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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.