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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1860. .- - Incorporated 1888
J. H. EBTILL, President.
SAILED OUT TO
FIND THE JAPS
OUTSIDE OF PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIAN SHIPS DARED TO SHOW
THEIR NOSES.
jtnkaroC. the Russians* Naval Hero,
Haa Repaired Vessels Damaged by
the Japanese Fire —Thinks His
Squadron Able to Cope With That
of the Japanese—Looking; for the
Base of Supplies That the Japan
ese Have Established—An Encoun
ter Map- Occur.
EVENTS IN THE EAST.
Admiral Makaroff steamed out of
Port Arthuf harbor with the Rus
sian fleet, believing it strong enough
to encounter the Japanese fleet, as
he had completed t'ae repairs upon
disabled vessels. He did not meet
the Japanese.
Cossacks encountered an outpost
of the Japanese and fired upon it,
killing an officer and man of the
Japanese.
Company of Russian irregulars is
reported to have annihilated a band
of Chinese bandits.
It is said the Russians will make
a large addition to their naval
strength at Port Arthur in the
summer, when the army and navy,
in co-operation, will be able to push
the campaign vigorously.
Prom Vladivostok comes the
statement that the Russian squad
ron returned to that port, towing
a Japanese cruiser of the second
clas§.
St. Petersburg, March 26. —For the
first time since the war commenced the
Russian squadron to-day left Port Ar
thur and the protection of its guns.
Upon the safe return of the ships
Vice Admiral Makaroff sent a dispatch
to the Emperor in explanation of the
reason for the cruise, but its object is
not clearly revealed in a statement of
the contents of the Vice Admiral’s tel
egram, which was made public to
night. Sufficient has leaked out, how
ever, to show that Vice Admiral Mak
aroff, having repaired the warship Ret
vlzan and the cruisers Pallada and
Boyarin, considered the squadron suffi
ciently strong to run the risk of en
counter with the Japanese ships, which
were not in sight when he steamed out
of Porth Arthur to-day.
A published statement announces that
the object of Vice Admiral Makaroff
was to examine several neighboring is
lands. There has been considerable
doubt as to where the Japanese fleet
maintained its base. It has been sug
gested that the Elliott islands might be
the location of the Japanese base, and
this group Vice Admiral Makaroff is
believed to have examined.
The fact that no bombardment was
reported indicates that the Russians
did not find the enemy's base, and the
search for it will probably be con
tinued.
COSSACKS IN CLASH
WITH JAPANESE OUTPOST.
St. Petersburg, March 26. —A tele
gram from Viceroy Alexielt has been
received by the Emperor, dated Muk
den, March 26, and gives a re
port from Gen. Mishtchenko as follows:
“At 11 o’clock in the morning of
March 23, I sent two sotnias to recon
noiter in order to ascertain the strength
of the enemy’s forces. The troops cross
ed the river • Chong-Chongang. One
sotnia, when one and one-half versts
(about one mile) from Pak-Chieng,
sighted a mounted post of the enemy,
consisting of thirty men, which on the
approach of our sotnia was reinforced
b} infantry.
“Our Cossacks requested the support
of two half companies and opened fire
against the post and patrol at 400
yards. One officer, one soldier and a
horse of the enemy were killed. On
learning that the enemy's infantry was
advancing, our patrol fired two volleys
and retired.
“Scouts found Pak-Chieng to be oc
cupied by the enemy. There are two
companies and about three squadrons
of cavalry of the enemy on the right
bank of the Pak-Chieng, with posts two
versts from the river.
“There are 3,000 Japanese in the town
of Anju, and warships and transports
are constantly arriving at Chinampo.
Troops landed at Chinampo are march
ing to Ping Yang, thence proceeding
to Unsang and Kangive.
“The report from Gen. Smyronff from
Port Arthur savs:
“ ‘Our company of irregulars has de
feated and almost completely anni
hilated a band of Chinese bandits about
fifty strong near Vittstno. There were
no losses on our side.’ ”
MAKAROFF TOLD OF
SORTIE OF HIS SHIPS.
St. Petersburg, March 28.—The Em
peror has received the following tele
gram from Vice Admiral Makaroff,
under date of Port Arthur, Mnrch 26:
"I have the honor to report that 1
left Port Arthur to-day with battlfe
shlps, cruisers and torpedo boats In or
det to make a reconnalsance of some
adjacent Islands.”
According to information received at
the admiralty a Japanese squadron is
now off Che Foo. •
SUPPOSEDLY’NEUTRAL
• THE LIAO WAS MINED.
Washington, March *B.—The Russian
xovernmant haa notified the United
■•• tee government that It haa mined
• |>e mouth of the Ute river Thio eraa
• ippoeed to be neutral territory, but
ad lon of HuMrts (Mitf U ivlltiitj
100 fteid ut booumioh
jsatoattnab JHaftiing
NUMBER 17611
RELIEF FOR THE CZAR
WITH KUROPATKIN THERE.
St. Petersburg, March 26.—“1 shall
feel relieved when Gen. Kuropatkin as
sumes command,” remarked the Em
peror yesterday at his winter palace.
To-night the Emperor received tele
grams not only announcing the Gen
eral’s arriving, but bringing word that
the mobilization of the Manchurian
army was completed.
It is understood, to-morrow Gen.
Kuropatkin will review the Mukden
troops and will read to them a mes
sage expressing the imperial confidence
that the soldiers will display the valor
and fortitude befitting the traditions
of the Russian army.
Gen. Kuropatkin will afterwards pro
ceed to Liao Yang. Thence with Gens.
Linevitch and Zhilinski he will make
a flying visit to Port Arthur and in
spect the fortress.
It is rumored here that the Russian
forces may not withdraw the strong
line of defense prepared at Feng-
Huang-Cheng if Gen. Kuropatkin de
cides he can get together a sufficient
number of men to make a stand at
the Yalu river advisable.
The preservation of Admiral Maka
roff’s squadron intact is regarded as
being of vital importance, as it is now
certain that the admiralty’s plans con
template sending powerful reinforce
ments from the Baltic during the sum
mer. Six battleships, the Orel, Boro
dino, Kniaz Zouvaroff, Slava, Alexan
der 111 and Paul and Andrew and the
cruisers Oleg, Zhemchus and Izumrud
II will be ready to sail in July, join
ing the squadron of Admiral Wlrenius
in the Mediterranean and, with the tor
pedo boats, reaching Port Arthur in
September. The arrival of such a fleet
■would give the Russians an over
whelming preponderance in numbers.
The Russian plans all look forward
to this time, when by the co-opera
tion of the fleet the Japanese commu
nications can be cut off. Then Gen.
Kuropatkin will, according to the Rus
sian calculations, be in a position to
take the offensive on land and settle
the fate of the campaign and war.
A startling statement comes from
Vladivostok, apparently from a reli
able source, to the Effect that Capt.
Beitzenstein’s squadron returned to
port towing a second class Japanese
cruiser. The inhabitants and the gar
rison. it is added, gave an enthusiastic
reception to the victors. This capture,
however, is not confirmed in official
quarters.
SAYS THE JAPANESE
HAVE CEASED ADVANCING.
Liao Vang, Manchuria, March 26.
Gen. Mischtchenko has been informed
that the Japanese have suspended
their advance on the Ping Yang-Anju
line. Three thousand Japanese troops
are stationed at Anju and 1,000 at Pak-
Chieng, while forty Japanese warships
and transports are anchored at Chin
nampo.
According to Russian advices, ,the
object of the Japanese is to turn the
Russians’ Hank, for which they are
awaiting the concentration of their
army.
A Cossack patrol encountered a
Japanese post near Pak-Chieng March
24 and exchanged shots. While retir
ing the Cossacks met a Japanese pa
trol and opened fire with the result
that one Japanese officer, one man and
a horse were killed. The Russian force
suffered no casualties.
russiansTortTfying
POSITIONS AT ANTUNG.
Tokio, March 26.—A private telegram
from Korea states that the Russians
are establishing a position in the vicin
ity of Antung. They are said to have
seven fortresses completed, and to be
engaged In erecting six additional ones.
It is also reported that four batteries
of artillery have been established at
Chynng Stone. .
The Russians are reported to be ex
nerlenring great difficulty in trans
porting 'army supplies, particularly
from Liao Yang. The roads are In
bad condition, und It has been neces
sary to repair then., and construct a
number of new bridges,
pood l scarce. No cattle are avail
able and the Russians have been kill
ing and eatlr.g horses.
MOBILIZING OF ARMY
SAID TO BE COMPLETE.
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moMlUttlo* of Ut Manchurian
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JAPANESE TROOPS DISEMBARKED FROM TRANSPORTS AT CHEMt'I.PO, WHENCE THEY WERE H ITRRIED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE HERMIT KINGDOM.
GEORGIA WILL .
BE FOR PARKER
PROMINENT GEORGIANS WORK
TO PROMOTE THE SENTIMENT FOR
the new York: jidge.
The Parker Demoerutlc Club of
Georgia Was Organised In Atlan
ta—A Branch Is to Be Organised In
Every County lu the State—A. 1..
Miller of Maeon President of the
Clnl—Other Men of Prominence
Among the Oltleers.
Atlanta, March 26. —The Second
Georgia Parker Club was organized
here to-day at a meeting at the Pied
mont Hotel, attended by representa
tive Democrats from many parts of
the state, "fhere were about fifty well
known Georgians present, and tele
grams and letters were received from
many others who could not be here.
There was no suggestion of any an
tagonism to the other Parker clubs,
but it was decided to work in harmony
with any and all organizations formed
to the same, and the nomination of
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York,
as the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors, newspaper men being excluded.
After the meeting had been called to
order by Hon. E. T. Brown, chairman
of the State Executive Committee, Hon.
Hoke Smith was elected temporary
chairman. Mr. Smith. Mir. Brown
and others made anti-Hearst speeches
and all favored Judge Parker as the
Democratic nominee.
Estlll on Committee.
Col. J. H. Estill of Savannah was
present, and took a prominent part In
the meeting. Col. Estill was named on
the committee to perfect plans of or
ganization. It was decided to call the
organization the Parker Democratic
Club of Georgia. The officers are a
president, vice president from each con
gressional district, and twenty-two
from the state at large, an executive
committee, a secretary and treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted, indorsing
Judge Parker for President, and in
structing the chairman of the Execu
tive Committee, to open headquarters
in Atlanta, and start an active cam
paign at once in the Interests of Judge
Parker. It was decided to organize
Parker clubs in every county in the
state.
Officer a f the flub.
Following were the officers elected:
President, Hon. A. L. Miller of Ma
con; secretary, Hon. Thomas W. Loy
less of Augusta; treasurer. W. L. Peel
of Atlanta; chairman of the Executive
Committee; Hon. Thomas B. Felder,
Jr., of Fulton, vice chairmen of the
Executive Committee, Hon. W. S.
West of Lowndes, Hon. J. -T. Kilpat
rick of DeKalb and Hon. Burton Smith
of Fulton.
Among the vice presidents for the
state-at-large, are Hon. Henry G.
Turner. Hon. Hoke Smith, Hon. Joseph
B. Cummings, Hon. Fleming G. du-
Bignon. Hon. E. T. Brown, Hon. Sea
ton Grantland, Hon. C. R. Pendleton.
Hon. James R. Gray, Hon. J. H.
Estill, Hon. Dudley M. Hughe*, Hon.
James M. Smith, Hon. Thomas G.
Lawson, ex-Gov. H. D. McDaniel, Hon.
Spencer R. Atkinson. Hon. Pope
Brown, Hon. Clark Howell; vice pres
idents from the First district, Hon.
R. J. Williams of Swalnsboro, Hon.
r] <f. Neely of Burke. Hon. P. A.
Stovall of Chatham, Hon. W. W.
Sheppard of Liberty. Hon. A. C.
Wright of Efflnghurn, Hon. J. K.
Overstreet of Screven.
THE SENTENCE STANDS
AGAINST REV. CHERRY.
Nashville, Tenn., March 26.—The
sentence Imposed upon Rev. B. A.
Cherry wss to-day affirmed by the Su
preme Court. Cherry was convicted
on the charge of subordination of per
jury In procuring false affidavits to
support g claim for Indemnity against
g firs Insurancs company and his pun
lahment was flsad at three years Im
prison mnt.
**h*rry rr*at4 •tKh • 6Uturbnr In
r*nurt tO'dflY (Hat It was n#4-<winry to
h<tn<!<*uff him iviimivi him Inmi* Um
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SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. MARCH 27. 1004.
SPECTACULAR BLAZE
FOUGHT BY FIREMEN.
Nnmerna* Sensational Escape* Made
From the Flamed.
New York, March 26.—The “double
nine," the dread signal of the New
York fire department, summoning half
the fire-fighting force of Manhattan,
was sounded to-day for a fire that
started just before noon in the prem
ises of the Morris European and Ameri
can Express in the basement of No. 61
Broadway.
The blaze was the most spectacular
that has been seen in New York in
years, and was witnessed by 100,000
persons, who thronged Broadway and
the adjacent streets and viewed the
spectacle from the window's and roofs
of scores of towering skyscrapers. So
great was the crush and excitement
that the reserves of nineteen police pre
cincts, numbering fully 500, had the
utmost difficulty in preserving order
and clearing a way for the fire en
gines to reach the scene.
Although hampered by low-water
pressure the firemen succeeded in prac
tically conflHlng the blaze to Nos. 59
and 61 Broadway, which form one
building that was completely gutted,
the buildings on either side escaping
with comparatively little damage by
fire or water.
The loss is variously estimated at
from SIOO,OOO to $500,000, the difference
being due to the difficulty of estimat
ing the loss on the property in charge
of the Adams Express Company and
the Morris Company, which occupied
No. 59, and the American Express
Compiny, which occupied three floors
of No. 61.
With the exception of one fireman
cut by falling glass, no one was in
jured, although there were numerous
sensational escapes.
When the fire started, from some
cause not determined, employes of the
Adams Express Company, who are or
ganized in a fire brigade, attempted to
fs?ht the flames, but were quickly
driven back. A party of six clerks
on the third floor, finding the stair
ways choked with volumes of smoke
pouring up from the basement, rushed
to the windows. The firemen had not
yet arrived, but one of the clerks
found a coil of rope which he fastened
to the window sill and slid down forty
feet to the street, followed by his
companions.
Five night clerks asleep on the top
floor made their escape by fleeing
across the roofs.
The smoke poured into tW offices
of the Wells Fargo Express Company
at No. 63 and compelled all in the
building to flee to the street. Before
leaving, the clerks In the cashier’s of
fice hastily threw about SIOO,OOO in
gold, silver and checks Into canvas
bags and carried the treasure In safe
ty across Broadway to the vaults of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company.
The location of the fire could hardly
have been a more perilous one. In
the rear of the blazing buildings, sep
arated only by Trinity Place, is a
densely packed mass of ancient ware
houses and tenements stretching west
ward to the North river. Had this
barrier been crossed a most disastrous
conflagration could not have been
averted.
THEY FELIT,OOO FEET.
Four Miner* I.o*t Their l.lvew tn an
Accident In I'cnnHylvania.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. March 26.—Four
men were instantly killed to-day at
the Dorrance shaft, operated by the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. The
dead are:
Joseph Kanolosky, a miner, caught
in wreck of carriage and neck broken.
Bud Van Horn, a blacksmith, and
Peter Cavaleski and Joseph Pipava,
laborers, fell to the bottom of the
shaft and were Instantly killed.
The officials at the mine are unable
to account for the accident. The en
gineer was hoisting the men from the
bottom of the shaft to the surface, a
distance of over 1,000 feet. The ca 1 *
riage shot out of the shaft at great
speed and ran to the head of the
sheave, where the wire cables broke.
The massive carriage tipped over and
started to descend.
Three of the men slipped from the
carriage and plunged to the bottom of
the mine, while the fourth was caught
in the wreckage of the cage and had
his neck broken. _
SWEARINgTfALSELY
AS A BANKRUPT.
Richmond. Va., March 26.—David E.
Hoatrander, of Lyconlng county. Pa.,
was arrested In Pateraburg to-day and
brought her* for hearing before the
United State* commleeloner on the
question of ball. He ta charged with
eonceallng aaeeata amounting to at
laaat lIO.OM, awaartng falsely to ached*
ulea. etc., ae a bankrupt. Ha waa ball*
ed for appearance April 6.
The erreet wae made on a certified
ropy of an Indictment at Harrtaburg,
Pa. The alleged offetiae la eaid to have
a —- nurn Ut April, IMt
LIST OF KILLED
IS NOW ELEVEN
BAD NEGROES WERE SHOT.
ARKANSAS MOB NOW THROUGH
WITH ITS WORK.
Lynchlnn, It lx Hourd, Will Cease.
Two Negroen, With Whose Heath
the Carnival of Slaying In
Thonuht to Have Ended, Were Re
garded an Dangerous Charaetern.
Renee and Quiet Will He Restored.
No farther Trouble Between
Whiten and lllnekn hooked tor.
DeWitt, Ark., March 26.—Two more
negroeß have been put to death In the
eastern part of this county, making
eleven negroes that have been killed an
the result of the rioting, which began
last Monday.
Kelly Johnson, the last of the band
of negroes that caused the trouble,
was shot to death to-day.
Perry Carter, another negro, was
found dead in the woods near where
the five negroes were slain Thursday
night by a crowd of Infuriated citi
zens.
All Is reported quiet to-night at St.
Charles. It is the belief that the most
dangerous negroes have been slain, and
no further trouble is looked for.
The difficulty arose over a trivial
matter at St. Charles betw'een a white
man named Searcy and two negroes
named Henry and Walter Griffin. One
of the negroes, W'ithout warning, struck
both of the Searcy boys over the head
with a table leg, rendering them un
conscious and fracturing their skulls.
Deputy Sheriff Kirkpatrick attempted
to arrest him, and he, too, was knock
ed down.
The negroes then gathered and de
fied the officers, declaring that "no
white man could arrest them.”
WITH EIGHT WIVEsThE
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Body of One of Ilia A’letlins Found
In a Trunk.
London, March 26.—Public interest
continues to be largely absorbed in
the extraordinary developments ■ fol
lowing the suicide of a man named
George Crossman. .
On the night of March 23, Crossman,
who was living in the respectable su
burb of Kensalrise, killed himself to
avoid arrest by the police, whose sus
picions had been aroused regarding the
contents of a trunk which Crossman
was sending away from his house. On
opening the trunk the body of a wom
an was found encased in cement. An
investigation proved that she was
murdered about six months ago, and
that she was one of Crossman’s eight
wives.
Five of his wives were traced and
found alive, one is dead and two are
missing. The identity of the body
found in the cement cannot as yet be
ascertained, on account of decomposi
tion and injury to the skull, which had
been split with an ax or similar instru
ment. The police believe it possible
that the investigation may prove that
Crossman adopted a similar method in
ridding himself of other superfluous
wives, of which it is suspected he
may have had several who have not
yet been traced.
Though he was only about 30 years
of age, the Crossman case rivals that
of the most famous criminals. Under
various aliases, he led a double and
even triple married life, posing suc
cessfully, according to the fancy of the
moment, as an engineer, compositor,
wig maker, or book maker. His chief
means of support, however, appear to
have been derived from his wives, sev
eral of whotn he secured through ad
vertisements. _
Desecrating the Flag.
Ouray, Col., March 26.—Charles Moy
er. president of the Western Federa
tion ot Minors, was arrested here to
day on a charge ot desecrating the
American flag, and atartad overland
for Taliurlda. Moyer was arrested on
a warrant sworn out by M. A. Wood,
of Telluiid*. The alleged desecration
consisted in using pictures of the f<4g
with Inscription* painted between ike
bate as pesters.
COLLINS “DIED GAME.”
Would Not Pray a* He Wae About to
Re Hanged.
Union, Mo., March 26. —George Col
lins was hanged in the jail yard at 1:35
o’clock for participation in the killing
of Charles J. Schumacker, a St. Louis
detective, on Jan. 26, 1903, at the home
of 'William Rudolph, Collins’ partner,
near Stanton, Mo. Detective Schu
macher was attempting to arrest Col
lins for the robbery of the bank at
Union, Mo.
Collins ascended the scaffold calmly
and deliberately. He glanced once at
the noose and then droped his eyes.
Just as the cap was adjusted Collins
uttered his last words to a Jail guard:
“Well, good-by, old man.” Collins’
neck was not broken and he died from
strangulation.
Collins and Rudolph, occupying oppo
site cells, conversed late Into the night
and exchanged farewella. Collins was
up early to-day and wrote a letter to
his mother, which he sealed and mark
ed have delivered. After a hearty
breakfast he said to Sheriff Thomas
Bruch: “I’m ready now, Tom, at any
time you want ms.”
When a priest called and requested
the doomed man to kneel in prayer,
he refused, saying, "No praying for
me. I die game.”
Collins left a will in which he be
queathed his money, amounting to sl,
and hiH personal belongings to Ru
dolph.
RUDOLPH SENTENCED AS
COLLINS WAS SWINGING.
Union, Mo., March 26.—While the
body of George .Collins was dangling
on the scaffold to-day the Jury in the
case of William Rudolph was consider
ing the evidence connecting Rudolph
with the same crime, and almokt be
fore Collin’s body had grown cold in
death, the Judy returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree against Ru
dolph. Hanging is the punishment pre
scribed by law. Rudolph listened to
the verdict apparently unconcerned.
He had wept bitterly when Collins
was executed two hours before.
FINCH HELD IN BOND.
Wordy Exchange Between Gov. Ay
cork and <’oun*el.
Raleigh, N. C„ March 26.—K. S.
Finch of New York was to-day bound
oyer to court under $2,000 bond charged
with conspiracy with V. E. Mcßee in
obtaining a federal receivership for the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad,
which was later dismissed on applica
tion of Finch and Mcßee’s lawyers,
after Mcßee was indicted and bound
over to court before Chief Justice
Clark. The case is on the docket for
next week. .
A sensation was sprung in the trial
to-day when the defense endeavored
to show that Gov. Aycock had agreed
not to press the conspiracy suit If Mc-
Bee gave up the receivership obtained
on Finch’s complaint. The Governor
denied entering into an agreement,
but said that he told Judge Robinson
of counsel for defendants, that he had
accomplished what he wished to do In
vacating the receivership, and did not
desire to advance on a corpse, but had
never said the solicitor would not
prosecute.
During his evidence Gov. Aycock
said he did not accuse Judge Robinson
of violating confidence reposed in him,
but that the associate counsel had
taken the opportunity to mention the
tn attar.
Capt. W. H. Day, associate counsel,
declared the Governor’s remark was
gratuitous and that the Governor
would not make that remark to him on
the street. The chief Justice admon
ished Capt. Day that this matter would
not be allowed to proceed.
Gen. Payne Dying.
Washington, March* 26.—Gen. William
H. Payne, a distinguished ex-Confed
erate officer, and a former member of
the "Black Horse Cavalry," is dying
In his apartments In this city.* Gen.
Payne's home is In Warrenton, Va.
For several years he has practiced law
In Washington and haa acted as coun
sel for the Southern Railway.
Pollock end Hassell.
Baltimore, March 26.—Former Oev
•mor Russell of North Carolina and
President Pollock of Mercer College at
Macon. <Jg., who are patients at John*
Hopkins Hospital, were reported at a
lets hour to-night to be reetlng com
fortably. No faare ere entertained by
the attending physician# for either of
the patient#.
6 CENTS A COPT.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.BI A YEAR
HAWLEY AND RAY
BACK OF SULLY
SO IT IS NOW CHARGED.
CLAIMED THAT THEY ARE EQUAL
LY RESPONSIBLE.
Hnvrley and Rujr Declare They Had '
no Other Relation* With Sully
Thau Those of Customer and
Broker—Were Not in n Hull Coal
ition With Him—Sully** Connael,
on the Other Hand, Ordure* That
They Were Partner* With Sully.
New Yo-k, March 26.—Daniel J. Sul
ly. the tailed cotton speculator, an
nounced to-day that acting on the ad
vice of a friend he had secured per
sonal counsel to whom the prosecution
of a suit against Edwin Hawley
could not be in any sense distasteful.
John R. DosPassos is the attorney se
lected by Mr. Sully.
Edwin Hawley is president of the
lowa Central and Minneapolis and St.
Louis railroads and is one of the capi
talists whose names have been men
tioned recently as the backers of the
Sully bull campaign. Mr. Sully gave
out a formal statement setting forth
his reasons for securing personal coun
sel. Mr. Hawley also gave out a state
ment in which he declared that no re
lation existed between himself and Mr.
Suily’s firm, other than those of cus
tomer and broker.
What Sally Say*.
Mr. Sully'e statement reads as fol
lows:
“Previous to my suspension Mr.
Cutcheon of Hornblower, Byrne, Miller
& Cutcheon had at various times since
I had been doing business in New
York acted for me in several legal
matters. I know that he and his firm
had also acted in various matters for
Mr. Hawley. When I suspended I con
sulted with Mr. Cutcheon. He had no
knowledge at that time of any pos
sible conflict between the Interests of
Mr. Hawley and myself. When it ap
peared that there might be such a con
flict he asked to be released from act
ing for my firm or me, and I insist
ed on his remaining as our legal ad
viser, and after consulting his part
ners and in view of the exigencies of
my situation, he consented to do so.
Neither he nor his firm has ever acted
for Mr. Hawley in connection with any
of the matters over which a conflict
may arise, nor been under any general
retainer by Mr. Hawley or hia inter
ests, and there was no reason why
they should not act for me.
"I am perfectly satisfied that their
entire action has been With a view
solely to the interests of myself and
my firm and my creditors.
"A friend whose advice I feel it
wise to accept has, however, suggest
ed that I employ in addition to Horn
blower, Byrne, Miller & Cutcheon other
personal counsel, to whom the prose
cution of a suit against Mr. Hawley
could not be In any sense distasteful.”
Hawley and Hay Deny It.
Mr. Hawley's statement Is aa fol
lows:
“No relations existed between Mr.
Bully’s firm and myself other than
those of customer and broker. The cot
ton held for my account by the firm
which had originally purchased it was
disposed of by my direction through
that firm m, a business transaction
without any collateral condition or con
sideration whatever. The account
was therefore adjusted, liquidated and
closed out. I exeiclsed my judgment
as to the sale precisely as I had done
as to the purchase. Any suggestion to
the contrary is without foundation of
fact. I make this statement with
reluctance, and only at the suggestion
of some friends of mine who have
urged me in this instance to depart
from the course of silence and indiffer
ence with which I should otherwise
have treated the publication.”
A brief statement was made by Mr.
Frank H. Ray, In which he said that
Mr. Hawley's statement applied also
to his (Ray’s) case.
Say* They Are I.laltle.
John R. DosPassos, who has been
retained for the firm of Daniel J. Sully
&• Cos., gave out the following state
ment this afternoon.
“I have had several hours conversa
tion with Mr. Sully and witnesses and I
confess to being perfectly amazed at
the situation disclosed. The failure of
Mr. Sully, if the facts which he and
his witnesses have imparted to us are
correct, was entirely unnecessary and
brought about by a direct breach of
agreement between himself and Messrs.
Hawley and Ray. According to the
evidence presented, they were partners
in fact and in law, and were con
sequently as much interested as Mr.
Sully in protecting the interests which
they were carrying together.
"Mr. Sully claims, instead of ad
vancing the money which they agreed
to, they shuffled off and evaded their
responsibility by ambiguous responses
until it was too late for Mr. Sully :o
resist the tide which swept through the
cotton market and temporarily engulf
ed it.
"Mr. Sully, acting under our advice,
has placed himself in close connection
with his creditors and proposes to co
operate with them in compelling Haw
ley and Ray to pay all money which
they are liable for under the circum
stances disclosed to us,
“Mr. Sully does not ask for any di
minution in any indebtedness which he
is responsible for, in fact he is willing
to assume liabilities which we have
advised him he Is not bound to meet.
We hope that the creditors will make
some reasonable arrangements with
Mr. Sully and restore him to a posi
tion where he cun act without a load
upon his shoulders, such as created
by proceedings in Involuntary bank
ruptcy."
ISLAND WAS SWEPT
BY DEADLY TORNADO.
Twrutr-foar I‘rraon* Arm Knowa to
Hr Killed.
Port Louise, Island of Mauritius,
March 26.—A tornado caused wide
spread ruin throughout the Island of
Reunion, March U and 22, doing an
enormous amount of damage.
Twenty-four persona are known to
tie killed and thousands are without
food or shelter. Crops, ksims,
bridges and telegraph Ruse wets ia
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