| families, which intermarried, or with
those of ancestors.
Chief Maloy said 1t was known that
no jewelry was entombed with the
beautiful Lady Mary Livingston; mem
bers of the family and neighbors who
were present at her funeral had long
ago disposed of the jewelry legend with
| the we'll authenticated statement that
the only thing with her in the casket
was a cluster of roses.
The prisoners have been sent to the
penitentiary on charges Of vagrancy
for thirty days, pending investigation.
No one now seriously connects this
gang with the vandalism at the Liv-
ingston tomb.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
Thirteen DROWN
IN DISASTER AT SEA
THE STEAMER TURRET BAY
STRUCK ON ROCKS AND SANK IN
DEEP WATER.

But Nine Men of n Crew of Twenty
two Were Snved-steamer Went
Down Twenty Minutes After 1t
StrucI1-There Was Heavy Fog
mt the Time, and "a Shore whistle
Was Mistaken for One Aboard "A
Ship.
North Sydney. N. S.. May 20.-The
worst marine disaster in tie history Of
the ST. Lawrence river coal trade oc
Cured to-day off Cape North, the
northernmost point of Cape Breton,
when the British steamer Turret Bay,
laden with coal. and bound from sgd
ney to Montreal, struck on the rocks off
st. Paurs Island and sank in deep
water twenty minutes later, causing a
loss of thirteen lives.
Only nine men from crew of TWEEN
ty-two were saved.
The dead
j. w. Hayden, captain.
NJ. A. McCarra, first officer.
G. f. Gray, second officer.
w. H. Adams. chief engineer.
II. S. Matthews. second engineer.
George johnson, boatswaIn, together
with the steward, name unknown. coos
'messroom boy. two firemen, a seaman
and a helper
According to the government agent
a. ST. PauEs Island, the steamer struck
near Southwest light about $3.50 o'clock
this morning. A dense fog prevaile 4
al the time and the sea vas running
mountain high. Almost Immediately
the Turret Bay backed off into deep
water, but sank within twenty minutes
The crew attempted to cat the boats
clear, but while thus engaged. the YES
sci plunged down, bow first, carrying
every man aboard with her. Some of
the men struggled to the surface and
chung to floating pieces of wreckage
Fourteen persons were Fitken off the
wreckage by the life saving crew that
pu; out from the island, but five of
them died before reaching the island.
Suspected no Danger.
The survivors say that they did not
know that they were in danger until
the vessel struck. The fog was so
thick that the shore could not be
seen, and hearing the fog horn at the
light house they mistook it for the
whNtle of another steamer.
The disaster occurred nineteen miles
north of Cape North. There is a light
house on the northeast point of st.
Paul's Island, and, also one on the
southwest point, and steam fog whs-
tie is situated near the southwest
light. 1t was this whistle that the
crew of the Turret Bay heard.
The Turret Bay was owned by Will
liam Peterson, Limited, of Newcastle
on-Tyne, and under time charter to
the Dominion Coal Company, was car
rying coal from Sydney to Montreal.
The steamer was built in 1894 at South
erland and was a steel ship of 2S7 feet
and gross tonnage 2.211.
Capt. Hayden, her commander, was
asnative of Waterford, Ireland.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
INFANTRY FIGHT
FOR HALF AN HOUR.

Toxic, May 20, $3.50 p. m.-The
following official statement has
just been issued here:
"a section of infantry from the
Liao Tung forces went in the di-
rection of Shan Chusan to recon-
noiter and met two sections of
Russian infantry. The Russians
were repulsed in thirty minutes.
Our casualties were one officer and
four men killed and one officer and
eight men wounded. The Rus
sian casualties were one officer
and forty to fifty men killed.
"The landing of Japanese troops
at Talxu-Shan began yesterday"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21

St. Petersburg. May 20.-The follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin to
the Emperor, dated at Liao-Yang. May
19, has been received here:
"A detachment of Cossacks engaged
a detachment of the Japanese advance
guard on May IS, north of Feng Wang
Cheng in a mountainous district. The
fight began in the morning and lasted
until 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon.
The Japanese were successively dis
lodged from four positions extending
over fifteen miles.
"The pursuit Of the Japanese was
stopped at Datiantsy, thirteen miles
north of Feng Wang Cheng.
Our casualties were six Cossacks
wounded, two horses killed and eight
horses wounded.
There is no trace of the enemy in
the Valley of Tsanhoka, so far as the
road leading to the Tchangouline pass,
eighteen miles north of Feng Wang
Cheng, or in the valley of the All river
from Saimatsa to Kuan-Dain-S San, on
the road to Doun-Sian-Lintsa.
"A squadron of Japanese cavalry,
which left Kuan-Dain-San on May II,
for Saimatsa, was repulsed by one of
our patrols at Schaogo, twelve miles
from Kuan-Dian-San. The patrol re-
tired without loss.
Japanese infantry, 1000 strong, ad-
vanced May Is towards Salitszaipudza,
which was evacuated May 16."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
WAR IN THE EAST.

Japanese intend to make a land
assault upon Port Arthur as speed
lily as they can prepare for it. Siege
guns have yet to be placed in po-
sition. Japanese feel that they
must hurry the reduction of the
Russian stronghold.
Admiral Hosoyo reports the land
ing of a force of japanese, prob
ably at Taku-Shan. The landing
was covered by Japanese warships.
Gen. Kuropatkin, the Russian
,commander-in-chie reports upon
an encounter between Cossacks and
a detachment of the Japanese ad-
vance guard, which retired before
the Cossacks, falling back success
sively from four positions. The
fghting lasted for hours, and the
Russian casualties We're but six
Cossacks wounded. St. Petersburg
is enraptured over this skirmish,
esteeming it distinct victory.
Toxic officially reports a fight be-
tween a section of japanese infan-
try and two sections of Russian
infantry, in which the Russians
were repulsed after thirty minutes.
Japanese say the Russians had for
ty to fifty men killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
TWENTY-FIVE JOINTS
PULLED BY THE P6LICE.
Hot Crusade Waged Against New
York Pool Rooms.

New York. May Instantaneous
raids on twenty-five alleged pool rooms
and pool room exchanges were made
here to-day by the police, acting under
orders from Police Commissioner Nc
Adoo.
Axes, hammers and crowbars were
used at many of the places to batter
down specially constructed iron and
steel doors. and to gain entrance
through barred windows. Less than an
hour was spent at the work and police
officials are highly pleased with the re-
suits. Seventy prisoners were taken
and many telephones and telegraph in
struments were confiscated. besides a
number of books and racing charts that
were found in the rooms.
One of the places raided was in the
Edison building in Broad street in
small vine-covered house On the roof,
in which thirty-four telephones and
thirteen men were found. The police
assert that this is the chief headquar-
ters of the pool room syndicate, in the
distribution of each days racing in
formation, and the raid was regarded
as the most important of the day, as
the entire Wall street pool room busi-
ness will be seriously affected. if not
ruined, by it,
The syndicate building in Park Row
also was raided, twenty prisoners, thir-
ty-three telephones and three tele-
graph instruments being taken.
"The" Aliens place in Sixth avenue,
where eighty-one previous raids have
been made, was also visited by the
police, as was Honest" John Kelly's
house in Forty-first street. Kelly, who
was arrested, described himself as a
mechanic, and said there had been no
gambling at his place for some time.
He was released on bond.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
BRADSTREET ON TRADE.
Weather Conditions Are still the Ap-
parent Drawbacks.


parent Drawbacks.
New York, May 20.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Weather conditions are still the ap-
parent drawback in the trade and crop
situation. Temperatures have been
too cool to allow the free distribution
of spring and summer goods at re-
tail, and they likewise retard germi-
nation and growth of crops, though
permitting good progress in seeding In
various sections of the country.
In jobbing circles the feeling is that
the spring trade is past and gone, and
efforts are now concentrated on fall
business, reports as to which are fair
ly good, though not equal to a year
ago Some faint evidences of i'm
provement are to be noted, but against
this are to be cited further weakness
in iron, rather more quietness in lum-
ber, and talk of further curtailment
in cotton mill production.
The industrial situation is rather
quieter, but the most serious strike of
the year, that of the masters and pilots
of lake vessels, continues with no pros
pect of settlement. This hss practi-
cally killed transportation on the lakes.
and the coal. ore. lumber and grain
trades exhibit the effects Of the almost
total stoppage of the activities of over
100000 men.
Railway earnings show recessions
from last year
At Eastern markets wholesale trade
in dry goods IS of moderate propor-
tlons, though symptoms o. improve
ment are not entirely absent.
business failures for the week ending
With May 10, number 215, against 155 in
the like week in 1903.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
AGREED ON MACON
AS PLACE TO MEET
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION
DIsAPPROVED A PLAN TO MEET IN
ATLANTA.

Suggestion Was That the COnven-
ton Meet Each Yenr at the Cathe-
draI-PrOpOsitiOn to Have the Con-
ventiOn Meet on sunday Defeated.
No RevivnIs Wanted by EpiscO-
palians - Speeches Made Against
ThSm.
Atlanta. May 20.-Macon was to-day
selected as the next meeting place of
the convention of the diocese of Geor-
gia the decision being reported only
after lengthy discussion, during
which it was urged that the convention
should meet every year at the Cathe-
dral in Atlanta. This proposition was
defeated, as was also a motion to have
the convention meet on Sunday.
Another lengthy discussion was pro-
voked by resolution offered by Arch
deacon Cassil, providing for the ap-
pointment of an evangelist for the dio-
cese. whose duty it should be to visit
the various parishes and conduct meet
ings. Archdeacon Cassil declared there
was a need for the good. old-fashion-
ed revivals such as our Methodist
and Baptist brethren have"
Rev. F. r. French of Waycross pro-
tested. Such institutions" he de-
clared, ARE not in conformity with
Episcopal customs. We distinctly do not
want the revival, such as the Metho-
dists and Baptists hold There is no re-
ligion in them, as we understand it.
Neither do we care for visionary de-
nunciations of card playing and dane
ing"
After some further discussion the
motion was lost.
Following are the delegates elected
to attend the general convention of the
church, which will be held in Boston,
Mass: Rev. A. w. Knight. dean of the
Cathedral Atlanta; Rev. Troy Beatty
of Athens, Rev. c. c. Williams, D. D..
of Augusta. Rev. Robb White of Sa-
vannah, Frank II. Miller of Augusta,
u. d. Harrison of Atlanta, H. C. White
of Athens, and H. C. Cunningham Of
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
HOLDING UP A CHECK
FOR MORE THAN $40,O20.
Claimed the First National Had no |
Right to 1t Save for Collection.

Claimed the First National Had no
Right to 1t Save for Collection.
Atlanta, May 20.-The International
Trust Company filed a bill in the
United States Circuit Court to-day
asking that the Atlanta National Bank
be prevented from turning over to the
First National Bank of Macon the pro-
ceeds of check for $40,sO6.O1.
The plaintiffs state that the Mary
land Casualty Company deposited with
them a check drawn by Aaron Haas
& Sons for the above amount, which
was then forwarded by them to the
First National Bank at Macon. The
Macon bank then in turn forwarded
the check to the Atlanta National
Bank, and this on the day when the
former institution closed it's doors. The
plaintiffs set forth that the First Ma
ti0nai Bank of Macon had no right to
the check, except for the purpose Of
collection.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
ONE NEGRO WAS KILLED.

Two Were Shot and Many Cut on "a
Bainbridge Excursion.
Thomasville, Ga, May 2O.-Charles
Coleman, a Thomasvifle negro, was
killed this evening by John Tillman
colored, Of Quitman, on an excursion
train returning from Bainbridge. The
killing occurred in Decatur county.
near Whigham.
Tillman is in Jail here suffering from
severe razor wounds. One thousand,
five hundred negroes from Valdosta,
Quitman and Thomasville went on the
Bainbridge excursion. Two were shot
and many cut.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
POSSE GOES TO ARREST
BAND OF ARMED NEGROES.

Augusta, May 2O.-A party of negroes
said to number about ten are camping
in a secluded portion of Columbia
county, near the scene Of the lynching
last Sunday morning. They are armed
with winchester rifles and have plenty
of ammunition.
Judging from the character Of the
negroes and their armament 1t was
thought they might be forming to re-
taliate for the lynching The sheriff
has been notified, and will go to the
scene in the morning with strong
posse.
No trouble has yet occurred.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
WILL BUY TEXAS ROADS.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 20.-A spe-
cial to the Record from Sherman, Tex,
says; The stockholders of the San
Francisco and Texas Railway met at
their general Offices here to-day and
voted favorably on the proposition to
increase the capital stock from $780,
900 to $4,000 900 and to purchase the
following roads: Paris and Great
Northern; Red River. Texas and South
ern; Blackwell. Enid and Texas; and
Oklahoma City and Texas.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
CELEBRATED AT RICHMOND.
North Carolina Society Received sa-
vannah Greetings.

Richmond, Va, May 20.-The North
Carolina Society of Richmond had its
first anniversary celebration tonight.
An address by Hon. A. NJ. Waddell and
an elaborate banquet were the leading
features Of the occasion, Gov. Monta-
que OF Virginia and Hon. Dan Hugh
Mclean Of North Carolina were pres
ent. President Bryan Of the North
Carolina Society OF New York city
was a guest. Greetings were received
from the North Carolina Society OF Sa-
vannah. Ca, and North Carolina So
cieties in other cities and appropriate
responses we're made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-21
MAYOR WAS ARRESTED
ON BEHALF OF NEGROES.

Sherman, Tex, May 2o.--J. w. NJ.
Hughes, Mayor Of whitesboro, was ar
rested this morning on a federal in
dictment charging him with being in
a conspiracy to set at naught the civil
rights bill by the expulsion by force
of certain negro residents Of Whites
boro and vicinity. He was at once re-
leased on t2,500 bond.