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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRI
SE.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904.
VOL. VII".
RUSSIAN CRUISER LENA TO BE DISMANTLED
WILL BE TAKEN TO NAVY YARD AT MARE
ISLAND AND BE PROCESSED BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
VESSEL WILL BE ALLOWED
OEEICERS AND CREW
The Lena Will be Held in Custody by the United States
During Continuance of Eastern War and Its
Personnel Deprived of Action--Arrange-ment
Agreeable to Russia.
Wnshhingtnn, D. C Sept. 13. Act
li t; Secretary of State Ailoo today
Vavc out (ho following statement re
f.iirdlni; lic Russian ship Lena now
nl S:m Fanclsco: "Tlio president
lias today Issued an order througn
the acting sorri'tary of state, direct
ing that the Russian armed trans
port Lenn. now at. San Francisco, be
taken Into custody ly the naval au
thorities of the United Stales and
disarmed. The main feature of the
rendil Ions prescribed are that the
Lr na be taken to the Mare Island
navy yard ami there disarmed by the
removal of small guns, breech blocks
of large Rims, small arms, ammuni
tion, and ordnance stores and such
otbT dismantlement as may be pre
scribed bv ho commandant of tt:e
navy yards. 1hal the captain be, given
a written guarantee that the Lena
pha.;i not leave San Francisco until
prn-e shall have been concluded:
that the ofneers and crew shall be
paroled and not to leave San Fran
cisco until some understanding as to
their disposal may be reached be
tween the TTnltod States government
aid both tbe belligerents: that arter
disarmament the vessel may be re
moved to n private dock for such rea
sonable ronairs as "will make her sea
worthy and preserve her In good con
dition during her detention, mnv be
so repaired nt the navy yard, if the
Pussfan commander should so elect;
that while at a private dock the com
mandant of the navv yard at Mare Is
land shall have custody of the ship
and the repairs shall be overseen by
an. engineer officer to be detailed by
tlio commandant and that when so
repaired, if neace shall not then have
been concluded, the vessel shall be
fken lack to the Mare Island noy
yard and be there held in custody
lint 11 the end of the war."
This action has been taken on tne
written rcnuest of the commander ad
,i revert to Rear Admiral Goodrich
and to Capt. MeCalla. the comman
dant at Mare Island, navy yard, to
carry out its provisions.
Arrangement Temporary.
The main question regarding the
Russian transport Lena having boon
settled, officers of the administration
and of the two belligerent govern
ments will now devote themselves to
reaching an understanding regarding
the' officers and crew of the vessel.
As Indicated in the statement made
bv the state department, the present
arrangement is but a temporary om.
designed to meet the question as P
immediately presents itself. It is nor
1 likelv that the officers and crew wii
be allowed again to participate In th"
war unless the government of Japan
should waive its prerogatives in that
regard, which is not thought, to be at
nil probable. An arrangement will
be effected wherebr the en either
will be nerm'tte,! to return to Russia,
rr be detained In the United States, m
the transnort is, nnttl the c'ose of
.hostilities, at the expense of the Rus
plan government. Presumably some
members of the crew will rem'" in
chnrce of the vpsset. n care-takers,
n privilege to which the Cnitct States
or .Tnnsn Is not likely to rai'e any
objection.
Rusia I Satisfied.
St. Petersburg. Sept. IT.. The do
c'sion lo disarm the Ris'an rrulcr
Lena now pt San ranrlcn and to
Veen her there until the end of
war. was th res"lt r commnnlr-v
tton from Cant. Perlinkv. mnmiu
d( r of the vessel. reorl'ne that
rinuirrd rt'-n;ve repairs and that
it w-nnM le d'ff'cnlt to comn'ete th'-m
w!'h;n the Tvrim' allowed .by ihe
Vi,:tr-i 5tste authorities.
Th- fact, however, that Ihere ' Vf.
tli disposition 'o rriticlr the dIro
''ion of the frited Sta'e hom
tYtt the amira" wa not relnr-tanl
flfur rwiivire thp cana'n retiort
1. iran'.-vc to li-' d:vjrmsnmiV The
t .mrr-enl of 'he Ttii"-ian pr r
iti.iiftf- nt a pwrni'irfl of
f;.irpr of the ro'ir "1 'he l'nMed
ci;.i, t-o Ti-orTit n-n'tr- taVn
if."v-'tHt L'tia oHns r-ia''y
n rf tti Tuld.
Ji Catr!;n Promoted.
Tolio. Cet 1. S n tn 0Tia!1
Vrarri mvo r.""nan'-d an? '
-t " rtirr
t Tn- fa IT ' ;
rsil iif :'
TO GO INTO DOCK
WILL LIKELY BE PAROLED
TROUBLE COMES
TO NEGRO CLUBS
"BEFORE DAY" ORGANIZATIONS
FIND THEIR PATH FULL
OF THORNS.
ELIJAH HAS BEEN DEALT WITH
Anonymous Letter in Georgia Fol
lowed by Burning of Recipient's
Barn Mass Meeting In
cluded Blacks.
Hamilton, Ga., Sept. 15. Elijah
Gore, a negro preacher, who. it is
charged, ..lt lie lender of a "Befo.'e
Day" club' among the negroes of tiiU
section and about West Point, which
had planned, so It is alleged, tihe mur
der of prominent white men, has been
captured. An Investigation has been
made and the negro dealt with. It !s
stated on good authority, however,
that, lie has not been lynched, but that
he has been compeled to leave t'he
country.
Mass Meeting Included Blacks.
Thomasvile, Ga., Sept. 15. Several
days ago James Home, a merchant of
'Metcalf, eight miles south of here, rn-l
reived an anonymous letter advising
him that he had been marked for
slaughter by a "Before Dav cluV
The writer professed to be a friend of
Mr. Home, who tried to save him.
The letter was folowed at an early
hour today by the firing or Mr.
Home's store. This was the work
of incendiaries. The fire was ex
tinguished with small loss. The
better class of people counseled a
ma.-s meeting, which was held today.
More negroes than whites were pres
ent. HALIFAX HAD
$500,000 EIRE
SHIFTING WIND ALONE SAVED
THE CITY FROM DE.
STRUCTION.
DOZEN BUILDINGS DYNAMITED
Two Hundred Sailors with Torpedo
Apparatus and as Many Soldiers
Fought the Flame to a
Finish.
Halifax. Sept. 13. A shift of wind
!vcil Halifax from ik-M ruction by
fire liwlay. X-vi-rthi'l-Ks. the city
"itTVri'il a loss of $.',imumh tn the busi
ness part of tin- ;iht front ind th
prngTus of ih- flame t only
"tayi-d by the dynarni' inc t dnzi-n
In ild.'np by failorn and o'dii-rs.
TViworn thrw and four oibirk thlf
afternoon, ihm tl.p fire wan at i'
h''cht and a ri'hirlT naio i
li:tr i straiet:t tomard th tiart f
biKini-!" i nt-r. mniti mat mn
ri icni'd thronc'-owt 'h -n'trr r'tv.
Fhortlr af'-r fn r n'i-i:. t-'f-vir.
' wind Midd'-n y -i ;f'-'t to ibe mi-tf
ard tnrni) th f ; n 1 it,c th
r'an and an h'ni-.
Thi x- ih- t r:-ir'-d o-r AVa
u r npit ti?,f:l ;tt n'f 1ml I'iti'L'Ii'
1'i-n t ii- r i-i turtx il i '!
r:'ti! lat'!i-d til H M S Ammi''
ar.'' ini1' fa' a''.r ''
.K'T)f- of '""!'- f"irr i sr
riium j.ri vTr-d f--br t-r-n"-- tt
n,i,' i if t a i'ii'Ti 'n a'! ! r r-
Tj fr& ,-or"T- - i '!.'-- '.
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ll'rtl - t) if f 1---T '' f'i-1 -li-r--
Imrifr tt-i f )T-'- f' T ' 1
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STORM SWEEPS
ATLANTIC COAST
GALE REPORTED AS ONE OF THE
FIERCEST SEPTEMBER BLOWS
ON RECORD.
EIGHT DROWNED ON TUG DURHAM
In Chesapeake Bay Storm Was Pr.i
citularly Fierce Fishing Steam
M9N m uo paqseius ja
York Coast.
New York, Sept. 1. A number ot
lives were lost, much property dam
aged and several ships were wrecked
In a storm which swept up the At
lantic coast last night and today.
It was one of the fiercest September
storms on record, thunder aud light
ning adding terrors to a howlin;?
gale, which hurled drenching sheets
of rain over sea and land. Tonight
the telegraphic reports say that the
storm has swept out into the ocean.
The greatest loss of life was near
Wilmington, Delaware. The tug
Israel W. Durham, with n crew of six
men, and lour other men, employes of
the American Dredging company, was
swamped In the Delaware river early
today, during the height of the storm.
Eight out of the ten persons on the
little craft, were drowned.
From further down the coast, at
Jacksonville, comes the report that
tlve men were drowned off Charles
ton. . i,
The Slow Off New York.
New York suffered comparatively
little. The wind, rain, thunder and
lightning were ,terrilic, but little ac
tual damage was done. Nineteen
coal barges went adrift in the bay,
and tonight their wreckage strews
the shore, from the Battery to the
Narrows, but. no lives were lost. Sev
eral small vessels also went ashore
on various parts of the coast near
New York. One fatality was report
ed in this city, when a piece of cast
iron fire escape was blown from a
building and struck Carl Hertzner,
killing him instantly.
A fishing steamboat, Joseph Chnrci
of Greensport, New York, struck on
Peak's Hill bar today and was
smashed to pieces. The captain and
a crew of twenty-one were saved.
Bad News from Delaware.
From Wilmington. Delaware, comes
the news that great destruction was
caused bv the storm. Trees were up
rooted, houses flooded, and crops
ruined. In Chesapeake hay the storm
was particularly fierce. Incoming
steamers arriving at Baltimore re
port that never in their experience
has such a furious gale swept down
on them at this time of the year.
One man was seen adrift in a small
boat in Chesapeake bay. but it wa
imnofsible to rescue him.
The storm was accompanied by a
cold wave. .
The Gale In Virpinia.
Richmond. Va.. Sept. Hi. Report?
are coming In of great destruction
throughout Virginia of crop and farm
buildings and other property by th"
storm of last night: Corn was beaten
to the ground, tobaco barns filled with
half cured tobacco were unroofed or
levelled and their contents ruined,
stacks of hay and fodder were Kwept
away bv swollen streams and dwell
ing houses were wrecked. A' some
point, ihe rainflll I estimated to have
been from six to eleven and a haif
inches. Xn loss of life has be(-n re
lortod. '
Wreck of Tug Durham.
Wlmlngton. Del., Sept. 13. Fight
men wer drowned r-arlv today by the
finking of the tug Israel V. Durham,
in the Delaware l( er, optmslte thif
ritv. during a lii-avjr torm. The dead:
'APT. tt'M. tiRAI'l", 13 years old.
of I'hilmMphia.
HARK V MATTIinWS. ma'o.
y-r. I'liilsdi-l:diia.
VM. EXNIS. ftieini-er, 43 years,
("lavton. Iv-lamav.
WAI.I.ACK SHARP. ?. TMir, ra-pi-Ti'i
r. rmil-n. New Ji-rw r.
Vll.TOX TOWXPKXH. y-ar-
m't' TitT. f'amit-n. X w .!rw-v.
l.rnt.OW TOWXSFA'D. rorpitii'-r
Can"1'-n. w Jf--r.
A ffnman. ti?m- itil-on.
The f-ook, nam" utitnown.
J-t:f.ti:k. na, pip' 1".
'a n luirrtm unit l,i rr-w. of "- ":
ir v-n H'i-oi. r-' it d a tii"t V
ff if fi.( nr t ','t-r V.'-''
h i "l i rliKm vi-i-i-r'lar Tivi'-' iir I
lr'-if-t t ti'-Tn h- F'ir p"!''' '
j m- 1 4.
Va-rane Ltee.
Vancouver. II. C.. Sept. 15.
Members of the crew of II. M. S.
Grafton report ilu presence of
the ItusHlan armed auxiliary
cruiser Korea in the Piulllo, otf
the northern coast of Vuncouver
Island, steaming slowly south
ward. They expect thut the
Korea will come to Ksqulmuull
or Vletoiin. Sho U described as
a larger vessel than the M'tui
and Is commanded by an olllcer
of hlfih rank in the Ilussiun navy.
The news has caused much ex
citement ai Esqumault. where
preparations to deal with her
case, should she enter, ore now
being made.
ARRESTED MAN
KILLED SHERIFF
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, NAR
ROWLY ESCAPES A LYNCH.
ING BEE.
CULPRIT WEAKENED WHEN SHOT AT
On the Way to Jail Citizens Contend
ed with Each Other on the Ad.
vlsablllty of Stringing
Him Up.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 15. A
special to the Gazette from Rates
ville says: Sheriff Jeff D. Morgan
was shot, and killed at C:30 o'clock
this evening by an escaped prisoner.
Crosby, from th Salem, Ark., Jail and
tho town is in an uproar of excite
ment over the occurrence.
Sheriff Morgan learned that the
man was in town and went, to nrrest
him on Main street. When he placed
ihe fugitive under arrest, Crosby
said: "All right," and pretended to
submit, but suddenly dashej down
his grip and in an instant had shot
Sheriff Morgan in the heart. Sheriff
Morgan was shot once as ho fell.
Many people being on the slreet.
niirsuit was instantly taken up. The
fugitive took refuge in a large barn
near the depot.
Lly this time dusk was coming and
be vrowd soon surrounded the block
ind hundreds of men gathered wilh
veapons. The barn was surrounded
and the lower part of the structure
vas entered. Numerous shots were
Ired into the hay loft.
Finally the man yelled "stop," and
came out and surrendered. Then
"time a grand struggle to lynch him.
Hundreds of frenzied citizens almost
fought with each other, some to lynch
ind some to take him to jail, and
the trip to the jail was almost a not.
The mob lacked a leader or the man
would have been hanged on the
street. A rope was produced and al
most a flt?ht was necessary to pre
vent the lynching. After a lonK
-druggie citizens succeeded in getting
"rosby to jail where he is under
"Tn attempt may be made later to
lynch him.
JEWISH PASSPORTS.
Russian Prrss Does Not Approve of
This Country's Overtures.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 10. 0:40 a- m.
The Russian press is awakening to
the fact that the Question of the
American Jewish passports ha been
raised. The Novo Vremva this
morning follows the lead or the Jour
nal de St. Petersburg, the semi
official organ of the foreign office, .rt
its denial of the right of a foreign
rounrrv to make overtures for th"
classification tf our population, tinder
the fiction of right acquire,! by natur
alization. Blessed the Insignia.
Ili.me. Sent. 15. Archbishop Oia;-1
relle. of New Orleans, Unlay l.ieswn
th episcopal insignia which will Ik
I. l-.lhir Atn'nroHe Aclu". "
new apilolir ileli gKte to the Philip- j
t.r. In rointtcr rat i-,l arch- i
i.uhi.'n of Palmira on Sunday by Ca'-
dinal Mi-rry !! Val. papal Mf-.i-'a
cf state )n that frf-rasi'in. nrvn
bishop Chaw lie wll t one of -h"
cardinals af"f-'ant conswra'ors.
Tb- f.inr-ii..n lodaT vmn inu-rM inc.
and A,!,..!-!.-, rh-P,-- I!;;
ltr aKt'.hc iMogat in h- Phl!
T.in. and M- M-1 th- interna .4
th third pr-lat" to hold that r.rfn-e.
TU-".n. S .t 15 At a m-ting ,f
bi- l'T!i'ii r
iai --TT'nii"-
'ar tt a- at.finmi'-i-d tl.ai
'('ti'-r. In'-- ii'iniliia'Wm fur e'ivith
if h 'wn vrgi-A ba !, 'ul'Iy
"r-Iiri'-d "i tx-'-'itn a Ti'irt . in.
wEtTHEK FORECAST.
". ,r"ir.. D f . f i. 15
a V.'-t T'tf: Tair Ffi'iay and
S ?n-"r't-T
T' TTf- Tn'' Fri'ldr and
iini n ""- tf.'i'ri'if. Hi'iwt'
a f -i-. t- wt't'h ''ti'l.
:!A VERY LONG
JAPS WARLIKE
AT
WERE BEATEN AWAY FROM
KOMMANDER ISLANDS WITH
A LOSS OF TEN.
CLAIMS JAPANESE PROTECTORATE
Kamchatka Remains Loyal to Russia,
and Has Taken Up Arms to Pre
serve Relations to Czar and
the Fatherland.
St. Polersbuprg, Sept. 15. Tho em
peror has received the following: f''in
Viceroy AJexloff:
A dispatch from Yakutsk, cnstcrn
Siberia, dated August i:i, says tbe
Kommander Islands, off the coast of
Kamcbarska has been besieged b.V
Japanese ami Ilritisli schooner nnd n
steamer up lo July 2K. Two of these
schooners ami tlio steamer were
armed with guns. In driving them oit
off ten Japanese wore killed anil many
wounded. We sustained no loss.
Near Kamcliatska five Japanese
fishing schooners have been burned.
Their crews were annihilated.
The Japnnese announced the annex
ation of the territory, ami proclaimed
It. a Japanese protectorate. They
were subsequently captured by 120
Russian reserves .
Kamchatka remains true to her old
traditions. The inhabitants have ta
ken up their arms and are ready to
shed their blood for their faith, their
mr nnd their fatherland.
Tfie Kommander Islands are tha
islands for who.-e protection against
these very expeditions arrangements
were made by Htissla with Great
Hritaln and the United States. It. Is
not supposed that, tho alTalr will lead
to a diplomatic incident. An ofliclal
report has nlso been received of tho
landing of a Japanese force of lfiO
naval reserve men on the west coarft
of Kamchatka, who declared the sov
ereignty of Japan over the peninsula,
but were afterward defeated by a Rus
sian force, as announced in the Asso
ciated Press dispatches yesterday.
The official report agrees with the
details contained in these dispatches.
Is Somewhat Vague.
The reference of Viceroy Alexleff to
the view taken bv General Stoessel of
these proclamations U somewhat
vague, but it would seem that he does
not refer to the proclamations of a
Japanese protectorate over the Kam
chatka peninsula, and aparently ovrr
Ihe Kommander islands, but to the
proclamation issued by the Japanese
to the Russians nt Port Arthur, de
manding the surrender.
ti ill
VIADUCT ACROSS ST. CROIX RIV
ER IN MINNESOTA COL
LAPSES. SIGHTSLESS fElUflENn fEEI
In Addition to Those Killed Five
Were Seriously Injured About
Twenty Pe-ple Went Down
with Structure.
Sept. 13. The!
Stillwatf-r.
Minn
i,ri.lse amiss i.
ke St. Croix, wine n
'( j,4f a mile long. xti-nding to the
Wisconsin side caught Pre late tn s
atti rti'Hin. The flr- rn an d some
,f i.nirw.iiiin and the fire apparatus
in
: r, . ,,mi;n to the alarm, was
f..I
j i himibI rrtiwit or IK rH'itiv
fjlf,' l , w,.av,m-d on" of the
,lf ,h rathr ancb-nt Mruc-
' fl .part. and
; ,' Tn.. ... P
Um 2
' V ' " . t,..i. ti..le w.i,t
i.ii.i At 'in iw'-my iii.i-
iit. thn r I aEe Into
th-
wa'i-r ml two iirr nnn-n
i-ir ir,)'ir-l.
, - . .jt .
.ntl b'i'it ltf.
r.K't V-".RATH. arH 1C
li.)'iri-d:
p.av f r-Tnh. pr-it.al'- fa'al'r
A Vlti"r'n. Jn- Vi-TJrath
,.1-,,-t V.if-tn: CTln.
A ti-n V-r f o'b'-r" tf itr
II,.- ' in 12'"'".
S Bulc'ie'S Stajr Out.
fl.i a S-it 15 IWS'iw
al
1 ...,! i! i-r tti:i!t-i'ifi ata ii
1-l-
BURNING BRIDGE
I. lit' p1'!-! It""' -'
))r.; -. ! 1mi lnrh-T d-
( i )-) to r'tna-n m a t I.
TIME BETWEEN
A MONTH MAY ELAPSE BEFORE ARMIES OF
RUSSIA AND JAPAN TAKE ANOTER GO
AT EACH OTHER.
NEXT BATTLE EXPECTED AT
WHERE LITTLE HAS
The Spirit ofJRasslan Troops at Mukden Whlcb Wai
Bordering on Panic Because of Llao Yang
has Been Restored. Business In
City Reported Recovering.
There has been no renewal of
fighting since the retreat of tho Rus
sian army under Gen. Kuroputkln to
Mukden. Conditions there, both
with the Jnpancse and the Russian
lines, Indicate that a month may
elapse before the great armies in
'Central Manchuria again enter on a
general engagement.
At St. Petersburg, tho cxpcetnllon
Is that the next conflict of moment
will occur at Port Arthur where
there Iiuh been a respite from heavy
fighting for several weeks. The spir
it of the Russian troops at Mukden
which was greatly depressed and bor
dered upon panic, following the re
verse at Llao Yang, has been restored
and business in the city Is reported
to be recovering. The Japanese are
said to be entrenching on tho Taltse
river.
Business Resumes at Mukden.
Mukden, Sept. 15., via St. Peters
burg, Sept 1C, 3:10 a. m. The pan
icky conditions prevailing Immcddl-
ately after the battle of Llao Yang
liavo ddlsappeared from the Russian
army now concentrated at Mukden
Huslness has been resumel and Milk
den Is quiet. The Russo-Chlneso
bank has reopened.
The falluro of the Japanese to fol
low up th advantage gained at Lino
Yang has caused surprise here. An
Independent, authority who accom
panied the rear guard from the po
sitions south of Llao Yang to Muk
len says that Ill's failure Is accounted
for by the fact that the Japanese lost
40 000 killed or wounded on ono day's
fighting and that besides they were
too tired to continue the advance.
The Japanese arc reported to be
Intrenching anund Llao -Yang and
to have repaired the bridge over the
Taltse river. .
Twelve thousand soldiers wounded
at Llao Yang have been treated n.
the Mukden Red Cros hospital.
a Almost Peace.
Rt Petersburg. Sept. 15., 1:30 a. m.
. n.miilete nniet at Lino
.TI IT Ullliwr., ..........
.... i- ..t a the
Yan:- and Mnknen is a.-i"-
natural and .Inevitable wnHoq.Hmce
ol the furlouns activity of the las
?' " i,. The view taken at
wsi inrer w.-T- - . .
Mokden fili ng " 'rn-
gurded as probably correct.
News Will B scarce.
It can hardly be enpected that
much actual news wll' develoo In
central Manrhnrla for some time to
come and attention Is now lurn'ms
l, ward Port Arthur. here. ''
Ptocssels states, the report Indicate-
be Japanese are catherlmr strength
fot another rush at the fort- ! J
tnk.n for prantcd that Ihere will soon
be news of Importance Trom I or, nr
tbur since the Japanese throughout
.i t..t-i iii-iniid to ltrm
their attention iHtwcn th"
liacnered furlnxK anH th- Ru-In
srmv toward Mn- nniih
r.rand 1uk- Alusnd.r V'.haefv
vili.ti ln-ad ..f 'he Rns-ian National
Marine ban fine tn Lilian to Instwt
the converted rru's.T there '"-Jr
thi v denart for f-.re n waters. The
Hal'lr fie-t remln at Lit.an await
Ing irder.
Brit.sh Veitel Struch Mine.
Naeaikl. S 15 -A HrltUh sa'1
ire vessel, aiifpowd "
bark Lwia Mm-V a min re-Bilr
,ff Anh ir nti- HT"nn if hw
r. Inard t..-r a r-w-n-d.
Jant Activ at Fort Arthur.
Ft. pet -r b re. S-p. 15 A le
!'f-h from 1J-" '''"f r"Tn
t .andi-r of th- Rnian f-ireMi at Port
Arthur. ay the Jt-t"-- are active
tv einiitriw-tine fortification on the
Kn,bm moiiti'ain and oh-r po;'
i. nd tht ib'-T eiMtiiie to Viffitrirl
be fort and l.arVir
Barie Ftert Hunq Up.
c f-Mr-itie'r ?-"!' 1 The r"P"r'
H .l tlie I'.a'Me '- -1 ttial- a
I,, t . dnrn'illf! St Lit 1 fflt-f
I f' 11 y rifrfiiel.
THE DRINKS
PORT ARTHUR
BEEN DOING TOR WEEKS
LYNCHERS ARE
UNDER GUARD
ALABAMA WIPES OUT DISGRACE
OF HORACE MAPLES IN
CIDENT. MILITIA SURROUND CALABOOSE
Troops Were Detailed on Account cf
Report that Friends of Arrested
Men Would Create Jail De
livery. Huntsvllle, Ala., Sept. 1C The
Madison county jail Is guarded to
night, by companies "G" and "K"
third Alabama Infantry, Captain Lu-
citlIl jjrowni localise threats have
been made that parties indicted by
the grand Jury for connection with
the lynching of Horace Maples and
placed in this Jail would be taken out
by their friends and set at liberty.
Men Mill, one of the alleged lynchers,
was captured and lodged In jail to
day and the officers are looking for
nine athers who .have been indicted.
Orders to Preserve Peace.
The troops reached here on a spec
ial train today and the pickets guard
all approaches to the Jail. No trouble
Is anticipated so long as the Jail la
guarded In this manner. The cap
tain has orders to preserve the peace
of this community even If the city
be placed under martial law. He has
camp equipments and Is fixed for a
long stay. Solicitor Peters denies
the rumor' that Sheriff Rogers and
Mayor Smllh have been Indicted.
The foundation for this rumor Is
the fact that the grand Jury has ask
ed instructions on how to bring; about
the Impeachment of these officers If
such action should be deemed advis
able.
Veterans Deplore Lynching.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept 15.-rCamp
lyimax. United Confederals) Veter
ans tonight passed resolutions strong
ly condemning lynching and cull ng
upon the people to uphold the hands
of the authorities In their efforts to
preserve the majesty of the law.
Appointed Military Court.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. .15. Act
ing Governor Cunningham today ap
IHiinted a military court of Inquiry to
investigate the conduct of Capt. R.
I. Hay and the mn of his company
at the time of the lynchhlng of the
negro, Horace Maples at Huntsvllle,
Sept. 7. . .
The court will convene la Hunts
v i 1 1 nest Motidav or as noon ther
after as practicable. Its findings will
t.e reported to the governor and njum
its recommendation lll depend
hHiii-r a court niartlal Is ordered.
The court of Inquiry Is cnmpocdd of
the following officers: Col. T. Hyd-
nejr Krawr. preldi-iit Capt. K. O.
Smith. Captain T. J. Valden Valoo
tnwn. cimmanding company L. first
Alabama Infantry.
EVIL OF ULLYIM.
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ing New Fie'ds f luoe'y.
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apparently has cauwd permanent
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