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THE MORNING NEWS. I _
Established ISM. .- - Incorporated 1888 V l7 So*>
J. H. ESTIL.L, President. * *nuiurjn I I
AMERICAN NAVY
SHY OF OFFICERS
IT IS VERY BADLY OFF
because of an insufficiency in
THEIR NUMBER.
Admiral Converse Makes His Re
port, Showing That Officers ot
l ower Rank Perform Duties That
Shonld Fall to Lieutenants or
Commanders Recommends In
creoae —Thinks Battleship’s Pres
tige Is Unimpaired.
Washington, Nov. 23.—How badly
off the navy is for officers and how
seriously this condition may affect the
navy and the nation is plainly told in
the annual report of Hear Admiral
George A. Converse, chief of the Bu
reau of Navigation, approved by Sec
retary Morton to-day.
Experience, especially in gunfire, he
says, had shown that it is necessary
to increase the number of officers as
signed to ships, so that the estimate
made in 1602 of the number of officers
needed for ships in commission is in
adequate. It provided for only about
one-half as many officers as ships of
the same class carried in the British,
French and German navies.
Admiral Converse recommends that
the number of lieutenants be increased
from 350 to 600, and that the number
of lieutenant commanders be increased
from 200 to 300.
Should Have Proper Rank.
‘‘lt is especially desirable,” the ad
miral says, “th'at every., battleship and
other powerful vessel requiring the
greatest skill and experience for prop
er efficiency should have her full quota
of officers of suitable rank; yet many
of our battleships have lieutenants as
ordnance officers and several battle
ships have ensigns and even midship
men as watch and division officers.
This very unsatisfactory and even
dangerous condition is due to the many
urgent demands for officers, the exist
ing inadequacy of numbers often milk
ing It impossible to detail officers of
an appropriate rank.”
Because of the important part played
by torpedo craft In the war In the Far
East, It is deemed advls'able that the
larger vessels of this type be com
manded by lieutenant commanders.
Authorization by Congress of two vice
admirals is urgently recommended in
order that our flag officers may not bs
beneath foreign officers holding equal
or inferior commands.
"It is manifestly undesirable,” says
the iulmigal, “for our ilag officers to
be beneath <Ml;egfnwSflHS matter of pre
cedence in international affairs with
which they have to do as representa
tives of the United States. It is.
therefore, recommended that the rank
of vice admiral be conferred on the
officer detailed as commander in chief
of the North Atlantic and the Asiatic
fleets.”
Efficiency of the Battleship.
Regarding the paramount efficiency
of the battleship and the part played
by them in the Far Eastern war, Ad
miral Converse says:
“Although a hundred or more torpe
do boats and destroyers have been act
ually engaged for five months against
battleships, which have been exposed
to attack times without number, we
have yet to learn, authoritatively, of
a torpedo from a torpedo vessel caus
ing the loss of a single battleship.
Those which have been sunk owed
their destruction to submarine mines,
anchored or broken adrift, torpedo ves
sels not contributing to the result,
except by the confusion and sense of
greater danger due to their presence.
“It is evident that in the final sum
mary of losses the achievements of tor
pedo vessels will count less than was
at first supposed. It cannot be claimed,
therefore, that there has been so far
anything to discredit the battleship as
a type; nor Is any such outcome to be
expected from this war; whatever may
he the casualties among battleships.
Po wage successful warfare with a
naval force requires now, as It has
***** in all ages, a type of vessel
which shall combine In the most effec
"VeK.,^anner the dualities of offense,
mobility, defense, endurance, self
maintenance. Such vessels are bat
tleships and they constitute the main
strength and reliance of a navy.”
the steamer’finance
HAS REACHED NEW YORK.
taptnln Reports Verona Paid no
Heed to DlMtrenM ftljrnalM.
New York, Nov. 23.—The Panama
Railroad steamer Finance, which was
disabled on Nov. 6. while bound from
felon for New York and towed to Ba
'annah by the steamer El Paso, ar
rived here to-day. The damage to
the rudder post, which caused all the
trouble, had not been repaired, and the
boats* 16 oame heru ln tow of two tug
s ukeforth of the Finance re-
P led upon his arrival here that the
. u weglan steamer Verona passed him
t . u 9 vesßtl "as in trouble, and
tout he signaled, for assistance. The
etona continued on her course, pay
ig no attention to the distress signals,
he said.
1 he r arrival here several days
the Flna'"* rorla r( ‘ ported having passed
putnTy was abducted.
His Kldnnpprra Non Demand fl II un
•oin of hi, Relatives.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 23.—Langhorne
Putney, a brother of Stephen Putney,
Jr . of this city, who disappeared in
St. Fouls on Nov. 16, wired from Bt.
Rouls to the family hen; to-day that
young Putney is now definitely known
k® ln the hands of abductors. The
'“tier have written to say that the
>filing man will be given up on the
I’ayment to them of a sum of money
t” be agreed upon, and lainghorne
1 utney has responded to their com
munlcfctton on the subject of ransom
't'n.anded. Their letter Is anonymous,
u * every evidence of genuine
ness,
Mre. lamgborne Putney returned to
*' hr ond to-day, and confirms the
information above given.
Jiateimalj JUofnintj fto£.
AGAIN THERE’S TALK -
OF A BIG BATTLE.
Expected That the Initiative Will
Be Tuken 1>- the Japanese.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 24, 2:20 a. m.—
Appearances again point to the possi
bility of a big battle south of Mukden.
The Japanese, according to an official
report, have received a severe setback
in the vicinity of Sintsintin, in which
direction they apparently were at
tempting to execute a wide turning
movement.
Military opinion here scarcely be
lieves It possible that the two great
armies can winter less than a rifle
shot distant from each other, though
the heavy defenses on each side make
it extremely difficult for either to as
sume the offensive. It is believed, how
ever, that If the deadlock Is to be
broken Gen. Kuropatkin will let Field
Marshal Oyama take the initiative, as
the Russians have the better of the
present position, namely a strong line
of defense and Mukden behind them,
making satisfactory winter quarters,
where the Russian reinforcements are
now accumulating for an advance next
soring.
The Japanese also are strongly rein
forced.
The rivers are already frozen suffi
ciently to permit of the movement of
artillery and commissariat trains, so
that the country .. actually is better
adapted to the Japanese advance than
during the summer.
JAPANESE REPORT
ON AN ENGAGEMENT.
Tokio, Nov. 23, 3 p. m.—Army head
quarters yesterday received the fol
lowing telegram from Manchurian
headquarters:
“On Monday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 in the
morning, our detachment advanced to
wards Weitzuku, north of Sienchuang,
and attacked and occupied the enemy’s
bivouacking ground.
“Subsequently a superior force of the
enemy gradually pressed our left flank
and rear. Receiving reinforcements,
we drove the enemy toward Chenholin
at 9:30 a. m.
“The enemy’s strength was about 600
infantry and 300 cavalry, with four
guns.
“The enemy left thirty-nine dead
bodies on the field. We took six pris
oners, as well as spoils, including thir
ty rifles, entrenching tools, ammuni
tion, etc.
“In our casualties were Sub-Lieut.
Inouye wounded and twenty-eight men
killed or wounded.”
five submarinesThave
REACHED THE JAPANESE.
Tokio, Nov. 23.—Five submarine
boats arrived at Yokohama to-day.
The submarine boats referred to in
the dispatch from Tokio are probably
the five boats shipped from Quincy
Point, Mass., early in October, over
land to the Pacific coast. They were
valued at nearly $4,000,000 and were un
derstood to be intended for Japan.
The boats occupied seventeen steel
flat cars and six box cars. They were
shipped in sections and each oar was
carefully covered with canvas, which
concealed the contents. There was not
the slightest mark on any of the cars
to indicate the contents or the destina
tion and those who made inquiries on
the subject received the stereotyped
answer that the covered masses were a
part of a large shipment of machinery
destined for the West.
JAPANESE MA'TtRy"
WIDE TURNING MOVEMENT.
Mukden. Nov. 23.—Indications are
growing that the Japanese are under
taking a wide turning movement on
the Russian left. A large number of
commissariat wagons have been ob
served going eastward, and some artil
lery exchanges have also been reported
from the eastward.
Gen. Kuropatkin has permitted men
who have captured horses to sell them
to officers, the proceeds to go to the
families of men killed in battle.
Fodder is becoming exceedingly
scarce.
The spirits of the men are good and
the food is satisfactory. The rations
of the men at the outposts and in the
advance trenches are sent to them at
night, as it would be impossible to do
so during the day, because the Japa
nese shell every convoy.
counter "attaclT of
RUSSIANS REPULSED.
Tokio, Nov. 23, 3 p. m.— A telegram
from the headquarters of the Japanese
third army besieging Port Arthur, dat
ed, midnight, Nov. 22, says:
“On Monday night, Nov. 21. the en
emy made a counter attack on our
forces in front of the north fort of the
eastern group of forts on Kakwan
mountain. The attack was repulsed.”
BUILDINGS FIRED BY
SHELLS OF JAPANESE.
Washington, Nov. 23.—The Japanese
legation has received the following ca
blegram from Tokio:
“Port Arthur army reports that
buildings near arsenal caught fire
about noon Nov. 22 owing to bombard
ment by our naval guns. At 9:30 p. m.
still burning.”
Squadron Was Nlulited.
1 Hort Said, Nov. 24.—The Russian
second Pacific squadron was sighted
at 6 o’clock this morning.
STEAMER WENT DOWN"
WITH SEVENTEEN MEN.
Believed Site Grounded and Hollers
Kxftlnded.
Norrkoplng, Sweden. Nov. 23.—The
Swedish steamer Bur, from Grimsby,
England, with a cargo, foundered to
day at the entrance of Arko Bund.
The entire crew, numbering seven
teen men. periehed.
It la believed the veaeel grounded,
and that her boilers exploded.
YOUNG DID NOT
KILL HIMSELF
ACCORDING TO THE VIEWS
OF EXPERT PHYSICIANS WHO
GAVE THEIR TESTIMONY.
Two Cabmen and a Newsboy Among
Those on the Stand at the Trial
of Nan Patterson—Newsboy Saw
Her Brother-in-Law Slap the
Woman—Boy Was Always on the
Watch for Such Fun as That.
Other Testimony Given.
New York, Nov. 23.—1n the trial of
Nan Patterson, charged with the mur
der of Caesar Young, the expert tes
timony of physicians was offered to
day to show that Young could not
have killed himself; two cabmen tes
tified to having seen Young abuse
Miss Patterson early in the morning
of June 4, and another witness, a
newsboy, swore that he saw J. Mor
gan Smith, her brother-in-law, strike
Miss Patterson In the face on the
night of June 3. Mr. Smith had said
to her: “You will have to do it,” and
she had answered: “I won’t."
The trial sttill (attracts unusually
large crowds, and special details of
police are required to keep out those
who have no business in the court
room and to maintain order in the
building.
The skeleton, which was brought
into the case yesterday for the use
of Coroner's Physician O’Hanlon in
describing the course of the bullet
which caused Young's death, was
again brought into the court room,
when the trial was resumed to-day.
Mr. Levy in his cross-examination,
led Dr. O’Hanlon back over the
ground covered in his direct testimony
yesterday. The witness described in
detail the autopsy which he perform
ed on Young's bodv.
“If you had regarded the case as
one of homicide, would you have made
a more careful examination ?” asked
Mr. Levy.
“I did not so regard it then as a
case of homicide.”
“Did you regard it as a case of sui
cide?”
“I did,” the witness replied.
Black Marks on the Finger.
Dr. O’Hanlon said that whole per
forming the autopsy he found three
black marks on the second finger of
Young’s right hand, and he stripped
off pieces of skin, which were turned
over to the district attorney. The
witness was not permitted to answer
a question as to whether the black
marks were made by gunpowder.
Another question as to whether he
found any indication of gunpowder
when he examined Nan Patterson’s
hands soon after the shooting also
met w>ith an objection from the prose
cution, and 'the court directed the wit
ness not to answer.
At the conclusion of Dr. O’Hanlon’s
examination that part of his testi
mony in which he said that he con
sidered the case to be one of suicide
and not homicide, when he performed
the autopsy, was stricken from the
record on motion of Mr. Rand. Coun
sel for the defense took exception to
the ruling of Justice Davis pn this
point.
Dr. Ernest A. Lederle, a chemist, who
examined the two pieces of skin taken
from Young’s finger, said that he had
been unable to determine the cause
of the black spots. “Without a chemi
cal test, I would not venture to say
whether or not the specks were made
by gunpowder,” said Dr. Lederle. “I
only examined them by a microscope.”
Mr. Levy suggested that Dr. O’Han
lon be put on the stand to tell the jury
what made the black marks in the
skin. Mr. Rand objected to the de
fense going on at this stage of the trial
and also to calling Dr. O’Hanlon as an
expert.
“I have a man who extracted grains
of powder from those pieces of skin,”
said Mr. Levy.
Justice Davis admonished the attor
ney to be more careful in his remarks
and directed the jury to diregard the
utterances of counsel regarding what
it was claimed examination of the ex
hibits by others than the witness dis
closed.
Cabman Sam Her Crying.
John Crowley, a cabman, said he was
hailed by two men and a woman about
4 o'clock on the morning of June 4,
while his cab was standing at the cor
ner of Eighth avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
The woman was the defendant in this
case and one of the men was Caesar
Young. Young had abused Miss Pat
terson, the witness said, and she was
crying. Young ordered him to drive
the woman to her home and he did so.
On the way down town he watched the
occupant of the cab through the trap
in the top of the hansom, and she con
tinued crying all the way down to
Sixty-first street, where she left the
cab. Crowley said that Young and
the man with him were intoxicated,
but Lhat Miss Patterson was not.
Albert Schneider, another cabman,
witnessed the scene when Miss Pat
terson was put in Crowley’s cab, and
he corroborated the testimony of the
previous witness. After Crowley drove
away, he said. Young and his compan
ion called him and were driven to a
house on West One Hundred and For
tieth street. He noticed that both men
were under the influence of liquor.
Tile Newsboy’s Store.
The scene between Nan Patterson and
her brother-in-law, J. Morgan Smith,
which was referred to at length by
Mr. Rand In his opening argument, wHs
described by Joseph Hewitt, a news
boy. The witness said he was stand
ing in front of a cafe at Fifty-ninth
street, and Eighth avenue about 9
o’clock on the night of June 3, when
Smith and Miss Patterson came out
and got into a cab. They were quar
reling and as they got into the cab.
Smith struck Miss Patterson in the
face.
"What did the man say?” asked Mr.
Levy.
“He said, ‘You’ll have to do It,’ ’ an
swered the newsboy.
“And what did she say?”
‘i won’t,’ and then he struck her
and pushed her Into the cab."
The witness said that he remember
ed the Incident distinctly, and was posi
tive In his Identlflcaton of Miss Pat
terson, and the photograph of J. Mor
gan Smith He had noticed the cou
ple particularly, he said.
"There Is always ‘a lot of quarrel
ing going on around the Circle, and I
keep my eyea open to see the fun,”
the newsboy explained.
Police Captain Nweeny waa recalled
SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1904.
to identify a photograph of Smith and
to testify that he had summoned Smith
to appear before the gi'and jury and
that he had failed to appear. He said
he procured a process against Smith,
June 9, but that he still had it, hav
ing been unable to serve it. A war
rant calling for Smith's arrest for con
tempt ■of court was then read and
marked for Identification.
Court adjourned until Saturday.
savannah" boundT
SCHOONER WENT DOWN.
The Judge Boyce Was Lout With All
on Board,
Philadelphia, Nov. 23.—A special to
the Public Ledger from Laurel, Del.,
says:
News reached here to-day that the
four-masted schooner Judge Boyce,
built for Laurel capitalists, had turn
ed turtle off the capes during the
storm of Nov. 13, and that its master,
Capt. Manlove Eskidge, and crew of
ten men were lost.
The Boyce was built at Bath, Me.,
at a cost of $50,000, and was en route
to Savannah, Ga., on her maiden trip.
She was only three days out when the
storm overtook her. The owners and
crew live here, and many families are
ln mourning.
The managing owner, Orlando
Wootten, left to-day for Philadelphia
to look after the owners’ interest in
the matter of insurance.
V AL ENTInFa R RESTED.
Was Allowed to Address a Meeting,
os Arranged.
Cleveland, 0., Nov. 23.—Joseph F.
Valentine, president of the Iron Mold
ers Union of North America, waa
placed under arrest here to-day by
the Cleveland police officials upon a
telegraphic request from the Cincinnati
police authorities. Valentine made no
response to his being taken into cus
tody and instead of trying to avoid
such action, waited at his hotel several
hours for the expected officer.
Valentine’s arrest was made In con
nection with alleged violence by mem
bers of the organization of which he
is the head in Cincinnati, where a
strike is on.
Valentine was not locked up, but
was detained in the detectives’ room
of the central police station. He was
permitted to address a local union of
the iron molders to-night in accord
ance with an engagement he had made
several weeks ago.
Valentine expects to leave for Cin
cinnati to-morrow morning.
NO MORE ARRESTS
MADE IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Nov. 23.—N0 additional
arrests were made here to-day in con
nection with the alleged plot of strik
ing molders to destroy the Eureka
Foundry with dynamite.
The day passed quietly at the foun
dries. Chief interest centered in the
arrest of Joseph F. Valentine, pres
ident of the Iron Molders’ Union of
North America, ln Cleveland. The
charge against Valentine is aiding and
abetting in the malicious destruction
ot property. The warrant for his ar
rest was sworn to by President Henry
G. Gosiger of the Eureka Foundry
Company, a personal friend of the ac
cused. A detective from this city
started for Cleveland late this after
noon, to bring Valentine back to this
city.
Another detective went to Detroit for
Thomas Bracken, who is charged with
complicity in the murder of Samuel
Weakley, a non-union molder. here
Oct. 7.
The cases of Fred Rauhauser, Jr.,
and Fred Rauhauser. Sr.. John Hook,
Joseph Hollowell and Joseph F. Val
entine were called in Police Court to
day, and on motion of their attorneys
their trial was set for Dec. 14. All
of the above named are now In cus
tody except Hollowell, who hns not yet
been arrested. There are eight cases
in all, William Friend, alias Patton,
being already indicted for the murder
of Samuel Weakley. Friend, in an In
terview to-day, denied all knowledge
of a plot to kill Weakley or any other
non-union molders. He said he killed
Weakley in self-defense.
Young Rauhauser to-day repeated his
confession made yesterday. He insists
that Hook made the arrangements
with him to place dynamite cartridges
in the molds at the Eureka Foundry.
Hook later brought In Hollowell, who
he claims went with him to Valentine’s
office, where the latter agreed to pay
him S2O if he succeeded in destroying
the Shear punch. He stated that the
dynamite cartridges were given him by
Hollowell.
negroeslnbattle _
IN A SMALL ROOM.
After the Fight Three Lay Dead on
the Floor.
Shreveport, La., Nov. 23.—Six ne
groes have engaged ln a deadly fight
ln a fourteen-foot room near Curtis,
La., the participants being armed with
shotguns and pistols. After the bat
tle three lay dead. The other three
escaped. The dead:
Andrew Brown.
.Tames Ellis.
Hamp Willis.
A woman and two children were also
In the room during the affray, but were
not harmed. The trouble arose over
the woman.
BANKS OF THEsYaTET
IN GOOD CONDITION.
That Is Shown by Ileporte to the
Slate Treasurer.
Atlanta, Nov. 23.—State Treasurer R.
K. Park has received statements from
all banks in the state of their condi
tion on Nov. 10, in response to his
call. Speaking of the state banks.
Treasurer Park said to-day:
“From all reports the financial In
stitutions of the state are In the beat
possible condition. Only one batik came
up with a bad report, and that was
because the oushler had bean guilty of
speculation. The banks report their
collections good, and many of them
have more money than they know
what to do with."
WORK KEEPS THE
BAPTISTS BUSY
THREE LONG SESSIONS HELD.
REPORTS SUBMITTED WERE VERY
ENCOURAGING.
Question of the Conduct of the Rap
list Orphanage Provoked Discus
sion—lt May lie That the Conven
tion Will Assume the Complete
Control—Addresses Made by Sec
retaries—Yuen ucie* on Trustee
Hoards Are Filled.
Columbus. Ga.. Nov. 23.—The Geor
gia Baptist Convention held three very
busy sessions to-day, the delegates
working between nine and ten hours
and disposing of a grout deal of rou
tine business. The reports were very
encouraging, and showed that the year
had been a successful one with this de
nomination in Georgia.
Dr. S. Y. Jameson, corresponding
secretary of the State Mission Board,
made his report this morning.
The report of the committee on the
Haptist Orphanage n.t Hapeville, of
which Rev. J. C. Brewton is chair
man, was read. The situation at the
orphanage is. somewhat peculiar, in that
the orphanage is managed jointly by
the orphan'age association, all of whom
are members of the Baptist convention,
and the Georgia Baptist convention it
self.
Resolution by llillyee.
Judge Hiliyer offered a resolution on
the subject, expressing appreciation of
the work of the ladles' and other mem
bers, of the Orphans Home Associa
tion, and afterwards irfade a few re
marks praising their unselfish devo
tion and expressing confidence in their
business judgment.
Dr. John E. White of Atlanta said
that, judging by the attention display
ed by the delegates, he appuehemled
that, perhaps, there were some strong
convictions on this subject. This w'as
a matter to be gone about in a con
servative way, he said. It was abso
lutely necessary to discuss it without
feeling and, what was equally import
tant, nothing should come up that
would mar the harmony of a Baptist
convention. He moved that a com
mittee be appointed, composed of W.
J. Northen, J. H. Kilpatrick. J. A.
Wynn, F. M. Langley, S. H. O. Adams,
E. J. Willingham and A. D. Free
man, who would consider both the re
port of the committee and resolutions
of Judge Hiliyer and would make a
general report of the entire subjeet of
the orphanage. His motion was adopt
ed.
“The Making fa Minister."
Dr. Mullins, president of the South
ern Baptist Seminary, made an Inter
esting talk regarding the work of the
seminary, his subject being, "The
Making of a Minister.”
Dr. J. H. Eager, the financial agent
of the Seminary, spoke of the history
of the seminary. Ex-Governor Brown
of Georgia saved It in the winter of
1879, he said. That was the crisis in
the affairs of the seminary, and when
it looked as if they might have to
close Its doors, ex-Governor Brown
came forward with his splendid dona
tion of $50,000.
Dr. R. J. Willingham of Richmond,
secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, said that he wished to say
a word regarding the work of Rev.
J. W. McCollum, missionary ln Japan,
who Would address the convention
during its session to-morrow. “He
has the reputation of being the finest
preacher of any denomination in Ja
pan. I am told that when he speaks
at a hail or theater, his audiences
often number 1,000 persons.”
Mr. Napier, assistant missionary to
Rev. Mr. McCollum, a former Mercer
student, was introduced to the con
vention and given a cordial greeting.
Convention May Control.
This afternoon 'the committee ap
pointed to investigate the matter of
the Baptist Orphanage made its re
port, recommending that the state
convention take control of the Insti
tution. and that the title of the prop
erty be vested in the convention, and
that of the twenty-five trustees of the
home, fourteen shall be women. The
present trustees will all be members of
the new board.
It Is probable that this convention
will speak out ln no uncertain terms
on the subject of crime and lynching.
Judge George Hiliyer introduced a res
olution on this subject to-day. A com
mittee was appointed, consisting of
Judge Hiliyer, Judge Lawson and
Judge F. M. Langley, to make a re
port on this subject before the end of
the convention.
Pollock Ilium’) Resigned.
The trustees of Mercer University
held a meeting late this afternoon. A
telegram was received ln this city to
night, inquiring if Dr. Pollock had re
signed n president of the university.
When members of the board of trus
tees were seen at 10 o’clock to-night,
they said that no resignation had been
received from Dr. Pollock.
Vacancies Were Filled.
To-night the convention filled the
vacancies on the board of trustees of
Mercer University, Shorter College, the
Educational Commission, the Orphans'
Home, the State Mission Board and
the Executive Committee. All the old
trustees, whose terms expired, were re
elected. with but two changes. L. R.
Christie of Valdosta was elected a
trustee of Monroe College, and J. 8.
Hardaway of Newman waa elected on
the state mission board.
CONFERENCE MEETS.
North Georgia Mel liod Isis Have
Gathered at Marietta.
Marietta, Ga.. Nov. 23.—The North
Georgia Conference met In Cobb coun
ty Court House at Marietta this morn
ing, Bishop Wallace Duncan of Spar
tanburg, presiding.
Practically the only business of the
morning session consisted of the ap
pointing of standing committees, while
the only features of an entertaining
nature consisted of addresses by Bish
op Galloway, lately returned from the
Orient, and Dr. Lamberth, who recent
ly toured Brasil for the Methodist Epis
copal Church. South. Both these di
vines gave enthusiastic accounts of
the foreign mission work In these two
fields.
Business sessions will be held each
morning until Monday, when It la ex
pected tbs appolntmenks will be an
nounced .
SUTTON FOUND GUILTY
AND GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
Trial oa Criminal Assault Charge
to Re Held In January.
Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 23.—At 11
o’clock last night the jury brought in
'the following verdict In the O. N. Sut
ton kidnapping case: "We the Jury,
find the defendant guilty and recom
mend him to the mercy of the court.
“Judge Sponce was awakened and
had the prisoner sent for. and on his
arrival In the court room, began sen
tence. Ills honor regretted that he
could not see the matter in the light
the Jury did, which would have made
a misdemeanor of the offense, hut he
stated lie could not conscientiously
abldo bv the recommendation of the
Jury without becoming, to his mind, a
party to the crime, which he termed
most serious against the morals and
laws of the nation, striking as It did
the very vitals of the American fire
sides and the protection of our women.
Judge Spence stated It was his dis
cretion In event of a verdict of guilty
to affix the extreme penalty for kid
napping, but that he would observe
the recommendation of the jury in so
far ns to reduce this a little, and the
sentence of the court was that Sutton
should be sent to the penitentiary for
five years.
It lias been decided to hold the trial
of Sutton for the attempt at criminal
assault in January, and the case will
not conic up this week, as was expect
ed. Sutton’s attorneys have applied
for anew trial, and will make an ap
peal from the verdict and sentence of
five years in the kidnapping case. The
appeal, as yet. has not been consid
ered by Judge Spence.
POPE BROWN ORACULAR
WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT.
“I Ain Not It u lining Vet,” With Em
phasis on I lie “Yet.”
Atlanta, Nov. 23.—"1 am not running
yet.” Such was the reply of Hon.
J. Pope Brown, chairman of the Ruil
road Commission, to the inquiry ad
dressed to hltn by several newspaper
men as to whether or not it was his
intention to enter the race for Gov
ernor.
Mr. Brown put a peculiar emphasis
on the "yet,” which might lead his in
terrogators to believe that he was con
sidering.
"I usually do one thing at a time,
■and when I get through with that I
take up something else," Mr. Brown
said. “I am very busy Just now with
various matters, and I really have had
no time to give the question of run
ning for Governor a thoughft. How
ever, I am not making any promises.”
Mr. Brown waa thinking of getting
Into the race two years ago, but final
ly decided to serve out hla term as
Railroad Commissioner. That term
will expire Oct. 15, 1905. Rumor has
pointed out Hon. O. B. Stevens, Com
missioner of Agriculture, as his succes
sor, but both by Col. Stevens and
Gov. Terrell thlfi rumor la declared
without foundation.
YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
United Stales Call Upon Cnhnna to
Improve Sanitation.
Washington. Nov. 23.—The State De
partment has directed the American
charge at Havana to call the attention
of the Cuban government -to the fright
ful sanitary conditions ln Santiago and
other places in Cuba and to express
the hope that prompt and thorough
relief will be forthcoming.
A recent report received here shows
the serious condition of -the streets ln
Santiago. It is sfated that there Is
practically no drainage, and that water
is allowed to stand in the streets for
days at a time.
It is learned to-night that the rea
son for the action of the State Depart
ment was that the Marine Hospital
Service had reported that yellow fever
had appeared ln several places In the
Islbnd of Cuba, and It was feared there
might be an outbreak in some of the
large cities if prompt preventive meas
ures were not taken.
RUI NED bTh URRICANE.
Honduras Was Visited hy a lllna
That Destroyed Crops.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 23.—A spe
cial to the Express from Mazatlan,
Mexico, says:
Advices received from Tegucigalpa,
capital of Honduras, state that a hur
ricane has devastated the northern
shores of that country. Entire vil
lages have been destroyed and crops
of fruits and cereals ruined. The loss
of life among the coast Indians is said
to have been considerable.
Contributions are being raised for
the homeless sufferers In various parts
of the republic, and the government
has ordered a cargo of corn, rice and
beans from San Francisco. There Is a
fear of a famine ln the country, as
lenops in the Interior section were
partly ruined by storms some time
ago.
was spiritedTwaT"
TO AVOID VIOLENCE.
Negro Was Taken front Angnsta to
Atlanta.
Augusta, Nov. 23.—Joe Harris, the
•legso charged with Insulting Miss
Young Saturday, and who was on
Monday placed under arrest, has been
spirited away to Atlanta to avoid mob
violence.
The mob was lying in wait for the
negro at his home, to which place he
was returning, and the officials inter
cepted Harris.
For Jameslona Exposition,
Norfolk. Vs., Nov. 23.—-Engineers to
day began the first work on the site
of the Jamestown Exposition, which
will be held her* In 1907 to commemo
rate the ter-centenary of the first per
manent Ang k/-Hnxon on ths
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5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. IS A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
DIED OF WOUND
STEPSON GAVE
SHE WAS SHOT IN THE LEG
AND DIED NINE DAYS AFTER HE
FIRED THE SHOT.
Mrs. Julia Williams, Wife of Henry
T. Williams of Wart- County, the
Victim of K loch Williams, Who
Hns Disappeared—Wnrrunt Is Out
for Him, and It Is Thought He
Will He I nuaht—Was Drunk When
He Did the Shooting;.
Way-cross, Ga., Nov. 23.—Mrs. Julia
Williams, wife of Mr. Henry T. Wil
liams. a well known citizen, died this
morning at 4 o'clock at her home near
the city from the effects of a pistol
shot wound inflicted by her stepson,
Kinch Williams, 18 years old.
The bullet from a 32-calibre Smith
& Wesson pistol struck Mrs. Williams
in the right leg near the knee, passing
through the bone. The shooting oc
curred on Monday, Nov. 14, and at first
It was not thought that the wound
would prove fatal.
The young man was said to be what
is called "crazy drunk." and shot his
stepmother because she had refused to
give him some whisky he thought she
had hid. After shooting his stepmoth
er, according to an eye-witness, the
young man flan out into the yard and
began shooting at random.
The recent grand jury found a true
bill against Kinch Williams, charging
him with an assault with Intent to
murder, and since Mrs. Williams' death
the case against him becomes a more
serious one. Williams has left tho
county, hut Sheriff Miller lias the war
rant for his arrest, and it is very
hended. hHt W ‘“ H °° n *** a M> re -
Mrs. Wiliams was about 54 years old,
and was horn and reared at Pldcock
In Brooks county. The body will be
carried to Pldcock to-morrow morning
for ..ferment, Mr . Wl || lalnfl
most crazed with grief.
ITALIANS IN A PANIC.
Were Returnli.,, „ , 4nl}r When
’l'l.elr Vessel ft..
New York. Nov. 23.—Fourteen hun
dred Italian steerage passengers, re
turning to Italy on the La Veloce line
ateamer Nord America, were thrown
Into excitement to-day when the ship
was rammed by the New York New
wi Wn . Hart ford Railroad float
The til"., .‘i ha C b °L 011 I ' lbc ' r, y Inland.
tnr?„ . L ruuk the Bte nhlp about
forty feet from the stern and two
feet above the water line, tearing a
hole twenty feet Ions: and six feet
*) pr Plates and making It Im
possible for the vessel to continue her
voyage without extensive repairs
At the moment of the coMision
many of the steerage passengers were
on the side of the ship toward the ap
proaching float. When the crash
came and the Nord America heeled
over alarmingly, many of the passen
gers were greatly frightened and the
crew had much difficulty in reassur
ing them.
When the collision occurred the
Nord America was going down the
upper bay with a full head of steam.
She had left her pier at the foot of
West Thirty-fourth street at 115
o’clock. As she was passing the Statue
of Liberty. Capt. RaITo saw on hla
starboard bow the heavy steel float
with a dozen freight cars aboard, com
ing directly toward hlrn.
■ According to Capt. Raffo’s state
ment, he thought the captain of the
float intended to pass under his stem
and kept on his course, but the float
came on at. full speed and struck the
steamship.
After the Nord America regained an
even keel and the passengers were
quieted, the vessel returned to her pier.
The floait, which had apparently suffer
ed but little In the collision, continued
on It* course.
The Nord America will have to bo
docked and repaired, and cannot re
sume her trips for some time.
MEXICAN HANKERS TO MEET.
They Will Discuss Change In the
Country’s Currency.
Mexico City. Nov. 23.—President
Camacho of the National Bank of Mex
ico has called a meeting of the tank
ers of this city for to-morrow to con
sider and decide on such measures as
may be deemed opportune to aid in
the efforts of the government in the
proposed money reform. Minister of
Finance Llmantour will be represent
ed. It Is the purpose of the govern
ment to move slowly and cautiously
and In harmony with the great finan
cial Interests In elTectlng a change to
what Is practically a gold basis.
The attitude of the government Is
commended by tankers, who see that
the government seeks to guard all In
terests.
There Is much activity In govern
ment bonds and In all ( lasses of se
curities, and a confident tdne distin
guishes the market; best observers be
ing confident that the currency reform
will send Mexico rapidly forward by
attracting foreign oapltal which has
long been anxious that the country
should have a stable currency.
WRONG atTEKTIBU) NAMED.
lie Was Found to He Entitled to
Da magus.
Knoxville. Tenn., Nov. 23.—The Su
preme Court to-day rendered Its de
cision In the case of A. Z. Baterfletd,
ugainst a morning newspaper here,
affirming the decision of the court be
low, but ordering a remittur of a por
tion of the Judgment obtained below.
Ephraim Baterfleld was arrested on
the charge of working n knife trick.
The morning paper published the story
of the arrest, but thu reporter who
wrote the story used the name of A.
Z. Katerfleld Instead of Ephraim Kater
fleld. A. Z. Katerfleld brought suit
for damages and won It In a lower
court.
The decision of ths court to-day Is
that while there is no malic* Intent
shown In the publication, the Injury to
the plaintiff. HaUrfbld. waa effective
lust the same, and that the correction
that was made five days afterward* did
not rectify the wrong doit*