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J. H. ESTILL, President. *
mighty fights
AT PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIANS GET NO REST
from the foe that hammers
incessantly at their forts.
Japanese Trendies Hove Been Rnn
(lose to tlie Russian Forts—Sharp
shooters of Both Sides Exchanged
Cigarettes as Well as Shots—Dam
age Done Shipping liy Japanese
Shells— Chinese Spy Vl'as Hanged.
IN THEJFAR EAST.
The Japanese army south of
Mukden is resorted to be concen
trating on their left and center, pre
sumably with the Intention of at
tacking, and a renewal of fighting
is expected to-day.
Statements given out at St. Pe
tersburg regarding the situation at
Port Arthur are more hopeful, and
represent that the garrison may be
expected to hold out until the ar
rival of Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky's sauadron.
The report that Gen. Stoessel
had been wounded Is confirmed, but
it is said that his injury is not
sufficient to prevent him from di
recting the defense of the fortress.
Che Foo, Nov. 17, 9:30 p. m—Fight
ing at Port Arthur has taken place
nightly since the Japanese 'began their
general assault on Oct. 26, according to
Capt. Ronberg, a pilot who was a pas
senger on the Russian torpedo boat de
stroyer Rostoropny.
The Japanese trenches, the captain
says, are close to the forts on Rihlung
and Keekwan mountains and to other
forts on the northeastern group.
The sharpshooters of both sides oc
cupying pits, converse with each other
and frequently make individual truces
in order to borrow cigarettes or to re
lieve their cramped limbs.
T’ne Japanese are displaying great
energy in the construction of trenches
end the mounting of guns.
All the railroad steamers belonging
to the Russians, except the steel screw
transport Amur, have been sunk by
Japanese shells.
The hospital ship Angara, formerly a
transport, has been sunk in shallow
water. The patients are still on board
the ship and are comfortable.
The Japanese shells directed against
the harbor are fired with remarkable
accuracy.
Recently a silk-clad Chinaman, who
was seen traveling in a sampan, was
watched by the Russians, who observ
ed that following the discharge of each
shell, he placed a handkerchief to his
nose and then into his left pocket, oc
casionally varying these movements,
apparently thus signaling the landing
places of the shells. The shells fell be
hind obstructions, which fact prevent
ed the Japanese obtaining a direct view
of their effect. The Chinaman was
hanged.
RUSSIANS’ SUCCESSES
TOLD BY KUROPATKIN.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.—Gen. Kuro
patkin, in a dispatch dated Nov. 16.
lays:
lesterday afternoon the Japanese
i-ssumed the offensive against our po
utions near Sinchinpu, but the attacks
*ere repulsed. At about 11 o’clock at
pight the enemy commenced a fusil
tde which lasted an hour and a half.
losses were fourteen men wound
id.
At dawn the same day our sharp
ihonters ambushed thirty-two dis
counted Japanese dragoons. The
* "pshooters attempted to make prls
,n' ls ot them, but the Japanese re
'• >td and were all killed or wounded,
!x< , flt three, who were captured.
•' company of Japanese came to
• e rescue of their comrades, but the
rr of the sharpshooters kept them at
oa ' and the sharpshooters rejoined
ihrir regiment without loss,"
RUSSIANS WILL WAIT
FOR THE JAPS TO MOVE.
Mukden, Nov. 17. via Pekln.-If there
n he any activity at the front In
near future it is apparent that
’ initiative must be taken by the
•apanese.
im! . ** , r< P ° the Japanese are
eft strong forces on their
he renli**c! er and un doubtedly with
'ured of ? t ‘°!i that the >' *"t be as
g, ;n r jt l wm J \ Bu ?'' es * attack
trmle* to ImpoMlble for their
•belter oww f'J" the fle| l wl,hout
Tho Rn-ii? to . thG bitter cold nights,
med I heir* DoHit , ha ve featly "trength
thSThe“winter C ° h °‘ d
CHINESE DENY THAT
KUROKI IS DEAD.
00™!!!!''!!!' f, ° V ‘ t7.—Everything has
ment but qU |t #t i UP l ° thP prtmmt mo
-1 c °nfldent!y believed
any. Kl,ln * will be renewed on Frl
peX'TuV cii .??_"• Kurokl’a death
• out (mine#* deny It.
TURNING MOVEMENT OF
THE RUSSIAN RIGHT.
Nov. 17,-lt I. reported that
M *i * P * n *‘** t"*H>* have been land-
Pit. N " W Chw * n * and *>.ooo other* at
lhat * turning movement
he Russian right ie expected.
Jlatatttdj) listening ffrto£.
NUMBER 17.846.
STOESSEL REPORTED
REPULSE OF JAPANESE.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.—Gen. Stoes
sel, In his dispatches to Emperor Nich
olas, reports the repulse of a Japa
nese attack Oct. 26 on the north front
of Port Arthur. The Russian losses
were 480, killed or wounded. All the
attacks Nov. 3, the day the anniver
sary of the Emperor’s accession to the
throne was celebrated, were repulsed.
Gen. Stoessel was slightly wounded
In the head during one of the latest
assaults on Port Arthur.
The text of Gen. Stoessel’s dispatches
of Oct. 28 is as follows:
"We have the honor to report to your
majesty that the Japanese bombarded
very vigorously Oct. 25 our forts and
entrenchments north and northeast.
The following day they also attacked
one of the forts on the north side, but
our heavy artllery and shrapnel fire
dispersed their reserves and the as
sault was repulsed. Our losses were
one officer, about seventy men killed
and 400 wounded.
“Engineer Capt. Sakharoff, formerly
governor of Port Dalny, died Oct. 27
of typhoid fever.
"It is difficult to single out individ
uals for special mention among the he
roic defenders.”
In a telegram dated Oct. 30, Gen.
Stoessel says:
"Since my dispatch of Oct. 28 the
bombardment continues with great
fierceness.”
Under date of Nov. 3 Gen. Stoessel
telegraphed:
“We greet the Emperor. This day—
a solemn one for our country—we are
praying to God and send to our Em
peror felicitations in the shape of re
verberating hurrahs. On bended knee
we pray to God to give health to your
majesty and their majesties, the Em
press and the Grand Duke Czarevitch.
Our joy is all the greater because all
assaults, which lasted nine days, have
been repulsed up to this great day,
the anniversary of your accession to
the throne, the same day that our
Japanese enemies celebrate the anni
versary of the birth of their Mikado
and whereupon they had sworn to
take the fortress. God is with us.”
ST. PETERSBURG REGRETS
WOUND OF STOESSEL.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 18, 2:15 a. m.—
Rejoicing over the undaunted spirit
displayed by Gen. Stoessel in his tele
gram of congratulations to Emperor
Nicholas on the anniversary of his ac
cession to the throne, and officially an
nouncing the failure of Gen. Nogi's
nine-day attempt to present Port Ar
thur to the Mikado as a birthday gift,
is tempered by private information
that the gallant commander of the gar
rison has been wounded. Gen. Stoessel
was struck in the head by a splinter
from a shell while he was personally
directing the repulse of a particularly
desperate assault, but, fortunately, the
wound is not serious, and Gen. Stoessel
has not been obliged to relinquish com
mand.
Other information sent by Gen.
Stoessel, which has not been divulged
for strategic reasons, it is stated by
the War Office, is by no means un
favorable. While the garrison is now
hemmed in in the citadel itself, not one
of the main forts has been taken. The
garrison has been provisioned, fresh
ammunition has arrived and Gen.
Stoessel expresses confidence that the
defense can be successfully maintained
until the arrival of Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky’s Second Pacific squadron.
The report that the armored cruiser
Grombol had been injured at Vladivo
stok is confirmed. The vessel grounded
as she was returning to the harbor
from a trial trip after the repair of
the injuries received in the fight with
Admiral Kamimura's squadron, but at
the admiralty the injuries are said to
be slight.
PORT ARTHUR IS W
A CRITICAL WAY.
Washington, Nov. 17.—Consul Gen
eral Fowler ito-day cabled the State
Department from Che Poo. that the
situation at Port Arthur is extremely
critical, the outer forts having fallen
into the possession of the Japanese.
He also states that three Japanese
torpedo boat destroyers are lying out
side of Che Foo harbor, and that the
Russian crew of the torpedo boat de
stroyer destroyed yesterday are trans
ferring their arms and supplies to a
Chinese cruiser, which is posted lq
front of the Russian consulate.
MET AT A SPRING IN
A HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT.
Chansianoutun, Manchuria, Gen. Ku
ropatkln’s Headquarters, Nov. 17. —The
Japanese, according to the Russian
scouts, are heavily fortifying their sec
ond line of defense along the Taitse
river. The major portion of the skir
mishing of the last few days has been
around the village of Yansintoundi.
Some Japanese and Russians who
had gone unarmed to the same spring
of water had a hand-to-hand fight.
There were plenty of broken heads,
but not one on either side was killed.
EXPECTS IT TO HOLD
UNTIL FLEET ARRIVES.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.—As a re
sult of the dispatches received from
Lieut. Gen. Stoessel. the war office
expresses entire confidence that Port
Arthur will be able to hold out until
the arrival of the Russian second Pa
cific squadron.
NOTHING ALARMING
ABOUT THAT HITCH.
Why ltii*ln Made Suicacllona
About Hie Convention With Kn(.
land.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.—At the
Foreign Office the Associated Press
learns there Is absolutely no cause for
the alarmist reports regarding the
hitch in the Angln-Kusalan convention
which. It Is confidently expected, will
be removed and a full agreement
reached within a few days. The re
port that Ambassador Benkendorff will
be retailed is ridiculed. The situation
Is explained as follows:
Russia provisionally accept *d the
Continued on Fifth Pago.
TRAIN CRASHED
INTO STREET CAR
CAR GOT BEYOND CONTROL
AND HURST THROUGH GUARD
GATES OF CROSSING.
Everj- PniaciiKer Aboard the Street
Car at Toronto Where the Acci
dent Oceurred, Wa* Injured—Two
Died Almost Immediately and Two
More After Having Been Taken to
a Hospital—Trailer Also Wm Over
turned—Forward Car Demolished.
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 17.—A street car,
with trailer attached, got beyond con
trol of the motorman and crashed
through the guard gates at the Queen
street crossing of the Grand Trunk
Railway to-night. A Montreal freight
train struck the forward car, grinding
it to splinters.
Every passenger on the street car
was injured, two dying soon after be
ing taken from the wreckage and two
at the hospital. The dead are:
James Armstrong, conductor.
One-year-old child of J. Robertson.
The baby was thrown from its moth
er’s arms and both legs cut off.
Mrs. Minnie Mahaffy, internally In
jured, died at hospital.
Russell T. Stephens, Internally In
jured, died at hospital.
The forward car was struck fairly
in the center and completely demol
ished. The vestibule, from which the
motorman had jumped, was carried up
the track 100 yards.
The trailer was overturned and all
the windows were smashed, but the
■body of the car remained intact.
THEY RAN HIM DOWN
AND LEFT HIM TO DIE.
Inhnm'~ntty of Occupnnti of a
Yellow Peril.
New York, Nov. 17.—Pinned in a
blanket and lying by the rcfadslde, suf
fering with a possible fracture of the
skull, Jacob Clemons, 65 years old, a
farmer of Saw Hill Lane, East Ches
ter, was found to-day near Williams
bridge. A short distance away were
his horse and wagon, the horse hitch
ed to a tree and the wagon partly
wrecked.
Clemons regained consciousness for
a few moments to-night and In a state
ment to the coroner said that his wag
on was run into by a yellow au
tomobile in which were four men and
a woman. He was thrown out into
the road, and was not immediately
unconscious, though helpless.
The occupants of the automobile
started on without paying heed to him,
but stopped when about fifty yards
away. All five returned to where he
lay and the woman held his head in
her lap and wiped his face with her
hankerchief.
Clemons said as they were preparing
to go he asked them not to leave him.
They said they could not stop, but
would send a physician.
Clemons will probably die.
BOSTON PIER BURNS.
A Lons of About SCI>O,OOO Canard by
thn I-'la men.
Boston, Nov. 17.—The London pier
and shed of the Warren Line in
Charlestown, filled with oil, wood pulp
and other highly Inflammable material,
was completely consumed by fire to
night, and it was only by the utmost
exertion that the firemen were a/ble to
save adjoining property. The big Hoo
sic Tunnel grain elevator and the
White Star Line pier and a number
of vessels narrowly escaped destruc
tion.
The fire burned very rapidly, but the
wind sent the flames toward the har
bor end of the shed. The entire north
end of the city was deluged with
sparks, some dropping on Washington
street as far as Newspaper Row, and
numerous small fires resulted.
At midnight the shed was still burn
ing, but the fire was under control.
The loss is estimated at $600,000.
The shed which was burnpd was
fairly jammed with valuable freight,
including the entire cargo of the L.
P. Holmblad. The upper story of the
shed also contained a large amount of
imported freight in bond.
A custom house officer estimated the
loss (f the freight at $500,000, while
the Warren Line Company officials
place the loss of the pier at SIOO,OOO.
PANAMA IS EXCITED.
United Mates Supervision Han Pre
vented Revolution.
Panama, Nov. 17.—The treaty be
tween the United States and Panama
has prevented one more revolution on
the hsthmuß. The rumored coup d'etat
by the military elements, it seems, was
more serious than it was at first
thought to be.
Minister Barrett, after a consulta
tion with the Panama government and
Gen. Davla. commander of the canal
zone, decided to aak Admiral Good
rich to leave one of the warahlpa of
the United Statea Pacific squadron
here to. prevent any possible disturb
ance. This morning 200 marines from
Empire ramp arrived here.
Gen. Huertas, the Minister of War,
has announced his intention to resign,
which will rlear the political atmo
sphere. Thougli dlaturbancea are not
feared. In the present circumstance*
Panama Is greatly excited.
Nllaallun at Fall Hlver.
Fail River. Maas.. Nov. 17.—About
as much machinery was In operation
In the city's cotton mills to-day aa on
Wednesday. Home mills reported gains
in the number of hands going In, and
others a loss. Altogether <he situation
wa* not greatly changed, and there
was little (o encourage th# belief that
the long strike win be broken at pree-
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1904.
NO JURY SECURED IN
NAN PATTERSON CASE.
Only Seven Men of the I'nnet Have
Been Accepted.
New York, Nov. 17.—With four of
the twelve men who are to decide her
fate already selected, the trial of Nan
Patterson, the former show girl
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, the wealthy horseman, was
continued In the criminal branch of
the Supreme Court to-day.
The greatest care has been used In
the examination of talesmen, and the
exhaustive questioning and almost in
discriminate challenging for even the
slightest cause indicated that the
panel of 100 talesmen might be ex
hausted before the task Is finished.
Miss Patterson seemed in very good
spirits when she entered the court
room to-day, and a brief chat with
her counsel before the trial was re
sumed added to her apparent cheer
fulness.
Mr. Levy Informed the defendant
that the morning mail had brought
him a letter which might have an im
portant bearing on the case. What
the letter contained was not divulged.
The defendant's father, J. Randolph
Patterson of Washington, was in the
court room early and occupied a seat
near his daughter within the bar en
closure,
John Millin, who was Caesar Young’s
racing partner, and who, It is under
stood, will be one of the principal wit
nesses for the prosecution, was made
to sit in the rear of the court room
upon request of the prisoner. Millin
had a seat near the bar enclosure and
had been watching Miss Patterson
closely for some time, when she asked
that he be ordered away from the rail.
As Millin passed the defendant in go
ing to the rear of the court room, she
shrank back upon her father's shoul
der.
An eye witness to the shooting of
Young was discovered in a most un
usual way to-day while the trial was
in progress. Archibald J. C. Anderson,
one of the men summoned for exam
ination as to his qualifications to serve
on the jury, was being questioned by
Assistant District Attorney Band, when
he asked permission to speak with
Judge Davis, who is presiding at the
trial. After a whispered conversation,
counsel for the prosecution and defense
were called to the bench, and a mo
ment later Anderson was excused and
joined counsel for the prisoner within
the bar enclosure. Daniel J. O’Reilly,
one of Miss Patterson’s attorneys, said
that an eye witness to the shooting
had been discovered. Information to
this effect had been communicated to
Justice Davis by Mr. Anderson.
When court adjourned, seven Jurors
had been accepted.
WEALTHY MaITwAS
KILLED BY HIS AUTO.
Was Out With an Actress, Who Was
Seriously Hurt.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 17.—1n an au
tomobile accident in the suburbs of
the city to-day, Humphrey Praed, as
sistant general manager of the San Ja
cinto Land Company of Riverside, Cal.,
was instantly killed, and Miss Mina
Rudolph, leading lady of the "San
Toy” Opera Company, and C. S. Fry,
chauffeur, were seriously hurt.
Praed was running the machine when
it went over an embankment, pinning
the occupants beneath. Miss Rudolph
is suffering from concussion of the
brain and possibly internal injuries.
She will recover. Fry sustained only
minor injuries.
Praed's mother, Mrs. Campbell
Praed, is a well known literary wom
an. The family is a wealthy one, their
home being in England.
ACTION DISCONTINUED.
Nothing More Against Certain De
fendants In fillip Building t Use,
New York. Nov. 17.—(A1l action
against Henry T. Scott, the Hyde
Windlass Company of Bath. Me., and
the Union Iron Works of San Fran
cisco in the now famous litigation in
stituted by John A. Morris and five
other minority stockholders, against
Charles M. Schwab and others, was
discontinued to-day through an order
signed by Judge Laeombe in the United
States Circuit Court. The order re
leasing the defendants named from all
connection with the so-called ship
building litigation, was issued with
the consent of the complainants.
In the suit the complainants asked
that the defendants be compelled to re
pay all the profits, money and bonuses
they had derived through their con
nection with the formation of the now
defunct shipbuilding corporation. Com
plaint was also made against Schwab,
individually, for the method in which
he acquired the stock of the Bethle
hem Sreel Company for about $7,000,000,
and sold It to the shipbuilding compa
ny for $30,000,000 In the securities of
the latter.
WITH CARGO^ONFIReT
SCHOONER WAS SCUTTLED.
New London, Conn., Nov. 17.
Schooner Green leaf Johnson arrived
here to-day with her cargo on fire and
was scuttled.
The schooner is owned by E. H.
Weaver of New Haven and wa* load
ed with garbage tankage from Bar
ren Island, N. Y., for South Carolina,
Her cargo Is owned by Heller. Hlrsrh
& Cos., of New York and was insur
ed.
STEAMER NEIDENFELS
AGROUND IN THE WESER.
Bremen, Nov. 17.—Tha German
steamer Neidenfels, from Savannah
Oct. $1 for thla port, la aground in the
Weaer river.
The Neidenfels wa* cleared from this
port by Meaara. Williamson A Hauer*.
Its cargo consisted of about 16,000 hales
of cotton. The Savannah firm had
heard nothing of the accident last
night until informed of the Associated
Press account.
IlreaklatrlSge Batter.
Lexington, Ky„ Nov. 17.—Tbs physi
cian* attending Col. W. C. P Breckin
ridge said to-night their patient had
continued to Improve during tbs day
and that srlth prudence and quiet
eould he expected to recover.
MEN LAY DEAD;
PLANT STILL RAN
FOUR WERE ASPHYXIATED
WHILE EMPLOYED AT THE DOVKK
(X. J.) GAS WORKS.
Engine* Were Found Rnnnlng Un
der Fall Head ot Steam With no
One to Atteud Them—Water In the
Roller* Was Lon-Man Who Made
the Discovery Shut Down the En
gine* and Then Found the Men.
He Wn* Aliiiunl Overcome.
New York, Nov. 17. —Four men were
asphyxiated by gas at Dover, N. J.,
to-day at the plant of the Dover.
Rockaway and Port Oram Gas Com
pany. They constituted the entire
working force of the place, and were
discovered bv George E. Bunnell, a
former employe, who on visiting the
plant, found it apparently deserted
with engines running under a full head
of steam and scarcely any water in
the boilers.
After shutting down the engines and
attending the boilers, Bunnell went
through the works and found the four
men beneath an open trap door in
the motor room, with the space under
the floor filled with gas from a broken
valve in the drip pipe.
The men were William Buhner, 17
years old. employed as a fireman;
Elias S. Chamberlain, the engineer;
Otto Eidschum, painter and a man
known only as Gustave, also a painter.
The men lay together in a heap and
Bunnell noticing that the man on top
was alive, entered the trap to rescue
him, but became so weakened by the
gas that he could not lift the body to
the floor, four feet above, and was
barely able to get out himself. Ho
staggered outside, but was unable to
attract any one's attention, and it was
some time before he recovered suffi
ciently to telephone for assistance.
When help finally arrived, and the
gas was turned off so the men could
be taken out, all four were dead. From
their positions, it Is thought that Bul
mer went through the trap first to fix
the broken valve, and was overcome
by the gas. and that in an effort at
rescue, Chambeiilain, Eidschum and
Gustave followed and lost their lives.
FUSHIMnnSITEDTHE
TOMB OF WASHINGTON.
Placed a. Wreath There and Planted
a Japanese Maple.
Washington, Nov. 17.— Prinpe Fu
shlmi to-day visited Mount Vernon,
placed a wreath on the tomb of Wash
ington and planted a tree on the old
estate of the first President.
The trip there and back was made
on the naval yacht Sylph. The Prince
took luncheon on board on the return
trip. As he entered and left the navy
yard the marines gave him the pre
scribed honors, and he was given the
royal salute of twenty-one guns and
200 blue jackets on the Hartford stood
in the rigging.
The wreath placed on the tomb was
of large size and- made of chrysanthe
mums, the national flower of Japan. As
four orderlies from the marine bar
racks placed the wreath between the
tombs of George and Martha Washing
ton, the Prince and his party remained
outside with heads uncovered. The
Prince did' not enter the tomb.
The planting of the tree was then
begun, the Prince himself throwing
several spadefuls of earth on the Japa
nese maple, which will mark his visit.
h ewasnTbluffing.
Roosevelt “Had ’Em” When He
Stood Pat on the TnrilT.
Washington, Nov. 17.—The President
is devoting considerable time each day
to work on his message. While he
has considered with members of his
cabinet and with some members of
Congress the subject of revision of the
tariff, the consideration thus far given
the matter has not been of a serious
nature. It can be said authoritatively,
that he will not discuss the subject in
hi# message.
The coneen.ns of opinion, as express
ed to the President, is that, If the tar
iff is to be revised, the work should
be taken up at an early date; but thus
far no decision has been reached in
regard to the matter, and none will be
reached until the President has had
opportunity thoroughly to discuss the
subject with members of Congress gen
erally.
WIRELESS STATIONS
OPENED FOR BUSINESS.
Washington, Nov. 17.—The Navy De
partment has authorized the command
ing officer on the torpedo station at
Newport to accept dispatches to and
from ship* at sea by way of the Nan
tucket lightship under regulations
drawn by the bureau of equipment,
and to be published in a notice to mar
iners. Order* are being prepared
opening to commercial business the
following naval coast wireless tele
graph stations: Portsmouth, N. H„
Cape Ann, Mass.. Boston arid New
York navy yards: Cape Cod, Montauk,
L. I.; Naveslnk. N. J.; Cape Henry,
Va.; Dry Tortugas, Han Juan, Cult-bra,
Yei*ba Huena, Cal„ and Mare Island
navy yard. Other stations will be
opened in a few weeks,
SIX WERE INJURED
BY BOMB EXPLOSION.
Barcelona, Nov. 17.—A bomb was **-
ploded at the Mayor's office in the
Calle Fernando here thla evening.
The building was not much damaged,
but nine persons were seriously in
jured end several ethers wars slightly
hurt. There I# an unconfirmed rumor
that two of tb* wounded have died.
The Calls Fernando is much fre
quented as a promenade fc <r the upper
classes.
MRS. MAYBRICK MAY
APPEAR AT TRIAL.
Ca*e ot Her Mollier n* Claimant of
Exten*lve I’roperlle*.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 17. —It is proba
ble that Mrs. Florence Maybrlck will
be brought to Richmond as a witness
in the case of the Baroness Von
Roques, her mother, against D. W.
Armstrong and others. Attorneys for
the Baroness appeared 'before Judge
Grlnnan in the Chancery Court here
to-day and began the preliminary'ar
rangements for a hearing.
Mrs. Maybrlck was on trial at the
time her mother signed certain papers,
which are claimed to be valid deeds by
Mr. Armstrong and which conveyed to
him certain property when he was her
trustee. The Baroness alleges that she
was so overwrought by her daughter's
plight that she did not know what she
was signing. It is expected Mrs. May
brick will be brought here when the
case comes to trial.
The amount involved is a part in
terest in property in Virginia. West
Virginia and Kentucky. Parts of this
land have been bought by Virginians,
and they are made co-defendants with
the trustee.
Mr*. Mu> hrlok'a Denial.
New York. Nov. 17.—The Associated
Press has received the following com
munication:
"Brooklyn, Nov. 17.—T0 the Asso
ciated Press: Will you kindly do me
the great favor to most emphatically
contradict any and all statements to
tne effect that 1 Intend to make a
public appearance, either on the stage
or the lecture platform. Permit tne
to add that in no instance has there
been the slightest ground for such a
report. Very truly yours,
(Signed.)
“Florence Elizabeth Maybrlck."
TO STOPSHO P LIFT ING
Is the Present Effort of New York
Deonrlment Store*.
New York, Nov. 17.—Losses of half
a million dollars through shop lifting
have been suffered during the past
year by twenty-one department stores
In this city, whose proprietors, be
cause of such losses, have formed an
alliance to fight petty pilfering. The
fact that such an alliance had been
formed came out to day, when s wom
an Wits given a fifteen-day sentence in
the Court of General Sessions after
having pleaded guilty to a charge of
stealing goods valued at $5.04 from a
department store.
Hitherto the storekeepers have been
willing to let offenders off with a fine,
and the court as a rule has acted ac
cordingly.
Before sentence was Imposed to-day
fhe attorney who had prosecuted the
case said that his law firm had keen
retained by an alliance of twenty-one
department stores to prosecute eveiy
case of shop-lifting.
“The shop-lifting evil has become
so great,” said he. "owing to the len
iency of Justices of Special Sessions
that it is a very serious matter to the
firms concerned. During the past year
the losses through shop-lifting to the
twenty-one firms in this alliance
which I represent have amounted to
$500,000.
PLAYED TO IROYALTY.
A Hpcelnl rarapnnr Appeared nf
WiixlNor ('anile,
London, Nov. 17. —One of the most
brilliant theatrical performances ever
held in Windsor Castle occurred to
night when Beerbohm Tree, by the
King’s command, took down a special
company to reproduce "A Man’s Shad
ow.” The stage was erected in the
historic Waterloo chamber and the au
dience was worthy of its setting.
In the front row of gold ’and red
plush chairs sat King Edward; next
to him was Queen Amelia of Portugal,
then King Charles of Portugal with
Queen Alexandra at his left.
King Edward and King Charles both
followed the performance vivaciously.
Mch. James Brown Potter especially
attracted attention, while another
American, Geraldine Wilson, a small
child of 9, upon whom this Jekyl and
Hyde melodrama hinges, also won fre
quent royal applause.
FRANK S. BLACK FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
He Will Not Take It, However. It
I* finll lit New York.
New York, Nov. 17.—The World to
morrow will say:
"Former Gov. Frank 8. Black, who
returned to New York last night from
hi* home In Troy, ha* been tendered
an offer of the attorney generalship
In President Roosevelt's cabinet for
the term beginning March 4, 1906.
“It la the view of ex-Oov. Black’s
friends, both In New York and Albany,
that he will not accept the attorney
generalship because it would mean
sacrificing a law practice which, it Is
said, net* him nearly SIOO,OOO a year
and which his friends say he could re
tain If he should be elected to the
United States Senate.”
PARKER GETS A JOB.
Appointed a Member of a Commis
sion in New York.
New York, Nov. 17.—Former Judge
Alton B. Parker wa* to-day appoint
ed a member of the commission to
acquire dock an£ wharfage rights for
the city on the East river. The ap
pointment was made by Justice O’Gor
man In the Supreme Court.
FEDERATION OF 1.480 R.
fblenao Fla 111 Wn* Threshed Oat on
the Fluor,
Kan Francisco, Nov, 17.—The Chi
cago federation fight was threshed out
on the floor of the convention of the
American Federation of Labor to-day,
but after a hot and acrimonious debate
lasting two hour* and a half, the mat
ter woe finally referred to the CVimmlt
tee uii Local and Federated BodlM.
with Instructions that a report he ren
dered at the earliest possible moment.
Besot ut lons regarding Japanese ex
clusion and the eradication of iijber
rulnel* ware tabled that they might he
rtsnnaide red.
S CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.SI A YEAR
MAMIE DE CRIS
GETS A PARDON
IS COMING TO SAVANNAH
ON A TICKET THAT THE STATE
WILL PROVIDE.
Now Clothing Also Given the Dia
mond Queen, Wlio Ha* Had Her
Residence nt the Prison Farm
Daring the Term She Han Served
for Strnling Gems from Snvaunnh
Jeweler*—Get* Her Freedom To
morrow*.
Atlanta. Nov. 17.—Mamie DeCris,
the Diamond Queen, was to-day grant
ed a pardon by Oov. Terrell upon rec
ommendation of the Prison Commis
sion. which has had her case under
consideration for the last two or three
days.
The reasons given by the commission
for recommending a pardon for the
woman are contained In the following,
which was inscribed on the executive
minutes: "Defendant’s term will ex
pire, Nov. 21, 1904, and expressing pro
found repentance for her crime, and
her Intention of leading a useful life
after her discharge. It Is thought that
this clemency may be of assistance to
her.”
In the commission’s consideration of
the case the desire to give the wom
an every possible chance to carry out
her good Intentions overcame their
scruples as to any possible wrongful
use she might make of the pardon
should she return to her criminal why*.
She will be released from the state
prison farm on Saturday, furnished
with new clothing and a ticket to Sa
vannah, whither she will return. The
history of her crime, her trial and
her sensational whipping by Warden
Allgood, which created such a stir In
the prison department in the summer
of 1903, are familiar history.
MONETARY REFORM AS
DEVISED FOR MEXICO.
Hnw If I* Proiinat-il to lluvlau thu
Medlnm of Exchange.
Mexico City, Nov. 17.—President
Diaz, after a cabinet council this even
ing, approved the plan of Finance Min
ister Llmantour for monetary reform
and ordered that a hill be sent to Con
gress to-morrow. The bill does not
look to the direct accomplishment of
monetary reform, but authorizes the
executive to carry out the reform In
due time and subject to conditions fix
ed In the bill.
The money medium will continue to
be the present sliver dollar with Its
weight and fineness unchanged,
but its gold value will be
fixed at the equivalent of 75
cent grams of the yellow metal,
putting It on a level with the
United States half dollar In value. The
mints will suspend coinage only to the
extent of not adding to the Internal clr
cuJatlon of dollars, but they will con
tinue to strike subsidiary coins, which
will be given out in exchange for dol
lars, and the mints also will continue
to turn out the old style dollars, if in
tended directly for exportation. The
reimportation of dollars will be pro
hibited.
It Is positively stated that the meas
ures In preparation do not afford the
slightest ground for variation in the
conditions of the sliver market, as
Mexico is principally Interested in hold
ing up the price of that metal.
filipingTstudenT
GETS A REPRIMAND
Reran** He Attacked the Cathode
Chnrch In the lalund*.
Bloomington, 111., Nov. 17.—Miguel
Nlcdao, a young Filipino student, who
is being educated at the State Normal
University at Normal by the govern
ment, has been reprimanded by W. A.
Sutherland of the War Department for
attacking the friars and th# methods
of the Catholic Church in the Philip
pines.
Nlcdao’s articles first appeared In the
Vidette, a student publication at the
university, and were then widely copied
by the press of Central Illinois. Rev.
J. J. Burke of St. Patrick's Church of
this city took the matter up with the
War Department and Immediately re
ceived a letter In which It was stated
that the utterances of the Filipino
were not approved, and that he would
be vigorously censured.
'Mr. Sutherland stated that the Fili
pino should have devoted himself to a
discussion of other matters of wide In
terest concerning hla country instead
of attacking the church.
Paper by A. C. L. Surgeon.
New York. Nov. 17.—Modern meth
ods of surgery a* applied on the great
railroads of the country were consider
ed and discussed to-day at the an
nual meeting of the New York and
New England Association of Railroad
Surgeons. Among the papers read was
one by Dr. Q. G. Thomas, chief sur
geon of the Atlantic Coast Line, on
"Relief and Hospital Department.”
Murphy Arrested.
Richmond. V*., Nov. 17.—R. G. Mur
phy. alleged to be from New York,
aged 22. wa* arrested at a hotel on
his arrival here thla evening by re
quest of the New York police authori
ties, the charge against him being that
of passing bad drafts.
Darn* Rerelrlng Treatment.
New York. Nov. 16.—Edward Burns,
whom George J. Gould accidentally
wounded In one of his eyes while hunt
ing on Wednesday at High Point, N.
C., 1* now in th* New York Bye and
Ear Infirmary In thla city, having ar
rived to-night. He Is a patient of Dr.
Wilbur B. Marple, a specialist in dis
eases and Injuries of the eye.
Thompson's Condition.
New York. Nov, 17.—Hugh Smith
Thompson, former Governor of South
Caroline, and former Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, who la 111 at his
home here, was said lata to- nig lit by
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