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SENATOR BACON REPLIES TO
CONGRESSMAN T. W. HARDWICK
Present Political Situation in the South—People Ready to Sacrifice Congressional
Representation in Order to Maintain White Supremacy—Repeal of the Fifteenth
Anieudlnent Advocated—A Bold Declaration of Policy--Believes That an
Effort Is to be Made to Republicanize the South—White Men Mnst be Per
mitted to Rule at All Hazards—Attention Called to Georgia Negroes
ami Oifices Held by Them in Savannah, Atlanta and Washington.
CONFERENCE IS
NEAR ITS CLOSE
Uncertainty as to Bishop
and Cabinet
MINISTERS ADMITTED
Following l» & copy ot & letter writ
ten by Hon. A. O. Bacon, Georgia’*
senior senator, to Hon. T. W. Hard
wick, congressman from the Tenth dis
trict of Georgia, in reply to a request
by the latter for the senator's views
upon the present political situation:
MACON. Ga.. Nov. 28. 1904.
Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick, Sanders-
ville, Oa.
My Dear Mr. Hurdwick: I am in re
ceipt of your very kind letter of the
26th instant, and appreciate the re
quest you make tnerein for an expres
sion by me relative to some phases of
our present political situation.
That there are agencies and Influ
ences at work, the design and purpose
of which are to republlcanlxe the
South, Is easily discernible in recent
newspnper communications and other
utterances, and as well In the an
nouncements mad# of Intended efforts
to tills end in tills state In the near fu
ture.
It cannot for a moment be thought
possible that the effort can succeed In
Georgia: but unless the scheme and its
disastrous consequences If successful,
are understood and realized, it is pos
sible that the effort may succeed in
part—sufficiently so to produce a di
vision nmong our people. Such a divi
sion would destroy the present peace
ful political conditions resulting from a
solid, unified white' man’s party, and
produce the untold evils which would
bo found in a political struggle, with
the majority of the white men on one
side, and all of the negroes and a mi
nority of the white men on the other
side. If nothing more is practicable,
to accomplish this division would be a
most Joyous achievement for the Re
publican party, to which the solid
wnite man’s party at the South is a
grievous offense.
The overwhelming defeat of the
Democratic party in the recent presi
dential election ar.d the triumph of a
solid North, seems to be regarded by
the victors as presenting a favorable
opportunity for receiving the submis
sion of the Southern people, and their
praise as well, for the measures and
policies of the Republican party.
■When the spaniel is chastised, he Is
ell the more, ready to lick and fawn
upon the hand that struck him, as It is
in the next instant extended to him In
a conciliatory caress. And thus in the
Q88umptlon that a like spirit will be
found In the men of the South. It is
manifestly intended, * In what is evi
dently (regarded as the hour of our hu
miliation. to secure through honeyed
words and the promised prospect of
I iollttcal favors, the surrender of at
east a part of our people. Aside from
the consideration of self-respect which
is involved, the possibility of the ac
complishment of this undertaking is
dependent on whether the people of
the South shall. In the presence of
such effort, clearly recognize hnd ap-
tireciate the results which must follow
from the ascendancy among them of
the principles of the Republican party
in relation to those matters which most
clearly affect their social order, their
civilization, and their material pros
perity. If there are such recognition
and appreciation of the Inevitable re
sults, the success of such effort Is im
possible, however strong may be tht
influences thereto, or however great
may he the rewards offered for the
abandonment of the heroic and untir
ing struggle of a generation. Under
ordinary social conditions, wrhere the
divisions between political parties are
only upon the lines of economic qques-
tions, or upon the policies and methods
of governmental admlnlstratlon.the as
cendancy of one party or the other Is
a matter of comparatively slight im
portance to a people. Under such con
ditions. the safety of their vital Inter
ests Is not endangered by the success
of one party or by the overthrow of
the other.
This Is not true, however. w h#re con
dltions are such as those In which the
Southern people are placed. Those
conditions were not of our making, and
we arc in no wise responsible for their
existence today. Forced upon us ss
those conditions were by th e enact
ment and adoption of tbe fifteenth
amendment, the vital, the supreme is
sue for the Southern people Is and
must be white supremacy. A party
which denies the principle and prac
tice of white supremacy and which
aeeka to overthrow white supremacy,
la a party whose domination In our
state and local governments would
/ certainly mean ruin for the South.
Is well for the men of this day to un
derstand and realise this fact, that
they may appreciate and properly val
ue the struggle which was made thirty
years ago to throw off the negro dom
ination end to establish the white su
premacy which has since been maln-
^They should know and realize that
it Is the Democratic party of the
South which achieved and now roam
tains white supremacy, and that »
was the Republican party whiln
forced negro rule upon the South. Ana
what la of more Immediate importance
they should know that It Is the Repub
llcan party which, by Its official ut
tersnees and practices now denies and
combats the principles of white «u
premacy among us. The principle li
the vital one with us, and no one wh
in any manner or degree falls
recognize and affirm its Importance
and correctness should be allowed to
evade the issue or deceive us. it mat
ters not with whatever honied words,
or in whatever guise, he may come
It Is not a question to be disposed of
with ambiguous phrases, or with the
splitting of hairs, or by professions
which are inconsistent with acknowl
edged practices. Those who practice
sodel equality cannot excuse them
selves by saying that In theory they
are opposed to social equality.
The Democratic party In the South
makes no uncertain or equivocal utter
ance in regard thereto. It Is at all
times and under all circumstance* end
everywhere within our borders un
qualifiedly In favor of and Insistent
both in theory and practice upon
supremacy. The Democrats e
South recognize this as vital to thetr
every important social and material
Interest, and to maintain It in their
state and local affairs they will. If ne
cessary sacrifice every other political
cnnsldem:ion ar.d Interest. Therefore
It is. that for every man who believes
In the vital Importance of white su
premacy m Georgia, hi* place U la
the Democratic party. He should not
be seduced Into an abandonment of it
by the promises of rewards from those
who preach or practice political ami
social equality, nor should the man of
today turn from it because of weari
ness In the struggle which his father
has handed down to him. The issue
of white supremacy is as vital today
as it was when his father maintained
It under circumstances vastly more
difficult and trying than those of to
day.
The intensity of this demand for the
maintenance of white supremacy Is
not due to hostility and unfriendliness
by the whites toward the negro. That
no such feeling exists is conclusively
proven by the fact that during nearly
40 years of freedom, with all the world
open to them, only an Inappreciable
fraction of the negroes have by any
Inducements been lured away from the
Southern states. But with the kind
est feelings towards the negroes, and
In numberless instances of personal
affection for Individuals of the race,
as is found In the personal experience
of almost every white man In the
South, it is recognized that negro rule
would be a calamity which would In
volve In ruin the negro no less than
the white man; and I use the term
"negro rule*’ as equivalent to mongrel
rule, the latter being if anything the
worse of the two. During the past 34
years it has been through the suprem
acy of the Democratic party in the
South and through its unyielding
maintenance of white rule, that our
civilization has been preserved, and
that there has been made possible our
great material progress and our mar
velous Increase of wealth. And It is
the assurance and confidence which
the buslneur- world has that the whites
of the South will continue through the
Democratic party to maintain their
political supremacy, which causes it
to retain hundreds of millions of dol
lars of Investments which Its capital
ists already have here; and It is the
confidence In the continuance of that
rule which will cause them to continue
to eagerly seek here other Invest
ments. On the other hand, let It be
known to the business world that, by
a political revolution, white suprem
acy ns represented In the Democratic
party had been overthrown in Georgia,
and that the Republican party with its
black cohorts .had grasped the reins of
power In the state, and capital and
Investment would as promptly flee our
borders ns darkness follows the dls
appearnee of the sun. We have order
ly and honest and economical govern
ment in Georgia. If so. let the truth
be proclaimed that It Is. because the
Democratic party Is In: pqwer and em
braces within Its membership those
who represent the educated Intelli
gence, the virtue and the property «»/
the state, all united In the mainten
ance of white supremacy.
Continued on page three.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
150 ARE INJURED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Accident on Missouri Pacific Caused
by Broken Rail Which Projected
From Track, Throwing Coaches
Down Twenty-Foot Embankment-
Eighty of the Passengers Seriously
• Hurt* _______
HOLDEN. Mo., Dec. 3.—Mleaourl
Pacific passenger train No. 1. west
bound from St. Louis to Kansas Cliy,
due here at 4 o’clock this afternoon,
was wrecked at the waterworks
bridge, two miles east of here, result
Ing in the injury of about 150 pus
sengers, 80 of whom are seriously hurt.
The accident was caused by a brok
en rail which projected from the track,
catching the first coach behind the
mall car, throwing It from the track
down a 20-foot embankment and caus
big two other coaches, a Pullman nnd
the diner, to follow it. The broken
rail was oi^ the br'dge and the rear
Pullman rollcj off the bridge Into the
creek below and the passenger* Inside
were all seriously Injured. The Old
ladles imprisoned in this car were
taken out at the top after the holes
had been made with axes. The engine
two bagL^e cars and the mall car
passed the br.tlgo in safety and re
mained on the ;rack., but all the * re
mainder of the train ivas derailed.
MRS. CHADWICK’S CASE
IS BECOMING FAMOUS
ARMISTICE AT
PORT ARTHUR
The Appointments Probably
Monday
MR. GUERRY IS HEARD
President of Wesleyan Delivers Ad
dress in Interest of That Institution
and Tells Something of its Progress
—Is Planning to Erect the “Susan
nah Wesley Memorial.”
Man Who Slew Wife and Her Brother
Killed by Sheriff.
CHARLESTON. S. C.. Dec. 3.—A
special to the News and Courier from
Darlington, 8. ,C., says:
At Kelleytown. In this county, J.
Madison James shot his wife dead last
night and this morning killed her
brother, R. 8ldney Kelley, when the
latter called at the house to Investi
gate. Later Sheriff Scarborough went
Kelleytown to arrest James and was
compelled to kill him.
James hnd been a patient In the lu
natic asylum In Columbia but was re
leased a year ago. Particulars are
meager. The parties were respectable
white people.
Did Not Heed Order.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 3.—A relief
train which went from hero to the
scene of the wreck returned, late to
night bringing ninny of tbe injured to
the Missouri Pacific hospital and other
hospitals In this city.
The wrec koccurred fourteen miles
west of Dead Man’s Curve, near War-
rensburg. where the worst wreck In the
history of the Missouri Pacific railway
happened In October, when thirty per
son* lost their Hypo.
Supposition has It that orders were
given the train crew at Centerview,
Mo., to slow up at the waterworks
bridge on account of a broken rail
there. It seems that the train was be
hind the schedule time and this order
was not heeded.
K. of P. Election.
GRIFFIN. Ga., Dec. 3.—The Knights
of Pythias held their semi-annual
election in their castle hall and elected
the following officers for the term be
ginning January 1, 1905: E. P. Wil
liams, chancellor commander: F. M
Gaaslertt, vice chancellor; R. T. John
son, prelate; W. F. MaLaier, keeper of
record and seal and master of finance;
J. Lon Davis, master at arms; John
Reid, master of exchequer; O. W.
Sibley, master of work; Jim 8. Tyus,
inner guard; W. P. Bowden, outer
guard. A. G. Martin was re-elected
as trustee for the term of three years.
The Knights of Pythias and Junior
Order are preparing for a banquet to
be given in January in their new hall.
To Dissolve Charter.
TRENTON. N. J.. Dec. 3.—Prelimi
nary eteps were taken in tbe court of
chancery today towards the formal
olutlon of the Universal Tobacco
Company as a distinct corporation.
This company was recently merged
Into’ the American Tobacco Company.
An order granted by Vice Chancellor
Garrison fixes Jersey City. December
19, as the place and time where the
hearing on the .application for the dis
solving of the company’s charter will
be had.
The* order for a dissolution will In
clude a provision for the payment of
the company’s proved debta, which
amount to 9499,480.52.
A Mississippi Tragedy.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Doc. 3.—A special
to the Commercial-Appeal from Sum
ner. Miss., saya that Smith Murphy,
one of the richest planters In the M!e
eiaslppi delta, was killed there today
by Jerry Robinson, also a wealthy
planter. The kitting, it is said, is the
result of an old feud, originating sev
eral years ago in the shooting of a ne
gro whose .services were claimed by
both men. Robinson surrendered Im
mediately to the sheriff. He Is 21
years old; his victim was 35.
VAUGHN COLORED.
Had Made 8ensational Escape From
Deputy 8heriff.
COLUMBUS. Oa., Dec. 3.—A special
from Seale, Ala., to the Enquirer ?Sun
says that William Vaughn, colored,
who Is charged with robbing, mur
dering and cremating In her home his
wife’s grandmother, and who later
made a sensational escape from the
deputy sheriff, wae captured today
near the ecene of hie alleged crime.
The negro had a bullet wound In his
left arm which was inflicted by the
deputy sheriff when he escaped. The
apture was made by a white man and
two negroes. After his capture Vaughn
wae taken from his captors by parties
the community and hie present
whereabouts la unknown to the offi
cers. It is stated that there whs Im
minent danger of mob violence when
the negro was captured.
WAS DANGER OF LYNCHING.
Himcnwsy to Get It.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.—Represent,
stive James A. Hemenway of Indiana,
chairman of the house committee on
appropriation*, telegraphed Speaker
Cannon today that nil the candidates
for Senator Fairbanks* seat In Indi
ana had withdrawn, leaving him
CHemenwsy) a clear field in the Re
publican caucus.
Excitement at Thornton Over 8tory
Murder and the Confessions.
THOMSON, Ga., Dec. 3.—There has
been no little excitement here today
alnce the finding of the dead body of
R. O. Story yesterdny nnd the confes
sion of the two negroes, John Butler
and Guy Reid.
■There was a strong feeling here of
lynching, but alnce then there has been
a meeting at the court house, where
there assembled a large crowd of citi
zens, together with Judge Hammond,
who came up from Augusta and prom
ised a speedy trial, which will take
place Tuesday, the 6th.
The coroner’s Jury has not yet ren
dered & verdict as they expect to sift
the evidence, when ft Is expected oth
ers will be implicated. At this hour
the crowd is dispersing nnd it Is hoped
that all danger of lynching la passed.
ANOTHER TRIAL.
Fall River Mills Will Endeavor to Op
erate Monday.
FALL RIVER, Mas*., Dec. 3.—It was
announced today that all the Fall
Rivet mills would he started again oi
Monday, and It Is said that the man
ufacturers will make a Concerted at
tempt to break Jhe strike by bringing
In operatives from other towns and
cities. The union officials claim that
the mill owners are maktpg extra of
fers in the way of higher wage* than
those which prevailed before the pro
posed reduction. It is understood that
the mill agents have requested that
addltio nalpolice be sent when the
mills start Monday.
The striker* have been orderly up
to this time, and although the rela
tlons between them and the manufac
turers are becoming more strained,
there waa no indication today that
there would ne any disorder next. week.
Secretary Taft’s Report.
WASHINGTON. Dec, J._The
port of Secretary Taft.' specMi envoy
of the United Stales to Panama, of his
negotiations with that government,
has been received here. It may be
stated with authority that after care
ful consideration the president ha
given hta entire approval to the rurr
and has advised Secretary Taft by ti -
hie to this effect.
McRAE. Ga., Dec. 3.—Work In the
conference rom of the South Georgia
conference Is progressing at a good
rate of speed, but what the bishop ond
his cabinet are doing is not known
outside. It is generally understood,
however, that the appointments will
be read some tim#;. Monday, probably
Monday morning.
The following ministers, who had
been on trial for two years, were called
before the church, and the usual dis
ciplinary questions were asked them.
After an address by the bishop the
ministers were admitted Into full con
nection.
P. W. Ellis, D. B. Merritt, J. N.
Peacock, R. A. Sowell, O. K. Hopkins,
G. D. Moses and J. \V. Bridges.
Under the call of the 20th minute
question the followlfig^ reported:
W. N. Ainsworth of Macon reported
171 accessions and raised for ull mis
sionary purposes 34,000.
Ministor Injured.
Yesterday while out driving Dr. M.
W. Holland of Statesboro was thrown
from the buggy and painfully Injured.
Dr. Kennon, with whom Dr. Holland
Is stoplng during the conference, re
ports the Injuries as painful, but not
serious. Dr. Holland Is .badly“'bruiser
about the chest.
Yesterday the rain ennie all day, but
did not dampen the-ardor of-the fol
lowers of Mr. Wesley, They are ac
customed to sprinkling and niost_ of
them have been sprinkled,
Col. Tom Easton of the prison com
mission is keeping a xort of open
house to the brethren. Some brother
facetiously fuggested to Col. Eason
that he supply hl* v delegates with a
blank for securing pardon. This sug
gestion growing out of a probable need
for such a document.
As Sunday come* on the crowds
visiting the conference Increase. To
morrow the town will be over-filled
with visitors. The pulpits will be till
ed by the members of the conference.
President Guerry of Wesleyan Fe
male College of Macon addressed the
conference In the Interest of this great
InstlutloQ. The college is doing bet
ter than ever In Its history. The num
ber of students tin by a half hundred
and more larger nnd the work done ta
of the best. This Is the first chartered
female college in the world for the
education of women, nnd it should up-
peal, aa It does, to the sympathy und
support of the college.
Mr. Guorry’s Plans.
Mr. Guerry Is planning to erect a
bluldlng, the "Susannah Wesley Me
morial,’’ which Is designed lo be n
monument to the mother of John nnd
Charles Wesley.
The conference has raised for the
support of the superannuated preach
ers $9,584. Bishop Duncan announced
the transfer to this conference of Rev.
K. W. Hhoaff. of the Alabama confer
ence, and J. W. Jones, of the tannes-
aee conference.
B. Anthony offered a resolution for a
readjustment of the assessment for su
perannuated preachers which was car
ried.
Rev. O. N. MMcDonnell, who has
been In Cuba as a missionary, when his
name was called, made a brief state
ment of his work In Cuba. Mr. Mac-
Donnell will soon complete his educa
tion In a medical college and will re
turn to the mission work.
A good part of the morning session
was taken up In the paasage of the
character of the older men of the con
ference, the "elders,” as they are tech
nically called.
Continued on Trial.
The following having stood an ap
proved examination hnd their charac
ters passed and were continued on
trial.
G. A. Davis, Charles E. Cook, J. P.
Bass, Charles M. Meek, W. F Quillian,
Idus E McKeller, Moody Booth. Wal
ter Anthony.
The following, not having been be
fore the committee of examination,
had their characters passed and were
continued in class of the first year:
G. C. Ingraham, J. K. Chambers and
W. Kitchens. M. D. Hursey was dls-
continued at his own request.
Mrs. Blaslngame, secretary of the
Home Mission Society, was Introduced
and spoke in the Interest of the society,
appealing to the preachers for hearty
co-operation.
Preaching Today.
The committee on public worship an
nounced the following appointments
for Sunday:
Methodist church, love feast at 9 a.
m., conducted by Rev. J. O. A. Cook;
Bishop Duncan, followed by
ordination of deacons an ddedlcatton
of the Methodist church; 3 p m., me
morial services; 7 p. m.. semi-centen
nial sermon by Rev. Cl. N. MacDonnell.
Presbyterian church—11 a. m.. Rev.
W. N. Ainsworth.
Baptist church—11 *. m.. Rev. Craw
ford Jackson, of Atlanta.
Helena—11 a. m.. Rev. 1 to scorn An-
thopy; 3 p. m.. sermon and dedication
of church by Bishop Duncan.
Rev. W. B. Burke, missionary from
Wesley Monumental church. Savannah.
Trinity. Savannah—Rev. J. W. Low-
The reports of the pantors show a
year o* remarkable progress.
Huckabe*. agent of the orphans’
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—The financial
affairs of Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwick
were further complicated today by the
issuance of an attachment against her
property for 31,357.50 on behalf of *a
firm of milliners of this cjty. The ap
plication was made by Lawyer Theo
dore H. Friend, on the ground that
Mrs. Chadwick Is a debtor and la not
a resident of this state. The writ was
Issued by Justice Conlan of the city
court. The writ attachment against
Mrs. Chadwick’s personal property
was served upon the clerk and man
ager of the Holland House this after
noon. Lawyer Friend holds that this
was sufficient to act as a service and
would prevent Mrs. Chadwick from
removing any of her personal property
from the hotel.
"There Is absolutely nothing to pre-
ent Mrs. Cassle J* Chadwick from
leaving the Holland House with her
baggage, if she sees fit,” said Phillip
Carpenter, counsel for Mrs. Chadwick
tonight, when asked concerning the
report that a writ of attachment had
been served.
"The papers were served on the
manager of the hotel and not on my
client personally, and that fact ren
ders the service null nnd void,” con
tinued Mr. Carpenter.
"As a matter ol fort Mrs. Chadwick
has no Intention of leaving New York
for a few days but there would be no
legal objection if she saw fit, accord
ing to my view of the law."
Denied by Rinn.
In contradiction to the statement of
Mr. Carpenter, Deputy Sheriff Frank
C. Rlnn said tonight that he served
tl|e attachment on,Mrs. Chadwick per
sonally today after first serving It on
the clerk und Manager Harrltnan of
the Holland House.
Rlnn says that he was permitted to
go to the Chadwick apartments, where
he found Mrs. Chudwlrk redwing on
a couch. Owing to her defiance Rlnn
nays h* was obliged to carry bn con
versation In a loud voice. When he
made his errand known the deputy
says Mrs. Chadwick took the papers
and placed them on a table beside her.
He continued:
"I then searched the room as well
ns I could, but all I could find there
was a small hand-bag und the wo
man’s hat and Jacket.
"We have been Informed that Mrs.
Chadwick has changed her apartments
In the Holland house three times. We
believe that the hand-bag that I found
In her room does not constitute all her
effects.”
Detectives on Trail.
A story was publlnhed In an even
ing paper to the effect that several
detectives alleged to be In the employ
of a New York millionaire whose name
has been mentioned In connection with
the Chadwick case are In the Holland
house In the guise of patrons, while
others are wutchlng the exists and
lounging about the corridors. The ho
tel management is quite unaware of
the alleged presence of detectives nnd
It has been Impossible to confirm the
story.
George Ryall, the New York attorney
for Herbert D. Newton, gave out the
following statement today regarding
the aettlement of hia client’s claim
against Mrs. Chadwick:
”1 am satisfied that our claim
against Mrs, Chadwick will be paid.
The settlement will l»c In full nnd In
cash. Of course, there may not be a
full payment of Newton’s claim of
3190,800. because I believe there are
some of the Dotes held by Newton,
on which Mr*. Chadwick did not get
their full face value, and of course de
ductions will have to be made In such
•uses, but all the Just claim* and legal
obligations of Mrs. Chadwick to New
ton will ho met by her In full and with
cash and by Mrs. Chadwick herself re
gardless of the hnnktuptcy proceedings
brought against her In Cleveland
Friday.”
The Combatants Bested for
Six Hours
MILES WILL BE ON
STAFF OF DOUGLAS
Newton’. Suit.
CLEVELAND. O., Doc. 3.—The eu’t
brought by Herbert D. Newton of
Brookline. Mas*., again,t Mr.. Caeale
L. Chr.dwlck waa again continued by
Judge Babcock today. The attorneye
representing both Mr. Newton nc
Mrs, Chadwick were In court and re
quested that the hearing go over for
week. A. F. Stearin of (he legul Arm
of Carr. (Stearns nnd Chamberlain,
repreaenllng Mr. Newton, anld the en
tire matter would be dotibtleaa aet
tied out of court.
.Nathan Loe.er, appointed receiver
for Mrn. Chadwick, anld today:
“I have taken no action aa yet to
ward aecurlng possession of any of
Mra. Chndwtck'a property. The prop
erty la prnctlcally all In the hnnda of
tidverae claimant!. In order to get
poaaea.lon It would he neceeaaiy for
me to bring nn act ten In court. This,
t am Inclined to think, will
done Immediately, or not at nny rnte
until we have conferred with Mr*.
Chadwick’* couneol. There have been
bo development* In the recelvcMlitp
ca*e tod*y and th* matter re*’.* )u,t
where It did when, 1 wo* appointed.''
BICYCLE RACE8.
BURYING DEAD BODIES
.Japanese Ready for the Bal
tic Fleet
ARE FULLY PREPARED
Repair Work Has Been Progressing
Secretly Since August and When
Second Paolfio Squadron Appears on
the Scene it Will Meet With a Very
Warm Reception.
TOKIO, Dec. 3.—The. first armistice
betweu the combatants at Port Ar
thur was declared on Tbec. 2. for the
purpose of burying the dead. It ask
ed for a period of nix hours.
The Port Arthur besiegers report
that yesterday hearers of flags of truce
In the direction of the left wing ar
ranged for a partial, armistice to ex
tend from 10 o'clock In the morning to
4 in the afternoon for the removal of
tho dead und wounded.
Governor-Elect of Masssohuietts Anx
ious for Advice and Co-operation of
tho General in Military Affairs of tho
Commonwealth and Latter Will Con
sider it an Honor.
BROCKTON. Mass.. Dec. 8.—Lieut.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles bus accepted nn
appointment as adjutant gonernl on
the staff of Governor-elect William 1*
Douglas. This Information was given
to the Associated Press tonight by Mr.
Dougins personally.
Mr. Douglas returned to his home In
this city today after a stay of two
weeks at Hot Springs, Virginia. The
governor-elect said that the appoint
ment had been made and accepted.
Mr. Dougins in a statement said:
”1 am anxious to secure the advice
and co-operation of Gen. Miles In the
administration of the military affair*
of the commonwealth, and Oen. Mile*
ha* stated that he would consider It
an honor to be asked by the governor
of his native state for his advice und
assistance.
"Gen. Mile* will serve upon my staff
nnd his great ability and experience
cannot fall to bo of Inestimable benefit
to the state and Its organized militia.
"It I* also most likely that both the
poMltlon* of adjutant general nnd In
spector general on my ataff will be fill
ed by retired officers of the regular
nrmy.”
Madison Squire Gardon Crowded to
beo Preliminary Events.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Madison
Square Garden was crowded tonight
by enthusiasm who wltnesaed the racea
preliminary to the annual six day bi
cycle race which will begin at five
minutes past midnight tomorrow night.
Of these preliminaries the chief
event was that In which "nobby” Wnl-
thour, tho six day champion last year,
met "Ifughle" McLean, of fio*ton, In
a 15-mile motor pared rare, for the
middle distance championship of tho
world.
Thirty-six cyclists, the gnmest and
fleetest long distance rider* of the
world, made up tho eighteen teams
that will compete In the six day race.
These Include representatives of nearly
every country of Europe arid the best
rider* of America, constituting what I*
regarded a* the highent rlnn* field ever
brought together.
Ready for Baltic Fleet
CHEE FOO, Dec. 3.—Japanese pre
paredness for an encounter with the
Russian second Pacific squadron was
evidenced by tho officer* of tno
French steamer Blnh-Thuan which
left Japan Nov. 30 And arrived horo to
day. Near Sasebo they saw the Japa
nese battleship Mikasa unsesrrad and
evidently repaired and painted. Forty
miles south of the Shantung promon-
tory the officer** of the Hlnh-Thmn
sighted the Jqpancse battleship Asahl.
similarly rehnblllated. She was steam
ing north. The repair work of tho
Japanese fleet has been progressing
with great secrecy slnoe August.
The torpedo boat nnd torpedo lort.
destroyer flotilla is reported to have
been maintained In good shape. Tho
boats are mostly at the Japanese
naval base and nt Port Dalny.
Sakharoff's Report.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 3.—Gen.
Hnkhnrnff, telegraphing yesterday. Re
ports a successful reconnalxsunce by
sharp shooters Thursday night In the
direction of the Japanese entrench
ments southwest of Tungoon (Tun-
ganonT.
The Uusslans find hayoBOUed a
Japanese OUtpOaj of 30 men. sur
mounted bnrb wife ontangJ^mcntn. en
tered the entrenchments nnd bayonet-
ted another 20 Japanese. Reinforce
ments coming up attacked the sharp
shooters wllh hand grenade* for- Ing
the RusslAn* to retire. The Ru* dans
carried off five dead and 14 wounded,
some Japanese rifles and equipments.
Routed Jape.
MUKDEN, Dec*. 3.—All day Friday
Russian siege guns bombarded vil
lages occupied by the Japanese to tho
east of the railroad, and early this
morning lo the west of the rallroa l
Cossacks routed tht Japanese south
of Lldtatoun and captured eight
guns. This brilliant action, described.
by a Chlnena^tik dressed as a cos-
sack. nagtptlpated In tho attack. Is a>«
fnUperii:
♦ '^When the volunteer* were called
for from two Infantry regiments every
Th.rn were four «v.nU «nd h.for. !!’*? .i”!- ?"/.
Miner. Get Inoraaas.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Ikt. Th*
union min.ni in th* r in ploy of tho va
rious romm.rrlal cool operator* today
received an sdvxnee of r> rent* a Ion
for mining coal, and a corresponding
advance In th. price of day labor. Thl*
mean*'that the coat of mining coal ha*
Increased nearly * cent*. The Increaee
wa* baaed on the fact that Iron la sell
Ing at more than 110.60 a ton. Alt coal
mining contract! In thla dlatrict are on
a eliding scale, baaed on tho prlco of
Iron.
reported $11,000 raJatd d .....< tie jew
Diacuaalng Bank Failure.
CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 1.—Receiver
Lyon* In charge of the cloned Cltlaene’
Rank of Oberlln, nnd Judge Oldham, of
the office of the comptroller of the cur.
rency nt Waehlnglon. had a long con,
fereuce here with tlnlted Htstea Dlx
trie, Attorney Kullivan today, extend
Ing over a period of nearly two houra.
At It* conclualon non* of thoae attend
Ing the conference would dlacuaa the
matter under conalderatlon.
the Aral rncera atarted th* number of
apeclntora In the garden exceeded 10,.
000. All of the event* were won by
New England cycler*.
In tha motor*paced 16-mile race for
the ciiamplonhhlp, "llughle" McLean
of Boaton won, after each of the rider*
had met with a mlahap. The time wue
20 minute*, 34 1-6 aeconda.
In th* aecnnil mile Wallhnur toe!
alx lap*, about three-Aftha of a mile,
through nn accident to th* rear tire of
hln wheel. McLean wax nearly aeven
lap* ahead In the lilh mile, when he
wax thrown from hi* wheel by one of
hi* tire* hurtling nnd loet four lap*.
Wnllhour gained two more lain, .but
McLean Annlly won by Ufc lap*, in
the International ten mile open race
for profexxlonalx, Maeon of Tarl*. who
le one of the six-day rider*, wax
thrown from hia wheel Into a box. hut
waa not badly hurt. The race waa
won by W. B. Fenn of llrlatol, Conn.
Time 22 minute*. II aeconda.
Th* flvc-tr.Ha amateur open race
wae won by Matt Downey of Boaton
<36 yard*). Tim* 2 minute* C 4-6 sec
onda.
ONE LOST LIFE.
for this worthy Institution of the con
ference. The pastor*’ report* ehow that
21,000 have lean added to the church
during the year, a net gain of 2,600
member*. This Is an Increase over laat
year In the net gain of member*.
Laid Corner,tonte.
At 2:30 o'clock Bishop Dune*n llad
th- cornerstone for the annex to ftoutb
Georgia College. He made an appro
priate nddreaa.
At 7 p. m.. Dr. W. C. Lovett preach
ed an able sermon at the Methodist
church here and at the same hour at
Helena Rev. R. Kerr preached. It I*
expected 'hat the appointment! will
not be read until Monday evening, but
If the work of conference l! Anlehed
the blahop will read the oppoiuunefU!
jjouda£ moralagt,
Nunes’ Homs of Missouri Baptist
Sanitarium Attacked by FI re.
BT. LOUIS, Dec. 3.—One man was
burned to death and four young wo
men nurse* were severely Injured by
Jumping from windows and In run
ning through the flames while escap
ing from the nurses’ home of the Mis
souri Baptist Sanitarium, which was
partly destroyed by fire today. The
sanitarium Itself was not touched by
the flames. The dead man Is Frank
Roberts, a fireman employed In the
sanitarium, who lost his life In at
tempting to save the nurses.
The fire Is believed to have started
from the furnaces.
sacks In chorus asked not to bo left
behind when '-he little party was form
ed. Tho order was given lo depart nt *
2 o’clock In tho morning and all tne
men advanced' with extreme caution
and In dead nlleaco, sometimes crawl
ing and sometimes running. The
party divided and attacked the Japa
nese posit on from two sides. The
Japanese wern sound asleep and din
not even have time to ruUe a cry be
fore all was over.
Caught Napping.
"Arsln we advanced and soon s.v.v
before ua the outlines of a battery. All
the Japanese were asleep except the
sentries. We enclrdd the battery nnd
attacked from'the rear. The Japanese
had not expected such an audnotou*
and sudden attack, and when the cos-
sacks charged on a dead run. folio**, i
by chasseurs on foot, the Japanese
were badly scared and unabl. to re
alize what whs happening. They rush
ed. half drejued, from their toms only
to be rlbed by spears and bayonet*.
The fight lasted only a few minutes,
when the whole tamp broke and fled
In a wild panic, leaving eight guns In
our hands. We had no losses, an l
only one man was slightly wounded.
The Japanese left at least 15 ficad and
probably as many more were wound
ed.”
Continued crouching In rifle pits anil
Incessant firing have so hardened tho
men to danger that they Ignore It.
Peculiar war sports are becoming
popular among the troops.
Gen. RennenkampfTs cosoacks are
etlll In pursuit of Japanese and have
driven them out of th»* villages of Int
sagoundsy and Diplndunlgan, taking
many prisoners and rifles.
Land Fraud Trial.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 3.—The land) All the congressman except M
Tho Panama Party.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.- Mem
of the congr^salonsl party who ar<
turning from the isthmus of Pm
spent three hours on the river t<
seeing the hnrbor. the f i tittles
handling commerce, and the !*■
fraud trial came to an abrupt close
today. The defense . occupied but
seventeen minute* and then only to
present explanations In behalf of two
of their counsel, offering nothing for
tbe defendants, who for two weeks
have listened to a chain of evidence
against themselves, presented by ihe
prosecution w hich c onfidently expected
to convict them of a conspiracy to de
fraud the government out of a portion
of the public domain. The defense ap
parently base their hopes on on argu
ment to the Jury, and If that falls, on
a reversal of Judgment at the hands
• t an appellant tribunal cu # queaUon
*X La „
Send of Michigan and Mr. Bh • • • i
pf Missouri, who export to l
first, left over the F uthern railway
tonight for Washington. Th-y arc
due there Monday morning.
Withers Not Guilty.
BEAUMONT. Tex* Dee. 3.—T
Jury In the • > • * f- 'ir • r
j. P. Withers, of the American N
llonal It ink of P-* ••* ’ ht c-lwi
the mlaappropflat’op **f 338,099 <»f t
funds ' ? the bank, return* t a verd
of not guilt! today. There were flft*
munis fr. the • • it. cover ^ n
differ - • t i * He wij *
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