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THE MORNING NEWS. , ~~ Established .1850. .- - Incorporated 1S 88 L VT"\rt>l7>T> 1 - J. 11. ESTILL, President. f JnIJJIKKK 1 t .NOl . 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