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THE MACON TELEGRAPH WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: FAIR THURSDAY; FRIDAY RAIN; VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING FRESH SOUTHEAST. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA. f THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1904. DAILY—$7.00 A YEAR 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?