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J. H. ESTILL. President ‘ ’ 1 -’I KKIf 1 I .SI 4.
SHRAPNEL DEALS
DEATH TO MANY
RUSSIAN OFFICERS FALL.
COMMANDERS MEET DEATH ON
BLOOD SOAKED FIELD OF BATTLE.
Czar’s Men Foot Sore and Food Is
Insufficient Gnnners Shoveling
Shells Into Breeches of Gun* us
Stokers Shovel Coni Into Fr
races—Russians Fighting? for
l’ride; Manchuria Is Forgotten—A
Scarcity of Maps.
Mukden, Oct. 16, evening.—The firing
to the southwest Is less violent.
The men are tired out and food has
been insufficient.
Every available gun and man are
being used.
The troops have behaved most gal
lantly, hurling themselves against im
pregnable positions repeatedly.
The heavy storm of Oct. 14 added
to the misery of the troops. There is
great depression, but stolid tenacity
among the men. There has been sacri
fice of officers.
The plain occupied by the retiring
Russians is covered with bursting
shrapnel. The gunners shoveled shells
into the breeches of the guns as stok
ers shovel coal into furnaces.
IliiKMian Commanders Meet Doom.
Howitzers are used by the Eastern
army. The Russian guns have supe
rior range and burst shrapnel at 6,000
yards.
There is a scarcity of reliable maps.
Two divisional commanders have lost
their chief staff officers, one of them
being killed and many commanding of
ficers, have met death heroically, lead
ing their regiments.
Shrapnel fell near Gen. Kuropatkin.
He showed desperate energy and even
in the darkest hour remained hopeful.
The Japanese must feel the strain.
There was a cessation of hostilities
Saturday. Neither side can stand many
such contests, the ferocity of which
was frightful.
Must Win Single Battle.
The Russians are now fighting as a
matter of pride. Manchuria is forgot
ten.
They feel that they cannot stop; that
they must win one battle.
This evening the Japanese seem no
nearer.
Fires are burning to the south.
About twelve miles from here the
Eastern army is retiring without fight
ing.
RUSSIAN DEAD IS
STILL BEING COUNTED.
No Donbi That Thousand* Fell Be
fore Awful Fire of Jap*.
Tokio, Oct. 16, 1 p. in.—A report
dealing with the Russian casualties
received here at midnight says that,
according to a report from the center
army, 150 prisoners were taken on
Oct. 13. The Russian dead, under in
vestigation on that day, will reach f>oo.
On Oct. 14 the enemy’s dead totaled
1.000. One hundred prisoners were
taken, together with rifles, guns and
wagons. Under investigation, the to
tal Russian dead left in front of the
center army are estimated at 2,500.
The enemy’s dead already investi
gated the report totals at 8,550, ’out
enemy's losses during the two days
of fierce engagements on Oct. 14 and
15 are not included in this number.
-Moreover, there are some undiscovered
dead by ail of the armies so that the
enemy's dead left on the field will
reach a total of over 10,000.
FIGHTING NOW CENTERED
ON THE PLAIN.
Mukden, Oct. 17. —The battle wag re
newed and continued throughout the
night, being especially heavy at mid
night.
The Russians retain their position
along the Shakhe river and have made
frequent attacks upon the Japanese,
capturing six of the latter’s guns.
The eastern army is helping the
western forces.
There has been very heavy artillery
fire to-day.
The fighting is now centered on the
Plain.
RUSSIANS ARE ATTACKING
JAPS ON THE RIGHT.
Mukden. Oct. 16. —There was a lull
In the battle yesterday, but fighting
was continued to-day on the right.
The army is southwest of here, ten
hi Ilea.
It la now certain that the army will
be able to extricate Itself. The losses
•mount to 30.000. It has been a blg
*er battle than Liao Yang. The Run*
•Inns are attacking on the right to
day.
AFTER SEVEN DAYS
BATTLE STILL RAGES
Russians Offer ins Stubborn Resistance to Fierce
Onslaught of Japs.
At the clone of the seventh conseou
**ve day of fighting- between Mukden
•nd Liao Yatig the battle was still
r *King, the Russians offering a stub
born resistance to the fleree onslaughts
"t the Japanese.
The sacrifice of life has been ap
palling. The estimates of the Russian
losses alone 1n killed and wounded at
end of the sixth day’s lighting be-
n * oonoededly 80.000, while it seems
fot Improbable It aggregated st that
time 40.000.
•tapanea* official reports estimate
10,000 Russian dead were left on
th e battlefield up to the night of Oct
Jsabatmal) Ittotfiiina
STRENGTH OF RUSSIANS
IS ON THE WANE.
Further Accounts of Fearful Loss of
Life Via Tokio.
Tokio, Oct. 16, 11 a. m.—ln the re
ports of the great battle which con
tinue to arrive from the front, the
most striking feature is the terrible
record of the Russian dead.
Before the severe fighting on Oct. 14,
Gen. Oku’s army alone recovered and
buried 2.000. making the total number
of Russians buried by the Japanese,
with Isodzu’s array still to hear from,
6,500. Applying the usual calculation
and making reasonable allowance for
the fighting of Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, the
Russian losses will exceed 40,000.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. Gen. Oku,
up to and including Oct. 14, lost 3,500
men. Estimates of the total Japanese
losses are not possible, but they are
small in comparison with the fright
ful losses of the Russians.
Reports dispatched late yesterday
from the field are in the following
chronological order;
“The main force of the right army,
which had already occupied Chouchia
fun Hights, reached a line on the
Shakhe river, but one division of the
enemy continues to offer a stubborn
resistance. The center army has reach
ed its objective and has been heavily
engaged since the morning of Oct. 15.
On the morning of Oct. 15 the enemy
in front of the left army continued
holding its positions north of Shahopo
and Lamuntun, offering a strong re
sistance. The center column is engaged
in taking Shahopo and the main body
of the light column is advancing
against Lamuntun and is attacking
that position.
The enemy has six batteries between
Shahopo and Sugangtai which are vig
orously shelling the attacking column
and our position at Linchienpo, but the
bombardment is not strong enough to
prevent our advance. On Oct. 11 the
left column of the center army lost 261
killed and wounded.
“The casualties to ourselves and the
Russians and the number of trophies
captured by the left army follow:
"During the five days from Oct. 10 lo
Oct. 14, inclusive, our losses were about
2,500 killed and wounded, officers in
cluded. During the four days from
Oct. 10 to Oct. 13 the number of corpses
left by the enemy and buried by us
reached 2,000. The enemy’s dead after
the battle of Oct. 14 were very numer
ous. The prisoners taken numbered 80.
The principal trophies were thirty
guns and many rifles, uniforms and
accoutrements. The latter are still un
counted.
"There are some forces of the enemy
on the right bank of the Shakhe river
in front of the main strength of the
right and center armies, but no bat
tle on a great scale has occurred.
"The forces of the enemy at Sha
hopo and Lamuntun facing the left
army have been offering a stubborn re
sistance, but have been dislodged and
their positions have been captured.
"On the afternoon of Oct. 15 a force
of the enemy appeared near Santaek
angtszu and continued to offer resist
ance until sundown, portions of our
center and left armies engaging them."
BALTIC SQUADRON
IS NOW AT SEA.
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Libau, Oct. 16.—The Baltic squadron
put to sea at 1 o'clock this morning.
Copenhagen, Oct. 16. —During the day
the Baltic squadron passed Bronholm
Island in two sections. It comprised
a total of six battleships, eleven cruis
ers and numerous smaller craft and
was going northeast.
11l SSIANX CAN’T UNDERSTAND.
Mukden, Oct. 16, 4 p. m.—The Rus
sians were engaged to-day in a heavy
rear guard action southwest of Shakhe.
The Japanese, who are in enormous
force, have a great advantage in
knowing the topography of the coun
try.
They evince a desperate courage.
They have suffered terrible losses, but
bear them with perfect equanimity.
Their energy seems unbounded, and
they continue the aggressive unceas
ingly.
BUSY IN MUKDEN HOSPITAL.
Mukden, Oct. 16. 7:30 p. m.—The can
nonading has ceased temporarily at
least. Mukden Is quiet and the rail
way station and hospitals alone are
the scenes of ceaseless work. The
station is congested and trains are
moving out towards Harbin only.
The result of to-day’s fight is un
certain.
.TAPS BUILIJ A CANAL.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 16.—1 tis an
nounced the Japanese have constructed
a canal joining the Taitse and Hun
rivers, facilitating transportation from
Yinkow to Sanchan (thirty-five miles
southeast of Mukden).
GUARDING RUSSIAN EMBASSY.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Count CaSsini,
the Russian ambassador, who returned
to Washington yesterday, called on
Secretary Hay at his residence this aft
ernoon to pay his respects. The Secre
tary and the ambassador spent some
time in conversation.
The guarding of the Russian em
bassy will be continued, as it has been
thought expedient to guard the Russian
ambassador while the war is in prog
ress.
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14, and claim that the Japanese losses
are small by comparison with
the Russians.
Gen. Kuropatkin’s report to Ktnperor
Nicholas depicts the desperate char
acter of the fighting and praises the
valor of the troops. Indicating, how
ever. that he Is hard pressed with the
reeult still In the balance.
All hope of auccorlng Tort Arthur
this season has been abandoned.
St. Petersburg has an unconfirmed
report that the Japanese general.
Nodxu. has been seriously wounded. A
question of Interest In St. Petersburg
Is the fate of Uen. Kuropukln nr a
fartor In the ituaslan military situa
tion.
BROKEN IN SPIRIT
AND IN FORCES
KUROPATKIN TELLS OF FIGHT.
VEILED ADMISSION THAT JAPS
ARE MEETING WITH SUCCESS.
RnsKimi Commander Telia of Re
pulse of Enemy and Then Arrival
ot Inevitable Ileinforcemeuts ami
His (Inn “AVithdrawnl”— His Men
Have Not Slept for Three Days and
l*our Ntgilts—Great Storm Follows
Heavy Firing.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 16.—Under date
of Oct. 15, Gen. Kuropatkin sent the
following telegram to the Emperor:
"On the night of Oct. 14 large forces
of Japanese attacked the corps drawn
up in line at Shakhe, along the Great
Mandarin ro'ad. Several attacks were
repulsed, but the last succeeded and
the corps was broken.
“At that moment fighting began on
the right flank with the neighboring
section. The possibility was that with
the rupture of our center, our whole
form'ation would be threatened and that
the neighboring troops might force a
retreat.
Usual Japanese Reinforcements.
"In order to support the troops on
the Great Mandarin road, several bat
talions were rapidly pushed forward.
The troops were thus enabled to take
the offensive and succeeded in retaking
the village of ShVikhe, reoccupying the
first positions.
“Reinforced by reserves, the Japan
ese dislodged us again from the village
of Shakhe. Then the advanced re
serves and troops defending the posi
tion resumed the offensive, and after a
stubborn fight, we succeeded in reoccu
pying Shakhe, repulsing the Japanese
and driving them back two kilometres
from that place.
Always “Finally Retired.’’
"From our right wing the position
wgs for some time very alarming. The
troops were attacked from the front,
and by a turning movement on their
right flank. The chief of a detachment
advanced the troops set apart for a
last rally, they having attacked the
Japanese from the flanks in their turn.
Several villages were retaken by us.
The right wing maintained its positions
on the line of the Shakhe positions.
The troops on our center were consid -
erably advanced in comparison with
other troops in the general position of
the line. One position on our right
flank had been chosen beforehand and
partially fortified. Our troops retired
from these positions after a stubborn
fight.
No Sleep lor Three Nights.
"The troops have been fighting for
four days, and many regiments have
not slept for three nights. Neverthe
less, I have full hope in their capacity
to continue the struggle.® The Japa
nese losses must be very considerable.
“The night of Oct. 14 passed quietly.
Before 9 o’clock this morning a rather
marked movement of the enemy was
noticed in the direction of our posi
tions on the Great Mandarin road. Our
batteries opened fire on them.
Great Storm Follows Hattie.
“I have received a report from the
commander of the left wing that the
enemy has been strongly reinforced
there. As was the case at Liao Yang,
the quantity of heavy firing caused a
storm to burst forth, following by a
torrential rain. The roads are in
very bad condition and the level of
the rivers has risen. The general order
for all troops remained the same as
before, to offer most resolute resist
ance.
■'l have just received a report that
a considerable Japanese force has
crossed the railway line from west to
east."
ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY SLOWLY RETIRING
BUT FIGHTING EVERY INCH OF THE WAY
Gen. Kuropatkin Says the Japanese Are a Gallant Foe and Observe the
Rules of War, Which Makes It a Pleasure to Have Them as Enemies.
Mukden, Oct. 15, via rekin, Oct. 16.
The Russian army of the center. Aft
er six days of the hardest kind of
fighting this section of the Russian
army fell hack last night to the
Shakhe river and Is now holding a po
sition on the north side of that stream.
The lighting. which commenced
shortly utter noon Oct. 9. has been
in progress continuously ever since.
On Oct. 9 the Russians advanced to
the southeast, crossing the Shakhe
river, thence to Hamantung, twenty
miles southeast of Mukden, and ten
miles north of Yental.
On the hills around Hamantung "the
Japanese had planted four batteries.
Upon the advance of the Russians,
these batteries retired to the south
ward across a narrow valley, which
runs east and west, and Joined the
main Japanese force on the hills be-'
jond. In the fighting around Haman
tung a few Japanese prisoners were
taken.
Remnants of Russians Left.
The Russians followed the Japanese
across the valley, taking positions In
the foothills, from the artillery snelled
the Japanese, while the Infantry ad
vanced through the defllea. Oet. li
the artillery duel continued, the Rus
sians advancing slowly.
During the night the Japanese
changed their positions, and at day
light enfiladed the trenches, pouring
a terrific shrapnel fire on the Infantry,
composed of one regiment, only a rem -
nant of which whs left.
Prom this on the Japanese took the
offensive the entire day of Oct. 11,
throwing shrapnel and Hhimoao pow
SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1904.
IN CHURCH PEW
HOMICIDE OCCURS.
YA’lille Worshiping O. 1,. Davis I.
Mint to Death by Brother-In-Law.
Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 16.—Clay Grubb,
a prominent distiller, shot and instant
ly killed O. L. Davis, his brother-in
law, and former business partner, at
Piney Church, Davidson county, this
afternoon.
Davis was attending services at
church, when Grubb walked up behind
him and emptied three chambers of his
revolver into his body. Grubb imme
diately surrendered to the authorities.
There had been bad blood between t lie
two for some time. Davis leaves a
family and was a man of wealth.
BONDSMAN MAKis REQUEST
FOR ARREST OF GROSS.
And Member of Georgia Legisla
ture is Arrested in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 16.—Hon. Matt W.
Gross, member of the legislature from
McDuffie county, was arrested here
to-day at the request of tils bondsman.
Some weeks ago. Mr. Gross was ar
rested for larceny after trust. A lady
who had entrusted him with several
hundred dollars, while county school
commissioner, to be loaned to school
teachers at interest on what is known
as school scrip, charged that he had
appropriated the money to his own
uses.
The warrant was sworn out when he
failed to return the money. His bond
was fixed at S6OO. The grand Jury
found after an Investigation that his
affairs as country school commissioner
were all right but requested his resig
nation. Mr. Gross left his home at
Thompson last Sunday and his bonds
man had him arrested.
FAIRBANKS PREPARING
FOR SPEECH MAKING.
Chicago, Oct. 16.—Senator Charles
W. Fairbanks left Chicago this after
noon for Troy. N. Y., where he will
deliver a speech to-morrow night. The
Senaitor arrived from Milwaukee in
the mornin:;.
Previous to his departure for the
East, he met Col. Harry S. New of the
Republican headquarters, and Secre
tary Dove ot the national committee
and received a number of callers at
the Auditorium Annex.
Although Senator Fairbanks speak
ing itinerary, following his tour in the
West has not yet been dellnitly defined,
It has been determined that he is to
visit Ohio. making an address a,t
Cincinnati Oct. 29. Ho will also speak
in West Virginia. The Indiana tour
will begin Oct. 31.
CULP HAS BEEN PROMOTED.
Washington, Oct. 16.—J. M. Culp,
fourth vice president of the Southern
Railway, has been elected to the office
of third vice president. His headquar
ters will be in Washington.
The election becomes effective at
•once. He has been in the railway ser
vice since the '7o’s. Since 1891 he has
been traffic manager and fourth vice
president, respectively, of the South
ern, the latter position having been
filled by him for the past three years.
Mr. Culp’s successor has not yet been
elected.
World'll Fair Attendance.
St. Louis, Oct. 16.—The attendance at
the World’s Fair for the week begin
ning Monday. Oct. 10, aggregated 939,-
774.
The Ikjulslana Purchase Exposition
has made the seventh of the stipulated
$500,000 payments on the government
loan of $4,600,000 which was advanced
by the federal authorities a few weeks
previous to the opening of the World’s
Fair. This payment, together with the
percentage payments made previous to
the first stipulated payment, leaves a
balance of $691,850 due the United
States government.
LADY (LUZON IMPROVING.
Walmer Castle. Oct. 16.—A bulletin
Issued to-night announces the contin
ued improvement of Lady Curzon. She
was this afternoon removed to Wal
mer Palace, a house In the vicinity of
Walmer Castle, where it was Intended
to remove her before the last relapse.
der shells among the Infantry and ar
tillery. The Russians held tenaciously
to their positions.
< /.ur's Men lllseoneeried.
Karly In the day (he Japanese be
gan to work around the Russian left
and succeeded In dropping a few shells
on the mad and In the villages where
the transport and reserves were gath
ered.
The Japanese had thp range of the
road and the village perfectly. They
compelled the inen and wagons to take
to the fields. This shelling did little
damage beyond disconcerting the men
and horses.
Additional forces were sent forward
to protect the left, while the batteries
withdrew across the plains to the hilts
on the north side. This gave the Japa
nese possession of a high hill on tho
south, from which they shelled the val
ley through which the Russians had
advanced. The Japanese apparently
suffered greatly from the Russian fire.
Slintterrd nml Torn.
The morning of Oct. 12 found lit lie
change In the positions of the two arm
ies. except that the Japanese had work
ed further around to the left. Probably
th great artillery fight of* the battle
took place Oct. 12,
Batteries were placed mi every avail
able hill, and al the same time regi
ment after regiment of Infantry was
poured Into the plain by both sides,
only to be thrown back shattered and
torn.
It is Impossible ns yet to estimate the
loss of life. During the night a heavy
rainstorm occurred, In the midst of
which the artillery continued to boom,
and at one point th* Japanese Infantry
charged.
i 'lnshca of Runs tisir Mb In ,
They were mt by Russian Infantry
men In the darkness, which wss lighted
only by flashes of guns, the bursting of
shells and the streaks of lightning. The
men fought hand to hand, the Japanese
LIFE PRESERVERS
SHOULD BE SOUND
NATIONAL LAW IS WANTED.
I'Hi'.sinrcvr himself iiccommem)*
Sltll A COl USE.
General Sloenni DUnfiler Report ol
Lnlteil Slnlra lonuolMolon of In
vestigation I*'lletl—ltnuii'a.‘lt Sriula
l.nililliy Letter lo Secretary ol
Cniiuueree nod Labor —llnilie, Iln
monl and Uurrett Mnal Go—Presi
dent Iso Positive Laingtinge.
Washington, Oct. 16.—The report of
the United States Commission of In
vestigation upon the disaster to the
steamer General Sloctn, appointed
June 23 last by the then secretary of
Commerce and Labor, George H. Cor
telyou, and consisting of Lawrence O.
Murray, assistant secretary of Com
merce and Herbert Knox Smith,
deputy commissioner of corporations;
George Uhler, supervising inspector
general of the steamboat inspection
service; Gen. John M. Wilson, U. S. A.,
Retired, and Commander Caleron McR.
Winslow, U. S. N„ was made public
to-day.
In connection with the important
finding of the commission reported in
the report, President Roosevelt, to
whom the report was submitted, has
written a letter to Secretary Victor H.
Metcalf of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, briefly summari
sing the report and directing him to
carry into effect the recommendations
of the commission.
Recommends Three niscliiirgeH.
He also directs that Robert S. Ro
die, supervising inspector of the Sec
ond District, Steamboat Inspection
Service, and James A. Dumont and
Thomas H. Barrett, local Inspectors In
charge of the port of New York, he
discharged from the service, the com
mission holding them directly respon
sible for the laxity of the steamboat
Inspection to which the Slocum disas
ter was directly attributable.
Commissioner Uhler dissents to that
portion of the report which places re
sponsibility upon the supervising In
spector of the Second District, Robert
S. Rodie, otherwise he concurs with
the commission. Appended to the re
port is a report from the Department
of Justice and criminal proceedings
connected with the disaster and the
life preserver cases.
XVhut President Thinks.
The President’s letter to Secretary
Metcalf follows:
“White House, Washington, Oct. 12,
1904. —My Dear Sir: I have received
the report of the commission of the
United States on the Investigation of
the General Slocum disaster,’ and the
report of the Department of Justice
on Oct. 12, recapitulating what has
been done by the Department of Jus
tice In criminal proceedings taken
against various Individuals because of
their connection with the disaster.
"I send you herewith copies of the
report. Punitive action by the govern
ment can, of course, only take two
forms. One, that of legal proceedings
against those either within or without
the service, and, two, removal from
office of those within the service. It
appears that the Department of Jus
tice has already secured indictmentH
against the master and captain of th‘
Hiocum and against the rnanuglng di
rectors of the Knickerbocker Steam
boat Company, to which company the
Slocum belonged, for misconduct, neg
ilgence and Inattention to duty by the
eaptnln, for aiding and abetting there
lug by the managing directors.
Returning of Indlelinents.
"Furthermore, the Department of
Justice has secured indictments against
Henry Lundberg and John W. Fleming,
the assistant inspectors of the steam
boat Inspection service who actually
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regiment being finally driven back. The
thunder and rain continued all the
morning of Oct. 18, but notwithstand
ing the guns opened fire promptly at
daylight.
The Russians fought stubbornly but
retired slowly. The Japanese continued
to threaten the Russian left. Toward
the evening the Japanese opened with
all their guns on the Russian positions,
the shells dropping like hall In the field
and on the hills.
Roads Turned Into Mens.
The morning of Oct. 14 found the
Russians with their back to the Shak
he river, across which transports hud
withdrawn during the night.
Fighting continued from these posi
tions all during the day of Oct. 14,
while the Russian reinforcements took
up positions on the hills to the north
of the river.
Another thunderstorm broke shortly
after noon, flooding the streams and
turning the roads Into seas, and by
evening the main Russian force had
withdrawn acres* the Shakhe river.
The Japanese shells were dropping
within a short distance of the river on
the left.
liusstniia Slowly Retiring.
The fighting recommenced at day
light to-day. the boom of guns being
distinctly heard In Mukden. The whole
Russian army Is slowly retiring and
fighting every Inch of the way. When
the Associated Press correspondent
<ame north to-day there appeared no
danger of any part of the army being
cut off.
In an Informal talk which the As
aoclated Press correspondent had with
Oen. Kuronatkm In the field. Just la
fore the battle commenced, he spoke
In glowing terms ol the bravery of
the Japanese, saying that they were a
gallant fca*. and also that they were
moat correct tn the observance of the
rules of war. In this respect, he said.
It was the most pleasant war he had
ever been engaged tn.
CASTE WITHIN CHURCH
KEEPS WORKING PEOPLE OUT.
lllklioii Potter Spoke On Iml list rlnl
Problems ut episcopal Convention.
Boston, Oct. 16.—Three largely at
tended meetings made up to-day's pro
gramme of the general triennial con
vention of the Kplscopu! Church. In
Symphony Hall and at the Church ol
the Messiah, there were services In
the Interest of the missions.
“Social and Industrial Righteous
ness” was the general topic discussed
at a third meeting at the Church of
the Advent.
Ut. Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, D.
D„ LL. D., Bishop of Missouri, and
presiding bishop of the church, presid
ed at the missionary meetings, and the
speakers included Rt. Rev. William
Boyd-Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon,
England; Bishops C. K. Nelson of
Georgia, Peter T. Rowe of Alaska.
Frederick W. Keator of Olympia,
Wash., and l.ucien Lee Kinsolving of
Southern Brazil.
At the Church of the Advent, Bishop
Henry Codnuut Potter of New York,
who presided, Dr. John P. Pet.cmi rec
tor of St. Michael's Church, New York
city, and Dr. Floyd W. Tompkins, rec
tor of the Church of the Holy Trinity,
Philadelphia, made addresses.
Bishop I ‘otter spoke briefly on Indus
trial problems.
He said caste within the church in
times past had done much to keep
working people out of it. He thought a
great lesson was to be learned from the
recent visit of the Archbishop of Can
terbury, who, although he came from
a country where rank was more promi
nent than here, he was Just as gracious
to the humble as to those in high sta
tions. The speaker told how the Eng
lish primate, when in Cooperstown, N.
Y., recently met and cordially greeted
a woman who had been a cook in his
family when he was a young man.
Rev. Dr. Tompkins said the church
had not always done what 1t ought to
do for the interests of those who work
with their hands, but it was now with
those oppressed and was not afraid to
denounce the Improper use of riches.
Many visiting bishops and clergy
preached in the Episcopal churches of
the city to-day. Bishop Tuttle of Mis
souri occupied the pulpit at St. Steph
ens, and Bishop (Jailor of Tennessee at
Emmanuel.
GROVER CLEVELAND”
CAN’T KEEP THIS DATE.
New York, Oct. 16.—A letter received
from former President Cleveland, ad
dressed to Everett Abbott of the New
York Reform Club, was made public
to-day. The letter follows:
"Princeton, N. J., Oct. 13, 1904.—My
Dear Sir:—ln answer to your letter of
yesterday, I have to say ih'at, while I
am in complete sympathy with all tho
reform club may do in furtherance of
the pending campaign and for your
splendid nominee for Governor, and
while remembering with peculiar satis
faction the services of (he club In times
p'ast, I regret that my engagements are
such as to render it Impossible for me
to be present at the reception to Judge
Herrick, appointed for the 18th instant.
Yours very truly,
“(plover Cleveland.”
TOM WATSON IN WAKE
OF W. J. BRYAN.
New York, Oct. 16.—Thomas K. Wat-
Hon, candidate for President on the
People's party ticket, will this wees
follow W. J. Bryan In Indiana, speak
ing In Vincennes on Oet. 19 and In In
dianapolis on Oct. 20. On Oct. 22 he
will speak In Parkersburg, W. Vn.,
and on Oct. 24 he will be the principal
speaker at a mass meeting to be held
by the People's party at the Grand
Central Palace, In this city.
DEATH FOR COLLFGE BOY
WHO PLAYS WITH PISTOL
Spartanburg, 8. C„ Oct 16.—Ralph
Rogers, a member of the Junior class
of Wofford College, was playing with
a loaded pistol to-day when the wea
pon was accidentally discharged. in
dieting a wound which caused his
death. He was a son of Rev. W. A.
Rogers, financial agent of Wofford Col
lege.
JI IMJK PAHKKK l\ I HtRCH.
Ksopua, N. Y., Oct. 16. -Judge Par
ker will go to New York Tuesday
morning and will return to Rosemount
Thursday night. His callers to-day
were William F. Sheehan, chairman
of the National Committee, and
Charles M. Preston of Kingston, chair
man of the Democratic Committee of
Plater county. Judge Parker and his
family went to Rondout to-day In the
candidate's launch and attended serv
ices at Itev. C. M. Hall's church.
COTTON EXPORT INCREASE
GREAT FOR SAVANNAH
This Port Credited With Gain of 50,000,000
Pounds in September.
By R. M. I-arner.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Savannah In
creased her cotton exports during the
month of (September, Just passed, 60,-
OOO.UOO pounds.
Cotton exports during the month of
Sciftember exceeded both In quanttly
and value those of any September In
any previous year. This gratifying
showing Is based on nffidul figures
gathered by the representatives of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The total quantity of cotton ex
ported that month was 410,940,896
pounds, value at $45,742,325.
The average export price per pound
of the cotton exported In September.
1904. was 10.6 cents, against 10.8 cents
In September. 1903; 10.3 rents tn Sep
tember, 1900; and 10.2 cents In 1890. In
the Intermediate years between 1890
and 1900, however, September prices
fell much below the figures above
named, tho average export price In
September, 1893, being 8 cents per
pound; In September, 1895. 7.8 cents; In
September, 1897, 6,7 cents and In
September, 1898, 6.8 cet s per pound. *
5 CENTS A COPY
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK.iI A TEAR
BISHOP NELSON
AND THE SOUTH
BIAS AGAINST THE CHURCH
MAKES THE PRESENTATION OF ITS
CLAIMS DIFFICULT. HE SAYS.
Prejudice Against the Lltnrgy and
Historic lilies and Images n Bar
to tile Itnfild Development of
Kpiscnpullnnlsin—The Classes the
Church Has to Ileal With—The
Negro ns a Churchman—The Sonth
ns a Desirable Field for Immigra
tion.
Boston, Mass., Oct. 16.—Bishop Cle
land Klnloch Nelson of Georgia, in his
address before the Episcopal mis
sionary meeting to-day dealt with the
difficulties the church has to contend
with in the South. He said:
It is an anxiom of missions that
knowledge of persons and conditions
stands at the door of appreciation of
the one and Just estimate of the
other.
No readier illustration can he found
than the lack of interest in different
sections of our common country by
people of real sympathy and genuine
culture. To myself, although a
Southerner, it was, und to most of
you it is now true that the Southland
is terra incognita.
The lack of detail in description and
•the garbled report of the sayings and
doings leave most not uninformed but
misinformed of people, conditions and
prospects. The work of the Church in
the great seaboard states from Dela
ware to Texas bus probably been seri
ously studied by few, whl-a the in
terior states are, from all ordinary
meaning, vast wilderness and native
Jungle.
The larger number of the southern
people, as is popularly supposed, do
not live in noxious swamps and im
penetrable molasses nor drink marsh
water, but fully one-half of all the
country in the Southern states is salu
brious in climate and even those
localities which in more Northerly lati
tudes would be pest-holes are here
perfectly safe because the supply of
drinking water is unsurpassed in
quality and abundance.
I am not acting the immigration
agent, though deeply Interested in
that subject; but. cite these facts to let
you sco for yourselves tiow much of
the South is strange and unknown to
you. and to illustrate the equally
meager knowledge of the Church in
the South.
The Sooth An It In.
A comparison of old conditions with
those now existing presents a contrast
which may seem like an exaggeration.
The prosperous days of yore were not
conducive to the extension of the
cbUK'h.
Within the past twenty or thirty
years there has been a visible awaken
ing of privilege and duty. The domi
nating marks of the Episcopate have
been zeal ami energy in missionary en
deavor. The laity have been shaken up
out of their sleep. The results are
manifest in expansion wherever a fool
hold cun be obtained.
Modern conditions develop new dif
ficulties. There are sections of the
South where attachment to the Epis
copal Church involves heroism In kind,
sometimes in degree, equ’al to any
found In foreign missions. I have
known a father to threaten banishment
from home to a daughter who applied
for confirmation. Out of the candidates
for a subordinate office the best equip
ped was turned down deliberately be
cause the bank couldn’t afford to take
In an Episcopalian for fear of losing
business.
The church In the South has no
monopoly of culture, education, refine
ment or wealth. The temptation of
social recognition rarely exists. The
prominence of the church presents few
Inducements to inquirers; but often a
ban is pronounced against connection
with a body of Christians which ars
widely confounded with Roman Catho
lics, and still more frequently regard
ed as an exotic, and often looked upon
as children go to see a group of Da
homlans.
Eplsropnl 1 liureh Extension Slow.
You may readily perceive, then, that
without tho prestige of our older dio
ceses, under a policy utterly different
from the missionary method In the
West, among a people primarily indif
ferent to and later prejudiced against
the church and her institutions, labor
ing under the charge of wordliness,
pride and indifference to the condi
tion of the masses, the extension of the
old church exacts of her missionaries
the exercise of wisdom, patience, ener-
Oontinued on Third Page.
Theae figures suggest that cotton Is
likely to be again the most Important
factor In the export trade of the
United .States In the present year,
aside from which still
continue to show a rapid gain.
This Increase In the exportation of
cotton during September, 1904. os com
pared with September, 1903, ocours
chiefly at the Southern ports and es
pecially at Galveston.
At Boston there Is an Increase of
about 8.000.000 pounds; at New York,
an Increase of about 15,000,000 pounds;
at New Orleans, an Increase of 18,000.-
000 pifends: at Savannah, an Increase
of about 50,000,000 pounds, and at Gal
veston, an Increase of 110,000.000
pounds. Thus the Increase at Galves
ton Is greater than that of all the other
leading ports of the country combined.
Asa consequence of this large ex
portation of cotton In September the
total value of exports from the United
States In the month of September ex
ceeds that for September In any pre
ceding year, being 1134,287,118, against
2110.584.840 In September. 1903. and 3121,-
733,384 111 September. 1902.
The total value of all exporte front
the United States tn the twelve month"
ending with September le 81.480,>47,834.
•gainst 31.408,798.920 In the twelve
montUe ending with September, 1908,