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THE MORNING NEWS. I
E * UbUS J hed H.l*Ss T i L L.
time to charge
HAD NOT COME
JAPANESE REPORT UPON
the progress of the attack
MADE ON PORT ARTHUR,
Lines Closing in About the Russians
and Advanced Positions Taken.
Crests, Glacis and Counterscarps
in the Hands ot the Japanese—De
stroying Casemates Captured
Shelter Trenches nt 203 Meter Hill.
Trying to Capture Whole Fort.
Tokio, Nov. 29.—The imperial head
quarters to-night summarized the Port
Arthur situation as follows:
"With regard to the enemy's forts at
Sungshu mountain and eastward, we
have captured the crests, glacis and
counterscarps and their vicinities, but
the time to charge has not yet come.
At present we are destroying the case
mates and other caponiers.
‘ At 203 Meter hill, by several charges,
we succeeded in capturing the enemy’s
shelter trenches near the summit. At
present our force is holding its posi
tion and endeavoring to capture the
whole fort.”
ACCOUNT OF FIGHTING
AROUND PORT ARTHUR.
Che Foo, Nov. 29.—Chinese and Jap
anese advices received here to-day,
while not beyond question, indicate the
practical certainty that another gen
eral assault on Port Arthur began
Nov. 24. and was continuing Nov. 27.
It is certain that 'there has been se
vere fighting. The only question is
whether the assault was sufficiently
widespread to be called general.
The fighting is with the object of
capturing additional Russian trenches.
The summit forts seemingly were not
attacked.
The Chinese say that one train of
thirty cars recently arrived at Port
Dalny with wounded men. No pris
oners were captured.
As frequently indicated the Japanese
position is most promising at Rihlung
mountain and Keekwan mountain, and
the latest, attack was designed to fur
ther increase the power of these posi
tions. A detachment of the eleventh
division began the advance during the
afternoon of Nov. 24, following several
days’ bombardment, rushing against
the trenches guarding the approach to
the southeast fort ot the Keekwan
mountain group, the Japanese artil
lery in the meanwhile throwing all the
metal possible against the Rihlung
mountain and Antzu mountain forts.
The possession of the trenches was
stubbornly contested. After five hours
fighting and several repulses the Jap
anese drove out the Russians and de
stroyed their trenches and succeeded in
entrenching themselves behind sand
bags, which the infantry carried.
At eleven in the evening the Rus
sians made a sortie, which the Japa
nese say they repulsed after three
hours’ fighting.
Another line of trenches more for
midable than the ones destroyed lies
between the Japanese and the forts.
The Japanese at Port Dalny believe
the attack became general, as men re
turning from the front, while not hav
ing seen the fighting, reported that
heavy small arm and machine gun
fire was almost constant at various
parts of the line till Nov. 27, when the
last advices reached Port Dalny.
russiansThinkTaps
ARE SHORT OF MEN.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29.—According
to information which has reached the
'War Office here Field Marshal Oy
ama’s strength is much smaller than
heretofore believed, tending to con
firm the theory that a large force has
been withdrawn to assist in storming
Port Arthur.
Th's Information is to the effect that
not much more than IpO.OOO men are
now confronting Gen. Kuropatkin, but
the Japanese lines are heavily forti
fied in order to check any aggressive
movement which Kuropatkin might
undertake long enough to enable the
Japanese to hurry up reinforcements
by rail from the peninsular. The
present activity of the Japanese
along the front, these reportß indicate,
le only feigning to convice Kuropat
kin that the offensive is Imminent.
Should this Important Intelligence
be absolutely confirmed it is possible
that the Russian oommander-in-chief
may himself attempt to strike, a quick
blow. Kuropatkin is now supposed
to have nearly 300,000 men.
JAPANESE REPORT
UPON THE OPERATIONS.
Tokio, Nov. 29.—The Imperial head
quarters to-day summarized the Man
churian situation in the following
statement:
“On the evening of Nov. 27 the ene
my made a dull bombardment against
Santaokuntzu and the enemy’s Infan
try from 6:30 o'clock attempted a night
attack, which v j repulsed at 8:30.
During the attaJp the enemy's mor
tars in the nelfJborhood of Weichia
mutzu bomb.rded Suntaokuntzu,
Kanchlawotzu and their vicinities, but
dljl not injure us.
"From sunset Nov. 27 enemy's mor
tars and field guns west of the rail
road bombarded incessantly the neigh
borhood of Kuchiatsu. Hlmultsneous
y the enemy’s Infantry occupied a vil
lage northwest of Natikuar.tsu and fir
ed In the direction of Htaochlafu, which
•s north of Kuchiatsu. The firing
quieted at •: SO.
''The same evening at 10:10 o'clock
th# enemy's Infantry west of the rail
roed on the right bank of the ffhakhe
fiver and northward of ffinchinpu fired
■ i us desultorily end ceased firing at
11:30.
. 'There have been several skirmishes
between scouting parties. In other re
specie tbs situation Is unchanged."
Jsatoatmal) JRtrtninij
KUROPATKIN REPORTS
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29.—The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
Gen. Kuropatkin, dated Nov. 28:
“The engagement near Tsinkhetchen
(near Da pass) was resumed this morn
ing, but ceased at 11 a. m. We have
collected ajrd buried the Japanese dead.
By midday we had found 230 bodies,
all belonging to the Seventh Reserve
Regiment of the Ninth Reserve Bri
gade. We took a large quantity of
rifles, ammunition and entrenching
tools.”
Gen. Sakharoff wires under to-day’s
date that the night passed quietly.
JAPANESE FEELING
THE RUSSIAN STRENGTH.
Mukden, Nov. 29.—N0 important
change has taken place in the situa
tion. Only occasional skirmishes have
occurred along the right and center.
The Japanese have been feeling out the
Russian strength on the extreme left,
resulting in four days’ fighting, with
the Japanese eventually retiring.
ZEIGLER UNDER FIRE.
All Day It Continued, With Appar
ently Nobody Hurt.
Benton, 111., Nov. 29.—Zeigler was
fired upon last night from sundown
to daylight.
It is estimated that no less than 500
shots were fired at the town. The
four Gatling guns belonging to the
coal company were turned on in full
force in the direction from which the
shots came. The town was complete
ly surrounded, and the firing came
from every quarter.
Assistant Adt. Gen. Reece and the
Carbondale militia company arrived in
Zeigler to-day and Gen. Reece will re
main several days to investigate the
situation. It is expected that still more
troops will be brought.
Joseph Leiter reached Zeigler to-day
with more miners from Chicago. Ex
amination of the ground this morn
ing showed that the men who were
firing have powerful guns. They were
stationed from one-half to three-quar
ters of a mile from the town. Almost
a bushel of empty shells of every size
and make were found in the woods. A
trail of blood was found on a rail
fence, and from this it is supposed that
at least one person was wounded.
Further trouble is anticipated.
BUILD UP'DEMOCRACY.
Wooiliow Wilson's Political Advire
to the Southern States.
New York, Nov. 29.—Woodrow Wil
son, president of the Princeton Uni
versity, was the guest of honor at the
third annual dinner of the Society of
the Virginians at the Waldorf-Astoria
to-night.
In an address on "The Political Situ
ation in the South” President Wilson
said that no one could wonder at the
present impatience of the Southern po
litical leaders at finding themselves
without real independence or influence
in the politics of the country; that it
was the only section of the country
which did not make a real choice of
its political actions in the recent elec
tion.
He was opposed, however, to the sug
gestion that. Southern Democrats act
independently of old partly affiliations,
as by so doing they would draw upon
themselves afresh old enmities and
suspicions. The real opportunity of
- the South, he thought to be the re
habilitation of the Democratic party on
lines that would restore it to dignity
and power toy the casting but of radi
cal theorists.
Among those who spoke were F. Hop
kinson Smith and Gen. William A.
Barber.
WONT~GO TO*WILMINGTON.
Hivff and Harbor Committee De
cided Against the Trill.
Washington, Nov. 29.—The Rivers
and Harbors Committee to-day con
tinued work on the river and har
bor bill, examining reports upon a num
ber of large projects.
The committee talked over the mat
ter of the proposed visit to Wilming
ton, N. C., and the concensus of opin
ion seemed to be that the time avail
able before the meeting of Congress
was too short.
Chairman Burton said to-night the
probabilities were that the invitation
would be declined. The committee is
expected to settle the question to-mor
row.
BACkIn WASHINGTON.
President and Hi* Pnrty Are at
Home Again.
Washington, Nov. 29. —President
Roosevelt arrived here this morning at
7:02 o’clock from his visit to the St.
Louis Exposition. The special train
was awaited by a throng of several
hundred people in the Pennsylvania
Railroad station, and, as the train
drew into the station, the crowd broke
into cheers. "It was thirty-five min
utes later when the President, accom
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and his
daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt,
alighted from their car. They wore
driven at once to the White House.
The trip of the Persident, ended by
his safe arrival at the White House
to-day. In some circumstances was one
of the most notable he ever took.
TO A REAR ADMIRAL
THE HONOR WILL GO,
Chadwick, Usvls or Snnris Wilt lie
North Sen Affair roininlseloner.
Washington, Nov. 29.—At a meeting
of the cabinet to-day it war settled
definitely that,the American appointee
to the North ra tribunal would be a
rear admiral of the navy. It Is prac
tically certain that the selection will
be made from among three officer* -
Hear Admirals Davis, Chadwick and
i Hands.
I Admiral Dewey let It be understood
that he does nut care fur the honor.
MAILS WILL NOT
HANDLE GUESSES
SUCH CONTESTS ARE CUT OUT
BY DECISION OF ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL AND SUPREME COURT.
Those Who Have Instituted Gnese
iK Contests In Good Faith Will lie
Allowed to Wind Them Up—There
after no Snell Scheme as Killed
Against liy the Attorney General
Will He Permitted to Operate.
They Are Regarded ns Lotteries.
Washington, Nov. 29. —An important
meeting of the cabinet was held to
day. An opinion was rendered by
Attorney General Moody regarding the
legality, under the lottery laws, of
"guessing contests" which have been
conducted by many newspapers and
magazines.
Attorney General Moody’s opinion on
guessing contests is of a most sweep
ing character, and while the postmas
ter general has no inclination to work
hardship upon anybody, he will put
the attorney general’s judgment Into
effect as soon as may be practicable.
He realizes that many thousands of
people have invested small or large
of money in the various
schemes in the hope or expectation,
in the words of the opinion, that luck
would enable them to win large re
turns. “A comparatively small per
centage of the participants will realize
their expectations," continues the opin
ion, “thousands will get nothing.”
Are Really Lotteries.
The Attorney General says the
schemes are, in effect, lotteries under
the guise of guessing contests.
Hitherto the Postofftce Department
has been operating in respect to guess
ing contests under opinions rendered
by the Department of Justice. These
opinions have held that where persons
could use a "dope book,” or records, or
scientific Information, in making their
calculations, their guesses were an ap
plication of knowledge, which, in the
view of the Attorney General, elimi
nated, to an extent at least, the fac
tor of chance. The opinions held, to
quote one of them directly, that "cal
culation, foresight, knowledge, inquiry
and information enable the partici
pants to approximate the correct re
sults, and the use of the mails in
promoting such enterprises is not a
violation of the law."
Attorney General Moody points out,
however, “that since these opinions
were written the Supreme Court of
the United States and the Court of
Appeals of New York have ruled that
cases identical in principle to these un
der consideration were guessing con
tests.”
Not to Cnt Them Off at Once,
Postmaster General Wynne to-night
gave out a statement, saying:
"Asa number of legitimate busi
ness enterprises have adopted these
estimating or guessing contests as a
means of advertising and in view of
the admission to the mails of matter
pertaining to these contests within the
last few years, the elimination of these
schemes from the mails cannot be
made immediately absolutely. If such
a scheme has already been entered up
on in good faith, the department will
not issue an order that will seriously
injure legitimate business. Each case
will be handled separately, and no
scheme which involves the plan ruled
against by the Attorney General will
hereafter be allowed to commence
operations.”
BLOCK FELL*ON THEM.
Accident Just ns the Kaiser Wil
helm II Reached Qnarantlne.
New York, Nov. 29.—One immigrant
was fatally hurt and three others in
jured by .the falling of an immense
iron block on the 6teamer Kaiser Wil
helm 11. just as she reached the quar
antine station on her inward trip. The
accident was caused by a steerage pas
senger starting a steam derrick, which
got beyond control.
The big liner had just put In at the
quarantine station, and many of the
nearly 800 immigrants on board had
crowded to the forward deck. While
the attention of the man in charge of
the steam derrick was diverted for a
moment, one of the steerage passen
gers carelessly pushed a lever and an
Instant later the immense steel block,
loosed from Its fastening by the der
rick, fell in the midst of the densely
crowded mass of humanity.
Felix langalis, a Russian, was struck
fairly on the head and fatally hurt,
and two other men and a boy were
badly injured. langalis died soon aft
er the steamer, reached her dock at
Hoboken. The three injured persons
were taken to a hospital.
A good-sized purse was made up by
the cabin passengers for 'the benefit of
those Injured in the accident.
KING, ARRESTED, SAIF
WAS FROM SAVANNAH.
Is Held at Jersey City for Alleged
Theft of *IIO.
New York, Nov. 29.-John H. King,
36 years old, who comes from Savan
nah, Ga., was held in the First Crimi
nal Court to-day in Jersey City on the
complaint of Charles Eppleff of No.
119 Washington Place, Manhattan, who
accused him of stealing sllO.
Policeman Murphy saw King run into
the Pennsylvania ferry house last
night, pursued by Eppleff. He arrest
ed King, who said the man had rob
bed him of sllO. Kppieff was drunk
and was held this morning on a charge
of Intoxication.
When searched, King was found to
have only $9, a canvas bag, such as
is used by hanks to carry specie,
“Stamford National Hank," a revolver
and a steel punch. Both were held.
The city directory shows rio John H.
King as a resident of Savannah.
in— —i———
teelMveet Ahaet Cotton.
Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 21.— There
was a conference her* to-day of men
nromlnent In the cotton Industry. Ex
perts sent out by the British Cotton
Growing Association advised niMcsn
planters to cultivate cotton a* there
I* a good opportunity offering.
SAVANNAH, GA.. WEDNESDAY.NOVEMBER 30. 1904.
THE BARK TAFALLA
DID NOT GO DOWN.
Leaking Badly, the Ship Hn* Ar
rived at St. Thomas.
St. Thomas, Nov. 29.—The Spanish
bark Tafalla, from Brunswick, Ga.,
Nov. 4 for Valencia, Spain, which was
reported to have sunk with all hands
Nov. 15, has arrived here leaking bad*
ly and with her pumps broken.
The steamer Arcs Castle, which ar
rived at Philadelphia Nov. 21, report
ed that she fell in with the bark Ta
falla Nov. 13, about 220 miles east of
the Bermudas, and the captain sig
nalled that his vessel was leaking six
inches per hour; that the main pump
was broken; that the smaller pumps
were clogged, and that his men were
worn out.
The steamer took t'he bark In tow
Nov. 13, but the hawser parted,, and
on account of a heavy storm then rag
ing it was impossible to get an anchor
line to her. The steamer lay by the
bark for two days, when, according to
the commander of the Aros Castle, the
Tafalla disappeared, he believing she
had gone down with all hands.
OFF THE ELMIRANDA.
Were Seven Shipwrecked Sollor*
Who Arrived til New York.
New York, Nov. 29.—Seven more
sufferers from the terrific gale which
swept the Atlantic Coast two weeks
ago were brought here to-day on the
steamer Trinidad from Bermuda. The
men were the survivors of the crew of
the old barkentine Elmiranda, which
was abandoned off the Florida coast.
Nov. 13. One member of the crew,
William McLaughlin of Weymouth,
N. S., was swept from the deck of
the waterlogged craft by a gigantic
wave and lost.
The boat containing the survivors
was sighted by the British steamer
Horsa soon after the Elmlranda had
been abandoned, and the shipwrecked
sailors were rescued and landed at
Bermuda. There they secured pas
sage on the Trinidad, which brought
them here to-day.
NO TIDINGS OF VESSELS.
Feared That the Rnlnnchaug and
Charles E. Wilbur Are Lost.
Providence, R. 1., Nov. 29. —The ab
sence of tidings from the schooners
Quinnebaug and Charles E. Wilbur,
which sailed from Savannah and Da
rien, Ga„ early in the month, for New
York, is causing considerable anxiety
concerning their safety in this city,
as a large portion of the stock in both
is owned locally and the Wilbur’s crew
was Shipped here.
The Quinnebaug sailed north on Nov.
21 and the Wilbur a day later. Neither
has been reported since leaving port.
Both vessels are new, the Wilbur
having 'been launched at Mystic, Conn.,
last September and the Quinnebaug a
year before.
Abandoned the Hamingja.
London, Nov. 29. —Capt. Aanonsen
and the crew of the Norwegian bark
Hamingja, who were rescued by the
steamer Coma and landed at Liver
pool, report that their vessel was
struck by a hurricane Nov. 15. They
abandoned the vessel in a sinking con
dition on the following day In lati
tude 38 north, longitude 50 west.
The Hamingja was bound to Sharp
ness from Brunswick, Ga.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
WILL VISIT THE SOUTH
With a View to Having Hl Conntry
nirn Settle In This seetlon.
Washington, Nov. 29.—Pressure of
official work has forced Baron Mayor
Des Planches, the Italian ambassador,
to postpone his trip through the South
until next year. Shortly after the ad
journment of Congress he will visit
Florida, Louisiana and Texas in the
interest of worthy, respectable Ital
ians in New York and other large
cities who desire to escape from their
crowded surroundings and make homes
for themselves In a warmer climate,
where they may operate truck farms
and become self-supporting citizens.
Throughout his service at Washing
ton Baron Mayor haq done much to
alleviate the condition of his country
men in the United States, and he has
made a thorough study of their con
dition in New York The ambassador
and the Commissioner of Immigration
concur in the opinion that the better
class of Italians in the large cities are
frequently handicapped by a lawless
element, which Inquiry has shown to
be greatly in the minority. Many Ital
ian immigrants coming to this coun
try have not funds enough to reach
the interior and build homes for them
selves.
The South is anxious to obtain im
migrants who are law abiding and can
become self-supporting. The proposi
tion has been made by certain rail
road Interests, whose lines operate in
several Southern states, to furnish
tracts of land to Italian farmers at a
reasonable rate and enable them to
build cottages, which can 'be paid for
on easy terms. To inquire into the
practicability of this proposition will
be the object of the ambassador's trip.
triedTo wr¥ciTtirain.
Richardson linn an Engine Oat an
tile Line to Meet It.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 29.—A deliber
ate attempt to cause a disaster on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad is
charged against Howard Richardson,
who was a rreated to-night by railroad
authorities at .telllco.
Rlrhardaon took an engine from tho
Jelileo yarda this evening and atartsd
toward Louisville at a forty-mlle-an
hour rate. Tram No. 49 from Cor
bin, Ky., waa a few minutes lata tuid
by tbs aid of telephones waa stopped
at Pleasant View, Ky. ffwitches were
thrown and obstruction* put on the
track et Mountain Ash, Ky., but the
wild engine died before reaching there,
Richardson was put off train No.
4* some time ago, It la alleged, and
a wore be would jst even.
DIDN’T ENGAGE IN
A TURKEY CHASE
WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
DENIES THAT THE SMALL ROOSE
VELTS WERE CRUEL.
Story Wne Ont That the Youngster*
Clin net I the President's Thanks
giving Gift Over the White House
I.nwn, While the President Look
ed on and luiuithed —Nothing of the
Kind llH|i|iened —I iiiltgnn t lon nt
the White It,Mine About It.
Washington, Nov. 29. —William Loob,
Jr., as secretary to the President, to
day issued an official signed state
ment, denying that President Roose
velt's children had cruelly treated the
Thanksgiving turkey sent to the Pres
ident by Mr. Vost of Rhode Island.
In the statement. Mr. Loeb says:
"The President's attention has just
'been called to a news item which
contains an account of supposed mal
treatment by his children of the
Thanksgiving turkey which Mr. Vose
kindly sent to the White House in ac
cordance with his annual custom. The
article states that the children re
leased the turkey and chased It all
over the White House grounds, pluck
ing at it and teasing it and yelling
and laughing until the bird was well
nigh exhausted, while the President
looked on and laughed. Asa matter
of fact, the turkey was dressed when
Mr. Vose sent it and was used for
Thanksgiving dinner.
“There was a bronze live turkey sent
from Milwaukee. This turkey was
never taken out of Its box. but was
shipped to Oyster Bay because of Its
beauty, and Is living peaceably with
the rest of the inhabitants of the barn
yard.
“No such incident as that recounted
has ever taken place since the Presi
dent has been in the White House, and
nothing in the remotest degree resem
bling it has ever taken place.”
Secretary Loeb, after the statement
had been issued, said:
“No attention would have been paid
to this attack if It had been upon the
President personally, but as it has been
extended to members of his family he
feels that he ought to reply to it.”
TOOK PRUSSIC ACID.
Now Found That Porker Died by Hi*
Own Hand.
Cincinnati. Nov. 29.—Coroner Weaver
to-day rendered a verdict in the case
of C. A. Parker, vice president of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and
Pere Marquette Railroads, who died
here suddenly in his office Nov. 19,
finding that death was caused by sui
cide with prussic acid.
Mr. Parker’s death at the time was
supposed to be from natural causes,
and the body was taken to St. Louis
for burial. It was discovered after
wards that just before his death he
had placed in his desk all valuables
carried on hi* person. He was seen
to step behind a screen, where the
water cooler was situated and where,
presumably, he swallowed the poison.
He walked back toward the railing
that separated his desk from the rest
of the room, asked a clerk to open the
wicket gate for him, stumbled and fell
and in a few minutes was dead.
On the day of Mr. Parker's burial
and almost at the hour of his funeral,
Miss Elsie Gesterling died by her own
hand in Chicago. It developed that
she had been his stenographer In Den
ver, where Parker’s attentions to the
girl caused comment. The husband
of Miss Gesterllng’s mother .aid after
his step-daughter’s death that he be
lieved Parker and Miss Gesterling had
agreed to die together. It was shown
that Just previous to Parker's deatli
the latter had visiited Miss Gesterling
in Chicago. After these developments
the coroner decided to hold an Inquest.
fifteeFworking girls
INJURED AT A FIRE.
They Were Employed In -v New Or
lean* Laundry.
New Orleans, Nov. 29.—An explosion
of a gasoline machine In the Swiss
Laundry, 1010 Gravler street, late this
afternoon caused a fire, which quick
ly consumed the building and contents.
Fifteen working girls were more or less
injured, being burned or hurt in Jump
ing from the second story windows.
The injured: Carrie Healy, Sophie
Supu ns, Emma Gonzales. Annie Hol
man, Louise Holman, Tlliie Yokum.
Emma Yokum, Alice Gonzales, Miss
Chandler, Georgia Beecher, Lizzie Wil
liams, Jessie Petty, Emma Singleton,
Anna Vallter, Mary Bllso.
The loss by the total destruction of
the laundry and damage to adjoining
buildings >s estimated at 140,000 with
Insurance light.
LEFT TO hTs FINANCE.
Ml** Bronknilre I In- Greatest Henr
fldury of Went* Will.
Philadelphia. Nov. 2*. —Ancilllary
letters of administration were grunted
to-day by the register of wills In the
estate of Edward L. W-nt*. the
wealthy young Philadelphian, whose
mysterious death in the mountains of
, Virginia has never been cleared up.
The estate is variously estimated at
from $200,000 to *500,000 and the bulk
of the property l* left In trust for the
benefit of his fiance, Cornelia, Brook
mire, who lives In Ft. Ijouls.
The will provides that sflor the death
of Miss Hrookmlre. the principal of the
trust fund is to be paid to tbs Iste
Mr. Wsntx's two brothers in equal
share*, but if dead, then to their do
wendants. If berth dig, leaving no de
scendant*, the prhjHpal is to revert to
Phillips Andover Academy at Andover,
I Muse.
COMMITTED SUICIDE IN
THE CARLTON HOTEL.
New Yorker Those a Sensational
Mode for Kilting Himself.
London. Nov. 29. —Elvcrton Chap
man. aged 23 (whoae home is In New
York city), committed sul tde last
night at the Carlton Hotel by throw
ing himself from tho third floor lend
ing to the vestibule, where he was
shockingly mangled on the marbie
floor. His skull was crushed, one urm
was shattered and there were other
injuries from which ho died In terri
ble agony in a few minutes.
Chapman arrived at the Carlton last
Saturday, accompanied by his valet.
After dressing for dinner last evening,
he left his room, and, upon arriving
at the head of tho staircase, suddenly
eluded the watchful attendant, sprang
forward, cleared the banister and fell
three flights to the ground floor.
The vestibule was filled with well
dressed men and women who were
proceeding to the dining hall. The
band was playing when the tragic in
cident occurred.
Chapman arrived at tho Carlton
from Paris. He complained of ill
health, and apparently the manage
ment suspected that his mind was un
hinged, as they detailed a man to
watch him. In his fall he narrowly
escaped striking the wife of the Mex
ican minister, Gen. Gallardo. The
body was removed to a mortuary In
order to await the Inquest which will
take place Thursday.
New York, Nov. 29.—Elvcrton R.
Chapman was the son of E. It. Chap
man. senior member of the firm of E.
R. Chapman & Cos., bankers, of this
city. Mr. Chapman Is now on his way
South to inspect some of his proper
ties in Virginia.
Young Chapman was about 23 years
old and had recently graduated from
Oxford. He visited his home here ear
ly in the present year, returning to
England during the summer. Dur
ing his stay here and at the time of
his departure he appeared to be in ex
cellent health, both physically and
mentally, and his friends say they are
unable to account for his taking his
life.
INSISTS HE’S INSANE.
Sherman ’Wants the Guardianship
of John A. Chanter.
New York, Nov. 29.—Thomas F.
Sherrhan, who was several years ago
appointed committee of the person and
estate of John Armstrong Chanler,
former husband of Ainelie Rives, the
authoress, to-day filed an answer to
the complaint, which Mr. Chanler en
tered in the United States Circuit Court
here to have Mr. Sherman's appoint
ment declared null and void.
The appointment complained of waa
made by the Supreme Court on the
ground that Mr. Chanler was mental
ly .Incompetent to manage his own af
fairs. He was placed in the Blooming
dale asylum, from which institution
he escaped in June, 1899. An action
was then commenced In Virginia, where
Mr. Chanler claims a residence, to
determine the question of his sanity.
He succeeded In proving that he waa
competent to manage his own affairs
and was adjudged sane by the courts.
In his answer Mr. Sherman denies
that Mr. Chanler has ever been de
nied acce*s to the papers relating to
the estate.
He further represents that Mr. Chan
ler was and is a citizen of the town
of Rye in 'this state and not a resi
dent of Virginia, as claimed, and that
because of such residence the federal
courts are without Jurisdiction in the
matter. Mr. Bherman also claims that
the commitment of Mr. Chanler to the
asylum was regular and proper, and
that he was then and is now Insane.
THEY dTdToTIIKE
VARDAMAN’S REPLY.
Merchant* of Natchez Sent a Message
About It to Francis.
Natchez, Miss., Nov. 29. —One hun
dred merchants and representative cit
izens here to-day dispatched a letter
to President Francis of the St. Louis
World’s Fair, protesting against the
phraseology of Gov. Vurdaman’s tele
gram to President Francis relative to
the Interest manifested by President
Roosevelt In the Mississippi exhibit.
This county gave Vardeman a large
majority in the state election and a
number of the men who signed the
protest were among his supporters.
LETTERS Arl MISSING.
Sonic Wantril In the Snayne Hear
ing Could Not Be Found.
Washington, Nov. 29.—The stenogra
phers who took the testimony in the
Swuyne impeachment proceedings
were unable to-day to find some of the
letters which were put In the testi
mony and which were used by the
prosecution to prove the genuineness
ot the Boone letter, which was claim
ed by the defense to be a forgery.
These letters were not considered of
material importance.
It was stated that all the papers
which had been placed before the com
mittee had not been examined to-day
by the clerks, and it Is expected that
the missing letter* will be found.
Mass Medina of Clttsens.
Richmond, Va.. Nov. 29. —In accord
ance with recent action at a confer
ence held by the Chamber of Com
merce, Dr. Thomas Nelson Page of
Washington being present as repre
sentative of the Executive Committee
of the International Arbitration Con
ference, Judge L. L. Lewis, chairman
of the local conference, appointed a
committee to consider the calling of a
mass meeting of citlxen* of Richmond
If secure an indorsement of the efforts
or the International Conference In hav
ing treaties of arbitration arranged
between the United States and other
eountrtea. The committee met to-day
and took action looking to the holding
of the mesa meeting about Dec. 5.
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Staves Ua Up In Price.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 39.— The
Southern moves Manufacturers’ As
sociation her* to-day advanced the
price of stoves I per cant, on account
of the high price of raw material. Del
egates war* present from Georgia,
Fir rtils. Tennessee Mississippi, Ala
bama and Kentuckf
6 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIME9-A-WEEK.iI ATEAR
ATLANTA INVITES
THE PRESIDENT
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO ASK
HIM TO VISIT THE CITY.
Invitation to Roosevelt Is Extended
for Next Hay—national Association
of Manufacturers Will Meet Then.
A Cordial and Hearty Reception
I* Promised Him—Speeches to This
Effects Were Made at the Meeting
of tho Chamber.
Atlanta, Nov. 29.—At a meeting of
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to
night a resolution extending President
Roosevelt an invitation to visit Atlanta
was unanimously adopted. Tho Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
meets in this city May 16. 17, 18, 1905,
and the President is asked to visit
the citv during that. time.
The resolution assured the Presi
dent, If the invitation shall he accept
ed. “a cordial and a hearty reception."
Its Introduction was the occasion of
several speeches, expressing the earn
est desire of the gathering that the
President shall become a guest of At
lanta. and pledging him as warm a
welcome as could be accorded him In
any part of the land.
Invited to Knoxville.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 29.—8 y unan
imous vots the Knoxville Chamber of
Commerce to-night Invited President
Roosevelt to visit this city on his
Southern trip. A special committee
will go to Washington, Dec. 15, to de
liver the Invitation and urge Its ac
ceptance.
B 0 RECA R NEGiE’S'riA M E.
It Wns on the Note Given by Mrs.
Chadwick for g.tOOJHMI.
New York, Nov. 29.—A meeting of
Mrs. Chadwick's creditors waa held
here to-day and was presided over by
George E. Ryail, the New York at
torney for Herbert D. Newton of
Brookline, Mass., who is suing Mrs.
Chadwick for the recovery of $190,800
he loaned her on notes. Mr. Ryail
to-day Issued the following state
ment:
“There was a conference at my of
fice at which Judge Albaugh, on be
half of Mrs. Chadwick, requested that
the receivership proceedings be put off
until Thursday, at which time he will
have her affairs In some kind of shape.
This was agreed to.
"Mr. Newton said he bad seen a
note for $500,000 which was given to
Mrs. Chadwick as collateral for a loan
from the Citizens National .Bank of
Oberltn, 0., which failed yesterday. My
client told me that this note carried
the signature Andrew Carnegie.' This
will have to come out sooner or later,
so 1 tell It now.”
The following statement was made
by Mr. Carnegie's secretary:
“Mr. Carnegie read this report and
pronounced it absurd. Mr. Carnegie
does not know the woman at all.”
Mr, Ryail was asked to-day If it
might be possible that the name “An
drew Carnegie” had been forged, and
he replied.
"If that is so less than forty-eight
hours will elapse before someone is
under arrest.”
Chadwick Hearing Postponed.
Cleveland, 0., Nov. 29.—At the open
ing of court to-day it was announced
that the hearing of Mrs. C. L. Chad
wick, in connection with the suit
brought against her by Herbert New
ton of Brookline, Mass., had been post
poned until Thursday next. The hear
ing was postponed by consent of the
attorneys representing both sides.
There is a movement on foot for a
settlement of the suit.
W. cTTrUTcONVENED.
Recommendations That Ara Offered
by the President.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.—The thirty
first annual convention of the National
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
began here to-day.
The chief feature of to-day’s pro
gramme was the annual address of
Mrs. Lillian M. Btevens of Portland,
Me., president of the organization.
Mrs. Stevens recommended efforts for
the passage of the HepburnvDolllver
bill to control interstate trafflo in
liquor, the bill forbidding sale of
liquor In government buildings and the
bill to prohibit traffic In opium. She
also favored the exclusion (it Senator
Smoot from the Senate and an anti
polygamy amendment to the constitu
tion. and recommended that the vari
ous states shall work for a law pro
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
cigarettes: also for a law prohibiting
the sale to minors of tobacco In any
form.
The president also urged the mem
bers of the organisation to be watch
ful of the candy eaten by children,
some of which contains alcoholic drops.
The afternoon session was devoted to
routine business.
Killed on Drawbridge.
Pocomoke City. Md.. Nov. 2*.—Thom
as Dlsharon wns Instantly killed to
day by a freight train on the draw
bridge which spans the Pornmoke river
on the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad at this plao*. Six
freight can left th* track and were
wrecked. Dlsharon, who was the
bridge tender, was on th* bridge and
was unable to eacape before th* train
struck him. Th* engineer of the train
was arrested and is under 1500 boil to
appear before the grand jury.