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THE SIEGE IS
IET UNCEASING
Terrific Struggle Before
Port Arthur
3N T 0G1 VERY CONFIDENT
Thought in August Work
Was Almost Done
MISTAKE OF THE .TATS
The/ Underestimated Ability of Rus
sian Garrison Under StoesscI—Su
perb Heroism of an Oriental Officer
—Casualties Sustained by the Mi
kado's Men in Six Days Wore 14,000.
Headquarters of the Third Japanese
Army, In Front of Port Arthur. Nov.
2.—By Way of Che Foo, Nov. 3.—
(Censored)—When the Japanese drove
the Russians from their strong posi
tion on the last range of hills in front
of the fortress by a surprise attack
July 30, the Russians retired to the
forts, but they also strongly held pre
viously prepared advance lines to pre
vent the Japanese from closlns in up
on the fortified ridges. Taku and Sha-
# khu mountains were first taken by the
Japanese, but an attempt August 14
to capture another Russian position
failed.
It was announced at the Japanese
headquarters on the 15th that' the
siege guns would be In position and
ready to begin bombardment* on the
20th. The Associated Press corres
pondent was welcomed by General
Nogi, who said he was Just In time to
see the conclusion of a successful cam
paign and the capture of Port Arthur.
The wet weather had fermented the
rice and produced much beri-beri
among the Japanese troops. The num
ber of cases from June to September
was nearly 16,000. ,
During the coldest weather of Octo
ber there were practically no cases of
berl-berl.
Began in Earnest.
During the morning of the 19th the
siege guns opened a desultory fire to
find the ranges and an entire division
of infantry advanced and assaulted
the Russian redoubts at the foot of
Rlhlung- mountain. The troops cap
tured the trenches In front of the re
doubts. The operations began in ear
liest at daybreak on tlio twentieth with
a bombardment of the whole line of
Russinn forts. Under cover of the
bombardment the Japanese Infantry
made a determined general advance
against the Russians first trenches.
The way into the city was protected
by four advance half moon forts, con
nected by bomb-proof trenches and
having a 20*-foot moat in front. A des
perate attempt was made by the Jap
anese during the afternoon to capture
the strongest half moon fort. The
infantry charged, cut the entangle
ments, crossed the moat with scaling
ladders, stormed the fort and drove
the Russians back. llut the real
strength of their position lay In the
bomb-proof trenches. They were fill
ed with troops and concealed machine
guns, which poured a deadly hall of
bullets Into the Japanses and forced
them to retire. At about the same
time the Russians recaptured the
trenches in front of the redoubt 'in
advance of the Rlhlung fort On the
right flank the Russian line was forced
back.
Captured the Fort
One Japanese regiment worked up
the east slope and another regiment
made its way up the west slope of
174 yards hill, under the concentrat
ed fire of the Russian artillery and
captured the fort at the folnt of the
bayonet at noon. Elsewhere the Jap
anese were repulsed. The assault
threatened to result in an utter fail
ure to secure a foothold on the forti
fied ridge and Gen. Nodi summoned
the generalsthe left and center
divisions to consult with him concern
ing the operations. During his absence
i on August 21, without special orders,
several companies of a regiment of
the center division emerged from their
trenches, at the foot of the east Ban-
Jusan fort and in tens and twenties
charged up the slope to the broken
wall of the trench around the crest
of the fortified hill under cover of a
splendid shrapnel practice from their
field batteries in the valley. The
Russtaps behind the wall and in the
fort poured out a hail of rifle bul
lets and the machine and quick fir
ing guns belched forth on the Intrepid
Japanese. Twice the latter were fore
ed back till the slope vfaa covered
with bodies, but a third attempt was
made and a'score of Japanese reach
ed the broken walL The terrible fire
of the Russians, however, started their
retirement
Superb Heroism.
Suddenly a Japanese officer,
gardless of the danger, stood up, called
out an order, planted his regimental
fiag.on the wall and was immediately
riddled with Russian bullets.
The effect on the Japanese of this
sacrifice was instanteous. The re
treating infantrymen stopped in their
tracks, hesitated and then charged
back, fought like demons, jumped over
the wall, charged the Russians with
bayonets and forced many of them
up the gtacls, over the ramparts and
Into the fort. The fact that they
had reached the comer wall on the
dead ground enabled the Japanese to
hold on. though the entire Russian
fire was concentrated on that point
for tlx hours.* Tha Japanese were re
inforced from time to time by rushes
made by their comrades up th death
way from the trenches and they stub
bornly held the comer wall and- a
small section of the Russian trench**
until two companies-of another regi
ment worked through the trenches and
captured the west Banjusah fort, the
nuguines of which had been blown
up by a shell a short time before. Lat
ter port of the south Kekewan fort
was captured.
'Xu* dawo of the -irU c v
peculiar position. The assault of the
previous afternoon had resulted |in
piercing the Russian fortified ridge
east of Port Arthur In the form of
x wedge, while the entire line east
and west was still strongly held. At
daylight the Russians roncentr.lted
their shrapnel fire on the captured
fort and the Japanese south of Kok-
ewun were ejected from their posi
tions. The Russian forts were sub
jected to an awful fire, but the Jap
anese In possession of them continued
making .bomb-proof trenches on the
hills. There was a flree bombardment
all day.
Gave Japs Foothold.
The retention of the Banjusan forts
gave the Japanese a foothold on the
fortified ridge as a result of six days of
general assault. Heavy casual^!-
marked this hazardous attempt to take
a strong modern fortress by assault
after a few days’ Investment. General
Nogi was aware that his army was
needed In the north and the troops,
flushed with previous victories, were
anxious to make the attempt. Success
meant the immediate fall of Port Ar
thur, which great achievement would
release the besieged army, which for
months had been sapping the strength
of the positions. The abality of Gen.
Stoessel and the determined spirit of
the Russians had been underestimat
ed, and the experiment was never re
peated. As with the Russians at Plev-
HENRY G. DAVIS
HARD AT WORK
Delivered Thirteen Speeches
Yesterday
IS IN WEST VIRGINIA
PARKER MAKES
POOR SPEECHES
r-V ^
Sage of Esopus to People
of Connecticut
CASE WILL GO
TO JURY TODAY
M’Cuo Trial Nears End at
Charlottesville
., with 8plrlts*dashed by repulse and
heavy losses, the Japaese army settled
down to sapping and making parallels.
For two weeks the Russians were un
ceasing In their efforts to recapture
the Banjusan forts but without suc
cess.
While the siege operations were in
progress reinforcements were brought
up. and it was announced from head
quarters that the siege operations
would be finished with a general as
sault efti September 19 upon the Na-
maokayama ridge, the 203 meter hill,
the half moon forts of the Shulshl val
ley, and the redoubts at the foot of
Rlhlung mountain. The bombardment
was started at dawn. Three battalions
of the center divisions advanced from
the parallels and attacked a redoubt at
the foot of Rlhlung mountain, which
the Japanese twice before had tried to
capture. The work was strongly built
and^surrounded by a ditch, perpendlc-
fiW walls and breastworks. There
was also a steep distance to the top of
the parapets and at the bottom was a
ditch 25 feet deep. The interior of the
redoubt was faced with heavy timbers,
the trenches around were bomb proof
and there were heavily constructed
block houses loop-holed for Infantry
and machine guns. From the rear of
the redoubt three lines ot trenches ex
tended to Rlhlung forts.
Entered Through Breach.
The main attack was made against
the' northeast corner, and simulta
neously a Japanese 1 attalion attacked
the east line of trenches. The Jap
anese were met by a tremendous fu-
lllafle from rlllcs apd machine guns
arid were forced to retire to their
trenches, but at 4 in the morning the
main attack” wag’ made and the'Jap
anese succeeded In capturing the re
doubt; entering *t th**ough a breach
made .by. the artillery. A fierce hand-
to-hand encounter ini'de the redoubt
followed, during which dynamite and
hand grenades were used to destroy
the block houses, whose brave defend
ers stood their ground until the last
than was bayonetted. The Russian
trenches were captured and occupied
by the Japanese, but the redoubt was
destroyed with explosives. The de-
fendlng force consisted of four com
panles. The Japanese casualties were
over a thousand. The Russians left
only a few dead in their positions.
In the evening of the 19th a regiment
of the right division attacked the half
moon forts In the Shulshl valley from
parallels fifty yards distant. A bat
talion and a hnlf advanced against the
strongest west half i <r fort and two
companies moved against the east
fort. Both attacks were repulsed.
Twice ngaln during the night the Jap
anese made unsuccessful assaults on
these forts. Knrly lit the morning of
(he 20th the whole force was concen
trated in a furious assault on the west
half moon fort. The moat was crossed
with scaling ladders, twd dynamite and
hpnd grenades were used to destroy
the Russinn trenches and bomb proofs.
The fighting, which last twenty min
utes, was carried on nt the point of, the
bayonet. Finally the Russians were
driven through the connecting trenches
and the other half moon forts were all
captured after slight resistance. The
Japanese casualties were 400. The
Russians left but few dead In their
positions.
Clesred Entanglements,
The attack upon 203 meter hill and
the ridge immediately north of It call
ed Nahaokayama, was started in the
evening of the 19th. In spite of the
furious bombardment with which the
Japanese supported the assault, the
Japanese infantry could not advance.
During the night a party of sappers
cleared away the Russian wire en
tanglements. The Japanese bombard
ment began at dawn on the 20th and
all the morning the slopes of the foi>
tilled hill and the ridge were trans
formed into an inferno by the burst
Ing of shells. At 11 o'clock a small
party of the second regiment charg
ed forward to gain the foot of the
west slopes. The Russian batteries
were evidently waiting for the Japan
ese, as a most wonderful shrapnel fire
was opened on them. Every man
seemed to fall. Though the firing of
shrapnel continued for ten minutes,
after which all the Japanese were
down either * wounded or killed. The
Russians had retired to ttyeir first
line of trenches during the night and
several companies of Japanese were
extended along the slopes under cover
of the brow of the ridge. With a rush
they carried the trench line on the
crest of the hill. The last rush of
the Japanese was a splendid specta
cle ending with a bayonet encounter
with the Russians on the full sky
line. Stones, bayonets, swords and
hand grenades were used by both
sides. The utmost ferocity was dis
played. When the Japanese had car
ried the east half of the ridge the
Russian* retired to the west half. Be
fore darkness the Japanese were In
possession of the wV.de ridge, which
they retained despite an awful shrap
nel fire front the Chair Hill. Tslyang-
ko. Tigers Tail and Maotfe fort*.
Four Assaults Repulsed.
Four amults were made by the
lapanese during the next two da vs.
but they were all repulsed. The third
regiment was finally compelled to *•-
tlr* from ti>* trenches at the foot of
Vice Presidential Candidate Says That
One Trust Alone Contributed a Mil
lion Dollars to Republican Campaign
Fund and That They Are All for
Roosevelt.
DAVIS. W» Va., Nov. 3.—Henry G.
Davis, Democratic vice presidential
candidate, delivered his thirteenth
speech of the day here tonight Mr,
Davis is putting the finlnshlng touches
on the borough campaign ho has made
in his own state. He will talk all day
tomorrow and mako his last speech
Saturday night at Bellington.
Tonight Mr. Davis declared that one
single trust contributed one million
dollars to the Republican campaign
funds. lie did not name the trust. Mr.
Davis spent some time today in eu
logy of Judge Parker. He would make
the best president, he said, since the
civil war. On his own labor record,
Mr. Davis told his audience in the
mining, town of Elk Garden that he
had never discharged a man because
of his affiliation with a labor union
and that he had never permitted tho
use of an injunction in a labor dis
pute.
KNTIirslASTIC CRCAVDS
Ilartfovt, Bridgeport, Now
Ilaven and Meridian
GIVEN WARM RECEPTION
At Keysor.
KETSER, W. Va., Nov. 3.—In speak
ing here today Mr. Davis, said the
trusts were all kept up by the tariff.
"Although" said he "as you know 1
am not a free trader, I think the tar
iff on special things that foster the
turst should be reduced, but without
fear of contradiction 1 will say that
every one of the two or three hundred
tursts In this country are Republican,
The beef trust, the Stnndnrd Oil trust,
the steel trust are all contributing and
working for Republican success.,
Flerpont Morgan, who It was said
some time ago was favorable to Park
, is now giving his money and giv
ing it freely and doing every thing ho
can for the election of Roosovelt."
At Junction.
WEST VIRGINIA JUNCTION.
Va., Nov. 8.—Mr. Davis made an ar
gument here in favor of a tariff on
coal. He stated ; that the tariff on coal
had been higher under Democratic
rule than under Republican since tho
beginning of the government. Last
year, he continued, the Republic
took the tariff entirely off of coal and
you had to complete with one hundr
million tons of foreign coal which w
Imported into .the.country.
lotting at Capital of Nutmeg State
Cne of Greatest i|t State's Campaign
—Informal Receptions at Which
Thousand Shake Candidate's Hand-
Return Trip to New York Today,
HARTFORD,
enthusiastic au
Parker today o:
state in tho ci
oral other pliu’
COlfo.. Nov. 3.—Four
ionoVa greeted Judge
his only visit to tho
mpdign, and In aev-
h through which his
ARGUMENTS YESTERDAY
Courtroom Packed to Hear Lawyers
for Dofenso and Prosecution Address
Jury for and Against tho Accused-
Former Mayor Wept During Mr.
Coleman's Speech in His Behalf.
was robbed of $95. Two men whtyaro
Hiippoaed to have been confederates
brushed against him as he entered
the car. They apparently being in
great hurry to get out, and In the
confusion one of them slipped his
hand in Osteen's Inside vest pocket
and abstracted a roll of bills. Osteen
did not discover his loss until two or
three minutes later.
6,590,137 BALES.
special train passed he was given
rousing impromptu welcomes. The
principal speech of the trip was In this
city tonight. The other receptions
Held in Bridgeport, New Haven,
and Meridian where an addtess was
made from the rear end of the train.
This speech dealt .with the question
of trusts and the candidate attempt
ed to refute tho charge that the Stand
ard Oil company is tho financial spon
sor of the Democratic party and
charged that the company’s interests
are with the Republican party.
The meeting In this city was one
of the greutest of th** catnpaign in
this state. Judge Parker was given
a warm welcome from the moment he
reached the city. The meeting wns
held in the opera house* All fcn-
tranees were blocked by the time the
candidate was drtven to the opera
house and admittance was obtained
with the greatest difficulty. Judge
Parker held Informal receptions af
ter each of hln nvetlngs and shook
hands during the day and evening
with several thouwon'i peoplej H|
CINCINNATI HAS-
ANOTHER MYSTERY
Body of Telephone Girl, Evidently
Murdered, is Discovered in a Va
cant Lot.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 'Terribly cut
and crushed about the head, the dead
body of Alma Btelnway, a telephone
operator, 18 years old, was found today
In a vacant lot near the Hprlng Grove
cemetery at Winston place, a suburb.
While there are large footprints in the
trail where the body was found, there
Is ne clue to the supposed slayer.
The girl left the telephone office at
Cumminsvllle last night and her body
was found In tho lot near the cemetery
this morning. Her head and face had
been horribly crushed with a club. No
other Injuries were found on the body
except the wounds on the head.
Tonight Conductor Frank Llmle told
the police that Alma Btelnway got on
his car last night at JCnowlton corner,
accompanied by a man. The pair rode
to Wlnton road and pot off. He said
the man had frequently ridden with
Miss Btelnway. Llmie said he could
Identify the man.
There is a striking similarity In the
death of Miss Stelrivay and that of
Louise Mueller, whose mutilated body
was found a month ago about & half
mile from where the body of Miss
Btelnway was found, and Chief of De
tectives Crawford is of the opinion that
one man committed both deeds.
the hill by a concentrated shrapnel fire
from the valley belok.
The unsuccessful attempt to capture,
the advance fort resulted In two thou
sand Japanese casualties. Every inch
the Japanese now gained was by la
borious sapping against the determln
cd opposition of the Russians, who
fought with tremendous earnestness,
sortielng every night against the sap
per*.
The first battery of 11-Inch howlt-
xers opened fire October 1, against the
Urh fort. The next day fire was dll
rected on the battleship Pobetdn,
the harbor. The fifth shot pierced the
forward decks of this ship, sending up
huge columns of smoke and leaving a
gaping rent.
The fire of the 11-Inch howltsers
wss so effective against the war veal
eels that the Russians resorted to plao
ing a hospital chip in the direct line of
fire. The b-ittlcxhlp Peresvlet was
struck by several shells from the how
Itzers and caught fire.
It was announced o n October 25 that
tne following day there would beH
bombardment of the east fortified ridge
and also tho Chair Hill forts, to be fol
lowed by infantry stuck*. The bom
bard men t commenced terly In the
morning. Increasing In volume until
o'clock in the evening, when a regl
ment of the center division emerged
from the parallels at the fort of trv
east Urh fort. Another regiment of
the right division left the parallels at
the foot of the west Urh fort simultanc
misty under* rover of a tremendous fire
of shrapnel. When the first regiment
gnlned the tttfic h»* at the crest of th.
glirl* «,f east Urh fort the Rus
"rploded a min.-. Pise*-* of Umber
grtkitCH * r I
Hurled bundp-j, of Th* tree
or. both hills were captured with
u -title*
remained over night In Hartford and
will start on his return trip to New
York tomorrow morning.
Judge Parker in-his apeech referred
to the shipping quite’.Ion ns follows:
The Shipping Question.
"The time has ng. ln come when we
need ships of our own. but tHey should
be built, not at the cist of the govern
ment, not from taxes drawn from all
the people, but ns a tesult of the enter
prise of our people. They should be
designed ahiff^on uct-d bv the in
genuity of our engineers, operated # by
our seamen, and owned by ptijr people.
Every landing place tlong theso lem-
ited coasts of ours, ought to l>e a
nursery, however rude, fof the sailor.
Our products sent t< other countries
should be cnrrled in American bottoms
and that almost Infinite demand by our
people for the products of other coun
tries should enable us to bring them
everything that their materlnl com
fort. education and j. M »gress makes it
ncressary’or desirable for them to use."
Judge Parker commended Interna
tional arbitration, but thought our best
assurance for pence would be to .ml
tain only such an army as Is actually
needed. He then took up the tariff
question, reviewing th** development of
high protective tnilff, which he said
compelled us to pnv more for things
we buy thnn we otherwise would,
continued:
The Tariff,
i collector from the steel trust
should ask you to contribute a dollnr
year for ench member of your family,
would you do It? You cannot think of
any argument that could possibly per-
sunde you to. Yet the celebrated stat
istician. Edwnrd Atkinson, asserts that
the steel Interests collect an average
of one dollnr a year for •merit perron
with the aid of the tariff statute.
"Prtclsely that result In accomplished
ns to many article bv our present tariff
laws. Hewing machines, mowing ma
chines, farm Implements of various
kinds, as well ns a great number of.ar.
tides every day purchased, are made
in this country and sold abroad cheaper
thnn they are sold here*. Home are sold
one-fifth cheaper, otnera one-quarter,
and still others one-third, after pay
ing the expenses of transportation
across the ocean. That fifth or quarter
or third Represents the amount tha
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 3.
—With tho corporation court room
filled to ita utmost capacity, with the
accused surrounded by a number of
his relatives, u young aon on his lap
and a little daughter by his side, the
trial of former Mayor Sammuel McCue
wqs resumed today when tho argu
ments were continued.
Captain Richard S. Ker, who la as
sociated with the prosecution, address-
the Jury.
Capt. Ker dwelt first upon questions
of doubt and tho competency of cir
cumstantial evidence. He then pass
ed to the testimony pertaining to the
domestic relations existing in tho Mc
Cue household giving emphasis to the
evidence adduced by the common
wealth in that respect. He differed
with the defense as to the interpre
tation of the law relative to motive,
at the same time contending that a
motive had been shown.
Capt. Ker concluded nt 12:15 p. m.,
when a recess wns taken until 2 p.
m., the court first renewing its in
junction against demonstrations and
threatening severe punishment for any
refraction.
Afternoon Session.
J. T. Coleman, of Lynchburg, of coun
sel for the defense, in the afternoon
argued for the accused. Like those
who preceded hlin he spoke Svlth the
court room packed and men stood in
tho windows on the outside. Mr. Cole-
man made an impassioned appeal for
his client and one of his bursts of
eloqunce roused the accused to bury
his face in a handkerchief and weep.
Indeed, the defendant gqve wny to his
emotions a number of times while hln
counsel was pleading to tho Jury In
his behalf. A great many women who
occupied front seats in the gallery
brought their lunches with them and
remained throughout the noon roc
At 4 p. m. a recess was taken until
8 p. m., that Mr. Coleman might com
elude tonight, the idea of night ses
ions originating with the Jury.
Even greater numbers fought U
gain admission to the room nt tho
night session. Mr. Coleman
igorous speech closed his argument
about 9:20 j> m.. when a recess
taken until tomorrow. Only two more
addresses before the Jury ate to bo
made. Mr. Leo will close for the de
fense. beginning tomorrow morning
atul will bo followed by Common
wealth Attorney Gilmer, who will close
for the prosecution and make the n
mil nrgument, when the case will g<
to the Jury.
Census'Bulletin Gives Amount of Cot
ton Ginned to October 18.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—The last
of the census bulletins giving the re
turns of Ita ngenta bn cotton ginned
for the'present year up to October 18
last was issued nt noon today. It show's
the total number of running bales to
bo 6,590.187, ns ngainst 3.839.627 run
ning bales for last year. Counting the
round bales included In these totals
ns hnlf bales, the balance for 1901 la
reduced to 6,417.894.
Tho total number of running bales
ginned to October 18 in 1802 was
5.025.872.
The reports from tho various cotton
producing states for tho present year
follow:
Alabama. 694,670 bales; Arkansas.
237,776; Florida. 40.612; Georgia. 1.056,-
679; Indian Territory, 181,316: Ken
tueky, 284; Louisiana, 392.758; Mis
fllsslppl, 651.704; Missouri, 10,621
North Carolina, 309.097; Oklahoma,
106.237; South Cnroll.,n. 629.857; Ten
nessee. 79.688: Texas, 2.201,661; Vir
ginia. 5.145. The total number of gln-
nerle/ln operation was 28,110.
Up to October 18, In 1903. 37.6 per
cent, of the total crop hod been ginned,
ns compared with 63.5 per cent in
1902. This report wPl be followed by
four others, showing the quantity of
cotton ginned from tho growth of 1901
to November 14. to December 15, to
Jnnuary 16, and to tho end of the sea
son. __
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE8.
POET AETHUE’S
DOOM SEALED
East Side of Town at Mercy
of Japs
RELIABLE INFORMATION
Last Assault Gained Impor
tant Positions
MONTH LONGER GIVEN
Russians May Prolong Struggle for
That Length of Time by Making
Final Stand But Vicerory Alexieff’a
Dream of an Unconquerable City
Will Soon Be Nothing More.
GIVE8 UP COPE.
CHE FOO. Nov. 3. 4.30
Arthur la doomed.
The correspondent of the Aasocli
Press here has received Informal
the reliability of which is bey
question, that the Japanese now oc
py positions which place the cast
of the town at their mercy.
The last assault has gained for t
positions which insure their abillt
enter the main east forts when
they are ready.
The Japanese calculate that if
.Rusrtlans do not surrender now
Port
Mr. Morgan Presents Stolen Troa:
to Italian Government.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3. The ancient
errlesltistlrul cope which was stolen
from the cathedral of Ascoll, Italy, two
years ago. and later purchased by J.
Plerpont Morgan, has been presented
to the.Itnllan government by Mr. Mor
gan. The presentation won mndo
through Baron Kdmondo del Planches,
the Italian ambassador, who called by
appointment on Mr. Morgan In this
city todny. The cope is now In tho
Victoria and Albert museum ut Kouth
Kensington, England, to which It was
loaned by Mr. Morgan.
Itaron de* Planches said that shortly
after he was invited by his govern
ment to open negotiations with Mr.
Morgan looking to the eventual return
of the cope, the latter Intimated that If
only he could be sure that the rello
was stolen he would not hesitate In
placing,It In the hands of its owners,
Mr, Morgan said that h/> felt Justified
In making the purchase at the time he
did. He had no reason to question the
right of possession to the relic from
the person from whom he made the
purchase and It was received by him
in good faith.
They Moot in Athene and Transact
Some Important Business.
ATHENS. Ga., Nov. 3.—The board
of trustees of the St:,to Normal School
met here todny and bnd n session of
several hours. Presl1*.*nt R. J. Guinn
of Fulton presided. Professor J. Henry
Walker, superintendent of tho Griffin
schools, wns elected professor of math
ematics to succeed Professor J. H.
Mathln, resigned. Mr. George A. Moll
of Athens wns elected secretary and
treasurer of tho board.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
Finance—J. S. Davis, chnlrman; V.
O. Tate, A. A. Carson, J. R. Hogan, It.
G. Guinn.
Teachers nnd Course of Study—
Charles I^ine. chairman; L. B n Evans,
J. M. Collum. N. A. Morris, R. O. Guinn.
Buildings nnd Grounds—IL E. Da
vison. J. C. Resuchamp, J. W. Smith,
W. M. J. Morion. It. 1. Guinn.
Rules governing tho body were
adopted and the for the annual
meeting of the board wan fixed for tho
Saturday beforo the last Sunday .u
May.
CODY ON TRAIL.
After Wyoming liAntlltn.
CODY. Wyo., Nov. I - According to lat
est reports, the mmi who killed tho cash
ier of the First National Hank of COdy,
have boon found near Tliermopolis.
A telephone message from Basin says
that Sheriff Fenton nnd pnrtv are In
the Bud Lands near Therniopolla, a long
dUtimce from telepnone. This forenoon
Fenton sent a man back to the nearest
telephone station to rep#rt to llasln that
he and his party had found the outlaws
and expected to got them soon. The ban.
dlts ere getting among friend* and It Is
thought that the sheriff's party will hove
oome hard fighting.
Buffalo mU. with Indian scouts and
cowboys has taken the trail nnd a lively
time Is anticipated. Col. Cody nnd his
force nrs henvlly armed, and are deter
mined to get tha robber*.
oy
• fight-
fit Lia-
will bo capable of prolonging the
Ing by making their final i
i.*' promontory and Tiger's T ill, for a
month longer, with the mere hope of
continuing the struggle.
Long before the second Pacific
squadron arrives In the Paclfi': the
Japanese flag, it is now believed, will
wuvo over tho wrecked citadel.
This will end Viceroy •Alexieff'a
dream of an unconquerable city.
The Japanese have not occupied tho
main forta nnd highest points of tho
east hill, hut they occupy in over
whelming numbers positions which
will enable them to drive the Russians
ack whenever t
When the Japr
upy tl»«
'Him A«H<><l.it<‘d
anose »nn
sunk by i
a put Hum
author! tie
officially
goveriyne
crnmcptH
number <
th«* ve*w
lleved to
V off Dalny, which do
denied by the Jnpam-s
nf th*- ship. Th*
purchaser Is obliged to plaoe in the
manufacturer's box over and above
the face value of the thing purchased,
os evidenced by the price at which he
sells It abroad. He '"impels you to pay
this amount by means of a statute
which places the duty so high that for
eign competition is cut off."
After pointing out the necessity for
the development of car foreign trade.
Judge Parker addressed himself to the
trust question, saying; ^
’Our opponents have the Effrontery
Robbed of (95.
C0LUMBU8, •Gs., Nov.!.—As Will
Osteen, a Chattahoochee county citl-
sen, was boarding the Heshoard train
for home at the Columbus depot he
MACON, OCTOBER 4, 1879. ft
Occurrences in the Central City
Just s Quarter of a On
tury Ago.
From The Telegraph of that
date.
U
Death of Mrs. A, H. Jones, an ft
aged lady. -i
Htate Agricultural Ho* i.-tycom
pleted the payments of awards D
as prises at the state fair,
Macon much Interested in two
railroad transaction* that occurr
ed. E. W. Cole purchasing big U
block of Western end Atlantic \%
stock, and the Atlantic «julf
railroad being sold In s ivannah >]»
for $3.00»).000 to H. i I
■ Went of the Bouih« r:i Kxpress
Company. / ’ M
Superior court of Bibb county
had an unusually busy, day wi
s press of civil basin' -».
to claim that they alone have shown
and desire to oppose the trust*. Their
claim is us false as It Is flagrant.
’Ho far from this being the fact, the
records shows that time and again the
representatives of the Democratic
party have begun prosecutions under
the so-called Bherman act. Attorney
General Oiney began and Attorney
General Harmon continued to the end
the first of the successful prosecutions
under the anti-trust law. Attorney
General Harmon asked for appropria
tions to enforce that act. He report-
to congress that witnesses against
the trust should be exempted from
liability so that they could not inter
pose the plea of privilege, but it was
not heeded by a Republican congress.
Ho asked for an appropriation to car
ry on the work in both a special and
general respect, but a Republican
congress would not.
(Continued on Page Five.)
Fairbanks Speeches.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Nov. !.—
Nearly twenty speeches were made to
day by Senator Chaa. W. Fairbanks In
Western Indiana, beginning at Bloom
ington hi the morning and ending with
a large and enthusiastic evening meet
Ing at Terre Haute. Cpllge demonstra
Cions were notable features cf the
day's tour.
In a brief speech at Newport Sena
tor Fairbanks denied a published n
port that In the event of the Demr
crate carrying the Indiana leginliturH,
he would refrain from qualifying »*
vice president, if elected, and vroul
^ q remain in the »e..
INJURED IN MOBILE.
Mscon Man in Hospital at the Gulf
City.
MOBILE. Abu. Nov. 3. -J. J. Wads
worth, giving his residence as Ma
con, Go., and a candy maker by pro
fession, was knocked from » train
by an obstruction here tonight and is
seriously if not fatally Injured,
was found lying In the street by
sons passing and taken to police
lion nnd later sent to a hospital for
attention. He Is Injured Internally.
0 Murdered by Natives.
LONDON. Nov. !.—Areordlng to in
formation from the Island of Perltn,
at the entrance to the Red w», an In
vestigation of Mnsslra island made by
the sultan of Muscat shows that a
boat's crew of captain nnd twenty-one
men, which left the British steumer
Baron Innerdale, which ran ashore nt
Kurla Mur la Islands, reached Masslra
Island and were massacred by the na
tives there. Nine of the murderers
have bhen arrested.
Previous Information wan that the
boat had capslxed and all Its occu
pants drowned except 'one boy whn
was saved by the natives.
The 8ully Case.
NEW YORK, Nov. %.—>The quest 1
of the right of three of the members
of the firm of Daniel J. Bully & Co. to
withdraw their objections to the claims
of the New York Cotton Exchange
creditors, without the consent of tho
fourth member of the firm, resulted in
a general legal wrangle and tangle In
the adjourned hearing In bankruptcy
proceedings before Referee M’Cran*
Coxe today.
Counsel finally agreed among them
selves, with the consent of the ref
eree, to postpone' the referee’s ruling
and argument until Mortday, Novem
ber 14th.
lllH'lO
M th
batti
four
The Yashin)*
battleships of th
Isplarement wn
in alxe of the
Maine, nnd she
knots. The Rust
Arthur Includes
ihlps, more or lo:
Admiral Rpjes
which Is now en
tie to the far Ki
battleships. T!
strength is lmi
greatly Hup.-rior
this respect.
12.100 tons, about
micrtcnn battleship
. •! n speed of 19
7
nty <<
"California Arrow" Found.
T. LOtJIB. Nov. 3.—"Callfornl
Arrow,” the airship of Captain T. H
Baldwin of Ban Francisco, which slip
ped away last night was found toda:
sixteen miles west of 8t. Louis, it wa
unharmed by Its wild night flight save
for two small rents In the gas bag.
Capt. Baldwin says the ship can be re
paired in half an hour.
The airship’s anchor rope caught on
a dead limb. This served as an anchor
and th*> airship was found moored in a
cornfield by farmers.
The balloon was deflated and the
collapsed airship was brought back to
the expsitlon aerodrome.
John M. Foster.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 3.—John M.
Foster, one of the best known o
i tim- baseball writers and scor*-
t.'jui:., di-.'i here t-'