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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. am '■'■* wss^i^#*^—■ i ii 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.