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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA.. FAIR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, DIMINISHING WEST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1904.
DAILY—87.00 A YEAR
THE MANY WOES
OF PORT ARTHUR
lOne General Killed aiul Two
‘ Others Wounded
STOESSEI, IS INJURED
GIRL RODE BUMPERS.
Garrison Still Retains Its
Dauntless Spirit
NOT AFRAID OF DEATH
Provisions Bring an Enormous Price
and Dog Meat is Quoted in List of
Edibles—Japanese Dynamiting and
Paralelling Progressing Favorably—
Quiet in Manchuria.
Novel Experience of Pretty, Daintily
Dressed Young Woman.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dee. 28.—Chief
Car Inspector James Roberts of the
Central railway, declares that last
night, as a freight train from Macon
rolled Into the yards, he was treated
to a sight that had never before met
his eyes during the time he was rail
roading.
This was a pretty girl of nineteen
years who had ridden on the bumpers
from Marlowr, as she said, and who
seemed none the worse from her dra
matic and tramp-llke experience. As
Roberts began his Inspection he saw
the girl, w'ho was very handsome and
also daintily dressed. She was asleep
where she sat, though the position was
dangerous one. He aw’akened her,
whereupon she asked to be helped
down. He tried to assist her, but they
found that her Bkirt had been caught
between the bumpers. He had to cut
it with his pocket knife to get her free.
Roberts asked the girl her name and
where she was going. She evaded his
questions, and, after he had escorted
her from the yards, took a street car
for the vicinity of the city market.
TOKIO. Dec. 28. 10.30 a. m.—Trust
worthy advices from Port Arthur con
firm the report that Gen. Kondrachen-
ko has been killed and that Gen. Sto-
essel has been injured by falling from
his horse. Gen. Smilnolt is also re
ported 1 wounded.
The advices further say that the
stern of the battleship Sevastopol has
been sunk in shallow, water. Her bow
is damaged in two places and the
steering room gear is also damaged.
The garrison is reported to be confl
dent in the belief that relief will ar
rive before March 1. Despite Its heavy
losses Nov. 26 and subsequently the
garrison is said to be cheerful and
solved to continue the struggle as long
os a single soldier remains. The army
claims to have sufficient provisions to
last until February. The navy pos
sessions about one month’s stores. The
price of food in the beleaguered fort
ress Is high. Beef is a rouble and one-
half per pound; horse meat six co
pecks per pound; dog meat 26 copecks
per pound; turkeys 150 roubles
piece; eggs 160 roubles per hundred.
But few junks bearing supplies
reached the garrison the past month.
It is expected that the capture of the
heights of Pigeon bay will further cur
tail the landing of supplies.
Preparing for Next Attack.
TOKIO, Dec. 28.—It is understood
that the Japanese dynamiting and
paralelling against the eastern section
-of the main circle of forts around
p Port Arthur is progressing favorably.
The right wing of the besiegers con
tinues a heavy and effective shelling
of the new town preparatory to opera
tions which "are nearing completion. It
is probable that the % ncxt attack will
be simultaneously directed against the
east and west forts of the fortress In
.an endeavor to divde and weaken the
resistance ’ of* the defenders.
Armies Yet Dormant.
HUAN SHAN, Dec. 28.—Everything
continues quiet along the front of the
hostile urmles. There is little expec
tation of a decisive movement till
spring, when it *wlll be possible for
both sides to throw In strong reinforce
ments and re-commenco the campaign
in earnest. In the meantime tho chief
Japanese uneasiness seems to be with
regard to their communications East
ward. They have an unusually full
equipment of narrow gauge field rail
ways, one of which connects General
Kurokl’s base at Shahedze! with Feng
Wang Cheng, with a branch to Slam-
ntszea. A supplementary llne'ls being
constructed connecting Liao Yang with
Haicheng. Theie Is an important line
of warehouses along the Ynlu river,
and many bridges have recently been
constructed with occasional field op
erntlons. This elaborate system has
been seriously threatened by General
ftennenkampffs raids scouth east ward.
There are many evidences that the
Japanese are strengthening and fortl
fylng their line of communication to
ward Korea, which necessarily will
absorb a considerable force.
To Prevent Escape.
SHANGHAI. Dec. 28.—The Taotal
has Issued strict orders to the com
manders of the Chinese warships In
the harbors of Woosung and Shanghai
and to* the harbormaster at Shanghai
to prevent any attempt at escape by
the Russian war vessels, the cruiser
Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer
Grozovoi.
More Chinese cruisers are on the way
to Shanghai.
Jap'Ships at Hong Kong.
HONG KONG. Dec. 28.^-A large Jap
anese cruiser arrived at Amoy yester
day. Two Japanese cruisers were
sighted off Hong Kong today.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
Man Who Insulted Women Given
Sound Thrashing.
NATCHEZ. Miss.. Dec. 28.—A. D.
Lewis, a white man. 38 years of age,
whose home Is In Chicago, was whipped
In the woods near Natchez today and
ordered out of the state.
Lewis was being taken to the county
convict farm to serve a sentenc
insulting women on the streets. Whll<
under arrest, a crowd of six white men
took him from the guard, carried him
to the woods three miles from town,
stripped him and gave him sixty lashes
across the back, then placed him on a
tialn and ordered him to leave the
Plate.
RICH MEN ARE
NAN’S FRIENDS
Offer to Sign Her Bond for
§50,000
PRISONER IS CHEERED
They Assert Belief That the
Actress Is Innocent
PROMINENT CITIZENS
Probable That Court Will Now bo
Asked to Grant Privilcgo of Ball for
Woman Accused of Slaying Book*
maker Caesar Young—Both Sides
Desire Delay.
Alderman Created Ripple.
COLUMBUS. Ga., Dec. 28.—A ripple
was created at the meeting of city
council tonight when at the opening
of bids for furnishing the city supplies
for 1905, Alderman Dismukes said that
he w’as under the Impression that there
was an old provision of the city char
ter preventing an alderman from be
ing interested In any city contracts.
Investigation failed to find the clause,
but as a number of aldermen think that
It exists somewhere In the code, closer
search will be made. Mayor Chappell
said that he / thought there was such a
charter provision, but that it had been
disregarded. The majority of the city
contracts were awarded tonight.
EDUCATORS TO MEET
AT JACKSONVILLE
Advance Guard of Big Convention is
Arriving in Florida City for the
Occasion.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Deo. 28.—The
advance guard of tho Southern Edu
cational Association came In today, tho
first party arriving from Texas, nnd
others from South Carolina and Geor
gla. Exercises wllf begin tomorrow
evening In the board of trade audito
rium. Tho hotels will be filled to the
limit, reservations already made for
several hundred.
Among those who are to be here dur
ing the three days are men of note.
The visitors will comprise governors,
other high officials and some of the
most eminent educators in the United
States.
On the program, which is an clabo.
rate one, provision hns been made for
addresses upon timely * subjects by
Governor Charles B. Aycock of North
Carolina; Walter B; Hill, L.L. D„
chancellor of the University of Geor
gia; Francis P. Venable. L.L. D„ pren-
Ident of the University of North Car
olina: Dr. Andrew Siedd, president of
the University of Florida; Dr. Charles
H. Dillard, of the Tulano University
of New Orleans; J. W. Abercrombie,
president of the University of Ala
bama, nnd other distinguished gentle
men, who have accepted positions on
tho program.
Owing to the fact that there are a
great many departments of work with
in this association, it has been neces
sary for the board of trade to arrango
for the use by the association of nil
the auditoriums in the city. The Du
val theatre Is to be used for the gen
eral assemblies, while the Board ot
Trade Auditorium, Windsor Audito
rium, the city council chambers, the
court house and Woman's Club Audi
torium are to he used by the various
departments as a place to conduct
their meetings.
WOULD FURNISH BAIL.
Syndicate of Cleveland Said to be
Willing to Aid Mrs. Chadwick.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dee. 28,—A ryn
dlcate for which Attorney P. D. Qulg
ley of this city la spokesman. Is said
to be ready and willing to furnish ball
UP to the sum of $40,000 to procure
the release of Mrs. Cassle L Chad
wick, held In jail here awaiting trlnl
on the charge of forgery. Attorney
Quigley would not give the names of
the prospective bondsmen of Mrs.
Chadwick, but says that they are well
able to furnish any reasonable aum of
money -required. If Mrs. Chadwick Is
permitted to go out on ball.
The federal officials are said to be
not In favor of giving Mrs. Chadwick
her freedom, and will. It la under
stood, discourage such a proceeding
without, however. Infringing on the
prisoner's constitutional rights.
Odell's Warrant Mailed.
A I, BA NT, N. Y., Dec. 2$.—Governor
Odell’s warrant for the extradition of
Dr. LeRoy 8. Chadwick from New
York to Ohio was mailed thla afternoon
to Sheriff Barry, at police headquar
ters, New York city. It should reach
Mr. Barry .Early tomorrow.
Yale Defeats New Orleene.
' NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 28 —Yale de
feated the Y. M. C. A. basket ball team
tonight 27 to 10. out playing the local
men at every point. The game was
played In <h« gymnasium tent and the
cold weather helped the visitors. Af
ter the game (he Yale player* were
' guests at the Mittens ball, given by the
leading society ladla as a leap year
•vent.
Fight Between Railroads.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 28.
A special to the Times from Bristol
says:
The first public evidence of the re
ported fight between the Virginia and
Southeastern and the South and
Western railway companies was
vealed today whed Judge Skeen of th
Wise county (Va.) court, granted an
Injunction preventing the South an
Western company from constructing
railway through the valley of Guest
river until further ordera. This In
junction became effective when »h-»
Virginia and Southeastern company
filed a bond of 120,000. The conten
tion between the two companies re
lates to advantages In route for a rail
way from the Virginia coal fields to
-South Atlantic ports.
SOUTHERN OBJECTION.
Senators Will Go Slow in Matter of
Arbitration Treaties.
Washington, rww. 28.—The sen
ate committee oh foreign rotations has
not yet taken up the several arbitra*
tion treaties negotiated last fall and'
sent to the senate before the holiday
recess. It is expected that a meeting
of the committee will be held next
week when these treaties will be con
sidered and favorably reported.
Several Southern senators who have
been examining them have raised the
question as to whether ujider them the
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Nan Patter
son, the former show girl, who Is In
the Tombs prison charged with the
murder of Caesar Young, was In bet*
ter spirits today than at any time sine*
the second Jury which heard the tent!-
mony in her case reported that they
were unable to agree upon a verdict.
She believed, she said, that the free
dom for which she has longed for
more than six months was about to be
granted. Telegrams had come to her
from Wheeling, W. Va., announcing
that four prominent men were prepar
ed to furnish ball for her In any
amount up to $50,000.
"I have received telegrams from men
offering to go on my bond," she said
todny, “but I do not feel at liberty to
give out the names of my new-found
friends until I have' consulted with my
attorney.” /
If the offers from Wheeling have
been made in good faith it is prob
able that the court will be asked with
In a few days to flx the amount of a
bond.
The Telegram.
Later one of Miss Patterson’s coun
sel gave out what he said was the tele
gram sent here from Fairmont, W. Va.,
dated Dec. 23, offering to give ball for
her release. The copy was ns follows:
“Fairmont, W. Va., Dec. 23, 1904.
‘Nan Patterson,
“Care Tombs Prison. New York City.
“We will furnish ball to the extent
of $50,000 If necessary."
(Signed)
"T. A. DEVENY,
"H. J. PRICE,
“EDWARD SLACK,
"C. W. SWISHER,
“Secretary of State elect."
Miss Patterson's counsel conferred
with Assistant District Attorney Rand
today. Afterwards It was learned that
both sides desired delay nnd It seems
probable that Miss Patterson will npt
be put on trial again for several
months.
bonds of Southern states, issued dur
ing the r*conFunction period, could he
arbitrated mid declared valid. They
have given notice that If the treaties
provide for tin* adjudication of such
bonds they will 0PP<^e them unless an
amendment is inserted which in ex/
press terms will declare that bonds of
a state shall not be arbitrated. There
are ninny million dollars of these bonds
which, it Is claimed, were fraudulently
Issued and for which the states re
ceived no benefit and their payment
was refused. Other senator* who have
looked into the question say that they
helleve the arbitration treaties cannot
he construed to cover these state
bonds.
IN DANGEROUS POSITION.
Waves 61111 Dreaklnu Fiercely on Otesm
ef Dfuiflelzler.
NEW YORK Deo. tt.—Still pounding
Hie bar off Oak island,
struck on Christmas morning,
h
ALYA ADAMS IS
TAKING A HAND
Governor-Elect of Colorado
Enters Courts
FIGHT FOR THE OFFICE
Believes Ho Was Honestly
Chosen by Voters
WANTS NO TAINTED SEAT
Interurban Railroad From Chattanoo
ga to DuckJown.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 28.—
Application will be made at once un
der the laws of Georgia for a charter
for the Tenneseee-Georgla Interurban
Railroad Company with a capital
stock of $300,000, with the privilege of
Increasing to $500,000. This company
Will be formed with the object of con
structing and operating an electric
railway, between Chattanooga and
Ducktown, Tenn., via Ringgold, Catoo-
and other nearby Georgia points.
Successful Candidate of Qemooraoy
File* Petition Asking That All of the
214 Ballot Boxes Ueed at Denver in
Reoent Election be Opened and
Examined.
Mi.. _ there In
practically no change tonight in tho con
dition of the steamer Drumelxler. To
night word was sent to the Bandy Hook
life-saving station to get ready to start
for the wreck a* daylight. Capt. Pat
terson will have charge of this crow of
eight men, the hardiest life-savers along
the const. The lohgfflt Hr§ boat nt the
hook wan mnde fenny nt OheA, and early
in the morning Will l>e taken In tow by a
powerful tug, to where the British tramp
lies stranded. ,
The Drumelelel- lies about tllfeo-rtUrtf-
ters of a mile off the extreme end of Fir*
Island bench. She is almost In the chan
nel leading from here Into South Bay. All
communication between Onk Island nnd
the mainland IB cut off by the lee that nils
this hoy with drifting floes, driven hith
er ahd thither with the winds, and In
some places plied in Hugo hummocks
Tho position of the steamer is one of
great peril. She Is lying bow-on townnl
the shore with her stern resting on tho
bar. showing about two feet above her
normal draft. As she Hew, the sens ore
breaking over her portstdo. but tho wes
terly gain which came up tonight showed
n tendency to bent down the nigh running
surf.
At 9 o’clock tonight tho wrecking
ntenmer Merritt wns.anchored about a
mile from the stranded steamer nnd tho
Merr«*t''« s'«rf hont could be ween lying
alongside tho Drumelzler. Whether who
bus taken off any of the steamer’s crew
or whether she wns standing by as a pre
caution In case the vessel went to pieces,
could not be .determined from the shore.
During the day the steamer hoisted no
signals of distress, nor did she even use
her whistle, although smoke nnd steam
from her funnels Indicated that tho Urea
were still Ignog.
Constructing Quartermaster nt Chatta
noogo Accidentally Killed Himself.
CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 28.—'The
body of Cnptaln Howard W. French,
constructing quartermaster at the new
army post here, was found dead todny
with ft bullet hole through Uie heart.
He Is supposed to haver committed sui
cide.
Report Confirmed.
FAIRMONT, W. Va.. Dec. 28. -T. A.
Deveny, one of the wealthiest men In
thin city, confirmed the report today
that he, H. J. Price nnd Edward Slack,
also local business men. would furnish
Nan Patterson bond to the extent of
$50,000 If necessary, not In order to
receive notoriety, but beenuse they be
Ileve her Innocent of the crime with
which she Is charged. A telegram
sent Nan Patterson at the Tombs.
New York city, boro the names of tho
above also that of C. W. Bwlsher, sec
retary of state-elect. Bwlsher posi
tively claims ho never signed she tele
gram or even authorized his name in
any way to be used in this connection.
NEGRO EDUCATORS.
Over a Hundred Leaders In Convention
at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn./ Dec. 28.—Over a
hundred of the leading negro educators
In the United States assembled here
today In Lemolne Institute at the open
ing of the third annual session of the
National Association of Colored Agri
cultural and Mechanical Colleges and
Schools for Secondary and Higher
Education.
The convention Is -for the considera
tion nnd discussion of problems' that
confront those engaged in educational
work among the negroes.
The assembly was called to order by
R. R. Wright, president of the Georgia
Industrial College at Savannah, Go.
The convention listened to the address
of the president, setting forth the ob
jects of the association, whnt had been
accomplished nnd what was hoped to
be accomplished. There was also an
address by Rev. George W. Moorfleld,
agent of the American Missionary As
sociation, the organization which sus
tains the Lemolne school In this city.
The convention adjourned at noon
and re-assembled at 2 o’clock this nf
ternoon. The afternoon session was
devoted to the reading of two papers,
one on "The Teacher in the Commun
ity.’’ by Professor E. L. Blackshear of
Pratrle View Normal School, and the
other on “The Education of the North
ern Colored Man,” by Anna J. Cooper
of the M. Street High School. Wash
ington. D. C. Several speeches were
made at a session hold tonight. The
principal address was by Isaac Kehr.
principal of the Branch College, Pine
Bluff. Ark.
FOUND DEAD.
Killing Accidental.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 28.—Quarter
master General Humphrey todny re
ceived a telegram from tho superin
tendent of construction nt Chnttnnoo-
gn saying that Captain Hownrd W.
French, quartermaster In charge of
construction nt Chlckamsugn, wns
found dead Tuesday evening nenr the
border of the army post reservation. A
subsequent telegram read:
“French accidentally killed himself
Mondny."
The nccounts of Capt. French are
snld to he In flrat class shape and Gen.
Humphreys speaks of .him In tho high
est terms.
DENVER. Col., Dee. 28.—Attorneys
Charles S. Thonins nnd Samuel W,
Belford (lied n petition In the supreme
court today on behalf of Alva Adams,
the Democratic governor-elect, asking
that either the court or a commission
to be appointed by the court, shall
open nil of .the 214 ballot boxes used In
Denver at the late election and make
a thorough examination of their con-
ents.
“I have no question about my elec
tion by substantially the majority re
ported on the face of the returne/’ said
Governor Adams. “I believe if the
frnuda In outside counties could be
unearthed my honest majority would
amount to 20.000.
“But I want no tainted seat. It is
of far greater Importance that exten
sive election frauds should be un-
enrthed ami punished than that I or
arty other particular Individual should
he sworn In ns governor.
.Scoundrels Uninoarcerated,
“I don’t know who committed the
alleged frauds In Denver. I know
nearly thirty men are In Jail ostensibly
for contempt of court, but really
charged wit helectlon crimes. If they
are of the character reported I feel
assured thnt there are men at liberty
far more deserving of Jnll than those
who nro Incarcerated. I feel that aomo
of those In Jail have been unjustly
dealt with.
“But, be that ns It may, I want this
Investigation made; I want It to ex
tend from the head to the foot and
want the truth known."
Governor Adams’ petition charges
that certain evil-disposed persons nre
using the supreme court aa n clonk
under which they may nullify the will
of tho people ns constitutionally
pressed at the polls. The petition In
Mists thnt, however extensive
frauds parpel rated, the legal voters
have a constitutional right to hav
their ballots counted, nnd to that end
every ballot box In the city of Denver
should be? opened and Its contents scru
tlnlxed.
Governor Adams suggests the ap
pointment of a bi-purttaan commission
of four or six persons to hear evidence,
examine ballots nnd report Its findings
to ihe court.
TO INCLUDE GEORGIA POINTS.
BIG BREAK OF
COTTON MARKET
Figures Lowest Given for
Three Years
REPORT OF GINNESS
Crop Will Exceed Estimate
of Government
Bishop Talbot’s Case.
NE WYORK, Dec. 28.—Bliftipp Tut
tle, the presiding member of the' Rouse
of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
church, has not yet selected a clerical
member of the board of Inquiry that is
to hear the caae against Bishop Talbot,
of Central Pennsylvania, In place of the
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dlx, of this city. At
least If this has been done the fact Is
not known to the counsel for the pre
senters in this city.
Herbert Noble, of counsel for the
presenters, will go to Philadelphia to
morrow morning to meet the counsel
for the presenters in thnt city and for
mulate a mode of procedure to be fol
lowed In the presentation of the evi
dence they have against the bishop.
All of the bishops named In the Up
john tstter, which form* the basis for
the charges against Bishop Talbot,
have been summoned to appear before
the board of inquiry, nnd it Is known
thnt at lennt four of the eight havo
promised to be In attendance.
JEROME BEGINS FIGHT
IN THE DODGE CASE
Attachment Is Issued for Deteotive
Who Accompanied the Muchly
Wantod Man.
Coroner’s Jury Uncertain.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Pee. 28.— Late
tonight the coroner’s Jury. Impanelled In
this city by tho coroner from Itlnggohl,
On., found That Ofipt. Howard W. French
came to his death either by suicide or
accidentally took his own life. There was
little evidence ot lead to the verdict of
the Jury. Much dclny wns mused by
an investigation ns to wether the deed
hed been performed on the government
reservation or outside and In the etntn
of Georgia. Mrs. Jenks, sister of the de
ceased. Is poejtlve that he did not com
mit Filicide and declares that he started
out from home with Ills pistol nnd paper
targets ns he often did for revolver prac
tice. When found, the pistol was lying
beside the body with one chamber empty.
The wound was through his heart.
Coffee Bound Over,
GAINESVILLE. Ga.. Dec. 28.—
George Coffee, charged with assaulting
Mrs. Isabelle Savage near Bolllon Sun
day. was given a trial before Esquire
Dorsey here today. The prosecution
failed to make out a case of rape
against Coffee, but the court bound
him over under a $20u bond for a mis
demeanor.
A large number of witnesses were
examined nnd much Interest was man
ifested In tho outcome of the trial.
Coffee’s friends claim that the result
Is a vindication of him.
BLOODY 8CENE8 PROBABLE.
Notified of Minea.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The state
department has been officially In
formed that mines have been placed In
Kelung harbor, northeast coast of For
mosa, and that shipping has been no-
tided.
Exoitement at Moscow Over the Zem-
•tvo Matter.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 18.—It Is
evident from the reports received from
the Interior that the fairly good Im
pression produced ,by the Imperial
manifesto on the subject of reforms
may be more than offset In many
plnces by the effect of the government
noto of warning to the Zemstvos. Pri
vate reports from Moscow especially
Indicate that much excitement pre
vails there and the gravest fears are
expressed thnt the ancient capital of
Russia may be the scene/ of bloody
excesses. A banquet arranged to take
place there last night on the anniver
sary of the Troubstz Skol revolution
wns stopped by order of the police and
the Moscow Zemstvo adjourned slno
die as a protest nguln*t*the govern
ment note and the return of Duke Ser
gius, the governor-general of Moscow.
The grand duke Is held to be respon
sible for tho note, which may signal a
renewal of terrorism.
The Pskoff Zemstvo has also fol
lowed the lead of those of Chernlgoff
and Moscow and It Is not unlikely that
others will follow their example. Al
together the moment Is considered
critics:, although the feeling in Bt.
Petersburg Is quieter.
In the meantime M. Witte, president
of the committee of ministers, Is act-,
lug with energy In preparing to or
ganize the various commlsslsons un
der the committee of ministers to
formulate the laws projected by the
manifesto.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—The first of
ficial move by District Attorney Jo-
rome to uncover tho conspiracy and
lawlessness which ho believes lies buck
of tho long legal fight In the Dodge
Morse case, wns made today when he
swore out an attachment for Edward
J. Bracken, a detective, (lrnckon, It Is
alleged, wns with Dodge In Now Or
leans and accompanied him to Texas,
At the'tlmo the divorce of Mrs. Clom-
once E. Dodge wus first questioned by
her former husband, who alleged that
he had nover boon properly serve
with , papers In the proceeding, the le
guilty of Mrs. Dodge’s marriage to
Qlias., W. Morse wns plaeed In qu
tlon by tho courts and the tangle that
resulted has never been atrulghteri
out.
The prominence nf Morse In the Duel
ness world and his grant wealth
brought the cose unusual attention and
public Interest has been Increased re
cently by the reports thnt Dodge had
miidt? a confession to the district nt
torney Implicating other persons In
conspiracy to keep him away from this
state, where he wns wnnted to answer
a charge that he had committed per
Jury In swearing that he was not prop
erly served with the divorce papers.
Proceedings against prominent law
yers before the bar association have
been reported to be part of the district
attorney’s program.
Tho great mystery of the affair has
been the fact thnt Podge, himself
poor man, wns plentifully supplied with
money while he fought extradition
from Texas, Bracken, It Is claimed,
was with him much of the time und Is
believed to know where tho funds
came from.
Dodge, who Is nt a hotel In this city,
Is In bad health nnd wns said tody to
lie on the verge of collapse.
TRADERS DEMORALIZED
ump of 30 to 35 Points st New York
and 47 to 55 at Crescent C*y—
Quantity Handled in 737 Ceontlee
11,848,113 Commercial Bales ns
Againet 8,747,669 for 1903.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The cen
sus bureau today Issued a report giv
ing the quantity of cotton ginned In
737 oouritles up to Dec. 13 last to havo
been 11,986,614 running bales, which
is the equivalent of 11,848,113 com
mercial bales. The commercial bales
reported to the some period tor 1903
amounted to* 8,7«47,669.
In arriving at the nun*w»r of com
mercial tonics, round bales ar« oount-
I as half bales.
The report/ to the same date Inst
year covered 812 counties ntt against
737 this year. The report for the pres
ent year covers the output of 29.657
ginneries, while 29.527 were Included
in the report for 1903. The product
of the different elates for this year.
In running bales, reported to Dec. 13,
Is as follows:
jyiabamn. 1.296.915; Arkansas. 769.-
186; Florida. 75.283: Georgia, 1,795.797;
Indian Territory, *433,755; Kentucky, 1,-
252; Louisiana. 870.518: Mississippi.
1.403.458; Missouri. 36.444; North Car
olina, 057.195; Oklahoma. 294,041; g
South Carolina, 1,083,766; Tennessee
271 .>235; Tows, 2,982,810; Virginia, 14,-
900.
Slump st New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The cotton
market broke 30 to 35 points on the
census : bursau’D glrtner’s report indi
cating a erdp In excess of tho govern
ment's estimate. There was very heavy
trading on the decline.
Tho bears contended thnt the gin-
>rs’ report probably forecasted u crop
of nearly 13,000,000 bales.
Following the report prices, which
had shown weaknesu slpce the open
ing, broke sharply, with January Hell
ing nround 6.66. March 6.81 nnd May
C.U6, or ft net decline of 22 to 2f»
points and n bn »h of practically *<Ix
dollars ft bale In two Weeks' time Th-
market Wan very active during the af
ternoon with big short Interest a cov
ering while there was also heavy liqui
dation nnd on even. little bulge the
bears seemed disposed to withdraw
their buying order.i and sell mure cu.-
ton.
The low Qguri-H reached In tho
slump nre the loave.st that cotton has
reached In-nearly' threo years.
Excitement at Ne
Orle
BOWLING LEAGUE.
Columbus
INJURED NEGRO
DYING AT HOSPITAL
Obe Life, Who Was Accidentally Shot
by Bootblack Monday is In Serious
Condition—Boy Bound Over.
Birmingham’s Big Blaze.
BIRMINGHAM Ala.. Dee. 28.—Fire
rhira broke out today In the Reliance*! this mor
e^taurant on North Twentieth street j accepted
i^-troyed six baiMhijpi In the heart of j work. O
-f* Witness section of Jhmiaghsm. I selecte,|
Accepted Csmegio Library.
JACKSONVILLE, Ha Dec. 28
meeting of the building commit
open sksst tho rteddls ui January.
Sigma Nu at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 28.—One
hundred and twenty-five delegates are
attending the annum convention of
Sigma Nb, the youngest of the Greek
letter fraternities, whfrn opened today.
Eminent Regent George M. Cook call
ed the convention to order and the
roll call showed many men of promi
nence In attendance The sessions
will be executive. Sigma Nu was
founded in 1868 at the Virginia Mili
tary Institute, Lexington. Va.
£20,000 Fire at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. It***. 28.—Crossed
ectrtce wires presumably started a
re on tho cecond floor of Dwyer
rot hers' warehouse tonight and dam
ted a tmmli
oas about $ *+.*#«
Obe Life, the negro who was shot while
a customer at the bootblack's stand at
the corner of Fourth and Mulberry streets
Monday at noon. Is at the city hosoitoi
In a critical condition, and It Is stated
that he cannot live. The femoral srtery
was severed by the shot fired from Char
lie Bradford's revolver. -
When carried to the hospital th<* Injured
negro suffered considerably from the loss
of blood and the surg^ms realized that
his* was a revere wound. They have
fulled to succeed In bringing the negro
over the danger safely and stated last
night that there was little chan - for his
recovery.
The boot Mack was arraigned In r?cord-
er's »ourt on the charge of shooting an
other. but wttne -test (Bed that the
shot tired was ardderusl. and th* buy I ;
He was In court on the I i
Last Night Climbed ln*o
First Placs.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 28:—In the
second game of the Southeastern
Bowling Association, held in the eight
It lea. composing the league tonight,
Columbus climbed to first place. This
puts her sixty-five pins ahead of
Charleston who Is second In th* stand
ing of the league. The following were
scores made tonight each team play
ing three games:
Columbus 2,636; Savannah 2,111;
Charleston 2.383; Jacksonville 2,<28;
Brunswick 2,207; Macon 2,411, Atlanta
and Tampa teams not heard from.
Harry Saynor, Jr., of the Columbus
team now holds the record for the
highest individual average In the
Southeastern Bowling Association. He
scored 243 pins tonight.
8. A. E/s in 8sssion,
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Dec. 21.—When
Eminent Huprome Archon Lover called
the convention of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity to order today he
wss greeted by n large audience. The
reports of committees left from yes
terday, were heard and discussed. The
question of extending chapters to col
leges thnt are not embrnrod In the
membership elicited a lively discus
sion. The matter will probably bo dis
posed of tomorrow.
A resolution wes passed to build a
memorial hall at Tuscaloosa, Ala., to
be called the Devotle Memorial Hall
In memory of Noble Leslie Devotle,
the founder of the S. A. B. fraternity.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.—With
the rending of the giaours’ report »>n
the cotton exchange todny cotton
■tumped 47 to 55 points. Extraordinary
excitement attended the break. Thu
market wus hammered with great en
ergy.
After the first excitement the mar
ket grew quieter though the decllno
was not arrests) January cotton
went to 6.40, Which Is a decline of
about f
months
Ills dll
TRIED SUICIDE.
One Succeeded but Partn
Is Under Arr«
NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-
Rlley of Brookline, Mass
dared that ho and Ores
of Boston, came to this
Intention ojf committing
gather. The two men we.
the Grand Union hotel li
day suffering fre
and Weed died
the physicians I
save him. Rile;
orphl
llOM|.lt.ll Sift I*
opn
Want Duty Reduced.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Secretary
Taft today gave a hearing to A. BIJur,
president, and Charles Fox, chairman,
of the legislative committee of tho Na
tional Cigar Leaf Tobacco Associa
tion, regarding the reduction of the
duty on Philippine tobacco. It was
stated that while a positive determin
ation us to the policy of the adminis
tration was not reached, there was the
possibility of an agreement Involving
a recommendation to congress for the
passage of a bill reducing the duty to
60 per cent, of the Dlngley rates. In
stead of 25 per cent., as heretofore
urged by the insular bureau of the war
department.
21.—
Quoth Carolina Tragedy.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.. Dec.
Arthur Leister shot and killed George
McAllister In the card room of the
Appalache mill at Arlington today.
Leister was card-room boss and hod
discharged one of McAllister’s family
and this occasioned a quarrel between
the two, which resulted In Lelgter
shooting McAllister. three times, the
latter dying almost Instantly. Leister
enoue* tontgm ana aam- i was liberated. He was in court on th** I latter dying almost instai
•er of wholesale houses. I charge of carrying conceded w#-*pons and I ( ame to Spartanburg and
•MW; .-v-r* b, «n*»r. j I ? *° lh ‘ « h * r,B »• '
U. jtte county JaR.
•wns lodged to
poison
Inquest Over Waffords* Body.
GAINESVILLE. Ga., Dec. 28.—Coro
ner Dorsey today held an Inqueet over
the body of Jess Wafford, who was
shot In the street fight at Oakwood
Monday night Bob Puckett, th<
chief of police, who was shot. Is still I were
alive and It Is now believed that he I the
prlsr
Is hold on a
suicide. It Is the
cover.
according to (
de tho followii
Weed and I b
.’hood. Both o;
term i
gave any promise
hearted. One of
tell which one of i
commit suicide l
agreed and then '
to die.’* ■
Rib
: tha
h*»
Weed disc
ling their
elded to t
> hotel tog
l,**i method of
tnd It was finally
.rj.hln -. Th#*y left
•• • *!■!, and went to
they purchased tho
\vr r- to die that nl*ht.“ the man
continued, "but one of u« pcopoaod to
put It ‘-’1 f-.r :i f-.v hoUM. We had
some money, and we decided to spend
• died Then, too. we
very nervou
w-
visited
the
will recover. Westmoreland, who es
caped from the officers, has not yet
been apprehended.
Steamer in Distress.
BRUNSWICK. Go.. Dec. 28.—The
British steamer King of Avon, Capt.
Morris, bound from Nova Beotia for
Alexnndrie, Va.. with a cargo of rock
planter, put into this port today In dis
tress. She encountered a severe gale
gave hU. -*if ■ i December 26 - i it int
f. repairs. The »t*•-
and also
P.lley then stat
their room on 1
before midnight
dose of morphine. * Wb
Inhed his story, he was t
oner that Weed bad dl<
said:
■ 1 am now awfully so
to die. I want to live ar
vlll
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