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THE MORNING NEWS. , Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 y J. H. ESTILL. President. I LONDON DENIES RUMORS OF WAR NOTHING TO THE STORIES OP A CLASH OF GREAT BRITAIM AND RUSSIA. In Spite of the Calm Progress of the Plans for the Arbitrament of the North Sea Affair Alarming Reports Reached London and mated War Talk—Flaming Ex tras Whetted the Public's Excite ment—Ministers Denied the /War like Rnmors. London, Nov. I.—Negotiations be tween Great Britain and Russia looking to a settlement of the North Sea af fair are progressing favorably, and there is not the slightest danger of any friction arising between the two governments. The constitution of the in ternational commission under The Hague convention is on the verge of rettlement. In spite of these pacific conditions Great Britain to-day experienced a war panic. Not for years have so many alarmist reports and flaming ex tras flooded London. The most ex traordinary feature of this scare is there was not one single circumstance to justify it. The excitement started early in the day. when the newspapers announced the departure of the Rus sian Baltic squadron from 'Vigo. The public were not in possession of the in formation cabled by the Associated Press to the United States that only the officers concerned in the firing on the British trawlers would be detach eii, and jumped at the conclusion that Russia had brokn faith by not detain ing the vessels involved in the affair. On top of this came wild reports of tremendous activity at Gibraltar. Hour by hour, the news from Gibraltar be came more serious, until at last the climax was reached with the announce ment that the British fleet had clear ed for action. In huge type, the papers made the parallel statements, “The Russian fleet has sailed”—“The British fleet has cleared for action.” No news paper and no person seemed able to explain these events. Marinins New* from Gibraltar. The news from Gibraltar became more and more alarmist. Ambassador Benkendorff was quietly discussing with Foreign Minister Lansdowne the personnel of the international commis sion. but it was popularly rumored that he was receiving an ultimatum. Premier Balfour, Admiral Sir John Fisher, commander-in-chief at Ports mouth; Lord Selborne, first lord of the admiralty, and Prince Louis of Bat tenburg. director of naval intelligence, were all in conference, and it was openly hinted that they were planning the first stroke of war. Asa matter of fact they, like Lord Lansdowne, were engaged in considering names that had been suggested for the in ternational commission. When all London was in a state of mind the foreign office decided to adopt a course most unusual for it, and in order to allay the public excitement gave out to the press the following statement: 'Before the Russian fleet left Vigo, instructions were given to the Rus sian admiral, with the view to pre venting injury or inconvenience to neu tral shipping during the passage of the Russfan fleet to the Far Blast. ' In compliance with Russia’s engage ment four Russian officers Wave been left behind at Vigo. The two governments are now dis cussing the terms with reference to the international commission which will be entrusted with the proposed inquiry.” Foreign Oillee Irritated. The Foreign Office is intensely irri tated at the construction placed upon what they declare must have been mere fleet and garrison exercises. The Associated Press is authorized to state that no orders have been given the huge fleet now concentrated at Gibral tar to make any preparations in con nection with the departure of Admi ral Rojeetvensky's squadron. Both the Russian embassy and the Foreign Office affirm that the negotia tions to-day were entirely confined to the selection of the international com mission, in which no hitch has occur red. The admiralty late this evening re fused to discuss the reports of activity t Gibraltar, but it was intimated that 'he movements were part of a pre-ar ranged plan, rather than the result of orders following the announcement of ’he departure of the Russian squad ron from Vigo. Ambassador Benkendorff had a most rordlal Interview to-day with the Klhg, , 14 is understood, expressed for transmission to St. Petersburg!, his Mr. t,on at the Present method of settling the dispute. GIBRALTAfTsEEMED TO BE PREPARING FOR WAR. 'Vbraltar, Nov. I.—The garrison hag mobilized and the artillerymen have been ordered to take up their Positions at the different batteries of Rock. I he channel squadron has been or ■‘■'oi] to be In readiness at an hour’s notice land has .cleared for action. The preparations cause disquietude, oV h ao re * rU,ar moblllzatlon terminated flrln * baUr,M were mentl 4 # th . a ernoon and detuch dutv U o° f .w ,nfantry were for efl n,o"es the com,nerc,al an<l detach •‘Si/SSBP " tatlon * are beln * BRITISH WARSHIPS PATROLLED THE STRAITS. r *lbraltar. Nov. I.—British warships ■•rirtiy patrolled the straits all night ng They Intercepted a collier, the _>ndon Bridge, bound from Harry for on fiaid, >r)(J brought har in hare noon. *• 4 <*' W—All the rhftr k. * £• •*** now Ifln* ftt an -19 n r#Mr to Mil. y- Hi.—Th flitti hftv not moved. JSatatnab IKofiiing XTTMRER 17.530. JAPANESE DESCRIBE THEIR OPERATIONS. Progress of Their Siege of Port Ar thur Considerable. Tokio, Nov. 1, 9 p. m.—lmperial headquarters to-night published a se ries of reports covering the operations against Port Arthur during the months of August, September and October. The , chief interest centers in the tremend ous attack which was begun Oct. 26, and is still continuing. Hundreds of Japanese guns began battering against the northerly and easterly forts on Oct. 26. the infantry moving forward with desperate rushes where the artillery had prepared the way, while the pioneers and sappers were running mines against the Rus sian forts. The reports record a series of desperate encounters at close range, and tell a dramatic story. They de scribe the bombardments in detail, say ing that In the recent engagements much damage was inflicted on the Rus sian works and several guns destroyed. The reports say that on Oct. 28, a con flagration occurred in the old city and a second conflagration was observed in a factorv at the northeast base of Golden hill which lasted for three hours. Of the operations of Oct. 29 the re ports say: “At dawn 1,090 of the enemy assaulted our line extending toward Rihlung fort, but they were repulsed with heavy loss. Simultaneously a similar force of the enemy assaulted our mine projected against Sunshu mountain. Our men bravely withstood the attack, but were forced to lose a portion of the mine, which, however, was regained with the ‘assistance of our artillery at 2 o’clock in the after noon. “A mine directed against Rihlung mountain fort, reached the outer limit of the fort last night. A portion of the outer limit of the fort was blown up. “Against the outer casemate of the eastern point of the fort lying north of East Kekw*an mountain dynamite was applied twice last night, causing wide openings and killing several of the enemy inside the casemate. "Our bombardment is proving in creasingly effective. A number of shells from our heavy guns are tak ing Our naval guns exploded a magazine on the Sitayangkou fo>l. “Five Russian ships which were be ing used in clegring mines were also bombarded. Three of them were heav ily damaged and the other two were set on fire.” S A K H A R 0 FF~R EP 0 RTS SHARP ENGAGEMENTS. St. Petersburg, Nov. I.—A dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin, under current date, announces that no engagements were reported last night. Gen. Sakharoff, telegraphing yester day, reports that reconnaissances were made Oct. 30 on the Russian left flank In a southwesterly direction to a chain of mountains south of the village of Sandzytsy, where volunteer sharp shooters and half a squadron of Cos sacks drove a company of Japanese in fantry and a squadron of cavalry out of the mountain range. The Russians advanced three miles southwest. The same day Russian cavalry made a strong reconnaissance on the left bank of the Hun river towards the fortified village of Futryanduadzy. The Japanese were driven out and the Russians occupied the village. The Japanese retired to a fortified position a mile south and opened a cross fire d/A ithe two Russfan batteries*. A squadron of Cossacks attacked a Jap anese battery and the Russian scouts advanced, but meeting with earth works and wire entanglements, they retired. The Cossacks lost forty men killed or wounded. Gen. Sakharoff says: “The cavalry retired alter having ascertained the enemy's numbers and position.” RUSSIAN OFFICERS SCURRY IN AUTOS. Mukden, Nov. I.—The situation is rather puzzling. Neither side appar ently is willing to assume a genuine offensive, although the Japanese are showing greater activity. They are fortifying themselves, however, as If they Intended to winter in their present positions. Two Russian cavalry detachments on Friday night carried out a reconnais sance along both sides of the Hun river, in the direction of Nachantun and Sandiapu, and Saturday night some volunteers reconnoitered the Jap anese trenches in front of Lone Tree hill. Firing from three signal posts created great excitement in the Jap 'anese lines. The weather is fine and crisp. The curling smoke of. camp fires is every where to be seen. Some of the Russian officers scurry about in automobiles. Yesterday there was a splendid spec tacle, when Maj. Gen. Kondratovltch distributed 418 crosses of St. George to his Siberian division for services covering the fighting from Vafangow to the retreat from Lia Yang. The di vision has been constantly in the thick est of the fighting. Many of those dec orated have since been killed or died in the hospitals at Harbin from wounds. DECLARE THAT SHOTS STRUCK RUSSIAN SHIP. St. Petersburg, Nov. 2.—lt is said that private information received here confirms the Vigo report that the Rus sian cruiser Aurora was struck by missiles from the other Russian ships and that her chaplain's arm was shat tered by a shot. The admiralty, how ever declares It has no conflrmatin of the report. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS SAILED FROM VIGO. Vigo. Spain. Nov. I.—All the Russian warships left here at 8 o'clock thla morning. The Russian squadron was followed by the Spanish cruiser Ex tremadura- Heavy firing waa later heard In the offing, which proved to be artillery practice. The British cruiser Theeeus arrived here thla afternoon. Three war vessels, whose nationality aa yet la unknown, have arrived off Ctas Island. JUDGE PARKER CARRIES WAR INTO NEW JERSEY Speeches Are Made by the Democratic Party at Newark and Jersey City. TRIED TO CAPTURE NEWARK MEETING REPUBLICANS GREW ROWDY. DEMOCRATS IN THE MAJORITY AND SUPPRESSED THEM. Newark, N. J., Nov. I.—Eventually ineffective, but temporarily successful, was the attempt made to-night to rout a monster Democratic meeting at the Essex Troop Armory, where Judge Parker was the principal speaker. The great building, with a capacity said to be more than two-thirds that of Mad ison Square Garden in New York, was filled, and at the first mention of the present administration and the name of President Roosevelt hundreds broke forth with terrific cheering, and for several minutes it appeared as though the Democrats were in the minority. The scene that followed was one of unimaginable confusion. Hisses and cheering were mingled. Words in an ger and threats -were heard, and the police were powerless to control. Fi nally the Democrats by sheer force of numbers and their greater volume of sound drowned out their adversaries. The disturbance occurred before Judge Parker reached the hall. The meeting was called to order at 8 o’clock. It was under the auspices of the Parker Constitution Club of New Jersey, and Richard V. Lindabury was introduced as the presiding officer. He began his speech, devoted to national issues, but had not fairly started be fore it became evident that there were a number of Republicans in the build ing. Mr. Lindabury referred to the al leged usurpation of power by the ex ecutive in the Panama republic inci dent which appeared to be the signal for the outbreak. With Hoots and Hisses. In an instant the representatives of the two parties were locked in a com bat of hoots and hisses, handclapping and cheers. Mr. Lindabury appeared to be taken by surprise, and he repeat ed the reference to Panama, again mentioning the name of Roosevelt, which was oheered louder than ever. By this time the Democrats in the audience were ready to meet the at tack, which they did with hisses for the interruptions and cheers for the Democratic candidate. In defiance of the attempt to rout him, Mr. Lindabury abandoned the speech he h'ad prepared for the occa sion and talked directly at the dis turbers. He seemed to relish the con test. and by 8:50 o’clock, when the band leading the Parker procession was heard to approach the armory, he had effectually silenced those who had cheered for the Republican party. When Judge Parker finally reach ed the platform, he was given an ova tion equal in intensity to that at Madi son Square Garden last night. Through out his speech he was accorded marked attention. Given a Great Oration. Judge Parker's invasion of New Jersey to make In the present cam paign the first speech he has delivered outside of his native state, was met with a resbunding welcome. At the station in Newark several thousand people gathered and despite extensive police protection, passage up Broad street was forced with great difficulty. Led by a squad of police and a mili tary band, the party in two carriages was driven to Mr. Smith's home. A big crowd was gathered there, and lines were established by the police to enable the party to reach the house. As Judge Parker mounted the steps there was a tremendous cheering. He lifted his hat several times and shook hands with many women who rushed to the steps. During the wait for Judge Parker at the armory, William H. Fielder, can didate for Mayor, was called for, and he made a few remarks. He was in terrupted by the appearance of Judge Parker on the platform at 9:03 o’clock. The demonstration was phenomenal. The Democratic enthusiasts cheered as though they were trying to wipe out an affront. The applause came from every part of the armory and the volume of sound was deafening. Flags were waved, chairs were ham mered with hands and feet, some per sons whistled, others shouted, and all contributed their full share to the en thusiasm. Twelve Minnte* to Snblle. It was exactly twelve minutes when Judge Parker took a hand in quelling the enthusiasm. One minute later he addressed the chairman. In an instant the armory was converted from tumult to absolute silence. Throughout his speech the candidate was well treated and cheered heartly when he scored a point and listened to attentively at all times. There were no mo re demon strations from his political opponents that were worthy of notice. Judge Parkers voice was rather stronger than usual. It penetrated the furthermost sections of the armory. He began his speech by calling attention to the fact that he waa making In Newark hla first address of the cam paign outside of his own state. This provoked great applause. His spearh follows: Kind of Expansion Wanted. Judge Parker described at some length the early development of the country, and the steady expansion of the population, carrying with the prin ciples of populsr government. It Is this natural expansion, he aald. which has made this country what It Is. Con trasted with this plot/ure Is the megl of Europe, with millions under the heel of the conqueror. with ermlee end natives paid for by the revenues from decaying Industries. "It Is this kind of expansion upon Continued on Fifth Pago, SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1904. TREATY WITH FRANCE. United States Will \rliiti*n<e in Case of Disunites. Washington, Nov. 1. —Secretary H'.ty and Ambassador Jussernnd to-day signed a treaty providing for the set tlement by arbitration of any possible disputes between the United States and France. It is drawn on the lines of the Anglo-French arbitration treaty. Out of deference to the United States Senate, to which this treaty will be submitted when it assembles in December, the State Department is not able to make public ils text. How ever, it is very much like the treaty which was negotiated, Oct. 14, 1903, by Lord Lansdowne for England and Am bassador Gambon for France. The most important clause of that treaty provided that “differences which may arise of a legal nature or relat ing to the interpretation of treaties ex isting between the two contracting parties, ‘and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the permanent court of arbitration established at The Hague; provided nevertheless that they do not affect the vital interests, the independence or honor of the contract ing states and do not concern the in terests of third parties.” It is the opinion of the officials here ti.'at this convention does not in any way threaten the predominance in this hemisphere of the Monroe doctrine. The treaty Is to be followed very soon by one between America and Italy, and there is reason to believe that some progress already has been made in that direction. A similar treaty with Switzerland will come next, ac cording to the present plan, and it is probable that a whole set of arbitration treaties will be negotiated. SAW CAESAR YOUNG~ SHOOT HIMSELF. Hazleton Testifies on Beltnlf of Nan Patter Mon. New York, Nov. I.—ln defense of "Nan” Patterson, the actress now in the Tombs prison charged with having killed Caesar Young, the wealthy bookmaker, M*lton W. Hazleton, a prominent business man of Oneonta, Otsego county. New York, to-day ap peared at District Attorney Jerome’s office and declared in an affidavit that he saw Young fire the fatal shot. Hazleton Said that another man was with him at the time of the shooting. He does not know the Identity of this witness, however, as he was a chance acquaintance. He declared that his conscience has been troubling him so that he finally had to come forward and tell his story. “I saw a hansom cab coming to wards me. In this were a man and a woman, sitting partly facing each other. When I first saw them they were about 100 feet away. Their four hands were raised. From their ex cited faces and positions, I saw that they were in a commotion of some kind. My companion saw them at the same time and said to me, ‘Look there.’ Just then I saw the young wo man drop her hands towards her lap and a minute afterward I saw the re volver in his hand and saw and heard it go off. I saw him fall forward in to the lap of the woman.” After making his statement, Hazle ton was taken under escort to Bleeck er street and West Broadway, where the shooting occurred, but was unable to identify the locality. TWO WERE'KILLED. Two Others Fatally Injured hy Dynamite. Houston. Tex., Nov. I.—Two men are dead, two fatally injured and one severely hurt as the result of a dyna mite explosion in the Batson oil field to-day. The dead: John Brumley, McKees Rock. Pa., head blown off. Clarence J. Hoff, Tennessee, body blown to pieces. The fatally injured: John Rider of Pittsburg. Pa. Bert Holt. The pumping foreman was also bad ly injured but will recover. Dynamite had been placed In the Guffey Company's well to loosen the casing. To-day it was decided to pull It out and reset the charge. In draw ing the explosive up, it collided with the casing. WYOMING ROBBERS TRY A BANK HOLD-UP. Killed the Cashier, Who Refused a Demand for Money. Cody, Wyo, Nov. I.—The First Na tional Bank of Cody was held up this afternoon by two bandits and the cash ier, R. R. Mtddaugh. killed. The robbers rode Into town and went straight to the bank and dismount ed. One entered the bank and the other held the horses outside. Cash ier Middaugh refused the robber's de irfand for money and was shot and instantly killed. The noise of the shooting brought a crowd to the bunk, but the robbers had fled Instantly after the shooting without further attempting to get mon ey. All the available men In town were soon in hot pursuit of the fugitivea. who headed for the Hole-In-The-Wall, the famous wilderness refuge for out laws. A report has come to town that the thieve* are surrounded, but this Is not confirmed. BaUosr Indisposed. London, Not. I.—lt was announced to-night that Premier Balfour is slight, ly Indisposed, fend will, as a precau tionary measure, be confined to the houee fe- z few days. Ha Is troubled with a various vein. A GREAT CROWD AT JERSEY CITY GAVE PARKER GREETING. MADE SPEECH UPON THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. New York, Nov. I.—An audience that filled Elks’ Hall, Jersey City, N. J., to overflowing rdniained until 10:50 o'clock to-night at greet and listen to Judge Parker, When he appeared they gave him a vociferous greeting lasting seven minutes. As soon as he entered the hall he at once> went to the front of the stage, shook hands with the chairman of the meeting and then faced the audience, which had mounted the chairs and was cheering wildly and waving flags. Judge Parker bowed several times. He took his manuscript from his pocket and stood ready to begin, but as the cheering died away it would be re newed in a minute. A loud voiced man in the rear of the hall, shouted: “Parker has not a big stick.” Judge Parker joined in the laugh that followed. Judge Parker then began his pre pared address and he was intensely earnest and even dramatic at limes In his delivery and manner. He was fre quently interrupted by applause and received andother ovation when he concluded. The candidate left the hall after concluding and went to St. Peters' Hall, where he received another ova tion and delivered the same speech. Making n False Cry. Because we are opposed to the pur chase of the electorate and have felt it our duty to say so, those who would corrupt it to the end that their power to plunder the people may continue, cry out. in these closing hours of the campaign, that' the business interests would not be safe with a Democratic administration. This cry is false and those who ut ter it know It. We favor a healthful prosperity hi which ail the people may share. We would encourage the accumula tion of property and would protect the present possessors of it In that possession, under all circumstances. But w*- would do all we could to take away from the combinations and T. Telegram trusts the power to oppress the people which they now exercise. In other words, we would put forth every ef fort lo thwart their illegal methods of collecting tribute. Illegal methods of making money do not constitute legitimate business, al though those who resort to them may pose as business men. Our purpose is to deprive, so far as possible, these illegal combinations of their present illegitimate advantage. As 1 have taken occasion to say be fore. and I deem it my duty to say again, the trusts are furnishing the money with which they hope to con trol the election. I am sorry to be obliged to say it. If it were not true, I would not say it to gain the presi dency or any other earthly reward, but It is true, and that being so. It became my duty to warn the people of It. Cortelyon's Forced font riliutlon*. The New York Tribune of this morn ing publishes a dispatch from Wash ington under the head of "t’ortelyou Falsely Accused.” with a sub-head saying that he "has not extorted cam paign contributions from corpora tions.” It gives what purports to be the' statement o f a man who with holds his name. He Is described in the Tribune as “a man who knows all that occurred at Mr. Oortelyou’s last call on the President." Whether it was the one or the other Is left til doubt/ But (n any event, It is of no conse quence which one It was, for these grave charges cannot be met anony mously. There are only two persons who can Interest the people on this subject. If they have anything to say. the people would like to have It said promptly. Weeks have passed since the New York World, the New York Times and the Brooklyn Eagle made charges covering fully this, the, most vital question before the people—charges that were reproduced In every part of the country, the former propounding ten questions, beginning with "How much has the beef trust contributed to Mr. Oortelyou?” There has been pletny of time to answer these questions, but they have not been answered, and they will not •be. It Is for the people now to say whether the trusts of this country Khali be permitted to control its na tional elections. In order that their power to levy tribute may be contin ued. POPE PIUS*HAS GOUT. Rome, Nov. I.—Pope Plus X, who for two days has been slightly Indispos ed, was to-day visited by Dr. Lap poui, who found that His Holiness was suffering from an attack of gout and rheumatic pains in the legs, the latter caused by midden changes in the weather. Dr. I.appont advised com plete rest and the Pope reluctantly con sented to the cancelling of all audiences that he had fixed for the next two days. Penn. R. H. Dividends. Philadelphia, Nov. I.—At a meeting of the directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad to-day the regular semi annual dividend of 3 per cent, was declared. The directors of the New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail rond declared the regular semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, and an extra dividend of 2 per cent, payable Dec. 1. This road is controlled by the Penn sylvania road. TWO KINDS OF STICKZ 6 CENTS A COPY DAILY. S3 A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEKK 81 A YEAR THE M’CUE JURY CALLS A WITNESS TO GET AT TRUE FACTS. ■ "• * WANTED TO HEAR FROM NEGRO SERVANT OF THE M’CUES. TUI* Negro, John Perry, Snld He Had Heard Mrs. McCne Call to Her Hnshnnd for Al<l, That Someone Was Killing Her—llls Testimony lin pen died Arguments in the Cnee Have Not Yet Been Made. McCne Not So Tentlfy. Charlottesville, Va., Nov. I.—Police man Grady was the first witness called by the defense to-day in the trial of Ox-Mayor McCue, charged with the murder of his wife. He said he was the second person to reach the Mc- Cue residence after the tragedy, and that when he saw the defendant there blood was dripping from the wound on his face, that it had run down about the mouth and the stains on Mr. Me- Cue's shirt front appeared to him as if they had been caused by the blood from the wound. Three brothers of the accused, Charles, John L. and William, each testified that they did not hear a con versation, alleged, as testified to by the jailer as having passed at the Jail between the accused and his son, Wil liam, in which the two latter were made to say something about Mrs. Mc- Cue rushing Into the son’s room on one occasion, followed by Mr. McCue. C. H. Moore testified to the friendly relations of the McCues. The defense at. this juncture an nounced that they had but one other witness, who could not reach here until later, and with the agreement that he take the stand when he arrives, the defense rested. There was a stir in the court room when one of the Jurors announced that they wanted to do what was right, and that the Jury desired to have John Perry, the negro servant, whose name has been mentioned ill testimony, called. Judge Morris sent a summons for him as a court witness. The Jury asked also that James Lewis be called. Jury's Witness’ Story. John Perry, questioned by the court, said he was asleep In the McCue house on the night or the tragedy. He whb awakened by the crying of Mrs. Mc- Cue, he said, and hoard her say, “Oh, Bam. come and help me, he Is killing me." The witness said he tried to get through the hall door between his room apd tbq family ajpartnjents. He then heard a shot, which he said sounded like it had been fired between the hall and bath room. He said he heard a man run Into the bath room twice, then go down stairs. Mr. McCue came to his room, he said, about three minutes later, open ing the hall door wb'-h had barred him. when the accused, he said, asked him to come and help him: that a bur glur had been in the house; that he ■Continued on Fifth Page.