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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
ATLANTA'S POLICE
IN A DEEP MIDDLE
SOME UNSAV0RY CHARGES
ARE CAUSING EXCITEMENT IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.

Investigation of the Charges
Against Chief Ball Seems Inevita-
bIe-He Is Preparing a Statement
In His own Defense-Ofiicers of
the City Court Are Alleged to
Have Been Out for Graft in the
Trials of the Gamblers.
Atlanta, Aug. 12.-Atlanta's police
muddle is getting deeper and muggier
every day. Chief Ball is preparing
statement in defense of himself from
the charge of neglect of duty, in which
he will show that he took every step
within his power to suppress gambling
and left no stone unturned to make arr
rests of all who violated the law. New
ertheless 1t is considered that investi-
cation and trial of the charges against
the chief are inevitable.
Another startling report in connec-
ton with the matter to-day was to the
effect that the officers of the City Court
we're in league with those members of
the Police Commission who were
talking so much of suppressing gam
bling, and that they had agreed to pay
the expenses, because the gamblers
would all be tried in the City Court
and would pay their fines there.
The officers of the City Court deny
positively that they have had any con-
nection with the matter whatever.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
CHINESE TRIED TO
STOP JAPANESE
Continued from First Page.

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knocked the lieutenant overheard. In
going he dragged me with him. He
Tell into his small boat alongside. while
| fell into the water 1 chung to his
throat and pummelled him until my
hold was broken"
The Fight on Board.
The crew of the Ryeshitelni mean
whlle had begun fighting with the
japanese sailors, who used their rifles
and bayonetS. The fighting men scuf-
lied over the deck and fell overheard
IN struggling pairs, after the example
accidentally set by their captain. Capt
Shestakovsky, seeing his men fighting
on the deck of the destroyer, attempt
ed to climb back on board and COM
mand them. He was shot at four
times, and while in the act, he receiv-
ed wound in the right leg.
There were tifty-one Russian officers
and men on board the Ryeshitelni and
up to this hour (noon) thirty-five have
ben accounted for. A number of the
Japanese attackers also are believed
to have persisted.
Being unable to regain the deck of
his ship, Capt. Shestakovsky swan to-
ward a nearby junk, from which he
was driven away by blows with a boat
hook, He remained in the water fifty
minutes, swimming in spite of his
wound, and was finally picked up by
one of the three boats sent out by the
Haiyung. Capt. Ching cared for the
Russian captain and two of his lieu
tenants in his own cabin
Had AdmiraIs' Orders.
Before leaving Che Foo, Commander
FuJimoto sent an outline report of the
occurrences of the night to the Japa-
nese consul here. This report says
that the commander was acting under
his admirafs orders to fight or capture
the Ryeshitelni
Capt. Shestakovsny is unable to eX-
plain why his vessel was not sunk by
the explosive made for that purpose.
He declares that he is disgraced, all
though the Russian refugees here in
slst that he is a hero. His sailors say
that he told the Japanese officer to
Kill him, and that he would never sur
render.
The nature of Capt. Shestakovsky's
mission to Che Foo is not known, al
though it is doubtless important. Dur
ing the interview with the Russian
captain regarding the capture of his
vessel, it was inferred that plans and
important papers were burned on board
the Ryeshitelni before the Japanese
boarding party arrived.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
MRS. MAVERICK MAINTAINS
THAT SHE is INNOCENT
She Is Anxious to Get Back to the United
States.

London, Aug. 13.-The Daily Chron-
icle this morning publishes a three
column interview with Mrs. Florence
Maybrick. mostly concerned with her
experiences during her life in prison.
The interviewer describes Mrs. May
brick as clear witted, outspoken, mild
ly robust, and in no way shattered,
either physically or mentally, though
her face is drawn as with grief and
suffering and says that she answered
the questions put to her frankly and
without embarrassment or nervous
ness.
Describing the arrangements for her
release, Mrs. Maybrick said she could
never hope to repay the debt of graft
tude she owed Ambassador Choate,
Henry White. secretary of the Amer
lean embassy, and other kind friends,
and she wished it known how good the
officials of the American embassy had
been to her.
AS a practical recognition of the
fact that the United States immigra-
ton commissioners had decided that
she would be regarded as an American
citizen. she said that Ambassador
Choate provided a gentleman escort
for her when she left Truro.
To the interviewer. Mrs. Maybrck
protested her innocence as firmly as
she had done at the beginning, and
said:
Il am praying for the time when
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13

Augusta. Aug. 11.-To-day was the
last day on which the options on the
alleged contracts for kerosene at
cents gallon, made sixty days ago by
the Augusta Brokerage Company for
the STANDARD oil Company were good.
There was rush in which to get the
money in over $4,000 was carried
to the local offices by Augustans and
outsiders. Mr.. George Murphey car
red 81 500 IN his automobile and ask
ed for the 1000 barrels Of oil his con-
tract called for. william Boyle and
the Orangeburg Manufacturing Com
pany offered $500 each.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
OBITUARY..
w. e. Mumford, Macon.

Macon, Aug. 12.-Rev. DIR. w. E.
Mumford, well-known philanthropist
of Georgia, president and founder of
the Georgia Industrial Home and min
lister of the South Georgia Conference
of the Methodist Church, died this
morning at o'clock at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Dewe, in
Vineville, after an illness of three
months.
Having been orphaned himself at the
age of 3 years. he we'll knew the needs
of others bereft of parents. He was
born in Fort Gaines, Fla, and was in
his fifty-second year. He moved to Tai
bottom when 16 years of age, learned the
printers trade and engaged in print
ing and newspaper work until 1889
being for many years editor and own
er of the Talbottan New Era He came
here about eight years ago and it was
here that he saw the greater field of
his usefulness in caring for the or
phans and worked out the idea which
resulted in the founding of the Geor-
gia Industrial Home, which is worth
$4,000 and contains $50 children. He is
survived by his wife and six children.
Mrs. w. r. Harrell, Mr.. Leonard Mum
ford, Mrs. Henry Lowe, Miss Kate
Mumford, Edward and Ruth Mumford
The funeral services will take place
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
Nerro Women,s Nier..

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 12-The an
nual convention of the Northeastern
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
closed here tonight with protests
against lynching, the Jim Crow car
for Afro-American passengers on
Southern railroads. and all forms OF
determinations against the colored race
in general. The convention also put
itself on record as declaring that
"Pitchfork" Benjamin r. Tillman of
South Carolina. Bishop Brown of Ar
kansas and Gov. Vardaman of Misss-
sippi We're dn-American, because they
have encoura ged Determinations and
public lawlessness against colored peo-
pie by their public acts and utter
ances."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
GOLD RING IN AN OYSTER.

Wedding Emblem, Probably Lost
Nearly Twenty Years Ago, Found
ut SRvin Rock.
From the New York Sun.
New Haven, Aug. 6.-While walking
along the beach, at Savin Rock, Peter
Hoffman of Pittsheld, Mass, to-day
discovered an oyster with gold ring
in it's shell. which had probably been
there for twenty years. Noticing a
huge oyster growing to a rock, he at
tempted to pry it off. when he saw
something gllstening in the shell.
Frying the oyster open, he found
what looked to be a new gold wedding
ring that the oyster had grown COM
pletely around. The ring bore the in
scription II. r. to L. D.. 1875" And
it did not look as if it had been worn.
According to growers here, the ring
was probably dropped overheard TWEEN
ty years ago and landed on the oyster
just starting to grow, Unable to shake
II off. the oyster then grew around 1t
md eventually almost covered it with
its she'll
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13

my innocence will be proved to the
world" She said she experienced moth
ing but kindness from the prison Off
Gals, and spoke with deep gratitude
of the late Lord Chief Justice Rus
sells efforts in her behalf. The last
time She saw Baron Russell he took
her hands in farewell and said: BE
brave be strong. L believe you to be
innocent and shall do all 1 can for
you"
Mrs Maybrick declared that she was
most anxious to get to the United
States, saying: Il shall feel happier
there"
Mrs. Maybrick requested the inter-
viewer to quote her as sending the
following message to her friends:
ITO you all 1 give my heartfelt
thanks for your noble fight in behalf
of an innocent and defenseless woman.
l earnestly pray that the day is not
far distant when the proof of the
wrong that has been done me will be
demonstrated"
Mrs. Maybrick was unable to say
anything as to her plans after the
lawsuit which she has brought in the
United States has been settled. Il
want" she said, "a change of scene
to forget and forgive and to spend
my time with kind-hearted friends"
Asked whether she would change
her name, Mrs. Maybrick replied:
II do not know. / am afraid I shall
have little peace while ! hold that
of Maybricl1 but why should it be so?
Let me die out of memory. l have
suffered enough. God knows. Make
the rest of my days as easy as you
can"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Fall Business shown to Expand But
slowly.

ran business shown to Expand but
Slowly.
New York, Aug. 12.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Fall trade expands but slowly. con-
servausm, based apparently upon crop
disappointments or uncertainties and
labor troubles, ruling most lines of
distribution. Government figures of
crop conditions just issued are. in
the main, favorable, though vitiated
by early date of replies.
Predicted reductions in the winter
wheat crop outturn are confirmed, but
are counterbalanced by improvement
in other crops, pointing to a general
yield of food products we'll above the
average. Earlier prospects of a large
cotton yield are not materially chang
ed, but predicted lower prices render
buyers of cotton goods cautious. They
are, therefore, buying only for imme-
dfate necessities
while perhaps up to expectations is
not equal to last years crop, Bank
clearings continue TO run behind, but
railway earnings promise rather bet
ter than earlier expected. as indicated
by a decrease of only IA per cent. in
gross for roads reporting for July.
All in all, the situation may be char
acterized as still irregular, though the
general tone of business and the out
look is one of confidence
Business failures for the week num-
Der 167. against 100 in the like week
n 1Q02
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
But Still in the Fashion.

1t is an ever new and interesting
story to hear how one can be entirely
made over by change of food.
For two years I was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
There was nothing I could eat but
20 or 80 minutes later | would be
splitting my food up in quantities until
I would be very faint and weak
This went on from day to day until
was terribly wasted away and with
out any prospects of being helped.
zone day I was advised by an old
lady to try Grape-Nuts and cream
leaving off all fatty food. l had no
confidence that Grape-Nuts would do
all she said for me as / had tried so
many things without any help. But
II was so simple / thought / would
give II trial she insisted so.
We'll I ate some for breakfast and
pretty soon the lady called to see her
patient as she called me and asked If
I had tried her advice.
"'Glad you did child, do you feel
some better?'
NO / said. I do not know as l
do. the only difference I can see is
have no sour stomach and come 10
think Of II 7 haven't spit up your four
teaspoons of Grape-Nuts yet
Nor did ! ever have any trouble
with Grape-Nuts then or any other
time for this food always stays down
and my stomach digests II perfectly.
soon got strong and we'll again and
bless that old lady every time I see
her
"Once an invalid Of 9s pounds
now weigh 1875 pounds and feel strong
and well, and # Is due entirely and
only 20 having found the proper food
in Grape-Nuts." Name given by Pos
tum Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
Get the little book. THE Road 10
Wellyille." in each package.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
-S-o-S-
HOW DID THEY GET THEREs
Curious Finds Made in Out-Of-the-
Why Places of the World.

From Answers.
One of the officers on Col. Young.
husbands staff writes to a friend tina
they are frequently finding objects
which are strangely out of place. A
few months ago, when they were at
Khamba jong. this officer picked up
a pair of gloves bearing the name
of wellknown London maker; while
in the Tang pass a private picked up
a small, well-thumbed English diction-
ary with a carte de-visite of young
Englishman pasted on the fiyleaf.
Quite a curious chapter might be
written on those two finds were it
possible to discover the owners of the
lost property. They indorse, at any
rate other out-of"the- way finds.
A relative of a friend of the writer
was at the battle of Khartoum, when
Lord Kitchener finally broke the pow
er of the mahdi and rendered futile
the hostility of the dervishes against
the British advance. Upon one of
the dead dervishes was found a sim
gle eyeglass OF undoubted Mayfair
cut. How did the dervish come by
it?
Sir Henry M Stanley, the great ex-
plorer, had in his library at Rich
mond terrace, Whitehall, many curious
finds which he came across in his
wanderings across the dark continent
of Africa. One is a silver plated fork
bearing the name of a fashionable
London restaurant This fork was
found in a part OF Africa which had
never before been trodden by the foot
of a white man till Stanley had brok-
en- the record and arrived there with
his little band. A pigmy. whose tribe
was unknown till then, was wearing
the fork around his neck as an or
nament.
Emin Pasha in his memoirs relates
that one of the greatest glories OF
an Abyssinian chief he knew was
George III. wig which adorned the
chiefs head on every special occasion.
How he came by II was a mystery
even to Emin Pasha himself. This
headpiece bore the name Of London
maker.
A sergeant in the Manchesters, who
was present at the fall of the native
fort az Chitral when our troops cap
tured II, picked up a money-lender's
circular Of comparative recent date.
How II found its way to that distant
region OF India will ever remain mys-
terry.
A most interesting volume might
be written on these little mysteries
so strangely out Of place. In one
case only was the mystery OF an OBJ
ject out OF place cleared up. Older
Answerites will remember the Zulu
war and how, in its course, the prince
imperial was Killed. The body was
stripped.
The royal mother-the ex-Empress
Eugene, who is still living-after the
first pang of her great sorrow was
over inquired Of her late sons broth
or officers II the Zulus had taken a
keepsake which the prince was wear
ing around his neck at the time OF
his death This keepsake was a re-
ligious emblem known as Agnus Del.
II had been taken.
Soon afterward great British VIC
tory was won, and some hundreds of
the dusky warriors were taken prison
ers. Quite by accident a British Off
Ger discovered, suspended around the
neck Of a Zulu, the missing emblem.
II was taken from the man and sent
at once 70 the childless empress, in
whose possession 1t now rests, and
forms her greatest treasure.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
WERE TURNED DOWN BY THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Money of Holders of Alleged Contracts for Oil
at Cents Gallon Was Refused in Augusta.

The Atlanta oil and Fertilizer Com
pany claimed 10000 barrels and offered
$4,000 in payment. other offers came
from Thomson. Madison and four
places in Carolina.
The agent for the Standard refused
all offers and said he had no contract
with the Augusta Brokerage Compa-
ny TO sell oil at any such price.
A petition Is being circulated In the
the Standard OH Companys license TO
do business In the city unless II does
comply with the terms Of the alleged
contract.
The limit expired al noon to-day,
after which the matter win enter the
courts
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
ONE JAPANESE SHELL
KILLED OR WOUNDED 200

Che Foo, Aug. u. p. ma junk
which has arrived here, having left
Port Arthur on Aug. s, brings con
firmatoin of previous reports of severe
fighting day and night. One japanese
shell struck the corner of a building
in Port Arthur and killed or wounded
200 people, Fifteen 6-inch shells fell
at one spot at the water front in the
day, but hurt no one.
1t is roughly estimated that the
Japanese are from five to eight miles
from Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
NICHOLAS PR0CLAIMS
BIRTH OF HIS SON.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-Emperor
Nicholas issued an official proclamation
announcing the birth of an heir to the
throne. Among other things, it says:
According to our manifesto, issued
July rs. 1899 we appointed our dear
brother, Grand Duke Michael Alexan-
drovitch, as heir apparent until a son
should be born to us. From the pres
ent day this title devolves upon our
son, Alexis. with the calling and title
of heir apparent, and all rights attach
ed thereto"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
Emperor William recently had cor


Emperor William recently had con-
Quoted before him. and in great Sc
crecy, a series Of experiments with a
new war Kite equipped with a newly
perfected system Of wireless telegraphy.
Inc inventor, says the Boston Tran
script, is no other than a German
american professor living for the pres
emf IN Havre The operations were
carried on near the shore, before 4
Few naval officials and the Emperor
ana his suite. Seven kites were flown
on copper wires to a hight Of from
lO,OOO to 10000 feet. The experiments
We're partly made from the Kaiser's
dispatch boat Sleipner travelling at the
rate OF thirty knots an hour and sew
eral languages were employed, though
the unavoidable buckngs and kinks
an the wire seemed to lend them
serves most readily Of all 10 the uaral-
lel bends in the German tongue How
ever that be, the feature Of the In
Yentlon rs the possibility OF transmits
sl9Il over the greatest distances with
out aHecting any other wireless tele-
Eraphy station. The form Of the kites
used was that Of two cubes side by
Soe. similar TO the Cody box kites.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
FATHER OFFERS $4,000
FOR BOYS RETURN

New York, Aug. 12.-The reward for
the return of Antonio Mannino the
son of a Brooklyn contractor, who has
been missing since Tuesday night, was
raised to-day from $500 to $4,000, by
the boys father. The police have in
creased their efforts to ferret out the
alleged kidnapping gang and upon in
formation furnished by Angelo Gu
cozza, the first man arrested. a num-
Der of warrants have been issued and
it is said general round up of those
under suspicion is imminent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
RI0TING IN NEW YORK.
Meat Strikers Commit Deeds of Vio-
lence in the Metropolis.

New York, Aug. demonstrations
against the non-union men who are
taking their places in the packing
plants of Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
and the United Dressed Beef Company
were renewed to-day by the striking
beef butchers and their sympathizers
A meat truck driven by a non-union
man and guarded by two policemen
was attacked by a mob at the corner
of Fifty-secOnd street and Second
avenue. A stone hurled by one of
the strikers crashed through the helmet
of the policeman on the drivers seat
and cut an ugly cash in his head.
With drawn revolvers the officers dis
persed the crowd. The injured patrol
man, who continued to do guard duty,
was again attacked while acting as
escort to a non-union driver. The
patrolman was struck in the face by
a heavy horseshoe and severely cut.
Two of the alleged rioters We're ar
rested. They said they were union
drivers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
NIXON CONTRACTS TO
BUILD RUSSIAN SHIPS,

st. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-Lews Nix
on of New York has closed large con-
tract with the Department of Mercan-
tile Marine for building ships for the
Black sea. The correspondent of the
Associated Press is unable to ascertain
the number or character of the ships to
be built, but it can be stated that they
will be constructed in the yards at Sc
bastopol. rhe work of construction
will begin next winter. Mr.. Nixon will
personally supervise the building OF
these ships.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
LAND MOVEMENTS ARE
REPORTED TO THE CAR.

St. Petersburg. Aug. 12.-The EN-
peror has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated
Aug. IL:
"A forward movement of a small de-
tachment of Japanese against the
south front of the Manchurian army
was observed to-day.
Bands of Chinese bandits, led by
Japanese officers, are beginning to APP
pear in the region of the Lao river
above New Chwang."
Gen. Kuropatkin also reports Skin
mish in which the Japanese lost fifteer
men killed or wounded, and the Rus
slams one man killed. He says no i'm
portant changes have taken place or
the east front.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
JAPANESE CRUISER
Is REPORTED SUNK

London, Aug, IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from st
Petersburg says that the Japanese ar-
mored cruiser Kasuga formerly the
Argentine warship Rivadavia), was
sunk with all on board during the en-
gagement off Port Arthur on wednes-
daV
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
PLANS ARE MADE FOR
P0PULIST N0TlFICATI ION

Albany, N. Y. Aug. 12.-Jay W.
Forrest, chairman of the Populist No
LITIGATION Committee, announced to-day
the names of those who will make the
notification speeches at the meeting at
Cooper Union. New York, Aug 49,
Thomas E. Watson, the party's candi-
date for President, will be officially in
formed of his nomination by Judge
Samuel w. Williams of Vincennes, Ind
Vice Presidential Candidate Thomas H.
Tibbles will be notified by ex-United
States Senator William V. Allen of
Madison, Neb.
The Populists have established ma
tional headquarters at the Union
Square Hotel. New York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
TURKS TALKED WITH HIM.

Leishman Consulted Relative to an
Answer TO the United States.
Constantinople, Thursday, Aug. IL
Naoum Pasha, under Secretary CT For
eign Affairs, called on Minister Leish-
man to-day and reiterated the assur-
ances of the government regarding a
speedy and favorable reply to the de-
mands touching the rights of Ameri-
can citizens In Turkey.
Subsequently Izzet Pasha, secretary
Of the palace, and Minister of Mines
Selim Pasha had long interview with
Minister Leishman, for the purpose of
determining upon the text of reply
which may prove acceptable to Amer
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-13
THREE WERE KILLED
AT GRADE CROSSING

Defiance, o., Aug. 12.-Three persons
were killed and three badly injured in
a trolley car wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio crossing in this city just
before noon to-day.
The crossing is at a curve. and the
motorman did not see cut of cars
backing down. The trolley car had
trailer and both were crowded. The
injured will recover.