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MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1904.
DAILY—17SO A YEAR
i
k WRECK NEAR
MITCHELL, GA.
Passenger Train Runs Into
Burning Trestle
NAVAL BATTLE
IS REPORTED
&AGGAGE MASTER DEAD
Engineer, Fireman, Conductor, Mail
Clerk and Four Passengers Injured—
Sixty Foot Structure Was Entirely
Destroyed by the Flames—Origin of
Fire is Unknown.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.—A passen
ger train on. the Augusta Southern
(railroad ran Into a burning trestle near
Mitchell, Ga., fifty-nine miles from
’Augusta, early today and one man was
killed and eight others Injured.
The sixly-foot trestle was entirely
destroyed by the fire and the tender,
compartment car and two coaches also
JFere burned.
The Injured were taken to Mitchell,
gvhere physicians were waiting.
All of the baggage, express and mall
Jwas saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Traffic was resumed by transferring
(rains to other tracks.
Only One Killed.
The dead:
W. S. Shurley, white, baggage mas-
Said That Russian Squadron
Made Sortie
NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN
General Stoessel Sends Emperor Ac
count of Jap’s Desperate Four Days’
Attack on Port Arthur, in Which the
Besiegers Lost Ten Thousand Men
of Their Force.
LONDON, Oct 6.—A news agency
here late tonight sent out a dispatch
dated Toklo, October 5, saying:
“It Is reported that the Russian
squadron made a sortie from Port Ar
thur today and that a great naval bat
tle occurred.” No details are given.
Japs’ Desperate Bravery.
ST. PETERSBURG, 0<t. 6, 6:20 p.
m.—Emperor Nicholas has at last re
ceived Gen. Stoessel’s official report of
the desperate four days' assault of the
besiegers upon Port Arthur from Sep
tember 19 to September 23, from which
it appears that the unofficial report
from Chefoo was by no means exag
gerated. The Japanese displayed fren
zied bravery, but they lost 10,000 men,
and their only success was the capture
r, Injured Internally and died an C f two redoubts guarding the water-
later.
Injured:
J. H. Wrenny, engineer, Augusta.
C. D. Davis, conductor, Teftnille, Ga.
T. R. Harper, mall clerk. Augusta.
N. S. Nevlls, fireman, Augusta.
C. H. Marks, passenger, Hillsboro,
Dcorgla.
Will Jones, colored, passenger, of
thalke, Ga.
A. J. Dlemer. passenger, Augusta.
G. I. Kelly, passenger, Mitchell, Ga.
Woodward named
FOR ATLANTA’S MAYOR
jpofeated Four Other Candidates in One
of Mott Exciting Races City Has
| Ever Had.
f ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 5.—Former
^layor James G. Woodward was again
llectbd m^yor of Atlanta today after
fe- moot exciting and prolonged contest.
jThero were three candidates against
him. He carried the day over II. C
Btockdell by 167 votes, the other can-
ttiates coming in the following order:
Doodwin, Longino,and Key.
The aldermen elected .were Sid Hol
land, Joseph ITIrsch, A. W. McEachin
and Edward C. Peters.
The council men elected were Dr. A.
Curtis, Howard Patillo, William Old-
know, Frank O. Foster, W. W. Draper,
pY. D. Ellis. Jr., J. L. Kontz, Dr. Chas.
ft. Wiklfc. W. H. Patterson ond H. C.
gSegley.
The city voted for ward primaries
hereafter, so that a candidate shall be
fchosen by the votes of his own ward
Exclusively.
Combine Against Stockdell.
i As all Atlanta elections are held un
to" r the Australian system tMre wit M
Excitement about the polls and as the
jb.dlotn.is' w;*h secret It was ImpQMfNl
So tell how the election was going.
works. They prepared for the assault
by a general bombardment and then
launched their attacks simultaneously
from the north and west. Night and
day they fought under cover of a con
tinual bombardment from the siege
guns and finally reached the redoubts
on the north side but only after the
defenses there were completely demol
ished by shell fire “from the west.
A Valusblo^PoInt.
The Japanese efforts were directed’
chiefly against the commanding posi
tion on High Mountain, slightly south
of Fort Etse. The mountain Is 600 feet
high, and if It had fallen its possession
would havo given the Japanese a tre
mendous lover against tho chain of
Inner defenses.
Tho carnage there was terrible and
culminated September 22, when
Japanese succeeded In reaching and
occupying the Russian armored shel
ter trenches, whence they expected
about the next day to storm the sum
mit. During the night Lieut. Pog-
,gorsky, of the navy, at the head of a
detachment of 'volunteers, . descended
upon tho trenches and blew them up
1th pyroxylin bombs, producing a
panic among the besiegers, who fled,
leaving the mountain side strewn with
dead. The Japanese then abandoned
further attempts, but after a day or two
to recuperate, according to Gen. 8toes-
sel’s second dispatch, dated September
30, they resumed the bombnrdment of
the city and outer works and began lo
construct zigzag approaches, evidently
getting nearer from which t() launch
their next assault.
8till.H«ve Water.
The loss of the waterworks Is not
considered vital, as there Is a fresh
water lake and numerous wells as well
as a condensing apparatus within the
defenses.
Gen. Stoessel’s dispatch, which was
dated September 30, days:
After bloody assaults from the 19th
to the 23d of September, there has been
comparative tranquility around the
THE STATE ELECTION
PASSED OFF WITHOUT
INCIDENT ON YESTERDAY
Impossible to Yet Estimate the Total Vote Polled,
Though There Was Practically No Opposition and
the Democratic Ticket Was Overwhelmingly
EIected===Amendments Seem to Have Been
Favored at the Ballot Box by flajority
of the Voters of the State
fortress. On the night of September
_ . .. 23, the Japanese, after being repulsed
Before noon the mayoralty race by Lleut . Poggorilkyt fled a * anIc .
seemed to develop into a fight between
(Woodward and Stockdell.
Goodwin, in a speech last night, said
that If he could not be elected he
{Wanted the office to go to Woodward.
fGoodwin and Stockdell have until re
cently been warm personal friends, but
Since thecnmpalgn opened Stockdell
lias indulged in criticisms which have
stirred Goodwin’s wrath. He and
Woodward, therefore, made common
cause against Stockdell, and during the
morning It seemed that a very far
reaching alliance had been formed.
Goodwin and Woodward met at the
spoils and shook hands in a way to at
tract the attention of the crowd. Good
win said in a loud voice that he was a
friend to Woodward and if ho could
not himself be elected he wanted the
office to go to Woodward for whom he
would cast his vote. Woodward made
tho same sort of speech. It was be
lieved by many *that GoGodwln was
throwing his own strength to Wood
ward and there were even bets on
Gtockdell and Woodard. StocKrtell had
street cars placarded with “Goodwin's
defeat Is conceded.” There was plenty
of money for bets on the two favorites.
Marriage at Talbotton.
TALBOTTON, Ga., Oct. 5.—Hon. A.
P. Persons and Miss Jennie Beal Me
Coy were married today at the Meth
odist church at this place. Mins McCoy
is the youngest daughter of Mr. John
H. McCoy of this county. Mr. Persons
is a prominent member of the local
bar. The happy couple left on the noon
train for the World's fair and other
gxrints.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 6.—Eelectton*
of state and county officers, members
of the legislature, Judges and solicitors
were held in every county in Georgia
today. There was practically no op
position to the Democratic candidates
for state offices nor for circuit judges
and attorneys.
Owing to' this lack of opposition the
returns from different parts of the
state are coming In very slowly to
night. It will be Impossible before to
morrow or next day to estimate tho
total vote polled. It la conceded the
Democratic ticket was overwhelmingly
elected.
But Little Opposition.
In a few counties Populist candidates
for the legislature were voted for but
the pposition was small to the Demo
cratic nominees. Four constitutional
amendments also were placed on the
state ticket for approval by tho voters.
These sought to limit the tax rate to
6 mills, to allow local taxation for tho
common schools of the state, to In
crease the number of counties In the
state from 137 to 146, and to increase
the number of representatives from 176
to 183. In Atlanta and a number of
other cities Democratic primaries were
held, which excited more than usual In
terest. Atlanta hnd five candidates for
mayor, seeking election on entirely lo
cal or factional grounds. Tho local
cnmpnlgn has hern a warm one and
brought out a hevy vote.
The state officers voted for today
were tho following:
The Tlokot.
Governor—Joseph M. Terrell.
Attorney-General—John G. Hart
School Commissioner—William
Merritt.
Comptroller—William A. Wright,
Treasurer—Robert E. Park.
Commissioner of Agriculture—O. B.
Stevens.
Secretary of State—Philip Cook.
Prison Commissioner—Joseph M.
Turner.
Chief Justice—Thomas J. Simmons.
Associate Justices—William II. Fish,
Joseph R. Lamar and Beverly D.
Evans.
Coffee.
DOUGLAS, Ga., Oct 6.—The election
is passing off very quietly, with-pros
pects for a small vote to bo polled. The
Republicans failed to put out an oppo
sition ticket, and are taking no Interest.
ever, stood almost solidly for Spence.
The negro registered voters for tho
first time in years had a chnnco to vote
against n Democrat and their solid
vote went to the Independent. All the
amendments were carried by good ma
jorities.
They are now working very actively
and are approaching by a tunnel and
entrenchments. The bombardment was
maintained both upon the foits and the
buildings within the fortress.
“We make sorties frequently, driv
ing back the enemy. The repulse of the
last attack was especially due to Lieut.
Poggorsky, Gen. Kondratenko, Col. Ir-
man and Capt. Sychaff. The spirit cf
the troops Is heroic. Wounded men are
every day returning from the hospitals
to the ranks.
“We pray to God for victory and for
the health of your majesty."
Clinch.
HOMERVILLE, Ga., Oct. 6.—Elec
tion passed off quietly. There was a
very light vote for governor, and the 1
rest of the officers, Including county
officers, got 400 majority by unofficial
count. The amendments to the con
stitution were defeated in this county
except tho Increase of countieo which
was carried by about 75 majority.
Terrell.
DAWSON. Ga.. Oct B.—Election
quiet. 187 votes polled at the Dawson
precinct. All amendments wore car
ried; for limiting tax rato 82 to 62;
for local taxation schools, 123 to 27, for
Increasing number of representatives.
152 to 0; for Increasing number of
counties, 168 to 0.
FATHERS-IN-LAW
VS. SONS-IN-LAW
Latter Appear in Disfavor
With Former
WANTS MORE OF
TEE WIRELESS
TRAGEDY NEAR DAWSON
Laurens,
DUBLIN, Ga., Oct. G.—There being
no contest of state or county officers
a very light vote was polled In Laurens.
All of the amendments to the constitu
tion were voted down by big majqtl-
ties.
Putnam. ,
EATONTON, Ga.. Oct B.—Election
passed off quietly. Thero wan, no op
position to the regular nominees. All
four amendments carried by Baf'e ma
jorities.
Ware.
WAYCROSS, Ga., Oot. 5.—Ware
county’s Democracy today defeated In
dependent • by a vote of nearly four
to one. Dr. J. M. SpenCo,' the Demo
cratic nominee wins over J. U. McDon
ald by. over 400 majority. iTho contest
has been most bitterly fought and on
account of >IcDopald's largo family
connections it wns belle veU for several
days past that he stood a good chance
of being elected. The-Democrats, how-
Wiloox
ROCHELLE. Ga., Oct. 5.—Judge Max
Land elected representative of Wil
cox county by 400 majority over J. J.
Parson, Independent.
Tnllaforo.
CRAWFORDVILLK, Oct. B.—The
Independent ticket was defented by two
hundred majority. All the amendments
e ratified.
At the Next Term of Coffee County
Suporior Court Two Cases of Simi-
lar Homicides Will Come Up for
Consideration by Trial Jury on Crim-
inal Docket.
DAWSON, Ga., Oct. 5.—At his home
In the Twelfth district, about five mlleH
north of Dawson, Hill Oxford wns last
bight shot and killed by his father-in-
law, Jesse E. Wall.
There has been for a long time more
or less unpleasantness existing
tween the parties concerned, and the
tragedy of last night is a result.
Wull claimed that he had gone to
the home of Oxford to reprimand the
latter for neglecting his wife, and that
during the conversation that followed
his son-in-law advanced upon him
with an open knife In his hand, where
upon he shot him In self-defense. The
killing occurred In Oxford’s yard.
The coroner’s Jury, however, which
held an Inquest this afternoon, decided
differently, holding that the killing wan
unjustifiable. Oxford wits shot In the
back, and his knife, which lay by his
side, wns unopened. This, coupled with
the testimony of eye witnesses of the
homicide, led to the verdict rendered.
Both Wall and Oxford were well-
known citizens of Terrell county and
prominent farmers of the district In
which they lived.
Wall Is In custody of the sheriff to
night, charged with murder. An effort
will be made to secure bail for him.
Admiral Manney Pushing
Matter Energetically
STATIONS ESTABLISHED
Twenty-Two Are Already In Opera
tion, and the Chief of Burea
Equipment, Navy Department, Hai
Sixty Additional Points in Hi* Cal
culations for Future Use*
of
Governor Voted In Meriwother.
ATLANTA, Oct. 6.—Governor Ter
rell returned from Meriwether county
this morning after having voted a
sthaight Democratic ticket.
Lowndes.
VALDOSTA. Ga., Oct. 6.—Only two
hundred and clghty-two votes wero
cant here today, Tho amendments nil
carried. County precincts hnvo not
yet been heard from.
Muscogee.
COLUMBUS, On., Oct. B.—Only 336
votes wero polled In Columbus today.
All four of tho proposed constitutional
amendments received the requtsltn
two-thirds majority.
Tho closest vote was on the school
taxntlon amendment, which 215 for nnd
96 against.
ASSOCIATION
IS PERFECTED
Cotton Cloth Men of South
Hold Meeting
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Principal Object of Convention Was to
Improve Conditions Existing In Col
ored Goods Market, Which Are Now
Far From Being Satisfactory to the
Manufacturers. ,
’Patkin Getting Restless.
3ERL1N, Oct. 5.—A dispatch to the
Lokal Anzelger from Mukden says:
“Gen. Kuropatkin has expressed a
firm determination to avail himself cf
this favorable season of the year for
military action. Everything points to
a coming revenge for Liao Ynng. The
officers and men hope that the period
of retreats is past and that they will
be led against the enemy. The Jap
anese undoubtedly Intended September
27 to attack In three columns from the
collieries at Yenta, along the Imperial
rood, but desisted when they discov
ered that the Russians fronting them
numbered 60.000.”
The correspondent of the Lokal An
zelger gives a summary of the ostenei
ble strength of the opposing Japanese
armies, which, according to his ealeu
lutlons. toUl 144,000 infantry. 6,500
cavalry and 648 guns. /
DECISION GOES
TO LA FOLLETTE
Supreme Court Decides in
His Favor
THE WISCONSIN MUDDLE
Highest Tribunal of the Stato Gives
Decision in Republican Dispute to
Governor, Causing Rejoicing in His
Quarters Because of Defeat of tho
“Stalwart” Faction.
NEGROES NEEDED
SAYS GEN. BARRY
WASHINGTON', Oct. 6.—Brlc. Gen. I tour ot My three yeere at theee »U-
Barry. commanding {he department ot I tlon *. which will maintain the organ-
. Izatlor. Intact end toiler tradition and
the gulf. In hi. annual report «com- h „ WIth to
mend, the enlUtment of colored men tbHr tnnifer of the
for the artillery and their assignment non-commissioned officers, mechanics
to the companies serving at seacoast I and cooks of these organizations has
points from Virginia to New Orleans.
Moat of these artillery stations, he
•ays. are in the formative period and
many are undesirable by reason of ex- {
alve i
aqiitti
been suggested, which will tend only
to further. dissatisfaction and disor
ganization.* The enlistment of colored
men for the artillery and their assign-
metn to the companies serving at these
nd prolonged heat. Isolation, J stations suggests Itself. There would
tea and bad water. Men rare- ] seem to be ample authority for their
enlistment under the law. These men
would be content at the stations
f erred to, can be obtained In any num- J haw* Inaug
her and In time will mr-^ter j Tb«* next
th*- require" r.* of the c>«urt artillery i will >.»• t
service, and there will be no difficulty A nun.li*
at all times In maintaining the organ- I ters giving
teat bon* at their organized str*gth,”J *yn pithy i
1st at theee posts, and Gen,
ys that the maintenance of
fixations at their authorized
Is a matter of serious mo-
after
CHARLOTTE, N. C„ Oct. 5.—About
twenty men prominent in the South
ern Goods Association met here today
and perfected that association which
was formed In Atlanta September 7th.
The prime object of the gathering
was to Improve the conditions of the
colored goods market, which is far
from satisfactory now and has been
so for some tlmv. Something more
than 150,000 spindles and nearly 6,000
looms were represented. They elected
the following officers:
F. C. Morlng. secretary and treasur
er of the Caraleigh milla, Raleigh, N.
C., president.
J. W. Fries, president of the Arlosta
and Southern mills of Winston-Salem,
N. C v vice president.
B. S. Robertson, secretary and treas
urer of the Holt-Granite mills, of Haw
River, N. C„ secretary nnd treasurer
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolutions Adopted.
"Resolved, That we recommend that
the colored goods mills continue to
cutall to the same extent aa in th<
past three montha and until the mar
ket conditions change.
"Resolved further, That it Is the
sense of this meeting that the colored
goods mills should not allow the com
mission merchants to make freight al
lowances beyond the Mississippi river
nor north of Chicago, and that in no
case should they permit a guarantee of
prices or put goods on memorandum.”
Instructed to no
tify all colored goods mills In the.
South not represented in the meeting
of the action taken and Invite them to
become members of the association.
When interviewed. Secretary Rob
ertson said It was estimated that the
curtailment for the past three months
represented one-third or more of the
South’s total production of colored
goods. He added:
“I believe all the mills are In sym
pathy with the purposes of our asso
ciation, and that most of them will
join when the matter fa brought to
their attention. In company with Wal
ter L. Holt and T. C. Entwistle. I via
ited a great number of the mills, going
as far South as New Orleans, and
hearty accord and
WILL TRY TO
END THE WAR
Resolutions of Intovuat ional
Peace Congress
Two More Cases.
DOUGLAS, Gu., Oct. 5.—Judge T. C.
Parker adjourned the civil branch of
Coffee superior court Inst night, after
deponing of the greatest volume of
civil business in the time given, ever
known In the county.
He will convene the criminal branch
on next Monday. Among tho cases
then to be heard, nnd first set for Mon
day, is the state against Elisha 1
charged with tho murder of his son-in-
law, Randall Metts, under alleged i
tlonal nnd Justifiable circumstance.!,
r. Lott, belongs to the "wealthy
pioneer fnmlly of Lotts, of thin
lion, and stands very high In the social
nnd business world, nnd has been un
der heavy bonds since tho fntnl affray
Hta victim. Mr. Metts was highly con
nected, nnd wns well respected. Some
of the most able counsel In tho slate
are retained on eneh side of this case.
Mr. Henry Cook, n well respected
aged Confedernte veteran. Is to bo
tried charged with the murder of his
Brtn-ln-inw, Mr. McNeil. He has been
confined In Coffee Jail, ever since the
fatal duy.
Oliver Jones, the young convict
guard, who Is chnrged with the murder
of a sleeping convict, as shown by ev
idence before the coroner’s Jury, was
surrendered by his bondsmen, and Is
In Jail to be tried next week.
TO MAKE AN APPEAL
A FIGHTER IS HE,
SAYS TOM WATSON
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.—Admiral
Manney, chief of the bureau of equip
ment, navy department, has been
pushing with great energy the estab
lishment of wireless telegraph stations
for naval and general maritime use. A
report addressed by him to the secre
tary of the navy some months ago, just
made public, shows that the bureau
has already established twenty-two
stations along the coast and contains
a list of sixty additional points where
the wireless system Is to be Installed.
These latter Include not only the
North American continent but all of
the Insular possessions of the United
States and extending clear to tho. isth
mus of Panama.
The admiral requests the depart
ment to take steps to secure possession
of the needed tracts of land at tho
points Indicated. The bureau’s Idea is
to equip the more important of those
stations in the near future and tho re
mainder as the necessities of the navy
nnd the merchant marine make It de
sirable, having duo regard to keeping
the expenditures within the yearly ap
propriations.
Already Established.
The stations already established, but
not generally known to the public, are
as follows:
Cape Elizabeth, Portsmouth. Cape *
Ann, Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, Mon-
tnuk Point, New York, Dry Tortuga*.
Pensacola. Han Juan, Culebra, Verba
Buena Island. Mare island, Cabra Isl
and and Cavite.
The stations to bo established are ns
follows:
Frenchmen bay, Snnknty Head, Nnn-
tucket, Nantucket Shoal lightship. Ah.
secum light, Cape IIenlop. : n or Deln-
wnro breakwater. Assatcngue Island,
between Currituck bench light nnd Bo-
dle Island light. Cape Lookout. Cnpo
Fear, Capo Remain. Charleston, Sa
vannah river. Cape Cnnnaverlal. Cnpe
Florida, Alligator reef. Boca Grande.
Tnmpa, Cedar Keys. Capr- Han B!i*.
Mobile liny. Month Mississippi rlv-i.
New Orleuns. Raccoon Point. Hablne
Passage. Gulveston, mouth Rio Grand*
river, Bahia Honda. Cuba. Gunntnna-
mtf. Cubu: West end of Porto Rico,
east end Panama cnnnl, went end Pnn-
nmn canal, Han Diego. Han Pedro,
Point Conception. Point Hur, Point Ar
ens. Cape Nendoclno, Cape Bianco, Co
lumbia river. Cope Flattery. Port
Townsend. Bremerton, Washington,
Rltkn. Dutch Hnrbor. Klska Island.
Honolulu. Midway Islands, Guam. Tu-
tulln, Cape Bojeador. Point Pledras,
Capones. Otongapo, Han Bernardino.
Point Huban. Point Cebu. Point Ta-
huna. Hollo, Suriao Hlralts, Basilan
Straits.
MADISON, Wla., Oct. The su
preme court today decided the L« Fol-
lette ticket regular. Three Judges—
Marshall, Dodge and Winslow—were , .
for th. La Folletu faction. Chief Ju.- ! In " rrmllonnl C 0 "*™- By the
tlce Cassody dissented. »terms of these resolutions the congress
Tho Powers Signatory to tho Hague
Convention Will Bo Formally Re
quested to Press Upon Russia and
Japan the Importance of Ceaaing
Hostilities.
BOSTON, Oct. B.—Resolutions In
tended to bring nbout, If possible, nn
end to the Russo-Jnpanese war were
adopted today at the meeting of the
The decision of Justice Marshall says
that the legal tribunal for determining
controversies between Republican nom
inees under the Wisconsin statutes la
the Republican state centrul commit
tee, whose jurisdiction is .exclusive.
Jurisdiction of the court is therefore
limited to determining whether the de
cision of the committee was affected
by jurisdictional defect#. The court
therefore decides:
"The tribunal created by law to de
termine the factional dispute In ques
tion for the guldunce for the secretary
of state having atnutr.ed jurisdiction
thereof, and decided, free from Jurisdic
tional Infirmities, that the nominations
headed by Robert M. La Foilette for
governor, are entitled to preference In
respect to the use upon the local bal
lot of the name ’Republican’ It Is the
duty of the secretary of state to act
accordingly, certifying both sets of
nominations to the various county
clerks, but giving to those beaded by
Robert M. La Foilette for governor
preference as aforesaid.”
Secretary Shaw Speaks.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 6.—Tomlinson
hall whs crowded tonight to hear the
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury, and Geo. A. Knight of Cali
fornia, address the delegate* attending
the national Republican league con
vention. Mr. Shaw was greeted wl
an outburst of applause which lasted
several minutes.
e- willing
Join
movement w<
“ f ing of the association
the can of the president,
manufacturer* sent let-
pr^idon of their hearty
1 the meeting and saying
they would gladly abide any action that
might be taken.
J. A. Smith, of Besafmer City, N
C„ president of the Bessemer City cot
ton mills, said in response to an In
qulry, that he did not, think business
had Improved since the (nesting In At
lanta. F. C. Morlng. president of the
association, said:
"There is very little business In our
line, and what business we are able to
pick up Is at a loss. A great many of
the colored goods mill* have been eith
er shut down or running on zhort time,
and It Is hardly probable that full time
will be made until market condition*
Improve. Ho longfl •« there I* scarcely
any demand and a low price, there is
no inducsmenl to continue making
goods.’*
Oplneth That In July He* Wasn’t Even
s Newspaper Item, but is Now Some
Pumpkins*
will address nn appeal to the emperors
of Russia nnd Japan to terminate the
struggle nnd each of the powers signa
tory to The Hague convention will be
formally requested to press upon Rus
sia and Japan the Importance of put
ting an end to the present war.
Treaty a Blundor,
It waa also voted thnt the resolutions
referring to friendly Intervention' by
tho powers be presented to President
Roosevelt by a committee of the con
gross. The resolutions were panned af
ter a lengthy dlscunnlon In which of
the most prominent foreign delegates
participated. During the dUetinslon,
Delegate Wm. R. Cremer of England,
tool: occasion, while favoring the dec
larations, to characterise the treaty
between England nnd Japan ns a blun
der .and to chsrgo thnt this treaty
doubtleas had much to do* In bringing
the Run'o-Japanese war. There
upon Great Britain’* policy of being a
party to the treaty won vigorously de
fended by Col. Bryce Jones. M. P.
The deliberative proceedings of the
day took on an ndd**d Interest from the
fact thnt n lending Hindoo. Baba
Bharatl, was Introduced to npeak ns
the representative of his country. The
most intense applause that has been
evoked thus far during the convention
greeted the Hindoo, who dressed In
the costume of his people, delivered a
passionate speech In excellent English,
denouncing on the one hand, the at
tempt of Christianity to thrust Christ
ianity upon India as Its religion, and
the policy of the English people of In
dia of Invading Thibet.
A Quetton for Study.
It was voted during the sesnloff to
refer the subject of a reconciliation of
France and Germany on the Alsact
Lorraine question to the Rerte bureau
for study for a special commission.
Part of the phraseology of a cable
gram prepared to be sent to Andrew
Carnegie, was objected to by a date-
gate from New York, and It was flnnlly
rewritten so that Mr. Carnegie •*;<«
spoken of as an earn**v» work-r for
the world's better political accord in
stead of a “worker for the world's
Just and rational organisation.”
Three public meetings und»r the au
spice* of the congress were held to-
ipiffcL
DISTRESS OF POORER
CLASSES IN ENGLAND
NEW YORK, Oct 6.—Thomas
Watson, nominee of the People's party
for tho presidency, was dined by hla
friends tonight nt p “dollar dinner" In
the Pulm Garden on Lexington avenue.
More than 600 members of the People’s
party, accompanied In many Inatancew
by their wives, were there to greet the
candidate. William A. Cooktry pre
sided.
Mr. Watson was late In arriving. lie
cams alone, clad In a plain, dark bus
iness suit. He walked through the
long line of tables, looking neither to
the right nor the left, and took his seat
at the center of the guests’ table. This
waa the signal for prolonged cheers of
welcome.
After the dinner Joseph Buchanan
responded to the toast, 'The Wasted
Vote.” He declared that vote* ca*t
for candidate* not elected because of
principle were not wasted.
Dr. Jno. O. Glrdner, whose guest Mr.
Bryan always la when he Is In this city,
spoke«on "Equal Rights to All and
Special Privileges to None.” After
some othera had spoken Thomas E.
Watson arose amid wild cheers. He
was the last speaker. He began by
aaylng:
"Oh, If that pretense up at Esoptia
would only get out of my way. Oh,
If Judge Parker would only get out of
my way and give me the Democratic
papers and give me the Jeffersonian
spanker* and give me the noble army
Fifty Thousand on Verge of 8tarvatijn
Because of Hard Times and Indus
trial Dcprcision.
LONDON. Oct. B.—At a meeting of
the Manchester city council today It
wns announced that owing to the hard
times and depression In the cotton In
dustries between forty nnd fifty thou
sand peoplo In the poorer parts of the
city were nearly on the verge of starv
ation.
Similar condition* prevail in London
and other large cities of the United
Kingdom, where tin- winter !h export
ed to he one of the hardest in many
years for the poorer closm s.
that followed Bryan In ’:*♦
only give me all the*** l
the Republlran party ;i
Roosevelt groat mill tan
party from sea to sea. I
hla challenx-. I might r
but he would know he ho
I am a fighter.
"On July the F'ourth I
newspaper Item; but n
fighting me with nswsp
and editorials,
thunder of the n
Parker woul*l g**t out o
let me command th** am
command. I would *
Roosevelt a battle royal.
I If only Judge
>f my way ami
REVOLVER VERSUS
NITRO-GLYCEUINE
TAVARES. Fla., Oct 5.—Frank
Duncan and his partner "Kid" Staf
ford were convicted In the circuit court
today of blowing the safe of the Lees
burg bank end were sentenced to the
penitentiary for fifteen years, the full
lllmt for that offense. Sentence on
Duncan was suspendld and he was
turned over to the Alabama authorities
to be tak'*n to Birmingham where he
Waa »*nvl'ted of the murder of two
Wfi*• i r ’ur- I »»*• 1 ■ ' ••••
WH! firm* '1 ■*. I a • '.»• • Wf-g. 1 **•-
rim* was found in thr*r po: lop.
rd th i
i Ahn
patent* Ui*4ei a slump .
id blew it to
vlth the
atoms, startll
plosion. /•
When th** j
to Jail and they, with f.m *h**rlff am
... r ii.ding ii th*' i nrrl
dor Duncan drew from
bottle of nltro-glycerine. raib* •! it alof
and said, with an epltlmt:
“Turn us both loose, or we will a!
go to hell together.”
Detective Ah. ( levelled hi* pistol a
Stafford, who sank to hla kn*'*•.•*
b* «fgei| him not to shoot. Ihim .in
back
n
afro
t '*?tl*- of nit
ii.d dm nut attend the