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THE MORNING NEWS. I Established 1850. - Incorporated tSBg > Vr\lDl^n J. H. ESTILL. President. > > 3l KKR 1 7.SOS. RUSSIAN FORCES MARCHING SOUTH KUROPATKIN IN THE FIELD % reading his army against the JAPANESE. Rnsaian Front Forty-Fire Miles Long— Vental Coal Mines Thought to Be Unprotected—St. Petersburg Hears Cheering News—Mukden Dispatches Say There Hus l!een a Decided Change in the Situation, and the Japanese Army Is Retir ing Southward—Tokio Hears ot Losses ot Russian War Vessels. While Gen. Kuropatkin has contin ued to advance his entire front against the armies of Field Marshal Oyama, ho has not met with any formidable op position. However, the expectation is that a battle of magnitude must be fought within a few days. It is be lieved that the Japanese will make a stand at Liao Yang. Several positions east of that place have been aban by the Japanese. At. St. Petersburg it is surmised that Fit Id Marshal Oyama’s forces have been weakened by the dispatch of troops to aid Gen. Nogi in reducing Port Arthur, and that this condition lias afforded Gen. Kuropatkin an op portunity to recover ground lost dur ing the month of August. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10. 6:15 p. m.— Gen. Kuropatkin is in the field, per sonally directing the forward move ments of the army, which, it is under stood, is divided into two strong col umns, moving on each side of the rail road, whence they will draw their sup plies, their flanks being assured by no less than 150 squadrons of Cossacks. The Russians are operating along a front of between forty and forty-five mile, extending from Kaoutou pass to Bentsiaputze on the east and across the Hun river to the left bank of the Liao river on the west. They are tak ing every precaution against possible counter-attacks, throwing up entrench ments as they advance southward. Field Marshal Oyama, however, has not yet shown a disposition to strongly hold his outer positions. The evacuation of Bentsiaputze left the flank of the Japanese position at the Yentai mines unprotected and news of the abandonment of the mines is, therefore, hourly expected. The Japanese appear to be concen trating their forces in the fortifications formerly occupied by the Russians on the right bank of the Taitse river, which are exceedingly strong, and they have an equally good defense north and south. The Japanese retired from Bentsia putze almost without a struggle, fear ing that Gen. Mistehenko’s Cossacks would surround the position and cut them off. Bentsiaputze is of the highest impor tance, commanding the roads from Mukden and Fushuii to Liao Yang and Fensihu. Private advices from Mukden just received indicate that the artillery is •heady at work. An engagement is reported to have occurred yesterday on the Russian right flank, fourteen miles southwest of Mukden. Such news of the Russian move ments as may be given out without compromising the advance is likely to he telegraphed by Gen. Kuropatkin each evening, after the day’s work in the field is over. A BATTLE TO DECIDE THE MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN. Kuropatkin Marching Against the Enemy to Do or Hie. St. Petersburg, Oct. 11, 2:15 a. m. —A battle upon which the fate of this year's campaign in Manchuria depends seems only a few days ahead. Ad vices from the front are meager. All that is positively known officially, is that Gen. Kuropatkin has cast the die tit last, about-faced his army and is marching resolutely against the enemy tis if resolved to do or die. According to unofficial reports Field Marshal Oyama, at the first sign of Gen. Kuropatkin taking the offensive, began drawing in his line and concen trating upon fortified positions north of Liao Yang. According to the lat est reports, which are contained in a dispatch to the Associated Press from Mukden, dated at 6 o’clock to-night, the Japanese outposts are being driven in all along the line. It is not clear whether Gen. Kuro patkin contemplates a blow on the left, center or right of the Japanese army, but the fact that stress Is laid upon the capture of Bensiaputze. which opens the road and fords to Benslhu. twenty miles east of Liao Yang, where Gen. Kuroki crossed, and that Cos sacks are already reported in the neighborhood erf the stream, might foreshadow an exact reversal of the battle of Liao Yang, this time the Rus sian eommander Hanking and turning Liao Yang with his left as Field Mar shal Oyama did with his right. Little light has been thrown upon the considerations which led Gen. Ku ropatkin suddenly to assume the of fensive: but no word Is heard at the war office intimating that the course savors of rashness. Officers of the general affair, while not under-estimat ing the heavy task and severe sacrifices that are involved in assuming the of fensive. nevertheless express absolute confidence that. Gen. Kuropatkin has found a weak point in the Japanese armor. Different explanations abound as to the reason for making the forward movement at this time. The advance is attributed to a realization by Gen. Kuropatkin of the difficulty the Jap anese have encountered in making good their losses at Liao Yang and replen ishing their supplies and ammunition, or possibly to the drawing of a por tion of the Japanese troops to rein force Gen. Nogi In a desperate effort to end the siege of Port Arthur. in political circles considerable stress is laid upon the moral effect upon the Chinese that may bs expected from Gen. Kuropatkin advancing without being compelled to abandon the sacred city ol Mukden, it being remembered Mahatma!) JUtofnittfl , Ja P anes e failed to reach the c-Ki °r in, P erial tombs during the i-nmo-Japanese war. A THRILL OF JOY THROUGHOUT ALL RUSSIA That Kuropatkin I. to Assume the Offensive. St. Petersburg. Oct. 10, 1:15 p. m.— The formal announcement that Gen. Kuropatkin is at last strong enough to assume the offensive, together with unofficial reports that offensive move ments against the three armies of Field Marshal Oyama have been progressing since Oct. 4, has sent a thrill of joy throughout Russia. The announcement, which had been awaited patiently through the long, weary months of discouragement and defeat, had an instantaneous effect. The public bulletin boards at the street corners upon which were posted copies of Kuropatkin’s order of the day, were surrounded by crowds, really cheerful for the first time since the vpir be gan. RUSSIAN ARMY~ MOVING ON THE ENEMY. Mukden, Oct. 10, 6 p. m.— At last the correspondents ’are permitted to telegraph the news that the Russian army is moving upon the Japanese. They have waited a long time for this moment, the turning point in the campaign. The advance actually began, Oct. 5, and the preparations were enveloped in the greatest secrecy. Last night a correspondent of the As sociated Press telegraphed ithe first news that the forward march had be gun auspiciously for the Russians, the Japanese having lost a most import ant fortified position, Bentsfaputze, the key of the Bensihu roads and the ford of the Taitse river, and having ex posed their right flank. This morning came the news that the Japanese were being driven back along the whole front. But these are only advance guard successes. The heavy work is still ahead and a Russian victory will on ly be certain when the Russians re enter Liao Yang. It is necessary to study the Japanese dispositions, telegraphed to the Asso ciated Press last night, in order to appreciate Gen. Kuropatkin’s task. The Japanese armies are prepared to meet the Russians and the advance of the latter is expected to develop quickly. The decisive moment of the campaign is close at hand. RUSSIAN VESSELS REPORTED SUNK. Tokio, Oct. 10, 10 p. m.—lt is report ed here that the Japanese recently cen tered a fire from the land positions and from the fleet blockading Port Ar thur on the west harbor with the ob ject of destroying the Russian fleet, and succeeded in sinking three vessels, the names and character of which are unknown. The failure of the Port Arthur fleet to make a sortie is creating the im pression that the Russians intend to destroy their ships just before the fall of the fortress in preference to taking the risk of a sortie. JAPANESE ARMY MOVING SOUTHWARD. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—A dispatch to the Bourse Gazette from Mukden, dated yesterday, says: "The general situation at the seat of war has materially changed. The Jap anese main army is retiring south ward. Its right wing has gone thirty miles southward, evacuating Slan shan, Sinangai, Saimatsze, Fenshui Pass and the neighborhood of Kwan diansian. The Japanese are thus giv ing up not only the positions which they occupied after the battle of Liao Yang, but places they had previously taken.” DAILY FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR. Che Foo, Oct. 10, 11 la. m.—The Russian agent here announces author itatively that there has been no fight ing of importance at Port Arthur since the last big assault on the fortress, (from Sept. 19 to Sept. 23.) On the night of Oct. 5, the Jap anese landed a force from Tache bay and the Russians retired in the face of superior numbers. The next day, however, the Japanese were driven out by an artillery fire, one gun which they had mounted being destroyed. The Japanese engage In bombard ments for three or four hours daily. JAP REINFORCEMENTS MOVING TO LIAO YANG. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—A dispatch from the Russian headquarters at Muk den fo-day says the land blockade of Port Arthur has been weakened, and that the Japanese at Liao Yang have been reinforced by 15,000 men by way of New Ch\v*ang and that they ex pect three additional divisions In a few days. RUSSIAN SCOUTS AMBUSHED. Mukden, Oct. 10.—On the western front yesterday a party of Caucasian scouts, while reconnolterlng, felt into an ambush of two companies of Japa nese Infantry, who fired a volley at the srouts. Before the latter could withdraw they lost ten wounded, in cluding a lieutenant, Kousoff, and one man killed. PORT ARTHUR NEARING SURRENDER. Ikindon, Oct. 11.—The Morning Post’s Ahnnghal correspondent ssys It is stated that Lieut. Gen. Sfoessel has reported that unless ha Is relieved be fore December, be must surrender. SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1004. 29 KILLED; 60 INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. MISSOURI PACIFIC EXCURSION TRAIN TELESCOPED. Conductor of n Side Tracked Freight Was Dozing When the First Section df a World's Fnir Excursion Passed—Thinking the Track Clear, He Pulled Out in the Face of the Approaching I’ns senger-Laden Speeiiil—More Than a Score of Lives Sncritieed by the Hlnnder. Warrensburg, Mo., Oct. 10.—Twenty nine persons were killed and sixty injured by a head-on collision of Mis souri Pacific trains, three miles east of Warrensburg to-day. The trains were the second section of a passen ger train from Wichita for St. Louis, and an extra freight train. Most of the dead were residents of Missouri and Kansas as are the injured. The dead are; Mrs. A. J. Darsk and 12-year-old soil, Gilbert, Dexter, Kan. W. H. Allen and two sons, Baird and Francis, Pittsburg, Kan. Dorsey Green, Pensboro, Mo. T. F. Dores, Bronaugh, Mo. Nellie Sullivan, Cedarvaie, Kan. Ada Kane, Pittsburg, Kan. Dollie Sullivan, Cedarvaie, Kan. Mrs. Hattie Kelsey, Oxford, Kan. G. A. Webber, Forestville, Pa. Dicy Ream, Bronaugh, Mo. Cal Ream, Bronaugh, Mo. Gertrude Loud, Bronaugh, Mo. Clarence, Ollie and Jessie Herring, Coffevville. Kan. Dr. H. P. Mcllheny, Kingman, Kan. Bessie Mcllheny, Kingman, Kan. Mrs. Susan Cooper, Kingman, Kan. Phil. Ragel, wife, son, Edna, Kan. Harry Carr, Sedan. Kan. Seidl, brakeman, Jefferson City, Mo. Mrs. J. J. Cassment, Sedan, Kan. Josie Gregg, Sedan, Kan. An unidentified woman, riding in the cab of the passenger locomotive. Filled With Excursionists. The passenger train, consisting of two day coaches, a Pullman and a ca boose, was loaded with World's Fair excursionists from Southeastern Kan sas and Southwestern Missouri. The Wichita passenger train had been cut in two at Pleasant HIM on account the heavy load and a locomotive was attached to the front car, with a bag gage car as a buffer. The extra freight l.ad been side-tracked at Montserratt for the first section of the Wichita train, which carried signals that a sec ond section was following. A local pas senger train passed and the freight crew took the local for the second section of the Wichita train, and pulled out of the side track. Three miles west the freight met the second section. Telescoped Crowded Cr. The impact telescoped the tender of the passenger locomotive and the front car which was full of passen gers, and it was here that the sacrifice of life took place. The passenger con ductor, E. L. Barnes, ran all the way to Warrensburg to report the wreck. ’ Every physician in Warrensburg and hundreds of citizens hastened to the wreck to assist*the wounded. Twenty persons were killed outright and eight died within a few hours. The dead were placed on flat cars and brought to Warrensburg. A coroner's jury is now seeking the person responsible for the wreck. Thought the Track Was Clear. The conductor of the freight train says he was dozing while his train was at Montserratt and when the lo cal train passed Engineer Horton be lieved it was the second section of the Wichita train, and, thinking the track clear, pulled out on the main line. T. C. Dressel, postmaster at Easton ville, Kan., was taken out from un der a heap of seven bodies, suffering only a broken leg. F. N. Cunningham of Mannington. W. Va., was lacerated about the head. GROVE RC LEV ELAND WILL PRESIDE. His Only rollllcal Speech This Cam paign in Nevr York on Oct. 21. New York, Oct. 10.—The following official announcement of Grover Cleve land's appearance at a political meet ing In this city was made at Demo cratic national headquarters to-day: “The Business Men’s Parker and Davis Association, whose membership Is drawn from the leading business men of New York, has arranged to hold a mass meeting in Carnegie Hall on Oct. 21. Ex-President Grover Cleve land has so far overcome his disincli nation to make a speech during the canvass, that he has consented to pre side at this meeting. It is, however, fully understood both by the National Committee and by his friends, that this appearance of the ex-Prcsident will be the only one he will make as a speaker during the campaign. The principal speech of the evening will be delivered by ex-Secretary of the Treas ury John G. Carlisle, and it Is expected that this meeting will be the most im portant one held by any party durlrig the pending campaign.” J. Hampden Robb is president of tills association. perry^otlpTritedaway. Mcfoe's Negro House Servant Mill In Charlottesville. Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 10.—The ststement that John Perry, the negro house servant of J. Samuel McCue, r.ow In Jail, charged with wife murder, had been spirited away by the defense, is without foundation. Perry Is still here. He said to-day: "I do not expect to leave town. I have nothing more to tell than I told before the Coroner's Jury.” WATSON DISCUSSED THE POLICIES CF BOTH PARTIES. The ton n try Governed on Stnr- Cliaiulier System, He Say*. Chicago, Oct. Id.—Thomas E. Wat son, nominee of the People's party for President to-night addressed an au dience, which filled Princess Rink to overflowing. The policies of both the Republican and Democratic parties were scored bitterly by VVr. Watson and his declarations were received with en thusiasm. Mr. Watson spoke in part as follows: “One of the great sources ot trou ble at present is that the people do not initiate any policy, do not initiate any laws, do not nominate any can didates, do not frame any platforms. Politically the country is governed on the star-chamber system. The secret back room committee is absolutely controlling tlie legislation and the destiny of the republic. "That Parker himself is an output of this star-chamber method of gov ernnienU no intelligent man will deny. All the reason why he cannot take any bold step in any possible direction, nor declare himself openly to be opposed to any principle of the Republican party, is that he dare not offend the star-chamber influences who purchased the editors and the delegates and se cured the nomination for him. “Altogether, the campaign is an ef fort to delude the people, a 'confidence game,' and 'playing with loaded dice,’ as Bryan called it. We have a cam paign against trusts, financed by the Standard Oil .Company; a campaign against extravagance led by men who, when entrusted with power in 1892, on a platform pledging them to rigorous economy, increased the public debt $262,000,000 in time of peace, without having bought Panama or the Phil ippines, or anything else, except the paper parchment upon which they printed the bonds; a. campaign against militarism, inaugurated by the men who lent the United States army to the Pullman Palace Car Company to quell a strike at the point of the bay onet; a campaign for tariff reform, led by men who opposed the income tax and who, when they' had the power in 1892 to reform the tariff, deputized a Democratic cabinet member to write the sugar schedule just as Havemeyer directed; a prohibition campaign led by the whisky trust: a, labor movement led by Bell and Frick and Peabody. “A crusade against gambling led by Richard Canfield of [New York and Tom Taggart of Indiana, would not bo more of a self-evident and brazen at tempt to deceive than this Parker campaign, which prete ids to be against class legislation and at the same time is led and cashed by such beneficiaries of class legislation as August Bel mont. the Standard Oil Company and kindred corporations of the Wall street order.” wynne~rlceives SHORT-TIME APPOINTMENT. Will Be Postmaster General Until Cortelynn Can- Take the Place. Washington, Oct. 10. President Roosevelt to-day announced the ap pointment of Robert J. Wynne, acting postmaster general, as Postmaster General. Thp appointment is tempo rary, and George B. Cortelyou will succeed to the office about Jan. 1, next, Mr. Wynne resuming the position of first assistant. Chief Clerk John J. Hawley of the first assistant's office will become acting first 'assistant and no new appointment to that place will be made. Mr. Wynne was inducted in to his new office this afternoon. The appointment of Mr. Wynne as a member of the President’s cabinet was not unexpected by those in close touch with the situation. It was desirable that, as the appointment was to be only temporary, the man selected should be familiar' with the business of the department, and, that it would be better for the affairs of the depart ment be directed by a Postmaster Gen eral than by merely an acting official. In addition to these reasons, the Presi dent desired, by appointing Mr. Wynne, thus to seal, with approval his conduct of the business of the first assistant postmaster genrtral’s office. Mr. Wynne was appointed first as sistant postmaster general on April 17, 1902. He had not been in the office of the first assistant many months be fore he became convinced that some of the affairs of the department were not being conducted honestly. He obtain ed definite Information bearing upon the matter. This he laid before Post master General Payne and the Presi dent. After a cursory Inquiry, the President and Mr. Payne decided to or der an investigation. The result of that inquiry now is a matter of record. miss bessTe^wTlson DROWNED IN VIRGINIA. Wri the Diihi*liter of Ei-l’olniMer (Jcimthl William L* W’llnon. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 10.—Miss Bessie Wilson, who was drowned at Vir ginia Beach yesterday afternoon, was the youngest daughter of the late Wil liam L. Wilson, former Postmaster General, instead of his niece, as first reported. She was bathing in the surf with her sister, Miss Mary Wilson, and a party of friends. A swift undertow swept all fully a quarter of a mile from shore before help could be secured. The other young women succeeded in floating until picked up by life-savers an hour later, but Miss Wilson be came exhausted and succumbed. Despite the serious condition of Mrs. Wllltnm L. Wilson from the shock caused by Miss Wilson's death, she to night accompanied the remains on their way to Charlestown, W. Va., via Washington, for interment. one hundredljuried' UNDER FALLING WALL Flflrrn Corpses and 40 Wnnnilrd Taken front Santlsno Ruins. Santiago, Chile, Oct. 10.—One hun dred workmen were buried by the fait to-day of walls In course of erection for an extension of the Casa Pra stores in this city. ITp to the present fifteen corpses and forty wounded have been removed from the ruin. The fire brigade has been* called out to assist In removal of the dead and wounded. The walls, which were constructed of Iron and ce ment, had reached u hlght of four sto ries. There Is much indignation •gslnst the architect who planned and , bad charge of the work. ipll li* • : I' ~ rw£ ' ~ —N. T. Telegram. KILLED HIMSELF TO AVOID DISGRACE F. DEPEYSTER HALL A SUICIDE NKW YORK CLUBMAN'S DEAR BODY FOUND IN HIS APARTMENTS. Hall Hail Recently Began Suit Against Two Oilier t Dili Men for Slander, Demanding SIOO,OOO Dnninges—Alleged That They Had Accused 111 in of Disgraceful Prac tices in the Calumet Cluh—Hnd Heard the District Altaency Was Investigating the Charges ■■ml This May Have Led to His Sui cide. New York. Oct; 10.—Frank De Pey ster Hall, a member of several promi nent clubs, to-day shot and killed himself. A suit brought by him against two other clubmen, alleging slander and demanding SIOO,OOO dam ages, was to have come up in the courts to-day. The fact ot the institution of these slander suits only became public dur ing the past week, although the first suits were begun last May. These were against Alfred H. Bond, president of the Calumet Club, and George A. Cormack, secretary of the New York Yacht Club. Aeenseil of Disgraceful Practices. Hall alleged that both men, in con versation with others, had accused him of disgraceful practice while he was a member of the Calumet Club. The answer filed was to the effect that the statements made were true and the conversation privileged. Hall denied the truth of the charges and on last Wed nesday from Supreme Justice Levln tritt secured an order requiring Mr. Bond to give a bill of particulars. On the settling of this motion all the papers were filed In the supreme court and the fact of the suits became public. Revolver Uniler Ills ndy. Halt’s body, partly dressed, was found by a servant lying in a pool of blood on the floor In his bachelor apartments. A revolver was found un derneath the body. On a table among articles of clothing and Jewelry was a package of letters. Some of the let ters had been opened, while others were still sealed. The doctors who came In response to calls from the house, said that Hall had been dead only a short time. The bed In the room had not been occupied. It was reported to-day that Hail had heard that the district attorney had started an Investigation of the charges made against him. with a view to pos sible srtlon, and that this knowledge may have led to his suicide. The mat ter. however, had not been presented to the grand Jury. Was Member of An DM Family. Frank DePeyster Hall was a mem ber of an old New York family, and until recently was president of the firm of F. DePeyster Hall * Cos., wine importers. His resignation as a mem ber of the Calumet Club was request ed on July 2*. 1903, and was imme diately given. Hall was also a mem ber of the Bt, Anthony Club, the New Continued on tHxth page. SO BASHFUL JUDGE PARKER’S CALLERS. Chairman Tnggnrt Hail a Talk on the Imiin mo Campaign. New York, Oct. 10.—Might callers were received by Judge Parker to-day lit his apartments at the Hotel Seville, where he will remain until Thursday night,.on the fifth of his political visits to New York. The visitors Included Representative Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana, who has been making speeches in a number of Northern states; National Chairman Tom Tag gart and National Treasurer George Foster Peabody. Mr. Taggart had a long visit with Judge Parker to-night. Inasmuch as the national chairman is soon to leave for Indiana to give to the situation there most of bis time until election day, the conversation was confined al most exclusively to the campaign In that state. It has been decided by Mr. Taggart and his associates that his political ex perience will be needed In the West hereafter, and while he will be kept advised on everything that takes place In national headquarters, the active management of the Bast will fall al most entirely on Senator Gorman and Vice Chairman Delancey Nicoll, witli William F. Sheehan devoting much of his attention to the situation In New Y ork. In this connection. It Is said Col. DaniPl H. Larnont, Secretary of War under former President Cleveland, will be identified with the campaign closer than ever. Judge Parker, It is said, does not In tend to spend more than one or two days out of each week In New York after he returns home on Thursday. A number of delegations have asked for dates when they may visit the candidate at Ksopus. The Avon Beach Regular Democratic Club will go to Ksopus on a special train Saturday. The programme does not provide tor speech-making on this occasion, but It is planned thereafter that Judge Par ker shall address large delegations on political Issues. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF CARS. Refrigerator Car Service Declareil to lie a Trait. Chicago, Oct. 10.—What is regarded as one of the most Important sessions of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion this year, was held here to-day. The feature of the meeting was an Inquiry Into refations of private car companies and railroad companies and the effect on trade. J. W. Mldgely, the principal witness, declared that the system of private ownership of cars, "had the railroad companies firmly In Its grasp,” And was “one of the greatest powers ever known." Mr. Midgely’s testimony tended to show that by a comprehensive system of rebates the commissions, transpor tation of many of the principal com modities of commerce is almost wholly within the grasp of the “private car" companies which are 'able to regulate rates and prlees to a degree that prac tically stifles com pet loin. The movement to investigate the private car company situation was orig inally begun by the National League of Commission Merchants at Louisville a year ago. Evidence Is Fald to have accumu lated to show that the entire refrigera tor service Is In a trust. The com panies not only Insist upon exclusive contracts, but ‘also demand rrVI-Hge from the railroads and thereby gain annual returns of 20 to 25 per cent, on their investments. The same state, meiitii are made concerning the oil spd bear car. lines. 6 CENTS A COPY DAILY. IS A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.H A TEAR THE SOUTHERN TAKES A HAND IN THE FIGHT ON RATES. APPLIRN FOR INJIACTIO* ARAIKS'* RAILROAD COMMISSION. No Warrant for Reductions Mnile by Circulars 801 nml :ioa. Ihr Con. tendon Temporary Injunction Ornnled by Judge Newman—At luntn Frelwht Hnrrau Declares War on Railroads I util It Oets What It Rants—Other Atlanta News. Atlanta, Oct. 10.—The Southern Rail way to-day, through Its attorneys, Dorsey, Brewster & Howell, and Col. Ed Baxter of Nashville, filed In the United States Court a petition for In junction against the State Railroad Commission to restrain It from enforc ing the rates promulgated In Circulars 301 and 302 on Its lines. The Southern claims that nothing has transpired which warrants the reductions made In these circulars. The road also claims to have lost more than $250,000 lust year on business within the state. The petition also recites allegations simitar to those made In the bill of the Central Trust Company of New York. A temporary injunction was granted by Judge Newman, going fur ther than the other injunction In that It restrains the Railroad Commission and Attorney General Hart from tak ing any steps to put the proposed rates Into effect. This case will come up for hearing ilong with the otners on Oct. 27. Will Continue Fight In*. The Atlanta Freight Bureau has practically given notice that It pro poses to light all concessions to rail roads In Atlanta until the railroads guarantee to Atlanta fair and equi table freight rates. Upon the request of the freight bure’au the City Council yesterday afternoon held up action on the Louisville and Nashville terminal ordinance until the freight bureau could be heard. It will seek to have Incor porated In any grant made to the Louisville and Nashville, a guarantee of equitable rates. The proposed concession to the luia ville and Nashville Involves the sale of Waverly Place, a short street, to the road for $50,000. F. M. Coker to day offered the city $75,000 for the Sams property. The freight bureau an nounces It will tight all concessions to railroads until Atlanta gets what sha wants In the matter of freight rates. Drunkenness at Seldter*' Him*. When the board of trustees of the Confederate Soldiers’ Home meets on Wednesday Oct. 12, Hupt. Buoy will make a sensational report with re gard to drunkeness and urge that measures be taken to remove all habit ual drunkards from the home. About eight out of the 112 Inmates at the home are said to be habitual drunkards and they not only give the officials trouble but they also Interfere with the quiet, peaceble existence of the other Inmates. The trustees will be urged to have these characters re moved from the home. Sometime ago It la stated two veterans from Chatham county, got drunk and on their retrun to the home had a rough and tumble fight. They were eent beck to thetr homee. Recently It hae been found neceesary, In one or two caaea, to have Continued on Sixth Pace,