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THE MORNING NEWS Established 1850. - icm I \“ r r r-v J H. EBTILL. Present f MTMRER 17.825. .fi=3ac~=n — lgd^ Commander of tlie Baltic fleet of Russia, which attacked British vessels. He insists that two torpedo boats, presumably Japanese, attacked his fleet in the North Sea. and that It was in repulsing tins attack that the Brit ish fishermen suffered from the fire of the Russian vessels. COMMITTEE HAS CENTRAL’S STOCK 49,985 OF 50,000 SHARES IN THE HANDS OP JOLINE, SHER MAN AND LAWTON. Fifteen Other Slinreg Are Held by Olllcerx mid Directors of the Com pany—Answer of the Central Does n’t Say Whom the Committee Represents—Answers to Other Questions of the Railroad Com mission Given. Atlanta, Oct. 27. —In compliance with an order from the Railroad Commis sion of the Central of Georgia Railway Company to-day filed its answer to the questions pro pounded in the petition of the At lanta Freight Bureau of Aug. 19 last, In which the Freight Bureau seeks to bring out the fact that the Central Is owned and controlled by the South ern Railway, or at least by the same powers and influences. The answer will not, likely, be entirely satisfactory to the Atlanta inquisitors. The Central replies in the first place that 49,985 of Its 50,000 shares of stock are held by a committee composed of Adrian H. Jolinc, George Sherman and Alexan der R. Lawton, and it gives the names of others who are the officers and di rectors, each of whom holds one share of stock. # No statement Is made as to whom the committee represents in its pos session of the stock, and the Central states that further than the facts con tained in its answer it knows nothing about the matter. Answers to other questions are also given. Including a list of the officers and directors, a list of all the out standing securities and to whom and for what they were first issued, besides other minor details. The object of the petition of the Freight Bureau was to endeavor to place the Central and the Southern un der Rule 1 of the comrpission, apply ing the continuous mileage rate, in stead of the sum of the locals, on ship ments which pass over parts of both lines. AIRSHIP FLEW FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. Benhnn Hnd an Aanliilant Holding an to n Rope. St. Louis, Oct. 27.—Floating: grace fully in the air at ah average hight of thirty feet above the heads of the •everal thousand spectators, the air ship designed and built by T. C. Ben bow of Columbus, Mont., to-day made ■what the Inventor declares was a suc cessful trial flight in the aeronautic concourse at the World's Fair. The big cigar-shaped balloon, bear ing its burden of car, motor, machin ery and operator, rose from the ground at B o’clock this afternoon and, after navigating the air for fifteen minutes, during which Benbow direct ed the prow of his vessel toward all points of the compass, slowly descend ed to the ground near the starting place and was secured by attendants ■without a break to mar the success of the flight. While Benbow appeared to have ab solute control over the machine an anchor rope about fifty feet long was used, one end of which was held by an assistant during the entire flight. Benbow, in a statement, said the rapid condensation of gas compelled him to limit his flight. He will make another trial to-morrow. The Benbow airship weighs about 600 pounds, without an operator. The frame of the ship is aluminum and wood and the power is derived from a ten horse power gasoline motor. Momentum Is given to the airship by means of two large wheels, or fans, each consisting of fcflir •o constructed that they automatical ly fold after completing the stroke against the air and do not expand un til again in position to force the alr ahip ahead. Jsabannab Utewing fto£ MRS. COHOON SHOT BY HER YOUTHFUL ADMIRER. Wife of an Orlando, Fla., Man in a Sensational Affair. Cincinnati, Oct. 27.—Mrs. Co hoon, aged 24, is not expected to live, and Charles Lugannani, aged 15, an Italian bell boy, has been arrested on the charge of shooting her. It is said that Lugannani was re cently discharged from one of the leading hotels here on account of his attentions to Mrs. Cohoon, who was a guest at the hotel. Then she secured apartments near the home of the lad. After her escort left her on the steps of her apartment shortly before last midnight, Lugannani came from across the street and entered the apartments. He says he knew she was to be out last evening with another man, but that the shooting of Mrs. Cohoon, which followed that man’s departure, was accidental, while she was grap pling with Lugannani for a revolver that she had given him. The lad shows many other articles that he says she gave him and professes to have loved her for months. In what she believed to be her dy ing statement Mrs. Cohoon to-day said: "Charlie is more than life to me. He shot me, but did not mean to. He would give up his own young life rather than see me harmed. It was an accident—a terrible accident.” Mrs. Cohoon is prominently connect ed in Cincinnati and Newport, Ky. She and her husband lived in Olean, Cal., until they separated last May. He is now in business in Orlando, Fla., and has been advised of the shooting. Mrs. Cohoon is very wealthy In her own name, as well as having tvealthy rela tives. CONFESSED MURDER OF HER STEPDAUGHTER. Mrs. Rne 11. Krausa Wna Given a Life Sentence. Hartford City, Ind., Oot. 27.—Indicted this morning by a grand jury for the poisoning of her stepdaughter, Crystal Krauss, Mrs. Rae M. Krauss, after de manding an immediate trial, to-day pleaded guilty to murder, and, walk ing calmly to the bench, handed to Judge Vaughan a signed oonfession, written on Oct. 16, while a prisoner in the Blackford county jail. The confession was read and the Jury retired for fifteen minutes, returning with a verdict of guilty. Judge Vaughan then sentenced Mrs. Krauss to Imprisonment for life. Within half an hour the prisoner was on the way to prison. The oonfession pleads that the crime was committed while the defendant was dispossessed of her senses; that she had confessed to her husband, W. R. Krauss; that she was prompted to poison her stepdaughter by an inde scribable desire to kill, superinduced by the notion that Crystal annoyed her father by keeping company with a certain man. After dealing at length with the do mestic relations of the family, which the confession says were most pleas ant, the confession concludes with an invocation of God’s help in supplying strength to bear the sorrow which she endures. She says she will pray un ceasingly for forgiveness and assever ates that she loved Crystal and greatly misses her. Wants Schley to Appear. New York. Oct. 27.—The Democratic National Committee is making an ef fort to get Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley (retired) to appear with Senator Isadore'llayner when he speaks In this city. Senator Rayner was Admiral Schley's attorney during the court of Inquiry in proceedings after the Spanish war. Chairman Cord Meyer of the Demo cratic committee said to-day: •’The situation from our point of view could not be better. Judge Parker will carry this state.” Relieved He Jumped Overboard. New York. Oct. 27.—Steward Byrnes of the Old Dominion Line steamer Jefferson was reported as missing when the steamer arrived here to-day from Newport News and Norfolk, and Capt. Dale believes he Jumped over board at sea and was drowned. In the missing man's room the officers on the Jefferson found note aaylng that he was tired of life end that he waa about to put on end to his trou bles. CAN ENGLAND AND RUSSIA SETTLE THE DOGGER BANK AFFAIR WITHOUT COMING TO BLOWS? Diplomacy Is Busy While War Prepara tions Are Afoot. ENGLAND MAKING READYFOR WAR CHECK ROJESTVENSKY GIVES DOES NOT STOP THE PREPARA TIONS OF THE FLEETS. London. Oct. 28.—Notwithstanding the diplomatic check in consequence ■of Admiral Rojestvensky's report, it is evident that Great Britain is pre paring for the possibility of war. Tre mendous activity is reported from all dock yprds, where vessels under repair are being made ready for sea under urgent orders from the admiralty. At Cardiff, it is stated that admiral ty agents are securing great quantities of coal for Gibraltar, Portsmouth, Mal ta and other ports, and paying high freights. The Mediterranean fleet is hastening in the direction of Gibraltar, and it is announced that the channel squadron, with decks cleared, will leave Gibraltar early this morning, its alleged object being a "sham attack on the Rock.” The home fleet, like wise, is concentrating. In fact, almost the entire British navy is pointing in the direction of the Baltic fleet, a portion of which is expected to sail from Vigo during to day. Perhaps the mosV significant develop ment is the cabinet meeting, which is called for noon to-day. While the call was issued prior to the receipt of Ro jestvensky’e report, which changed the situation considerably and appears to place some of the burden of proof upon Great Britain, the meeting undoubtedly marks the reaching of a serious stage. Question Punishment in Abeyance. The Associated Press understands that the new phase introduced into the situation by Admiral Rojestven sky’s report was the almost exclusive subject of discussion at the two con ferences of Ambassador Benkendorff and Foreign Secretary Lansdowne to day. In consequence, the question of punishment is held In abeyance. Lord Lansdowne, It is stated, said to Ambassador Benkendorff that while the circumstances reported by Rojcst vensky were inconceivable to him, he quite understood that the Russian government was bound to take the word of Its own admiral. The opinion expressed to the Asso ciated Press at the Foreign Office to night was that it is ridiculous to sup pose that two torpedo boats could lie unnoticed among the vessels of the fishing fleet. There is no evidence, so far as the Foreign Office Is concerned, to support Rojestvensky’s contention. FLEET OF THE BRITISH CLEARED THEIR DECKS. Gibraltar, Oct. 27.—The ships of the British channel fleet cleared their decks this afternoon. It is rumored that the whole fleet, with the exception of the battleship Caesar, will steam westward to-morrow morning, with the alleged purpose of making a sham attack against the Rock of Gibraltar. Several torpedo boats left Tangier this after noon fully equipped. Work at the arsenal is proceeding under high pressure. A division of the Mediterranean fleet, comprising six battleships, all the ar mored cruisers and twenty torpedo boats, is expected to arrive here to morrow. MAY BAR GIBRALTAR AGAINST RUSSIANS. London, Oct. 27. 4:21 p. m.—While no time llmtl for the receipt of Russia's reply has been fixed, it Is generally understood to-day that the route of the Russian squadron past Gibraltar will be barred by the channel squad ron commanded by Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. WON’T LET ENGLAND DICTATE PUNISHMENT. Ilussla Not Prepared to Admit This Part of the Drninnd. London, Otc. 27.—There is no sign of an end to the deadlock over the question of the punishment of the Russian officers responsible for the North sea tragedy, so the Associated Press understands. As regard the British demand for their punishment being an Infringe ment of Kusaia’i sovereignty and rlffhM, Ambassador Benkendorff, in his interview with Lord Lansdowne Continued ~on Fifth Page. 1 ' SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1904. RUSSIAN ADMIRAL WAS SENSATIONAL IN THE STORY HE TOLD OF AN ATTACK UPON HIS FLEET B* JAPANESE BOATS. St. Petersburg, Oct. 28.—The naval general staff publishes the following two dispatches from Vice Admiral Rojestvensky: First Dispatch. “The North sea incident was caused by two torpedo boats advancing to attack, without the lights, under cover of darkness against the vessel leading the detachment. When the detach ment turned on Its searchlights and opened fire, the presence of several small steamboats, resembling steam fishing boats, was discovered. The de tachment endeavored to spare these, and ceased firing as soon as the tor pedo boats were out of sight. "The English press Is fndlgrnant be cause a torpedo boat left by the de tachment on the spot until morning did not aid the victims. Now, there was not a single torpedo boat near the detachment and none was left be hind; consequently the vessel remain ing near the small steamboats was that torpedo boat which was not sunk, but only damaged. “The detachment did not aid the lit tle steamboats because we suspected them of complicity on account of their obstinately cutting Into the order of the positions of our vessels. Several of them showed no lights, and others only very late.” Second Dispatch. "Having met several hundred Ashing boats, the squadron showed them every consideration, except when they were in company with foreign torpedo boats, of which one disappeared, while the other, according to the fishermen’s own evidence, remained among them until morning. They supposed it was a Russian, and were Indignant because It did not aid the victims; but It was foreign, and remained until morning, seeking the other torpedo boat, Its consort, either to repair damage or through foar of betraying Itself to those who were not Its accomplices. "If there were also on the spot fisher men Imprudently dragged Into the en terprise, I beg in the name of the whole squadron to express my sincere regret to the unfortunate victims of circum stances under which no warship, even in time of deep peace, could have acted otherwise.” CAME UPON HIS FLEET IN THE DARKNESS. Rank One and Other Made for Cover Among the Fishermen. Ft. Petersburg. Oct. *7.—Vice Ad- Continued on Fifth Page.' * SITUATION! IN BRIEF. Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s ex planation of the attack of his squadron on British trawlers, while it Is received with incredulity by the people and press of Great Brit ain, has probably turned the cur rent of diplomatic negotiations into anew channel. The British Foreign Office is in oourtesy obliged to accord an In vestigation into circumstances nar rated by the Russian admiral, re inforced as it is by the testimony of subordinate officers of the squad ron and by the report of the Dan ish Minister of Marine, communi cated to the Russian government, that vessels were known to have been chartered at Hull and in Sweden by the Japanese govern ment for the purpose of attacking the Baltic squadron during its passage of the North sea and Eng lish channel. There are on the one side stories of Russian ships firing upon ves sels, of several neutral nations, and on the other of incidents tending to establish Admiral Rojestven sky’s report that there were arm ed hostile vessels in the vicinity of at least the Hull fishing fleet) Pending developments in diplo matic exchanges, the British ad miralty is showing the utmost ac tivity in bringing fleets within the course of the Russian squadron. IS A HARD KNOT FOR DIPLOMACY SITUATION IS COMPLICATED BY THE CONTENTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN ADMIRAL. London. Oct. 27.—One of ths most complicated diplomatic situations ,in recent history and one that Is attended with the most dangerous possibilities for the peace of the whole of Europe exist to-night with no sign of im mediate solution. The tension that arose when the dis pute between Great Britain and Rus sia resolved itself Into the simple ques tion whether Russia would or would not guarantee In advance that some punishment should’be administered to the offending officers of the Baltic squadron has been modified by the In troduction of an entirely new set of contentions contained in Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s report, yet even the most astute diplomats, who recognize a temporary Improvement In con ditions, are puzzled by the complica tions that so curiously cause it. How ever, there is to-night at the embas sies of the powers not concerned in the dispute a very strong conviction that a way out will be found other than In recourse to w*ar. The foreign office, apparently as puzzled as the on-lookers, pursues the policy of silence, and the British press is almost totally uninformed. The voluminous exchanges dally occurring between London and St. Petersburg, continue the statement that no reply from Russia has been received adding to the implication that Russia is in tentionally Ignoring the British re presentations. It is this misconception which is chiefly responsible for the stirring up of a popular agitation against which the government may find It hard to stand out in the possible event of foreign Minister Landsdowne withdrawing the demand that Russia gurantee punishment before Inquiry is instituted. HoJp*vrnikj’ Report .Inat In Time. Had Admiral Rojestvensky’s report not arrived, it is probable the dispute would have been settled one way or the cither to-night. Its terms, however, are generally held to prevent the pre sentation of the ultimatum which Great Britain undoubtedly Intended to send. Although Lord Lansdowne has frank ly said that the circumstances report ed by Admiral Rojestvensky are to him Inconceivable, the Foreign Minister is not prevented from seeing that new light has been thrown on the "out rage,” and that diplomatic usage now compels less urgent action than the British government at first contem plated. In the present temper of the British nation It Is not at all likely that prepa rations for hostilities will be relaxed, or that the popular outcry will be di minished by Admiral Rojestvensky's report; but It Is understood that Great Britain would run the risk of forfeit ing In some degree the good will of France and certainly that of Germany If she proceeded to substitute warlike for diplomatic steps, of which Inten tion, so It Is Stated at the Russian em bassy to-night, there Is no Indication In Lord Lansdowne’* communication. Attitude of France. The attitude of France Is held to be of the highest Importance. It was said to-day by the representative of another great power that If France had given definite assurances that she would not support Russia In the event of war growing out of the North sea incident, a hostile issue would be al most inevitable, as the temptation to crush the Russian naval power after such provocation could scarcely have been refused toy Great Britain. It is pointed out that It is greatly to France’s Interest to preserve peace, and her Efforts In that direction ob viously will be strengthened by not committing herself except at the last moment. So long as Great Britain Is not sure whether France will help Russia, she will not be likely to en gage dn war; while Russia, with France neutral, would, so tt is thought at most of the embassies here, scarce ly Invite defeat. The most probable solution of the rumors regarding France’s position Is said by a high authority to be that she has given both disputants to un derstand that she does not desire to become Involved, but has reserved her flnel decision. Ambassador Gambon was unceas ingly active throughout the day. not only In visiting Foreign Minister Lans- Conttnued on Fifth Rage. Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle English naval officer whg says merchantmen must be protected, even if it is neces sary to declare war. BECOMES THE THING TO BE FIRED UPON. Swedish Steamer Fired Upon by a llnssliia Cruiser. Stockholm. Oct. 27.—The skipper of the Swedish steamer Aldebaran from Hull, England, which arrived to-day at Gefle, Sweden, says his vessel was chased in the Skagarack during the evening of Friday, Oct. 21, by a. for eign cruiser, apparently Russian, which threw its searchlight on her. The cruiser, Increasing her speed, passed the Aldebaran and fired a shot which had no effect. The Aldebaran thereupon hoisted her ting, and the cruiser again threw her searchlight on the steamer and a few minutes later hailed shot all around the Aldebaran without, however, hitting her. The Aldebaran’s skipper then or dered the steamer to be stopped and with his crew sought refuge below. The foreign warship thereupon disap peared In the darkness. NORWEGIAN VESSEL FIRED ON BY RUSSIAN. Copenhagen, Oct. 27.—The master of the Norwegian steamship Skaatol re ports from London that he was fired on by a Russian ship on Sunday In the English channel. The tiring ceased when the Skaatol hoisted her flag. Soon afterwards eighteen Russian men-of-war passed the Skaatol. GERMAN VESSEL ALSO WAS MADE A TARGET. Fired Upon fur Two Hours and a Half and lot Hit. Berlin, Oct. 27. —A dispatch to the Lokal Anzelger, dated Gestemund, Oct. 27, 11:55 p. m.. says: The fishing vessel Sonntag, which ar rived here to-day, reported that It had been fired upon for two and a half hours off Dogger Bank, but was not hit. The following Is the story of Capt. Haehner of the Sonntag; "On Oct. 21 we were on the Horns Reef fishing grounds, on the west coast of Jutland. In the forenoon five large Russian ships passed and In the even ing nine more. North of us was a large freight steamer. At 8:30 o’clock p. m. we were lighted by a reflector and immediately afterwards there fell the first shell* In our neighborhood. The Russian vessels fired up to eighty shots a minute In all directions. "Towards 9:30 o’clock the freighter approached us, drawing the fire upon Itself. In the light of the reflector we observed shells striking close to this steamer. We then observed another reflector southward and ahells bursting near the ship which was firing on us. We remained unhurt. After 11 o’clock there were no further shells." NEGRO PASTORS OBJECT TO “JIM CROW” LAWS. Richmond, Va., Oct. 27. —The Neg.-o Baptist Pastors’ Congress, a national body, met here to-day with a large at tendance. At to-night’s session the pastors discussed the separate railway car laws In the South and expressed Indignation at the situation. A commit tee was appointed to wait on the at torney general of Virginia and ascer tain the real st'atus of the “Jim Crow" law in this state. The convention de changed as to make “discrimination be tween classes Instead of between races,” as now. Didn’t Get the Santa Ke. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 27.—A special from Topeka, Kan., says; The report that a combination of Harrlnmn and Rockefeller Interests had secured con trol of the Santa Fe system was ef fectually disposed of at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the system held at noon to-day. There was no representatives of th* Harrlman In terest present, and a big majority of th#' stock was voted for the re-slectln of tbs directors, whose terms expired this year. Four director* whose terms expired this year were re-elected. 5 CENTS A COPY DAILY. IS A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMFB-A-WEEK.II A YEA ROADS’ LAWYERS FILE MANY BILLS HEARING IN RATES CASE WAS POSTPONED I’NTII. TO-DAY B .H UGE NEWMAN. New Lines of Attack Adopted by the Railroads to Prevent the State Commission PuttlnK Into Effect the Hates That Would Heneflt At lanta slid lujnre Other Cities at the State—Constitutionality ol Commission Attacked. Atlanta. Oct. 27.—When the freight rate Injunction dase was called In the United Staes court to day, ninny new and amended bills were filed by Col. Ed. Baxter of Nash ville and other attorneys representing the railroads, In which new lines of attack against the railroad commission are adopted with a view to prevent ing It from carrying into effect the reduced rates prescribed In circulars 301 and 302, the features of which are now well known to the reading public. Col. Baxter filed bills asking for In junction on the part of the Louisville and Nashville, the Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic Coast Line and the Central of Georgia. The Southern Railway Company with drew its original bill and filed anew one. An amendment was filed to the original bill In the case, filed by the Central Trust Company of New York. With such a flood of new petitions Attorney General Hart, Hon. Hoke Smith and other attorneys for the state and the Atlanta Freight Bureau, asked the court to postpone the hearing until to-morrow. In order that they might have time to examine Into them and make reply. After some little discussion of a preliminary nature, the court granted this request, and the whole matter will come up to-morrow morning, flrst, no doubt, upon the petition of the state and the Atlanta Freight Bureau, which pleads to the Jurisdiction of the court, holding that the matter is one wholly for the state courts to determine. The only new feature that is brought out in the bills filed to-day and in the amendments to original bills, is an at tack upon the constitutionality of the law creating the Railroad Commission. The ground upon which this attack M based Is that the act grants the Rail road Commission powers which are not specified or even hinted at In the caption. Among these powers which art- thus attacked Is the one that in volves the very life of th* commission, the right to make and enforce freight and passenger rates In the state. Conferences of attorneys on both sides were held to-day, and all are get ting ready for the commencement of a great legal battle to-morrow. funeralTof victims - OF RUSSIAN OUTRAGE. Hull, England, Oct. 27.—The funeral to-day of two of the victims of the North sea tragedy was made the oc casion of a great public demonstra tion. The civic officials attended the ceremony and hundreds of wreaths. Including one from King Edward, were placed on or about the coffins. Bus iness was practically suspended and the flags wore half masted on the ships In the harbor. Thousands g peo ple lined the route to the cemetery. Parker Bark at Hants. Esopus, N. TANARUS., Oct. 17.—Judge bar ker reached home from New York this afternoon and started in at one* to prepare a speech to be delivered to morrow to a delegation of Democrat* from orange county, Now Task.