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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
lndianoIa Postonice Case.

Washington, August 15.-The postof
fee at 1ndianola, Miss, which figured
conspicuousIy last year in a race tr0u.
BILE on account of the then negro post.
master, Minnie Cox, and which was
closed for months by the president.
has been reduced from a presidential
office to fourth-class. The postof.
fee department explains that this ac.
ton was due to the receipts of that
office for the last fiscal year, falling
below the minimum amount establish.
ed for presidential offices, and not to
any desire of the department to fur
ther show its disapproval of the course
taken by certain of the citizens of the
town toward the former incumbent OF
the office
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
sNEEZE CAUSED DEATH.
While Dressing, Young Woman swaI
lows a Brass Pin.

While Dressing, Young Woman SWaI'
lows a Brass Pin.
New York, August 15.-A sudden +
Of sneezing has caused the death OF
Rose Biggeo, a candy maker
The girl was dressing at her home
in Roosevelt street and after the Gus.
tom Of her sex had several pins in
her mouth. Suddenly she was seize
with an irresistible desire to sneeze.
With the drawing of her breath the
largest of the pins-a brass one with
a black head-dropped down her
throat, lodging in the trachae A.
incision was made in the girls throat
and the wind pipe was opened by the
doctors, but in some manner the pin
slipped from its position and could not
be removed. A second operation fol.
lowed, and the same thing happened
again, the pin dropping still further
down, this time into the left lung.
Oedema Of the lung set in and the
girl died in less than three days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
ManqIed by Train.

Raleigh, N. c., August 15.-When
the eastbound Southern passenger
train rolled under the shed at the
union depot Sunday morning a human
foot dropped from the wheels of the
powerful engine, a CHASTITY sight fol
the throng Of passengers. Tnvestiga
tion showed that blood and particles
Of the body had been strewn for 500
yards up the track, where the train
had evidently struck the unfortunate
man. There is no clew to his iden,
tity as yet. No passenger was miss
ing and the unknown man is believed
ohave been stealing a ride when he
fell under. the wheels
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
HEAD CUT OFF BY TRAIN.
Young Man Meets Horrible Death al
Spartanburq, s. c.,

Young Man Meets Horrible Death al
Spartanburg, s. C.
Spartanburg, S. c., August 15.-Joe
Howell "a we'll known young man OF
Campobello, S. c., was decapitated by
Southern railway train here. Young
Howell came down on the train from
Asheville, and seeing No. 80 leaving
for Atlanta, tried to board it several
hundred yards from the depot, Jump
Ing from the Asheville train and fall
ing to the ground.
Arising, he grappIed at No. 80. which
was we'll under way, missed his hold
and his body was hurled under the
wheels.
The head was found Is feet from
the body. Ihe back of the head was
mashed beyond description, while the
face was scarcely hurt. The sight
was a most CHASTITY one. The body
was carried to the home of the young
man some hours after the accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
Roads Suffer from Washouts.

Kingman, Ariz., August 15.-Heavy
rainstorms in this county have washed
out several hundred feet Of the Santa
Fe track in Truxton canyon. TIE trains
are held up by washouts in WSllapai
where great volumes Of water are
coming down from tn mountains
Much of the Arizona and Utah rail
road track is washed out, and it may
be week before traffic is resumed or
this line
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
Russian Newspaper Comment.


st. Petersburg, August 15.-1:26 pm.
The newspapers today devote slight
pOeditorial space to the naval engage
ment off Round island, August 10, and
generally express the belief chat the
remainder of the Port Arthur squad
ron has broken through the Japanese
feet. The editorials mostly deal with
the Ryeshitelni incident. M. Souvor-
in, editor of the Novoe Vremya, We
hemently declared that Captain Shes
takovsky by slapping the face Of tho
japanese commander, administered the
only punishment suitable for such an
outrageous act All the papers make
sarcastic illusions to the Bankruptcy
international law" and the Russ, No
voc Vremya and Nocosti reproduce an
article from Berlin paper, based on
the periIs of the work Of maritime law
pointing out that the Japanese were
not justified in attacking the Rye
shitelni, regardless of the fact that
she was armed or disarmed
The same authority invokes sup
port for the contention that TIE Rus
sian warships did not violate inter
national law in seeking shelter in neu-
trail ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
WAR FLEETS ENGAGE
IN FIERCE BATTLE
Japs Encounter the Vladivo.
stock Squadron.
ONLY ONE JAP SHIP WAS STRUCK
But the Russian Vessels Suffered Great
Damage, One Sinking by the Stern
and Two Others Catching Fire.
Other Eastern War News.

Toxic, August 15-11 a. ma dis,
patch to the admiralty from the naval
establishment at TakeshiK says Ad-
miraI Kamimura met the Vladivostoch
squadron 20 miles from -Unsan, Korea,
at o'clock Sunday morning. The
battle ended at 1890 a. m. The
Rurfk sank by the stern, her bow
standing up perpendicularly. The Jap
anese rescued 450 members or the Ru,
riK crew.
The Rossia and the Gromoboi
caught fire several times and were
heavily damaged Only one Of the
Japanese ships was hit. Two Japa!
nese were killed and seven were
wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
TAKES NAME OF ROSE INGRAM
Mrs. Maybrick on Her Way tosUnitet
StabeS,

London, August 15.-Mrs. Florence
Maybrick is on board the Red Star
Line steameh Vaderland, which sailed
from Antwery Saturday, Under the
name cd Miss Rose Ingram. She is
accompanied by her attorney, Mr.
Hayden and his wife, and the party
boarded the Vaderland at Antwerp.
On her arrival at New York Mrs
Maybrick will be the guest of DR.
DensmOre.
Mrs Maybrick's mother, the Baron
ess de Rouques, intends to follow he1
daughter shortly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
TRAGEDY AT TALLULAH FALLS.
Prominent Citizens Engage In Fatal
DifficuItv

Difficulty.
Tallulah, Falls, Ca, August 15.-P.
7. Shore, a prominent and weIl-to-dd
citizen of this town, was shot foul
times Sunday night by Colonel w. s,
Paris, a prominent lawyer of Clay
ton, Ga.
Mr. Shores friends summoned Drs
Bloomfield, Hodgeson and Moss, OF
Athens, and DR.. Norcop, of this place.
who did all in their power to save
Shore, but he died at 1:30.
He leaves a son, daughter and sew
eral brothers to mourn his loss.
Paris gave himself up to the sheriff
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

Che Foo, August 15-10:30 a. NJ
An unconfrmed report which has
reached here from Using Tau says the
Russian cruiser Novik, which put into
Using Tau after the battle of Aug TO-
off Port Arthur, and which coaled
there and put to sea, within her twen-
ty-four hours limit, has been sunk 40
miles from Using Tau
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
coAsTING STEAMER WRECKED.
Twenty-Five Persons Drowned-Boat
swain Only Survivor.


Durham, Natal August 15.-The
coasting steamer Penguin was wreck
ed and % persons on board OF he1
were drowned. The boatswain is the
only survivor.
The Penguin was chartered 70
search for the "Kruger's millions" al
legged to have been sunk with the
steamer ZuzuIand on this coast three
years ago.
Four previous expeditions with the
same object in view have ended dis
astrously.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

st. Petersburg, August 15.-1:52 p,
m.-rne Novoe Vremya's naval expert
reviewing the incidents of the sea
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
FATAL LIGHTNING BOLT.

Young Woman Killed While Talking
Over a Phone.
Madisonville, KY, August 15.-Misa
Carrie Bourfand, the 16-ysar-old daugh
ter of Hon W. G. Bourland, Of Dixon
has been killed by lightning while talk
ing over a telephone during heavy
thunder storm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
EUROPEAN SQUADRON
HAS LEFT SMYRNA
Fleet of Vessels Returns to Gi
braltar.
is COMMANDED BY JEWELL

Action Is Taken on instructions from
United States Minister Leishman
that Ships Are No Longer Needed
In Turkish Waters.
Washington, August 15.-Rear Ad
miral Jewell, commanding the Ameril
can-European squadron, today cabled
to the navy department announcing
the departure of his command, com.
prising the Olympia, Baltimore and
Cleveland, from Smyrna for Gibraltar.
This action is taken on the instruc.
tlons from Minister Leishman at Con,
stantinople that the squadron's pres.
ence is no longer necessary at Smyr
na.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

news from StaTeSDOro says that ven
qsance Has Been Taken Upon the
slayers of the Hodges FamiIy-sen
sationaI Affair.
August, Ga, August 15.-A report
has reached here from Statesboro, Ga,
to the effect that fifteen negroes
charged with the wholesale murder OF
the Hodges family, have been lynch.
ed
While there is no verification of II
above report, it IS credited at the cap.
itol, since advices were received there
today to the effect that many armed
men were in Statesboro and a lynch.
ing was expected after the trial Of the
negroes, which was to take place to.
day.
Atlanta, Ca, August 15.-At noon
today Governor Terrell said that he
had not heard that there had been a
lynching
The governor ordered the Savannah
militia to go to Statesboro early this
morning.
The Western Union reports that al
1880 this morning the Savannah sol,
diers had not arrived The wire which
had been put up was cut again short.
ly before noon. There are a thou
sand armed men now at StatesborO
News from Statesboro, Ca, received
at Augusta this morning ytrain says
that Is negroes were lynched there
by mob this morning The negroes
were accused of completely in the mur.
der Of the Hodges family three weeks
ago. The mob cut the wires before
the lynching began.
Train hands say two negroes were
brought from Statesboro Saturday
might to stand trial for murder. They
+ confessed, implicated thirteen others,
and the wholesale lynching followed.
Cato Confessed.
Statesboro, Ga, August 15.-WiI
Cato, arrested as a principal in the
murder Of the entire Hodges family
confessed to the existnece Of an organ
lied negro band in Bullock county,
whose object is the killing and robbing
of white people. 1t is called the
Before Day Club" and holds night
ly meetings in isolated places.
Cato named Will Rainey as a mem
Der who assisted in killing the Hodges
and afterward firing their house
Other prisoners have given tho
name of the ringleader and told where
the records of the club, hidden in an
old iron safe, may be found. Search
ing parties are now out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16
WHOLESALE LYNCHINC
AT STATESBORO, GA,
Negroes Charged With Murder
of Hodges Family.
THE GOVERNOR SENDS TROOPS

News From statesboro Says that Ven
qsance Has Been Taken Upon the
sIayers of the Hodges FamiIy-sen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

and non armias had biYonacked on |
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

Go is .restina comfnrtall1u and fhara
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-16

August, Ga, August 15.-A report
has reached here from Statesboro, Ca,
to the effect that fifteen negroes,
charged with the wholesale murder OF
the Hodges family, have been lynch
ed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
RUSSIA WASFRIENDLY.
Judge Cavanaugh Disputes Henry
Clews Statements.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Judge Marcus
Kavanaugh, of this city, has written
a reply to Henry Clews, the New
York banker who claimed that Rus
STA was not friendly to the Union dur
ing the war of the rebellion, in which
the Judge says:
Mr.. Clews complains that an effort
has been made by the representatives
Of Russia to try to convince out peo-
pie that Russia during the time of
the civil war was our friend, and we
ought to be hers now, as evidence Of
which they claim Russia sent ner
fleet to New York, where it anchored
for some time under orders to give us
aid in the event of its becoming ne
cessary.'"
Gloom for the North.
The very blacklist days of the war
were upon us. However mistaken the
southerners were in their political no.
tons, they were proving thems elves
extraordinary soldiers. Reverse to
: cur arms followed upon reverse-we
I'D little strength to spare for addi,
~tionaI enemies-and the z .glish and
the French fleets set sail for Ameri.
can waters.
Horace Greeley, in his history of
the great conflict, says: Perhaps the
very darkest days that the republic
ever saw were the ten which proceed
ed the 4th of July, 1S63-when our
often beaten army of the Potomac
was moving northward TO cover
Washington and Baltimore. Milroy's
demolition at Winchester seemed to
have filed the bitter cup held to our
lips at Fredericksburg and ChanceI-
louisville, while Rosecrans had for
half year stood still in middle Ten
nessee."
Russian Visit opportune.
Behind these disheartening reverses
to our arms skulked that other dan
ger of advancing hostile fleets bent
on a mission which their advantage
and our weakness only too readily
suggested. By the providence of God
however, a gentleman of the name
of Grant happened to be lettering in
the neighborhood of Vicksburg on
July 4th, 1868, and dropped in for his
cup of tea. The effect of mis- neigh
borly call frightened things for a
time, but even then there was, hea-
ven knows, little enough to be merry
over. No one knew what day might
bring forth, and those two hostile
fleets lowered in the Offing like birds
of pray waiting for the death strug-
gle. It was at such a moment that
Admiral Lisovski, with a magnificent
procession of men of war, sailed into
New York harbor.
England is our friend today, to be
sure. and the quarrel in the East is
her quarrel as much as it is that of
the Japanese-more so, indirectly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
MEETINGS OF MINERS.
Locals at State Convention and
National Conference.

The annual convention of the Iowa
District, United Mine Workers OF
America, opens in Des Moines Tues
day, March /, and the state officers
President Edwin Perry and Score
tary- Treasurer John White, and Ste
nographer Miss Mae Davis departed
this morning for the seat of activity
as a sort Of skirmish line to the gen
eral body of the convention.
Local delegates to the convention
are w. c. Sharpe, of Oskaloosa; vii
liam Williams, of Carbonate; Sol
Meek of Beacon.
The Iowa Workers will be repre-
scented at the indianapolis conference
by a working delegation which is
headed by Vice-Presldent L. P.Joyce,
Dave Owens, John o. Staley, of Des
Moines, c. ], Klontz, CT What Cheer,
and Frank Shoemaker, of Beacon
These gentlemen departed from this
city via the Burlington route and
were in Indianapolis today for the be.
ginning of the conference. The
length of their stay is indefinite and
upon the action Of this conference
will depend the nature Of a part of
the work Of the Iowa convention OF
workers and operators.
President Edwin Perry was in the
city Saturday and Sunday, having
completed the work Of preparation at
Dss Moines. He came to assist Mr..
White in preparing for the removal
Of the records to Des Moines this
morning. The officers and assistant
departed this morning via the Bur-
lington at 1870 o'clock, and will re.
main in the city until the close OF
the convention.
Mr. Perry states that at no time
during his stay in Des Moines last
week was he interviewed by any re-
porter for the Capital, and that the
article published in that paper con.
corning matters pertaining to the
business Of the convention was Who'll.
~ unwarranted and unauthorized
The ignorance of the reporter who
wrote the interview would be clearly
manifest to one acquainted with the
workings of the association, bu,
might be confusing and misleading to
the general public. Mr.. Perry says
he did not see a reporter during his
week at the capital and the story
published by the paper must have
been made up by some home talent
and out of whole cloth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
TRADE is SLOW.
Held Back BY the Prolonged Severe
Weather.

New York, Feb. pr. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says: I'm ad-
iition to the interruption of holiday,
trade and transportation have again suf-
fered because Of severe weather, and
much outdoor work was forced to await
more favorable conditions. Develop
ment of spring trade is naturally slow,
but this may be fully made up as the sea-
son advances. Business proceeds on
conservative basis that promises i'm
nunity from the excuses that precipi-
tated the recent setback. Manufacturing
plants are gradually restoring idle ma
chinery, and there is more disposition to
anticipate future requirements. Staple
commodities are still inflated by war
and manipuiations making it extremely
difficult to ascertain the actual legiti-
mate situation. Baltimore concerns are
resuming in temporary quarters, stocks
Of goods being accumulated with great
rapidity, but no permits have been is
sued for rebuilding the burned district,
as plans are in preparation for realign-
ment of the streets.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for February aggre-
gated $10,796, 166, of which $2,732, 478
were in manufacturing; $4,29O,235 in
trading, and $S.773,453 in other COM
mercial lines. Failures this week num-
bered 240 in the United States against
211 last year, and 22 in Canada compared
with % year ago"
Bradstreet's says: Spring trade is
asserting itself despite abnormally cold
weather, heavy SHOWS or congested
transportation facilities in widely sepa-
rated sections. Where weather condi-
tons have been favorable, as in the
south, distributive trade has been good
and generally in excess of a year ago.
in the southwest milder weather has
brought out more country buyers, and
here is also more doing in dry goods,
shoes and millinery at Chicago, though
unlike Kansas City and st. Louis, bust
ness at the former city Is unequal to a
year ago. Buying is generally classed as
conservative. 1t is still too early to re-
port upon the winter wheat situation,
but adViCes so far received from the
southwest are hardly encouraging, alb
sence of snow covering or lack of mois-
ture being reported in Missouri, Okla
homa and Kansas. New record prices
for the year, and the highest, in fact
since May, 1898, were reached in wheat
this week, the market, though irregular
closing near the top. cash wheat and the
May option moving together partly or
war talk, but largely on reported con.
tinued eager demand for good milling
wheat. Flour prices reflect the strength
and corn and oats have sympathized, a:
have also nearly all kinds Of provisions
except eggs, which have broken sharply
the advance of pork to the highest point
being helped by small receipts. Thu
eastern war also affects other products
such as tea and camphor, which ar
closely connected with the scene of hos
Titles" ..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
HOME FOR THE BLIND.
Knoxville institutions May be
Opened For Males Only.

Des Moines, Feb. 29.--The house
convened this afternoon after re.
cess since Friday and immediately
went to work on routine business
The senate will not be in session un.
til Wednesday, having decided to
take a three-days' vacation
Tax ferrets will still have plenty to
do. The house committee on judi
ciary reported today in favor of kill.
ing the bills which propose the re-
peal of the tax ferret law.
Calderwoods bill prohibiting the
keeping of poor children in poor
houses was favorably reported out
from the house committee.
The ways and means committee re-
ported the bill relating to the levy
of the county road fund without rec
ommendation, Chairman Temple max
ing a notation on the committee re-
port to the effect that the measure is
fraught with so much Importance
that in his opinion it should be dis
cussed and fought out on the floor of
the house.
The committee ON roads and high
ways, has reported substitute for
the bill regulating the speed of auto
mobiles Twenty miles an hour IS
fixed as the limit
The blind people of the state have
asked to have the industrial home
for the blind re-opened at Knoxville,
and Representative McNie, Of Ben
ton county, has bill to do this. The
home would be re-opened for men
only. 1t is claimed that there is EVIL
dence of the great necessity for such
home for the blind men, who are
unable to care for themselves other
wise
Bills have been introduced by
Hughes in the senate ana by BeaIer
in the house providing lor an appro-
priation of $4,000 by the state pro-
vided the city of Davenport will give
the same amount, for the purchase OF
Camp Mcclellan, at Davenport. The
object is to use the tract as a park,
to be dedicated to the memory of the
soldiers VINO occupied it and of the
general for whom it is named.
Representative Christensen, of Gin.
ton, introduced a bill limiting the
hours of employment for street car
men on all electric lines in Iowa to
nine hours per day and requiring
that vestibules and tenders be put
upon all cars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
HOT TIME IN EVANS.
Bolton Visitors Try to Run Towr
But Are CorraIIed.

Three colored men from Bolton
mining camp went to Evans Saturday
evening and tried to run the town.
The fellows loaded up on booze and
proceeded to exhibit their forty-four
calibre guns in a manner that clear
ed the streets. One white man was
knocked down, the muzzle of the gun
placed in his mouth and he was COM
manded to 'eat it." Another white
miner had revolver showed in his
face and at the point of the gun was
kicked and abused while he backed
off, the man with the gun compelling
him to endure this through a dis
lance of about one hundred feet.
Constable George Ruggenberg ap.
peared upon the scene and shots be-
tween him and the negroes were ex-
changed. Officers from Oskaloosa
were called to the scene but the fell
lows had escaped.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-03
TOLD OF CHINA.
Returned Missionary EnIiehtens os-
kaIoosa Audiences.


eJr w 3 rsee.-s tsT settIsssp.e mis- is
sionary of bingham. China, addressed
large audiences both Sunday morning
and evening at Central M. e. church
The gentleman is home On a years
leave of absence and is appearing
here and there before different con-
gregations, telling of conditions in
China. He said a native requires
ten years to learn to read in the Chi
nese language. and only the educated
work at low wages for his daily
bread, he has no chance of spending
ten years in study that he barely be
able to read. DR.. Brewster, seeing
the great need, arranged a language
from the dialect used by the natives
and then translated the Scriptures in
to this dialect, which can be learned
by them in a short time. The gen.
tleman has purchased printing
press and edits a small semi-monthly
paper in the dialect. The paper
contains news from all over the
world and its 700 copies are eagerly
read by the Chinese.
DR.. Brewster also addressed Il
large audience at the mems meeting
in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium in the
afternoon, discussing China and her
dying dynasty. He pointed out the
weaknesses of the race and the need
Of Christian civilization in the unen-
lightened country. At this meeting
Horace Colman played a beautiful
clarionet solo, and Miss Pigeon Boy
err and Evan Morgan sang sweet so.
los.