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CASE WILL GO
TO JURY TODAY
End of Famous Nan Patter
son Trial
SPEECHES OF COUNSEL
Impassioned Appeals by At
torneys Made
DEFENDANT AFFECTED
Put Hands Over Face When Skeleton
Was Brought Into Play—Presiding
Judge Refused to Order Acquittal
and Twelve Men Must Decide Guilt
or Innocence.
NEW TORK, Dec. 21.—Judge Ver
non M. Davis did not deliver his charge
to the Jury in the trial of Nan Pat
terson. the former actress, tonight but
tent the Jurymen home to rest after
a day spent listening to the arguments
of counsel. It had been expected that
the case would go to the Jury before
Blx o’clock but Judge Davis put his
charge over until tomorrow.
Abraham Levy, chelf councel for
the defendant, occupied the time of the
morning session with his argument,
while Assistant District Attorney Rand
took up the afternoon with his speech.
The Two Addresses.
Both addresses werfc Impassioned
and eloquent. Mr. Levy swayed his
listeners to tears at times by his refer
ences to his client and the homecom
ing in Washington, which he anti
cipated. Placing a Bible on the rail
ing In front of the Jurors, Mr. Levy
read the eight chapter of the Gospel of
Bt. John. He laid particular emphasis
on the sentence; "He that is without
sin among you let him cast the first
atone," and then he said to the Jury.
"Will you say to her who sits be
fore you here, in the words of Him who
spoke at that time ‘Woman, go and
sin no more?*
"With the happiness of your own
home before you and with the Joy of
the Christmas festival In anticipation
nre you going to condemn this young
woman?
"Do not send her to her doom now
when the entire world Is rejoicing. See,
She sits there abandoned by all except
that old man, her aged father. I leave
her In your hands, confident that you
■will acquit her and restore her to her
devoted old father at a tlmfe when ev-
cverything proclaims 'peace on earth,
good will to men.’ I ask that .you al
low her to lake him home to the aged
wife and mother who awaita them and
give her a chance to live a new life
■with them In her home.”
Sever Arraignment.
Mr. Rand’s argument Was a severe
arraignment of Miss Patterson and
when the prosecutor pitilessly con
demned the woman as the murder of
the bookmaker. Caesnr Young, she
quailed under his Invective. "Actress,
stony hearted, cruel mouthed avenger
that she Is, the story she told, the
manner of her telling It, ought not to
be convincing to a child.
"Every action proclaims her guilt.
I have never seen a real murderer who
has not been distinguished by cool
ness, calmness and unruffled de
meanor and conceit. Never yet was
there a murderer who was not anxious
to testify, believing that hla story
would be convincing to the Jury,"
thundered the prosecutor.
In detail, he held up her character
to the Jury and asked If a woman like
her was able to have any love other
than that t>f the "beast.” "The beast
In the woman called to the man and
the beast In the man answered," he
said.
Miss Patterson’s counsel were not
spared by Mr. Rand. who. after saying
that the defendant’s testimony had
been typewritten and learned by heart,
added;
Ready to Prove It.
"There are those among her de
fenders who are capable of preparing
testimony which they know to be false.
I name no names, and I stand ready to
prove It If there Is any question raised
on that statement."
J. Morgan Smith and hi* wife were
denounced by the lawyer. Most Im
pressive was Mr. Rand’s attempt to
show the Jury that Young could not
have shot himself. The skeleton,
which had already appeared during
the trial, was brought forward and the
attorney went over the details* of the
entrance -of the bullet and the direc
tion It took after entering Young’s
body. During this recital Miss Pat
terson covered her face w ith her glov
ed hands. Mr. Rand used the revolver
with which Young was killed to jprove
that in no position could it have been
held by Young to inflict the wound
that caused his death. Facing the Jury
with the pistol in his outstretched
hand. IT,?, prosecutor exclaimed
"Gentlemen, I will give you this re
volver to take into the Jury room and
tf any man among you can hold ft as
the defense’s theory of suicide would
require you to hold It in order to In
flict this wound and then pull the
trigger. I will consent to your setting
this defendant free on the spot."
The remainder of the speech was
given over to controverting the testi
mony of the defense.
Audience Small.
The appearance of the court room
when Justice Davis took his seat on
the bench today was in marked con
trast to that of yesterday and the day
before. Not more than half the seats
were occupied todAy.
Mr. Unger of counsel for the defense
renewed his motion for Justice Davis
to order the acquittal of Miss Patterson
without further proceeding, but the
court denied the motion and directed
the counsel to proceed with the argu
ments. Mr. Levy then began- the clos
ing address to the Jury for the defen*-
Mr. Levy impressed upon the jury
that Miss Patterson was not being
tried for immorality. No woman he
cc<|jfe* bad because of innate depravity.
said he. She becomes bad because of
the Incentives of man and the weak
ness of her nature. If a man takes his
life because of love of her. why punish
If her soul were az black as the
gates of hell she was nevertheless en
titled under the law to as fair treat
ment as if she were the sweetest and
purest.
"You cannot bring back the dead,"
said Mr. Levy, "but !f Caesar Young
were here today I think he would speak
a few words for this poor girl he has
made his plaything."
Prosecution’s Failure.
Mr. Levy declared that every effort
of the prosecution had failed to sus
tain the charge that Miss Patterson
pursued and threatened to separate
Young from his wife. All the evidence
tor prove that Just the contrary was
true, showing at all times Young’s
persistent and unfailing admiration.
Referring to the part Miss Patter
son’s sister and brother-in-law have
had In the case, the attorney said;
"I am not responsible for Julia
her disreputable husband and I would
to God that I could have brought them
here. What may or may not have
prompted Julia to write the letter
which has appeared In this trial I do
not know. I don’t know if it may not
be that, hiding behind this defendant,
Morgan Smith or his wife were at
tempting to blackmail the deceased.
There Is no evidence connecting the
defendant with the letter nor showing
that she knew of its contents nor
whether or not It had been sent.
He argued that the whole case of the
prosecution was constructed of the
most flimsy material and that this, if
nothing more, should raise a doubt in
the minds of the jurors.
Did He Act Hastily?
Mr. Levy claimed that the prosecu
tion had failed utterly in its attempt
to show that Miss Patterson had any
motive to take Young’s life. On the
other hand, it had shown that she had
every reason to want him to live,
supplied her plentifully with money,
ensuring her a life of ease and af
fluence. nnd she loved him. At the
same time all the evidence went to
show that Young was a man of many
moods and that he consumed large
quantities of liquor within a few
hours previous to the tragedy. Was
It not possible, he asked, that Young
vlth his exciteable nature might have
acted hastily when he learned that
Miss Patterson had decided not to
keep her promise to meet him In
Europe?”
The prosecution failed at ft vital
point in its case, he declared, in not
being able to prove that Miss Patter
son had a revolver. He maintained
that it had been proved conclusively
that she had no pistol.
District Attorney Rand warned the
Jury that they should not be Influenced
by the plea for sympathy to which the
counsel for the defense had been
driven by the Insurmountable wall of
evidence which confronted him.
The Skeleton Again.
After informing the Jury that the
prosecution and the defense agreed
that either. Young-killed himself or
was killed by the defendant he at
tempted to show that, the suicide or
Occident- theory had been disproved.
In this connection the- headless nnd
legless skeleton which has figured in
the case was again brought before the
Jury. Mr. Rand Insisted that nothing
more than the testimony of Pawn
broker Stern was needed to prove that
Young was the victim of a premedi
tated murder. The defendant’s counsel
agreed, he said, that the gun waa pur
chased for the purpose of killing
Caesar Young, making it clear beyond
a doubt that the killing was dellher
ate and premeditated. He maintained
that the defense had proved by com
petent witnesses that Young never
carried a revolver and that he had no
revolver the day he was killed. That,
he said, would destroy the suicide
theory. The testimony of experts,
which was made light of by Mr. Levy,
was warmly defended by Mr. Rand.
That testimony, said he, proved that
Young could not have held the re
volver In a position to make such a
wound as caused his death. He de
clared also that all the conditions were
opposed to the suicide theory. A man
contemplating such an net usually Is
morose, while Young that morning
had every reason for an exact opposite
feeling. He had Just shaken from his
shoulders the burden which he had
carried for a year or more.
J. Morgan Smith.
Many of the Important points could
have been proved by J. Morgan Smith,
the defendant’s brother-in-law. yet he
had not been produced. This was due,
he declared, to the fact that the.de
fense did not dare bring him forward
for then the prosecution would prove
the claim It has made all along and
still Insists Is true that Smith pur
chased the revolver with which Young
was killed.
After Mr. Rand’s speech Mr. Levy
said;
"That was the most wonderful ad
vocacy of any cause, the most master
ful speech that I have ever heard in a
criminal case In an experience in the
courts of 24 years.
"In spite of that, I am confident that
Miss Patterson will be acquitted."
PLANS EOR AN
ORGANIZATION
National Cotton Association
to Be Formed
PRELIMINARY MEETING
Executive Committee As
semble at Fort Worth
THE WORK OUTLINED
Objects are to Urge Crop Divereiflca
tion, Secure Legislation for Protec
tion of Insectivorous Birds and De
stroy Cotton Stalks as Soon as Fruit
Is Picked.
FORT WORTH, Texas. Dec. 21.—
t a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the National Cotton asso
ciation here today plans were adopted
for the organization of National Cot
ton association under the resolutions
adopted by the convention at Shreve
port Dec. 15. Oswald Wilson of Fort
Worth, Texas, waa unanimously elec
ted secretary of the executive com
mittee; J. W. Spencer, president of
the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank of Fort Worth, national treas
urer, and George N. Aldridge* Dallas,
was added to the executive committee.
The work of the association waa di
vided among five different committees
as follows:
For national legislation, E. H. Peters,
Calvert, Texas, chairman.
Press and railroads, Stanley H. Wat
son of Houston,. Texas, chairman.
Co-operation, O. H. Pyle, Mlneola,
Texas, chairman.
Organization. Oswald Wilson, Fort
Worth, Texas, chairman.
State legislation, J. H. Connell, for
Texas, Dallas; P. M. Potts, for Loulsl
m, Natchitoches, La.
Each chairman is to name his com
mittee at the earliest moment
Other States to. Organize,
The secretary was Instructed to send
to the state chairman the plan of or
ganization of the executive commit
tee, so each state may be organized
on the same lines.
The objects of this organization are:
To urge upon every farmer in the
Southern states the absolute necessity
of diversification, rotation and the
cultural system of growing cotton.
To. secure legislation In nil of the
cotton states for the protection of In
sectivorous birds and to destroy sys
tematically the cotton stalks as soon
as the cotton is picked.
To secure these results steps will
be taken to systematically organize
the entire cotton country.
The following members were In at
tendance today.
E. H. Peters, Calvert. Texas; P. M.
Potts, Natchitoches, La.; Stanley H.
Watson. Houston, Texas; O. P. Pyle,
Mlneola, Texas; N. C. Murray,
Greenville, Texas; Oswald Wilson.
Fort Worth, Texns.
TO VISIT RICHMOND.
President Roosevelt Accepts Invitation
of Virginia Capital.
WASHINGTON. Pec. 21.—President
Roosevelt today w . opted an invitation
to visit the city of Richmond, Va., some
time during the approaching year. The
invitation was extended by a delegation
representing the city government of
Richmond and including the mayor,
members of the city council and board
ldermen and a number of the -Vir
ginia legislature. The delegation was
headed by Carlton McCarthy, mayor of
the city, and conBlated of w. H. Cur
tis. R. L. Peters, M. R. Mills, E. H.
Spence, J. A. Hobson and G. K. Pol
lock, councilmen; .T. W. Wood, J. B.
Miner, Robert Whlttett. Jr., and B. H.
Grundy, aldermen; S. Lee Kelly,. of
the legislature, and G. C. Ruskell, ser-
geant-at-afms of the council and board
'of aldermen. At the White House the
delegation was Joined by Senator Dan
iel and Thomas Nelson Page.
The president received the delegation
cordially, each member being presented
to him personally. Mayor McCarthy
presented the Invitation in a brief ad
dress couched In cordial terms, con
cluding with a promise of "such a wel
come as the world would expect
brave, generous and hospitable people
to extend to one of your exalted posi
tion and character." The president in
response told the delegation It would
afford him pleasure to visit the people
of Richmond at as early a day as prac
ticable. but at this time he could not
fix a time definitely for the visit.
Indicated, however, that it would be
some time during the ensuing year,
perhaps In the spring, but probably a
little later.
KILLED TWO
Rejected Suitor Then Shot Himself,
Probably Fatally.
LOCKPORT, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Fred
Jones, of Charlottesville, this after
noon shot and killed Constanble Wtn.
C. Gray and Mrs. Abbe Goodrich
widow. He then turned the revolver
upon himself and fired a bullet Into his
brain. He is still alive but surgeons
say he cannot recover.
Jones was a rejected suitor for Mrs
Goodrich’s hand. He Is 28 years nnd
Mrs. Goorlch was 54. So persistent
had Jones become that Mrs. Qoodrlch
went before a Justice of the p6ace nnd
made a complaint, claming thut Jones
had threatened to kilt her and set her
buildings on fire if she would not mar
ry him. A warrant was Issued and
given to ConstAble Gray to serve.
Jones nsked thnt Mrs. Goodrich bo
sent for In order that he might adjust
matters nnd avoid boing arrested,
When Jones heard the woman’s voice
he drew a revolver and shot Gray, kill
ing his Instnntty. He then shot Mrs.
Goodrich In the leg, causing her to
fall to the floor. Advancing close to
he put another bullet Into her henrd,
He then shot himself In the head. Mrs.
Goodrich died an hour later.
Regarding Freight Rates.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—President
Roosevelt discussed today with several
cnllers proposed legislation regarding
the question of railroad freight rebates
nnd the question of empowlng the In
terstate commerce commission with
authority to adjust freight rates. It
was stated todny by one of the’presi
dent’s cullers that Attorney Genera!
Moody now was engaged In the pre-
paration of a bill which would embody
the views of the administration on the
question, and that the measure would
be presented to congress soon after
the holiday recess. The president hns
announced that the hill he Is willing to
support must be fair to both the rail-
roads and the people.
ALTON B. PARKER
GUEST OF HONOR
Fersted at Waldort-Astoria
Banquet
DISTINGUISHED CROWD
Bench and Bar of New York
Give Dinner
BOTH PARTIES PRESENT
Democrats and Republicans Unite In
Tribute to Eminent Jurist Who Was
Recently a Presidential Candidate—
Judgo Speaks of Movement to Ele
vato Judlolary,
The Sully Litigation.
NEW YORK. IV.- 21. Application
was made today by small creditors,-re
inforced by Edward Hawley nnd Frank
H. Ray, to have nearly three mllloln
dollars’ worth of claims agnlnst Daniel
J. Bully A Co. set aside. This would
permit Mr. 8ully to pay nearly a hun
dred cents on the dollar.
In this latest phase of the Bully liti
gation, Magrnne Cox, referee In bank
ruptcy, Is asked to direct the trustee
of the property, Davis H. Miller, to.
have the cotton exchange claims ex
punged and dissolved. There ore fi3
of these attached to the petitions
which represent sums duo to various
flrma as a result of transactions In
cotton. The total amount 1s $2,053,-
365.52. The petition says thOse claims
nre not based on actual sales.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—Alton Brooks
Parker, former chief juattce of the
court of appeals and Democratic can
didate for the presidency in the last
campaign, was the guest of honor to
night at a dinner at the Waldorf-Aa-
torla. The dinner was given by the
bench and bar of the city of New
York, and Republicans and Democrats
alike were present to honor the Jus
tice’s return to the practice of law.
Justice J. Morgan O’Brien of the ap
pellate division of the supreme divis
ion was the presiding officer. The
speakers included former Gov. Frank
S. Black, former Secretary of War
Ellhu Root, Win. B. Hornblower nnd
Judge Parker.
Judge Parker was the center of a
group of well wishers during the
greater part of the evening.
Justice O’Brien proposed a toast to
the president of the United States. In
his opening address Justice O’Brien
expressed the hope that Judge Parker
had put aside the ermine but for a
short time and that ho would wear It
again.
An Honest Judge.
"This Is the occasion," he said In
conclusion, "of honoring an honest
judge, who has filled his office to the
greatest of his nblllty."
Justice O’Brien then asked for
toast to Judge Pnrker’s "professional
long life nnd happiness." It was drunk
with a cheer. When the Judge rose to
speak the diners arose, waved hand
kerchiefs and cheered.
Judge Parker expressed his gratl
tudo for the cordial welcome extended
him. In speaking of the movement to
elevate tho Judiciary, Judge Parker
said:
"Tremendous strides hsve been made
In recent years In the direction of re
electing, with the concurrence of both
parties, judges worthy of nur best
traditions. The healthy public senti
ment. on that subject, which now pre
vails has been mnlnly developed un
der the guidance of the members of
the bar, toward which the profession
of this city has contributed more limn
Its quota."
ANOTHER SATCHEL MISSING.
Thought to Contain Valuables Belong
ing to Mrs. Chadwick.
CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 21.—Still an
other satchel, one thought by Receiver
Nathan Loeser to contain valuables
belonging to Mrs. Chadwick, was to
day found to be missing.
This developed In a short examina
tion of Mrs. Mary Londravllle, Mrs.
Chadwick’s former housekeeper, held
before Referee In Bankruptcy Reming
ton.
The discovery Is In addition to the
missing trunk nnd grip that disap
peared from the Holland House in
New York the day before Mrs. Chad
wick was arrested. Mrs. Londravllle
told of accompanying Mrs. Chadwick
to the Hollenden Hotel here at the lat
ter’s request and of taking two
satchels Into a room.
Asked to what had become of the
satchels the witness replied: ,
"I was instructed to give the large
one to D. L. Pine of this olty. I called
him up by telephone and told him
nbout It and asked him to come for It.
He arrived after Mrs. Chadwick had
left for New York and I gave It to
him."
The satchel, she said, contained let-
tera nnd papers. She did not know
what had become of the other satchel.
Mr. Pine admitted thnt he secured
the satchel nnd kept it until Etnll
Hoover, Mrs. Chadwick's son, called
for it last Sunday night. Emil told
him that his mother's attorney, J. P.
Dnwley, wnnted It. He said he was
not curious ns to whnt the satchel con
tained but thought there were papers
Receiver Loeser said he would
ask the attorney to tell the contents
the satchel. The hearing waa then
continued until Friday morning.
Receiver I^oeser said today It was
not likely that Mrs. Chadwick would
again be summoned before the bank
ruptcy court.
THE CAPTURE IS
VERY IMPORTANT
Last, Fort Taken by Japs
Means Much
ADDITIONAL FOOTHOLD
Five of Seven Defenses Now
iii Their Hands
SECOND PACIFIC FLEET
Fight Bctwyri Baltic Squadron an
Admiral Togo’s Ships Being Cons
dored by Mikado's Men and Russiar
—Both Armies in Manchuria ai
aro Dormant Now.
Floating Derrick Herculea Crashes Into
the Conectiout.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Breaking five
great cables ns If they had been
thrends, the 100-ton floating derrick
Hercules, moored to the side of the new
battleship Connecticut, broke adrift In
the navy yard basin In Wnllnbout bay
today nnd crashed Into the stern of the
battleship Texas, smashing several
plates nnd so Injuring the war vessel
that she will have to go Into the dry
dock.
In the basin when a fierce squall
swept over it were the Texns, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tacoma nnd Minneapolis.
The Hercules was securely tied to tho
Connecticut nnd was Inndlng great ar
mor plates on the decks. The strain
caused by the heuvy wind caused th
cables to break and the derrick started
up the bay towards the warships.
Two tugs, the Nnrkettn nnd Pen-
tucket were hastily despatched
rntch, the fleeing derrick, which wns
making directly for tho Tacoma
Minneapolis, moored close together.
The Pentucket caught the Hercules
when almost upon tlic warships nnd
made fust to her. Ilefore the derrick
could be controlled It swung nr<
nnd struck the Texus squarely In tho
stern post.
A STORY TOLD OF
INTENSE SUFFERING
Railrosd Dividends.
PHILADELPHIA. Dee. 21.—The di
rectors of the Rending company, tho
holding company of the Philadelphia
and Rending Railroad Company, and
the Philadelphia and Reading Cool and
Iron Company property, today declar
ed a semi-annual dividend of one and
one half per cent on the common stock,
the first that has ever been authorized
on the Mock of the holding concern.
Prior to declaring the dividend on
the common stock the directors declar
ed a semi-annual dividend of two per
cent on the second prefered stock,
payable May 10, 1905, to stockholders
of record April 22. It was obligatory
for the directors to place the second
preferred stock on a four per cent per
annum basis before a dividend could
be declared on the common stock.
Disheartening Conditions Under Which
Crew of tho Shipwrecked Schooner
Goodwin Worked.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—An ob-
Jeetion by Mr. Mann of Illinois to
unanimous consent to take up the In
augural resolution In the house of
representatives today sent the whole
matter over until after the holidays.
Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania, on be
half of the committee on the District
of Columbia, waa directed to move the
passage of the senate resolution which
among other things provided for hold
ing the Inaugural ball In the pension
building, as heretofore, but Messrs.
Underwood of Alabama and Mann In
sisted that a quorum of the house
should be present to consider , the
matter. Immediately after Mr. Mann’s
objection, the house adjourned until
January 4. 1965.
Washington Club Fire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—The Me
tropolitan club house, the home of the
most fashionable club In Washington,
was gutted by fire today. Involving an
estimated loss of from $(0,000 to
fioe.000, partially covered by insurance.
The fire was caused by a sparke from
an electric wire near the elevator abaft.
A library estimated to be worth up.
wards of $15,000 and containing some
volumes that cannot be replaced, es
caped practically uninjured, and th«
flames did not reach the wine cellar.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—A story of
eight days and nights of ceaseless labor
under the most disheartening condl
tlons, with death constantly staring
them In the face, waa told today by
the ten shipwrecked sailors of the
crew of the Portland, Maine, schooner
Clara Goodwin, who were brought here
today on the schooner Martha Wal
lace. The men were taken from the
sinking Goodwin off Cape Henry last
Friday. They were In a terribly ex
hausted condition and still showed the
effects of their experience when they
arrived here today.
The Clara Goodwin sailed from
Tampa. Fla., on Dec. 1 bound for Phil
adelphia. On Dec. 8, while between
Capes Hatteras and Lookout the
schooner ran into a northeast hurri
cane which continued for many hours
and before it h.fl spent Itself the
schooner had fj.rung a leak and began
to fill rapidly. Tne steam pumps were
worked to their full capacity, but still
the water in the hold increased in
depth and the schooner became un
manageable. With all hands at the
hand pumps a slight lead on the water
waa gained and finally th* schooner
waa worked Into the southwest of Dia
mond shoals, where temporary' shelter
was found. The wind shift**! and she
waa again at th* mere-, of th* waves.
Then followed u week of unremitting
toil, the conditions growing more un
bearable every day and hop* had al
most been abandoned when the Wal
lace observed the'signal of distress.
Before leaving the 'raft. Cap
tain Osterman :■ pplfed th* torch and
_ wlt * ♦very' sell s*t »a4 the I tha
2 *k,'j»nard.
Superintendent Denham.
HAVANNAH Dec. 21—W. B. Denham,
general superintendent of the A. C.
returned today from the headquarters
of the company at Wilmington,
onfirrned the report of his transfer to
thnt city but said he would go there In
the cnpnclty of assistant general man
ngcr Instead of assistant to Fourth
Vice President Kenley as reported.
Much of Copt. Denham’s time und at
tentlon will be devoted to the South
territory of the company,
family will continue Its residence In
Savannnh.
Senate’s 8hort Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. -After
session of four minutes' duration the
senate adjourned todny until January
4, next. Only routine business was
transacted.
Anent Corporation Charters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Senator
Hepburn, of Idaho, had an extended
talk with the president today on the
subject of federal charters for cor
porations doing an interstate commerce
business. The senator will introduce
a measure providing for the Incorpor
ation under United States laws of a 1
corporations doing an interstate bus
iness. The bill will provide that cor
porations now in existence must take
out federal charters and that such clr-
porations as may thereafter he organ
ized also shall Incorporate under fed
eral laws. All auch corporations will
be under the supervision of the bureau
of. corporations. t
Passmore»B«all.
TALnOTTON, Ga., Dec. 21,—Miss
Alice Beall and Dr. C. L. Passmore
were quietly married at the home of
the bride’s father. T, N. Beall, in Tal-
botton on Tuesday evening. The wed
ding was a quiet one, only the Imme
diate fam'ly of the parties being pres
ent. Immediately after the ceremony
they left on a two weeks* bridal tour
through Florida. Miss Beall was one
of Tnlbotton’s most attractive young
ladles and was quite a social favorite.
Dr. pxsamora la a prominent dentist
of Talbotton nnd enjoys a large and
lucrative practice,
Camas .
Carnegie’s Generosity.
BOSTON. D^. 21. At a meeting of
the BenJ.imln Franklin Fund managers
of this city todny a letter was reed
from President Pritchett of the Massa
rhusetts Institute of Technology* mil
mining a proposition from Andrew
Carnegie to duplicate tie p r e[
amount of the fund. $400,000 provid-d
th* total be devoted to the establish
ment of a school for the Industrial
training of men and women along th
line of the mechanics nnd »r, .
school of New York and the Cooper and that
Union. Mr. Car
Ity of Boston should furr i*h
sit* for the pi ir.*utuUoo.
WRECK !N VIRGINIA
OCCURS ON SOUTHERN
Little Girl of Savannah Killed and
8ix Injured in Derailment of Pa
•anger Train.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va„ Dec. 21
The north-bound Washington and
Chattanooga limited train on the Vlr
glnia Midland division of the South
ern railway waa derailed at Somerset,
Va., twenty-one miles north of here,
at 7:40 o’clock thia morning and one
person waa killed and six othera
slightly Injured.
The dead:
Three-year-old daughter of Mrs.
McArthur of Savannah, Qa.
.The Injured:
Frank Stuart of Knoxville, Ttnn,
baggage master.
Miss Susan E. Cotgfn of East Rad
ford. Va.
George K. McFarland of West Chet
ter. Pa.
Mrs. A. O. Flggett of Pinoastle, Va.
C. E.‘ Taylor, the conductor.
I.uclen H. Cocke of Roanoke. Va.
All of the injured were tAkon on
apectal train to Charlottesville, where
physicians attended to their Injuries,
after which they left for Washington.
Only a sleeping car and a coach left
the track and the former waa burned.
The cause of the accident la not V
known. The line is double tracked
this part of the system qnd traffic Was
not interrupted.
Livingston’s Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—R*pr
sentatlve Livingston of Georgia I
troduced a Joint resolution today pro.
viding that hereafter electors for p
Ident and vire-president and repn
tentative* In congress shall be
for In each state on the first Tuetds
after the first Monday in Septembe
Fifty-ninth Con gr
and hold Its first r<
i the first Monday
i I ular session oi
• QUoUr, 1903,
WARSHIP DAMAGED.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPA
NESE THIRD ARMY BEFORE PORT
ARTHUR. Dec. 21, via Fusan.—The
capture of the North fort of East Kcc-
kw&n mountain December 18 by the
Japanese is of much importance, be
cause It opens a way up the gorge to
the highest hills and will render easier
the capture of thn mountain. It gives
much additional foothold for a genet il
assault on the western half of the
eastern fortified ridges.
The Japanese now hold five of the
soven protecting forts.
Captured Trophies.
TOKIO. Dec. 21.—’The Japanese
army besieging Port Arthur reported
today an follows regarding the trophb s
raptured by the Japnnwm in the north
fort of Keekwan mountain:
Further investigation shows thnt wo
captured five 8.7 qulck-flrlnr fle'd
guns, two 47 millimeter quick-firing
guns, one of them being serviceable;
two millimeter guns, one being r»-r-
vlceable; four machine guns, nil ser
viceable, and a quantity of small arms
and ammunition."
Advises Confirmed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 21. Whil*
declining to give details, the admiralty
dmlts thnt Russian advices from Port
Arthur sent by Gen. SLvasel substan
tially confirmed the Japanese advices
of the partial wrecking of the Ru'J-
lan ships In the harbor and the r*n-
sor has been instructed to permit th*
ubllcntlon of the dispatches. It In
l.ilmed thnt several of the larger
Mm and n respectable number of tor-
LONDON’S GREAT FOO.'
Metropolis Enveloped In a Thick Dlack
Veil.
I«ONDON, Dec. 21 London -
vejopwl loday in « black fog more dense
than anything witnessed during the In
two years. As early as 2 p. m.. the r|i
was lighted everywhere the enmn an i
night, but even electricity nnd wan bill,
to qlsr»**l the gloom. The fog wan t»
tlevjlnrly thick In the went
the ntrretn were crowded with Christ
•hoppers. In many places the traffic
‘ moat completely stopped and the gr
t cure wnn nccesnury to avoid accidents,
a number of which hnvn already been
reported.
As night cloned In the density Inereaa
nnd vehicle traffic In the moet crowds,
section Of the renter of Tendon was com
pletely Stopped. Singularly, the fog was
“ thick in the east end, ns In
JP SO, but within a circle of a m
with Trafalgar square nn the center. L
wan so opaque that foot passengers lost
their way. Home of the scenes witnessed
were pitiful, some were ridiculous and Cm
Whole wns extremely weird. There were
Instances in which women became hyater.
leal nnd even the police lost their sense
of direction nnd omnibus drivers became
confused nnd drocr onto the sidewnlks
until flnnliy all traffic wns held iii
At the main crossings and on the street,
lending thereto long shadowy lines of om
nibuses. rubs and wagons loaded with
Christmas nnrkngen stood motionless.
The most nriillitnf electric light only
rerved to make the darkpees visible.
Torch boys wer* requisitioned and they,
did n rushing trade. The railroad trains
were nil delayed
Queen Alexandra who Intended to leave
I«ondon for ftanrlndgham this evening,
postponed her departure on scrount of
the fog nnd the consequent difficulty of
driving to the station from Buckingham
palace.
Schooner Allen Rescued.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The water
logged schooner Edith L Allen, which
was reported last Monday ns lying In
a helpless condition near Diamond
shoals lightship oft the North Carolina
coast, wag brought here today In tow
of the steamer Sabine. When the AI
ten was sighted by the British steamer
Taunton last Monday she was lying
low In the water and washed by the
sea. The Sabine was standing by at
the time.
The schooner Edith U Allen
from Fernandlna with a cargo of p!n<
lumber, Capt. Le Blanc on his
rival here reported that last Saturday
night, white twelve mllca off Hatteras,
In a heavy wind and sea, the vessel
struck a submerged wreck. She re
bounded and struck the wreck a Bee
ond and third time. The schooner fm
mediately began to take witcr nnd relnfi
in twenty minutes had practically
filled, and was kept afloat by the turn- Manufacturers Stubb
ber in her bold. She was brought to TALL IUV
anchor, where she remained until Sun- Fall River
day morning. The steamer Sabine, rejected the
seeing her signals of distress, bor * by the
down and took ber In tow for thia
port. The tug President met the
steamer and schooner outside the bar
and assisted In towing the waterlogged
vessel to the upper bay.
destroy*
ill
thy, but they .ire noi
•red as n factor In the <•<
n Admiral Togo
Ian second Pacific
the fortress Is relieved
that most of the
and saved.
belti
ships
Both Amlt
ERDAGOU, Ms
(Delayed In Tran
preaalve nllenre co
hits been Hired <
lays. Both nrmici
at night is there
slnn scouts crept
Ing enst of Enin
Jspanese pickets
Russians appron.
trenches and a i
changed.
nlexlon.)—The op-
little firing Ru
lUt yetferd iy eve
ou and found t
withdrawn. T
ted the Japan*
iw shots were e
thing occurred
front of Poutlloff hill,
of host till lo:: hns encouraged t
lives to return to their vtlls»
some of the latter have been d*
and sre uninhabitable. A coni
Is engaged In paying Indemnltle
destitute Chinese.
ily Tel*.
Queer Honors Paid.
TOKIO. Dec. 31.—Admiral Togo who
has personally made n series of ob
servations of the Russian battleship
Sevastopol telegraphs to the navy de
partment expressing the opinion that
the Sevastopol In disabled. Comman
der Yajioe, who was killed while tor
pedoing the Sevastopol. hAs been pro
moted and has been given other post-
humous honors.
Preparing for Attack.
LONDON. Dee. 22.-The Di
graph’s Che Foo correa pone
that the steamer Lady Mitch
sailed from Tslngtao with
ammunition and d\n.unite rewind
Port Arthur during a snow Morrn four
nights ago. He *■»■-< also It i< re
ported that the Japanese were <orr-
pelled to evacuate their position nn
Else mountain owlm. t.. ; finking fii •
from other forts and the explosion of
Russian mines, from yrhlch they lost
heavily.
The Japanese,the correspondent ad l*.
are employing thousands of cooiw in
making strong fort* at Dalny and
around Port Arthur. They rxpi**«-- i
determination to * <pture I i Arthur
before the Chin*** - An at
tack Is now preparing that will he on
a hitherto unequalled scale and it win
mean either sue cei i or terrible dis.is-
ter to the besieged. The corn -
concludes by raying that It i- stated
that General Nogl has paked fot
ements from Japan.
Domesticated In North Carolina.
RALEIGH. N. C. Dec. 21.—Tbe
Louisville and Nashville railroad com
pany was today domesticated as a
North Carolina corporation under the
"Cralge act.” The Louisville and Nash
ville’s only connection with North
Carolina Is as a part of the Atlantic
Coast Line system, as the corporation
proper owns no line In the state.
Britt-Nelson Receipts.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.—The to-
• «l gate receipts of th*- Rrltt-Nelson
u ;ht were $26,900. of which Britt re-
' *ivod $4,677; Xel-u, { 111 and the
Vo- mue tluk f 12.195.
1>- J’. -The
1* ration, sub
mitted by
fled ye*»t*»i
five nnlom
Textile Co
day. The
In oddltlon
of the
■ply to-
lef and
to the refuse
nil:
Rural Camera Remova
WARRINGTON* D- -1- !
ter General Wynne tod •-
more rural • *rrl--s for allege
to liiflu*-i •• datloii ’ *
being If K. Nlvin. of Bert hoc
railo, ii l .1, W. Whitehead, of
Ohio N*i! • i oh ;r man of
.' iw.i'd of fii- Nvtiona
• ■ • - \ t’lo'i Whtteh
• -mi. ft- **»e utlvc b.
'••• . ? ■ . f th* Ohio state
the eAffIVS?