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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated (
J. H. ESTILL. President. f
DA PASS FALLS
TO THEJAPANESE
WITHOUT ANY STRUGGLE
THE RUSSIANS CAVE UP AX IM
PORTANT POINT.
OfUnm Is Pressing Upon Knrnpnt
k ln'i Flank—H Taken the Of
fensive Annin in Real Eurnest.
Russians Are Draninic in Their
Forres— Knropatkin Menus to Seek
More Open Country for Fighting,
Iluttle In Expected.
WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
The reports from Russian sources
tell of terrible ravages by disease
In the Japanese armies.
The Liao river is said to have
been dammed abreast of Liao
Yang in order that a flooded coun
try may protect the left flank of
the Japanese army threatening
Mukden.
In St. Petersburg it seems to be
the expectation that Gen. Kuropat
kin will not make a stubborn fight
for the possession of Mukden.
Vladivostok has heard that the
Port Arthur garrison is confident
of being able to hold out at least
three months longer.
Another stroke of ill fortune has
befallen the Russian navy in an
accident to the cruiser Oleg, which
was ordered to be ready about
this time for sea with other ships
of the Baltic squadron. Repairs
to the Oleg will probably detain
her at Cronstadt for six weeks.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 29, 5:20 p. m.—
News has been received here from
Mukden to the effect that the Japanese
have at last begun the offensive. They
have captured Da pass and are press
ing on Gen. Kuropatkin’s left flank.
The War Office is unable to confirm
this officially, because Kuropatkin's
dispatches are following the Emperor,
hut the Associated Press is informed
by the general staff that all indica
tions point to the news being correct.
It is believed the Russians abandon
ed Da pass without serious resistance.
Several other passes of the Da range
eastward of Bentsiaputze (twenty
miles southeast of .Mukden) are also in
the hands of the Japanese.
Kuropatkin is evidently drawing in
his forces to the less mountainous
country northwestward, where he may
decide to give battle. In the mean
while, sharp fighting is regarded as
imminent southeast of Mukden,
whence the Japanese are expected to
deliver their main attack, the flank
movement from the west being of sec
ondary importance.
Da pass, or Ta pass, meaning Gieat
pass, is situated about forty-five miles
southeast of Mukden and about the
same distance north of Liao Yang. It
is about twenty-five miles south of
the Hun river.
The Japanese attacked Da pass,
which was occupied by the troops of
Gens. Mishchenko and SamsonofT, on
Sept. 24. but, according to dispatches
from Harbin, were twice repulsed.
RUSSIANS WONT TRY
TO HOLD MUKDEN.
Main Force Has Retreated North ot
the City.
London, Sept. 30.—Telegraphing
from New Chwang, Sept. 29, the Daily
Mail's correspondent says:
"The main force of the Russian
army has retired to the north of Muk
den. Strong bodies of troops have
been thrown out to defend both flanks
and the southern approaches to the
city Wave been carefully mined.
"The indications are that no serious
attempt will be made to hold Mukden.”
BRITISH STEAMER WAS
STOPPED BY JAPANESE.
Phe Foo, Sept. 29.—The British
steamer Ylk Sang, trading in China
seas, arrived here to-day and reported
that she was stopped by a Japanese
torpedo boat destroyer outside of the
harbor of Che Foo. After her papers
had been examined, the Ylk Sang was
allowed to proceed.
JAPANESE BLOCKADE
PORT OF CHE FOO.
Pt - Petersburg. Sept. 29.—A special
dispatch received here from ('he Foo
fsys three Japanese warships are
|’ lr " hading Che Foo. This evidently
' under an agreement with China, In
r ' to prevent the possibility of any
" f 'he ships of the Port Arthur squad
ron seeking refuge at. Che Foo.
CONSCRIPTION WILL
MEAN 200.000 MEN.
1 'klo. Kept. 2li, p. m.— At the Km
* ' fllce this evening It wss stal'd
the
ne new conscription regulation*
augment the available Japan'*"
‘ |, h'lng force by about twi.im men.
Di $EA$E IS DOING WHAT
RUSSIANS COULD NOT.
Hep* 2* - The Japan***
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BUFFALO GRAFTERS.
City Aldermen Charged With the
Geotle Little Game.
Buffalo, N. Y„ sept. 29.-As the re
sult of District Attorney Coatsworth’s
investigation of charges of alleged
grafting on the part of city officials,
three present aldermen and four for
mer aldermen have been indicted. Thev
ars o' I Th ° mas Henry Moest
and Orrin F. Pierce, aldermen, and
Ldnard C. Besier. Louis G. Roedel.
Henry G. Schneider and John C.
Busch, former aldermen.
All the indicted men were arraigned
in court to-day and pleaded not guilty
Bail was fixed at $1,500 each and was
furnished by all.
The indictment against Harp and
Moest charges that they asked for and
received $350 for their vote and in
fluence in connection with an applica
tion to connect a plant outside the
city with a sewer.
Pierce is charged with asking and
a ß con!', 8 ' rec f eive 50 cents a load from
f contractor for cinders which were
1 Street *" gradinff and resurfacing
aereeTfo 11 is charged, asked for and
agieed to receive the sum of $2 225 for
wfth ll tho enCe ;' nd vote in connection
with the purchase of a site for a
schoolhouse. Roedel and Busch, it is
opiv'? P f' 1 ' as ked for and agreed to re
fonHonf 1 ti con ' r actor who had in
lr d *onn fol ' , the construction of a sew
er, S.IOO each for their votes and in
tlueiice in connection with the letting
of the contract.
Schneider is charged with asking for
and agreeing to accept a bribe of $25
with the understanding that his vote
and opinion would be influenced there
by in connection with the letting of ai
contract for the waterworks.
POSTMASTER GENERAL
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
I’n>ne Ha* Decided Symptom* o
Heart Trouble.
Washington, Sept. 29.—Postmaster
General Payne, it is admitted to-night,
has been in a very serious condition
during the day, but is resting easier
to-night.
His physician gave out a statement
this evening, saying that Mr. Payne
had decided symptoms of heart trou
ble.
During the evening President and
Mrs. Roosevelt called and made in
quiries regarding the Postmaster Gen
eral's condition. Dr. G. Lloyd Ma
gruder, on leaving Mr. Payne's room
late to-night, gave out the following
statement:
"The Postmaster General has not
been feeling well for several days. Re
cently decided symptoms of heart
trouble have developed. These were
very serious during the night and the
early part of to-day. He is respond
ing to the remedies employed and is
resting easier."
AT WAR IN DELAWARE.
Repnhlican Faction* Cannot Be
Brought Together.
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 29. —The war
ring factions of the Republican party
in Delaware made a vain effort to-day
to effect a compromise on a state
ticket, both the Dupont, or regular. Re
publicans, and the Addicks, or Union,
Republicans having held their state
conventions and nominated separate
tickets, with the exception of presi
dential electors, which are the same.
The hitch is over the choice of a can
didate for Governor, each faction in
sisting that It shall have the naming
of the candidate.
Recently the regulars made a prop
osition that each side withdraw its
ticket, and that the regulars submit
the names of five men from whom the
Union Republicans might select one as
the candidate of both factions for
Governor.
The regular Republican State Com
mittee to-day rejected the proposition
of the Union Republicans for common
primaries. Immediately after the an
nouncement of the regulars’ action, the
Union Convention adjourned.
four men"killed
BY ONE ENGINE.
All Were Struck a* They* Stood On
tlie Truck.
Frederick. Md„ Sept. 29,-At Catoc
tln switch on the Baltimore and Ohio
road near here four men were killed
by an engine going east and one se
riously injured to-day. Three of the
victims were killed outright, while the
fourth was so badly hurt that he died
shortly afterwards.
The victims are supposed to have
been tramps. The injured man says
his name is George Hill, Jr., of El
wood, Pa.
At tho time of the accident the men
were walking on the track. At Catoc
tit, switch all of them stepped from
one U >ck to the other to avoid an ap
proaching freight train. It i supposed
that the noise of the passing freight
prevented them from hearing an ap- (
preaching engine, which was going
east.
is PROMISED a visit
from RICHARD CROKER.
N>w York. Sept. 29.—Former Mayor
v.nWyck, who returned from a vaca
tlon trip to Europe on the Baltic to
auy said that he would not lie sur
prl,e,i to see mchurd Coker It. New
york al.hln “ Jun e." said Mr.
Y.Y L 14* IH 111 good health and
v “" 'V a, ideal country life. Mr.
• tea'll"* “ 1 , H |o||B ,„| k lie haa
, rok' '■' 1 .ailitn*. though he i* still
rH ‘"*i'd 111 Ills ft lends on l hla side
‘V, coker !!eake of ' otnlng here.
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SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1904.
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PREACHER HEARD
IN LYNCHING CASE
SAID MITCHELL. AGED 70,
WAS APPARENTLY THE LEADER
OF THE MOB.
Rex-. Frank P. Culver, Pastor of the
First Metlioiltst Chnrch at Hunts
ville Told the Jury of How He
Tried to Turn the Mob From It*
Purpose. Was Assaulted and
Struck With An Iron Pipe—What
Mitchell Said to Him.'
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 29. —Rev.
Frank P. Culver, pastor of the First
Methodist Church and member of the
late grand jury that indicted twenty
six alleged lynchers, was the principal
witness for the state to-day in the trial
of James H. Mitchell, aged 70 years,
charged with arson at the jail.
The witness stated that Mitchell was
apparently the leader of the mob, and
when Mr. Culver asked the crowd not
to burn the jail Mitchell said to him,
“ the Jail: we’re going to burn
it and get the negro.”
Mr. Culver stated on the stand that
he attempted to make a speech to the
crowd the night of the lynching and
was assaulted and struck with an Iron
pipe, Mitchell’s son saying to him,
“You are a preacher and have no bus
iness here.”
BIGFIRE*AT*DAWSON.
Practically An Entire Hlock Wu
Destroyed by Flame*,
Dawson, Ga„ Sept. 29.—The Rogers
stables, Crouch stables and the resi
denoes of J. C. Hind and W. B. Wat
kins and two negro tenement houses
were destroyed by fire this afternoon.
Practically the entire block was de
stroyed. Owing to the fact that the
flames had gained such headway .be
fore the alarm was sent In and to the
extremely low pressure of water, the
firemen were unable to gain control of
the fire before ttie houses were de
stroyed.
BENNETT WILL BE TRIED
FOR MURDER OF WIFE.
Got. Hcywnr.l, After Conference De
cided On Thl* Course.
Columbia, 8. C„ Sept. 29.—Ben Ben
nett. the ex-convict who ha* been In
Savannah, was brought to this city
last night, but will be curried to
Hampton Court House on Monday to
be given a preliminary trial for the
murder of hi* wife.
Gov. Heyward had a consultation to
day with Hollrltor James K. liavla and
agreed on this comae.
Hale* for Speakers,
New Yolk. Kepi. 29 Aiiiiouim ement
la inode at Democratic Motional head
quart ei* that Gov. Aymck of Koith
Carolina will speak In Weal Virginia
,o: 21 and 17 Indiana Get. 29 I,: $9.
Conn,'G< ui, Get 81 and Nov I. New
Jersey. Nov. 2 and 8, and Maryland,
Nov 6. lien J. H Weave, of low.,
will apeak In Indians G,i. t and sub
sequent da'ea David H Hill will
•peak at Manafield O . n , H donator
Tillman „f flout b t’a rot Ins will apeak
In Mte*''WT 1 and Hlinvta, beginning
STRUCK DQWN AND ROBBED
IN A WHTHA LAUNCH.
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Young Man Had Pretended He
Wanted to lluy the Boat.
New York. Sept. 29.—1n the arrest
of a young man who calls himself
Thomas H. Price, and a murderous as
sault upon a detective sergeant, in
which the latter was severely stabbed
twice, it developed to-day that A. Z.
Leubbers, an insurance broker, was a
few days ago assaulted, robbed and
left unconscious in a launch on the
Hudson river.
The assault and robbery of Mr.
Leubbers was committed, according to
a confession which the police claim
has been made by Price, for the sole
purpose of getting money which the
latter had to have to continue to live
in extravagance and fashion. ,
Price, who is a man of athletic build,
only 22, well dressed, with every trace
of refinement and education, was des
perate and threatened to end his life
at the first opportunity, according to
the police sergeant.
According to the story told by the
police, the assault and robbery of Mr.
Leubbers was brought about by an
advertisement in a New York news
paper, offering to sell a naphtha launch.
When a well-mannered young man
called on the insurance broker at his
home and represented that he wanted
to buy a naphtha launch, the broker
went with him to show him that it
was in working order.
The two boarded the boat and set
out for a run about the river. While
he talked the young man held a large
iron wrench in his hand. Suddenly, ac
cording to the story told the police, lie
leaned forward and dealt, the broker
a hard blow on the head, felling him,
unconscious, to the bottom of the boat.
With the boat in the middle of the
stream, it is alleged that Price stripped
Mr. Leubbers of his clothes and his
jewelry. He even changed clothing
with the unconscious man, and then
steered the launch to the shore, alight
ed and pushed the boat out Into the
stream.
Mr. Leubbers was rescued and towed
to shore, and the story of his assault
and robbery was told the police.
When Price was arrested to-day the
prisoner made a violent attack upon
his captor, and other officers were
called before he was subdued and tak
en to the police station. In the strug
gle Price used a lead pencil as a
weapon and inflicted two. severe stab
wounds in the detective’s neck.
fatheFdTed’by theT
HAND OF HIS SON.
The Roy Shot Him for Abasing III*
Mother.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 29.—A special
to the Gazette from Austin, Ark., says:
John King, a farmer, living near
here, Is lying at the point of death
from a gunshot wound at the hands of
his son, Walter, who Is 17 years old.
It is claimed that King was abusing
his wife, when Walter took his mother’s
part and told his father repeatedly to
edase the abuse.
The angered father Is said not to
have heeded the warning given by his
son, and the fatter seized a shotgun
and flred, the load entering King’s
neck.
Young King has been arrested.’
W A TOO \ 114* A COLD
Dal El Iter I* to Kill All III* Knange.
Birmingham. A In.. He pt. 21, Thom**
K. Wilimjh, nomine* of th* f'opullst
party for I*r*i4ent of th* L'nltH
Htut**, ftpoto** to m Uirg* crowd her* lo
fiigtit. Ht d*fiotj|j *d Ihe ft*piihli< ftfi
gnd lJ*rro r if *, bt|i Is id iirni
on whst h* frii*‘d his inability to find
Bny <fifT*imr* b*4**rt th* id*** of
Mr Jtno*fvti snd fudg* l J *rh*r, H*
Imvii for the Ks si to mono* *t iM*rm
Ms simoon* *<i lo nig of thsl h# would
gfVS OUt Ills I*ll#f of *'<*|/t*ft<S to*
morrow
Mr, W##*or sad fo dsy that ha waa
suffartng fiosn * *aaara atf, hut fit*!
A** ssfwrtad to All oil Im* 0 Wtf fc 1 Ui
SPONSOR’S HAND
FAIR BUT WEAK
COULDN’T BREAK THE BOTTLE
AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BAT
TLESHIU CONNECTICUT.
Rear Admiral Rodger* Tried fo
Catch It a* It Rebounded, But He
Didn’t Seem to Be Quite U|t to the
Mark anti it Remained fur One of
the Workmen to Open the Wine,
Great Crond Witnessed the* Sn—
ee**ful La Duelling.
New York. Sept. 29.—Although suc
cessfully launched to-day, the battle
ship Connecticut did not have her bot
tle of wine broken by Miss Alice 3.
Welles, who had been selected as
sponsor for the ship. She threw the
bottle at the bow., as the ship began
to move off the ways, but It failed to
break when it struck the vessel’s side.
Secretary of the Navy Morton and
Rear Admiral Rodgers stood beside
Miss Welles. Rear Admiral Rodgers
attempted to grasp the bottle as it
rebounded, but failed and the ship was
moving off Into the water, when a
workman of the deck seized the string
that held the bottle and dashed the
glass receptacle of the champagne
against the side of the ship, shattering
it to pieces, to the relief of the super
stitious.
This was the only variation of the
prearranged plan, despite the many
sensational stories of attempts to do
the vessel damage. The navy yard was
crowded, it being estimated that al
most 30.000 persons witnessed the
launching. Every point of vantage was
bccupied. Stands for invited guests
had been erected about the big hull,
and outside of this was a fence behind
which the majority of visitors were
keet.
Soon after 11 o'clock the cautionary
flag was run up on the huge crane,
over the bow, and a few minutes later
the warning to “get away” was given
and to the accompaniment of creaking
timbers, booming guns, sirens and
whistles, the big red hull slid into the
water at 11:16 o’clock. It took Just
twenty-six seconds for the Connecticut
to clear the ways.
After the launching several hundred
guests were entertained at luncheon
at the officers' club, at which Secretary
Morton was the guest of honor. A re
ception was uiso held at the naval
branch of the Y. M. C. A., where a
thousand were entertained. Miss Helen
M. Gould received. .Secretary Morton
and Gov. Chamberlain were cheered by
the men as they entered the building
and both made short Informal speeches.
ENGINE AND cTr WENT
INTO AN OPEN DRAW.
Eniltiwr anil Fireman Escaped by
Inluunlntf.
Raleigh, N. C„ Kept. 29.—Southbound
freight No. 10 on the Norfolk and
Koulhern Railroad ran Into an open
draw over the Ferqulman# river, eigh
teen miles south of Elizabeth Oily, to
day, and the engine and one car went
lo the bottom of the river,
The triirtimer u w the algual Indicat
ing that Iha draw mm* open, but his
brake* retuaed lo work.
The engineer and fireman emaped by ;
aorlinnilng.
4* limes t arried a t,aa.
Him*lngham, Ala , Mapt ft,—-In th*
aeiono dl timUiu „f the (‘iltnlmil Court i
40-d>, Mr* Jennie Kngllah, the toll* !
of a milter residing at Llttlet.,,,. wag
convicted ot. lire charge of carrying ‘
i**i ceaied weapon*, and a fine *,f gar,
and ' oral a waa •••-** and again#! tier. 1
7 hla la probably lire Aral IfieOiM# hr
Alabama that a while woman haa beer,
roftvp led or, th- * M-rga **s hVA- i
a*wiad w eagH-ha, J
STRUCK ELLISON DOWN.
Dempsey, Hi* Slayer, Is In .tall at
Covington.
Covington, Ga., Sept. 29.—Because he
refused to assist in turning the press
in packing a bale of cotton, Frether
Dempsey took the big wooden can
hook with which he was operating an
old-fashioned, hand cotton press and
struck Marvin Ellison two heavy blows
on the shoulder and head, which pro
duced death in less than an hour.
The tragedy occurred at Barnes’
gin house in the western part of the
county neat- Salem Camp Ground at
11 o’clock this morning and was wit
nessed by the other employes of the
ginnery.
After the killing Dempsey made a
strenuous effort, to escape, but was
soon caught and lodged iu jail here
this afternoon.
The participants In the unfortunate
tragedy were both respectable young
white men and come from two of the
best families on Newton county. Demp
sey is only 19 years of age and Ellison
21. Dempsey is highly connected, be
ing closely related to the Almands and
Dempseys at Rockdale and Butts
county. Ellison has relatives who are
prominent in the affairs of Covington
and Newton county.
Friends of the tw-o young men are
of the opinion that the trouble was
the outgrowth of bad feeling which is
said to have existed between them for
two years. When seen at the jail to
night Dempsey refused to say more
than he regretted the affair and that
it was not his Intention to kill Ellison.
THROUGH aTaR WINDOW
Whiteman Jumped In Kneape From
Detective*.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Sept. 29.—While being
brought frorfi St. Louis to Buffalo,
Alonzo J. Whiteman to-night escaped
from Detective Serge’ant Albert Solo
mon, of Buffalo, and William H. Field,
assistant superintendent of a detective
agency here.
Whiteman accomplished his escape in
a most daring manner. Jumping from
the Lake Khore fast mail tfiain, near
Dunkirk. Whiteman and the two of
ficers were in a stateroom on a Pull
man car. Whiteman was lying on a
sofa. The train was pulling out of
the Dunkirk yards and was running
at about thirty miles an hour. White
man left his seat and jumped head
first through the car window. Solo
mon and Field rushed to stop him,
but were too late. They saw White
man on the ground as the train whizzed
by.
The two officers demanded that the
conductor stop the ti’ain. He refused
on the ground that the train was car
rying United States mall on a fast
schedule. The train was stopped at
Silver Creek, however, Just for a mo
ment to allow the detectives to alight
and they returned to Dunkirk on an
accommodation train, where they com
menced a search for Whiteman.
Whiteman wag being brought back
to Buffalo on a charge of forgery and
grand larceny, the grand Jury now
sitting having returned an indict
ment agViinst him containing those
charges. He Is suspected of being
implicated In Irregularities in which the
Fidelity Trust Company of Buffalo was
the victim.
Whiteman was a graduate of the
Columbia Law School, and. after he had
been graduated, went to Michigan and
Minnesota. He was elected to the Min
nesota State Senate as a Democrat
when but 25 years old. He Is author
of the Whiteman election law, now in
force In Minnesota. Since 1890 he has
been arrested several times In v’urious
parts of the country.
WHITE MEN*ARE HELD.
Conrt at Talhottnn lnt Them To
iler llond.
Talbotton, Ga., Sept. 29.—1n the ease
of the state against E. D. Shipp, Sea
born Hall and Thomas Butler, the
latter being arrested by Sheriff Rich
ards on the train at Pelham, the com
mitment court convened to-day. Jus
tice W. J. Raines and J. D. Dunbar
presiding.
The charge was assault with Intent
to murder. Col. J. J. Bull, for the de
fense, stated that In view of the fact
that Butler had Just been arrested
they would be obliged to ask for fur
ther time. Warrants being against all
three of the parties, the defense waiv
ed commitment trial without admit
ting guilt and asked that a reasonable
bond be assessed for their appearance
at the next term of Talbot Superior
Court. After consultation the court
fixed the bond for each of the ac
cused at 8650. ,
Solicitor General Gilbert stated In
opposition to Col. Bull that the bond
should respond to the popular senti
ment against mob violence so that the
moral tone would be firm and reso
lute; also that the court’s action should
Impress the public here, as well as
elsewhere.
The defense was represented by Col.
J. J. Bull and A. J. Perryman, and
the state by Col. W. N. McGchee and
Solicitor General S. Price Gilbert.
BURNING OUT HOPE OF
AMERICAN HOME LIFE.
Bishop Nelson Speak* Again*! Di
vorce a! New Haven.
New Haven. Conn., Sept. 29,—The
triennial convention of tho Daughters
of the King In the United States was
formally opened at SI. Paul's Church
to-day. The charge to the convention
was made by Rt. Rev. Cleland Klnloeh
Nelson, Bishop of Georgia. He naked
the Daughters of the King to direct
their earnest work toward remedying
the divorce evil. He said In part:
"Two hundred thousand dlvorcaa a
yeoj- means work for women of revar
•lua, heart and aympathy. My great
est Gust la In the churacter and deter- j
mliiation of American woman, rather |
than the legislation of A inert *n men, |
to slam this tumultuous tide rising j
against the oarrodnaae of motherhood.
Divorce la burning out Ilia hope a
hoauttfut AmeetMoH horns Ufa,"
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read by Mias Uail Mataeud wf At- j
latil*. u<*
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DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
SENATOR HOAR’S
END HAS COME
AFTER A LONG STRUGGLE
HE SUCCUMBED IN HIS BATTLE)
WITH DEATH.
Wan Senior United State* Senator
From Mn**nehn*ett*—End fame at
1:35 O’clock Till* Morning—Fol
lowed n Lome Period of Uucon-
McloiiNnc**—Six Week* Ago Hla
Life Wan Oe*pnfred of.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 30. —George
Frisbie Hoar, senior United States Sen
ator from Massachusetts, died at his
home in this city at 1:35 o'clock this
morning.
The end followed a period of uncon
sciousness that .had continued since
early Tuesday and came so gently
that only the attending physicians
wm-e aware of the exact moment of
dissolution.
The attending physicians despaired
of the Senator’s life six weeks ago,
hut such was the vitality exhibited by
their distinguished patient that even
they were surprised and the public was
at times led to cherish a faith in an
ultimate recovery.
On Sunday last, however, all hope
was abandoned after a last unsuccess
ful attempt to administer medicine
nourishment. Brief lucid intervals
were followed by longer durations of
unconsciousness until Tuesday morn
ing. when the venerable statesman
sank Into a state of coma, from which
all efforts to reuse him proved futile.
Inreer of Senator Hoar,
Senator George Frisbie Hoar was
born at Concord, Mass., Aug. 29, 1826.
He studied in early youth at Concord
Academy, was graduated from Har
vard College in 1816. and later studied
law and was graduated from Dane
Law School, Harvard University. Mr.
Hoar settled at Worcester, where he
practiced law. In 1860 he was city so
licitor, and in 1852 was a member of
the House of Representatives, and in
1857 a member of the State Senate. He
was elected to the Forty-first, Forty
second, Forty-third, and Forty-fourth
Congresses, but declined re-election to
the Forty-fifth. He was an overseer of
Harvard College from 1874 to 1880. He
declined re-election in 1880, but was re
elected in 1896 and again for six years
In 1900.
Mr. Hoar was at one time president
of the Alumni of Harvard College. He
presided over the Massachusetts State
Republican conventions of 1871, 1878,
1882 and 1885. He was a delegate to
the Republican conventions of 1876 at
Cincinnati, and of 1880, 1884 and 1888,
at Chicago, presiding over the conven
tion of 1880. He was chairman of tho
Massachusetts delegation of 1880, 18S1
and 1888, and was a member of the
Electoral Commission In 1876. In 1880
he was regent of Smithsonian Institu
tion, and in the same year was one of
the managers on the part of the House
of Representatives of the Belknap Im
peachment trial. At one time he waa
president of the American Antiquar
ian, of the American Historical Society,
president board trustees of Clark Uni
versity, trustee of the Peabody Mu
seum of Archeology, and trustee of
Leicester Academy. He was a mem
ber of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, of the American Historical So
ciety, the Historic Geneological Soci
ety. the Virginia Historical Society,
Fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, and corresponding
member of the Brooklyn Institute of
Arts and Sciences.
At the time of his death Mr. Hoar
was a trustee of the Peabody fund. He
had conferred on him the doctor of
laws degree by William and Mary, Am
herst, Yale, Harvard, and Dartmouth
Colleges.
Mr. Hoar’s entrance Into national
public life was on March 4. 1869, when
he became a member of the House of
Representatives. He held his seat In
the House until March 4, 1877, when he
became a Senator, succeeding George
Boutwell. He took his seat March j
and was re-elected In 1888. 1889, 1895
and 1901. His term would have expired
March S. 1907. He held the Massachu
setts record for continuous service In
the Senate. His series of terms ex
tended over more than twenty-seven
years, four years longer than the
service of Charles Sumner, who died In
1874, after twenty-three years of serv
ice, and who, until 1900, held the state
record.
Henry L. Dawes, recently deceased,
served for thirty-six years In the na
tional legislature, but only half of this
was In the Senate. Henry Wilson had
been a senator for eighteen years and
Home months when he was elected Vice
President, the office he held at the time
of his death. Daniel Webster’s sena
torial service covered twenty years.
W’hen Mr. Hoar entered the Senate,
In 1877, only two men who have seats
tltpre now were members. They are Al
llHon of lowa and Cockrell of Mis
souri. Htewart of Nevada, who Is In
the Senate now, hud been a member
of that body, but retired In 1876, and
did not re-enter the chamber until
1887. Hale of Maine became a member
of the House on the name day that Mr.
Hoar did, and took Hannibal Hamlin’s
seat when the latter voluntarily retired
from the Senate In 1881.
The late Senator Morrill of Vermont
served forty-four years In both houses
of Congres*. and the late Senator Sher
man served forty-two years continu
ously a* representative, senator and
cabinet officer. Two of the present
members of the Henate, Pettus and
Morgan of Alabama, were Mr. Hoar's
seniors In years, being 83 and 80. re
spectively.
Mr. Hoar was regarded as standing
at the head of the Senate. He took a
conspicuous part In all Important de
bate*, was a man of great mental
vigor and wide knowledge and withal
posaessigl many of the characteristics
of the old-time statesmen.
Curiously enough. In spite of his
leadership In much history making .teg■
filiation. Mr. Mosr found his great tat
pride in securing th* pasnge of
bills providing for the rebuilding of
William and Mary Cotlegs In Virginia,
and for conatructlng the Mississippi
river Jetties under Had* Ills Aral
legislative Interest was In the national
education Mil which was he for* tha
House when be became a member In
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venting him from retiring from public
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