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THE MORNING NEWS. I
Established 1880. - Incorporated 1888 >
J. H. BTILL, President
ROOSEVELT LEFT
ON A ST. LOUIS TRIP
PARTY OF ABOUT FIFTEEN
USPiIBTED IN A SPECIAL TRAIN
OVER THE PENNSYLVANIA.
The Party Will Arrive Early Sat
urday IHontnf in St. Loot* and
Leave There for Washington San
der Night—How the President and
Members of His Family Spent
Thanksgiving Dny nt Washington.
Washington. Nov. 24. President
Roosevelt and a party of about fif
teen left at midnight for St. Louis in
a special train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The party win arrive in St.
Louis early Saturday morning. Extra
ordinary care will be taken to insure
the personal safety of the President.
The President will leave St. Louis
Sunday night for Washington, arriving
early Tuesday morning. The Presi
dent will be accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt and
several relatives.
With the exception of a notable ab
sence of callers, business 'at the White
House proceeded quite as usual dur
ing the morning hours of to-day.
President Roosevelt early disposed of
routine business and his mail and then,
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Theo
dore, Jr., and Miss Ethel, left the
White House for a long horseback
ride. They were absent for several
hours.
The President has completed his an
nual message to Congress, and printed
copies of the document have been plac
ed before him. For a week or more he
has been devoting every minutes of his
spare time, both night and day, to the
preparation of the paper.
To-night the President had a family
party at the White House for the
Thanksgiving dinner. Those present
included the members of the immedi
ately family of the President and the
house guests, among whom were Mr.
and Mrs. Douglass Robinson and Miss
Robinson of New York.
THE THANKSGIVING
OF NAN PATTERSON.
She Had Hoped to Spend It Out of
the Tombs.
New York, Nov. 24.—T0-day’s ob
servance of Thanksgiving in the me
tropolis was not unlike that which has
marked the season in other years.
There wore special services in the
churches of nearly all denominations,
and the unfortunates, both within and
without the charitable institutions and
prisons, were made happy for the time
being.
In her cell in the Tombs prison Nan
Patterson, the young woman who for
more than a week has been on trial in
the Supreme Court, charged with the
murder of Caesar Young, the wealthy
horseman, ate her dinner alone. “I
had hoped to 'be home for Thanksgiv
ing,” she said, “especially on account
of my mother, who is very ill. But the
celebration is only postponed.’’
A letter which Miss Patterson re
ceived from her mother to-day said:
“We expected you to be home for
Thanksgiving, but there can 'be no
thanksgiving for us until you get free.”
Miss Patterson received several pres
ents from her friends to-day. Among
them was a five-pound box of candy,
which she shared with the fifty-seven
women prisoners In the Tombs.
Warden Flynn offered to have Miss
Patterson’s dinner sent to the Tombs
from a restaurant, 'but the prisoner re
fused, saying:
"No, I'll take prison fare.”
Asa result of her refusal, she ate
the regular prison dinner served to
the other Inmates of the prison.
WHERE is PUTNEY?
St. Louie Police Looking for the
Young Virginian.
St. Louis, Nov. 24.—Trace of Steph
en Putney, Jr., son of one of the
wealthiest men in Richmond, Va., has
been found in Kansas City, but, ac
cording to information received by the
St. Louis police, he escaped from the
room where he was discovered.
Langhorne Putney, half brother of
the missing boy. went to Kansas City
to-day to take up the search. It is
stated, however, that Langhorne Put-
Ley on Monday received a letter tey-
Wn. that his brother would return
If he followed certain directions and
dropped a package containing 12,000 at
a certain place.
Chief of Police Kelley of St. Louis
declined to discuss the case further
**' an to say that he was positive that
the boy was not being held for a ran
som. Ha said, however, thait he had
h'ard of the letter received by Mr.
Putney.
Mr. Putney, when seei; before de
parting to-day, declared that ho had
t ot received a demand for a ransom.
However, it is said that the police In
st ructed him to keep quiet about the
he received last Monday until
'h'y had time to work on the case and
discover, if possible, who wrote the
letter.
foundTcavern with
TWO dozen mummies.
M Paso, Tex.. Nov. 24.—Miners have
broken Into a cavern containing two
dozen mummies near Silver City, N. M.
Burled with the mummies wers stone
weapons srid Instruments, showing
*hs* they belonged to a prehistoric
ritr * The persons were apparently
*bwi* flee fast tali In Ufa. Their
Leads ware small and their arms long.
'lha cave is 100 feet beloer the eur
• ef the aarth.
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SHOT ON BROADWAY.
Roche Say* He Will Square the Ac
count If He Lives.
New York, Nov. 24.—Guy Roche, a
sporting man. who killed “Sheeny
George” Levy nine years ago, was shot
and probably fatally wounded late this
afternoon in Broadway between Thir
ty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets while
the avenue was thronged with holiday
promenaders.
Stewart Felton, known as “Big
Frank,” also a sporting man, was ar
rested, charged with having fired the
shot. He denies the charge.
Although he was told that he would
die, Roche refused to say that Felton
shot him. and declared that if he lived
he would settle the account himself.
The shooting occurred in the midst
of a crowd that filled the sidewalk,
and Immediately there was wild ex
citement. Felton turned and dashed
through the crowd, followed by hun
dreds of men and women who shouted
for the police. Running to Seventh
avenue, Felton entered a saloon and
was there arrested. He was taken back
to where Roche lay and an effort was
made to have the wounded man iden
tify him.
“Leave it to me; if I die, all right; if
X live I will make good,” was all Roche
would say.
Roche was hurried to a hospital,
where it was said his condition is crit
ical.
By this time the crowd had grown to
such proportions that reserves had to
be called before Felton could be taken
to a police station. There two wit
nesses said they saw Felton fire two
shots the instant before Roche fell.
“I don’t care what they say, I don’t
know anything about this affair,” Fel
ton exclaimed. “I heard the shot in
the crowd and naturally I wanted to
get out of the way. That’s why I ran.
I have had enough trouble to last me
to the end of my life.”
Felton is said to have come from
Chicago several years ago.
KILLED COLONY PADRONE.
Assassination Occurred nt New
Palermp, nn Italian Settlement.
Mobile, Ala.. Nov. 24.—Salvatore
Pompinella, leader of the Italian col
ony at Nw Palermo, on the Southern
Railway, thirty-eight miles north of
Mobile, was assassinated by Francisco
Cirrineioni, a member of the colony,
at 9 o’clock this morning, close to the
railroad track and in the sight of
Pompinella’s wife and child.
The colony is in a ferment, there
being partisans on both sides of the
trouble which brought on the killing,
and the authorities of Washington
county look for further bloodshed.
The story of the killing was brought
to the city by Joseph Pompinella, son
of the dead man. He said that the
colonists had been shipping wood to
Mobile under the direction of his fath
er, who had not been paid for a quan
tity of wood shipped. This morning
Cirrineioni demanded his share of the
wood sale, and being told that it had
not been Daid for. went off, secured a
double-barreled shotgun and emptied
one barrel into Salvatore Pompinella’s
side, killing him Instantly, and fired
the other barrel at Joseph Pompinella,
who was only slightly hurt. He then
made his escape.
It is said Pompinella and his family
have been living in constant fear of
assassination for the past six months,
and It is feared that violence will be
offered his wife and children.
FOUR WERE DROWNED
WHEN BOAT OVERTURNED.
Heavy Rea Capsized the Craft in St.
Clair River.
Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 24.—The
rowboat of William Briggs, ferryman
between this city and Sarnia, Ontario,
overturned to-day in a heavy sea,
while Briggs, with six passengers, was
Towing across the St. Clair river,
and the following were drowned:
Alfred Green, engineer, St. Thomas,
Ont.’
John S. Chreenan, fireman, St.
Thomas.
John Back, brakeman, St. Thomas,
all of the Pere Marquette Railroad,
and
James Connell, barkeeper, Sarnia,
Ont.
Ferryman Briggs, John Dobson, an
engineer of St. Thomas, and Daniel
Fisher, a conductor of Rldgetown,
saved themselves by hanging to the
overturned boat.
FARMER KILLED HIS SON.
It Is Raid tlie Ron Win Advancing
Upon Him With a Knife.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 24. —In a dis
pute over some farm work, Payne
Hickman, a farmer, residing In the
Eleventh district of this county, killed
his son Walter, aged 21, striking him
a blow on the head with a stick, which
broke the young man’s neck.
The tragedy was witnessed by other
members of the family. The young
man i said to have been ad wanting
on his father with a drawn knife,
when the latter struck him In self
defense.
The alleged murderer was arrested
and brought to Jail In this city, be
ing unable to furnish bonds for SR,OOO.
WON’T INTERFERE IIT
THE CASE OF DUNCAN.
Montgomery, Ala.. Nov. M- —Gov.
Cunninfhssm toas declined to Interfere
in the Frank Dunoon os**, and be will
be banged ad lilnlngtww t-wwTw.
KING IN BATTLE
WITH SNOWBALLS
SOVEREIGN OF PORTUGAL
COULD NOT RESIST AND PASTED
AN AMBASSADOR.
This Was the Signal for a General
Snowballing, Though the Member*
of the King's Party Were Prover
bially Courtier-Like, and They
Were Careful Not to Aim at ill*
Majesty—Hustles Stood by and Saw
Grandees nt Play.
London, Nov. 24.—King Charles of
Portugal and his party spent the last
day of their visit at Chatsworth,
shooting in the peasant preserves. The
King, who is a magnificent shot, did
great execution.
The whole district was covered with
deep snow, but the day was bright.
Queen Amelie and the ladies of her
suite joined the party at luncheon in
a big marquee. While awaiting the
ladies. King Charles and the other
shooters threw snowballs at a mark.
This was too tame for the King, who,
catching Marquis DeSoveral, the Por
tuguese ambassador to Great Britain,
off his guard, made an accurate shot
at the dignified diplomat.
King Charles’ example was quickly
followed and the whole party engaged
like schoolboys in active snowballing.
While none of the missiles were actual-.
ly aimed at his majesty, a number of
distinguished personages were less
fortunate.
For some minutes the fun was fast
and furious, the King being the most
active, and one of the most accurate
among the fighters.
The unusual incident was greatly en
joyed by a large number of spectators
and rustics, who had gathered nearby
in the roadway.
TITLED BRITON SOUNDED
A NOTE OF DISCORD.
Sarcastically Derided the Use of the
Word “American.”
London, Nov. 24. The annual
Thanksgiving banquet of the American
Society at the Hotel Cecil to-night was
marked by the presentation to Ambas
sador Choate of a portrait of himself,
painted by Hubert Herkomer and paid
for by subscriptions by members of
the society.
An unusual note for such a gather
ing was introduced by Sir Edward
Clarke, who, proposing Mr. Choate’s
health', safcasflSally HerlcTed the title
“American” ambassador, declaring that
the word “American” implied domina
tion over the whole of the Western
hemisphere, which the United States
does not possess and is not entitled
to, as Great Britain is territorially a
larger power on the American conti
nent than the United States. Sir Ed
ward suggested that a more suitable
title would be “Usona,” signifying
United States of North America.
Ambassador Choate, replying, said
that the Americans were quite satis
fied with their name and then referred
to the recent election in the United
States as a splendid tribute to devotion
and affection to a great man. Having
remarked upon the regeneration of
public life in America, regardless of
party, now in progress, Mr. Choate al
luded to the ever-growing friendship
between Great Britain and America
as a reason for thanksgiving, and
added:
“I asked Lord Lansdowne If he was
ready to negotiate a treaty of arbi
tration. ‘Why.’ said Lord Lansdowne,
‘it goes without saying.’ ”
Continuing, Mr. Choate maintained
that many things go without saying
between Great Britain and America,
above all that they should avoid all
possible causes of offense and settle
all differences by peaceful means.
He paid a high tribute to the Arch
bishop of Canterbury’s "re-discovery of
America,” and dilated upon the value
of visits to America by such men as
the Archbishop and John Morley.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, pro
posing President Roosevelt’s health, ex
pressed his sincere thanks for the great
hospitality with which he was received
in America. He said America faced
problems greater than the world had
ever seen, but by a stroke of genius,
had found the man to conquer the diffi
culties. “We on this side,” said the
Archbishop, “not less than brothers to
you across the Atlantic, thank God and
take courage because the destinies of
America are safe In Roosevelt's hands.”
BELIEVED TO bVLOST
WITH THE 77 ABOARD.
Constantinople, Nov. 24. —The Greek
steamer Elpis, long overdue, Is now re
garded as lost.
It is believed she sank, in a recent
gale, In the Black sea, and that her
entire crew and a number of passen
gers were lost, a total of seventy-seven
persons.
THINKS COAL STORES
WERE DESTROYED.
London. Nov. 24, 8 p. in.—Telegraph
ing to-day, the headquarters of the
army before Port Arthur reports:
“The conflagration in the buildings
near tho arsenal, caused by our naval
guns, which, as reported yesterday be
gan about noon Nov. 22, continued un
til 2 o'clock on tha morning of Nov,
21. H !• probable that ths coal stores
bays been burnsd.”
SAVANNAH, GA.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1901.
FRESH ATTACK MADE
UPON POUTILOFF HILL.
At the Point of the Bayonet Japs
Were Driven Ilaek.
Mukden, Nov. 24.—The Japanese
made a fresh attack on Poutiloff Hill
fhe night of Nov. 22. Their advancing
ranks were decimated by the Russian
shell fire. Some of the Japanese se
cured lodgment on the slopes of the
hill, but were driven out at the point
of the bayonet, when the whole Japa
nese contingent fled.
A similar attempt was made the
same night south of Erdagzou, which
also was repulsed with a bayonet
charge. The Japanese lost heavily,
while the Russian loss was thirty
killed.
A band of 1,500 Chinese bandits, with
six guns, under Japanese officers, com
ing from the direction of the Liao
river, was in conflict with three sot
nias of border scouts near the station
of Kaiuan early on the morning of
Nov. 23. The scouts charged without
giving the bandits’ battery time to
come into action. The bandits made
feeble resistance and fled in all dlrec
'tions, leaving 200 of their number dead.
The Russian loss was trifling.
A Japanese column of two companies
attempted to penetrate the Russian
eastern flank on Nov. 23, but was met
by two squadrons of Russian cavalry
and driven off with severe loss.
SITUATION IS DELICATE.
Rnsslnn Newspapers Give the Min
ister Greater Trouble.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 24. —Interior
Minister Sviatopolk-Mirsky went to
Tsarskoe Selo to-day to present the
Zemstvo's memorial to Emperor Nich
olas.
The situation is extremely delicate.
Two incidents have occurred, both of
which much militate against the Lib
erals and increase the difficulties of
Prince Sviatopolk-Mlrsky's position.
Prince Mestchersky, editor of the
Graspdanin, who is head of the reac
tionary press, this morning unmasked
his batteries, attacking the Interior
Minister in such a fashion for his lib
eral tendencies that Prince Sviato
polk-Mirsky, for the first time since
he assumed the ministry, ordered the
confiscation of the issue. In the
strength of the Influence behind such
an attack lies the real significance of
Prince Mestchersky’s act. At the same
time frbm the opposite direction the
Nasha-Ziesn (Or Life), anew radical
paper authorized by Minister Svlato
pol-Mirsky, in a direct attack
on the Emperor, wrth the result that
the minister oiiiiiisMi.the suspension of
the publication.
The action of this paper is considered
to be very unfortunate, as it places a
powerful weapon in the hands of
Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky’s enemies.
Many of the minister’s friends are in
clined now to believe that the Zemst
voists went too far and have Jeopard
ized the position of their best friend.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS
ARE AT PORT SAID.
Port Said, Nov. 24.—A division of
the Russian second Pacific squadron
has arrived here. All precautions have
been taken to prevent any untoward
incident during the jtessage of the ves
sels through the Suez canal.
The division exchanged salutes with
the town on entering, and the Russian
bands played the British national an
them in honor of the presence of the
British guardship Furious. The ships
are not ordered to coal here, but will
take water, fresh provisions land hay
for their live stock.
It is indignantly denied that the Rus
sian officers or sailors created disturb
ances at Canea, Island of Crete.
VILLAGE TAKEN
BY THE RUSSIANS.
Tokio, Nov. 24. 8 p. m.—Manchurian
headquarters, in a telegram dated Nov.
23, reports:
‘‘At midnight Nov. 22. 600 of the
enemy’s infantry attacked Sing Dun
tun. Our advanced pickets, after re
sisting the attack tor several hours,
safely retired to the main body. The
village was entirely burned by the
enemy.
"At dawn Nov. 23 the enemy made
several surprise attacks near the
Shakhe railway bridge and at Patzu
yen, buit the attacks were entirely re
pulsed.”
FORTS THA-FarFhELD
BY JAPANESE FORCES.
Headquarters of Third Japanese
Army Before Port Arthur, Nov. 14, via
Fusan, Nov. 24.—The only permanent
forts in the possession of the Japanese
■are the two Panlung forts captured in
August. The hold the advance works
of the Rlhlung redoubt, called Fort
Kuropatkin.an entrenched hill miscalled
P. fort, Kobu Hill, Sachitakiyma anil
One Hundred and Seventy-four Metre
hill.
They also occupy the Caponiere. gal
leries and moats of the two Rlhlung
forts and North Kekwan fort.
PLANS FOR ISSUE
OF RUSSIAN BONDS.
London, Nov. 2*. —In London finan
cial circles It is understood that nego
tiations have practically been conclud
ed tor the issue in Berlin and Paris
simultaneous In January of 6 per cent.
Russian treasury bonds to the value
of 126b, 000, 000 for five or seven years,
the price of the Issue to be about the
same as that of the last Paris loan,
Berlin taking 1140,000,00 ft and the same
French bankers who mode the last
loan taking 11(0,000,000,
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FAR EAST.
ss,ooFgiven to
FOREIGN MISSIONS
CONVENTION OF BAPTISTS
GREW ENTHUSIASTIC OVER SO
LARGE A CONTRIBUTION.
The Gift Was Mndo by AV. W.
llrnoks of Home Who Ileeenlly
Gave jpr.,ooo io Sliorler College.
Crimes and Lynching* Condemned
by Resolution*—lleeent Aetlon ol
British Parllnmrnt Relative to
Schools Also Condemned.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 24.—The langeßt
individual gift ever made to foreign
missions by a Southern Baptist was
donated late this afternoon, when W.
W. Brooks of Rome, on the floor of
the Georgia Baptist Convention, gave
$5,000 to the cause.
It was the most dramatic moment in
the history of the convention, when,
following several deeply enthusiastic
talks on the subject of foreign mis
sions, Mr. Brooks, who is a prominent
lawyer of Rome, turned to Dr. It. J.
Willingham, secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern Bap
tist Convention, and said: “Dr. Wil
lingham, our greatest sin Is quenching
the spirit. I wish to give you $5,000
for foreign missions.”
The magnificent gift was the climax
of a fervid talk by Mr. Brooks, in
which he deplored the fact that no
large individual gifts had ever been
made to foreign missions by Southern
Baptists, as compared with their do
nations to other causes.
Led by William D. Upshaw, the huge
congregation, which was deeply thrill
ed, joined In singing heartily "Praise
God, from Whom All Blessings Flow.”
Mr. Brooks recently gave $5,000 to
Shorter University.
Mlssinnarlefl Made Tnlks.
At the foreign missionary rally talks
were made by Dr. Willingham, Rev.
J. W. McCollum, missionary to Japan,
and others. Miss Dora Lee Cain, of
Auburn, who will go soon as a mis
sionary to North China, and Rev. A.
Y. Napier, who will be missionary to
Central China, occupied seats on the
rostrum. •
To-night an enthusiastic mass meet
ing for home missions was held, at
which addresses were made by Dr.
B. D. Gray of Atlanta, secretary of
the Home Mission Board, and others.
The convention has taken its usual
firm stand on the question of crimes
and lynchings. The report of the
committee composed of Judge George
Hlllyer, Judge Lawson and Judge F.
M. Longley, appointed to make report
on this subject, recommended that the
paper submitted by Judge Hlllyer be
adopted by the convention. The pa
per, which takes high ground, urging
Baptists over the state to lend their
Influence to the suppression of both
these grievous evils, was adopted by
the body.
Condemned the Parliament.
A resolution was offered and adopt
ed, condemning the recent action of
the British Parliament In placing the
control of the public schools of Eng
land In the hands of the Church of
England, which meant that the doc
trines of that church only would be
taught the children, and that all non
conformists would be compelled to
support the schools, whether they be
lieved In the doctrines of the Church
of England or not.
Valentine nt Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Nov. 24.—President Jo
seph F. Valentine of the Iron Mold
ers’ Union of North Amertca, who was
arrested In Cleveland on a warrant
sworn out by President Goslger of the
Eureka Foundry Company, on the
charge of aiding and abetting in the
malicious destruction of property, ar
rived In Cincinnati to-night. He went
to police headquarters, where he gave
bond and was at once released to ap
pear In Police Court nest Monday.
Preeldent Valentine said:
"The first news of ths alleged plot
reached me In Cleveland, where I had
gone on official business. I consider
the whole thing a trumped up plot
to persocute Innocent men.'*
REFUGE FOR WOUNDED RUSSIANS.
BANK WAS ROBBED.
$2,000 Seen red mill the Robbers
Millie Their Escape,
Baltimore, Nov. 24.—A special to the
Baltimore American from La Plata,
Charles county, Mil., says a number
of men blew up and practically
destroyed the building of the South
ern Maryland Savings Bank early this
morning. They secured $2,000 In cash.
Nitro-glycerlne Is supposed to have
been the explosive used. The robbers,
after securing the money, made their
escape, but cut the telegraph and tele
phone wires before leave the vicinity.
The government line from the prov
ing grounds at Indian Head to Wash
ington was found to be In working or
der, and the police of Washington and
Baltimore were promptly notified of
the robbery, but no description nor the
number of participants was given in
tho telegrams.
FIVE ITALIANS PERISH.
One of Them I.el a Spark Drop Into
n l*nll of l.asollne,
Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 24.—Five Ital
ians perished in ‘a fire that late last
night destroyed the old Noble Grain
Warehouse at North Bend, between
Christiana and Atelglen.
One of them was washing a pair of
overalls in a pall of gasoline when a
spark from his pipe fell into the pail,
causing an explosion that scattered
the burning oil.
Instantly there was a panic among
the Italians, most of whom had been
asleep. They fought madly to escape
from the burning room, and the five
men killed are thought to have been
trampled to death.
ANO T H E REXPLOSI ON
WAS KEPT SECRET.
Cincinnati, Nov. 24. —It developed to
day that another dynamite explosion
at the Eureka Foundry occurred at
the same time that young Rauhauser
was making his statement to the de
tectives. The foundry management for
some reason suppressed the fact.
The .prosecution anticipates some
difficulty in sustaining the charges
made against President Valentine and
others in connection with the dynamite
plot, because the Kauhausers, being
defendants in a criminal case, oannot
be compelled to be witnesses and also
because young Rauhauser has made
statements that his confession was -ob
tained through coercion.
RUSSIAN CREWS
WERE MUTINOUS.
St. Petersburg, No. 24.—According to
a private telegram from Sebastopol. *a
portion of the crews of the Black sea
fleet mutinied. Nov. 22, under the In
fluence of the revolutionary pro
paganda, The mutiny, It is added, was
quelled by force of arms and severul
of the mutineers were wounded.
No confirmation of the report Is ob
tainable at the admiralty.
To I onsolldnlr Power Plants.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Secretary Mor
ton has received the report of the ex
pert electrician appointed by him to
report upon the proposition to consoli
date the lower plants of the various
navy yards by providing one general
power plant instead of one power plant
for ear'd) bureau of the department.
While the report has not yet been mode
public, It is understood that the re
! port Is generally In favor of consol
idating them in the interest* of econ
omy.
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PRESIDING ELDER
IS NOW ON TRIAL
DRUNKENNESS IS CHARGED.
COMMITTEE OK PASTORS is INVES
TIGATING THE CASE.
Rev. W. R. Foote of the Rome Dls
trlet Is the Presiding Elder
Against Whom the Charges
Stand—lie Was Snspoitded (luring
the Year—Work of the North Gear
gla Conference at Marietta—Re
port on Wesleyan Female College.
Marietta, Ga., Nov. 24. —In the North
Georgia Conference to-day Bishop
Duncan called the name of Rev. W. R.
Foote, presiding elder of the Rome dls
trict, who was suspended during the
year on the charge of drunkenness. A
committee of pastors was appointed
to try this case and began its labors
to-dav.
Rev. B. P. Allen read the report of
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate,
showing that the editors. Dove and
Cofer, are doing good work, and that
2,000 new subscriptions were received
during the year.
The superannuated ministers were
called to-day and were listened to with
great interest.
The bishop and his cabinet have held
two meetings to discuss the appoint
ments for next year. There are 235
pastoral charges in the conference.
Eleven pastors havs served their
charges for four years, and will have
to be changed.
The report of Hon. Dupont Guerry,
president of Wesleyan Female College,
shows tho institution has done a good
year’s work. The year's increase In
enrollment was 56, the total number
of students being 413. With increased
facilities the attendance would be much
largar.
CAUGHT IN "LIVERPOOL.
Wallace Had About $25,001) of
S.’tO.OOO He Hod Taken.
New York, Nov. 24.—James Wallace,
who Is charged with the theft of stock
certificates valued at nearly $30,000
from Edward M. Breltung, a Mar
quette, Mich., banker, by whom he was
employed as confidential secretary, Has
been arrested in Liverpool. Nearly
$25,000 of the sum wHeged to have been
stolen from Breltung was recovered.
Arrangements are now making look
ing to the extradition of Wallace, who
lied from Marquette on Oct. 30, leav
ing word with his employer tßat he
was going to an institution for the cure
of Inebriety in Illinois. When he did
not return. Mr. Breitung began an In
vestigation with the result that 130
shares of Michigan copper mining stock
and 200 shares of United States Steel
preferred were found to be missing.
He at once reported the case to the
American Bankers' Assorf’ttinn, with
the result that Wallace was appre
hended in Liverpool with a woman said
to be his wife.
Fur n Training Station.
Washington, Nov. 24. -Secretary of
the Navy Morton to-day announced
that the brtard appointed to select a
training station on the Great Lakes
has unanimously recommended that the
I,akc Bluff site, thirty mllee north of
Chicago, be secured. The President has
approved the selection. The work will
be pushed to completion os ripidjr u
possibly.