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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER is, 1904.
DAILY—*7.00 A YEAR
TO BITTER END,
SAYS CASSINI
Russia Will Fight Till She
Has Won
EMPHATIC STATEMENT
I Czar's Ambassador at Washington
Says His Ruler Has No Idea of Sus-
pending Military Operations in Far
! East Until the Oriental Armies Havo
Been Whipped.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—"Russia
will pursue the war In the Far-East to
the bitter end—that Is until Russia has
conquered.”
Thees are the opening words of an
emphatic statement made at the Rus
sian embassy today by Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador.
The statement continued:
‘T deem it my duty to reiterate what
I have so often said, that Russia will
not suspend In any case her military
operations in the Far East. All ru
mors and reports regarding the pos
sible success of the direct overtures for
peace, which Japan is said to have
made to Russia and regarding the
mediation of the powers, are, in my
opinion, started for the purpose
convincing the public that the end of
the war Is close at hand. In this way
it is hoped that the public may be led
to belleev that Japanese loans offer
attractive Invesements.
No Interference Wanted.
"Russia can no more admit of inter
ference than Gfceat Britain could In
the Transvaal or than Could the United
States In her war with Spain. Where
the prestige of a country is at stake
all other consideration are and must be
put aside. Some people may think that
financial difficulties will influence Rus
sla to end hostilities. Such an opinion
Is based on the false assumption of
Russia’s financial resources. There is
no doubt whatever that Russia whose
annual Income exceeds on milliard of
dollars cannot be influenced in her at
titude toward the outcome of the
by the amount of war expenditures.
Is it not altogether out of the question
thnt Russia, who did not expect war,
should, in the moment when che has
mobolized her army and is sending
corps after corps In fighting readiness
to the Far East, suddenly call a halt
on hostilities, particularly after she
has for nearly a year, without any dif
ficulty or recourse to extraordinary
measures, been able to carry the extra
expense?”
KNOXVILLE HAS HARD
TIME WITH FLAMES
Fifty-Thousand-Dollar Fire Follows
Previous One Which Did Great Dam
age Saturday,
SUNDAY’S STORM DID WELL
ITS WORK OF DESTRUCTION
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14.—The
Lawson-McGhee library, a three-story
brick structure at the corner of Gay
street and Vine avenue, was gutted by
fire this afternoon, leaving nothing
more than the bare walls standing.
On the ground floor of the building
was a double store occupied by the
Vance Furniture Company. The sec
ond floor was devoted to the public
library, containing about 15,000 vol
umes, and the offices of the Commer
cial Club. On the third floor was the
Knoxville Business College. The Are
originated In the basement from the
furnace and spread with lightning
rapidity throughout the structure.
Firemen saved the surrounding prop
erty only after a hard fight. The
building was valued at $20,000 and was
given to the public in 1885 by Col.
Charles M. McGhee of this city as a
memorial to his daughter, Mary Law-
son McGhee, who died during that
year.
Capt. Joseph Frazier of engine com
pany No. 1, and Capt. James Jones of
engine company No. 2, were overcome
by smoke. Vernon Miller, a volunteer,
was crippled for life by falling glass,
his right hand being nearly severed
from his arm. ,
The local fire department 4s badly
crippled ns a result of Saturday morn
ing’s fire and explosion at the Wood
ruff Hardware Company’s store. Eight
members of the department were dis
abled by It, three of them still being
In a serious condition.
The total loss In today’s Are was
$54,000; Insurance, $37,000.
Gratest Share of Suffering Was in the East, Where Complele Tie-up of Wire Commun
ication, Disarranged Railway Schedules, Paralyzed Trolley Traffic and a General
Wreckage Resulted—Wall Street Helpless Under Onslaught of Fierce Ele
ments, and Exchanges Were But Little More Fortunate—Army of Line
men at Work of Repairing Damage—No Word Yet From Virginia
and Carolina Coasts as to Extent of Havoc Along the Seaboard.
WARE RESIGNS.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Twelfth Annual Session Will Meet In
El Paso Today.
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 14.—In a hall,
the decorations of which are the na
tional colors of the United States and
Mexico, t^ie twelfth Irrigation congress
will be- called to order at 10 o’clock
Tuesday morning. A band sent ns u
special compliment to the convention
by President Dlax will render the mu
sic. Secretary of Agriculture Roberto
G&yol of Mexico is hero as the presi
dent’s personal representative, and
fifty other Mexican delegates also are
present, making the meeting of inter
national importance. The first day
will be devoted to addresses of wel
come and responses, appointment of
committees, reading of telegrams, let
ters and routine matter.
Most of the officers of the congress
are here and muny distinguished vis
itors are expected to be present. The
engineers of the United States recla
mation survey havo opened their ses
sion. They are discussing vnrlous en
terprises now under survey or con
struction In the arid weal anfl will Jn'n
Commissioner of Pensions Will Go Out
on January 1.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Commis
sioner of Pensions Ware today tender
ed his resignation to the president and
It was accepted to take effect Jan. 1
When seen tonight Commissioner
Ware refused to discuss his action in
any way, except to state that the news
papers of the country had been "re
signing” him for the past two years.
For at least one year, however, it has
been definitely known that Mr. Ware
would retire from his office soon after
the fall elections and return to his
home in Kansas to resume his law
practice.
It is believed that Commissioner
Ware’s action was not due to any sug
gestion that the severance of his re
lations with the pension office would
be agreeable to the president. On the
contrary, It has been on secret that
Commissioner Ware soon after assum
Insr his duties found the duties of *hls
office distasteful, to him nnd (Fiat this
distaste steadily increased. There is
no Intimation tonight as to who his
successor will be.
DECISION AGAINST
STATE OF GEORGIA
United States Court of Appeals Hands
Down Opinion in Case to Colloct
Railroad Taxes.
LVt^gaUuii congress’ In Its sessions
later.
UNDF.R CIVIL SERVICE
Regulations to Govern Employes of
Isthmian Canal Commission.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—President
Roosevelt will shortly sign an order
completed today by the civil service
and isthmian canal commissions, ex
tending the civil service regulations
{▼over the employes of the canal com
mission- The order embraces an em
ployes except those appointed by the
president and laborers. Besides about
thirty places are excepted, such ns the
secretary to the commission, the secre
tary to the governor general of the
zone, the customs collector for the
Bone, etc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The de
cislon of the United States court of
appeals for the fifth circuit in the case
of the state of Georgia against the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and
the Atlantic Coast Line Company, to
day was reversed by the supreme court
of the United States, Justice Holmes
delivering the opinion.
The case originated In the states'
,/Tort to collect taxes on stock of the
Western Railway P? jV.L b *ma. held in
Georgia, notwithstanding th? railroad
is an Alabama corporation. TH*'7° urt
of appeals held against this riglf.'
Justice Holmes said In his opinion
that under the constitution nnd laws
of Georgia the comptroller general of
the state was bound to collect the tax.
The defendent companies appear In the
case because the Alabama road Is con
trolled by them under lease.
Froze on Highway.
ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 14.—A special
from Martlnville. Henry county, Va.,
says Thomas Richardson, a Henry
county magistrate, aged 50 years, froze
to death yesterday on the public high
way.
LAW MAY BE ENFORCED
BY UNFRIENDLY HAND
Jn Thanksgiving Proclamation Missis
sippi Governor Refers to Result of
the Election.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 14.—Gover
nor Vsr daman tonight issued hli
Thanksgiving proclamation setting
apart November 24 as Thanksgiving
day. The only part o{ the address
which remotely touches on the late
Republican victory’ is that part in
which he says:
“Grave problems confront the people
of Mississippi, together with most of
the other Southern states of this re
public, and prescribed as they are in
dealing with such problems by the.or
ganic law of the nation, which law
may be enforced by an unfriendly
hand, it will call for wlrdom, courage
and patriotism of the highest order to
meet the difficulties and solve them.
The right thing must be done-, but it
xr.uat be done at the right tin.*.”
BOYKIN WRIGHT WILL
RUN FOR GOVERNOR
DISAPPOINTED
THE CARDINALS
Announce* Himself in the Race—Ho
Will Havo Strong Opposition in tho
Contest.
NEW YORK, Nov.. 14.—The storm
which swept up the Atlantic coast
from the gulf of Mexico yesterday and
last night, developing Into a gale as
It moved northward, resulted In the
most complete tie-up of wire commu
nication that the Eastern states have
experienced since 1888, disarranged
train schedules, paralyzed trolley lines
nnd piled several wrecks along the
coast. Rain and snow accompanied
the storm, adding to the destructive
ness of the gale. Telephone and tele
graph poles, borne down by the weight
of snow and Ice encrusted wires, gaVe
way before the sweep of the wind and
whole states were cut off.
Brokers Helpless.
Both the telegraph companies and
the telephone companies with long
distance wires today reported the|r
fields of operations restricted to the
territory bounded on the west by Phil
adelphia, on the east by Boston and
on the north by Newburgh, New York.
The big brokerage concerns In Wall
street, many of whom under normal
conditions operate thousands of miles
of wire, today found themselves help
less. The exchanges were no more
fortunate and the only quotations re
ceived from Chicago and New Orleans
were the market reports of the Asso
ciated Press. These quotations brought
over the Associated Press wires were
the only figures obtained in New York
City from the cotton nnd grain centers
of the South and West.
By an elaborate system of relays and
the use of both telephone and telegraph
wires the Associated Press succeeded
In bridging the path between East and
West cut by the storm nnd reached all
points West, North and East, with the
exception of a small region in the vi
cinity of Albany. There the damage
from the snow and wind seemed be
yond immediate repair and wfth the
exception of trains there was no com
munication with that region during tho
day.
Railroad Troubles.
The.general breaking down of wires
was almost entirely responsible for
trouble on the railroads. The move
ments of (trains- could .pot be reported
and delays-' extending Into hours In
many cases were reported.
Thnt the effects of yesterday’s storm
were more far-reaching than In any
similar disturbance since the great
blizzard of 1R<8 became evident today
when the disarrangement of wire com
munication continued almost as com
plete as at any time during the height
of the storm. Up to 10 o’clock many
points were completely Isolated while
whole sections were reached only by
most circuitous routes. To the West,
the only points having direct commu
nication with New York were I’hll-,
ndelphla and Baltimore.
The Associated Press, however, had
succeeded In reaching the West and
Incidentally many Eastern points, by
means of a telephone wire between
Baltimore and Chicago. Tho news re
port carried over tho regular wires
between New York nnd Baltimore
when It reached the latter city was
transferred a distance of ten blocks
to the telephone office by cabs, was
then forwarded by telegraph to Chi
cago over a long distance telephone
wire and Chicago was telegraphed
back to Washington and other cities
which could not be reached over the
regular routes.
Associated Press Work.
The same plan was followed In many
PITIABLE SIGHT
Aged Veteran Pleads Valiantly for Life
and Liberty to Jury.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 14.—Frederick
G. Kingsley, an Inmate of the Hamp
ton Soldiers Home, seventy-two years
old, presented a pitiable appearance
this afternoon as he plead valiantly
for his life In his trial for murdering
Captain A. C. Paul, in the United
States court. The old man was too
weak to climb Into the witness box
and begged to be allowed to take
seat af the foot of the pedestal upon
which stands the witness cbalr.
Already a nervous wreck, apparent-
ly Kingsley lost complete control of
himself. He arose from his chair dur
ing the recital In hts own behalf, and
staggered before the Jury to go on with
his story', the better to Illustrate how
he was set upon first by his. victim
and afterwards how he reached for
his own knife and killed the other man
when he thought he was going to be
murdered himself.
Although no one saw Paul strike
ttlngsley, two witnesses heard & crash
and afterward a broken shaving mug
was found on the floor. Dr. Baker tes
tified that Kingsley had a deep ga*h
on the top of his bead.
Kingsley was a member of Dan Em
mett’s famous original minstrel com
pany and be served In the civil war
from 1861 to the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox.
The trial was continued until tomor-
SERIOW BATTLE
TO SOOS QCCDR
Signs of Military Operation
Increasing
other cases. For Instance, the Asso
ciated Press regular New York state
circuit, a network of wires connecting
all the principal cities of the Btate,
was practically out of service for a
time. Newberg to tho north marked
the end of the circuit, points beyond
being completely cut off. Finally',
however, a temporary' circut was set
up by forcing a connecting link be
tween Cleveland and Buffalo. ‘ From
Buffalo the report wag relayed down
through the state ns far as Utica. At
that pdint, however, wire pAralysls
again was encountered, leaving Am
sterdam, Schenectady, Albany and
Troy entirely cut. off from the outside
world. The only' reports received from
that section of tho state today came
by train from Albany. Four inches of
wet snow had broken down telephone,
telegraph, electric light and fire alarm
wires In Albany and vicinity and badly
hampered street cars and train ser
vice.
While the effect of the storm was
not so severe in Now England, some
points In that section felt tho full force
of the gale. Wires were down in all
parts of Maine. Some points on Cape
Cod could not be reached by wire
early in the day, and Pittsfield, In the
Berkshlres, was cut off entirely from
both New York and Boston. Wire
service to many points In eastern Can
ada, which was swept by the storm,
also was disabled.
Wall Street in Distress.
Operations in Wall street were cur
tained today by reason of yesterday’s
storm. At the opening of the stock
market the stock exchange brunehe of
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany had only a few direct wires work
ing. Western and Southwestern wires
were still down as wero all wires south
of Baltimore. All messages were ac
cepted subject to delay'. At no time
since 1888 has the WB.11 street bus
iness of the telegraph ^companies been
so badly crippled.
The private wires of almost every
stock exchange commission house were
out of commission. One prominent Arm
had communication over Its direct
wires to Philadelphia and similar com
munication was had with Boston,
though with-some difficulty*. On tho
cotton exchange business was virtually
ndstlll. All t• • i»•. i
munlrntlon was cut off'and ncrosH the
quotation board on tho trailing floor
was written "No wires.” In tho first
half hour of the cotton market less
tha nhalf a dozen transaction* wero
mndc. At the produeo exchange a sim
ilar state of affairs was reported, nnd
business there was stagnant. Ono
packing houso reported Indirect com
munication with Pittsburg nnd Chi
cago, but nil other financial wires wero
still out of commission.
Linemen at Work,
all army of llnemont wore sent
out directly after dayhorak and it Is
expected that all the damage will bo
repaired by tomorrow. The local tele
phone service was not seriously Inter
rupted by the storm but theer was no
communication over tho telephones to
such points as Philadelphia, Boston
and Albany.
Two ’’trusties” and a koeper em
ployed on Hiker's Island, during the
storm*started In a small boat from the
Isladn to One Hundred anrl Thirty-
eighth street to get tho night keepers.
After considerable work they managed
to get out Into the river, whero tho
wind seemed to Increase and tho three
men were unable to reaeh the main
land, the boat being swept down the
river to South Brother Island, where It
was benched.
The whereabouts of the men was un
known today, and it wss feared that
they had been drowned as they had
been compelled to remain on the Island
all night.
Two keepers who tried to go from
Hart’s Island to City Island In a launch
at about the same time, were com
pelled to put on life preservers and
abandon their boat, which was swept
to Wbltestone, a distunes of about ten
piles.
brother’s death when he reached this
port today.
Telegrams for the north from Nor
folk up to tonight have been sent by
wire to Richmond and from there on
ward by train.
Gales Terrlfio.
BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 14.—The fierce
Southern Atorm which started off the
Florida coast on Saturday night had
Its center off Cape Race, Now Found-
land. The storm in the provinces
TUON jo iiimnijuad eqj luofu Xiund
Scotia, was attended with terrific gales
and an unusually low barometer.
Telegraphic and telephone communi
cation with the provinces Is interrupt
ed. Tonight there is no wire commu
nication east or north of Watervlllo,
Mnine, and ail telegraphic connections
between Boston nnd Vermont is sus
pended.
Few marine disasters havo been re
ported. So far as known tonight only
two vessels wero wrecked and no lives
were lost.
At Pennellvllle, Maine, a whale 80
feet long was blown ashore. Unable
to get back Into deep water the great
creature lay helpless on the bench nnd
a bullet from n hunter ended Its life.
RESULTED IN FAILURE.
ATLANTA, Go., Nov. 14.—Hon.
Boykin Wright, of Augusta, was here
Saturday visiting his brother, Mr. R.
F. Wright, assistant commissioner of
agriculture. Mr. Wright in answer to
a stralghtout question fired at him by
The Telegraph’s correspondent stated
that ho would be a candidate for gov
ernor to succeed Governor Terrell.
Yes, said he, "I am going to make
tho race for governor. I am in the
race now and don’t see well how I can
get out of it. I have received much
encouragement from friends in many
sections of tho state, and when the
timo comes will conduct a vigorous
campaign.”
That Mr. Wright will havo opposi
tion there is not a particle of doubt.
Hon. Clark Howell of Fulton nnd Col.
J. H. Entlll of Chatham are already in
tho field, and other candidates may
come out later.
Friends of Mr. Wright say that ho
can safely count upon tho votes of at
least eighty counties. If their expecta
tions can be realized other candidates
will not be in It a little bit. This
claim, however, la not likely to send
either Mr. Howell or Col. Eatil to the
woods, and in consequence there will
be at least three candidates for gover
nor In the field wthen tho campaign
blosaomp out In the spring.
ISIDORE RU8H DEAD.
Actress' Demise Caused by Heart Fail
ure While in the Surf,
BAN DIEGO, Col., Nov. 14.—Miss
Isidore Ruah, an netress, today died
of heart failure while bathing In the
surf. The shock was caused by an
immense wnvo which carried her into
deep water. Half a dozen members
of her theatrical compnny were In the
surf nnd at once hurried to her. Hho
wn« unconscious when brought ashore.
Physicians worked over Miss Rush
for nn hour in vain. Another mem
ber of the company, Milton llorlot
Fall River Manufacturers Attempted to
Open Mills for Operations,
FALL RIVER. Mass., Nov. 14
attempt today by the manufacture™
to open the cotton mills In this city
which have been closed for nearly four wi> vitw vui|(
who endeavored to rescue Miss Rush,
*'“** oas m ■ rendered unconscious but was re-
against a 12 44 per cent reduction In
wages resulted In failure. The largest
number of operatives to report at any
one mill for work was forty at the
King Philip mill. At the other places
from eight to, twenty were on hand.
Tho machinery was started In all the
mllle, controlled by the manufacturers'
association, promptly at 6:30 o’clock
tills morning and it Is understood that
It will be kept In operation for two or
three clays, after which, unless the
strikers return to work In large num
bers, It will be stopped again. No
disorder of any kind occurred.
vlved after vigorous treatment.
Engagement Csnoelled.
ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 14.—Governor
Terrell has cancelled his engagement
to go to ^ugusta on the 17th Instant
for the purpose of attending the Cotton
'estival which will be In progress In
that city during the present week. This
morning he notified the management
of the enterprise that it would bo Im
possible for him to be there on Thurs
day.
ME8SAGE FROM POPE.
Chappolle Brings Words of Esteom and
' Good Will to Prosident.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Arch
bishop Chappellc, of New Orleuns, Lou
isiana, Cuba, nnd Porto Rico, who last
week returned from Rome, where ho
spent somo time In consultation with
tho officials of tho Vatican, today paid
hls respects to President Roosovolt. Ho
presented to tho president a verbal
message of esteem and good will from
Pope Plus X. The president expressed
pleasure at the receipt of the mes
sage. After a brlf visit to Monslgnor
O’Connell, rector of the Catholic uni
versity, Archbishop Chappells will go
to New Orleans and thence to Ha
vana.
JAPANESE ARE ACTIVE
Field Marshal Oyama, Backed by Re
cent Heavy Reinforcements From
New Chwsng, Will Soon Wage Great
Conflict for tho Possession of Muk
den—Kuropatkin Fortifies Positions.
MUKDEN, Nov. 14.-2:50 a. m.—
Since yesterday signs of a serious en
gagement taking place within the next
few days have been Increasing. The
Japanese are displaying great activity
eastward.
Fears are beginning to be expressed
that the railroad will not be able to
bring up sufficient supplies.
Fichburn Charged With Murder.
ROANOKE, Va.. Nov. 14.—The cor
oner's Jury In the case of Dr. Frederic
LePcW. who died yesterday from a
knife wound a In the breast received at
the hands of Charles K. Fish burn, a
banker and broker, brought in a ver
dict that death was caused as above
stated. Fishburn Is in Jail to await
trial for murder.
EFFECT ON VESSELS
Many in Precarious Condition Bocsute
of the Winds.
NORFOLK. Vs., Nov. 14.—No word
has yet been reotrsd from the Virginia
and Carolina coast «nd until the pros
trated wires have been repaired noth
ing definite of the dAQagc done by
yesterday's storm can be’enown. The
wind reached a velocity of 9 milts un
hour at Cape Henry and wa* neces
sarily much greater In Its force round
lfatteras.
The three masted schooner Myra V.
Spear, from Georgetown, B. C„ to New
with lumber, which
Pope’s Unique Dispensation.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14.—Pope Plus
has granted authority to tho Mexican
prelates and priests taking part In the
great pilgrimage from this country to
Ijourdes, Rome, and tho holy land, to
say moss on the ocean.
This Is said to be a unique dlspen
Nation and Is appreciated by the hun
dreds of Mexican Catholics who will
suit this week from New York on their
pilgrimage.
THACH AVERTED
Students Wanted to Kill
Negro Man
PRESIDENT INTERFERED
Angered at Injuries Inflicted on Ex
Congressman Howard's Son, Attack
Was Made on Calaboose and Had
Prisoner Not Been Previously Re
moved Trouble Would Have Fol
lowed.
. MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Nov. 14.—An
attempt to lynch a negro by a number
of the students of the Alabama Poly
technic Institute was thwarted only by
the forethought of President Thach of
London, Conn., with lumber, which AuU Institution, accord Ins to specials
stranded last week on the Carolina r? >»n Auburn. Ala. A report to th<
Preparing for Conflict.
8T. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1«.—
m.—The latest Indications from the
front point to an early resumption of
military operations on a large scale.
Field Marshal Oyarna has received
heavy reinforcements from New
Chwang and evidently is about ready
to wage battle f?r the possession of
Mukden. Jhe Japanese arc showing
particular activity on their right flank
as If they were contemplating a turn
ing movement from that direction.
General Kuropatkin has fortified hls
position* along the Shakhe river and
ms he seemingly la prepared to ac
cept a battle h*tdoubtless has made
dispositions to block a flanking opera
tion. According to the opinion of the
military authorities here hls j e a flank
coast, thirty miles north of Cape Hat
ters*. Is supposed to have gone to
pieces during yesterday's gale, though
no report of any kind has yet been re
ceived from the vessel. The Merritt
and Chapman wrecking tug Coley,
Captain Tooker, made a second start
late Saturday for the scene of the
wreck of the Spear, but Captain Took
er. seeing the approach of a storm,
anchored between Cape Henry and
Currituck, N. C, Saturday night and
hurried Into pdrt yesterday Just as
quickly as he could get back.
The schooner De Morey Gray, with
hard coal, was In distress, off Ocean
View yesterday, with her Jlbboom dam
aged and leaking. The Coley on its
way back went to the schooner's as
sistance. The Gray I# In command of
Captain Walton, brother of Captain
Robert Walton, of the schooner Wil
son and Hunting, who rscemly lost
life when the latter vessel was sunk
Barnegat by the Culgos
fet that a negro, Arthur Barnes, porter
it te depot, had fatally stabbed Claude
M. toward, was the causo of the
troub*.
midnight last night a number
of the 'adets went to the calaboose,
fired a vslilade at the building and
then brokn It open with the Intention
of killing t** negro, but were disap
pointed on Ldlng the negro missing.
President TV h. fearing trouble,, had
had the negro rr..,- *d to Opelika.
Nsgro t\ Howard.
The trouble Is in to have started
by tho negro cum g Howard because
the student asked or a match. How
ard Is said fr» h»v« * truck the nekro
with n switch, wbesupon the negro
struck «t Howard wr» a knife, cut
ting him behind the eai Young How*
ard Is not seriously Injusd..
Howard Is the son "L-x-congresci-
m . man Howard, author of the book "If
ft I Christ Came to Congresr which cre-
I ated
Pope’s Allocution Is Milder
Than Expected
VACANT FRENCH SEES
No Appeal Made by Pontiff Asking
People to Insist on Their Rights—
Pallium Postulated for Throe Amer
ican Archbishops, and Ten American
Bishops Were Proclaimed.
ROME, Nov. 14.—The second con
sistory of the pontificate of Pope Piu.<
X, at which the postulation of the pall
ium for three American archbishops
occurred and ten American bishops
were proclaimed, took place this morn
ing. The ceremony was shadowed by
the death In the apostolic palace of
Cardinal Mncennl while the function
was in prugress.
In the secret consistory the pope de
livered an allocution recalling the ori
gin of the concordat and the reasons
which Induced Pope Plus VII to con
clude it with Napoleon, especially re
ferring to the provisions made for tho
appointment of bishops, the budget of
the ministry of public worships, which
was regulated by what was practically
a contract, and finally the free exer
cise of Catholic worship.
Lick at Government.
He added that the so-called "organic
articles” added In 1802 by Napoleon
had never been recognized by the Holy
Bee, either as law or as being part of
the concordat. Therefore the pontiff
deplorod tho fact that the present
government of--the French republic
had under various pretexts charged tho
Holy Ben with not having observed tho
concordat, adding that the church had
never in the case of any country In
fringed an agreement made. The pope
concluded with saying that the French
government had broken the fundamen
tal renditions of the concordat, a pro
ceeding which was not only In viola
tion of tho concordat, but which was
also opposed to divine nnd natural law.
The pope complained of the Impos
sibility due to tho existing state of
affairs, of .appointing bishops tx> th-»
vacant sees in France, but -'xpreHs^fi
the hope that nn understanding would
e reached.
The majority of the cardinals present
onsldered the allusion rathi-r mild
nd remarked thnt the pop** omitted
he part regarding which he previous
ly had consulted several of the c,»rdi-
la, In which ho was to have appealed
peoplo of Fronce and to have
AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR IN SESSION
Convened Yesterday at San Francisco
With Delegates From Everywhere
in Attendance.
BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.—The
American Federation of Labor met to
day In Lyceum Hull In its twenty-'
fourth annual convention. Delegates
from every part of the United Htntes
and representatives from Porto Rico,
England and Canada wero presont.
The hall wait decorated with national
colors, delegates being seated In sec
tions according to the states they rep
resented.
The morning sesstson wnn taken up
with tho delivery of and reply to
speeehes of welcome and tho reading
and acceptance of the report of tho
ommlttee on credentials.
The afternoon seselson was open*
with the reading by President Haniu
Gompers of hls nnnuii! address. Sec
retary Frank Morrison then read hie
unnual report. The rending of this re.
port was followed by that of Treasurer
John B. Lennon.
The visitors’ gallery during the day’s
tsalon was crowded, many of the
spectator* being women.
Tonight u mass meeting was held
at the Alhnmbra theatre and It was
T VWPUTIUn addressed by W. D. Mahon of Detroit,
•LlilUillilU DJPjJLJ president of the Amalgamated A«ho-
clntlon of Street Railway Employes,
and others, who discussed co-operation
and trade unionism.
the
thnir
Ison* to prevent the gave
persecuting their religion.
ghtM
r lt-
ul fro
ACCIDENT A r T EST.
Francois Airship fiii*
W.i« Not f ,
ST. LOUIS. Nov l|.— All
brought the test flight of tin
nlrnhlp to an abrupt tormli
day after the flying machine
In thr< nJr fifteen minutes, dui
its dirigibillty wan not «;ii
demonstrated, owing, the
aacenHlon was made at the
ropr
The nirwhlp pro
id aide
nlved
pair
left
vlffl
tngn In th«
1 it was
oldlng the i
opelter
COMPETITION BITTER.
ah En
Steamship Companies at Sava
gaged in Rate War.
SAVANNAH, Go.. Nov. 14.—The cli
max was reached this morning In the
bitter competition between the North
and South Shipping company and the
Ocean Steamship company, both oper
ating a lino of vessels to New York,
when a cut of twenty-five cent# per
bale on cotton shipments was an
nounced by Murray M. Stewart of tho
North and South Steamship company.
Besides the cut in the rate which was
announced, another vessel, the Pen
sacola, of 1,069 tons register, has been
added to the line, making In all three
vessels, representing a total tonnage or
something like thirty-five hundred
tons,* which will from this time for
ward be operated by this line. It Is
expected that the Ocean Steamship
company will either meet or go under
this reduction.
n sat Ion when Wished,
Captain Walton was informed of hls* No further trouble is a*, jutted.
Want Marine Improvement.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 14.—Senator
Thomas S. Martin of Virginia, pres id
ed today over a session of the Southern
sub-committee of the Merchant Ma
rine commission convened here to get
the views of the local commercial and
mercantile community upon the best
means of Improving the American ma
rine. Senator Mallory of Florida and
Congressman Hpight of Misslaalppl
were present, s# was Secretary W. L
Marvin of Boston. A number of ex
porters and business men attended
session.
Feared a Lynching.
CHARLESTON. K. C., Nov. 1
John Perry, accused of killing J
Wills at Saluda yesterday, was
to Columbia tonight. HIm lawyer
quested removal, claiming that Perry
'.was In Imminent danger of lyncl
no perceptible c
of the airship n
around by those
Shortly after t
noise was heard
later one of the s
the upper frame
blows, breaking the propeller nnd
splintering several of the under-sup
ports. Francois signalled to thone ski
the ground nnd the airship was pulled
down and taken Into the aerodrome.
An examination showed that one of
the steel brace* beneath the stern had
pulled loose and that the rear end of
the car had tilted upward, throwing
the propoller Into the upper work. M.
Francois said thrft the damago could
be repaired within a few hours.
Tho Francois alrr.hlp is the largest
that ever been seen In the United
States, and It* Inventor says th.it it Ih
the largest flying
world
the
Ono Way.
MEMPHIS. Nov. 14.-
e Commercial-Appeal r
Ala., says that twelve nog
t Cedar Lake, a negro
the suburbs of Decatur,
fects of poisoned Ice crew
ate, it is said, at a churc
PORT ARTHUR’S DOOM
IS NOT FAR AWAY
Japanese Will Soon Be in Possession
of All the Moats and Then End Will
Corr
HEADQUARTERS THIRD JAPA
NESE ARMY, before Port Arthur.
Nor. 4, via Fusan, Nov. 14.—By a. gen
eral attack on thi eastern fortified
ridge on October 30 the Japanese gair. ed
the moats of the principal forts as
sailed. These were wider, deeper and
stronger than had been suppose i an
were deefnded by caponiers or gallerle.
running north of th^ Keek wan forte
The galleries were captured after d* n
perate fighting underground.
The Hi
ill h«*M t ■
JM
rts ahou
the Jap*