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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Esiablished 1850. - - Incorporated IBSS.
RETURN the money
METHODISTS DECLARE THEM.
SELVES UNMISTAKABLY.
WIPE OUT WAR CLAIM STAIN.
DOCTRINE THAT END JUSTIFIES
THE MEANS IS SPURNED.
Strong Resolution, Offered by 'Sain,
uel B. Adams of Savannah, Sets
Forth the Position of the South
Georgia Branch of the Church
t cry Clearly—The Action of the
< hurr!i*s Agents In the Matter
< Oiidrinned and the Strictures ot
the Senate Committee Acknowl
eged to Be Just.
Macon, Ga.. Dec. 7/—The next meet
ing of the South Georgia Conference
will be held at Thomasvllle. The ap
pointments will be announced Mon
day morning. Bishop Galloway will
preach at Mulberry Street Church to
morrow morning and Bishop Candler
to-morrow niglit.
The following resolution relative to
the w'ar claim of $288,000, paid to the
church through its book agents, was
unanimously adopted, and the secre
tary of the! South Georgia Conference
was requested to transmit to the gen
eral conference a certified copy of
the resolutions. Mr. S. B. Adams of
Savannah introduced the resolution,
which is as follows:
"Whereas, the bishops of our church,
on the 26th day of August, 1893, ad
dressed to the presiding officer of the
United States Senate an official com
munication concerning the war claim
of $288,000, paid to the church through
Its book agents, In which they used
the following language: ‘While re
affirming the justness of our claim,
payment of which has been sought for
twenty-five years, we insist that the
church cannot afford to accept it as
a gratuity, or as a reflection upon its
honor. Inasmuch, therefore, as some
senators have affirmed, on the floor
of the Senate, that they were induced
to support the claim by misleading
statements on the part of the
representatives ot the church —
statements, however, which did not af
fect the merits of our claim, we here
by give this assurance that if the Sen
ate by affirmative action declares that
the passage of the bill wds due to such
misleading statements, we will take
proper to have the entire amount
returned to the government; and.
Whereas, This letter from our bish
ops Cos: i f.tt.Jy! states the attitude of
out 1 8 And attests their zealous
care lor 11 w good name, consistently
with its higjh'standing it cannot retain
the possession of money or property
recur ( by deception, no matter how
just the /ofalm in the collection of
which the deception was used; and,
Senator* Were Misled.
Whereas, The Senate committee to
whom was referred this communica
tion have in their report declared that
senators were not only purposely and
wilfully misled by the attorney em
ployed by the book agents, as to th?'
existence of a contract to pay this at
torney i>s per cent, of the recovery,
but that the book agents were- par
ties to this deception, saying among
other things that if these denials of the
existence of a contract had aot been
made to the Senate from the source
which was entitled to entire credit, the
bill would not have been passed the
Senate, unless it had been so amend
ed as to protect the beneftciarles from
what many senators regarded as a
"asteful and improper use of the fund
by the payment of an excessive and
unreasonable fee. Such an amend
ment was within -the power of
the Senate, and one would have
been adopted in the nature of a con
dition that the United States would
recognize and pay/this claim, provid
ing that the fruit* of it were to act
ually go to the beneficiaries of the fund
that had suffered by the taking of the
property by the United States during
the war. The book agents could have
accepted or rejected the settlement
with this condition attached, and they
"ould have doubtless had the oppor
tunity of doing so, but for the mislead
ing reply sent to senators who made
inquiry about the contract, and
Whereas, this report was made to
the Senate, July 8, 1898, and was adopt
ed by a resolution of the Senate, pass
ed Jan. 9, 1899, as expressive of the
views of the Senate and as containing
its response to the proposition of our
Bishops inviting the action of that
body, which resolution In terms ap
proves the report of the committee,
while it states that no censure should
rest upon the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, for the mis-statements
and concealments of the book agents
In connection with {he passage of the
bill, and that the church alone had been
Injured by these mis-statements and
umce-alments, and
Whereas, we are -constrained to ad
mit that the strictures upon the con
duct of our book agents were not only
.iustlned, but I hey were demanded by
the evidence before the committee that
passage of the bill paying the money
was secured by deception, and that
the possession of the money
Oust and righteous, though the claim
Hself), Is tainted with this fraud on
the part of the agents of our church,
who in this matter, were our represen
tatives, and therefore, it follows that
the money ought to be returned and
the status quo thus restored,
Ileturn of Entire Fund Urged.
Therefore, be it resolved, First, that
we hereby request our general confer
ence, which is to meet in May next,
to take prompt and complete action
for the return of the entire fund t
the United States treasurer, this be
ing in our Judgment the only course
that is consistent with the assurance
contained in the letter of our btshoos,
and the action of the Senate thereon,
the facts of the case, and the honor
and dignity of our church, which can
not either, by precept or example, tol
erate the pernicious doctrine that the
end. no matter how righteous, justi
fies the means, Jf these means are not
right.
Second, that the secretary of this
conference transmit to the general con
ference a certified copy of theee reso
lutions.”
The presidents of Wesleyan College.
Emory College. Nannie Lou Warthen
Institute, and Andrew Female College
were re-elected for the ensuing mar.
Continued on Eleventh Pag*
Jlatamialj fttortting
NEWSPAPER MEN RELEASED.
Had u Right to Comment on and
Criticise Court's Derision, Said
Judge Dunne.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Andrew M. Law
rence, managing editor of Hearst’s
Chicago American, and H. S. Canfield,
a reporter, who were sentenced recent
ly by Judge Hanecy to forty and thir
ty days, respectively, in the county
jail for contempt of court, tvere dis
charged from custody by Judge Dunne
to-day.
In granting a writ of habeas corpus
to the relators the court said that the
case hinged on whether the case on
which the Chicago American comment
ed had been disposed of by Judge Han
ecy, or was still pending.
Judge Dunne held that the case in
question had been finally disposed of
by Judge Hanecy when he gave his de
cision from the bench. The faot that
the clerk had not entered the order
when the comment on the decision was
printed and published therefore does
not show that the case was still pend
ing. The act of-entejing the order on
the reoord was merely a ministerial
act. Judge Dunne said.
Judge Dunne admitted that the ar
-tioles and-cartoon which Judge Han
ecy objected to were clearly calcu
lated to intimidate and coerce the I
court, had the court not already ren
dered its decision. Judge Dunne ad
mitted that the cartoon in evidence
was probably libelous and the articles
possibly so.
Harsh criticism, Jugde Dunne re
marked, is one of the incidents and
burdens of public life.
“•I see no reason,” he said, “why a
judge should be offered a different
remedy for attacks in the public prints
than a President or a governor or a
congressman. Criticism of a public of
ficials, if just, will do no good; if un
just, will do no harm.”
In concluding, the court said:
"I am clearly of the opinion that the
language used in open court by Judge
Hanecy amounted to a final order dis
posing of the case under consideration
and that, being a final order, under the
doctrine of ‘contempt’ as laid down in
this state by our Supreme Court in the
case of Storey vs. the people, the rela
tors had a right to comment on and
criticise that decision, even to the ex
tent of libeling the honored and re
spected judge who rendered that opin
ion, without exposing themselves to
prosecution for contempt of court.”
DREYFUS WILL NOT DOWN.
\
The Lahurl-Beinnrli Affair Con
tinue* the Talk of Parts.
Paris, Dec. 7.—The general expecta
tion of sensational disclosures in
Maitre Labori’s explanations of his
rupture with Dreyfus has thus far beep
disappointed, as he announces that bis
lips are sealed by professional secrecy
from telling the story of the actual
breaking of relations with the Dreyfus
family. His articles up to now have
taken the form of a personal polemic
against Mm. Reinach and Bernard La
zare, but they have gone to show how
wide.is the breach between Dreyfus
and Reinach and the former’s cham
pions. The friends of both sides are
pained to read such letters as Lazare
writes to M. Labori, in which, declin
ing to reply to certain allusions by the
latter, he says:
“It is unnecessary for me to help you
in throwing down your own statue. You
appear quite able to do the work your
self.”
The anti-Dreyfusard press naturally
exult over what they describe as a
“display of dirty Dreyfusard linen” and
with Machiavellian intention urge
Maitre Labori, now that he has been
thrown over by his ungrateful friends,
to reveal the whole supposed Drey
fusard conspiracy against the army.
On the other hand M. Yves-Guyot. in
the Siecle.says the adversaries of Drey
fus are mistaken if they imagine that
any proof of his guilt will emanate
from the polemics of his former
friends, but he repeats his prediction
that the Dreyfus affair will dominate
the elections of 1902, as it did those of
1898.
The accusation of Maj. Carriere that
governmental pressure had been put
upon him to plead in favor of the in
nocence of Dreyfus continues to be dis
cussed, and Gen. Gallifet to-day again
denied any part therein, and challenged
his. accusers to arraign him in the
high court.
IK MISS KASTWICK’S BEHAI.F.
State Department Will Take Up
Came of Unfortunate Girl.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The legal offi
cers of the state department are look
ing into an application made by the
family of Miss Eastwick, the unfor
tunate American girl confined in Lon
don- after conviction of having raised
a stock certificate. The purpose of
the applicants is to have the depart
ment appeal to the British foreign of
fice in Miss Eastwlck's behalf. They
have presented an overwhelming mass
of testimony to Bhow that the girl
has in the past been subject to fits of
derangement, rendering her irresponsi
ble, and it is asserted that she is at
present in that condition. The state
department will transmit these papers
to the United States embassy at Lon
don with instructions to do all that
can properly bo done In behalf of the
prisoner. ,
tub hemp coi rtmartiai.s.
Volunteer Olfieeru Get It In the Keck
In Philippines.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The records in
court-martial cases involving officers
who have been convicted of bribery in
the Philippines in connection with the
opening of hemp ports have been pub
lished. In the cgse of Capt. Michael K.
Spellman, Forty-third Volunteer In
fantry, the sentence of expulsion from
the service and two years imprison
ment is confirmed with the exception
that the Imprisonment is limited to one
year. The cases of Capt. Dudley W.
Welch, assistant surgeon Forty-third
Infantry, sentenced to dismissal, and
First. Lieut. D. R. Jones of the same
command, charged with disobedience
In connection with hemp frauds and
sentenced to dismissal and two years
Imprisonment, also hive b°en approved.
To Resume Business at Pretoria.
Pretoria, Dec. 7.—As an indication of
the more normal conditions prevailing
here, aU restrictions on transaction*
In stocks and shares, at present pro
hibited, will be removed Jan. 1. The
money order business will also toe re
sumed.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1901.
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
*
CAPITOL PRESS BOYS AT THEIR
ANNUAL DINNER.
HAD FUN WITH RAILROAD MEN
11. W. WHENX OF SAVANNAH GOT
THE BEAUTY PRIZE.
A “New Alice in Wonderland” Poem
Which Perhaps Referred to Pres
ident Roosevelt—The “Collier
Merrlioae” Arrives With a Supply
of Clmmpngne—Postmaster Gen
eral Smith, .Wu Ting Fang, Gov.
Francis and Other Distingnished
Men Among the Speakers.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The Gridiron
Club, composed of forty Washington
correspondent, scored another notable
success to-night on the occasion of the
December dinner. About 150 guests as
sembled around the Gridiron table at
the Arlington Hotel, which was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion. As
usual, the entertainment consisted of
burlesque and satires upon public
events and things, and numerous pub
lic men and prominent guests were
treated to the usual course of Gridiron
broiling, which is always of a good
natured kind. Arthur W. Dunn, the
president of the club, at the beginning
of the dinner, announced that serious
affairs of the world would be reserved
for other times, or treated in a lighter
vein, and this was the keynote of ihe
subsequent proceedings. The features,
as usual, touched upon public events
in a jocular manner, and began with
a menu, which was a “New rtlice in
Wonderland.” By the most delicate in
ference the illustrations and quotations
could be applied to some of the events
in the life of President Roosevelt.
The arrival of the “collier Merri
ment” (Merrimac), with a supply of
champagne to fill the bunkers of the
diners was a laughable skit, and the
selection of a delegate to London to
attend the coronation furnished oppor
tunity for the nomination of a number
of guests for the place and their re
jection for various reasons. There
was quite a large number of raiiroad
men present and they were all brought
out in a competition for a beauty show,
and finally the prize was awarded to
B. W. Wrenn. The comments of the
members of the club upon the various
qualifications and, appearances of these
railway officials caused the room to
echo with laughter. Another laughable
skit was a fake meeting of an alleged
cabinet in which various sporting char
acters appeared to pass thomseLes
off as the real tfifhg. They were final
ly hustled out unceremoniously.
Among those who made excellent
speeches were Postmaster General
3nitth, Senators Allison and Mitchell,
the Chines* minister. ex-Senator Car
ter amd Gov. Francis, both connected
with the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion: Representative Landis of Indiana;
Solicitor General Richards of the de
partment of justice and others.
The musical programme, as usual,
was excellent, consisting of solos, quar
tettes and choruses, as well as catchy
topical songs. Among those present
war*:
Postmaster General Smith, the Chi
nese minister, Wu-ting-fang: Senators
Allison, Burrow's, Mitchell and Hanna;
Representatives Foerderer, Underwood,
Joy and Landis: Gen. John R. Brooke,
Gen. H. C. Cortin, Gen. J. F. Weston,
Gen Francis V. Greene, F. N. Barks
dale, Pennsylvania Railroad; C. H.
Boynton, superintendent of the Eastern
division of the Associated Press; G.
Wi Boyd, Pennsylvania Railroad: ex-
Secretary Cornelius N. Bliss,
New York; R. E. L. Bunch, Seaboard
Air Line; Thomas H. Carter, chairman
of the Government Commission of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition: W. W.
Finley, vice president of the Southern
Railway: David R. Francis, president
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition;
Arthur Hale and J. H. Maddy, Balti
more and Ohio Railroad; Interstate
Commerce Commissioner M. A. Knapp,
Harry W. Fuller, Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad; Director of the Census Wil
liam R. Merriam, H. C. Payne of
Wisconsin, J. G. Milburn of Buffalo,
S. H. Hardwick of the Southern Rail
way; Solicitor John K. Richards, W.
H. Seif, Pittsburg Dispatch; M. A.
Smith and J. H. McClintock, Arizona:
H. W. Wrenn. Plant System Railway;
Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland; Prof.
Max Bendix of New York, and others.
NEW CREED TAKES TIME.
Qne*tlon Under' Dl*rn**lon Too
Great for Haste, Biny* Committee.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Two sessions
were held to-day of the revision com
mittee of the general Presbyterian as-'
sembly. A statement issud by the com
mittee says:
“The committee is making progress,
but it Is evident that in discussing the
great questions before it, progress
must be slow, and nothing final can be
arrived at for a week or more. When
such themes as God and the Trinity,
revelation and creation, the Divine de
cree and the fall of man are under con
sideration, and statements that will be
satisfactory to the church are to be
prepared, it is obvious that both care
and time must be required. Tt can be
said that throughout the discussions
have been most harmonious and the
committee is animated by the one pur
pose of preparing a form that will be
at once true and satisfactory to the
church." _
SIGNED HIS FIRST BILL.
President Roosevelt Approve* Act
for Charleston,
Washington, Dec. 7.—President Roose
velt to-day signed the first bill sent to
him by Congress, thus creating the
first law to be enacted under his ad
ministration. It was the act to admit
free of duty and to permit the transfer
of foreign exhibits from the Pan-
American Exposition to the South Car
olina Inter-state and West Indian Ex
position at Charleston.
Berry Howard Arrested.
Pinevllle, Ky., Dec. 7.—Berry How
ard. under indictment for complicity
In the assassination of the late Gov,
William Goebel, was arrested here this
afternoon.
The New Freneh-Chinese Loan.
Paris, Dec. 7.—The Chinese loan of
265,000,000 francs at 3 per cent, will be
Issued Dec. 2L
MUCH ROYAL INFELICITY.
W ilhelinina's Not the Only National
Scandal—Duke of Edinburgh'*
Daughter* Hate Their Trouble*.
London, Dec. 7. —The domestic infeli
cities of European royalties have never
come so prominently before the public
as have to-day the difficulties of Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, the
dramatic circumstances of which form
one of the chief topics of conversa
tion. The romantic halo surrounding
the young Queen and the interest taken
in her marriage only help to accent
uate public curiosity and sympathy.
Moreover, it is realized that Holland's
scandal may have grave political con
sequences for Europe, and hence its de
velopments are followed closely by
statesmen. While those best fitted to
judge incline to the belief that it will
all blow over for the present, there are
grave apprehensions for the future.
From a personal point of view, Eng
land is more deeply concerned in the
scandal going on in Hesse, where one
of Queen Victoria's granddaughters Is
on the verge of separation from her
husband. This youthful marriage, the
Grand Duchess of Hesse was only 18
when she exchanged her British for a
continental U tle, proved to-he one
of the most unsatisfactory among all
the royal matches, and the climax, it
is believed, would have been reached
ere this had it not been for the late
Queen. Victoria's imperious influence.
The Duke of Edinburgh's other daugh
ter, the Crown Princess of Roumania.
according to common report, also leads
a none too happy marital existence,
though rumors of an open rupture are
met with strenuous official denial.
However, no one in England would be
surprised to hear that she is figuring
in a role similar to that of 'her sister,
the Grand Duehesse of Hesse.
RAILROAD WAS TO BLAME.
Colomhiu Will Sue Panama Com
pany for It* Favor to Liberal*.
Colon. Colombia, Dec. 7, via Galves
ton.—Gen. Alban, the Colombian com
mander, returned here on the British
cruiser Tribune from Boca del Toro'
and proceeded immediately to Panama.
In a short interview here the Gen
eral said too much importance hud
been attached to the disburbances at
Bocas del Toro.
Gen. Alban informed the correspond
ent of the Associated Press that the
•>utho>-itte nt Bovotv notified him some
days ago that all diplomatic relations
between Venezuela and Colombia had
been severed. Venezuela, he says, has
10,000 men in the Tachira district, un
der Gen. Gonzalo Valencia- Colombia
has a much smaller force at San Cris
tobal, under Gen. Castro.
Gan. Alban lays ail the blame for
the recent Isthmian events on the Pan
ama Railroad. He ssys It was crim
inal to bring the enemy from LasCas
[ cadas station to the gates of Colon,
allowing the Liberal soldiers to sub
sequently pay the fares for the Jour
ney. The general has formally pro
tester! aeainst this action and a law
suit will follow. He further says that
the railroad’s subsequent refusal to
convey government troops along the
line to the scene of the engagements
gre=tlv intensifies the offense com
mitted.
Gen. Alban states that the Interior
of Colombia Is ail quiet, and the pros
pects for peace throughout the repub
lic are now very bright.
ROSTAND'S POETIC APPEAL.
He Write* a I'ltrlKtmn* Carol In Be
half of Boer Children.
Paris, Dec. 7.—A1l the newspapers
here publish to-day verses entitled, “A
Christmas Carol," written by Edmond
Rostand, in the form of an appeal to
the children of all countries to con
tribute a portion of their Christmas
tide gifts to be sent to the Boer moth
ers and children in the concentration
camps of South Africa. Tfte poem con
trasts the happiness of the readers
with the misery and decimation of
the Boer infants, and says:
i
"Their father, Christmas, is not an old
man with kind eyes, but a spec
tre:
He brings not in his transparent hands
boys’ toys and sweetmeats, but
little coffins of different sizes."
WERE MARRIED BY WIRE.
Kentucky Girl Take* Long Chance*
on Te\n* Fellow.
Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 7.—Miss
Maude Willcut stood in the telegraph
office to-night and became the bride cf
Dh *J. W. Simmons of Peaster, Tex.
They were married by wire.- The ques
tions were asked from the Texas end
by a justice of the peace and were an
swered by Miss Willcut.
Miss Willcut ts at present teaching
school In. Butler county. She and Dr.
Simmons met recently while traveling.
The operator and newspaper ac
quaintances were the Bowling Green
witnesses to the marriage. Mrs. Sim
mons will, leave next week for. Texas to
Join her husband.
HE CARICATURED KITCHENER.
Hut tile Rrlti*li Cninninnder'* Cont
inent W it* Characteristic.
London, Dec. 7.—A letter just re
ceived from an officer in Squlh Africa
says that a subaltern’drew a carica
ture of Lord Kitchener as Rip Van
Winkle leading a centenarian soldier
up a kopje. A staff officer showed it
to Kitchener and the chief gave one
of his grim smiles and said:
"It Is an ugly prophecy, but If neces
sary we will hang on- here until we are
that age. Our duty is to win and we
will.”
The subaltern was paralyzed with
terror until assured that Kitchener had
not asked for the artist’s name.
FOR NORWEGIAN NAVY.
Submarine Boat Fnlton Gtxea Snr
ce**fnl Exhibition.
New York, Dec. 7.—A test of the
submarine boat Fulton was made to
day In Long Island sound for Capt.
Geetrouaen of the Norwegian navy.
The Fulton was given a surface trial
of one mile, and was then submerged
for a longer run. at the end of which
two torpedo** were fired at Imaginary
targets. The trial was pronounced
entirely successful, and Capt. Geel
mugen expressed great sutißfactlon
over the Fulton’s showing.
A CALL FOR HELP
NEEDS OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH
PLAINLY SET FORTH.
NO MINCING OF WORDS.
APATHY TOWARDS MISSIONS IN
HIGH QUARTER'S CHARGED.
C'hnrcli Ha* a Pre-eminent Call to
Mission Work in Latin-Amertran
Land*—lt Sadly Need* Young Men.
It* Supply of build* Inadequate.
Tile Chnreh Need* n Revival, a
New llapliHin of the Holy Spirit
anil Systematic Instruction anO
Organisation in Behalf of Ml
nlon*.
Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 7. —The Epis
copal Missionary Conference came to
an end to-night.
The conference, in the opinion of
those who are closest in touch with
It, has brought out distinctly the fol
lowing things:
First. The Episcopal Church has a
pre-eminent call to mission work in
Latin-American lands.
Second. It sadly needs young men
for its mission work, both at home and
abroad.
Third. Its present supply of funds
for prosecuting its present mission
work, and for entering upon its larger
opportunities is utterly inadequate.
Fourth. The laity and even some
of the bishops and clergy are respon
sible for the apathy which prevails
throughout the church toward mis
sions.
Fifth. The church at large needs a
revival, a fresh baptism of the Holy
Spirit and systematic instruction in or
der that zeal for mission work may he
aroused, stimulated and sustained..
Sixth. The men of the church should
be systematically organized for the
purpose of coming to the aid of the
missionary cause and sharing the bur
dens which have so long rested upon
the women and children.
There has been no effort to minimize
or gloss over these difficulties and
faults in the conference.
AYRES' HIP WOUND.
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I.cnfftliy (IrKnment nm to plmtar.ee at
Which It Wo Received.
Washington, Dec. 7— Connwl for
the defense in the trial of Mrs. L. 1.
Bonine for the murder Of James S.
Ayres, Jr., to-day precipitated a
lengthy argument over the right to
ask an expert witness certain hypo
thetical questions bearing on the hip
wound of Ayres. The court directed
the Jury to retire during the discus
sion. The defense stated that it
would endeavor to show by the wit
ness, Dr. W. P. Carr, that the gov
ernment's contention that Ayres re
ceived this wound at long range, was
wholly untenable from the very na
ture o’ the wound.
The court will render its decision
Monday.
THE EVENTS ON THE ISTHMUS.
Capt. Perr.v of the lona Give* De
tailed Account.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The Navy De
partment has received a report from
Capt. Perry of the battleship lowa,
dated at Panama, Nov. 25, reciting in
detaiil the events on the isthmus fol
lowing the capture of Colon by the
Liberals. Its recapture and the part
played by the United States naval
forces In the reopening of traffic. The
captain says that the United States
guards were treated with the great
est respect and consideration, and no
objectionable act was committed by
either Conservative or Liberal sol
diers.
DISSERT BEGINS HIS SENTENCE.
Aeeoni |intiled to Train by Two Su
perior Offender*.
New York, Dec. 7. Police
Wardman George Bissert, convict
ed of accepting a bribe from
the keeper of a disreputable house, was
taken to Sing Sing prison to-day and
entered upon thk service of a sentence
of Imprisonment of five years and six
months recently Imposed upon him.
Bissert was accompanied to the train
by Police Captains Diamond and Her
lihy. The former was Blssert's su
perior and was recently fined SI,OOO for
derellctiop of duty, and Herlihy is un
der indictment for alleged neglect of
duty.
THE YOUTHFUL HOMICIDE.
Tlte Killing Unintentional and Un
der Great Provocation.
Newport, Ky., Dec. 27.—Coroner Hig
gins to-day rendered a decision In tho
case of Joseph Creelman, the 8-year
old boy who was killed in a school
boys’ quarrel by Eddie Armines on
Wednesday, finding that death was
caused by a knife wound and that the
killing was unintentional and under
circumstances of great provocation.
THE LYNCHED ITALIANS.
Ilnron Fnva to Interpellate Malign
Foreign Office on Subject.
Rome, Dec,.7.—ln the Senate to-day
Baron Fava gave notice of his Inten
tion to Interpellate the foreign office
regarding the present status of the
question, pending between the govern
ment of Italy and the United States
government, arising from the lynching
of two Italians at Erwin, Miss., in
July last, and how it proposed to set
tle the aJfair.
BANK ROBBERS CAPTURED.
Had Broken Bank and Shot Resi
dent In the Jaw.
Delta, 0., Dec. 7.—Three robbere
broke Into the Bank of the Archibald
Banking Company, at Archibald, this
county, early to-day and aecured about
$2,000 In gold and currency. John Hoff
mayer, a resident, discovered the rob
bers and was ehot in the Jaw. The
, robbers were captured.
RACE RIOT AT LIBERTY CITY.
Aoung While Man Shot From Am
bush-White l*ott*e Returned Flri;
of Negroes und Wounded Several.
Liberty City, Ga., Dee. 7.—To-niglit
while Thomas F. Chapman, a young
bridge apprentice on the Plant Sys
tem, was walking through the town
near the water tank, he was shot from
ambush by an unknown negro. The
ball took effect in the thigh, inflicting
a flesh wound, which is not thought to
be any ways serious, but is quite pain
ful. As soon as it became known that
he had been shot the white citizens
organized a posse and started to look
for the would-be assassin. They had
gotten but a short distance, when a
crowd supposed to be negroes opened
fire on the whites, whereupon the
whites returned the fire, wounding
three negroes. One negro named Rob
erts had his arm broken and is wound
ed in the leg; also a negro woman was
wounded in the leg. A small negro
boy was shot in the thigh, but not
seriously. Excitement is running high
among the whites, and if the negro
that ! hot Chapman is caught he may
have a speedy trial.
SECRETARY HAY IN CONTEMPT
New York Lawyer* Attempt to
Force 111* Evidence In Libel Suit.
Washington, Dec. 7.—There was an
interesting and unusual proceeding to-'
day in the State Department when at
torneys representing parties to a New
York law suit sought to compel the
testimony of Secretary Hay. The case
was an action of libel brought against
a New York newspaper by Carl
Fischer Hansen, a Danish hanker res
ident in New York, and It is involved
Capt. Christmas.
Counsel for the ’ newspaper at
tempted to propound some questions
touching the negotiations that had oc
curred between Secretary Hay and
the Danish agents in , 1899-1900. The
secretary flatly refused to answer
these and announced his reasons for
so doing to be that -Jt had no personal
knowledge of the matters at Issue.
Whatever knowledge he possessed had
been acquired in his capacity as Sec
retary or State and not as an Individ
ual. Moreover, the Information sought
to be elicited was a privileged com
munication to the government of the
United States, and to make this pub
lic would be highly prejudicial to the
Interests of the country.
The New York lawyers will attempt
to have the Secretary of State brought
before the court on a charge of con
tempt. The officials of the State De
partment tael secure In their position
in resistance to the court's orders,
finding precedent for It in a contro
.versy that arose between President
Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshal
over an application for a mandamus.
OPERATOR FORGOT ORDERS.
Freight Wreck on the C. A O. and
Two Men Killed.
Charleston, W. Va., Dec. 7.—A head
end collision between heavily loaded
freight trains on the Chesapeake and
Ohio early this morning resulted in the
death of two men, Fireman Meader of
the west bound train, and an unknown
tramp. A brukeman of the same train
was fatally burned and scalded. En
gineer Smith was cut and bruised. The
collision occurred between Nuttall and
Fayette stations, and it is said, was
caused by a telegraph operator forget
ting to deliver his orders. Both en
gines were almost demolished and a
number of oars derailed.
BROKER BREAKS HIS NECK.
Mallliew* Fell Front Horse Willie
Killing lo ItnilMor limit.
Philadelphia, Dec. 7.—E. J. Mat
thews, president of the American Dis
trict Telegraph Company, and a prom
inent broker, fell from hts horse while
riding near his home ut Valley Forge
to-day and broke his neck, dying al
most instantly. Mr. Matthews had been
living in New York recently. He had
received an Invitation to attend the
Radnor hunt, and was on his way to
the scene of the chase when the acci
dent occurred. He was a member of
the Union League,. Racquet and Phila
delphia country clubs, and was 85 years
old.
GOV. TAFT'S CONDITION.
Will Leave Manila for Washington
Dee. 20.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Secretary Root
to-day received the following cable
message from Mr. Luke E. Wright, act
ing governor of the Philippines, dat and
Manila, Dec. 7:
“Taft will leave Muniia on the trans
port Grant Dec. 20, reach Washington
as soon as possible. Condition much
improved by second operation. Re
covery in full expected by time San
Francisco is reached.”
A TOWN UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Cltlxen* of AiKlnlnsla Afraid for
Military to Leave.
Andalusia, Ala., Dec. 7.—The militia
sent yesterday to protect the negroes
in Jail are still on duty. Gov. Jelks has
been requested to order the soldiers to
rentaln until the negroes are tried as
the citizens fear to have the militia
leave until the case has been disposed
of. It 1* understood the negroes will be
given a hearing next Monday. The
town continues under martial law.
LYNC HED IN LOUISIANA.
Negro Wlio Cut Deputy Sheriff nmf
Wife llaiiged lo Elretrle Light
Pole.
Lake Charles, La., Dec. 7.—Saul Poy
dras, a negro who cut Chief Deputy
Sheriff Richard and wife seriously
Thursday night, was lynched here this
morning. Poydras was arrested at
Welsh and the officers were about to
lodge him In the parish prison when
a mob overpowered the guards, took
charge of Poydras and hanged him to
an electric light pole.
Strainer Service to the Levant.
Hamburg. Dec. 7.—The Hamburg-
American and the German Levant lines
have combined with the object of In
augurating a regular steamer service
, from New York, direct to Levant porta.
DAILY. *8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TLMES-A-WEEK. $1 A YEAR
GERMAN TARIFF BILL
MAY REST IN COMMITTEE FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS.
OPPOSITION PLANS DELAY.
11l T GOVERNMENT COMMANDS
LARGE MAJORITY.
Russia and loatrla-llangarf More
Directly Interested Than the
t nlted Stnten—NYe Would Suffer,
However, in Case of an Economic
War Between These Countries,
American Mnnnger of Tool Work*
In Berlin Demo nut rotes Remark
able Superiority of American
Over German Workmen.
Berlin, Dec. 7.—The tariff bill goes
to the committee next week and no
body expects Its reappearance for
months. Herren, Bebel and Richter
and other opposition leaders have
agreed to delay the measure as long
os possible. In. committee They are
determined to make a tight on every
one of the 946 Items. This well worn
form of parliamentary obstruction Is
to be continued In the House after
the bill leaves the committee, and it
is quite possible that the final vote
will not be reached until 1903, unless
the government offers a compromise,
which is unlikely. The government,
being aware of the tactics ahead, is
considering changing the rules of the
House so as to block the obstructive
tactics of the opposition.
A variety of estimates of the ma
jority for and against the bill are in
circulation. The general impression
is that the government commands a
large majority.
It is not the United States that the
government would be concerned about
should the tariff bill be put through in
its present form, but Russia and Aus
tria-Hungary. It is the belief of the
foreign office that Germany is well able
to uphold her side should the United
States make reprisals. Russia and
Austria-Hungary have already inform
ed Germany that they are not willing
to negotiate commercial treaties on the
basis of the pending tariff. These not!
illations are considered equivalent to
the declaration of an economic war, in
which the broad markets now open to
Germany will immediately be closed
and the considerable volume of United
Huue* products now finding its way to
Russia through German traders in
consequence would be excluded with
German goods.
The manager' of an American tool
company's works in Berlin has made
a remarkable comparison of t: e wages
paid and cost of tools made here with
the wages paid and cost of tools at the
American works, both sets of laborers
using identical machines. He finds that
the American workmen, making an ex
act allowance for the difference in
wages, turns out a clear 26 per cent,
more product for the same unit of
wages. Man for man the German pro
duces two-fifths of what an American
does. A shoe factory at Breslau, using
American machinery, secured better
results by importing eight American
workmen and paying them by the
piece, to stimulate the German work
men, who then came within 10 per cent,
of the Americans’ work.
KILLED BY HIS~OWN PISTOL.
A. Drain, a Popular Insnranre
Agent, Come* to a Sadden End nt
Dothan, Ala.
Dothan, Ala., Dec. 7.—-A. Drum of
Montgomery, an insurance agent, ac
cidentally shot himself this morning
while dressing at his hotel for the
early morning train to Montgomery.
Indications show that while dressing,
he opened his grip and lifted ills pistol
for the purpose of putting his night
shirt in the grip, and that the string
to which the key of the grip was tied
caught the trigger of the pistol and
it was discharged, the ball entering
the forehead. A quantity of blood fell
into the grip aqd he fell on the floor
and died instantly. A brother-in-law,
Mr. Loebman, came from Montgomery
and took the remains up on the 2:13
train. The Masons accompanied the
remains to the depot. He was popu
lar, not only with his own people, the
Jews, but also with the Gentiles.
THE DALE CHILD'S DEATH.
Inquest to Be Held In Alleged Pol-
Honing Ca*e.
New York,.Dec. 7.—Subpoenaes were
served to-day upon persons whose evi
dence is desired at the Inquest into
the death of Emmeline Dale, the 5-
year-old daughter of Harvey S. Dalo
of Chicago, at Hoboken, N. J. Among
those who were summoned were Mrs.
Elizabeth Howe Dale, the child's moth
er, who Is suspected of having poison
ed the little one; Dr. Kudlich, who
attended Emmeline; Elbert Waller,
Mrs. Dale's friend: employes of hotels
at which Mrs. Dale and Waller stop
ped, and detectives who have worked
on the case.
Mrs. Dale, who Is still in the hospital
under guard, expressed satisfaction
that she ts to have an opportunity to
tell her story of her daughter’s death.
ANOTHER OREGON WRECK.
The Fireman Killed and the Engi
neer Seriously Hart.
Portland. Ore., Dee. 7.— The Califor
nia Express train on the Southern Pa
cific, which left San Francisco yester
day morning and was due In this etty
at 7 p. m., was wrecked 500 feet south
of the depot at Salem early this even
ing. Fireman Silas Fish of Portland
was killed and Engineer White se
riously injured. Engineer White was
caught under the wreck and held them
an hour before being released, but his
injuries are not considered fatal. No
one else on the train was injured.
The Pittsburg Strike Ended.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 7.—A11 Pittsburg
railroads that were affected by the
strike of the switchmen now have the
full number of crews at work, and the
officials say that so far as they are
concerned the strike U at an end. and
I that whatever trouble and Inconven
t lence there has been la at an end.