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ESTABLISHED IN ie26.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1904.
JAPANESE FIRING
VERY DESTRUCTIVE
WOW THEIR SHELLS SMASHED THE CZAR’S WARSHIPS AT PORT
ARTHUR—SIX OF THEM PUT OUT OF ACTION—GOOD SHOOT
ING AT STORE HOUSES AND ARSENALS—THE BOMBARDMENT
WAS BY THE LAND FORCES OF THE MIKADO.
TOKIO, Dec. 9.—Noon.—The follow
ing report dated Dec. 8, 10 p. m... has
been received from the commander of
the naval land batteries in front of
Port Arthur:
“Eight shells struck the protected
cruiser Pallada today and set her on
fire. Simultaneously she began to list
to port, lowering astern. She is deem
ed unfit for navigation.
“During the action we discovered
the gunboat Glltak to the. landward
north of the battleship Peresvlet and
bombarded her. Eleven of our shells
were effective. This vessel is also
deemed to be disabled.
“The armored cruiser Bayan caught
fire at 11.30 this morning. The fire
was not extinguished at 4:15 lit the
afternoon. Evidently the cruiser is
seriously damaged. *
“The results of our bombardment of
the battleship Sevastopol, the mine
ship (transport) Amur, and the trans
ports are not yet known.”
The above mentioned hits were
made with shells from the heavy guns.
Those made by the small shells are not
mentioned in the report.
Another report from the same com
mander dated 3 o’clock this (Friday)
morning Is as follows:
“As the result of our naval gun bom
bardment yesterday (Thursday) the
Bayan was hit six times and the Amur
34 times. The Amur Is sinking astern.
“Our cannonade directed against the
store houses and arsenals at the
northeast base of Palyu mountain re
sulted In 36 hits, causing great dam
age” .tidtinfl
Japanese Tactics Revealed.
TOKIO, Deo. 9.—In disabling the
Bussian fleet at Port Arthur, preclud
ing the possibility of Its being able to
reinforce the Russian second Pacific
squadron, the Japanese have accom
pushed the main object of the despe
rate assaults against the fortress
which they have been making for the
past three months. There Is now
strong probability that, while continu
ing the siege, they will avoid losses of
the magnitude already attending their
efforts, and Instead of assaulting will
rely on starving out the garrison until
It Is finally captured.
Russians Astounded.
TOKIO, pec. 9, 5 p. m.~Considerable
astonishment Is expressed here over
the fact that the Russians In no way
resisted the disabling of the Port Ar
thui* fleet. In certain quarters, the
opinion Is entertained that the Rus
sians opened the seacocks of the sub
merged vessels so as to lessen their ex
posure to the Japanese fire. The re
cent cessation of mine clearing was
taken as evidence that the fleet did not
Intend to mnke a sortie. There was no
sign of life on the Russian ships dur
ing the bombardment.
Now thnt the Port Arthur fleet has
been disabled It is deemed Impossible
for the Russians to overcome the Infe
riority of the second Pacific squadron
to Togo’s fleet unless, at present un
foreseen, the Black sea fleet should
pass the Dardanelles.
MRS. CHADWICK
FEELS RELIEVED
Taking Comfort in
Tombs Isolation
Her
ATTORNEY’S RETICENT
Story of a Great Battle.
Headquarters of the Japanese Third
‘Army Before Port Arthur, Nov. 28, via
Tien Tsln, Dec. 9.—(Probably held at
headquarters for censorship.)—The
general assault on Port Arthur which
began at noon November 26 Is stll in
progress. In the first series of assaults
on attempt was made to capture the
forts at Rlhlung and Keekwan moun
tains by penetrating the principal line
of fortifications surrounding them, and
to envelop the city from the east. At
the same time a strong force pushed
up the gorge of flhlsl valley between
two foretlfled ridges and attacked the
supporting forts In the rear of west
Rlhlung mountain, officially called
Rungshu mountain, with the Intention
of enveloping the city from the west.
The nttempt failed nfter the most
furious fighting that has been wit
nessed since Port Arthur was Invested.
The fighting lasted from noon of No
vember 16 until after dawn of the fol
lowing day without cessation.
The assault began in the early mom
Ing with a tremendous bombardment
of the forts. For hours the whole for
tified ridge was deluged with heavy
shells. At noon the principal line of
fortifications was a perfect hell of
bursting shrapnel, and the spectacle
was more wonderful than anything
previously seen.
Through the hare caused by the
smoke of the bursting shells the
sa niters could be seen emerging from
the cover 'of the parallels as well ns
swarming up the foretlfled ridge at
half a dozen different points.
Rifles, rapid-fire guns and machine
guns blazed from the Russian position
where advances were made in the
open. The men went down by hun
dreds. As fast as the assaulters were
repulsed more Jnpnne?*> swarmed up,
only toVe mowed down In turn.
The Japanese paralleled some thirty-
five yards of the Bosnian trench line,
and an entire regiment charged across,
the men falling by hundreds befbre the
awful fire of the Russians. But still
more men came on over the bodies of
those who had fallen, and by sheer
weight of numbers they reached the
trenches, which they captured at the
point of the bayonet.
The assaulters succeeded in holding
some eighty yards of the trench In
front of the parallels, but their effort
to rush the trench line east and west
was a failure, owing to the Impassable
burning pit*. They tried to cross the
hills, but ther were unable to do so.
At 6 o’clock In the venlng a furious
Russian counter-attack drove the^Jap-
anese back to the parallels with great
loss.
At t o'clock the Japanese again cap.
fared the same portion of the trench
and made desperate hut unsuccessful
efforts to cross the pits.
The awful struggle continued until
the morning when the
recaptured the trench which was piled
with dead bodies. For over 30 yards
between the trenches there was a veri
table shambles. The last attack* and
counter attacks were made over the
bodies of the slain. t
The first attempt to rush the fort on
the northern portion of Keekwan
mountain was made at 1 o’clock In the
afternoon when the assaulters swarm
ed up the rampart well from the moat
and met with an awful Are.
As the result of the first assault the
Japanese succeeded In gaining a foot
hold in the interior, where the defenses
were bomb-proof.
The assaulters attacked this bomb
proof maze, where the fighting was
hand-to-hand with bayonets and
grenades.
At 3 o’clock In the morning the Ja
panese succeeded in establishing u
trench line within Ine ramparts which
they still hold.
Another attempt was made to pierce
the principal line of fortifications sur
rounding the rear of the eastern part
of Pantung mountain, where after four
furious attempts a small body of
Japanese succeeded In getting through
the wall and In establishing them
selves on the low*r slopes of Wantal
hill. The Russians rushed the sup
ports with machine guns from the
upper slopes of the Wantal hid forts
and the small party cf Japanese was
practically annihilated. The most des
perate fighting took place with this
point.
The last effort of the assaulters >vns
made at midnight, assisted by artil
lery, which covered the slopes of Wan-
tai hill with an avalanche of shells.
The Russians fought with tremendous
courage, engaging the Japanese
bayonets and grenades when they
came to close quarters. The Jnpanese
finally established a trench line five
yards In front of the line of fortifica
tions. which they now occupy. The
forces are engaged In throwing dyna
mite grenades at each other.
The attempts which were first made
to rush the western part of Rlhlung
mountain, officially called Sungshu
mountain, also *nd«d in failure. The
Japanese reached the parapets from
tho moat but fled ns fast as they
came from the fire within the forts.
The walls were black with the assault
ers, who were dolunged with shells
from supporting forts.
At 9 o’clock at night a force of 2,000
voluriteers ; frbm % th’e‘ right division, led
by a general, started from a point
southwest of Shuishl village, pushed
up the gorge between the two fortified
ridges and ‘ attacked the supporting
fort of fisunshu mountain. This force
reqehed the fort hill, and, engaged a
Strong force of -Russians upon Its
Slope's In' a 1 * hand-to-hand encounter
which lasted for two hours.
At the Hame time the Japanese as
saulting the east and west Rlhlung
forts made desperate attempts to rush
the Interior of the forts. They gained
the ramparts. Inside which they estab
lished trench lines.
The Interior defenses of both forts
are the same ns those on North Keek
wan mountain, but the east Rlhlung
fort Is the largest and strongest of the
three forts. It has upper nnd lower
levels. The lower levels were .RSI
scene of the most awful struggle. Un
der cover of darkness the Japanese
poured over the ramparts and furiously
attacked the first section of bomb-
proofs. The defenders received them
with bayonets and dynnmite grenades,
while the machine guns on the upper
levels poured a deadly hall Into the
ranks of the Japanese.
The Japanese gained practically the
whole of the lower section of the fort,
but were mowed down by machine
guns and rifles whrn they attempted
to assault the higher levels. A similar
struggle was going on all the time In
the west Rlhlung fort, where the ar
rangement of defenses was the same.
At midnight the column attacking
the supporting fort of Bungshu moun
tain was compelled to retire, having
lost half the force.
The struggle in the two fort* was
continued until dawn, when the as
saulters were compelled to retire to
the trenches established Inside the
parapet walls wh'ch they now occupy.
The fighting of the afternoon and
night was the most desperate and san
guinary since the a»ege began. The
opposing forces were so close together
that only the fort walls or a few yards
of level ground separated them. The
struggle from start to finish was at
dose quarters with bayonets and gren
ades and rifles used ns clubs. The fe
rocity of the attacking Japanese was
equalled by the defending Russians,
w'ho died at their post everywhere
fighting till their last breath.
Will Not Say That They Will Enter
the Insanity Plea—Wilting to Go to
Cleveland, but Her Attorney There
Objects-—Kpifo and Fork Not Allow
ed Her—Mrs. York of San Francisco
Insists She is the Imprisoned Wo
man’s Sister.
lONGHESS lli
LIVELY SESSION
Effort to Cut off Civil Ser
vice Commission
FAILS BY VIVA VOCE
Sharp Contention Over Rural Carriers.
Provision for an Examining Board
Thrown Out on a Point of Order.
Speech by Baker of New York
Against Trusts—Maddox ef Georgia
Knocks Out Chief of Bureau of
Manufacturers.
CALL FOR PAST TAXES
UPON THE RAILROADS
Demand to be Made Upon the Central
of Georgia Railroad for $200,000-
Value of the Stock.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.—After a day
full of disagreements with her counsel
as to whether she should waive exam
ination and go to Cleveland, Mrs.
Chadwick finally consented to remain
another night In the Tombs, but ex
preened the hope that she might leave
there tomorrow.
Mrs. Chadwick had made up her
mind to ignore the advice of her local
counsel. Messrs. Carpenter & Powers,
and go to Cleveland to stand trial
there, when late In the afternoon she
received a telegram from her Cleve
land counsel, Judge Albaugh, asking
her not to return to Cleveland Just yet.
This telegram caused her to remain
over right.
Lawyer Carpenter then notified Mar
shal Henkel of her Intention and the
marshal and United States Commls
sloner Shields announced that they
would not remain at their offices after
the usual closing hour on her account
as they did last night.
Lawyers Carpenter and Powers had
a conference after leaving Mrs. Chad
wick nnd Mr. Carpenter said that noth
Ing further would be done for the
night.
In regard to.what would be done to
morrow Mr. Carpenter was non-com
mittal.
“Nothing will be done before noon,’
continued Mr. Carpenter.
I do not care to say whether wo
have given up the question of securing
ball or not, but if you know anybody
who is willing to go on her bond send
him nlong. We could have ohtatned
ball-today were it not for the notoriety
attached to the case."
Mr. Carpenter declined to discuss
the alleged Carnegie notes, or say pos
itively whether Mrs. Chadwick would
waive examination tomorrow or not.
Neither would he say anything about
the report thnt the alleged securities
of Mrs. Chadwick had been examined
and found to be wbrtKless. "
Mrs. Chadwjck spent the greater
part, of the time from 7 o’clock thla
morning until 4 thla afternoon In tho
corridor In front of her cell. Here sho
talked With her lawyers and others
who called to see her. Including her
son, Emil, and her nurse, Freda.
Most of her visitors remained with
her ns long as the prison rules would
permit.
Mrs. Chadwick waa led to her cell in
the Tomba prison by an attendant
about 4 o’clock. To the matron, Mra.
Chadwick said:
“I am glad I am not going to Cleve
land tonight. I am tired enough to
sleep well, I think, even behind these
awful bar*. It has been an extremely
trying day and I am thankful It (a over.
do not care to go through many more
such ordeals.”
In her cell Mrs. Chadwick ate a
hearty supper. She had chipped beef,
sprinkled With grated onion, coffee and
oranges.
The matron said Mr*. Chadwick
showed a marked Improvement over
her condition In the morning. After
eating Mr*. Chadwick laid on her cot
nnd said It was her first peaceful mo
ment she had had since her troubles In
New York begin.
Warden Flynn of the Tombs waa so
nervous over the welfare of Mrs. Chad
wick and the possibilities of her doing
herself bodily harm, that today he en
forced the rule applied only In excep
tional cases of not allowing her either
knife or fork with which to eat. Conse
quently the lamb chop which she or
dered. had to be cut for her and she
ate It with a spoon.
report waa current about the
Tomba that a request for the appoint
ment of a commission to examine Mr*.
Chadwick as to her sanity will bo
made. Lawyer 'Bowers was asked If
there was any truth In the rumor.
1 am not prepared to talk on that
point Just now,” he replied, after some
hesitation. He was asked again If
there was any foundation for r.uch a
rumor. He laughed and said.
"It would make a pretty good de
fense In a criminal action, wouldn’t it?”
When Mr. Carpenter was asked u
zo the probability of securing ball, ho
said:
“The situation Is exactly the same
as It waa last night. Men are willing
to give the ball, but as l n the Patter
son case, they fear notoriety.”
ATLANTA. Oa.. Dec. 9.—The official
papers giving the findings of the su
preme court of the United flutes in
the Georgia Railroad tax case, have
not as yet reached Ju*dge Hart, attor
ney general of the state. As soon as
he gets them Comptroller General
Wright will call upon the Central
Georgia for the state and county taxe*
and the city Ux of Augusta. The
toUl amount will reach nearly $290,-
000. This ux is based upon the stock
being worth its face value.
If It is claimed : hat the stock is not
worth par and that (he officials of tho
system will be culled upon by Comp
troller Wright to produce evidences
that this Is so. When the officials
heard from Mr. Wright will flx'th
value, impose the tax and then
* V v4«v» ... ...w....... ... upon the Central of Georgia to pro-
(Russlans again counter attacked and duce. Hia action will be final.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—The house
today passed the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill prac
tically as it came from the committee
nnd -adjourned until Monday. With
the disposal of the provisions relating
to the civil service commission wh’ch
yesterday caused so much discussion
and criticism, there was no lengthy
debate on any item today. Through
out the session the policy of retrench
ment held full sway and all attempts
to Increase salaries failed.
By the terms of a concurrent reso
lution, which was adopted, the house
agreed to adjourn on December 21 un
til January 4, 1905, for the Usual
Christmas holiday..
When adjournment was taken yes
terday the discussion was on the
amendment of Mr. Hepburn of Iowa
cutting off appropriations for the civil
service commission. By a viva voco
vote the amendment was lost.
Mr. Olmsead of Pennsylvania de
clared the provision for a rural car
rier examining board to be new legis
lation and not properly in the bill. The
chair sustained Mr. Olmstead's con
tention. .... .
In criticising the paragraph relntlng
to the bureau of corporation?, Mr. Ba
ker of New York said that'his com
plaint was not thnt too much money
had been appropriated for the pay of
special attorneys, special examiners
and special agents, but thnt no use had
been made of the money. There had
been, he said, a demnml to Investigate
what had become to be known as “the
trusts.” “What Is the result?” he In
qulred.
“Absolutely nothing,” he said, an
swerlng his own question. He had
been assured by a friend In the de
partment that an Investigation had
been made of one corporation, whoso
books were so kept that It could not
be ascertained whether that corpora
tlon hHd made $100,000,000 or $1,000.
000. From this he dtf w .the deduction
that, either there was a lack of compo
tehey on the part of tho men detailed
by the bureau of corporations to mnke.
Investigations or else a lack of Intent
oil tho part of the i.ecretary of com
merce nnrl labor to get at the facts.
It wns, he said, a notorious fact thut
a steel rail association exists and yet,
he said, he had been Informed thnt tho
house Judiciary committee would re
port adversely on his resolution to Inn
vestlgate thnt association on tho
ground that It wns a rumor;- In sten
torian tones he declared, amid Demo
cratic applause, thnt *t wns a “rumor
so strenuous, so terrible that It can
take the American people by the throat
nnd exact an undue tribute of $20,000,-
000.” He ridiculed the Idea that any
one did not know of such an associa
tion.
On a point of order by Mr. Mnddox
of Georgia, the salnry for the position
of chief of the bureau of manufactures
of the department of commerce nnd
labor was abolished. Ah amended the
bill then passed.
Mr. Palmer of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on the Judiciary, aub-
mitted the supplemental report of the
majority of the committee on the
flwayne Impeachment case. The mi
nority were given until Monday to file
their report.
The house adjourned until Mondny.
JUDGE SWAYNE
TO BE TRIED
Report of the House Judici
ary Committee
EFFECT OF TESTIMONY
YELLOW PINE KATES
ARE TO BE ADJUSTED
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF LUMBERMEN FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE UNITED STATES—TIMBER 18 BEING RAPIDLY CUT OUT
AND THERE HAS BEEN NO REVISION OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE LAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY. v* " - ^ w
Investigations of tho Committeo
Strengthened the Charges Against
tho Florida Judge—How ho Travel
led Across the Continent in a Special
Car Provided by the Railroad Com
panies and Well Stocked by Them.
diphtheria germ. In some cases there
as no trace at all which Is wholly
unusunl.
Before experiments to ascertain the
truth of Dr. Wolff’/* theory could be at
tempted the epidemic of spotted fover
died out.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—The sub
committee of the house Judiciary com
mittee, which has been taking testi
mony In the cate of Judge Swayno of
Florida, today reported to the full
committee evidence heard since the
adjournment of congress.
Representative Palmer (Pa.), chair
man of the sub-committee, was direct
ed to submit to tho house a report for
the full committee, embracing* tho fol
lowing:
"The committee on the Judiciary re
spectfully report to the house the tea
timony taken In the case of Chat,
flwayne since congress adjourned,
with the conclusion that in their opln
Ion said testimony strengthens the
case against the said Chas. flwayne. ’
Representative Talmer in thft*, fejprt
which he expects to submit tomorrow
will say that the testimony shows thnt
Judge flwayne while the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway was in
the hands of a receiver, appointed by
him, nccepted the free use of a prl
vate car belonging to the compnny,
stocked with provisions out Of funds
of the company and with tho com
pany'a conductor and cook, went from
Ouyencourt to Jacksonville; also that
Judge flwayne accepted the use of tho
same car to carry hlniself and a party
of friends from Florida to CJAl|fornla
and back and that he accepted trans
portation for the car and its occupants
over other roads.
Mr. Pair -’s report will further sny
that the testimony shows that ,judge
flwayne charged $10 a day
penses actually incurred for every day
he was away from home, while It will
be added that the testimony of
nesses shows his expenses to have
been less than that amount.
Mr. Palmer will Incorporate In tho
report tho testimony given by Judge
flwayne In his own behalf. Including
thnt part in which Mr. flwayne Justi
fies his use of the car.
KILLED HER HUSBAND
AND BURNT HIS BODY
Negro Wife Confesses to tho Murder
of Her Spouse, Aged 90—Sho 8hot
Him First. ___________
AMERICU8, Oa., Dec. 9.—The most
heinous murder committed here In
years waa revealed thla afternoon In
the discovery of the dead and charred
body of Melton Wright, a negro 00
yenrs old, concealed behind a pile of
burning pine logs with his hend, arm*
and legs already burned away. The
discovery waa made by a negro woman
visiting at Wright’s house on the
countryman's plantation four miles
Bouth of Amerlcua. Wright’s wife,
Anna Wright, has since confessed tho
killing and wns Jailed here tonight,
flhe shot her aged husband *• he lay
bed und afterwards dragged the
BOSTON WOMAN
IN ATLANTA JAIL
Appeals to President Roosevelt to Ro-
leaso Her—Says Sho is Unlawfully
Detained and Wants Proteotion.
Mrs. Chsdwick’s Sister,
BAN FRANCIBCO. Cal., Dec. 9 —
Mra. Alice M. York, of this city, has
relte-siei her statement that she Is
the slater of Mra. Chadwick, despit
the latter's repudiation of the relatlon-
hfp. flr.e aald:
“My s'eter, ^Elizabeth Bigley, now
Mra. Gnadwlck, wag born near Londan,
Canada, about 42 years ago. Her girl
he'd days were spent at Eaatwood an I
' Istcck. which was the home of our
family. Bbe waa not a great reader,
and aa for having read books on mes
merism and the like, that is all non
sense
“There was nothing peculiar about
her a* a girl, save that she was a deep
thinker, flhe always seemed absorbed
hi thought nnd would alt In silence by
the hour, flhe seemed In a trance and
rever would pay attention to any one,
flhe would come out of tho#* thinking
spells as if bewildered, flhe would nev
er discuss her strange actions nor the
many trouble* In which she became ln-
-fl’ie never indicated that she was
possessed Of any hypnotic power. At
the time in Toledo, when sha was con
victed of forgery under the name o
Madame de Vere, It la said ahe hypno
tized a man named Joseph Lama,
express agent, who was arrested with
her. The papers were full of It at the
time and nil the talk was hypnotism.
The hypnotism talk, I repeat, was non
sense.
"It seems to me that my slater had
a mania for doing Just auch things that
have now involved her In thla trouble,
flhe did not need money as ahe had
plenty of It. After that affair In Tole
do, when ahe was released from prison,
she came to live with me at my home.”
corpse away and burned It In an effort
to conceal the crime. The woman’s VCDV HFAVV FFF^
statement wns that she hAd <Aieen V.JJfW IIE/\Vl I LLo
drinking recently nnd whisky may
have instigated the murder, although
a white tramp has been living with
the couple recently, for whom the
man conceived a tenderness. The de
liberation exercised In well nigh de-
stroylng the body by lire caukes much
astonishment here and stamps the mur
der one of the most atrocious ever
committed.
Her Worthless Securities.
CLEVELAND. O., Dec. 9.—Accord
ing to a story published here today, the
package of securities belonging to Mra.
Chadwick and In the possession of Irl
Reynolds, supposed to contain $6,000,-
000 worth of collateral, waa opened
today. lit is declared that while the
face value of the securities was $6,000,-
000, the artuai value Is not one cent.
It Is also stated that tills package
waa In a safe deposit eault In Jersey
City until yesterday when It was tak
en out and brought to this city by Irl
Reynolds.
Mr. Reynolds refuses to either deny
or confirm this report.
DAILY—47.00 A YEAR
ATLANTA, Oa.. Dec. 9.—Alleging
that she Is at the mercy of a person
who has her daughter tinder control
and who threatens her,* Mrs. Julia A.
Young, who glve*t her home address
as Boston, Mass., hus made a direct
appeal for heln to President Roose
velt.
flhe telegraphed Pres'dent Roosevelt
today ns follows:
am a prisoner ln the Fullon
county Jail In this city at tho mercy
person who holJe my daugh:rr
under control and has threatened me
My address Is Julia A. Young, Gni
Massachusetts avenue. Boston, Mossa
chusctts. I am a member of the Wm.
McKinley Circle No. It', Ladles of the
Grand Army of toe Republic. I ask
protection at your hand. My Boston
counsel Is ex-Judge Dewey, 23 Court
street, Boston.
•‘JULIA A. YOUNG.'
Mrs. Young has sued out a writ of
habeas corpus upon which hearing will
be had by Judge Reid tomorrow.
Mrs. Young Is a prisoner In t
TmfrAr on nccouiVc of having had
peace wnrrant sworn out against her
by her adopted daughter. Miss Fannie
May Young. Mts. Young refuses to
give ball nnd secure her release,
though she says she able to do so.
Miss Young asserts that her foster
mother has followed her persistently
since she ran away from her homo In
Boston In 1901 urd has Interfered with
her business nnd matrimonial pros
pects. She further nsserta that sho
(Miss Young)-Ik cngiqcd to a promi
nent young Ijuslnr n* man of this city
refuse* to give hln name.
•s. Young asserted lute today that
she had received ri reply from her
message to the president* but refused
to disclose Ith, contents.
BOSTON. Dae. 9.—Mr*. Julia A. Young
Is the second wife of the late John F.
Young, n wholesale tobacco dealer. Mr.
Young had n granddaughter. Fannie May
Young, whose mother died when thn child
was an Infant. When Mr. Young married
the present Mrs. Young, the child, thru
six years of us*, was legally adopted.
After Mr. Young’s death. Mra. Young and
the girl lived happily together until the
latter was about 16 years of age. At thla
time, It la nllegad. outside Influencea re
sulted In n separation between Mrs.
Young and Mias Young and four yearn
ago the Young nwmnn went to Atlanta.
It ta said thnt the trouhln arose over
money matters, tho child being Mr.
Young’s heir under tha guardianship of
Mrs. Young.
Mrn. Young began libel proceedinga
against the hurtle* who. In her opinion,
arc responsible for the separation betwevn
the young woman nnd herself. Hlu- Halms
damages for f 1*0,000. Her trip to Atlanta
waa mode for the purpose of getting her
daughter's signature to certain documents
which will figure In the pending litigation.
ATLANTA. 0*.. Dec. 9.— Miss Fannie
May Young left Atlanta this morning for
Jacksonville with the avowed Intention,
It Is stated, of marrying In that city.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 9.—Lumber
men from all parts of the United
States were ln session here today con
sidering the matter of the readjust
ment of Southern pine specifications.
The New York Lumber Trade As
sociation. the Illinois Interstate flaw
Mill Association. the Philadelphia
Lumber Men’s Exchange, the Yellow
Pine Lumber Exchange of New York,
the South Carolina Lumber Associa
tion, and the Georgia Interstate Lum
ber Association were among the bodiea
represented.
There has been no re-adjustment of
Southern pine .specifications for a
quarter of a century.
The specification!^ under which tho
mill men operate now and those by
which they ship were drawn at a,
time when there w*i a great deal of
timber In the country and It was not
hard to get cut timber of a high quali
ty. Now the timber is being cut out
so rapidly that there Is little of It
from which lumber can be secured
of a character called for In the spec!-’
flcatlons.
It Is to re-adjuat the specification*
and establish a new standard for lum
ber that the m«eling/|s hold. The mat
ter of re-adjustment was referred to
a committee, with Instructions to
mnke up a new schedule to be submit
ted to the conference at the session to.
morrpw.
MILLIONAIRE SHOT.
Gun Went Off Whilo he Was Crossing
n Ditch in Hunting Field.
RALEIGH., N. C., Dee. 9.—Mortimer .
Brooks of New York city while hunt
ing nrnr Plttsboro, In Chatham county,
this state, today was accidentally an l
It is believed fatally wounded by tho
discharge of both barrel* of his gun.
He wns grossing ;t ditch when the gun
struck some obstruction, nnd went ofr.
both loads entering his left aide and
passing through nls body.
A special train from this place bore
Dr. Hubert A. Royster to tho wounded
man’s aid nnd ho with two other phy-
sllcann are rendering all possible at
tention.
Mr. Brooks Is a millionaire who has
been visiting this section for a number
of years on hunting expeditions.
At 11 o’clock tonight Mr. Brooks is
reported to l»e resting easy, and th •
physlcldns with him. Dr«. Royster and
McNIdcr of Rilptgh, and Chapin .ijv!
lor of JMtlsboro. -<-\ there Is n,»
»dlate dm
,round IS
Th(
I 1*0
tha
IN THE SULLY CASE
United States Commissioner Cut* the
Receivers’ and Attorneys’ Bills About
40 Per Cent.—Estate to be Wound Up
lereasarlly fatal.
»vrr, a thorough examination of
nnd it ton ha-- not yet been made.
His wife, son and Dr. Polk of New
York will arrlvo on a special train In
the morning.
II. Mortimer Brooks lives on East
Sixty-first street In this city.
Mrs. Brooks and her brother, Mr.
Livermore, started for North Carolina
tonight as soon ns word was received
here of the accidental shooting of Mr.
Brooks.
Tho Injured man Is well known In
social and financial circles of New
York, and Is a member of a number of
clubs, including the Metropolitan club
nnd the Meadow Brook club.
Mr. Brooks Is wealthy, his fortune
having been derived from a wholesale
Importing huslnesn in this city. Ho has
a town house and a villa at Newport
and the family entertained lavishly.
His eldest daughter is Mrs. Johrf Liv
ermore and a younger daughter Ls Mrs.
Eugene V.' It. Thuyer of Boston. Ill*
son, Reginald -Brooks, married three
years ago Miss Langhorne of Virginia,
a sister of Mrs. Chas, Dana Olbfton.
Reginald Brooks, like his father, is an
enthusiastic sportsman.
CLEVELAND.
•.—After bear
ing two witnesses In the Chadwick case,
the grand Jury adjourned today until
Monday morr.lng. At the end dr the hear
ing Prosecutor Keeler
gave him Jurl
aery case ben
Hated In this county.
P . _.J tho testimony
' tlon In Abe alleged * for-
•me the notes were nego-
BOSTON, I>e. 9.—fba Poet will say
tomorrow. . ' —
il**r»M*rt I>. Newton h%» not yet sue-
ee*«led In recovering the $196,800 which
he Hahn* to have leaned Mrs. Chadwick,
but he still Haims to posses# strong hope
of recovery • . ..
Not upon the Cleveland woman does be
base hi* hope*, but upon fhe belief that a
certain biflllonslre. whose name he has
agreed not to utter, will finally come to
ttie woman's ffjM-ue.
Meanwhile a civil suit for > |* f n
progress against Mr. NfWtcn The suit
lf« brought by K. V.. UY.. ;rr». # Kirk
official of ftiyrift Ohio, In an attempt to
recover from Newton, on ft r*nm mods tlon
rote* *‘gned by htwton to aid
Chadwick.
Coffee County’s Tax Collector.
DOUG LA H, Ga., Dec. 9.—The con
solldAted election returns show W.
Kirkland elected lax collector otCot
fee by 100 majority na predicted In
these dispatches yesterday.
THE ANTI-TOXIN
OF SPOTTED FEVER
Said to Hav, Been Found in th.
Diphtheria G,rm—B,,ult of a Phy
aieian’a Experiment,.
HARTFOHD, Conn., Dec. A di
lution of the meiaod of treatlnc cone,
of cerebro-aplnnl nirnlnpltt., common
ly known a, .potted fever, which
■mould It prove to be aucreMfut wilt
be a great aid to the medical proeea-
elon, la announced by Dr. Arthur .1
Wolff, bacterlolUlit of the Hanford
board of health. Dr. Wolff hel evwt
that the anti-toxin of spotted fever la
found In the dlptherla **rm. When
the epidemic of «potted fever wee at
It* height in thla city Dr. Wolff a„J»t-
ed by Dr. Allen II. Williams b«£an ex
periment* With pure cultures obtained
by puncture* mad* In the apinal enn-
4I. and all theae lymph, *0 obtali 1
were found to contain th* typical
germ which is the mu»* of the «!.'<• :i«e.
He reached the conclusion that the
diphtheria baellua may be the much
wanted antl-tox.’n In th* followlj.c
NEW YOnK, Dec. That the
charge* for services rendered by Henry
W. Taft and David H. Miller, the re
ceivers, and several others who have
'heetpankaffed It) untangling the affairs
of the bonkrupt firm of D. J. Hully tc
t’o. are excessive <a the op'nlon of
Macxrane Coxe, the special United
BICYCLE RACE
AT MADISON SQUARE
One of the Men Charged With Foul Rid
ing—Only Ten Teams Out of Eighteen
Now Remain.
tl me
vhen
tfo!
fever wo* *t it* hHgM filphthatra db'4 bean announced that
out. There was not a rasa reports
while spotted fever was at It* heighth.
Second. examination *>l
the germ taken from the spina] canal
of the vtHtlms of cerehro-*?;"}! men-
Infill* showed iuidl£ & U<*ce Ot lbs
NEW YORK. De* .. A
the Bulklns-Ro'-kowItz mmh
drew from the six-day bt<
Madison Square Garden
leaving only ti-n tenma of
who Marled away on the
States commissioner appointed by the I midnight Sunday,
llraH r.f lha knnalaa.
United flutes district court to take
testimony on the report and accounts
of the receiver*. The commissioners'
report, filed today, says that the re
ceivers ask for an allowance of $26,000
for their service* and that Booihby &
Baldwin aak for an allowance of $S0,-
000 for their services as attorneys for
the receivers. The report adds:
I find that all that should be al
lowed out of the estates of the bank
rupts as compensation to the two re
ceivers and counsel $40,000. Of this
I think there should be allowed to the
o receivers $16,000 and to their coun
self $20,260. ’
“It follows, then r that upon the pay
ment of these amounts by the receivers
and of the expenses of tbfa proceeding,
nnd upon the payment and delivery
by the receivers to the trustees
of all the money and property of the
several bankrupt estates remaining In
their hands, they should be discharged
and their underuklng and the bond of
their surety cancelled.”
CONORE88 EE ECONOMICAL.
Good Roads Bill Doomed Because
the New Slogan.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9 Henator
Latimer han given up hope of the pas
sage of his good roads bill at the
present session of congress.
tired of the hopeless grind a
w*s breaking gave up tho stm
kins and Rockowltz were nearl
<lred miles behind the leader*.
The first Instaiu'm of what
to be foul riding ocmrrad this
Keegan of I.mwHI, M-.fu , w;
cused. and Chief floorer Hpo<
a formal complaint to the fer
At the time. Root was leadlni
In second pla* • K*r Kir. v. n »l
the cunr -* '
Htoi away from fl
make him lose his
Root responded b_
sprint, gaming a half Up.
making e
fltol aud Root-Rerlon t-*»r
leading, hud 1,997 miles. 7
credit. TL-- - it-i. ..f th«
ranged from 1.997 miles. I
rod**#, f Ut « The record 1
2,279 miles.
ANOTHER MUSOUF
to tv
the slogan of the >
quarter where effort has been mad
Uf obtain support for the measure ih
question of legislative extravagant
h > been raised. The bid * 11 •... -
the tn£ of tbs session.
Wit* Postotftc* Site*.
HANNIBAL. -M • . Df 9 —Di
!-• '»ii who h--
- Unit'd Hat*- Plstrh
tho rharx*- H bribery
■ ti-m <•? t -i-»r*m
'i • • ■ » i - r-Mir.d
:ht. Two founts upon which h
i* t—*1 .*• tt.- Itol • rly, K;fk-vill
NASH VI LI.):
court house at
county, Tenn- v
diaries at an
v huh!-- re> ■■ ‘X -.
d.