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attempts to ruin
THE CONNECTICUT
WAVY DEPARTMENT REPORT
prOK THE THREE EFFORTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE.
!Thli Is the Battleship I.nnni-lied a
Few Days Ago and that the Gov
ernment Is Building—lt Would
Seem That Someone Connected
With the Work I* Seeking to
Effect the Damage—More Safe
guards Are to Be Adopted.
Washington. Oct. 3. —After delaying
some time in the hope that by working
in secret detectives might be able to
discover the persons who have been
making various attempts to damage
the battleship Connecticut in the New
York navy yard, the Navy Department
to-day concluded to publish the latest
report in the case from William J.
Baxter, the naval constructor in
charge at New York, feeling that pub
licity now will make toward the pro
tection of the vessel in the future from
a repetition of such attempts. The
report says:
‘As reported in the naval construc
tor’s letter of April 1, 1904, there were
discovered on March 31, in compart
ment B-87 two rivets in frame 58%,
connecting the forward frame angle
to the keelplate, whose heads had
been chipped off, holes drilled com
pletely through them and the rivets
forced down into the keelblock be
neath by heavy pressure.
‘‘On Sept. 14, while the diver was
sweeping the underwater portion of
the ways on the Connecticut, there was
* found a bolt about 1% inches in diam
eter, which was located about mid
way with the starboard underway and
about half way between the intersec
tion of the ways with low water and
the end. This bolt was driven into
the ways and projected up about six
inches, making an obstruction which
would have caused serious injury dur
ing the launching and might have en
tirely prevented it.
Guards Then Posted.
“These ways had previously been
Inspected by the divers, at which time
no such bolt was found. Following
the discovery of this bolt, the naval
constructor, as authorized by the com
mandant, stationed additional ship
keepers during the day and at night
stationed four armed shipkeepers
around the ways and made provision
for having light under and around the
Connecticut at all times, and officers
of this department were constantly on
duty in this connection—day and night
—and made periodical inspections be
tween the hours of sunset and sunrise,
and never less than three times each
night.
"On Wednesday night, Sept. 28, the
quarterman shipfitter-in-charge of the
Connecticut, the quarterman riverter
and leading man riveter in charge of
the testing gang, made a thorough and
complete inspection in each water
tight compartment on the vessel, and
after these compartments were in
spected the manhole cover was closed
down and fastened. The result of
these inspections was reported, and
everything was at that time secure and
in good condition. After the launch on
Sept. 29, it was found that compart
ment B-S8 was making water. The
pumps were started and the water
was kept under control.
Hole Drilled In the Side.
“On the morning of Sept. 30, the
pump was started, the compartment
was pumped down and the quarterman
riveter went inLo the compartment
when the water was about five inches
of the bottom and discovered that a
%-lnch hole had been drilled through
the outside shell plate. The location
chosen for drilling this hole was over
the packing on the sliding ways, where
it would have been impossible to de
tect its presence from the outside. The
location of the hole for working pur
poses being absolutely useless, indi
cates that it was done maliciously. An
examination of the compartment and
hole by Assistant Naval Constructor
Robinson of this department indicates
that the hole was drilled from the in
side.
"In view of these malicious acts,
which involved danger to the ship and
possible loss of life of the men employ
ed thereon, it is respectfully recom
mended that the ship be brightly illum
inated both day and night; that special
watchmen of mechanical ability be em
ployed, and that all employes on the
ship be informed of these malicious
acts, in order that each one of them
may feel that it is his duty to guard
against their recurrence.”
The recommendations of the naval
constructor were approved by Admiral
Rodgers, Chief Naval Constructor
Capps and by Assistant Secretary
Darling.
FUNERAL OF HOAR.
Soeietlra and Institution* Represent
ed nt the Service*.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 3. —Funeral
services for United States Senator
George Frisbie Hoar were held here
to-day. In the presence of many per
sons representing societies and asso
ciations, the city of Worcester, the
commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
the Congress of the United States, the
favorite hymns of the dead stateman
■were sung, the 90th Psalm was read,
and the two clergymen spoke words
In eulogy of the man who had been
their friend for many years.
The services, which were held In the
little tthurch of the Unity, which Sen
a‘or Hoar attended. In accordance with
tee wishes of the Senator, were
2* 'he most unceremonious nature.
I>r. Rush R. Shipper), of Brock
,? n ■ Jortnerly pastor of the Church of
tv- Unity, spoke briefly of his personal
Mjualntance with Senator Hoar, and
Kverett Hale, the venerable
'"•irlain of the United States Senate,
R J'Y> mate and llfelonft friend of
Hoar, spoke at considerable
, af, er bavin* read a Psalm and
,* d!l br *f prayer.
”' an an hour was taken up with
and execrlses at the church,
final i' , ihoae present had taken a
theVT? k at ‘he face of the Senator,
to 1,. , y ' va f removed to the City Hall,
whom *1 " ,a ‘* where the thousands
btodat. fhurch could not accom
viw i,' mi *ht hava opportunity to
• Con'r^' r r r ’ w ‘he body will be taken to
Q tor Interment.
Jsatoamiab ißtenin®
PARKER KEEPS BUSY.
He Is Not an Idler While Campaign
ing Is On.
New York. Oct. 3.-A glance into
udge Parker’s private reception room
at his apartments at the Hotel .Seville
reveals a political workshop equipped
almost as completely as his library at
Rosemount. It only needs a view of
the stacks of correspondence and im
posing looking documents to corrobo
rate the report that the Democratic
presidential candidate intends spending
a great deal of his time between now
and election dav in New York, where
he can work in close touch with the
campaign.
That Judge Parker is acquainting
himself with (he minutest details of
the canvass in every one of the states
placed by either party in the doubtful
column is evident from his discussions
with managers. Many reports are be
ing made to Judge Parker by individ
ual workers, which do not pass through
the hands of the National Committee,
and which are given his attention.
This work takes much of his time, so
much in fact, that scores of callers who
have no particular business with the
candidate are unable to find him dis
engaged. Little of Judge Parker’s cor
respondence is attended to by clerks.
Every letter that goes out, unless it be
some formal acknowledgment of serv
ice, is read and signed by the judge.
In his political workshop the candi
date little resembles the dignified man
so much photographed. Frequently he
wears a bobbed-off sack coat, with el
bows shiny and thin, and he does not
always change to his frock when vis
itors are announced. In this apparel
he usually toys a pen or pencil nerv
ously while talking to visitors, as if
anxious to get back to his work.
This is as newspaper men found him
to-day when they were admitted for
daily talks. Little information comes
from these visits.
■ The candidate will discuss his per
sonal plans, but not questions of a po
litical character. He has made it
plain that matters which might influ
ence the destiny of the campaign
should not be answered in an offhand
manner, as might be the case where
replies are made to questions care
lessly propounded or capable of more
than one interpretation. He has ad
hered to a policy established, soon aft
er his nomination—that of answering
formally any questions vitally affect
ing party interests.
Judge Parker found time to-day to
answer much correspondence. His
callers were fewer than on any pre
vious occasion when he has visited
New York.
POWDER MILLS HAVE
RUN OF HARD LUCK.
Fourth Explosion in Four Years
Kills Ttto Men.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 3.—By an ex
plosion in the corning mill of the Du
pont-Denemours Powder Company’s
plant, near Peckville to-day, two men
met instant death. They were:
Richard Hashey, of Jessup.
Walter Allsworth, of Olyphant.
The report of the explosion was
plainly heard in Olyphant and Peck
ville. The roof and sides of the build
ing were blown away and the mill took
fire.
The employes of the other mills near
by were soon on hand with fire ap
paratus and had the flames under con
trol in a short time. The bodies of
the unfortunate men were found among
the ruins in a horribly mangled and
burned condition.
This is the fifth time these mills have
blown up in a period of twenty years,
and four times within the last four
years, always with fatal results.
howtheancilnts
FARED AT NORFOLK.
Entertainment of the Boston Artil
lery Company.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 3.—The Ancient
and Honorable Artillery of Boston was
greeted upon its arrival here to-day by
a national salute, fired by the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues, one of the old
est artillery organizations In the coun
try.
After disembarking the Boston troops
were escorted through the city by a
battalion of Virginia militia. Later
the freedom of the city was extended
by MaJ. Riddick and resolutions of wel
come were presented by President
Burwell of the Council of Norfolk.
This afternoon the Grand Army de
tachment of the artillerymen marched
to the monument erected in honor of
Norfolk's Confederate dead and placed
upon its pedestal a large wreath.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee replied to the re
marks made by Capt. Usher and Maj.
Myers of the artillery.
DEMOCRATS GAINED ONE
In the Election of l.tttle Towns In
Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 3.—A net
gain ef one town to the Democrats and
u net gain of two towns to the license
column tells In .brief the story of the
••little town” elections in Connecticut
to-day. The leaders of both the lead
ing political parties had stated that
the results of to-day’s elections could
have no bearing on the November
election and their opinion was well
founded, the figures having a purely
local significance.
For officers to-day, 132 towns voted
and of these 12S went Republican as
last year, while the bemoerats got
thirty-threi*. as compared with thirty
two last year.
ntTd ef HIS Wouuds.
Charlotte, N. C.. Oct. 8. —John Mar
tin, one of the men who was ho near
Hudson. N. 0.. recently In *
encounter resulting from <** •*>"
of sides regarding Miss Abbott, an
Ohio mlMionAry, difd at Hickory, *.
C. to-day.
PIOUS RUSSIANS
POUR OUT THANKS
“GLORY! THANKS TO GOD!”
that was the cry of rejoic
ing AT FORT ARTHUR.
Gen. Stoessel Raises His Voiee to
Heaven Because of the Repulse ot
the Japanese Attacks of Some
Days Ago—Commends His Soldiers
for Their Bravery—Desperate At
tacks Made by the Japanese.
WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
Small outpost fights constitute
the sum of the activities reported
from the vicinity of Mukden.
The Japanese blockade of Port
Arthur is so effective that Gen.
Stoessel has been unable to inform
the War Office at St. Petersburg
of the situation there.
The report of the arrival of the
Russian armored cruiser Bayan
of the Port Arthur squadron at
Hanchau bay, near Shanghai, has
no official confirmation.
Che Foo, Oct. 3, 2:30 p. m.-An offi
cial report from Gen. Stoessel, dated
Sept. 23, reached Che Foo to-day, con
firming the previous report of the re
pulse of the Japanese attack on Port
Arthur, which began Sept. 19 and end
ed Sept. 22. The fighting was of an
extremely severe character. The Jap
anese having retired, Gen. Stoessel is
sued the following proclamation:
“Glory! Thanks to God! Glory to
our heroic garrison! Glory to 111-
raann, Sychaff and Poggorsky—heroes
all! Thanks to our valiant volunteers
who routed the enemy from the
trenches, destroying them! God has
permitted us to repulse the enemy.
Praise to God!”
The volunteers referred to by Gen.
Stoessel in the proclamation were made
of regulars called upon to take a high
hill which had been captured by the
Japanese.
From semi-official sources tt is
learned that the attack began on Sept.
19 along the whole line and lasted four
days, various positions changing
hands many times.
The high hill mentioned was a very
important position to the Russians.
The Japanese attacked repeatedly, day
and night, finally occupying the posi
tion on the night of Sept. 22 after
suffering very severe losses. The at
tempt to retake this hill being ex
tremely hazardous, Gen. Stoessel re
fused to issue the order, but called for
volunteers. Everybody called upon re
sponded, whereupon a requisite num
ber of men were selected, Lieut. Pog
gorsky and Capt. Sychaff leading them.
Soldiers and officers alike carried
grenades (explosive shells weighing
from two to six pounds, which are
thrown by hand), and with these they
attacked the Japanese temporary
fortifications and drove the latter from
all of their positions.
Several mines were exploded during
the general battle, causing severe
losses. The Russians calculate that
the total Japanese losses for the four
days* fighting reach 20,000 men.
FURTHER ACCOUNTS
OF THE HARD FIGHTING.
Che Foo, Oct. 3, 3:30 p. m.—A private
letter received here to-day from Port
Arthur, dated Sept. 23, gives further
details of the fighting from Sept. 19 to
Sept. 22. The attack began with a
heavy bombardment directed against
nearly all the Russian outposts and
many ot the main forts. The shelling
•f the redoubts protecting the water
supply of Port Arthur was tremendous.
Nightfall of Sept. 19 found the water
works redoubts reduced to mere heaps
of debris. -The garrisons of the re
doubts thereupon retreated safely to
the main fortifications under the cover
of darkness.
At 4 o’clock the same afternoon the
Japanese assault on “High Hill” be
gan. The Japanese plan of attack
never varied. First a bombardment
and then an assault and when repulsed,
a bombardment again and then another
assault.
The desperate determination of the
Japanese to capture this position
amounted to fanaticism, their efforts
never ceasing during four days. One
battalion of Japanese, having retreated
into a valley, were exposed to the Rus
sian shrapnel fire and were almost an
nihilated.
Eventually the Japanese succeeded in
placing one field gun and two machine
gun* in position hehind hastily made
barriers. Their tenure of the position,
owing to the fire from the Inner forts,
was very Insecure, and when Lieut.
Poggorsky and the volunteers charged,
the tide turned against them. One bat
talion, composed of the remnants of
two companies, were annihilated In the
trenches, which they refused to desert.
Another detachment were driven Into
the Russian entanglements, where
Capt. Syehaff's force waa waiting and
completed the rout.
Two other attempts made by the Jap
anese to retaka the positions failed.
A FEW SMALL FIGHTS
OCCUR ABOUT MUKDEN.
Mukden. Oct. 3.—Thera have been a
few small outpost fights, but other
wise tha situation Is unchanged.
The Japanese ore active westward of
Mukden. Tha Russian cavalry force*
) nr* strong In that direction, their
horse* ar* In splendid condition and
the road* are good. The Japanese are
alao active eastward and have been
l reuifoi cad. t
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1004
ONLY TWELVE ALIVE
OUT OF 4,000 MEN.
Story of Annihilation of n Japanese
Fores.
London, Oct. 4.—The Daily Tele
graph's Nagasaki correspondent, ca
bling under date of Sept. 25, says:
“Terrible artillery conflicts are add
ing to the horrors of the situation at
Port Arthur. On Sept. 22 and 23 the
Russians made sorties against posi
tions held by the Knagawar regiment,
and desperate fighting ensued. The
Japanese force was practically anni
hilated, only one non-eonmissloned of
i ficer and eleven men remaining alive
out of the 4,000 who went into the en
gagement."
"The Japanese tunnel into Port Ar
thur was completed on Sept. 24 and
was immediately used. The result is
unknown."
NICHOLAS MAY NAME
A COMMANDER SOON.
Speculation ns to Who Will Be the
t'rar's Choice.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 3, 5:55 p. m.—
Knißeror Nicholas returned to St. Pe
tersburg to-day from the south, and
the Associated Press hears on very
high authority that the appointment of
a commander-in-chief will be announc
ed within forty-eight hours. While
Gen. Kuropatkin’s friends still insist
that he will be appointed, members of
the Emperor's entourage express no
doubt that Grand Duke Nicholas Nich
olaieviteh will be chosen.
The official advices from the front to
day report that all is quiet along the
whole line of the opposing armies. A
slight Japanese movement has been
observed at Fengtiapu about sixteen
miles southeast of Mukden, but there
has been no collision. The War Office
apparently does not anticipate fighting
on a large scale in the immediate fu
ture.
The principal cause of alarm at the
War Office is occasion'd' hy the lack
of definite information Regarding the
exact whereabouts of field Marshal
Oyama’s right. The Itsussian scouts
have lost touch with Gen. Kurokis
main army, which may ve increasing
importance to the flanking movement
west under Gen. Oku, which hitherto
has been regarded as a feint for the
real turning movement to strike at
Gen. Kuropatkin’s line of communica
tions from the east. It also may con
tain the potentialities of a big sur
prise.
Ten days ago Kuropatkin and the
War Office were convinced that the
Japanese were concentrating at Sian
sehan, and that an immediate advance
was imminent in force. Accordingly
the Russians fell back from the passes
of the Da mountain range without of
fering resistance. But after several
days they suddenly discovered that the
Japanese were not pressing forward,
and thereupon the Russian scouts
pushed out to ascertain the cause.
They penetrated as far as Sianschan
and Slaodyr, bringing back the start
ling intelligence that not more than
a brigade of Japanese troops was
there. This forthwith was followed up
by important cavalry movements and
the reoccupation of the Da range
passes, but Kuroki's main body was
not located. There were no indica
tions, however, that he had succeeded
in reaching a position, further east
ward, whence he could make a pivotal
movement against the railroad, and
consequently it was concluded that his
main force must still be between the
Yental mines and Bensihu, five miles
east of Yental station.
In a word, the present advices Indi
cate that the Japanese preparations
are being made more slowly than sup
posed. Kuropatkin's plans are care
fully guarded. While he is disposing
his forces to take advantage of any
situation that may offer, the best opin
ion is that he will not accept a general
engagement, but will withdraw to Tie
pass, where the bulk of his army Is
massed.
JAPANESE WILL HAVE
OVER 14000*000 MEN.
London, Oct. 4.—Explaining the de
tails of the new Japanese military
regulations, the Times correspondent
at Tokio says it will ultimately make
the total war strength of the army
exceed 1,000,000.
Have Strengthened Posts.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.—A dispatch
was received to-day from Gen. Sak
haroff, announcing that the Japanese
have strengthened their advance posts
at Fengtiapu, sixteen miles southeast
of Mukden. Elsewhere, he adds, there
are no developments.
NEWYORK DEMOCRATS
Nominate Congressmen, Among
Them Charles A. Tonne.
New York, Oct. 3.—Congressional
district conventions were held by the
Democrats In various districts of New
York and Brooklyn to-night. Those
nominated Included William Rulzer,
William Randolph Hearst, W. Bourke
Cockran and Charles A. Towr*c.
In the Twelfth district Congressman
Cockran made an address, in which ho
told of the principles the Democratic
party was fighting for and severely
criticised the Republicans, saying
among other things, that the party
now in power In the nation Is respon
sible for lynching in the Bouth. He
continued:
"Since the death of Lincoln no Re
publican President and no Republican
statesmen has been able to secure any
thing like the popular regard which
was enjoyed up to hi* death by Sam
uel J Tilden, and which to-day is en
joyed by Grover Cleveland.”
FOUR WERE KILLED
AND FIFTY INJURED.
London, Oct. 3.—Four person* were
killed and It Is estimated that about
fifty were Injured, some of them fatal
ly, in a railway accident near Llanelly
(fifteen miles southeast of Carmarthen,
Wales), this afternoon.
An exprese train drawn by two en
gines wss derailed, the engines jumping
the track and several coaches being
overturned. •
ST. LOUIS BOODLER
MAKES CONFESSION
CHARLES F. KELLY TOLD
ALL ABOUT HOW THE MUNICIPAL
ASSEMBLY TOOK BRIBES.
For Many Years the Practice Hail
Been in Vogue, the Combine Rely
iiiK l|,nn flic Lending; Politician.*
and Financier,. for Protection.
Cniil.l Tluxsie Anyone Wlio Showed
n IHs|io*itln to Expose the Gang.
Kelly's Conscience Hurts Him.
St. Louis. Oct. 3.—ln a written con
fession to-diiy, Charles F. Kelly,
speaker of the House of Delegates dur
ing a period In the life of the boodle
combine, relates the story of that com
bine. He declares that a prominent
local politician promised himself and
others implicated that the next cir
cuit attorney would be “all right,"
and promised if they would remain
firm he would secure for them con
tinuances until the new circuit attor
ney took office or pardons afterwards.
Kelly declares he refused this offer
and that he makes this confession to
“satisfy the pangs of an accusing con
science, to obey the requests of his
wife, and to do what he can to make
atonement to the public and prevent
other young men from following the
path which he declares has led him
to ruin."
In his confession, Kelly details the
story of the city lighting deal, for
which he says a. boodle fund of $47,500
was divided among the nineteen mem
bers of the combine at Julius Leh
man's birthday party. Kelly says:
Going on for Twenty-Five Uenrs.
"1 know from my own knowledge
and from the statements made to me
by those on the inside that the bribery
lias been going on In the municipal
assembly of St. Louis for the past
twenty-five years. Hardly a bill pass
ed that body in the last quarter of a
century unless It was paid for. We
did not fear exposure and punishment,
for the reason that we believed that
no one would dare to do it. In case
of attack we knew most of the poli
ticians and many of the large finan
ciers of St. Louis would be with us.
A former prosecutor showed some
signs of starting after us, but he was
bluffed off. I
"When the present prosecutor (Cir
cuit Attorney Folk is meant here),
commenced his war on us, we tried to
intimidate him by threats of assas
sination, and when this had no effect
we laid all sorts of traps for him, with
out success. Then somfl one derided
that the best plan would be to start
a newspaper and libel him so fiercely
as to draw his fire by taking up his
time in libel prosecuting, or If he did
not, his influence would be weakened
and destroyed. Although we could find
nothing after a thorough search, to
make attack on, libels were deliber
ately made up for the purpose of af
fecting public sentiment. This plan
was participated In, not only by mem
bers of the House of Delegates under
indictment for boodling, but by promi
nent financiers of St. Louis, who feared
exposure, and by those who gave us the
money.”
Wan Honor Among Thieves.
Of the combine, Kelly had this t
say:
“We never thought of passing a bill
out. of which any money could be ob
tained, unless we were paid for our
votes. We went about it in a busi
ness-like way, and had combine meet
ings at stated times and fixed the
bribe prices which we were to receive
for our votes, by a majority vote of
the combine. Then we would select
one of the combine, in whose honesty
we had confidence, to go out and get
the money.
"These agents would rarely ever be
tray us. In one or two Instances, they
confiscated part of the money, but
as a general rule they were honest
with us. Among ourselves, under
stand, we had a high code of morals,
and it was considered extremely dis
honest for a member of the combine
to accept bribe money without dividing
it amongst his fellows.”
he wenTtcTsleep
ON RAILROAD TRACK.
Pnrrnmore Chose n Bed from Which
11c Did Not Rise.
Sparks, Oa., Oct. 3.— At 4 o'clock this
afternoon a freight train on the Nash
ville and Sparks Railroad instantly
killed John Porramore, a farmer,
about one mile east of Sparks.
Porramore returned from Valdosta
at noon to-day with a large supply
of whisky and left Sparks with a
friend about 1 o’clock, both being
drunk. They went to sleep, Porramore
lying on the railroad track Just this
side of a sharp curve, which was also
down grade. The engineer reversed
hts engine, but it was Impossible to
stop.
The finding of the coroner's Jury ex
onerated the railroad from any blame,
stating that under the circumstances
It was unavoidable.
Porramore leaves a wife and two
children.
NEW YORKERSBUY
MEXICAN VOLCANO.
Mexico City, Oct. 3.—The final pa
pers of the transfer of Popoeatapetl
were signed to-day by New York par
ties for the acquisition of the volcano
and its Immense sulphur deposits. Gen.
Caspar Sanchez Ochoa, a veteran Mex
ican officer, one of the principal own
ers of the property, received $300,000
gold and will be given 200,000
shares In an American company, which
Is to be organized with a capital of
$5,000,000.
Killed By Explosion.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 3.—One man
was killed and another seriously In
jured by the explosion of a steam boil
er In the plant of Swift & Co.'s pack
ing house In North Fort Worth late to
day. The dead:
John Lyons.
Seriously Injured, probably fatally:
C. M. McNulty.
The damage to the pleat wm slights
SET FIRE TO HIS HOUSE:
BURNED UP HIS SON.
Performance of n Negro ••Voodoo”
Doctor at Norfolk,
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 3.—Haywood Le
nalre, a negro “Voodoo physician," act
lire to his house on Muscovite street
to-day and unheeding the appeals of
his 10-year-old son. sprang through a
window, left his child to perish in the
fiames and tied. Lenalre was later ar
rested and committed to Jail to await
examination. The negro made no
statement whatever concerning his
crime or motive.
Lenalre haa lived for many yeatH lit
the house that he destroyed, it being
his property. He claimed to boa
"Voodoo" doctor, with power to con
jure and put evil spirits on those who
offended him. His houna .contained
many firearms, and one of his prac
tices was to fire his ritle down the well
at midnight and early in the morning
hours, by which means he either called
up or quieted evil spirits.
The neighbors, aroused by the bright
glare of the lire this morning, reached
the scene in time to see Lenalre spring
through a window and vault three
fences and make his escape to the
road, down which he ran with the
cries of “Papa, let me out," coming
from hts son imprisoned In the burn
ing building. The tire hud gained such
headway that It could not be checked,
and in a short While thu building was
a mass of ashes.
As soon as possible a search was
made for the remains of the child and
the blackened body, burned to a crisp,
was found in one corner.
BY FIRE If M I AMI
One Was Killed and Severn! Were
Injured.
Miami, Fla., Oct. 3.—By the burning
of the boarding house of Mrs. M. E.
Johnson, corner of Avenue D and
Ninth street, this morning Ht 1:30
o’clock, Oliver Johnson, aged 16, was
burned to death and several others
were seriously injured.
The occupants were ull asleep when
the tire was discovered enveloping the
lower floor, and all made their escape
by jumping from a second-story win
dow.
Oliver Johnson attempted to escape
by running down the stairs and he ran
into the fire. He reached the street
entrance and there he fell. He was
rescued and lived until 5 o'clock.
J. A. Singleton sustained an Injury
to his hip and shoulder; W. A. Hulln
of Palm Beach sustained severe burns
about his legs, and Mr. Hart had his
hands badly burned. >
Oliver Johnson was a member of the
fire department, and he will be buried
under the directions of that body at
4 o'clock to-morrow. All the others who
were burned will recover.
The property loss will reach $2,000.
TRAIN WAS wIrECKED
BY 10-YEAR OLD GIRL
Pat n Nat on the Truck Jnat for
Fan, She Declared.
Roanoke, Va., Oct. 3. —Detectives to
day arrested Gussie Loving, a 10-year
old white girl, at her home near Dun
low, W. Va., charged with wrecking a
Norfolk and Western passenger train
at that point yesterday.
The train was wrecked by striking a
bolt nut placed on the rail. The en
gine and baggage and mail car were
derailed and wont down an embank
ment.
The engineer, fireman and mail clerk
were all more or less Injured, but none
of the passengers was hurt.
When arrested the girl admitted her
guilt, and said she put the nut on the
track, "Just for fun, to see the train
mash It.”
MAMIE DE CRITwiLL
BE OUT IN A MONTH.
Diamond Uueen Will Then Come
Back to Savannah,
Atlanta, Oct. 3.—lt is stated at the
prison commission office that the term
of imprisonment of Mamie De Cris, the
"Diamond Queen,” sent up from Sa
vannah, will expire within a month.
She will then 'be released from the
state prison farm, and it is expected
will return to Savannah.
FIRST DISTRICT'mAN
NAMED BY TERRELL.
Now Appoints John W. Smith on
Normal School Board.
Atlanta, Oct. 3.—Gov. Terrell to
day appointed John W. Smith, coun
ty school commissioner of Tattnall
county, a member of the board of trus
tees of the State Normal School from
the First Congressional District In the
place of E. W. Brittain, resigned.
BUT A MATTER^OF TIME
FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Physicians Are Simply Awaiting the
Dissolution.
Washington, Oct. 4.—At 2 o’clock
thta morning Mr. Payne was barely
alive and all hope had been abandoned.
It was announced that he waa Juat
lingering, and while he might last two
hour*, the end might come at any mo
ment. No stimulant* are being ad
ministered. and the physician* are al
lowing nature to take Its oourso.
5 CENTS A COPY
DAILY. *8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A WEKK.iI A YEAR
REQUISITIONS FOR
FLORIDA FEUDISTS
THE ALTMANS AND HARVEY
TO BE Tt RXF.D OVER TO THE
GEORGIA AUTHORITIES.
Trial of Hilary and t hnrlen Altman
nnd Ivey Harvey for the Marder
of W. J. lluncnn nml Jim Riley
Is to Be Held in Charlton County.
It Is Said the prisoners Arc Work
luk tor Release Upon Halims Cor
pus Proceedings-
Atlanta, Oct. 3.—Gov. Terrell to
day Issued requisitions for Hilary Alt
man. Charles Altman and Ivey Har
vey, the three men who killed W.
J. Duncan and Jim Riley on a train
some time ago.
It was thought at the time that the
killing had occurred in Florida, and
with the assistance of Florida state
troops the three mer. were captured.
It developed, however, that the crime
had been committed In Charlton coun
ty, Georgia.
Gov. Terrell was unable to Issue the
requisition until he heard from Soli
citor General John W. Bennett of
Waycross of the Brunswick circuit.
This morning the request for the re
quisitions came In from Solicitor Ben
nett. who asked that they be rushed
back at once to the sheriff of Charl
ton county, as he understood that tha
men in Florida under arreat were mak
ing an effort to secure their release
by habeas corpus proceedings.
When the preliminary hearing is
held at Folkston, the three defendants
will be represented by the same at
torneys that conducted their defense <n
Macclenny, the law firms of Walker &
Shaylor and Bryan & Bryan of Jack
sonville, and Long A Fielding of
Starke, Fla. The prosecution In the
Georgia court will, of course, be con
ducted by the solicitor general, who
will be assisted by the law firm of
Clark, Parker A Hemming and L. E.
Wade of Jacksonville.
his party not for sale.
No Bargaining, Mays Balfour. With
the Irish Party.
Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 3.—Pre
mier Balfour opened the autumn cam
paign here to-night as the gueat of
the Conservative Club.
Mr. Balfour said the leader of the
Irish party had given wide currency In
America to the'view that In the next
Parliament the Irish members would
hold the balance of power, but, he
said, so far as the Unionists were con
cerned, no bargaining would occur.
The Unionists were not for sale.
Mr. Balfour said he was not a pro
tectionist. He was one of those who
thought protection was not the best
policy under existing circumstances.
It was not a policy that he recom
mended directly or Indirectly either to
his colleagues or to the country, and
he did not think he could remain the
leader of his party If protection were
adopted.
Whether Mr. Chamberlain’s estimate
of colonial opinion was right or wrong.
Mr. Balfour entirely agreed with Mr.
Chamberlain that a point had -)*n
reached where the only way out waa
to have a free conference with the
self-governing colonies and India. Mr.
Balfour strongly recommended that
course to the Unionist party.
GAY WAS KILLED
BY TWO NEGROES.
He Ilnd a Shotgun nnd They Had
Revolvers.
Hamilton, Ga., Oct. 3. —Early yester
day morning Lon Gay, a young white
farmer living about four miles north
of Hamilton, was shot and killed by
Ashford Jenkins and Zan Mann, both
negroes.
Jenkins and Mann were seen at an
early hour yesterday, coming with
their team in the direction of Hamil
ton. Shortly afterward Gay, with a
shotgun on hts shoulder, was seen
coming after them, riding a mule at
a lively pace. He overtook them about
a mile from Hamilton.
It Is said that the negroes got out
of their buggy when they saw Gay
and started across a cotton field. Gay
followed them into the field, and the
negroes opened fire, using revolvers.
A man living near went quickly to
the scene and found Gay dead, with a
bullet hole in his abdomen.
Jenkins made hts escape, but Mann
waa atTested.
REPORTWILL SHOVT~
COTTON’S DETERIORATION.
Washington, Oct. 3.—The monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of
•tatlstlcs of the Department of Ag
riculture will show the average con
dition of cotton on Bept. 24, to have
been 78.8, as compared with 84.1 last
month, 85.1 on Bept. 26, I*o3. 68.3 on
Sept. 25. 1902, and a ten year aver
age of 86.8.
May Mettle' the Strike.
Knoxville, T#nn„ Oct. B.— There It a
possibility of the present strike of min
ers In District No. 19, United Mine
Workers of America, being settled at
Louisville, Ky„ on Wednesday, when
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers meets a committee of
operators and miners of this district.
Local operators believe that President
Mitchell will urge the men to accept
the T per cent, reduction proposed by
the operator a