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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
ASSAULT REPULSE0
At MAO-T|EN PASS
Russian Column Made a Desn.,.,.
Assault Sunday Morning.
FOG YELLED THEIR MOVEMENTS.
The Japanese Resisted
and Finally RepuIs.d the nm.
SLAMS, Pursuing Then a Con-
siderable Distance.

Toxic, July 19.-Gen. Kuroki reno,,,
that two divisions of the Russian arm.
made a desperate assault on Mao tn,
pass at dawn on July II, but were r..
pulsed. The casualties were not stat.
ed.
At three o'clock Sunday morning .
heavy fog yelling their movements. two
divisions Of Russians, commanded Il
Lieut.-Gen. Keller, male an assault on
the japanese positions at Mo Tien
pass. Gen. Kuroki adds that the Rus.
slams assailed all the japanese uosi.
tons at Mo Tien pass and its vicinity
desperately. The Japanese resistea
stubbornly, repulsed the Russians and
pursued them a considerable distance
westward. Kuroki in his report
praises the yalor of his men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
RESULT OF SAVAGE FIGHT
william Freeman ana Samuel slater
Suffering From Probably Fatal
Wounds at Peoria, Ill.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 19.-William Free.
man and James Slater, two machinists.
are in the Cottage hospital suffering
from horrible wounds inflicted in a
savage fight over Mrs. Freeman, who
is also Skaters sister. and the hospital
attaches can hold out no hope for the
recovery OF either. Freeman and wife
recently separated, and the husband
laid in wait for her and her brother
In a lonely spot at a late hour Sunday
night. When they came along Slater
shot Freeman in the abdomen. The
latter, despite his wound, bore him
down and with a knife inflicted MANY
cuts about the head, neck,
face and arms. Both men were I'M
conscious when the police arrived and
removed them to the hospital
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
FORCED 70 USE The HOSE
The Only Way a Crowd Could Be In
duced to Get Out of Danger.
They Crow ed the shady Side of an
Excursion Boat and Nearly
Tipped Her over.

Chicago. July 19.-Lack OF the usual
amount of water ballast and an eXcep.
t~ionally large crowd OF passengers on
the steamer Eastland combined to
cause much uneasiness on the return
trip from South Haven, Sunday night.
When the hOmewaru voyage was be-
gun. late In the afternoon, all the
passengers tried t. find seats on the
shady side OF the boat. This caused
the steamer to list heavily to star
board. Members of the crew fastened
To close the lower portfolios, while
many women secured life preservers
and crowded to the steamers rail,
This caused the boat to settle further
to ,starboard and some of the pas.
sengers became thoroughly alarmed.
The crew was at once mustered by
the officers and an attempt was made
to reason with the frightened men and
ONE The passengers refused to
obey orders, and finally in order to
drive them away from the wheel, the
fire hose was used. 1t proved effect.
i've and the crowd went to the lower
deck,
Many women were persuaded into
the smoking rooms of the cabin and
were treasured by the officers, while
the men were talked to outside by
members of the crew. The ship
held to its course despite the petitions
the passengers to turn round, and
finally reached Chicago. Many of the
Insisted upon wearing life pre-
until the vessel reached it's
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Russian ntisfa elton Over the Inter
ception of Contrnband.

st. Petersburg, July 19.-General
public satisfaction is manifested over
the decision of the admiralty to patrol
the Red sea for the purpose Of inter
cepting ~contraband of war destined for
the Japanese, AS yet, however, the
papers do not discuss the subject Cop
les of supplementary regulations for
the government of foreign newspaper
correspondents at the front, dated
Mukden, July 1G, lave arrived here.
They require correspondents 10 pledge
themselves, when leave to proceed 70
certain points, to travel only by the
route indicated, in TO circumstances 70
absent themselves from the regiments,
divisions or corps to which they may
be attached; in Ease of their expulsion
to travel by the route indicated to Eu-
ropean Russia, and not to attempt 70
leave Manchuria, except through Eu-
ropean Russia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
F, KENT LOOMS
BODY IDENTIFIED
The Coroner's Jury Returns an
Open Verdict.
EVIDENCE WAS C0NJECTURAL
4''Fosnd Dead, washed Up by the
Sea in BiEbury Bay. Devon
SHIRE" Was Verdict of
the Jury.

Kingsbridge, Deyonshire, July 49,
Found dead, washed up by the sea in
Bigbury bay, D~eyonshire," was the
verdict of the %coroner'S jury in the in
quest on the remains of F. Kent Loo
mis-. The evidence was very conclu-
siye and wholly ~eonjectural, as pointed
out by the coroner when he advised
this open verdict, adding that although
death was caused by a blow, there was
nothing to justify the suspicion that
it was foully administered.
Consul Stephens, of Plymouth, has
charge Of the body, which Is in a fair
state of preservation. 1t will be en-
balmed and shipped TO the United
States for burial as soon as practical
BILE.
Consul Stephens testified that he had
seen the body, and from information
supplied to him, officially, he unhesi-
tatingly identified it as that of Loomis,
who was acting as a special messenger
for the government, carrying impor-
tant dispatches from the government at
Washington to the embassy at Paris.
DIR, Webb, one of the medical men
appointed to examine the body, testified
that there was a confused wound be-
low and behind the right ear, indicat-
ed by the extravasation of blood in
the scalp, a rupture of the covering of
the brain. There was also a general
bruise, involving the scalp and the in
tegument of the brain on the left side
above the ear. Both injuries, in the
Doctors opinion, were caused before
death.
Death Was Result of Blow.
DR., Webb added that Loomis might
have been stunned and have fallen into
the water and been drowned. 1t was
a sharp wound, but possibly the
result of a fall on his head. Either he
something or something struck
him On the head. The blow was not
inflicted after death. Surprising the
deceased had assembled on deck at mid
10 take air and went to an unpro-
tected space where the davits were and
he fell, that would account for the
wound. He died as the result of a
blow, lat there was nothing to indi-
cate how tie blow, which was a very
heavy one, had been inflicted. The
blow seemed to have been struck in a
horizontal direction. The wound was
about an inch and three quarters long
pear shaped.
Replying to Consul Stephens, DR..
Webb said the blow might have caused
ieath II L-oomis had not fallen into the
water.
Consul Stephens explained to the cor
'ner that if the time at which Loomis'
watch had stopped was American time,
t meant one O'Clock here, which was
lbout the time the Kaiser Wilhelm
cached Plymouth on June 20. None of
he official papers carried by LOOMS
lost or stolen.
The coroner summed up lengthily.
nd advised the jury to find an open
erdict, The jury then returned a YER
let that the deceased was Frederick
Kent Loomis, and that he was found
cad in Bigbury bay, there being no
violence to show how he met his
cath.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
ENJ0INS THE ROCK ISLAND
Suit Filed to Prevent Them Cou-
structing a Temporary Bridge
Across the kaw River.

Kansas City, Mo, July 19.-suits
we're filed in Kansas City, Kas., Mon
day, by the county attorney of Wyan-
dotte county, enjolning the Rock Is
land and Kansas City Southern rail-
way companies from re%constructing
their temporary pile bridges across the
Kaw river.
These actions were requested by the
kaW Valley Commercial club as an i'm
portant step toward removing the OBJ
strnctions from the Kaw river within
the city limits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
THE F. KENT LOOMS INQUEST
The Coroner's Jury mt ThurIax.a.~
England, Render n Non-Com-
initial Verdict.

London, July l9,-At the inquest at
Ihurlestone, Devonahire, on the body
of F. Kent Loomis, which was found
Saturday morning. at Warren Point.
about 10 miles from Plymouth. a doe
tor testified that he believed the wound
behind the ear was received before
death.
The jury found that the deceased was
Frederick Kent LOOMS and that he
was found dead in Bigbury bay, there
being no evidence to show how he met
his death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Electric power produced from the
melting SHOWS and glaciers Of the Rock
les can now be delivered at San Francisco
factories cheaper We are told. than DOW
er could be produced by steam, even If
tVel TO make steam were provided free
Nor 1s there any fear that the Rockies
Will restrict the supply Of lee. or that
the glaciers will ever 20 on strike
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

The Keynote OF all the addresses that
were made some time ago at COLLEGE
c2mmencements and at the meetings Of
business mems associations has been
the development Of character It is re-
variable how this word character
runs through all the recent peaches and
papers 1t Is as if by common impulse.
our intellectual leaders had stopped talk.
Ing about This or that economic problem.
TINS or that political issue. and this ar
that means Of attaining success in lire
and had returned to the development Of
character as the one solution Of all ma
ton problems.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
4 Chicago Heat Victim.

Chicago, July 19.-Monday saw no
relief from the blistering heat, Indica-
lions We're that before shutdown the
high record of yesterday. "a degrees,
might be exceeded. The first victim of
the day was that Of a dock worker who
became crazed by the heat and sudden
ly plunged headlong into the river at
Clark street bridge. He died soon aft
er being rescued.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Hon. II. ID. Ewfa- Seriously III.

Oakland, Cal, July 19.--Hon. E.. B..
Ewing, Of Jefferson City, Mo-, brother
in-law TO United States Senator Cock
rel, Is lying dangerously i'll at his ho-
tei mere. suffering from heart failure
Mr. Ewing came to California about
three weeks ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Foreigners who visit this country
often express a great deal of SUNRISE
at what seems to them as excessive use
OF Ice by Americans. American visitors
abroad IN turn, are frequently annoyed
at being unable TO obtain Ice. and won.
der how Europeans got along without
The difference is not altogether one of
luxury Habit is said to have much to do
with IT, Moreover the range of tempera.
ture Is smaller in Europe than in this
country, The summers are cooler ana
the winters warmer. Ice Is not so much
decided, and Jack Frost is not so gener.
u IN providing it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

1t Is a bad blunder for rich men to try
to shlrk their civic duties. 1t creates
prejudice against them. 1t Is a matter Of
serious care to them whether OF mot
the law is upheld Without law their
vast property interests would be worth
nothing II for no higher and nobler
reason it is clearly in the material in
terest Of the rich that law and order shall
pfeVaH and 1t is therefore in their in
tefest 70 discharge their civic duties with
laltntnlness and with willingness and to
respond cheerfully to the demardsoftha
state authorities and help them all thew
can to enforce the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Two Young Men Were t]nstaptiy
knic ny lightning During
aud Electrical storm,

st. Marys, w, Va, July 19.-Byron
and Ross Clutter, aged respectively %
and IA years, were struck by lightning
and instantly killed during the severe
storm Monday afternoon. They were at
work in the hay field. on The farm
owned by their father, John Clutter.
When found, the dead bodies were lying
three feet apart, and the young men
stu held In their hands the scythes
they were using when the storm came
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Bloomington, ILL.,, July l9.~-The In.
tense heat OF Sunday caused an ex.
ploslon among q large stock OF fire.
works carried by Paul Birch. resulting
in a loss Of between $4,000 and $4,000.
The lire was confined to the one
building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Carlyle, Ill, July 19t--Edward Cub
ser, a %well.known farmer residing
eight miles north Of Carlyle, while op.
Grating a self.binder. cutting oats, was
thrown from the machine by d run.
away team. Falling In front Of the
sickle bar he was badly lacerated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
A BRITISH SHIP DETAINED.
Some of the Prinx Heinrich's Mails
Were Transferred to Her.

Alden, Arabia, July 19.--The British
steamer Persia was forcibly detained
for an hour in the Red Sea by the
Russian volunteer fleet steamer SnO,
lensk, which transferred to the Persia
a portion of the Japanese mails seized
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Prinz Heinrich, July Is. The Smo
lensk confiscated two bags Of the
Prinz Heinrich's mail destined for
Nagasaki.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

81. Louis, July 19.-Capt. William
jenkins, Of the Lexington, KY, police
force arrived in st. Louis, Sunday,
from Hiawatha, Kas., where he had
captured William Payne, a negro
charged with killing a woman at Lex.
ington, seven years ago
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Cincinnati, July 19.-Although the
grand lodge Of Elks does not meet here
until Tuesday, all previous records ara
already broken in attendance. Tn to
noon Monday over 5000 had registered
ana this list does not include most OF
the eseursionists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
JAPANESE CAPTURE A JUNK,
1t Was Carrying Mail, Containing
Important information.

Toxic, July 1910 a. m.-The Jan
arese torpedo boat destroyer Hayatorj
has captured a junk, conveying mail
from Port Arthur to Che Foo. Letters
dealing with military and naval condi.
tons at Port Arthur have been seized
Much valuable information was con.
tanned In the letters. Those which did
not deal with military topics have been
forwarded to st. Petersburg, with the
request that they be delivered to those
to whom they were addressed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Sterling, ILL.,, July i9.--It il now be.
iieved that Prof. George Sackett. prin.
cipal of the high school Of Erie, White.
sac county, who suddenly disappeared
TWO weeks ago, while camping along
the Mississippi river. was murdered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

London, July 19.--It Is said that tho
government will bring in a bill max.
ing wireless telegraphy throughout the
United Kingdom a government monop.
oily, The post Office officials have been
experimenting with d new system Of
their own.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Lacrosse, Wis. July 19.-Crops -
this section have been greatly damaged
py q terrific wind and rain storm
Small buildings in the suburbs Of the
city we're %unroofed: creeks overflowed
and several bridges washed away.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

A priureIy Mnrriaue Zee

Rome, July ia report Is current
here that Cardinal Satolii received q
check for 500, 900 for performing the
marriage service for Miss Maloney. of
Spring Lake. N j., in addition to all
the expenses OF his Journey.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

The sinking ~, lHe S5pum has started
~ Interest Ia swimming In New York.
sud many patrons NJ Oh" BATH houses are
o taking Ecssoh' Ia The ar where they
formerly N.ut puif ~ BATH"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

evansville, Ind July 1s.-Charles
Hoiiand, Of New Harmony. Ind, a mus
set-sneii digger, found q pearl in the
wabash river Sunday that Ii valued
= between 1900 aud 5000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

American Yacht Wan.

Dover, Eng, July 19.--The yacht
race Monday from Dover to ostend
was won by the American schooner
yacht insomar towned BY Morton ,.
Plant. OF New York;.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Drowned In otter Lrks.

Mantle. Ill, July NV. ID. Hews.
ton, Of Philadelphia. Pa. foreman In
the Urban job gang, WINS drowned In
Otter lake. two and onc.haif miles
south Of Mantle. III. Sunday morning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
DON'T CARE TO BE HAsTY.
An Important Question That May
Not BE Answered JRst Yet.

Not BE Answered Just Yet.
London, July 19.--Earl Percy, under
secretary for foreign affairs in the
house of commons asked Gen. Laurie
conservative and unionist) to post
pone a question which he proposed 70
ask anent the doings OF the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer st. Petersburg
In the Red Sea, until Thursday, as the
governments information was still IN
complete.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
AWAITING PRIZE COURT ACTION.
The Captured Steamer Haiping TAX
en- to SasebO for Judgment.

9" """sHFV"N
Tien Tsin, July l9.--The japanese
have taken the steamer Haiping, re-
Gently captured to Sasebo, to await the
action of the naval prize court. The
captain of the Haiping has Informed
her owners that there is nothing Of a
~contraband character on board, and the
reason for her seizure is unknown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
ARE NEARING NEW CHwANG,
The Jnpnnese Army Within Fifteen

The Japanese Army Within Fifteen
Miles of New Chwang.
Tien Tsin, July 19.--The steamer Fu
Ping, just arrived here from New
Chwang, reports that, on July 16, the
japanese army was within Is miles Of
that city. The officers of the Russian
gunboat Siyoutch have saddled horses
alongside ready to make their escape
upon the approach Of the japanese,
AWAITING PRIZE GnIRT ACIInN
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Greater Mississippi

Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and
Agricultural Development of the States In.
comparable Resources y Items of Interest
Picked Up Here and There y = i = -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Bei2oni Is soon to have the streets
lighted with arc lights. That stirring
little city on the Yazoo is taking on
city airs fast, and ere long we may
listen for the clarg of the electric
cars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Paseagoula has this to say in sup
port of her claim for future great
ness: Safest land.locked deep water
harbor on the northern shore Of the
Gulf OF Mexico, Population is up
wards Of 10000, River and bay front.
age of twelve miles. Daily capacity OF
artesian water works, S64, 900 gallons,
Longest i%nterurban electric street rail
way in South Mississippi, Several
miles OF shelled streets and wide we.
nues Modern public school buildings.
Largest saw mills in the South. Ship
yards, brick works, foundry, machine
shops, laundry, canning factory, bank.
ing house. etc" This Is a fair show.
ing far that splendid town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

The farmers around Columbus are
becoming interested in the forage
plant-~hairy yetch. An experiment
has demonstrated the fact that after
three years it will easily attain a
height Of ten feet. The success at.
tending the experiment will be the
cause of a great deal of this crop be-
ing planted in the future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

And Mississippi is now actually en-,
gagged in sending fine sheep to Illinois
farmers. who recognize the excellence
of animals bred in this State. Col,
W, B. Montgomery, of Starkville, is
the man who raised and shipped them
The price realized was highly salts.
factory. Then, too, there are som
weakened. namby-pamby individuals
who can't see anything good in Mis-
sissippi. All such fellows ought to be
shipped out West at once and be
kicked to death by grasshoppers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
Push Mississippi" on any and all
occasions.

Crops in the State are reported very
fine at the present, with the exception
of a few sections where too much
rain has interfered to some extent.
Prospects taken on a whole, however
point to an abnormal yield. and the
likelihood of a good price for cotton
continues. Times are good in the old
State yet, and there will likely e
something better still.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Mrs. NJ. q. Ray, of Aberdeen. raises
tomatoes that measure five inches In
circumference. Aberdeen ought to
enter largely into the tomato business
IL that is a fair sample OF what the
land around there will produce, Thars
u money In 1t for the grower.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Surveyors are at work along the
line of the Memphis, lndtanola 4 Gulf
road through the delta. and another
force Is at work securing right Of way
and arranging for the building Of the
road. It looks very much like there
was something TO the project and the
writer believes that within six months
actual work will have begun. A splen'
did section Of delta country will be
tapped between Memphis and Jack.
son that would prove a magnificent
feeder for the road.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-03

herself, who said that she would be
guided by any decision they might
reach. The counselors to a man re-
fused to sacrifice their girlish ruler, and
the people vociferously ratified the res
olution. But the princess would not al
low them to send an answer to Ak
phain until she could see q way clear
to save her people in some other man.
ner. An embassy vas ent to the Prince
Of Dawsbergen. His domain touched
Graustark on the south, and he ruled
q wild, turbulent class of m%ountaineers
and herdsmen. This embassy sought
to secure an Endorsement of the loan
from Prince Gabriel sufficient to meet
the coming crisis. Gabriel, himself
Smitten by the charms Of the princess,
at once offered himself in marriage,
agreeing to advance, In case she nc.
copied him, 20.000,000 gavvos at q rath.
err high rate Of interest for fifteen years.
His love for her was SO great that ne
would pawn the entire principally for
an answer that would make him the
happiest man IN earth. Now, the trou.
bled princess abhorred Gabriel. or the
two, LorenZ was much to be preferred.
Gabriel flew into a rage upon the re.
ceipt Of this rebuff and openly avowed
his intention to make her suffer. His
%infatuation became a mania, and up to
the very day on which the countess
told the story he persisted in his mp
peals to the princess. In person he had
gone to her to plead his guilt on his
knees. groveling at her feet. He went
so far as to exclaim madly I'm the pres
ence of the alarmed but relentless OBJ
ject of his love that he would win her
or turn the whole earth into everything
unpleasant.
So it was that the Princess of Grau-
stark. erstwhile Miss Guggenslocker,
was being dragged through the most
unhappy affairs that ever beset a SOW
ereign. Within n month she was to
eign away two-thirds OF her domain.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-03
Honest If Wrong.

Mr.. Bryan believed in free silver be-
cause he believed it was right. lie
stands by his guns. Mr.. Bryan and
his free silver are both whipped, inside
h Democratic party. Why? Be-
cause the Daniels, the Bacons, the
B%lackburns, the Tillmsns and most of
the Democratic leaders believed in free
silver because it was popular. They
will, OF course, desert Bryan and free
silver. They have already deserted to
all practical purposes.
THE ADVERTISER honors a thorough
bred fighter like Bryan. THE ADvER-
User is glad that he ind his notion
are defeated, but just the same there
are few Democratic politicians worthy
to keep C mpIny with William Jen-
nings Bryan.
Those few Of us whose views of the
silver question forbade voting for
Bryan eight years ago are better
friends to him now than three fourths
of the politicians who holwed his praises
while they denounced us as assistant
Republicans"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-03

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Is the most up-to-date and the
only place for you to buy your
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