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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
IF ONE SAYS WAR.
WAR MUST COME
HAY TALKS OF THE FAR EAST.
AGGRESSION OF JAPAN OR RUSSIA
WOULD START A FIGHT.

''In International Relations 1t Does
Not Require Two to start a GUAR
reP'-WOuId Not Expect War to
Affect Cotton and Wheat Markets.
Colombian Expedition Against
Panama Would He Useless and
FruitIess.
Thomasville, Ga, Jan. SO.-Secretary
OF state John Hay was interviewed this
afternoon at Greenwood" the beauti-
tul country residence of Col. D. H.
Payne, near this city, and asked for a
statement in regard to the rumored
settlement of the war crisis in the
East.
Il never discuss matters of this kind
away from Washington" said Mr..
Hay, but I do not think the informa-
ton is definite enough to call for any
formal expression at this time from me.
1t is improbable that Japan has re-
ceived the communication from Russia.
which is pointed to as the basis of the
rumored settlement, and in the natural
course of events it will not be known
for week or more whether the amend
ed provision will meet Japan's approx
al. If one country determines upon
war. of course war will be unavoid-
able. In international relations it does
not require two to make a quarrel and
aggressive action on the part of either
Of the parties at issue will naturally
precipitate a conflict"
No Effect Upon Crops.
He was asked what effect upon the
cotton and wheat markets of this
country a declaration of war in the
East would produce, and replied: IT
do not believe that it would have any
effect whatever, either upon the size
of next seasons crops or the prices
these products will bring in the mar
kets of the world"
you do not think Russo Japanese
war would increase the output or con-
sumption of these commodities?" he
was asked.
Il do not think 1t would"
Colombia PowerIess.
IT suppose you noticed in to-days
papers the announcement that Colom-
bia proposes organizing an expedition
against Panama."
REALLY / never discuss matters of
state away from Washington" he re-
piled. II hope Colombia will realize
however, that such an attempt must
be useless and fruitless. The independ-
ent status of Panama is too we'll rec
ognized to admit of it's subjugation
now by Colombia"
Mr.. Hay asked with quite a show Of
interest for the latest news from Gen.
Reyes and as to whether or not he was
still in the country.
Secretary Hay referred to the posi-
ton of certain Southern papers favor
ing the Panama canal and declared it
the sensible view as well as the best
advised from a purely party stand
point. He stated that this should not
be made party question.
The State Department, he said sig
nificantly, does not play politics. Any
| question before this branch of the
government is considered from ma
tional standpoint, and its effect upon
the whole country's interest. It's bus
mess interests are always considered.
and the Panama canal is a matter of
vast importance to the South CONNER
ciallv
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
AFFAIRS WOUND UP.


VIII
knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 30.-The re-
ceVers of the Wautauga Land Com
pany at Elizabethton, Tenn. have
wound up the affairs of that company
""''n had in its organization, then
Ano"n as the Cooperative Town Com
pohF' such men as John G. Carlisle, eX-
secretary of the treasury; Hon. Benja-
nIih Butterworth, commissioner Of pat
nus senator Louis e. McComas or
,eaL Wand Senator H. c. Hansbrough,
y. North Dakota; Robert P. Porter, su-
f EStIlntendent of the census; Senator
1Islain G. Harris, of Tennessee, and
LAND
me company had secured claims
counting to $4,000 and general in
eoledness wholly unsecured, amount
,jt s 70 $4,000. The total amount de-
- veg from the receivers sales amounts
, W. nearly $45, 900. The secured creditors
, Fi be paid in full, the general cred
M. getting but little and the stock
"GTSers nothing.
me we original plan was to build a
Fo.,' si town and induce factories OF all
n 70 locate at Elizabethton. Failure
N. meet payments and litigation was
mo,s Cause Of the collapse OF the NAM
'A enterprise,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
FEAR THAT DICKERS0N
WAS BLOWN TO SEA.

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. S0.-J. H. Dick
erson of Battle Creek, Mich, who has
a fine winter home at Pensacola bay,
has disappeared from here and his
whereabouts are unknown to his
friends and family. He left his home
Jan. II for Pensacola in his yacht,
but if he reached here he was never
seen. Some fear that he was blown
out to sea by a severe storm which
occurred that afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
CONSIDERATION IN ATLANTA.
Though the Actual Loss of Baxter g.
Co. Patrons VIII he Small.

Though the Actual Loss of Baxter a.
Co. Patrons VIII he Small.
Atlanta, Jan. 30.--The failure of A.
3. Baxter & Co.. has caused consid-
cradle CONSERVATION in certain quar-
tiers here. However. the actual losses
of Atlantans will be small. Some have
pretty good winnings with the firm on
cotton bought sometime ago, and this
they expect to lose. though it is an
nounced that the original margins will
be paid back.
The largest trade of the firm, how
ever came not from Atlantans, but
from visitors to the city. principally
from smaller cities and towns in this
section of the state.
There has been more speculation in
cotton within the last three or four
months than ever before in this sec
ton.
Baxter & Co. had only recently
bought out Murphy & Co.. incorporat-
ed, one of the largest stock brokerage
companies in the country, and had
reached a capitalization of 100000.
The defunct company controlled a
chain of 1875 offices from New York to
New Orleans.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
WIFE AND CHILD
FIENO'S VICTIM
FATHERS AWFUL DISCOVERY.
norND MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
WELTERING IN BLOOD.

Y. shields, a Well Known
vOpng business Man of Roanoke,
po,cbed His Home in the Heart
81 the city to Find His Wife Out
.,qed and Both Her md Her B.
v.ar-OId Daughter Almost Dead.
RIacIs Brute's Work.
roanoke. Va, Jan. SO.-When George
shields. a we'll known young bust
.oss man. reached his home in the
heart Of the city at the luncheon hour
today he found his 3-year-old daugh-
,ar Mildred, lying in a pool of blood
IN the reception hall floor, with two
ugly wounds on the head.
Following blood stains from the din
ing room to an upstairs chamber, he
found his wife lying in pools of blood
an clothes closet floor, with her
throat cut from ear to ear and her
head horribly hacked.
. Mrs. Shields managed to gasp "a
large black negro man came through
the kitchen and attacked me in the
dining ROOM"
Besides this, there is no clue to the
criminal. Mrs. Shields had beer out
ragged after her assailant had dealt her
several blows on he head with a
Ratchet, fracturing the skull. He
dragged her upstairs, where he cut
her throat. with razor and threw her
into the clothes closet, fastening the
door on the outside.
The little girl was struck to hush
her cries.
The dining room floor was covered
with blood, and showed there had been
terrible struggle.
The doctors entertain but slight
hopes for the recovery of either the
mother or child.
Ever since the discovery of the
tragedy, a large crowd OF citizens mas
been in the vicinity of the city Jail,
watching to see if the officers carry
any one into the building. At s
O'clock tonight this crowd numbered
more than 1.oog naens
Mayor Cutchin has ordered Capt.
Francis of the Roanoke Blues Military
Company to assemble his men as pre-
cautionary measure.
By order of the Mayor, all the saloons
were closed at o'clock tonight.
While Judge John Woods of the cor
poration court was pleading from the
Jail steps with the throng in the street
to preserve order, some one in the
crowd hurled beer bottle at him. The
missile barely missed it's mark. ,~ At II
o'clock the crowd had dispersed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31

Roanoke, Va. Jan. 30.--A special
from Wytheville, Va, to the Times,
says Judge jackson OF the Circuit
Court has granted q writ OF error in
the Chesley Peoples murder case, and
II now goes to the State Supreme Court.
Peoples is under sentence to hang March
25, for the killing of John Seagle last
December.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
AUGUSTA HARD HIT
BY THE BAXTER FAIL URE.

Augusta. Jan sO.--The posting OF the
failure Of Baxter s. Co. on the black
board IN the Augusta agency to-day
caused quite sensation on Cotton
row. Interested parties hurried to and
fro, and the concerns bank account
was attached, but caught only about
$50.
individuals who were caught decline
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31

ATTACHED AT COLUMBUS.
Baxter & Co. Creditors Try TO Get
Their Money Back.

Columbus, Ga, Jan. '3O.-The local
bank account Of Baxter & Co., the
New York firm who assigned to-day,
was attached by some Of their Column
bus customers, punishment proceed
ings issuing against the bank. 1t is
roughly estimated that the company is
due its Columbus patrons $4,000 on mar
gins. This does not include profits due
them 1t is said that Columbus traders
have made between $3.50, 900 and $780,
600 this season in deals made through
the local office of Baxter g Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
GAMBLER HAS AN OFFER
OF the Agency of the Southern Rail-
way mt Atlanta.

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 30.-C. L. Can
der general agent of the Southern in
this city, has been offered the posi-
ton OF freight agent of the South
ern in Atlanta. Mr.. Gambler states
that it is not at all unlikely that he
will accept the offer. Mr.. Gambler has
been with the Southern here for many
years and has a handsome home in
the city and is one of Brunswick $
most progressive citizens. For these
reasons he has not yet decided whether
or not he will accept the Atlanta
agency
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
W. w. CHAMPION ExoNERATED'
BY SpaIding Grand Jury After FUN
investigation of Charges.

Griffin, Ca, Jan. SO.-The grand jury
met yesterday to investigate the
charges made against w. w. Cham
pion of the County Board of Roads
and Revenues. 1t was alleged that
Mr. Champion purchased supplies for
the county changing from ]. +.
Reeves & Co., of which he is president,
at higher prices than they could have
been bought elsewhere. He had his,
witnesses before the jury and after a
thorough investigation he was fully ex-
onerated. The presentments were read.
and after receiving the thanks of
Judge Reagan for their faithful serv-
ices the jurors were discharged for the
term
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
WILL STOP MERCHANDISE.
Russia Needs the Railroad for Ship
ping Supplies.

London, Jan. 3O.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from ST.,
Petersburg says the transportation of
merchandise over the Trans Siberian
Railroad will be stopped after Feb. 2,
in order to leave the line open for the
conveyance of troops and stores
The dispatch adds that War Minis
ter Kuropatkin will be appointed to
command the Russian land forces in
the event of war with Japan.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
ROOSEVELT iNDoRsED
BY the Republicans of Floyd County
in Mass Meeting.

Rome, Ga. Jan. SO.-The Republicans
of Floyd county held a mass meeting in
the Court House to-day. About
200 were present. The following off,
GERS were elected: DR.. S. M. Davie,
chairman, John r. Barclay, vice chair
man; A. H. Hawkins, secretary; w. F.
Brown, assistant secretary. President
Roosevelt was Endorsed. Walter H.
johnson of Atlanta and Judson w. Ly-
ons were Endorsed as delegates at large
to the district and state conventions
were appointed and other business
transacted. The delegates to the state
convention are as follows: S. NJ Da-
vie, A. M. Tumlin, John r. Barclay.
A. H. Hawkins, Thomas Duncan and
A. L. Samuels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31

Birmingham, Ala. Jan. SO.-The Bir-
mingham office of Baxter & Co., brok
ers and commission merchants, was
closed to-day by orders from heed
quarters. The local manager was sur
prsed at the step. but says he sup
poses it was due to the recent wild
state of the cotton market. The firm
did large business here.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
Attnched Their Fund..

Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 3o.-Shortly aft
err the local offices of A. B. Baxter &
Co, closed here to-day on orders from
New York, the parties who had placed
orders with them here attached their
funds in the bank. the amount being
about 50 Don
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
NAT EVANS is PURSUED
BY HARD LUCK.
Is Arrested in Augusta for Running
a Gaming House.

Gaming House.
Augusta, Jan. 30.-The police raided
a gambling house over Bearden's res
taurant tonight, opposite the Opera
House. and corralled about thirty we'll
known young men about town. The
proprietors are Asa Evans, N. Evans
and 7. Goldstein. who came here from
Savannah.
The place is said to be deliberately
fitted UP for all sorts of gaming.
The proprietors at police headquar-
tiers seemed to be wrathy over their
arrest. and declared if they were to be
hauled up, then others must be, as
they didn't propose to be the scape-
goats while other well known gaming
houses flourished, unframed by the po-
lice.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
PENSACOLA RIFLE RANGE.
The Government Is to Spend $4,000
to Establish 1t.

washington, Jan. So--Plans have
been completed for the $4,000 rife
-anre on the naval reservation at Pen
.acoia. Fla. It is hoped by the authori-
ties 10 have this 60O-yard range sum
Gently advanced in construction for
fhe use in March Of the naval vessels
~ the North and South Atlantic neets,
and the European squadron Wnen
those vessels are in Pensacola harbor
for target practice.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
BROOKS GOES TO MACON.
He Is Succeeded at Columbus by
Newman of Griffin.

Columbus, Ga, Jan. SO.-J. L. Brooks,
who has been agent here for the South
ern Railway for a number of years,
has been appointed agent for the road
at Macon. He IL one Of the best known
and most popular young railroad men
in Columbus, having been with the
Southern quite a number Of years. He
is succeeded as agent here by Mr.. New
man, now agent for the Southern at
Griffin.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
Loss Was $40, 900 mt Rome.

Rome. Ga, Jan. SO-The Rome office
of A. B. Baxter & Co, stock brokers,
was closed to-day on account of the
failure of the firm. 1t is estimated
that local spectators lost about $780,
00O The failure of the firm caused
considerable surprise here.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
Macon Loses 100000

Macon. Ian. 30.-Paul H. Watson,
manager for Baxter & Co.. in Macon,
says tonight the liabilities of his
branch will. he thinks. approximate
$4,000. No legal action by parties af-
fected had been taken at a late hour.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
BURGLARY AT JASPER
JeweIry store Broken Open and
Robbed of Watches.

valdosta, Ga. Jan. sO-The jewelry
store OF T. H. Wilkinson of Jasper,
Fla. was entered by burglars last
night and over 500 worth Of jewelry
was stolen, together with $40 in cash
from the drawer. The stolen goods con-
sisted mostly OF cheap watches, all OF
the finer goods being kept In the safe.
The tracks of the thieves were seen
at the rear window, where the entrance
was effected. The window was broken
open with a pick AK.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31

10 give figures, but estimates are made
by different parties claiming knowl-
edge of different transactions which
carry the Augusta losses to approx
imately $50 700.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
DENIES THE REPORT.
Minister GriscOm's Statement Seems
to BE Questioned.

London, Jan. 30.-The Foreign Office,
referring to the cablegram from Minis
ter Griscom at Toxic to the State De-
partment at Washington, said to-day:
1.-THE British ambassador at, st. Pet
ersburg did not express an opinion as
to whether or not the Russian reply
would be satisfactory to japan"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
C0UGHLIN Is CHARGED
WITH GRAND LARCENY.
Case Growing Out of the Shipment
of "ShOrt Bales"

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. SO.-The
grand jury of Jefferson county to-day
returned an indictment against ]. H.
Coughlin, formerly at the head of the
firm of Smith & Coughlin, cotton
brokers, charging him with grand lar
ceny.
No capias has been issued by the
clerk of the court and consequently
Coughhn has not been arrested. He
will probably be arrested Monday.
While the matter is yet a court Sc
cret," it is understood that Judge
Greene has fixed the bond at $1,000.
Several months ago it was charged
that Coughlin had shipped consign-
ments of cotton to firms in Savannah,
Atlanta, Liverpool and other cities
and had failed to deliver the amount
of the cotton called for by the bill Of
lading. In other words, Coughlin is
alleged to have supplied what are
known as Short bales" after billing
them through as standard size.
Much of this cotton, it is said, was
reshipped to England, and the short
weight was not discovered until it
reached Liverpool. Several of the rail-
roads were held responsible for the
shipment not being delivered accord
ing to the bills of lading, and, it is
said, were forced to make much of the
alleged shortage good.
A Savannah cotton man who claims
to have been victimized, said yester-
day: "Coughlin sold quantities of cot
ton in Savannah to various firms, and
am glad to know that he has been in
dicted for his dealings. His scheme
was to sell the staple in a supposedly
regular way by invoicing it as weigh
ing approximately 500 pounds to the
bale, but when weighed the bales were
found to be what is known as split
bales weighing one-half of the
amount of the invoice, or $50 pounds.
| Coughlin's connection with compress
| at Birmingham aided him in getting
his light weight bales through
The news of Coughlin's indictment
was received on the Bay from the at
torney of a firm which claims to have
been one of Coughlin's victims.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
MRS. MAVERICK RELEASED
ON A SPECIAL LICENSE
American Woman Gets Out of the
British Prison.

London, Jan. 31.-Lloyd's Weekly
Newspaper says this morning that Mrs.
Florence Maybrick, the American wom-
an who was serving a life sentence for
having poisoned her husband, was re-
leased from the Aylesbury Female
Convict Prison at Gas o'clock on the
morning of Jan. rs on special license.
Her mother, the paper says, had Wis
tied her Saturday, Jan. %, and evil
IDENTIFY was the bearer of important
news. The governor of the prison on
Sunday conferred with the prison Of
ficials with a view to arranging for the
departure of the prisoner, which was
carried out very quietly.
Mrs. Maybrick, accompanied by one
of the prison matrons, entered a closed
carriage and drove to Aylesbury sta
ton, where she took train for Lon
don. She drove from Euston station
and from there went to a private house
mot far, from the metropolis. She will
remain there for short period in order
to recuperate and to await the compile
ton of certain formalities which will
give her "a freedom of movement not
allowed by persons on ordinary ticket
of-leave.
Mrs. Maybrick the paper concludes,
during the last few months in prison
was employed in the lightest work as
a reward for good conduct.
Florence Maybrick, the daughter of
the late w. G. Chandler, a banker of
Mobile, Ala, was convicted in Liver
pool in 1889, of having poisoned her
husband, James Maybrick, a cotton
broker, who lived part of the time in
Norfolk and part in Liverpool. She
was sentenced to death. This sentence,
however, was later committed to life
Imprisonment.
Many efforts have been made during
Mrs. Maybrick's Imprisonment to have
her pardoned, and it was announced on
March %, 1908. on authority of the
Home Office, that she would be re-
leased in 1904
The oasis., 1904-09-24

ha- been struck an1 found fa com. tain twenty leet of ledge matter carrying sefcrai lafgc seins of bieb grade one. also ou the Ola and
 Mlpa claims showinQ average ossav values of VIC gold per ton. There is plenty of silver Go be uncovered --the deepest of the old workings being but 800 feet, but at present attention is being given 10 gold only.
 Graham Bulletin: Wiley Holli- day, the veteran miner and pros pector of Pima, was down from his mines this week. Mir. Holiday reports that the copper prospects at his claims, about fifteen miles from Pima, are getting richer as the shaft deepens. He now has a force of five miners at work, and is m about l50 feet. He expects soon 10 increase this force and establish 8 permanent camp. Mir. Holiday has interested a number of eastern capitalists who will soon arrive. organize company and begin ac- tive operations on another copper mine he has located.
 Clifton Era: A new strike of much importance was made in the lower workings of the Standard mines this week. which no doubt will interest stockholders. Super intendent Martyr reports that the strike comprises an 1S-inch lead of 90 per cent. copper glance. He thinks that the strike is perman- ent. The new strike was made in a place where no ore has been ex- tracted for some time, although the management had faith in it, and now that 1t has been struck there IS reason to believe that the property will again proddce a large quantity of high grade ore as 1t formerly did,
The oasis., 1904-09-24
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