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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10

mined effort to bring the Russian
commander to bay was made on Tues
day. A detailed list of Russian losses
is promised to-day Saturday and it
is thought that these losses will ap-
proxmate 10000. as against 10000 for
the Japanese. 1t is officially reported
that Kuropatkin has not been wound
ed.
The last news from Mukden came
in a dispatch to the Associated Press
filed Friday night. 1t tells of a great
downpour of rain, accompanied by
thunder and lightning which the cor
respondent says is considered advan
tageous, as it has checked the move
ments of the japanese eastern and
southern armies. The dispatch adds
that quiet reigns over the whole front.
There is no news from Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
LOSS OF S1,OoO,OOO
Sustained BY the Fire That Ragged
mt Pro&resso.

Progresso, Mexico. Sept. 9.-The
fierse fire which broke out here yes
terday ragged unchecked all day. 1t
wiped out an entire block of business
houses occupied by firms engaged in
the general merchandise business. The
loss is estimated at from $1,0O0,000 to
81, 200, 900, with but little insurance.
The burned territory consists of the
square two blocks south of the water
front, and facing one OF the principal
plazas, directly opposite the Custom
House.
Fire fighting apparatus was sent by
special train from Merida, the cap
ital of Yucatan. to aid I'm fighting the
flames, as the local volunteer corps
was unequal to the occasion.
During the progress OF the fire. a
tank filled with alcohol. located in
the part of the building occupied by
a drugstore. exploded. causing the
flames to spread to various sections
of the block and making II difficult to
stay the progress of the fire.
The warehouses in which heneduen
was stored were burned to the ground
and the loss on this fibre alone will
aggregate 100000.
In another building corn was stor-
ed. and the loss viii reach S50.OoO
A large quantity OF asphalt destined
for paving the streets OF Merida. the
capital. was destroyed and a consid-
cradle loss entailed.
The loss Of the dry goods and groc-
cry, drug and coffee importing con-
Germs viii approximate 100000 The
balance OF the loss falls upon the
brokerage firms and small storekeep'
orH
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
GREAT BRITAIN FORCES
A TREATY WITH THlBET.
1t Has Been Signed and the Dalai
Lama Is in Flight.

Lama Is in Flight.
Lhassa, Sept. Z, via Gyantse, Sept. 9.
Col. Younghusband. head of the Brit
ish mission. and the Thibetan officials
signed a formal treaty to-day in the
apartments of the Dalai Lama. at Po-
tala.
The ceremony was simple and was
conducted amid quaint and picturesque
surroundings. The terms of the treaty
were read out only in the Thibetan Ian
guage, and it's details will be published
later by the Foreign Office at Simla.
The proceedings closed with a short
speech by Younghusband.
The Dalai Lama is now supposed to
be well on his way into Mongolia, and
the officials insist that his action
amounts to abdication. The admins
tration is now carried on by a Council
of Regency. 1t is believed that Tashi
Lama will eventually be recognized as
the supreme religious head.
The arrangements for the return of
the British mission are complete.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
MANY KILLED OR
MANNED IN WRECK
DISASTER ON THE SEABoARD
THOUGHT To HAVE. BEEN CAUSED
BY WRECKERS.

Vice-President Barr Says There Was
Evidence of an Attempt to Wreck
the Train-Accident Occurred at "a
TrestIe Near the Catawba River,
Reported in TO-daN's Morning
News-One Train TumbIed Upon
the Wreck of the Passenger Train.
Portsmouth, Va, Sept. 9.-Shortly
after l O'Clock this morning train No.
Al, on the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road, consisting of an express car, a
mail car, two day. coaches. and a Pull
man sleeper, was derailed at a trestle
just south of the Catawba river, South
Carolina, and twenty-five miles south
west of Monroe. N. c., followed by
the wreck of a light engine and ca
boose, resulting in the death of four
persons. and the injuring of thirty
hye others. The killed are
List of the Killed.
Engineer E. Y. Barksdale, Able
vile. S. C.
Fireman Ed Roberts, colored, At
lanta, Ga.
Mrs. Black.
Unknown woman.
The Severely Injured.
Mrs. James Clay, Oakland, Tenn,
fractured jaw.
7. c. jerome. Atlanta, Ga, slight
ly bruised.
Mrs. T. c. Jerome, Atlanta, Shout
der and head injured.
DR.. Edward Banks, Athens, Ga,
back injured.
Mrs. Sidney Herbert, Maitland, Fla.
foot amputated, may die.
Mrs. Jerome Silvey, Atlanta, bruis-
ed
G. w. Hinson, Lenox. Ga. jaw in
jured.
Tom Mitchell, colored. brakeman, Alb
beville, S. c., head and shoulders in
jured.
Pink Carpenter, Monroe, N. c., por-
ter, head and body injured.
Less Seriously Hurt.
The following were slightly hurt:
V. S. Elerby, Atlanta, colored Pull
man porter.
j. G. Turner Atlanta, Pullman con-
ductor.
G. H. Meares. Monroe, N. C.. engi-
neer.
j Duncan, Abbeville, brakeman.
II. H. Chapman, Abbeville, S. c.,
Conductor.
G. H. Davis Atlanta, express mes
senger.
W. Fairman, Atlanta. mail clerk.
r. T. West, Monroe, N. c., con-
ductor.
b. F. Meader, address unknown.
F. c. Topleman, address unknown.
T. c. Horton, address unknown.
Mr. Black, address unknown.
Robert Zigler, address unknown.
Mollie Griffin, address unknown.
A number Of colored laborers also
We're slightly hurt.
Special Train Was Sent.
At the Offices of the Seaboard Air
Line in this city. it was stated that
Immediately after the receipt of the
news Of the accident. a special train
with wrecking outfit and doctors start
g from Monroe for the scene of the
wreck. The dead and injured were
p.ought back to Monroe.
j NJ. Barr. first vice president and
general manager OF the road, said to-
cay that there was evidence Of a ma
H'ious attempt TO wreck the train. a
number Of rail joints having been found
connected. He gave the following
details:
Barr's Statement About ~.
Train No. Il WAS IN charge Of Con-
'i..or Richard West and Engineer
'asfon Mesres The wreck occurred
''9ut 4 O'Clock this morning a. the
''sile just south of cataw-
river. South Carolina. ana
,.'n'y-tHo miles southwest Of
a'aroe. =. q. The engine passed over
'a' treste and went down the en1bauk-
mont killing oolored rireman ~. Rob
''s ana seriously iulufing Engineer
'saafop Meares.
a ight engine anf oabooss running
u. Ao -. in charge ~ Conductor
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10

BOTH ARMIES DRENCHED
BY GREAT D0WNP0URS.

Mukden. Sept. 9.-This evening
around Mukden has occurred the great
est downpour Of rain Of the whole cam
paign and with IL terrifying accom-
paniment Of thunder and lightning
There has been the greatest dGiculty
IN preventing the cavalry horses STAN
peding BY the double guards. ana an
The horse lines have been tied. The
men are scarcely able 10 keep their feet
around the moving horses. and arc
singing and talking 10 quiet them
All the lower ground is under water
ana Chinese boats from the Hun river
are navigating many ~ the roads and
some of che streets. This makes iif.
fle difference 40 me mon who ar0 un+
der canvas. but nii others are soaked
fo fho skin and are sleeping exhausted
ln mud and water indifferent to fhf
connnusa 81 Flnh Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
THE STRIKE is OFF.
After Being Out 80 Days Meat Work
ers Returned 10 Their Jobs.

After Being Out 80 Days Meat Work.
ers Returned 10 Their Jobs.
Chicago. Sept. 9.-The fifty-nine days
strike Of butchers and allied trades at
the stock yards is off.
Vice President Smith. Of the Meat
Cutters and Butchers Union, said the
vote Of the Conference Board Of the
Allied Trades Council to bring the
trouble to an end was unanimous.
President Donnelly has telegraphed
the decision to all the cities where the
workmen have been on strike. Presi-
dent Donnelly said:
Although we have not won all we
struck for we go back as an organiza-
tion. Both sides have learned a les
son. The butchers will build up bet
ter and stronger organization from the
experience Of the past. | do not believe
the packers will discriminate against
the union men"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
SHERIFF SAYS R0MAINE
HAD BEEN SUSPECTED.

Cripple Creek. Col. Sept. 9-Sheriff
Bell said to-day of slagel or Romaine:
I'VE know positively that Romaine
worked in the district while the strike
was in progress and was a spy en-
ployed by the Western Federation of
Miners. He had long been under sus-
picion."
The men whom Romaine duplicates
with himself are said to be former
officers and members of miners unions
in this district. Only one of them,
believed to be Charles G. Kennison,
former president of the Miners Union
No. 40. Cripple Creek. is now in the
district. Kennison is in the county
jail charged with murder and conspir-
acy to murder in connection with the
Independence depot explosion.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
LIKE BLOODY BATTLES
OF THE CIVIL WAR
Was the Fight of the Russians and
Japs at LiaO Yang.

Was the Fight of the Russians and
Japs at LiaO Yang.
Mukden, Wednesday, Sept Z. via
Pekin. Sept. "a correspondent of the
Associated Press, who has just return
ed to Mukden with the Russian rear
guard, after having accompanied the
army the whole time since the battle
of Lao Yang. says the losses on both
sides were enormous. AS a moderate
estimate he places them at $4,000. He
confirms the reports that the fighting
at Lao Yang recalled in fierceness the
sanguinary battles of the American
Civil War.
Gen. Kuroki's flank movement east
of the Russian position preciptated the
retreat from Lao Yang. When the
Russians left Lao Yang, the town was
strewn with corpses of the slain. The
japanese shell fire continued until Sept.
4, when the bridges over the Taitse
were destroyed.
The Russians admit that their posi-
tions at Lao Yang were too extended
for their army to hold. The greater
portion of the Russian forces crossed
the Taitse during the night of Sept.
2, and engaged Gen. Kuroki with two
corps. The fighting on the first day
was favorable to the Russians, but the
conditions changed at night time. The
Russian infantry suffered heavily from
shrapnel and rife fire.
The lighting was continued Sept. 3
and A, the Russians successfully pro-
tecting the east side of the railroad.
When the Japanese approached Yentai
they Immediately commenced to attack
it. The Russian transport began to
retreat at midnight Sept. 4, and was
| attacked three miles from Yentai on
| the morning of Sept. 5. along the Muk-
I den road. The Russians pushed out
two corps and much artillery to pro-
| tect their right flank.
The condition of the roads rendered
| the retreat slow and the troops and
horses were tired out. The Japanese
seemed to lack enterprise and failed to
recognize the serious situation of the
Russians, the morale of their troops
having been severely tried.
A Japanese army of 10000 men is re-
ported to be west of Mukden, and it is
! considered likely. in view of the con-
dition of the two armies, that hostili-
ties may be indefinitely prolonged un-
less the Japanese are able to push on
and force the Russians to give bat
tie.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
THAT RUSSIAN RETREAT
WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL
MilIet Fields Blamed for the Sue
cess of the Japanese.


cess of the Japanese.
Mukden, Thursday, Sept. s. De-
layed in transmission0- Russian
retreat here has been accomplished
without losses and with the precision
of a review at Krasnoye Selo.
The accumulation of wounded be
tween Liao Yang and Mukden test
ed to the utmost the resources of the
Red Cross. Most of the transport
was carried in the toughest kind Of
two wheeled carts, but the arrange
ments for providing the troops with
food along the line of retreat work.
ed magnificently.
During the five days of Aug. 30 to
Sept. 4. 12,3OO wounded were treated
in Red Cross ambulances the Sisters
of Mercy vieing with the doctors in
physical courage and resistance to
fatigue.
Much of the Japanese success is at
trdbuted to the millet fields, in which
the Russians were not accustomed to
maneuver.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
TWO WERE KILLED
IN RAIL WAY WRECK.
Trainmen Suffered in a Disaster to
Freight Train.

Trainmen Suffered in a Disaster to
Freight Train.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 9.-Two men
were killed and another seriously in
jured in freight wreck on the South
ern Railway between Dogwood and
Wilson on the Birmingham and Selma
division this afternoon.
The dead: kskse
w. II. Cherry, engineer.
Will Ivey. negro brakeman.
Dangerously injured:
N. L. Snow, white. fireman.
While details of the wreck are mea-
ger, it seems that the train was run
ming at thirty miles an hour when the
engine jumped the track and struck
the cross-t ties, turning completely over,
crushing the engineer beneath it.
Several other employees of the road
are said to have been bruised, bat not
seriously hurt.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
DEAD BODY FOUND
ON THE TOP OF A CAR.

New York Sept. 9.--While passen-
gers were allghtng from the Chicago
Limited train. which arrived AZ the
Grand Central station to-day. the life-
less body Of a young man. with the
head crushed. was found lying ON the
roof 0f the mail car. one arm was
clnHped around Is ycntilator and tho
body was held nfmly on the narrow
rO0f, II le supposed that the younR
fellow WAS stealing n ride and that hf
WIS struck hy one ~ the low hrlHaor
along the llneI
The man NHf identined as a Jacob
son. son of neehNear dealer of ihif
c'tys
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
COVERED THE TREASURER
AND TOOK $4,000.
The Bold and Effective Work OF
Two Robbers.

Pomeroy. o.. Sept. 9.-Two men en-
tered the office of County Treasurer
T. j. Chase to-day and while one Of
them covered Chase with revolver,
the other went through the safe, Sc
curing $4,000.
They then locked Chase in the vault
and made their escape. Chase was
found three hours later by his wife
and released. Several thousand dol
lars in gold in the safe was overlook
ed by the robbers.
The sheriff and his deputies were at
the fair grounds, and all the officers
except the marshal were out of town
at the time OF the robbery.
All nearby towns have been notified
and officers are securing the county for
the robbers.
The county carried $40, 900 insurance
against robbery.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
THINK THE RUSSIANS
HAVE NOW ESCAPED

Mukden, Sept. 9.-1O:3O a. m.-AH
continues quiet at Mukden.
All anxiety regarding the Russian
transport is over. The japanese have
crossed the Shakhe and are now rest
ing. only the Russian and japanese
outposts are in direct contact Thous-
ands of wounded are being sent
north
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
R0MAINE SAYS HE HELPED
TO BLOW THEM UP.
Confessions are Made BY n DepOrted
Negro Miner.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 9.-B. F. Sla-
gel, alias Robert Romaine. deported
colored miner under arrest here for
attorney to completely in the Independ-
ence depot and the Vindicator mine ex-
plosions, in the Cripple Creek district.
last June, by which fifteen non-union
miners were killed outright and others
injured. Romaine says he helped to
place the dynamite and wires running
beneath the depot, by which the charge
was set off. Romaine gave the names
of those whom he alleges were impli-
Gated with him in the plot. There were
twelve other men.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
EDWARDS HELD GUILTY
OF Firing the shot That KILLED SUI
perintendent Eppes.


periBtendent Eppes.
Tallahassee, Fla. Sept. 9.-The cor
oner's jury. which met this morning
to inquire into the killing Of County
School superintendent Eppes, found
that Mr.. Eppes came TO his death from
a gunshot wound. the shot having been
fired by Isham Edwards. Edwards was
held for murder and Caldwell and Lar
klns were held az accessories before
the fact.
No evidence was introduced 10 show
the existence % Beforeday Clubs
though one witness testified 70 going
70 church after midnight.
Excitement 10 subsiding. II is be-
ileyed that The murder was committed
for robbery. and tbe existence Of Be
forsaay clubs b. beginning 70 be-
doubted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
In.s.ilsslIna LgnehIns.

Huuisgiiis. Aia. Sept s.~inrssfiFa-
tlou n fbe lynehing ~ ne negro Me-
pies nas begun ~ . special gfan9 isil
fg-daa
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
Paid Mardersr'. reaaIty,

Montgomery. Ala. Sept. 9-Toney
Jones. a negro, was hanged here to-
day for the murder of Warren Jones.
also "a negro. lie nearly collapsed when
the black cap was piBced on his head.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10

Admission. Ala. Sept a--AndreW
burton WAS hanged here to-day for
the murder N w L Rlchardaou, eYsr
q game of diea
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
CITY LEGAL NOTICE.

The board of public works Of the
city of Spokane will receive bids in
duplicate. until March II. 1904. at the
hour of 2 o'clock p. NJ. for the i'm
provement Of First avenue from the
east line of Madison street to the
east line of Walnut street by paving
guttering. curbing, according to the
plans and specifications on file in the
office of the city engineer. and re-
ferred to in Ordinance No. ALAS.
which ordinance and said map. plans
and specifications shall govern said
improvement and to which bidders
are hereby referred for further par
ticulars. All bids must be made in
duplicate on printed forms to be fur
nished by the board. sealed. and one
copy left with the clerk of the board,
the other with the mayor
There must be written upon the
outside of the envelope the words.
Proposal for the paving of First
avenue" together with the name of
the bidder. and the copy of the bid
sent to the board must be accom-
panied with a certified check for not
less than 10 per cent of the amount of
the bid and made out to the order of
the president of the board of public
works. and no bid shall be considered
unless accompanied by said check.
The successful bidder shall be re-
duired to enter into a contract and
furnish satisfactory bonds as requir-
ed by said Ordinance No. ALAS. the
laws of the state of Washington. the
city charter and ordinance pertaining
upon the subject within five days
after he has been notified that the
contract has been awarded to him.
Special attention is called to Ordi-
nance No. A1031 governing contracts
for public work Where any material
used is of the kind that is produced
here the same shall be of home pro-
I,,~
equal to foreign production.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Successful
bidder on the above proposal will be
required to furnish guarantee or
indemnity company bond satisfactory
to the mayor.
Bids in the manner and under the
conditions and at the time above
stated will be received by the board
of public works for maintaining the
above described pavement and i'm
ing to the terms and conditions stated
under the maintenance portion of the
plans and specifications for period
OF ten years from and after the COM
pletion of the said work. and it's ac-
ceptance by the city. and the sue
cessful bidder will be required to
enter into such contract and bond as
Is required by law and charter and
ordinance Of said city. and particular
ly as required by said Ordinance No.
144S, within five days after he shall
have been notified of the fact that
he has been awarded the said con-
tract
Such proposals shall be made in
duplicate and 10 sealed envelopes
marked proposals for Maintaining
First Avenue Pavement" and shall
be accompanied by a certified check
for not less than 10 per cent of the
amount of the bid. made out to the
order of the president of the board
of public works.
The board expressly reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
l.. h. HANDLEY. Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
COLLEGE MAN QUITS SOCIETY
TO LOITER WITH TRAMPS

CLEVELAND, Feb. Is. - George
Hoyt, Jr.. aged 30, college man and a
member of cultured and wealthy
family, renowned the society to which
he had always been accustomed, and
unknown to his parents, became a
comrade and associate of tramps and
loaiers in the Michigan street lodging
house district. With Charles Long, Il
tramp, Hoyt was arrested by the police
who did not know him, as a suspicious
person. and Friday both were arraign
ed before Police Judge Whelan.
Detectives Moore and RuziclSa made
the arrests. Hoyt said when they lock
ed him up: "l've good home, but I've
grown tired of the society of people
who think of nothing but clothes
These people in society bore them
selves and each other with talk of
books and music and think they are
cultured. On the downtown streets
one finds people in the rough, people
who have seen things, and who really
live. Who's business is it. if l care
for tham?"
Young Hoyt said he had become in
teresteu in young Long, found that he
was in hard luck, liked his company
and had decided to help him along.
He admitted taking Long to his
home on Euclid Heights and enter
tanning him there. The tramp in turn
entertained young Hoyt in the cheap
est groggeries of the lodging house
district.
"You see" explained young Hoyt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
IN THE CHURCHES

The social question will be discuss
ed, debated and argued in the churches
next Sunday. Two mass meetings have
been called by the preachers. One for
the men will be held in the First Meth
odist church at o'clock p. m. while
the meeting for the women will be in
the Central Christian church.
Mayor Boyd, Attorneys Judson, Con-
ner. Kimball, Poindexter and Barn
hart, as well as the rival police chiefs,
will be invited to address the meeting,
The preachers wish these officials to
60 on record and say why they do not
enforce the laws. The women will be
addressed by several of the prominent
women reformers in the city.
The preachers say the mayors order
for the women to move back into the
alleys was inspired by the saloonmen
whose trade has suffered since the
district was abandoned
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18

Pills
Pills
Keep them in the house. Take
one when you feel bilious or
dizzy. They act directly on
~ lives &c Aver Co..
TIC uVCLs Lowell, MAa0.

TACOMA, Feb. 18.-Freezing and
starving to death in the sight of
warmth, comfort and plenty, was the
fate of dog found on the roof of the
city hall building. 1t was large,
shaggy dog, with big, intelligent head
and of friendly disposition.
When found the animal was simply
skin and bones. How the dog got on
the roof is somewhat of a mystery.
Its wailings have been heard for sew
eral days past. but those about the
city hall, who heard it could not locate
the sounds. Several persons investiea-
ted the pitiful cries and found the
cause today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
ARE you A MASON?

The entanglements through which
Amos Bloodgood,. the central character
in the roaring farce, "Are You
Mason?" passes, in his endeavor to
prove that he is "Worshipful Grand
Master" of lodge, when, in reality,
he is not, and his lurid descriptions
of lodge-room tactics and Masonic
limitations are wonderful examples of
imagination and ingenuity. BY the
greatest tact and diplomacy he con-
vinces his wife for a time; but is finally
trapped into attending a lodge social
where his deception il disclosed. To
propitiate his wifes wrath, he event.
ually does join, aud the complicated
ends of this clever piece are deity
woven into pretty love story at the
fall of the curtain.
care You Mason?' will be present.
ed tonight at the Auditorium. 1t will
also be repeated Friday and Saturday
nights, and Saturday matinee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-18
CRUDE METHODS PREVAIL :.
IN AraHANIsTAN.

LONDON. Feb. lS.-One feature OF
the new form pieces which are coming
into circulation is decidedly interesting,
The king has already given sitting
to G. w. DeSaules, the engraver to the
royal mint. and the diverse of the new
coin will bear the imprint of the kings
head, with which we have grown more
or less familiar. The reverse, however,
a marked change from the
forms of the Victorian epoch. In place
of the emblematc arrangement so dear
to the hearts of heraldry we have an
upright figure of Britannia. The lady
who stood for the model of this figure
was Miss Susan Hicks Beach. daughter