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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL. President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
VIOLATED THE LAW
so COLOMBIA SAYS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
ALSO DISREGARDED TREATY.
SHARP COMMENTS OF COLOMBIA’S
FOREIGN MINISTER.
I nltetl State* Minister Beaupre ami
Colombia'* Foreign Minister Ex
elimiKeil Note* at tile Colombian
Capital—Colombia Knnv the
Initell State* Rail Heroic nixed
Panama Before Bennpre Gave
Olllcial Information.
Bogota, Friday, Nov. 27.—The follow
ing notes have been exchanged be
tween United States Minister Beaupre
and Senor Carlos Rico, the Colombian
Foreign Minister. In a communica
tion, dated Nov. 18, Minister Beaupre
says: .
■'l have the honor to inform you that
on Nov. 13, the President of the United
States formally recognized the Pana
ma republic and its minister.”
In reply Senor Rico, writing under
date of Nov. 19, says:
"Your note received. lam acquaint
ed with the fact that President Roose
velt has recognized the republic of
Panama and received its minister. So
far as Colombia is concerned, the rec
ognition of the so-called republic of
Panama by the United States had ful
ly t:;ken place at the time your gov
ernment entered into relations with it.
It is not according to rule'to establish
communications by an international
treaty until the existence of a govern
ment has been recognized. For this
reason the fact of the United States
having done so on Nov. 13 and the re
ceiving of an agent of the rebels are
acts that would naturally follow.
"The facts you have communicated
to me oblige me to state that the Co
lombian government considers them
and also the premature manner in
which the recognition took place to be
a violation of the treaty of 1846, and of
international law.
"As X informed your excellency Nov.
11, a Colombian army is marching on
the isthmus, and consequently Colom
bia is primarily the sovereign state,
and she will not only carry on the
struggle, but is certain of being vic
torious if the United States does not
interfere. Even should the United
States ignore the obligations of the
treaty of 1.846, it is to be hoped that
they will remain neutral, not imped
ing the efforts of Colombia to bring the
Panamanians into submission and ab
staining from any recognition of the
rebels as belligerents. If the United
States assume an attitude decidedly
hostile to Colombia, and should prevent
the latter’s government's efforts to bring
into submission the rebels who pro
claimed the republic of Panama, then
the independence of the isthmus is in
evitable. In that case the independ
ence of the isthmus will be the work
of the United States, and not of the
natives.”
COUNTS UPON AID FROM
THE UNITED STATES.
liien of War With Colombia Dorn
Not Trouble i’nnnmn.
Colon, Nov. 29.—The next event of
political importance to the new repub
lic of Panama will be the ratification
of the can'al treaty and its return to
Washington, which is looked forward
to with much interest as conclusively
settling Panama’s status.
The ratification of the treaty appears
to be considered by the government
as the final step, so far as Panama
is concerned, absolutely binding the
new republic to the protection of the
United States. After this h'as been
effected it is expected on the isthmus
there will remain nothing for Panama
to do except to proceed under the se
curity of the protection of the friend
ship of the United States with * the
disposition of her internal affairs.
The impossibility of a war with or
armed trouble from Colombia is not
taken into serious consideration any
where on the isthmus and is never
heard discussed officially or otherwise.
The government officials seem to think
that in the event of any difficult situa
tion arising, they will have nothing to
do but turn to the United States for
wise counsel and guidance, and that
if help is needed by Panama the
United States will supply it.
ISLANDSARE WANTED.
Newspapers Advise I'nmimn to Oc
enpy Them.
Panama, Nov. 29.—The newspap
prs of the isthmus are asking the gov
ernment of the republic of Panama
to occupy and establish sovereignty
over the islands of San Andres, Prov
idence and Alberquerque, as well as
"tiler smaller islands in the Caribbean
N, 'a in longitude 84 degrees, as the
territorial limits of the new repub
do lie between longitude 7 9 degrees
and 84 degrees. The department of
bolivar, though bounded by the 78th
degree of longitude, has hitherto ex
ercised control over the islands, tvhere
English only is spoken.
'he newspapers propose that the
government shall negotiate for the
transfer of the islands to the United
“tales for use as a coaling station.
TRENT WENtTo^CDLON
WITHOUT HER PAPERS.
Kingston. Jamaica, Nov. 29. —'The
boyal Mail steamer Trent, which ar
‘‘Wd here to-day. reports that the port
"uthorlties of Cartagena refused to
'■ ( ar her for Colon, but Issued clear
ance papers for her for Port Limon,
. osta Rica. Despite this fact, the
'rent called at Colon and took on
oonrd passengers and cargo. In the fu
t’-tro, however, vessels calling at Isth
, an Ports will not proceed to Car
“geaa and SavanlUa,
Jsatratmab JUnfaiita
STIFFENS AGAINST RUSSIA.
New Japanese Cabinet Wniiti to
lie*i*t Deitinnilw.
Victoria, B. C., Nov. 29.—Advices re
ceived from Tokio by the steamer
Athenian to-day say that the dragging
of the Russo-Japanese negotiations and
the manner in which Russia is using
the delay to continue aggressive tastics,
the policy qf provoking Japan, having
lately given place to pressure upon
China, is causing considerable agitation
in Japan. Attacks against the delays
in negotiations have lately concentrat
ed in a charge that Marquis Ito is a
Russophile, and after the publication
of a strong memorial to the Marquis
by the anti-Russian Union, whose del
egations were refused an audience by
Marquis Ito, the Nippon, an anti-Rus
sian paper, on Nov. 10, suggested the
assassination of Marquis Ito. The is
sue was prohibited by the authorities,
but not before it had been widely cir
culated.
Viceroy Yuan Sha-Kai has strongly
memorialized the government to de
cide upon a resolute policy against
Russia, claiming that Japan and Amer
ica, being inclined to resist Russian
aggression in Manchuria, would sup
port China.
The reconstruction of the cabinet has
resulted in a marked stiffening against
Russian demands.
Sennat to mil Conversation.
London, Nov. 30.—According to the
Tokio correspondent of the Daily Mail,
a telegram from Tien Tsin to the
Amiji reports a sensational conversa
tion between Gen. Wogack and Yuan
Shai Kai, director general of the Pekin-
Shan-Hai-Kwan Railroad, in which
Gen. Wogack is reported to h'ave stated
that the demand for the evacuation of
Manchuria is unreasonable and impos
sible for fulfillment. Yuan Shai Kai re
plied to this that a third power would
never consent to accept such a view.
Gen. Wogack rejoined that a third
power meant Japan, and that Russia
could easily crush so small and poor
an opponent at one blow, adding that
China must accede to Russia’s wishes.
To Demand Retires*.
London, Nov. 30.—The correspondent
at Tokio of the Daily Mail says that
Admiral Alexieff, Russian viceroy of
the Far East, has sent the battleship
Poltava and three torpedo boat de
troyers to Chemulpo to support Rus
sia’s demands for redress in connec
tion with the recent affray between
Russian and Japanese sailors, regard
ing which the Russian minister at Se
oul maintains an unyielding attitude.
Port Should Be Opened.
London, Nov. 29.—Baron Hyashi, the
Japanese minister to Great Britain, in
an interview had with him here to
day, said he believed his government
considered it to be in the interest not
only of Japan, but of other countries,
that either Yongampho or Wiju should
be opened to foreign commerce. Japan,
however, he said, would negotiate such
a matter with Korea, and not with
Russia. -tii t
Coalition of Parties.
London, Nov. 30. —The Times corre
spondent in Tokio cables that events
there indicate the likelihood of a coali
tion and perhaps a fusion of the Seiyu
kai and Progressive parties, -which will
probably result in a strong opposition
in the Diet to the cabinet unless the
latter shows that some progress has
been made in the negotiations with
Russia.
Russia After More Ships.
London, Nov. 29.—The Daily Tele
graph, in this morning’s issue, says
it hears that Russia is trying to pur
chase the two battleships Libertad
and Constitution recently built in Eng
lish yards for Chile. Russia, it is said,
wants these vessels to increase her
Far Eastern squadron.
SAM JONES HELDUP~
AT HIS OWN MEETING.
A Zealous Polieenian Would Not Let
Him Enter.
Atlanta, Nov. 29. —Because of the
large crowd which gathered at the
Baptist Tabernacle to-night to hear
the Rev. Sam P. Jones speak in the
interest of the Tabernacle Hospital, the
famous evangelist came very near be
ing kept out of the building.
Some time before the hour for the
speaking to begin the church was
crowded to Its doors, and a policeman
was stationed at the entrance to keep
out all others. When Mr. Jones came
up the bluecoat stopped him, and only
laughted when Mr. Jones told him that
there would be no speaking without
him.
The officer insisted in his course, and
the congregation would probable have
been left without a speaker had not
former Councilman Glass arrived on
the scene in time to inform the zealous
cop as to the identity of the man he
was holding out.
FOUR NEGRO CHILDREN
BURN IN THEIR HOME.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 29.—A report
has reached here to-day of the burn
ing to death of four negro children
about eight miles west of here last
night.
They were the children of William
Ellis. He and his wife went to a ne
gro festival several miles from their
home and locked the children in their
cabin. About two hours after they had
left the cabin caught fire and the chil
dren were burned to death. The old
est was a girl of 13 years.
A number of persons were attracted
to the scene by the fire, but could ren
der no assistance, as the cabin was
entirely enveloped in flames and the
door was locked.
investeFbank’s'money
IN SHEEP RANCHES.
Caper, Wyo., Nov. 29.—State Exam
iner B. H. Henderson will come to
Caper to investigate the failure of the
bank of W. A. Dennecckea.
The bank’s money, it is said, was
borrowed by the bank’s owners, who
Invested it In sheep ranch property.
Every fraternal order In town is af
fected, the Masonic societies, it is said,
to the extent of $3,600.
Charles Weston, State Auditor of Ne
braska, who was one of the owners of
the bank, Is under arrest, charged with
receiving money, knowing the bank was
insolvent.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1003.
TO AID HIS MOTHER
NEIDERMIER BARGAIN’S WITH PO
LICE FOR REWARDS.
CONFESSES MORE CRIMES
AND CLAIMS REWARDS FOR HIS
MOTHER.
Nelderinier Told the Chicago Police
About Truin Hold-Up*, Hurglnrie*
and Other Crime* He Declared He
Hail Committed—-tillered to Make
a Clean BreuMt of Everything It
Guaranteed That Hi* Mother
Would Deceive the Reward*.
Chicago, Nov. 29. —Peter Neidermier,
one of the members of the quartette
of young bandits, who for the past
six months have terrified Chicago, in
another confession to-day added several
more crimes to the long list already
charged against him and his compan
ions, Van Dien, Marks and Roeski.
With parental love uppermost in his
mind, Neidermier offered to tell Chief
of Police O’Neil of a score of train
hold ups, burglaries and other crimes
that he has committed, if the rewards
offered will only be given to his mother.
“X want to know that my mother
will be cared for after I am hung,”
said the 21-year-old hoy, who is now
the self-confessed murderer of five
men. "I am guilty of crimes of which
you know nothing, and for which inno
cent men are now suffering. There
are rewards offered for my capture
and conviction. If you will guarantee
me these rewards will go to mother I
will convict myself. I will confess
crimes that will startle you.”
In order to make his word good,
Neidermier told of a few crimes which
he claimed to have committed. He
outlined them in such a manner. Chief
O’Neil declared to-night, as only one
who was concerned in them could do.
Neidermier refused, however, to di
vulge the names of his partners in the
crimes referred to, pending proof that
his mother would get the reward.
His List of New Crimes,
A few of the additional crimes he
claims to have participated in are as
follows: Robbery of the Illinois Cen
tral Limited Express at Paducah, Ky.,
in which Barnes, one of the robbers,
cut his throat while surrounded in a
swamp. The others escaped.
Hold up of a stage coach a mile from
Butler, Nev., two years ago and rob
bery of the mails.
Hold up and robbery of Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train near
Boone, la., six months ago.
Hold up and attempted robbery of
Baltimore and Ohio train at Edgmoor,
Ind., four years ago.
Minor hold ups and robberies in and
out of Chicago were mentioned by
Neidermier, but in all cases he was
careful to conceal the names of his
associates in crime, merely giving suf
ficient outline of the crimes to warrant
Chief O'Neil in believing that Neidqr
mier was telling the truth.
When Neidermier went back to his
cell it was with the assurance that
his mother would be bettered SSOO
financially.
Special Agent W. Riley of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad prom
ised him that Mrs. Neidermier should
be given the reward of SSOO for the
arrest and conviction of the Cly
bourne station robberies after Neider
mier detailed the robbery to them and
exonerated a man named Dolle, of St.
Louis, who is now' under indictment.
Operator Dougherty and Ticket
Agent Lathrop, the victims of the Cly
bourne station hold Up, were present
during Neidermier's confession, going
over with him in detail the robbery
and the shooting of Lathrop.
Ills Story of tlie Hold-1 p.
Neidermier detailed the Paducah,
Ky., hold up perfectly, refusing to tell
names for the reason that none of the
Illinois Central detectives were pres
ent. He offered to tell Special Agent
O’Keefe the entire story of the daring
robbery and even show him the house
in Kentucky where he hid after the
robbery.
"I stalled the train alone,” said
Neidermier. ‘‘Then I entered the bag
gage car and threw out three sacks.
Barnes grabbed one of them. I was
lucky in getting away with my life.
They found Barnes in a swamp with
his throat cut. He had the razor in
his hand that he committed suicide
with.
“Before last May I spent three years
in hold ups and robberies outside Chi
cago, and if the rewards are forthcom
ing for my mother I will make a
clean breast of everything.”
The police have been so appalled by
Neldermier’s confessions that they
hardly give credence to all his asser
tions. It is thought that his anxiety
over his mother's welfare has prompted
him to make himself the author of
crimes he did not commit.
From the assertions made by
Neidermier and Van Dein to-day it is
said by the police that more arrests
will be made. Chief O’Neil to-night
asserted that there was a strong prob
ability that Neidermier and Van Dein
would tell of all their accomplices in
other crimes in which both men have
acknowledged they had help.
welcomefoFskinner.
llniteil Stntex Envoy Well Received
in Abyssinia.
DJlboutll. French Somaliland, Nov.
29. —Robert P. Skinner, United States
consul at Marseilles, who is going to
Abyssinia to conduct negotiations with
King Menelik with his escort, reached
Harrar, Abyssinia, Saturday. Abys
sinian troops met the party eight miles
outside the town, and Gen. Ras Ma
konnen, with a body guard of 1,000
men, greeted the column when within
two miles of the city. The new pal
ace was placed at the disposal of the
Americans.
To-day a camp was established and
Gen. Ras Makonnen was received with
military honors. The scene was ex
tremely picturesque. The Americans
met with unprecedented cordiality.
Emperor Menelik has sent Consul Skin
ner a message of welcome.
Will Resume Work.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 29.—The Moor
head Bros.' rolling mill at Sharpsburg
will resume operations to-morrow
morning after a shut down of two
weeks. The slant employs 700 men.
WAS A LIVELY WAR
BETWEEN FAMILIES.
Walpr anil Bullet* Halneil l poll the
Tenant* Below.
•Cincinnati, Nov. 29.—Feudal fighting
that had been going on at 1253 Rich
mond street for a week to-day cul
minated in an incipient riot in the cen
tral part of the city. Murder and
lynching were narrowly averted.
The premises on Richmond street are
owned by A. T. Anderson, who occu
pied the second floor, while the family
of William S. Ford, as tenants, occu
pied the first floor. The feud was be
tween the Andersons and Fords.
The Fords having paid their rent,
Anderson could not eject them. He
attempted two days ago to drive the
Fords out by turning on the water
from the upper floor and flooding the
house, thereby damaging his own prop
erty over SI,OOO.
Yesterday he fired repeatedly
through holes made in the floor. At
one time when there was a fusilade
of shots from the upper floor. Mrs.
Ford and her babe were slightly
scratched with bullets.
To-day Anderson cut with an ax a
large hole through t'he floor and ceiling
and turned the hose directly onto the
Fords. The exchange of shots that
followed attracted hundreds of people
and also a force of police. The latter
had great difficulty in holding the
neighbors and the crowd back when
Anderson’s door was broken into and
he was arrested.
Anderson was arrested for shooting
to kill. Ford was shot behind the ear
and would have been instantly killed
but for a silver plate inserted in his
head after he had been shot years ago.
After Ford’s wounds were dressed at
the hospital he was arrested for cut
ting the water pipes to prevent the
flood that Anderson had turned loose.
Anderson was released on bail, but
kept in hiding, as the angry crowd
remained about his premises.
Elijah Thatcher, son-in-law of Ford,
was also arrested for shooting t?o kill.
THREE NEGROES ARE SAID
TO HAVE BEEN LYNCHED.
They Hail Shot Down II Prominent
White Planter.
Shreveport, La., Nov. 29.—Uncon
firmed reports from Belcher, La.,
where Robert Adger, a prominent
planter and business man, was shot
down by negroes last night, are to the
effect that three of Jhe negroes have
been caught and Identified and that
by this time they doubtless have been
lynched.
Five negroes are implicated in the
shooting, which will probably result
fatally. Mr. Adger was shot six
times while trying to quell a disturb
ance.
The three men were captured within
three miles of Belcher, and the other
two are moving across the country in
the direction of De Soto parish, with
three large posses in pursuit.
The negroes who were caught near
Belcher were placed in concealment by
citizens to prevent the authorities
from rescuing them. The citizens made
no concealment of their intentions to
lynch the negroes, as their crime was
a particularly atrocious one.
It is impossible to communicate with
Belcher to-night, and the fate of the
negroes is not positively known.
EVIDENCE FOR DREYFUS
WAS NOT PRESENTED.
It Is Asserted Tlint Documents Fav
orable to Him Were Withheld.
Paris, Nov. 23. —It is affirmed that
Gen. Andre, the War Minister, exam
ined the Dreyfus dossier in order to
verify accusations against certain offi
cers involved in the Dreyfus case, and
the statement that two documents,
which influenced greatly the court at
Rennes, before which Dreyfus was
tried, were undoubtedly forgeries. It
is further asserted that a number of
documents most favorable to Dreyfus
were not shown to the Rennes court.
In the event of a demand for an In
terpellation regarding the case being
made in the Chamber of Deputies, the
government intends to ask for an ad
journment of that body until the com
mission to which was referred the dos
sier and the petition for a revision of
sentence shall have rendered a decision.
This action will be taken in order to
prevent Parliament from interfering in
any investigation of a purely judicial
character.
hobsonHasaVidea of
SPENDING $2,750,000,000.
Washington, Nov. 29.—Former Com
mander Richmond Pearson Hobson of
the navy has prepared a bill, which
he has requested Representative Wile
of Alabama to introduce in the House
on the convening of the regular ses
sion of Congress, for the purpose, as
he says, of making the United States
the first naval power of the world
during the next eighteen years. The
bill makes a total appropriation of $2,-
750,000,000, a certan portion of which
is to be used each year for new ships.
Fifty millions is made available for
the present fiscal year, $60,000,000 for
the next and so on, increasing by $lO,-
000,000 each year up to 1915, when a
lump sum of $1,500,000,000 Is made to
carry on the programme to 1925.
EXPECTS QUARANTINE
TO BE TAKEN AWAY.
Laredo, Tex., Nov. 29.—Thla city has
now been free from any case of yellow
fever for four days, and should the
Improved conditions continue the state
health authorities probably will give !
the city a clean bill of health and I
raise the quarantine next Tuesday. I
THOUSANDS DROWN
IN A DEVASTATING TYPHOON OFF
SYVATOW, CHINA.
CHINESE JUNKS DESTROYED
AND RESCUE WORK CUT OUT FOR
CRUISERS.
Hong Kong Government Tender Did
Effective Work in Saving Until
Craft nml Live*—Other Vessel*
Also Went to tile llcncuc— HKi
Junk* Were Fishing When the
Storm llnr*t Upon Them—Few of
Them E*enped Without Damage.
Victoria, B. C.. Nov. 29. —Advices re
ceived from South China by the
Athenian report the loss of thousands
of lives as a result of the destruction
of several hundred fishing junks in a
typhoon off Swatow. The havoc was
awful when the gale swept down on
the Chinese vessels. For days disabled
junks drifted helplessly about, their
occupants suffering from thirst and
hunger. The Hong Kong government
tender Stanley rescued a number,
picking up eight junks and taking 122
men off vessels that were abandoned.
The Stanley then returned to the res
cue.
The rescued fishermen reported that
there were 400 junks fishing off Swatow
when the typhoon occurred on Nov. 4.
From the Stanley fifty-seven disabled
junks were seen flying distress signals.
Several junks were towed to Hong
Kong, and then a third relief cruise
was made.
Meanwhile three torpedo boat de
stroyers, the naval water boat Cherub
and a Chinese cruiser were sent out
and rescued many.
Several hundred men were tak
en from wrecks, suffering ter
ribly without food or water
from two to five days. Of the 400
fishing Junks, at least 300 are reported
disabled or sunk and thousands of
lives were lost.
KILLED HIS CUSTOMER
FOR A FIVE CENTS DEBT.
Sheehan Was Short That Much in
Faying anil Died for It,
Chicago, Nov. 29. —Because he was
short 5 cents in settling his break
fast, Marcus Sheehan, a guard on the
Southside Elevated Road, was shot and
killed early to-day by James Ber
ganus, proprietor of a State street res
taurant.
Having only 15 cents in his pocket,
Sheehan ordered a meal which he
thought called for that amount of
money. When he came to pay for the
meal, however, he was told by Ber
ganus that he owed 20 cents.
“That is all I have,” said Sheehan.
‘‘l’ll give you the other nickel this aft
ernoon.”
“You’ll pay now or you will never
leave this house,” said Berganus.
Sheehan laughed and turned toward
the door; but before he could reach it
Berganus drew a revolver and, with
out a word of warning, fired. Sheehan
was shot in the head and Instantly
killed. '
Throwing Sheehan’s body out upon
the sidewalk, Berganus locked up the
place and fled. He is still at large.
MEN WERE SHOT FlT’
A GENERAL FIGHT.
Stray Shot Almo Found n Woman an
a Mark.
Charlotte, N. C„ Nov. 29.—A special
to the Observer from Asheville says:
A fatal fight occurred in the “Red
Light” district of this city this after
noon, shortly after 3 o’clock, between
Bunk Finley and Harvey Hensley of
Marion, and Bob Lee and another man,
whose name is not known, of this city.
While the fight was in progress a
stray shot went through the window
of a house kept by Ida Smathers and
struck the Smathers woman in the left
breast, inflicting, it is said, a fatal
wound.
Finley was shot twice, the first ball
entering the man’s left side, just above
the heart, and coming out at the back.
The second shot struck Hensley In
the back and came out near the abdo
men.
After the fight Finley was taken to
the Mission Hospital, and is said to be
dying.
All the parties to the affray had
been drinking.
FLOOR SANK DOWN
Ilenentli Weight of Those Who Told
liarty Good-bye.
St. Louis, Nov. 29. —During a fare
well tendered Rt. Rev. J. J. Harty,
recently appointed Archbishop of
Manila, by his former parishoners to
night at St. Leo’s Church, a section of
the church floor suddenly sank Into
the cellar, and over a score of per
sons went down.
The floor sagged slowly and finally
rested on the furnace. Women scream
ed and men struggled, but Archbishop
Harty loudly counselled calmness and
deliberation. Order was soon restored,
and It was found that no one had
been injured beyond slight bruises.
The reception was continued, and
Archbishop Harty bade farewell to
over 50,000 people. He will Heave to
morrow for Manila.
Strike Is Settled.
Louisville. Col., Nov. 29.—The strike
of the Northern Colorado coal field is
settled, and a majority of the miners
will be working to-morrow. J. C. Wil
liams, general superintendent of the
Northern Coal and Coke Company,
said to-night that he did not think
there were sufficient miners In the dis
trict to operate the mines at their full
capacity at present, but believed those
who had left the district would return
as soon as work began.
WEEK IN THE HOUSE
Promises to See tlie Announcement
of the Committee*.
Washington. Nov. 29. —The interest
ing feature of this week's proceedings
in the House of Representatives will
be the announcement of committees
by Speaker Cannon. This announce
ment is looked for Tuesday, on \\ hich
day the first session of the week will
be held. The Speaker says, however,
that there may be delays, in which case
the members will not know thMr several
fates as to committee assignments un
til Friday, when it is proposed to hold
the next session, or perhaps until
Saturday.
In just what manner the extra ses
sion is to end, whether by joint reso
lution of the two houses or by opera
tion of the constitutional provision con
vening the regular session on the first
Monday in December, is another in
teresting feature for the week’s de
velopment. The precedents on this
point are being spread before the
Speaker for his guidance.
House leaders have taken the posi
tion that no matter how the extra
session ends the responsibility for its
termination in the absence of the com
pletion of the Cuban legislation shall
not rest with the lower House. For
this reason there is some objection to
a joint resolution unless that form of
adjournment should come from the
Senate. Senate precedent, which is a
matter of some weight in that body,
is to look for an adjournment resolu
tion from the House. This has been
the method of adjourning extraordi
nary sessions of Congress heretofore,
and would seem to warrant the predic
tion that the regular manner will pre
vail and that some time during the
week the House will make its proposi
tion for adjournment to the Senate,
which will be accepted.
In the absence of such a resolution
the plan suggested, so far as the House
is concerned, is to take a recess on
Saturday until a few minutes before 12
o'clock Monday, then to adjourn the
extra session and then assemble the
regular session precisely on the hour
of 12.
In the absence of a quorum in the
House during the week the minority
In that body will be in position to
shape the course of events to some ex
tent. Representative Williams, the mi
nority leader, announces that when the
House meets Tuesday the attention of
the country will he called again to
’’the spectacle of a Republican Con
gress in session, but doing nothing.”
Should the leaders of the majority not
take this curtain lecture good natured
ly and peremptorily cut it off, the
point will be made by the minority that
"no quorum" is present, which, under
the rule, will necessitate a meeting
the House each day. At each one
of these meetings the same effort will
be made by the monority to emphasize
the inaction of Congress.
Should the week’s session proceed
without a quorum in this manner it
will be impossible to originate or con
sider an adjournment resolution, in
which case the extra session neces
sarily will expire by UmttnMMk
MEETS TO ADJOURN
Aliont the l.lnitt of the Senate's Ac
tivity lit 'l'li in Time.
Washington, Nov. 29.—The Senate
will not do any business other than of
a routine character during the present
week, It will meet Tuesday and un
less the House manifests a disposition
by that time to reach a final adjourn
ment, will adjourn over to the follow
ing Friday. The understanding is that
the Senate will not originate a reso
lution for the adjournment of the ses
sion, but some senators entertain the
hope that the House will send over an
adjournment resolution not later than
Friday.
The Cuban reciprocity bill is on the
calendar as the unfinished business,
but no speeches will be made on It un
til after the beginning of the regular
session a week from to-morrow.
The Committee on Military Affairs
will continue tis inquiry into the case
of Gen. Wood during the week,
wholesaleVischarges.
Harvester Company Will Lay Oil
7,500 Men.
Chicago, Nov. 29. —Following its an
nounced policy of centralization, the
International Harvester Company has
decided to lay off 7,500 of Its 19,000
employes, and thus effect a saving of
$5,000,000 a year. The first step In the
direction df economy was taken last
night, when 1,500 employes of the Deer
ing division were notified their services
were no longer required. These men
were employed in the factories at Iron
dale.
Of the 7.000 workers in the Deeping
division 3.000 in all are to be laid off.
Of these. 1,600 are employed in the
Fullerton avenue plant, the others at
Irondale. The McCormick division will
not discharge so many, but 1,500 of Its
7,000 employes being slated for dis
missal. The other 3,000 workers to
lose positions are those employed In the
mills in Milwaukee, Springfield, 0.,
and Plano.
WAGES TO BE CUT BY
MORE COTTON MILLS.
Providence, R. 1., Nov. 29.—The new
wage scale adopted by the cotton
mills of the state which reduces the
wages of operatives 10 per cent., re
storing the price list in effect two
years ago. will go into effect to-mor
row. Thirty-seven mills, with em
ployes aggregating more than 17,000
will be effected.
No trouble is anticipated by the
mill owners. The employes are dis
satisfied with the new’ schedule, but
believe that many of the manufactur
ers would not hesitate to close their
mills If a strike was imminent. They
will await a market more favorable
to the manufacturers before pressing
for a return to former figures.
threFboyTdrown.
Blackstone, Mass, Nov. 29.—The three
sons of Mrs. Nellie Reed, John. 17; Wil
liam, 14, and George, 8 years of age,
were drowned in the Blackstone river
to-day. They broke through the thin
ice above the channel while attempt
ing to cross the stream on their way
to a woods to procure fire wood.
DUssnrd In Michigan.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 29.—Specials
from Southwestern Michigan tell of a
blizzard. Ten Inches of snow and a
driving west wind are reported at Ben
ton Harbor, and snow drifting to fence
tops Is reported in the vicinity of Miles.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
n CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK. 81 AYEAR
SAW RIVAL’S GAME
AND NOW SOME TECH STUDENTS
ARE SORE ON OTHERS,
IS A QUEER CAUSE OF WAR.
SEVEN TECH BOYS IN B\D ODOR
WITH THEIR COMRADES.
It I* All Hecnuse tlie Seven Went to
See tlie Georgia-Auburn liiMteml
of tlie Teeh-Soutli Carolina Game
on Thanksgiving Dny—Committee
from the Tech Spied Them Out
tinil Reported Them—Nice Row 1*
on Over Thin.
Atlanta, Nov. 29.—Seven students of
the Georgi'a School of Technology, five
of whose names are known, are likely
to get Into serious trouble from their
fellow students because they attended
the football game between Georgia and
Auburn on Thanksgiving Day instead
of the contest between Tech und South
Carolina.
A meeting of the student body will
be held to-morrow afternoon, at which
the final termin'atlon of the matter will
be decided. The spirit of rivalry be
tween the University of Georgia and
Tech is now very strong, and a large
number of the students of the insti
tution are in favor of expelling those
who deserted their game. However,
the punishment may result only in os
tracisenient or some such amusement
as shaving their heads.
These students were discovered by
a committee of six students sent to
watch for Tech students at the Georgia
game. The names of the students who
attended the game were Walter Hodg
son of Athens, William M. Davis of
Macon, Dupont Guerry, Jr., of Macon;
X’'red. Richardson, all of whom were
formerly students of the university,
and Joel Deen of Rome. The young
men are among the best known of the
school and are all sons of prominent
Georgi’a families.
EXPECTS THE SEABOARD
TO SCOOP THEM IN.
This Now tlie Talk of the Atlantic
anil Uiriiiinghnm Lines.
Atlanta, Nov. 29. —It is stated on good
authority that the acquirement of the
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad by
Eastern Capitalists, represented by H.
M. Atkinson of this city, means that
road will be used as a connecting
link between the main lines of the
Seaboard Air Line system of South
Georgia and Florida, and those enter
ing Atlanta from the east and from
the west.
T. Jefferson Coolidge of Boston,
Mass., who h'as just acquired exten
sive interest in the Seaboard, is one
of the prime movers in securing the
Atlantic and Birmingham, and consoli
dating it with the Tifton and North
eastern and the Tifton, Thomasville and
Gulf. That these roads will all be
come a part of the Seaboard system
there is practically no doubt.
Interesting developments in relation
to tlie Seaboard are expected within
the next few weeks.
OBJECTS T(fTHE PLAYS.
One Greek Student Was Killed In
tlie Klots.
Athens. Nov. 29. —Violent opposition
among the University students here
to the performance of the plays of
Aeschylus in modern Greek, led to
serious disorders Saturday night. The
students tried to force an entrance
into the royal theater, and were charg
ed upon by cavalry. One of the stu
dents was killed, and a number of
others were injured,
FA 1A THUS WILL STRIKE.
Those So# Already Idle Will Walk
Out nt FlttshiirK.
Pittsburg, Nov. 29. —The district
council of the painters, paper hangers
and decorators, in a mass meeting to
day. decided to call out on strike to
morrow. all members of their craft
not already idle through the lockout
put in force two weeks ago by the
Builders’ Exchange League. The build
ers’ league locked out only a part
of the painters, keeping the balance at
work to complete certain work. To
morrow these men will be called out.
The meeting also decided to fight for
the continuance of their present scale,
which expires March 15, rather than
accept the new scale proposed by the
builders, which would take effect Jan.
1, and terminate Dec. 31, 1904.
The general status of the builders'
lockout remains unchanged.
ITALIAN IS KILLED
AND MAFIA SUSPECTED.
New Orleans, Nov. 29.—Guiseppe Im
possato, a prominent Italian macaroni
manufacturer, was killed to-night. The
circumstances suggest the work of the
Mafia, as he was lured to an out-of-the
way neighborhood on an apparently
friendly mission. During the excite
ment over the assassination of Chief
of Police Hennessey he was held as a
suspect, but was released before the
trial and lynching.
Doors Open to Women.
Washington, Nov. 29. —James H.
Worman, United States consul general
at Munich, Germany, has reported to
the State Department that the Uni
versity of Munich has opened its doors
to woman students. Hitherto no wom
en were permitted to matriculate in
the German university, but in several
of them women have been permitted
to attend lectures and have been al
lowed to take their degrees on exam
ination by and with the consent of the
faculties concerned.
Dissolution Not imminent.
London, Nov. 30.—The fact that two
prolonged cabinet councils were held
Friday and Saturday give rise to re
newed rumors that a dissolution of
Parliament was Imminent. An appar
ently authorised statement Is publish
ed this morning, however, declaring
that at these meetings no questions of
a dissolution was brought up, and that
the discussions turned upon foreign af
fairs. Including the situation in Mace
donia. the Far East and Thibet.