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REDUCTION AIM
OF PLATT BILL
New'York Senator Intro
duces His Measure
MAKES A STATEMENT
Could Go Much Further, He
Asserts
NINETEEN THE NUMBER
apply to the next election for members
of the house of representatives from
said last mentioned states in the
Sixtieth congress.
“Sec. 7.—-Unless the legislatures of
any of the specified states whose rep
resentation Is reduced by this act shall
have provided, before the time* fixed
by law for the next election of repre-
senatlves therein for the election of
representatives by districts, after the
manner denoted In section 4 of the
aforesaid act of 1901, hereby amended
then the whole number of representa
tives from such state, as apportioned
by the reduction hereby established
shall be elected at large, as provided
for in said aforesaid section where In
respect to cases to the number of rep
resentatives provided for in any state
shall be less than it \yaa before the
change w&s directed to be made.”
rrhat Many Congressmen to be Taken
From South—Georgia Would bo
Heaviest Loser, Being Compelled to
Give Up Three of Her Eleven-
Wording of the Preamble.
CARMACK’S RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Senator
Platt of New York, today introduced
the bill, prepared under the direction
of the committee, on national affairs
Of the Republican club of the city of
New York, having as Its purpose the
reduction of the representation in con
gress of Southern states that have
disfranchised the negro voter. The
measure, If enacted in its present form,
would lessen the membership in con
gress by nineteen, according to the es
timate that has been made by the Re
publican club, which originated It. The
bill and a'statement Issued by Senator
Platt were referred to the committee
on the census. The statement follows:
Platt’s Statement.
“This bill Is framed upon the lowest
limitation possible, and treats i
eluded from the suffrage only the male
r.egro citizen over twenty-one years of
age.
“The aggregates actually excluded
from the suffrage In each of the states
mentioned arc in truth larger than
those used an the basis for thin act.
If all negro votablea (I. e., male citi
zens over twenty-one) regardless of
Illiteracy should be deemed to be ex
cluded, the reduction in representation,
figured from the same tables, would bo
nearly twice as great as stated In this
bill.
“It requires no evidence beyond the
notorious hintorlcal fact, for congresn
to adjudge what cannot be denied, that
the class of negro illiterates, to the ex
tent stated, is practically excluded
from the suffrage in the states men
tioned In the bill, no matter what may
be nominal provisions of their respec
tive constitutions or election laws. The
bill, therefore, presents the smallest
reduction practicable and la very con
servative.
Could Go Further.
“How much further, meritoriously
considered, the reduction should ex
tend can be readily arrived at by more
specifically regarding the actual facts
of total exclusion In respect to each
state. In treating fractions of repre
sentation, the benefit has been given
in favor of the representation, accord
ing to the size of the fractions. Tho
•apportionment’ remains ns fixed In
3901 and the ‘reduction’ is to cease
when the. facts shall warrant it.
“The hill has been prepared under
the direction of the committee on na
tional affairs of the Republican club
of the city of New York; the club hav
ing, at Its first meeting after the pres
idential election, unanimously voted to
request congress to take immedate ac
tion, pursuant to the representation
plank in the national Republican plat
form.”
The bill provides for the reduction
of representation In the house of rep
resentatives ns follows:
The Reductions.
Alabama from 9 to 7; Arkansas, 7
to 6; Florida. 3 to 2: Georgia, 11 to 8;
Louisiana, 7 to 5; Mississippi, 8 to h;
North Carolina, 10 to 8: South Caroli
na, 7 to 6; Tennessee, 10 to 9; Texas,
* 16 to 10; Virginia. 10 to 8.
This bill amends the act “making an
apportionment of representatives lo
congress among the several states un
der the twelfth census” by adding new
sections. ’
The first is a preamble as follows:
“Sec. 6.—Whereas, the constitution
of the United States prescribes in ar
ticle 14, section 2, that when the right
to vote at any election specified in
said article is ’denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such states, being
21 years of age and citizens of the
United States, or In any way abridges,
except for participation In rebellion or
other crime, the basis of represents
tlon therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of male citizens 21 years of
age In auch state;’ and further pre
scribes in article 15 that ‘the right of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by th
United States or any state, on account
of race, color or previous condition of
servitude; and whereas, the congre:
is satisfied that the right of male in
habitants of certain states oeing 21
years of age and citizens of the United
States to vote at some of said specified
elections since the parage of the act
hereby amended, has in fact been de
nied or In some --ay abridged fo:
causes not permitted by the constItti
tion of the United States and that
the representation of the states here
after specified should be reduced pur
suant to the constitution.”
It then provides that after the 3d of
March the representltlon of certain
states shall be as above given.
The bill also provides:
May Return to Fold.
•That whenever nereafter it shall
appear to the satisfaction of the con
gress that the right to vote at the
elections specified in section 2, article
14 of the consltutlon In any of the
states last specified Is no longer denied
or In any way abridged for causes not
permitted by the constitution of the
United States, then the number of
’ members apportioned to such state In
the house of representatives by sec
tion 1 of the aforesaid art of 1301.
hereby amended, may be restored to
raid state by a further amendment to
tha aforesaid act. Tala reduction shall
Tho Money Collected and Expended In
Interest of Presidential Candi
dates.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—Senator
Carmack today introduced a Joint res
olution providing for the appointment
of a commission composed of members
of the senate and the house to Inves
tigate collection and expenditure
money by nntionnl committees In the
Interest of presidential candidates.
The resolution declares that the com
mittee shall provide for publicity in
these collections and expenditures and
makes It unlawful to make collections
from corporations engaged In inter
state commerce. The committee is di
rected to make especial investigation
Into the elections of 1898, 1900 and
1904, and to go into the subjects as to
whence the money used In them was
received and how It waa used. The
resolution wan referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
MRS. CHADWICK
UNDER ARREST
Famous Woman Is Placed
in Custody
SCENE IN HER ROOM
She Plead Nervousness and
Illness
HOTEL BILL PRESENTED
Sends for Attending Physician, Who
Says She Will be Able to Appear in
Court This Morning—Smiled When
the Name of Andrew Carnegie Was
Mentioned.
CRUM CASE.
Tillman Will Not Longer Endeavor to
Prevent Confirmation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—The steering
committee of the senate today framed tho
order of business for the senate until
the holiday recess. Four matters will bo
given attention in this period. They are
the Philippine bill on which the senate
today agreed to vote December 16. state
hood legislation, the nomination of Wm.
D. Crum to be collector of the port of
Charleston, 8. C.. and the question of
lilting vacancies on senate committees.
No effort was made to outline u pro
gram for tho session or to prejudice any
other urgent business —*- *- * -
Inst session of congre: .
by tho president in his message to
been discussed and the tacit understand-
leglslatlon granting the interstate m
merce commission supervision over rail
road rates. It Is expected that several
appropriation bills will bo sent over from
tho house before long, and as usual In
short sessions of congress, nothing of a
disputed character will bo allowed to
stand in their way. It is believed by sen
ate leaders that there will bo no aubstan
tlal opposition to the statehood bill Iti
its present form admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as ono state, Arizona
and New Mdxlco at one state.
ThO Crym nomination.' which failed of
confirmation’ in three sessions because of
the contest led by Senator Tillman, doubt-
» ih will go through at this session. It
said * Senator Tillman has conceded
his Inability to prevent any longer tho
confirmation, and will be content to re
cord hit' own vote In the negative when
the matter oomea up In executive sea
slon.
Great Interest attaches to the commit
tee vacancies. The most Important are
the chairmanship of the committees on
the Judiciary, made vneant by the death
of Senator Hoar, and on Inter-oceanic ca
nals. which has not been filled since tho
death of Senator Ilannn. Senator Platt
of Connecticut Is the ranking member of
the committee on Inter-tudlciary, and
Senator Platt of New York of the com
mittee on Inter-oceanic canals. Senator
Kittredge, who has been tho most nctlvo
member of the canal oommitteo since the
vacancy, is urged for the chairmanship.
When the committee Vacancies are filled,
provisions will be made for Senators Knox
and Crane.
TEDDY IS COMING
Mr. Roosevelt Says He Will
Visit Georgia
Nation's Chief Executive, if He Takes
Contemplated Trip, Wants to Pay
Pilgrimage to Roswell, Which Was
tho Homo of His Mothsr— Invitation
From Louisville.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.~Prealdent
Roosevelt today received an invitation
to visit Louisville, Kyi. next spring,
and he gave a conditional acceptance.
The Invitation was extended by Rogan
C. Murray, a representative of the
Louisville Board of Trade, who won
presented by Senators Blackburn and
McCreary, Representative Shirley and
John W. Yerkes, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, all of Kentucky.
The president told them that unless
there should be an extraordinary ses
sion of congress next Spring—a sub
ject on which, he added, his oWn mind
was not quite clear—he probably would
go to San Antonio, Texas, to attend
the annual reunion of his old regiment
of rough riders. The president said
he expected to vl**t on his way to Ran
Antonio, Roswell, Go., which was.the
home of his mother.
It is likely that other stops may be
made on the trip to Texas. Many In
vitations have been received by the
president to visit various cities in the
South and he hopes to be able to
cept at least some of them. From Ran
Antonio the president may take a trip
into the mountains of Colorado to get
some shooting. The hunting expedi
tion npy consume two or three weeks.
He told the Kentucky committee he
would stop at Louisville on his return
trip, provided always that the trip
now contemplated was undertaken.
PLANTERS TO MEET.
Means of Holding Cotton Are To Be De-
vised.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 7.—President
’Peters of the T^xhh Cotton Grower*’ As-
noclatlon. and other prominent T»*ns cot
ton men. wired a local h<
man meetings of cotton planters had
bean call'd In every county In Texas. In
dian Territory and Oklahoma, to take
place Decemljcr 17. to devise ways and
It waa added that
. tlon.
wild hold meetings.
at improbable today
ruddirw
that a me'-Mrt of idan 1
In all the Southern stall
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The climax In
the affairs of Mrs. Chadwick came to
night when she waa placed under ar
rest in her apartments at the Hotel
Brfesiin, charged with aiding and abet
ting a bank officer in embezzling $12,-
500. The arrest was made after
lengthy conference between United
States Commissioner Shields, Assist
ant United States District Attorney
E. E. Baldwin, Secret Service Agent
William J. Flynn and United States
Marshall William Henkle. Commis
sioner Shields Issued the warrant,
which charged a violation of section
5209 of the United States federal laws
relating to conspiracy.
There was a scene In the woman’s
room when the officials announced to
Mrs. Chadwick that she was under ar
rest. A maid opened the door, and
when asked by Agent Flynn for Mrs.
Chadwick, the woman appeared. Her
son stood by and witnessed with a
blank face the scene which followed.
He stepped to his mother’s side as she
burst into tears, but said nothing.
Marshal Henkle, who, with his depu
ties and United States Secret Service
Agent William J. Flynn, grouped in
the door of Mrs. Chadwick’s apart
ments had entered without knocking,
found her in bed. He.saWl:
“Madam, 1 have an unpleasant duty
to perform. I am obliged to serve a
warrant for your arrest, issued by
United States Commissioner Shields,
nt the Instance of the federal authori
ties of Ohio.”
Pleaded Illness’
“I am very nervous and 111,” replied
Mrs. Chadwick. “What shall I do£ I
certainly am unable to get up.”
“In that case," said the marshal,
shall be obliged, to remain here and
keep you under surveillance. You will
realize that, unpleasant ns this Is for
both of us, you are a prisoner and I
have no right to leave you here alone.
I will do everything I con to relieve you
of annoyance, however."
When the conference was in prog
ress a man, believed to be Mr. Powers,
one of Mrs. Chadwick’s counsel, en
tered the room and began to ndvlse
her. He advised her to stay in bed
and under no’ circumstances to leave
the room. Marshal Henkle took ex
ception to the advice, and said:
“If Mrs. Chadwick needs any advice
as a prisoner I’ll give it to her.
attempt will be made to remove her
from here tonight but she must go
before Commissioner Shields in the
morning.”
The secret service men engaged
room adjoining Mrs. Chadwick’s suite
and established themselves there for
the night, while one of the marshal’s
men was posted In Mrs. Chadwick’s
bedroom, one outside her door and
another In the corridor. Marshal Hen
kle. said he would remain in direct su
pervision of things all night.
George w. Ryail, a lawyer, repre
senting Mr. Newton, of Brookline,
of Mrs. Chadwick’s creditors, called to
see b°r soon after the nrrest. He whis
pered with her for a moment and then
left the room.
Paid Her Bill.
Soon after the arrest, and before It
was known whether Mrs. Chadwick
would be taken from the hotel at once
or not, the hotel management sent to
Mrs. Chadwick a bill for the room up
to today. Rhe paid It and the bill was
returned to her receipted.
By permission of the marshal Mrs.
Chadwick telephoned to her physician,
Dr. Moore, to come to her at once. H<
arrived a few moments later. The
physician said that although he had
advised her several days ago to go to
sanitarium, she would be able to ap
pear tomorrow morning before
United States commissioner.
B. J. Whitney, who is a director of
the Citizens’ National Bank, of Ober
lln, Ohio, called and asked to see the
prisoner, but permission was denied
him.
Andrew Squire, who came here yes
terday from Cleveland, with Iri Rey
nolds, secretary of the Wade Park
Banking Company, had a half hour’s
conversation with Mrs. Chadwick,
the conclusion of the conference
Squire said to the Associated Press
representative;
“The arrest of Mrs. Chadwick does
not In any way afreet the holding we
have of her securities, and It do*»s not
change the leggl proceedings necessary
In the further evolution of the caw?.
Mr. Squires further said that he did
not know the present whereabout*
Mr. Reynolds, who is said to have
his possession the $5,090,000 In securl
ties belonging to Mrs. Chadwick.
Mrs. Chsdwick Smiled.
The deputy marshals and secret ser
vice men. who wsre In Mrs. Chad
wick's room, said that the name of An.
today that | drew Carnegie was mentioned several
times and that the sound of the name
each time caused Mrs. Chsdwick to
smile. The officers added that though
nervous, Mrs. Chad wits doe* not ap
pear as ill as has been re ported.
The present arrangements are that
Mrs. Chadwick will be taken to Com-
•hie oiTOv* I mHMoncr Rhleid's office at 10 o'clock
yTAffg i tomorrow morning and It is expected
Hie e2rfcet| ,J>pt 1,1 j*PPR c *tl©n will be made to a
1 United States circuit court Judge by
the United States district attorney for
warrant of removal to Ohio.
Sacrifice Demanded.
Philip Carpenter, one of Mrs. Chad
wick’s attorneys, had a two hours*
conference with her after her arrest.
When seen later he said:
I anticipated the urrest, not that
she had committed any crime but be
cause public clamor demanded a sacri
fice. I have no fear as to the outcome
of this matter."
Mr. Carpenter said he would repre
sent Mrs. Chadwick tomorrow at the
proceedings before United RtatOs
Commissioner Schiolda. He added
that if she -was able to give ball, de
pending on the amount, she probably
would remain at her present quarters;
if not she would have to go to Jail.
At present he would oppose any sug
gestion of her going hack to Ohio.
Asked whether she had any recent
communication with Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carpenter said:
The Carnegie Note.
“Mrs. Chadwick has not to my
knowledge had any communication
with Mr. Carnegie nor has ho had any
communication with her today. I re
fuse to say anything about the Car
negie note, ns this is an Ohio matter
and has not come to my knowledge.
Mrs. Chadwick will make no state
ment to the public. Rhe Is bearing up
admirably under' the strain and will
appear to answer the charges against
her.”
Mr. Carpenter asked that n denial
be made of the report that Mrs. Chad
wick attempted to make her escape to
day. He said that before she moved
to the Hotel Breslln from the New
Amsterdam, she «consulted with the
secret service m£n. This statement
was confirmed by one of the secret
service agents, who added that they
had been Informed by Mrs. Chadwick
each time she changed her quarters.
Andrew Carnegie said today that
he had not the slightest intention of
prosecuting anybody for forging his
signature to notes even if further in
estlgntlon showed that such forgery
has been committed.
A Collossal Affair.
One of the prominent men now here
from Ohio said:
"In a day or two revelations will be
made which will show this to bo the
most colossal affair of the century.
"Five prominent New York me
hose nnmes have not yet been mei
tinned, will be involved as deeply as
Mrs. Chadwick.
’A number of wealthy and prom!
nent Western men will also be dragged
Into the cose and numerous prosecu
tlons will follow. These facts will be
made public through the grand Jury
Investigation which begins nt Elyria,
Ohio, tomorrow.”
CONGRESS’ WORK
OS YESTERDAY
Introduction of Platt's Bill
Caused Stir
MR. BAILEY SARCASTIC
NATIONAL T. P. A.
Savannah is to Entertain Convention
May 5-12, 1905.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 7.—The date
for the national convention of the
Travelers’ Protective Association
fixed today by the executive committee
of the local post of the organization.
The convention will be held here Mny
12, 1905, and it Is dftld that the at
tendance will, be nboift 1.000 delegates
and alternates, with possibly 1,000 oth
er persons. The local drummers ex
pect to make the convention the great
est ever held in this city. A great nuni
will be spent In entertainment or the
visitors. A finance committee wn»
nhmed to look nfter Its end of the
work. W. J. Donlan In secretary of tho
executive committee. .
Takes Dig at the Now York
Senator
SCOTT’S EXPLANATION
Talks of the Bill to Pension Telegraph
Operators of Civil Wan—After Very
Little Consideration of Business the
House of Representatives Took an
Adjournment.
Hlekering Gets Medal.
MF.Xiro CITY, Dec. 9. The Mexican
Agronomical Society has nwnrdetS It*
chief prize, a gold medal, to IYofesspt
Wm. Itlckerlng of Harvard I'nlverslty,
who discovered the ninth Satellite of Sa
turn,
PATTERSON TRIAL
Eleven Jurors Have Now
Been Sworn in
Justice Davis Issues Instructions That
No Women Shall he Admitted to
Courtroom During Progress of
Hearing—Dofsnse May Rest on Evi?
dence of Prosecution.
NEW YORK. Doc. 7.—Eleven Jurors
had been sworn In nt the trial of Nan
Patterson for the murder of Caesar
Young at the close of today’s session
of the criminal branch of tho supreme
court.
Of the two hundred talesmen called,
ninety-five had been examined and so
many others had been excused for va
rious reasons that only a score remain
from whom to draw the last juror.
Those selected have been found com
petent ns regards condition of health.
Instructions were Issued today by
Justice Davlr that no women shall be
admitted to the court room during the
trial.
Among the many stories In connec
tion with the case which have gained
general circulation, la one to the effect
that the defense may rest on the evi
dence submitted by the prosecution.
Mins Patterson has expressed a strong
desire to be at her father’s home In
Washington for Christmas, ft is said,
and is willing to bike a chance to gain
that end. If the trial progresses rapid
ly the defense may call some witnesses,
but even that Is not certain, it Is rutld.
In any event everything possible will
be done to get a verdict before Christ
mas day.
Another story os Id that arrange
ments had been completed assuring
the appearance during the trial of J.
Morgan Smith, an Important witness
who has been missing since a day
two after the tragedy. Both the at
tomeys for the prosecution and the
defense deny any knowledge of any
such arrangement, however.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The sen
ate today reached a decision to* take a
vote on the Philippine civil government
bill, providing for the construction of
railroads on the islands, on tho 16th
Inst., nnd in addition transacted con-
sderable other business,
Mr. Platt or New York created some
thing of a stir by introducing a bill
providing for a reduction of the con
gressionnl representation of the South
ern states on the ground that many of
the citizens of those states are de
prived of their right to vote, and Mr.
Scott plunged tho senate into an ex
ceptionally early debate by attempting
to secure the passage of the bill grant
ing pensions to the telegraph operators
of the civil war. Tho debate was not
concluded.
A large number of bills nnd Joint
resolutions wore introduced and many
petitions presented. Tho discussion of
the time for voting upon the Philip
pine bill brought out the fact that
there Is a gem-ml understanding that
the Christmas holiday recess will be
gin the 19th Inst.
Created Excitemont.
The Introduction if I he Platt bill
created considerable cxcltemept on tho
Democratic side of tho chamber and
at the request of several senators por
tions of the measure were re-road.
Mr. Bailey was the cnly senator who
mode any comment upon tho measure.
With a tone of sarcasm he asked If
there was*“anything in tho bill affect
Ing the rcprcr.r-ntntion In the senate
from states wherein It is charged the
governor nnd not tho legislature so
loots senators.”
Mr. fclntt replied that the bill con
talned no ouch provision.
With this the incident closed for the
time.
After an executive session the sens to
entered upon fonfPdr-ratlon of tbs cal
endur.
The first measure oh the calendar is
the Daniel resolution calling on the
president for nil th • correspondence
Ith the Colombian government rein
live to the Panama revolution. The
rending of tho title of tho resolution
evidently revived memories of the
last session, for a smile was nntl-
able «ifK»i the faces of several senstors.
Mr. Lodge suggested that the toho
utlon might be indefinitely postpone
with profit, but in the absence of Mr.
Dnfiiel, it was allowed to go over.
Mr. Scott’s Explanation.
Mr. Scott In explanation of the / blll
to pension telegraph operators snld
that while the operators were not en
listed they wero the confidential agents
of the government find had performed
most Important services. Jle added
that there were only about 200 of the
operators.
Mr. Gqlllnger announced his Inten
tlon to vote against the bill, saying
that If It should pass It would open tho
wny to the pensioning of nil other
classes of civilians who served In the
war and entnjl large expenditures.
Mr. Cockrell called attention to the
fact thut while soldiers were paid only
$1S per month the telegraph operators
hnd received from $60 to $100 per
month, nnd on this account he opposed
the hill.
Mr. MeOumber spoke In support
the hill, saying that there would
only 187 beneficiaries.
The senate adjourned until tomor
row.
ZEMSTVO MEMORIAL.
Emperor and Counsellors are Consid-
orlng the Document.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 7.—The
council of the empire and the council
ministers, by the emperor's direc
tion, are considering the memorial pre
sented by the council of ZemstvobiU.
which was recently held here. It can
stated authoritatively that the em
peror has shown Intense Interest in
the questions raised, nnd that while
is impossible that the idea of a di
rect legislative body can be enter
tained, he has, nevertheless, signified
Minister of the Interior Svlatopolk-
Mirsky his approval of a number of
the principles laid down In the memo
rial nnd is now awaiting the recom
mendations of tho two councils.
In the meantime the revolutionary
organisations have promulgated their
Idea of a constitution, which has been
circulated by tens of thousands
throughout Russia. It is composed of
forty-two articles, and is modeled
partly upon the American and partly
upon the British systems. Rupremo
authority la vested in the emperor and
congress of two houses, railed the
Imperial douma. The proposed constitu
tion provides for responsible ministers
to sit under the presidency of the im
perial chancellor, all subjpet to im
peachment. Tho emperor /.as nil tho
power granted a monarch, but the pre
rogatives of the imperial douma
carefully hedged.
The document Includes n >>111 of
rights, among other things making all
Russians equal before the law, irre
spective of race or religion: guarantees
of porsonal liberty; exemption from
nrrest without process of law; Inviola
bility of domicile and letters; freedom
of conscience, of speech, of nnsocln-
tlon, of residence, of occupation, of
ownership of lnnd and of travel except
abroud to avoid military service.
Charles F. Dodge Arrested.
HOUSTON. Tex.. Dee.* 7.—Chari*
Dodge whs tak*»n Into cdstody by ord**r
of Federal Judge Walter T. Burns,r~^
This act Pm was frken by Judge Burns
upon request in which U was set forth
that Dodge was Ilkaly to cmcape pending
the arrival of the mandate of th* sup
court.
Deputy United states Marsha!
who mad** th*» arrest. Is staying with
Dodge tonight, although he has not looted
him up or cut him off from intercourso
with his friends and attorneys.
RUSSIAN SHIP
SI NK BY JAPS
Poltava Gone to Davy Jones’
Locker
RETZIVAN IS DAMAGED
Misfortunes of Czar’s Fleet
at Port Arthur
A DAILY BOMBARDMENT
Mikado's Mon Have Been Pouring Hail
of Leaden Missies Upon Enemy’s
Fleet—Besieged Force Has Now
Withdrawn to Akasaka Hill and
Orientals Have* Another Fort.
PLAN PROPOSED.
Texas Banks May Come to Relief of Hold
era of Cotton.
WACO, Tox., Dee. 7. A movement I:
an font In Waco to nffortl relief to country
merchants and others who have quuntltlcii
of cotton, ho its to enable them to hold
what thoy have until the market regains
Its normal level.
Judge Eugene Williams tonight sounded
Texas hanks with a view to enlisting their
sld In assisting nil cotton holders, n hank
of this city having offered to carry 1,00ft
bales of cotton for ono year, advancing
$30 a hn|e nt ft per cent, and |t In under
stood that all the hanks of Waco will
make similar offers.
There nro over flftl) hanking Institutions
In Texas, and If tho movement becomes
general, as Is expected, It Is believed
hat Arnpl9 relief will be furnisher
very cotton holder In the state wh
n distress, as* a result of tho re
urry.
WITNE88E8 MISSING.
Alleged to Have Received Warning and
Than Vanished.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 7;~A special from
Winchester. Ky., fay a; ,
"Rin k CnttonglMc. Biuu Flints nnd
Moses Feltner. vvltneHSitf&ior tho prose
cution In the $100,000 dmi»:ao suit of Mrs.
J. B. Marcum against Franch, Callahan
nnd tho llarglsHcs, In which rho ‘alleges
a conspiracy on-the* part of the defend
ants to procure thft assassination of her
hushafld In .Tsokson, Ky Vl last summer,
wero 1 missing today. It was raid that
they had roeelvwl u warning that thrv
would bo killed If they testified, Feltner
made on affidavit List night that lie hutf
bean offered fljim) not to testify, but de.
elgad he would stand by the widow of tho
asMssinnted lawyer. The witnesses were
stopping nt Hayes hotel and A. C. Duff,
Another witness, snld he hoard them leave
about midnight. They ■•worn regarded ns
another witness,
about m r ’ ‘ ‘
vital wit
Making an Inspection.
ATLANTA. Dec. 7. Governor Tor-
roll nnd Attorney General f!art\aro ab
sent from the state house today, They
Are making an Inspection of the prop
erty of the Western ami Atlantic rail
rend. This the governor and attorney
general are required to do annually
Both will be back nt their offices to
morrow.
CANFIELD GUILTY
Famous Gambler Enters
Plea and Is Fined
TOKIO. Dec. 7.—It 1* officially an-
nounced that the Russian battleship
Poltava 1ms been sunk In the harbor
of Port Arthur as a result of the Ja
panese bombardment and that the
battleship Retvlzan has been seriously
damaged.
The . commander of the Japanese
naval guns in front of Port Arthur,
telegraphing on Dec. 6, says:
“An observation taken from 203
(Metre) Hill shows that the turret
ship Poltava I* sunk and that tho bat
tleship Retvlzan Is Hating heavily to
port.
“Observations taken Dec. 6, covered
the results of the bombardment of
Dec. 5. Now taking observations from
a hill near Shulahlylrtg.
Daily Bombardment.
“Blnce Dec. 2 We have dally bom
barded the enemy’s fleet lying south
of Paiyu mountain. From that point
only the masta nnd funnel tops of the
battleships Pobleda, Retvlzan or the
crulsor Pallnda could be seen, but Itjff
wan impossible to count the number’
of our shells taking effect.
“On other ships explosions, result
ing from our shells could be seen, hut
owing to their positions behind hills
it was difficult r exactly to Identify
them.
"The successful result of the bom
bardment on Dec. 5 is inspiring our
men to still greater effort.”
The Poltava was nn armored turret
ship of 10,960 tons displacement. She
was built In St. Petersburg In 1894.
Her cost of construction was nearly
$6,000,000. •
The Retvlzan Is a battleship of 12,-
700 tons displacement. She was built
in Philadelphia In 1902,
Report Confirmed.
Toklo, Doc. 7» -Noon. The head
quarters of- the Japanese army in
front of Port Arthur has reported eon-
JJrfnlng the disabling of the Russian
battleships Retvlzan nnd Pottffvn and
tatlng that the cruiser Btyfin is
aground.
The report fross on to say ns fol
lows:
Owing to the plunging fire from 203
(Metre Hill, the enemy baa withdrawn
lo Aknsnka Hill.
On Dec. 6 our forces occupied an
en!ire fort nt 1 p. m. Subsequently our
forces after dislodging the enemy oc-
upled nn eminence north of Suerh
Knii and two eminences north of Rnn-
llr-hlnm nt 2 p, m.
On Dec. 6 nt 4 p. m., In response
the benrer of the enemy's flag of
ice, nn Armistice of five hours was
granted for the removal of the dead.”
Japa Oeoupy Fort.
TOKIO. Dee. 7.-Noon.--The Japa
nese troopn occupied Aknsnka Hill,
fronting on Port Arthur yesterday,
Dec. 6. The Russian armored cruiser
Bayan Is reported to he aground.
Ha and His Managar, David Bucklin,
Pay Each $1,000 Into Court and Are
Roloaaod—Trta Recommendation for
Such Action Came From District
Attorney Jerome,
THE HOU8E.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—tTpon the
convening of the huise today Mr.
Bingham of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the legislative, executive and judicial
Mil nnd gave notice that he w’ould call
the bill up for consideration tomorrow
Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
The house, on motion of Mr. Payne
of New York, w’ent Into committee of
the whole for the purpose of referring
certain portions of the president’s
meraage to the respective committees
having jurisdiction of the several sub
jects.
As soon an this was done the house
adjourned until tomorrow, .
Postmasters Nominated.
WABHINGTON. Dec. 7.—'The pres
ident today sent, to the senate the fol
lowing nominations: ,
Postmasters:
Alabama—Joseph C. Manning, Alex
ander City; Dallas B. Smith, Opelika.
Florida—George J. A mow, Gaines
ville; Enoch E. Skipper, Bartow;
Newell B. Hull, Starke.
Tennessee—Jasper N. Fltzwater,
Colllersville; Thomas 4. Lovell, Obion;
John Redd, Bolivar; William If. Ilol-
Jlnger, Waverly.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—Richard
Canfield today pleaded guilty before
Judge Cowing to nn Indictment charg
ing him with keeping a gambling
house, and wan discharged upon the
payment of $1,000 fine. His manager,
David Bucklin. entered a similar plei
nd was fined the same amount. The
recommendation for this action wn
made in each case by District Attorney
Jerome, who has spqnt many thou
sands of dollars In the fight against
Canfield, which Is thus brought to
close. Both Indictments were return
ed by the grand Jury today. The wit
nesxes whose names were signed on
the indictment were employes In Can
field’s place and their names were fur
Dished to the district attorney by
counsel for tho defense.
Canfield’s house Is next door to the
city's most fnshlonable restaurant nnd
all his patronage came from the
wealthiest men In the city. For years
It was impossible to obtain cvidcnca
against him because no one was ad
mitted to the house except persons
known personally to Canfield or Hurk-
lln or vouched for by one of the regu
lar patrons of the house. Canfield In
order to protect those wh had visited
his house ploaded guilty
Heavy Cannonading.
MUKDEN. Her. 7. vis Pekbi.—Canm
edl'.ur of greet volume was heard aim
Pout I log Hill nnd the railroad yesten
morning It continued during the t
nnd evidently, owing to the -tremeiuh
nolx*. reached Itn height from 3 In
o’clock In the nftcrnooii. It was uni
anything of tho kind heard heretofore <
rent nt Port Arthur.
This tremendous noise la supposed to
caused by the Increasing number
siege guns of large calibre, ail of wh
seemed to he In Use yesterday.
Itumor* of nn attack by the Japan
st various dates, have been current
the past two w»*kM and the Imprei
prevails that
ment was In
tlon of the r
nil
.eaterdAv'L ..
anticipation <
Tcnsivn by I
SHOULD BE REPEALED.
University of Pennsylvania Had Af
firmation Rtgarding Fifteenth
Amendment.
PHILADELPHIA. Dae. 7.—The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania debating team
tonight won tho debate with the team
representing tho University of Vir
ginia. The subject was;
“Resolved. That the fifteenth amend
ment should be repealed.”
Pennsylvania bad tho affirmative.
WAS A FORGER.
Smooth Individual Counterfeited Sig
nature of a Georgia Cashier.
HIAWATHA Kane., Den. 7. A, \.
Arthur, tiffed 71,‘ who hm* made h:*
home here alnce last! September, rep
resenting himself as a retired preach
er and evangelist, was arrested here
today by a Bt. Louie detective on tiic
charge of forging a check for $10,000
nt Paris, Texaa. Later Arthur admit
ted his guilt nnd agreed to return to
Texas without a requisition.
Under the name or “II. H. Boyd,”
Arthur conducted revival meettngM nt
Tarls last summer. In August he de
posited a draft for $100,000 In n Paris
bank. The draft was regularly mud a
«ut to “H. II. Boyd” and was algne i
by M. M. Stevenson, cashier of the
Georgia National Bank at Athens, Ga.
Arthur dr*w out $2,500 of the money
and disappeared, after which It was
discovered that the draft had been
forged.
The detective who arrested him said
that Arthur is a well known forg.-r
and Is
ed In ;
tate
Sublime Porte in Trouble.
VIENNA. Dec. 7.—It la stated that
the government is about to aeni
squadron to Turkish waters to support
the demand the Austrian ambassador
presented to the por to for the dismiss
al nnd punishment within three da
of the officials responsible for the for
tble detention of Auxtrlan malls
Scutari recently. The ambassad
presented the ultimatum on Mond:
The fleet which ll Is Intended to se
from Pola consists of three ’battleshl
and threo cruisers.
Hugh McLaughlin Dead.
NEW YOTtK. D«*. 7.- Hugh .
lln. for many year* Democratic tatd. r of I
Kins* county, «lh*l ton«gbt at his home!
In Brooklyn, aged 77. Tt»c
i death U thought tv have been heart •