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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
MRS. kPPERSON FAlNTS
ON MEETING BURGLAR.
Confronted and Threatened by N
Desperate Negro.


Americas. Ca. Sept. IA daring
robbery was committed here tonight
at the Apperson residence, a block
from police headquarters, a desperate
negro attacking and robbing Mrs. APP
person while other members Of the
household were at supper. Mrs. APP
person confronted the negro as she en-
tered her room. and at his threats to
Kill her the lady tainted. The desperate
then proceeded to search the apart
ments. securing a considerable sum OF
money and escaping ere assistance
came.
The robbery was the boldest ever
committed in Americas and consider
able excitement prevails throughout
the city.
Missionaries Blamed for Drought.
From the London Daily News.
Mr.. II. T. Ford Of the China Inland
Mission. Tai-Kang, writes:
Il told you In my last letter about
the country people blaming us for
keeping the rain on. They we're boil
3ng little paste fgures (of us) in a
great pot on fre In the street, old
women saying over a.:
Flour from seven homes and wa
ter from eight
Firewood from nine homes. boil the
foreign devilfi
Press them down. and 10000 viii
die
Turn uiem over, and 10000 will die
Throw them up. and an viii die
1.-THE norda rhyme Oh Chinese. and
sound very hneD N % cheerful Tor
Nt ifnt if But now the rain has
come ] expect there VIII d. i respite
Indeed heard yesterday fhnt We
we're 20 KILLED ln three yearaiF
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
TURPENTINE MEN MEET.
Operators Association in Jackson
willie This Week.

willie This Week.
jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 12.-The
third annual convention of the Tur-
pentine Operators Association will con-
vene in this city Wednesday, and 1t
is expected that several hundred rep
resentatives of the industry will be in
attendance. The convention will be
held in the new auditorium of the
jacksonville Board of Trade.
The programme for the opening SEES
sion includes an address of welcome
by Hon. George M. Nolan, Mayor OF
Jacksonville and a response by Mai
w. w. Timmons, of Triton, Ga, a
member of the Executive Committee.
Hon. Frank Clark, Democratic nomi-
nee for Congress from the Second
Congressional district of Florida, will
also address the convention at the
opening session.
The business session will not begin
until afternoon, when President A. d.
Covington will deliver his annual adj
dress. The business sessions will be
continued Wednesday afternoon and
night, ana all OF lnuTSudy.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the association will be held to-
morrow night, in the office of j. A.
Hollomon, secretary. Another meet
ing will be held Thursday, after the
final adjournment of the convention.
This last will be meeting of the
new committee.
The delegates Will begin arriving in
Jacksonville tomorrow morning, as 1t
L. ffe,sr skf
some of the committees so that re-
ports can be drawn up for submission
to the convention. The programme
arranged for the convention is not
only an appropriate one, but is one
that is calculated to be of special in
terest to the turpentine operators and
factors. Aside from the general pro-
gramme there will be number of
special features, which promise to be
of social interest to the members. The
delegates will be entertained while in
the city by the local members.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
A GUARANTEED CURE ron PILES.

Itching. blind, bleeding or protrud-
ing piles. Your druggist will refund
money II Pazo Ointment fails to cure
you in TO IL davs.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
THEY BURIED A COFFIN
FILLED WITH RIFLES

Remarkable story of n FuneIWl
Negroes Faxed.
Americas, Ga, Sept. ia remark
able story is told in Americas to-day
of a fake funeral in a little country
town nearby quite recently. The corpse
came by express and a swell negro flu
neral followed the same day.
The weight of the coffin surprised
many onlookers. requiring the strength
of a dozen stalwart negroes to carry
it, Suspicion was aroused and late
that night an investigation was made
by curious white citizens. The coffin
was filled with rifles.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.
DIR. j. wEICHsELBAUM
Has returned to the city.
FURNACES.

Our underfeed Furnace heated a
14-room house in this city one of the
coolest months of last winter at a cost
of $500.
1t is something wonderful Call and
see us about Il.
CORNWELL g. CHAPMAN.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
ONCE Inspector of Plumbing. Savan-
nah,. Ga, Sept. 9. 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing are the list of registed plumb
ers of the city of Savannah, and no
others are authorized to do plumbing
work in the city of Savannah. A Ger
tificate Is given each plumber when
work is completed and was inspected
and found to conform to the Ordi-
nances in relation to plumbing in the
City of Savannah.
FRANK w. cAMPos,
Inspector OF Plumbing.
Bartield Chapman a. Seclxinger. e.
F. Broderick, T. Brody. ]. T. Collins,
WIN. n. Cosgrove, Cornwell & Chip
man, VIM. F. Dunn, ]. w. Foughner.
L. M. Germany John Halligan. l..
A. Mccarthy e. Son, j. II. McKenna,
T. j. OBrien. Herman & Cavey. J.
l.. Jackson. Herman Plumbing Co.
+. 3. Knight Frank Karsman. J. W.
Lang. p. z. Masters. II. j. Myers,
A. c. Price. c. r. Seckinger, w. s.
Lynch, J. w. Norton.
BATH TUBS.
Enameled Iron, Guaranteed. $500
Sewer Connections.
LOWEST PRICES.
FAIRFIELD. CHAPMAN a. seek.
NIGER.
Both Phones. iti Whitaker ST.
JOHN W. CLARKE.
81 Barnard ST. Ca Phone 2oss.
buy and sell city and suburban
property
can Increase the revenue from
your buildings. I rent houses and
apartments ef every description.
sPEcfAL NOTICE.
Neither the master nor the agents
~ the British steamship Llncairn.
White master viii BE- responsible for
any debts contracted By the crew ~
az hINIs 4 CO.. Agsau.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
YOUNG GIRL
PROBABLY
MURDERED

Mahsnoy City. Pa. May s-A mystery
surrounds the murder OF Lillian Humes IL
years OF age. whose lifeless body has been
found lying face downward on the kitchen
floor at the home OF her brother Harry
Humes. engineer for the Mahanoy City
water company.
The top OF her head was blown of and
nearby lay shot gun belonging to "a
member OF the household with both bar
rels empty.
The girl came to this city last week
from Philadelphia with her mother in
tending to spend the summer She was
alone In the house. IIumes being busy at
the pumping station. Mrs. Humes work.
ing In her garden some distance from the
house and the children at school.
When Mrs. Humes returned she found
LILLIAN dead on the kitchen floor. Back OF
the chair where she had been sitting were
two holes torn by the shot The dis
charged gun lay on the floor. The nearest
house Is two miles from the Humes ana
no one heard the fatal shots. not even
Mrs. Humes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
BOSTON
BAKERS
FIGHTING

Boston, May 3--In consequence OF the
action OF a large number OF the smaller
bakeries In signing the new working
schedule from three 10 four hundred bak-
ers OF the 1000 who struck in this city
yesterday. returned today To their places.
About 100 OF the smaller concerns now
have signed the new schedule and the
Bakers unions expect that a majority
OF the 100 small concerns yet 20 be heard
from will consent 10 the demands or
the men.
The contest then will be with the Mas
ter Bakers association. including the
three or four larg bakeries In the Bos-
ton district.
A. O. Collymore. manager OF Union No.
T. said today that inasmuch as the largest
bakers are practically tied UP about 90
per cent OF the bread output has been dis
continued
He expressed the opinion that unless a
settlement was reached a bread far
would soon result.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

the Japanese and the Russians on the
falu, all the Russian guns posted TO op-
pose the crossing OF the river. were put
out OF action before the actual crossing
took place.
For two hours from until Q o'clock
continuous fighting went on. the ia
panese steadily pressing forward and The
Russians falling back before the weight
OF men and guns opposed 10 them.
JAPS BRILLIANT DASH.
The japanese infantry with brilliant
dash captured the fortified heights north
west OF Kulien Cheng and the pressure
was kept UP until afternoon. a portion of
the Russian forces being driven towards
Antung. There was furious fighting the
entire distance.
attacked ON BOTH FLANKs.
At Antung the Russians found that in
addition to-tire force confronting them
they were threatened by strong detach-
ments on either flank Their retreat then
became so hurried that there was no time
to replace the artillery horses shot down
by the Japanese sharpshooters and 20
guns together with large quantity of
ammunition and rifles and a number Of
Officers and men were captured. The Rus
slams were able TO carry Off all their
Wounded
Rome. May 3.-According TO dispatches
received here Gen. Kuropatkin is on the
march to Fengwangchen with 10000
Troops
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
LITTLE TOO HOT /!
The Police Descended Upon the Proprietor
Of Bachelors Whist Club.

Frank and John Jacobson were before
the sth district court today and there had
quite an experience. They were each held
for the grand jury in $1,000 for keeping
common nuisance.
Frank was fined 500 and costs and sem
fenced 10 jail for 10 days on each OF three
complaints-one for illegally keeping and
two for sales Of liquor.
John was fined $40 and costs and sem
fenced to Jail for 10 days on each OF two
complaints for making illegal sales
They ran the Batchelors' Whist club in
the rear OF rs Atwood street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

The Russian army engaged was COM
posed Of the third division. Twenty sec
ond and Twenty-fourth regiments OF the
Sixth division and General MistcheNxo's S
cavalry brigade supported by 40 field and
eight machine guns.
TWO GENERALS WOUNDED.
The wounded. including General Inchief
Zassalitch and General Kashtalnsky
reached Antung. whence the Russians
were eventually forced to retire after 25
minutes fierce fighting.
LOSS MAY REACH 500
St Petersburg NAV 3.-The silence Of
the authorities regarding the later details
OF the hghting on the Yalu river Is in
terpreted ominously and there Is a conse-
quent prevalence OF all sorts OF ire
sponsible rumors regarding the ma agnitude
OF the Russian losses. some figures going
as high as 1000. These manifestly are
gross exaggerations.
JAPS GAIN REAR POSITION.
The obsence Of official information is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
MILITARY FIELD DAY
EXERCISES AT NEWPORT.

new feature to break up the mo-
notony OF regular routine was introduced
-lnday-among the troops OF the Narragan-
sett defense district at Newport. when
military field day was held at Fort
Adams.
The men. To the number OF about 800
participated In athletic sports The Of
ficers and their families were present
and many spectators from this city saw
the sport.
I'm the afternoon a baseball game was
played between mines representing the
married and single men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
DUPLICATE KEY JOB.
Parpetrator Secured Two Watches From
Transit ST. Tenement yestsrtsy Afternoon.

William q. Fenner's tenement on the
third floor OF i4 Transit street. was en-
tered by the use OF duplicate key yes
terday afternoon.
gold watch valued at sl4 belonging
TO Nellie Fenner. one valued at szs the
property OF Minnie Fenner. and two pins
valued att each. were taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

The men expressed a determination to
present strong plea for some conces-
sions In the way OF a wage increase but
declined to venture any prediction as TO
whether refusal on the part OF the COM
pany would be followed by strike.
Outside the members OF the committee.
however union men seemed 10 hold the
opinion that strike was imminent
While no official statement from tive
company was given out. there was a
strong opinion prevalent in the big office
building OF the road that the company
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
COAL IS
NOW SOME
CHEAPER

A meeting OF coal dealers was held M
the office Of the Eastern Coal company.
yesterday afternoon. which was presided
over by Robert Il. Little.
II was voted to reduce the price for an
thracte by 26c. per ton, bringing that
commodity down to .625 cash and ss5 by
ledger account The new rate went into
effect today
Outside rates are as follows: Boston.
W'I0' FAN River y; New BEDFORD, 81:
Newport, 81, all by ledger account. New
York yard price, S.s5 plus e5c. for cart
age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

would decline to grant any wage increase
whatever
IL was said that the departure OF Presi-
dent Mellen last Saturday for weeks
stay in the west meant that he considered
that the roads position had been sufri-
ciently defined 10 the car workers and ma
chinists committees in previous councils
and that there would be no deviation from
that policy and no further concessions
granted the nine-hour demand OF the
men having already been allowed
In this view OF the situation the out
come OF the conference today was awaited
with great interest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
BOLD OPERATION.
Two Young Men Snsiched Purse end Bundle
From Nellie 7. DovIIng.

Nellie T. Bowling OF ~ Balskiava
street informs the police that when she
was on Smith. near winsor street. al ii:S
o'clock Saturday night. two young men
snatched from her hand a pocketbook and
bundle containing a shirt waist pattern.
There was but IS cents IN the pursA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

explained by the general staff by the fact
that a few japanese have succeeded in
tion and cutting the wires between Tai
sancheng and Fengwangcheng.
ADMIT HEAVY LOSSES.
Heavy losses are admitted but they are
not believed TO exceed a few hundred men
and some guns. The latter. while protect
ing the retreat OF the Russian forces
from Antung TO Kiuliencheng had 10 be
abandoned. owing 10 the loss OF the
horses. The breach locks however. were
carried away 80 the guns will be OF no
service TO the enemy.
According 10 the latest inforTnat ton
Gen. Zassaitch is retiring In good order
along the main road and the Japanese
are not following him. Details are ex-
pected as soon as Gen. Zassalitch is
again in communication. There is no
confirmation OF the reports that Gen.
zassalitch or Gen. Kashtallnsky is
wounded
NEWS KEPT FROM PEOPLE
In the meantime the public remains
In the dark and is the prey OF idle
rumors. The war bulletin boards are
bare and not single press dispatch has
come through from thefront. The figures
OF the Russian losses given from ia
panese sources In the dispatches from
abroad arc carefully eliminated by the
censors.
Until Gen. Zassalitch's official advIces
arrive the general staff Il inclined 20 be
lieve that Zassalitch. who was under
orders TO withdraw after impeding the
progress OF the enemy as much a. pos
sible. allowed the fight 60 mature beyond
his Intentions, being compelled to sus-
tain heavy losses along the Litzavena
river In order 10 extricate the retreat
Ing columns from Antung and Riulien-
cheng
RUSSIAN GUNS USELESS.
Seoul, May 3.-In the nshting between
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
MUCH DEPENDS On
THE CONF ERENCE,

New Haven, Conn., May 3A representa-
ves OF the various craftsmen employed the carshops of the New
York, New Haven Hartford railroad
held today the office of Percy Todd first vice president
Before the conference began
OF discussion would be the demand of the
wages and it was believed much depended result
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
APPOINTED RECEIVERS.

Boston MAY 3.--John p Burnett 81
southboro and John L. Hall OF Boston.
we're today appointed receivers for the
Bristol County Street Railway company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
P[Ev|LLE MAN A
POSSIBLE SUICIDE.
Edward Martin Killed by Train Near
Franklin, n. H.-Was Despondent,
and May Have Taken His Own Life.

Edward Martin of Mapevie R. L. killed early train
On the Boston Maine railroad Franklin. H. today
Martin was apparently asleep track. h
companion who with him yesterday informed the police
nat Martin had expressed himself being despondnt
thought he may have committed suicide
Little about the man here bt h. I srn,os.d 90 L
been a woolen mill weaver
His age as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
FLED, PANIC STRICKEN.

Seoul Corea May 3The Russian troops fed panic stricken
when routed Chuen Cheng by Japanese cavalry and
infantry the hill country Fengvang Cheng from 20
p m. until o'clock al night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
LADIES' SUITS TO MEASURE.

Lowest Prices. Fft Guaranteed First.
class workma nship at
II. -sALTMANs Is Broadway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

81 Petersburg, May Sit is reported that Admiral Togo
made another desperate attempt block Port Arthur
last night but failed.
Vcroy AeNef sent out section of the feet
and sank eight fire ships and Japanese torpedo boats
The channel is reported to be clear
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
REPORT is CONFIRMED.

Later the that Vice Admiral Togo another at
tempt to block Port Arthur confirmed Aexie
ported officially that the Japanese eight reshps last night 70
block the entrance OF the harbo all sunk bv the Rus
torpedo boats and land batteries leaving the
Gle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

The vceroy also reported that the Russians two Japan
torpedo boats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

livery merchant who adver-
. tises attracts gradually an
sggregation Of readers. many of
whom never visited his store.
when they do visit his store they
.eei - though they had known him
Tor long time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

explained by the general STAFF by the fac
that few japanese have succeeded n
getting in the rear OF the Russian posi-.
tion and cutting the wires between Tai.
sancheng and Fengwangcheng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03

Seoul, May ain The nshtins between
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02

Submarine boats believed to have been
built in the United States have reached
Japan.
Miners have broken into cavern
containing two dozen mummies, near
Silver City, N. M. Buried with the
mummies were stone weapons and in
struments showing that they belonged
to prehistoric race.
The fortune left by the late President
Paul Kruger amounts to G750,00 ster-
ling. He left sums for the support of
Boer widows and orphans, for the main
tenance of the Dutch language in the
Transvaal schools.
The Japanese made a fresh attack
on Poutiloff hill the night of November
o. Their advancing ranks were deci-
mated by the Russian shell fire, and
they were forced to retire, with heavy
loss.
Great Britain fears a schism with
Canada in consequence of the closer
made relation between the Dominion
and the United States.
Cuban officials declare there Is no
yellow fever on the island but admit bad
sanitary conditions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
Duchess Has Marrow Escane.

London, Nov. 2S.-The dowager duch-
ess OF Manchester (Consuelo Yznaga)
had narrow escape from asphyxiation
Saturday morning. She woke up in her
house in Portman square to find her bed
room full OF smoke. She ran out and
aroused the servants who called the fire
brigade. After some difficulty the fire
was located on the floor beneath the
duchess bedroom. 1t as found to be
due to the overheating of a beam and
was quickly put out. The duchess was
none the worse for her experience.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
Motion overruled.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 2S.-Judge ]. w.
Donovan, of the Wayne circuit court,
Saturday overruled the motion made by
attorneys for DR.. Otto Toepel, one of
the Wayne county coroners, to quash
the contempt proceedings begun against
Elm as a result of his action in securing
the signature of Judge Donovan to GER
tain vouchers enabling him to collect
alleged unwarranted fees from the state
for investigating the death of alleged
fictitious non-residents. Coroner Toe
pel's attorney will appeal the decision
to the supreme court Monday. Pending
the result Of this appeal Judge Donovan
postponed the contempt case until
Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
TO DISMANTLE THE FAIR.
Midnight of December Will See Be-
ginning Of Packing Of Exhib-
its at st. Louis.

st. Louis, Nov. 2S.-Promptly at mid
night December / force OF Is men en-
ployed by the General Service company
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
will shunt 200 freight cars loaded with
empty packing cases into the exhibit
palaces and the work of dismantling the
fair will begin. In different parts of the
exposition grounds are $500 carloads
of empty packing cases, while outside
the grounds are others, aggregating 100
carloads more. These will be distrib-
uted as rapidly as possible and the
packing of the exhibits will be rushed.
At daylight December another large
force of men will begin to tear up the
walks that conceal the tracks about the
exposition grounds. They will also tear
up the switches in the rear Of the
stadium and lay tracks connecting the
main line with each of the exhibit build
ings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02

BY the explosion Of the boilers in a
cotton gin, in the town of Walters, a
suburb of Vicksburg, Miss, two lives
were lost and five persons injured.
A monument to the memory of Pres
ident William Mckinley was unveiled
at the main entrance of Golden Gate
park, San Francisco.
Fire destroyed the old Hill building
in Minneapolis, Mimi, owned by Presi-
dent ]. ]. Hill, of the Great Northern
railroad, and occupied by three firms,
mourning total loss of $4,000.
Clifford Darling shot and killed his
wife and then attempted suicide by
poisoning at PierceIIlle, Md.
A number of men blew up and prac-
tically destroyed the building of the
Southern Maryland savings bank at La
Plata, Md. They secured $4,000 in cash.
Chicago won it's final football contest
of the year, defeating Wisconsin in one
of the most sensational gridiron battles
of the season by a score of Is to IL.
Five Italians persisted in fire which
destroyed the old Noble grain ware
house at North Bend, Pa
Major Delmar, the worlds champion
trotting gelding, with an unpaced trot-
ting record of 2:01 IA, and a paced
trotting record of 1859 ga, was sold al
the Old Glory sale at the Madison
Square Garden, New York, for SIS, 0O0
James Wallace, who is alleged to have
embezzled $50, 900 from Edward M. Bret
tung, banker of Marquette, Mich, was
arrested in Liverpool. and nearly $25, O0C
of the amount is recovered.