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The Lee County Journal
YOI, IX.
Defeated in First Attempts to
Advance Near Mukden.
Made Two Efforts to Disiodge Rus
sians, 3ut Their Movements
Lacked Decision and a Check
Was the Result,
Latest advices from Mukden state
that the Japanese lost 500 men in the
attacks of November 17 and November
18 and were evidently disheartened.
When they renewed the attack No
vember 19 the Japanese sent out sev.
eral battalions from Double Humped
hill, but their movements lacked dde
cision. The Russians opened fire from
Poutiloff, Lone Tree hill, and a neigh
boring eminence. Several shells burst
in the midst of the advancing Japan
ese columns and quickly checked them.
The Japanese also tried a turning op
eration at Chaalindz, but they were
dispersed.
There was a slight encounter No
vember 20. Russian scouts penetrated
a short distance into the Japanese
lines, but without much result.
Both armies occupy such strongly
fortified positions that neither apear
inclined to advance unless possessing
a preponderance of numbers, enabling
a flanking movement. The Japanese
probably have more available troops.
Their superior mobility was lately
shown by the activity of their center.
Both armies seem to receive equal re
inforcements during the same space
of time.
SWAYNE WENT THE LIMIT.
Always Drew Allowance of $lO Per
Day for Expenses,
W. O. Bradley, of the treasury de
partment, was the only witness before
the house judiciary committee at
Washington Tuesday in the Juige
Charles Swayne hearing.
He testified to the correctness of
the accounts of Judge Swayne, which
were charged at the rate of $lO a day
while he was holding court outside of
his district. The legal allowance is
not to exceed $lO a day, the law pro
viding that the judge shall have his
actual expenses, which are paid on
his own certification.
Attorney lL.iggins, for Judge Swayne,
wanted to show that other judges
charged the full rate allowance, but
the committee ruled that the action aof
other judges had no bearing upon the
acts of Judge Swayne.
As no other witnesses were in at
tendance, the committee adjourned un
til Weilnesday.
TREATY WITH GERMANY SIGNED.
Way Clear for Arbitration of Any
Trouble that May Arise,
The American-Gertnan arbitration
LEESBURG. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1904
treaty was signed in Washington Tues
day at the state department by Secre
tary Hay and Baron Sternberg, the
German ambassador. It is identical
with the American-French treaty.
As he left the state department Ba
ron Sternberg expressed his hearty sat
isfaction that the treaty had been con
cluded so promptly.
“It was,” he said, “a pleasure to
postpone my departure for Europe in
order to sign this convention, the im
portance of which in its effect upon
the maintenance of the good will and
amity between the two countries can
not be over-estimated. I can assure
you that this is a happy day for me,
as it is for my sovereign and my peo
ple.” i
Honor Conferred on Alexieff.
A St. Petercburg dispatch says: An
imperial decree issued Tuesday ap
points Viceroy Alexieff a member of
the council of the empire and of the
committee of ministers. :
ANOTHER CROSSING ACCIDENT
Train Cuts Trolley Car in Twain and
Many People are Injured.
Fifteen persong injured, three and
possibly more of whom will die, as a
result of a collision bhetween a fasi
sountbound train en the Cleverana wid
Pittsbuyg road and a trolley car on the
Northern Ohio traction line Friday
near Bedford, Ohio, a few miles east
of Cleveland.
The passenger t(rain was running
fully 50 miles an hour. The electric
car was cut completely in two and the
wreckage thrown 60 or 70 feet. The
passenger train was not derailed.
The eiectric car carried as passcn
gers fourteen men and one woman, ali
of whom were mpre or less severely
injured.
A freight train had just cleared the
crossing and hid from view the ap
proaching passenger train. The elec
tric car conductor threw the derailing
switch, and as the trolley car came on
to the crossing the collision occurred.
NECK BROKEN WITH STICK.
Prominent Louisville, Ky., Mercha:t
Kills Dairyman in Row Over Debt.
At Loulsville, Ky., Tuesday, Freder
ick Sanders, a dairyman, was Kkilled
by William H. Slaughter, Jr., a coal
merchant, and one of the best known
men in Louisville. The men had an
argument over a debt, which culmi
nated in Slaughter striking Sanders
with such force that he dislocated
his neck, death resulting instantly.
BANK PRESIDENT DEAF.
While His Back Was Turned, Thief
Made Way With Cash.
The Bank of Stevenson, Ala., was
robbed Saturday of about $5OO, whicl
was secured from the cash drawer
while President W, H. Bogart wags at
his desk in the same room.
His back was turned, and, heing
very deaf, he did "not near the t.ief's
entrance. Some months ago the bank
stffered a similar experience,
TAFT ARRIVES ON ISTHMUS,
Received by President Amacder and
Warm Greetings Exchangedl.
A Panama special says: Secretary
of War Taft and party arrived at Co
lon Sunday morning on board the
United States cruiser Columbia. Mor.
Taft was received on shore by Vice
President Arosemena and other Pan
ama officials, 'General Davis, com
mander of the canal zone, and Minis-.
ter Barrett.
After a conference with the Ameri
can congressional delegation Mr. Taft
went by a special train to Panama,
where he was officially received by a
committee and quartered at the resi
dence of Mr. Wallace, chief engineer
in charge of construction of the Pana
ma canal. He was received by Pres
ident Amador and the Panama cabinet
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
After greetings had been exchanged
Mr, Taft said:
“It is a pleasure to bring the greet
ings of the president of the United
States and to congratulate Panama
upon the propitous beginning of a
long and prosperous life—in fact, a
life that is to be a peaceful one and
one in which the president and the
people of the United States are most
willing assistants.
“The United States has no inten
tion in the isthmne st van TO HUETQ
che canal for the benefit of Panama,
the United States and mankind. There
is no desire to exercise further powenr
I will ,in the next few days, confer
on those matters about which discus
sion has arisen and hope to reach a
solution full of honor to both coun
tries. '
“I have the great honor to present
the personal greeting of President
Roosevelt and expressions of profound
good will.” 5
President Amador, in reply, said:
“Your arrival in Panama and the
purpose that brings you is the higest
honor this republic has received since
it was born. The government and the
people will know how to appreciate
this new proof of sympathy which the
i‘United States has desired once more
to disinguish us.” -
President Amador later in the day
returned Secretary Taft's official call.
The first conference betwee enS.ree
The first conference between Secre
tary Taft and President Amador will
take place at government house to
morrow. .
JAPANESE PRINCE ROBBED,
Thieves Get Favorite Ornaments Be
longing to Mikado’s Cousin.
Two handsome diamond rings and
one pearl ring belonging to Prince
San Anaru Fushimi, of Japan, and a
beautifully embossed emblem helong.
ing to A. Sato, grandmaster of cere
monies at the Japanese court, the gift
and decoration of a European mon
arch to Mr. Sato, have been stolen
from the apartments of the royal vis.
ftors at the Buckingham Club while
the prince and his suite were visiting
the world’s fair grounds at St. Louis
Thursday.
The missing jewels were the favor.
ite ornaments of the mikado’s cousin
and besides aggregating in value, it
is said, between $4,000 and $5,000 were
regarded as priceless heirlooms by the
prince and his famiy.
FLANS 10 CUT TAR Fr,
President Roosevelt Convinced That
Time for Revision of Sched.
ules is Propitious.
A Washington special says: Presi
dent Roosevelt is convinced that the
time for tariff revision has come. He
will not deal with the question in hig
regular annual message, but will prob
ably embody his views on the subject
in a special message. In the event
that congress dces not touch the tariff .
at its regular session, the president,
if he finds his views represent those
of the people, will call congress in ex
traordinary session next. March for
the avowed purpose of revising the
tariff,
Pricr to election the president did
not think it wise to discuss tariff re
visid’n, for the reason that he believed
his ideas would be misinterpreted
and the business interests of the coun
try would be alarmed. One of his
reasons for wanting the tariff ques
tion taken in hand now is that he
feels it should be out of the way be
fore another presidential election
draws near.
But, although he has made up his
own mind in a geneal way on the sub
do eol catleth P i
who comes to the white house what
he thinks about the tariff, and he asks
some who are not politicians, but rep
resentative business men. The pres
ident 1s aware that he must bring the
republican party around to hit ideas
on the subject of tariff revision and
he Is just good enough a politician to
“consult” with them on the subject.
He has already found out that he may
expect to find serious opposition o
tariff revision of any sort. There are
standpatters in the party today who
are just as hysterical in their clamor
to leave the tariff untouched as there
have ever been. From some of these
men the president can hope to gain
nothing but bitter oposition, but there
are other men in the party, a large
number of them who have heretofore
felt that the time was not yet come
for revision. To these t.ae president
is saying that their argument held
good a year ago, or even two months
ago, but that it falls to the ground
now. It 18 from this element in the
party, the relatively speaking, co -
servative element, that the president
hopes to secure enough support to
carry through his plan for tariff re
vision.
ZEASON’S FOOTBALL FATALITIES.
Thirteen Players Lost their lives,
While 296 Were Injured.
The Chicago Record-Herald says
that thirteen deaths have resulied
from football this season. The casual
ty list is the same as last year, but
the number of serious injuries during
the season just closed will exceed that
of any year ince the introduction of
the sport,
Roosevelt Congratulates Nicholas.
A - St. Petersbiirg dispatch says:
Emperor Nicholas received a letter
from President Roosevelt congratulat
ing him upon the birth of an heir and
tendering good wishes for a success.
ful and illustrious reign.
NO. 18.