Newspaper Page Text
THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888
J. H. KSTILL, President.
FIERCE BATTLE
STILL RAGING
THE JAPANESE WAR OFFICE
reports on the progress or
THE PORT ARTHUR ASSAULT.
Japanese Forces Advanced from the
Russian Trenches Already Cap
tured anti Sought to Take the
Southeastern Portion of the Port
on the Summit of 1103 Meter Hill.
At 7 O’elock Last Night the Forces
Were Still Fighting.
Tokio, Nov. 30, 10 p. m.—lmryrial
headquarters made the following an
nouncement to-night:
“Our force operating against 203
Jleter Hill advanced at 2 o’clock to
day from trenches already captured
near the summit of the hill and are
now struggling for the southeastern
portion of the fort on the summit.
“A fierce battle was still in progress
at 7 o’clock to-night.”
CAPTURED THE HILL
Tokio, Dec. I.—The Japanese have
captured and now hold 203 Meter Hill.
SECOND WAR DIET
OPENED BY MIKADO.
Tokio, Nov. 30.—The Emperor form
ally opened the second war Diet to
day. He rode through the crowded
streets in a state coach, escorted by
a troop of lancers and accompanied by
the Crown Prince, his staff and some
members of the imperial household, to
the House of Parliament, where both
houses were assembled in the chamber
of representatives
The Emperor ascended the dais, from
which he read the following address:
“We hereby perform the ceremony
of opening the Imperial Diet.
"We announce to the members of
the House of Peers and of the House
of Representatives:
"That, to our profound delight, our
relations with all neutral treaty Pow
ers are increasingly amicable.
“That we have directed our minis
ters of state to submit to you a
scheme for meeting the extraordinary
wrrwidlture necessitated by the war,
together with the budget for the thir
ty-etghth fiscal year of Meijei, besides
other projects of law.
"That our expeditionary forces have
been victorious in every battle and
have repeatedly shown fresh proofs of
their loyalty and bravery, so that the
progress of the war is increasingly in
our advantage.
“That we call upon you to discharge
your duties by harmonious co-opera
tion, thereby promoting our wishes and
ends.’’
BELIEVED JAPANESE
ARE FALLING BACK.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 30.—Official
and private dispatches received here
to-night indicate that the Japanese are
falling back below Sintsintin, where
for several days they had apparently
been attempting a turning movement.
After four days of'tolerably severe,
but unsuccessful fighting, they are now
retiring, with the Russians in pursuit.
It is impossible, as yet, to tell whether
either movement has real strategic sig
nificance.
The Russian consul at Che Foo tele
graphs that the Japanese captured two
forts In the storming operations
against Port Arthur on Nov. 29, but
the news is not confirmed from any
other quarter. The consul says the
Japanese losses were enormous, and
that 5.000 men were sacrificed in two
hours.
KUROPATKiN TELLS OF
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 30.—Gen. Kuro
patkin, under date of Nov. 29, reports
that the Japanese force which evacu
ated Tsinkhetchen (near Da pass) took
up a fresh position near the village
of Suidun, about seven and one-half
miles south of that place. They car
ried off many wounded. The Russians
In the morning of Nov. 29 resumed
the offensive, advancing In the direc
tion or Suidun. Within one and a
quarter miles from there, they encoun
tered a Japanese artillery fire.
nr ~ y midday the Russian artillery
pened, and under cover of Its fire the
Russian Infantry resumed the advance.
Elsewhere all Js quiet.
CHINESE ARRIVED WITH
PORT ARTHUR STORIES.
Che Foo. Nov. 30.-Chinese who left
Port Dalny, Nov. 28. arrived here to
day. They gay the lighting at Port Ar
thur continues. They .heard firing,
Nov. 29, while at sea. The Chinese
woiinmf* carryln K the Japanese
and no. l . f '°!? th, ‘ tralns 10 hospitals
nnl peisonally counted a thousand.
pressed PanPSe ’ th * y add ’ Bee med de-
SAYS RUSSIAN GUNS
SANK RUSSIAN BOAT.
London, Dec. 1.-Tho Morning Post’s
correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs:
l' is reported that a Russian tor*
P*do boat destroyer, returning to Vla
divostok from a scouting expedition,
v>l>n Bu,,k by the guns of the Huaelan
forts In error.”
ON 203 MEW HILL.
Tokio, Nov, 30, —“lt ia reports to*
that tit# car*
and retain the eou l htiftiTN pot*
el 201 Meter hlU*
Jiatetmab JHflfnituj
NTTMRFR 17.859.
NAMED ADMIRAL DAVIS.
Drother-ln-I-aw of Lodge One of the
Commissioners.
Washington, Nov. 30. —The Presi
dent to-day announced the* appoint
ment of Rear Admiral Charles H. Da
vis as American member of the An
glo-Russian North Sea Commission.
Admiral Davis has accepted.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa
dor, and Sir Mortimer Durand, the
British ambassador, who were at the
State Department to-day, were inform
ed of the selection.
Rear Admiral Davis was promoted
to the grade of rear admiral Aug. 24,
1904, and was selected recently by Sec
retary Morton to command a division
of the battleship squadron of the North
fleet. He completed forty
three years of service in the navy yes
terday, having been appointed to the
Naval Academy from Massachusetts in
1861. He commanded the converted
cruiser Dixie In the war with Spain,
and was engaged in blockading duty
off the coast of Cuba. For a number
of -years he was superintendent of the
naval observatory a't "Washington.
Admiral Davis speaks French fluent
ly, and this, with his knowledge of in
ternational and maritime laws, com
mended him to Secretary Morton, on
whose recommendation the selection
was made. He is a brother-in-law of
Senator Lodge.
GUILTYOFMURDER
OF HER HUSBAND.
Mary Harvey Received a Life Sen
tence at Valdosta.
Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 30.—The trial of
the case of the state vs. Mary Harvey
for killing her husband, consumed all
day in the Superior Court. The evi
dence showed that the woman gave her
husband a dose of dissolved potash,
and after three or four days gave him
another dose, forcing him to take it
by beating him with a stick. Before
his death he told several parties what
had happened, and the woman also
stated at the time that she gave It to
him thinking it was a herb medicine.
The attorneys for the woman filed a
plea of Insanity In the case, but the
evidence did not bear out their claim.
It was found that the woman was try
ing to play the insane role. She made
a rambling statement to the jury this
morning and appeared to be demented.
She awoke to her senses later in the
day when the evidence began to pile
in against her. and then she began to
cry. The lawyers argued the case this
afternoon, and it went to the jury
about 4 o’clock. She was found guilty,
with a recommendation, and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
ATLANTA WILITsUPPORT
LIBRARY FOR NEGROES.
Which Will Be Established by An
drew Carnegie.
Atlanta, Nov. 30.—The Finance
Committee of the City Council de
cided this afternoon to accept the
proposition made by Andrew Carnegie
to give SIO,OOO to establish in Atlanta
a free library for negroes, provided
the city would give to the project sl,-
000 a year. After what Mr. Carnegie
has done for Atlanta in giving the
city a handsome free library, which is
used only by the white people, the city
felt it could not well act otherwise
than accept the present offer.
An amusing feature of the meeting
was that not one of the six members
of the committee could remember how
to spell Mr. Carnegie's name and were
about to put it down “Carnagy” when
a newspaper man helped them out of
the dilemma.
KILLED BY Iron BEAM.
It Fell Into a Throng Passing la the
Street Below.
New" York. Nov. 30.—One man was
killed and several were injured by an
iron beam, which fell from the roof of
the Park building this afternoon into
a throng of people passing through
Nassau street. The beam, weighing 500
pounds, was being hoisted into place,
when it slipped from its fastenings and
fell into the crowd.
The man killed has not yet been iden
tified. He was about 65 years old and
well dressed. His head was crushed.
Chauncey Hold. 56 years old, a print
er, was also struck on the head. He
was taken to a hospital, suffering with
concussion of the brain. Several others
received slight Injuries.
The foreman in charge of the Iron
work on the building and the foreman
of masonry have been arrested.
New York. Nov. 30.—The dead man
was identified to-night as John Bate
man of Brooklyn, a retired business
man.
DISCHARGED SOLDIeFwHO
MARRIED A NEGRESS.
Borh Men n He Were \ol Wealed In
the United States Army.
Washington, Nov. 30. —Acting Sec
retary Oliver to-day directed the dis
charge “without honor" of Private John
T. Smith, Hospital Corps, stationed at
Fort Mott, N. J., who is said to have
married a negress, and whose dis
charge was recommended by Gen.
Grant, commanding the Department of
the East, he having acted ui>on the
recommendation of the post surgeon
at Fort Mott. Geo. Grant's recom
mendation was concurred In by the sur
geon general's office.
In the official statement given out
at the War Department In disposing of
the case to-day. It is stated that Pri
vate Smith married "a woman of bad
character whose previous marriage has
not been terminated by the death of
her husband or hy any form of legal
separation."
To l.nnach Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn,, Nov. 30—Gov. 3.
B. Frasier, wife ard staff, .tciom
panled by severs I Tennesseeans, left to
night for Phlladelphls, where they will
take part In the ceremonies Incident to
the launching f the cruiser Tennessee.
Senator Carina < R and Congressman
Gejnea wsll * < ompony the party.
Miss Annie Keith Frssler, the Gov.
elixirs daughter, who is ai school si
Tsrrytowu, W. If.) will Utrisuiu Uis
grui—r.
CONFERENCE IN
ANNUAL SESSION
BISHOP DUNCAN OPENED IT
AND THE METHODISTS IMMEDIATE
LY GOT DOWN TO "WORK.
Secretaries Chosen and Working
Committees of the Conference
Nnineil— addresses Were Hearo
from Men Prominent In the Affairs
of the Church—Bishop Galloway
Is to Be at the Conference To-day.
Bishop Dnnean to Meet Elders.
Mcßae. Ga., Nov. 30.—Promptly at
9 o’clock this morning, Bishop Wal
lace W. Duncan opened the Thirty
eighth session of the South Georgia
Conference by having the conference
sing the well known Igymn, “Draw
Nigh O Son of God, Draw Nigh.”
Commenting on a portion of the scrip
ture beginning with the words “Be
loved now are we the sons of God.”
the Bishop said: “Brethren be yourself.
Don’t try to imitate someone else.
Don’t trouble yourself about your feel
ings. Don't get out of your bed every
morning and put your own thermome
ter to your feelings. Don't be given
to cant and hypocracy. Don’t worry
if you can’t say hallelujah like some
body else. Be righteous—not that type
that must climb to the house top to
proclaim it. You can't command your
feelings at will—but you can com
mand your faith. Sometimes preachers
come to me and say, ‘why did you
give that man that appointment. I
can preach as well as he can?’ The
Lord bless the brother—the trouble is
that he is about the only one that has
discovered this ‘state of affairs,’ ‘I
am thankful in the providence of God
that I am with you again, brethren, in
spite of the newspapers—who had me
unable to do anything—l had just sim
ply gotten a seasickness from riding
in cars over crooked railroad tracks.”
The address was thoroughly enjoyed
by the entire conference.
Secretaries Chosen.
The conference was organized by the
election of Rev. W. F. Smith, secre
tary; assistant secretaries, T. H.
Thomson, L. W. Colson and E. E.
Gardner; statistical secretary, Rev. W.
M. Blttch; assistants, M. W. Car
michael, J. E. Seals, and J. B.
Thrasher. Rev. J. B. McGehee, D. D.,
acting as the chairman of a commit
tee, constituted by the presiding elders,
announced the committees arranged for
the session, as follows:
Public Worship—J. B. McGehee, T.
S. Lang, W. L. Wright.
Books and Periodicals—W. H. Budd,
J. P. Tyson, B. S. Sentill, J. C. Par
ker, S. W. Brown. W. H. McKinley.
E. G. Grier.
Wesleyan Christian Advocate—iM. A.
Morgan, J. C. Griner, W. H. Hixon,
E. F. Morgan, H. C. Brewton, J. J.
Wilson and C. S. Hodges.
Temperance—W. N. Ainsworth, W.
K. Dennis, J. J. Ansley, O. B. Ches
ter, J. H. Mathew, Theo. Copeland, E.
L. Vickers, C. C. Buchanan, R. R.
Norman and S. A. Rogers.
District Conference Records—J. M.
Outler, J. R. Jordan, E. L, Padrlck,
J. W. Connor. V. P. Scoville, O. R.
Flournoy. B. H. Thomas, F. C. Ivey,
W. W. Enecks and T. B. Camp.
Sabbath Observance—A. M. Wil
liams, T. B. Stanford, W. Langstow,
J. W. Domingoes, L. W. Colson and
W. K. Harrison.
Tribute to Rev. Mae Donnell.
A resolution of respect and appre
ciation touching the life and service of
Rev. George G. N. Mae Donnell, who is
closing his fifty years of active serv
ice in the conference, was Introduced
by Rev. A. M. Williams. D. D. Mr.
Mae Donnell was requested to deliver
a special semi-centennial sermon dur
ing the conference.
Mr. J. J. Tigert, D. D., book editor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, was Introduced to the confer
ence, and addressed the body in the
interest of the Quarterly Review, of
which he is editor. The secretary, by
request of the Bishop, read for the in
struction of the conference several an
nual reports from the secretaries of the
parent hoard.
Rev. J. D. Hammond, D. D. t secre
tary of the Board of Education, locat
ed at Nashville, Tenn., was Introduced
to the conference, and made a most
earnest plea for Christian education
throughout the church. A number of
reports were submitted without read
ing to the different committees for In
vestigation.
For Work In Arizona.
The bishop read a communication
from a presiding elder In Arizona call
ing for a number of young preachers
to transfer to that point. The young
pteachers were asked to indicate to
the bishop if they desired to trans
fer.
The president of Lane Institute,
a school located in Jackson, Tenn.,
for the Christian education of color
ed .people, was introduced to the con
ference. Before proceeding with ills
address Bishop Duncan warned him
not to consume as much time as Rev.
J. D. Hammond, who preceded
him. The address was so In
telligent, so earnest and so
well chosen that the ear of the
conference was caught at once. The
school is under the direction of the
M. E. Church, South, Recently the
plant was destroyed by fire. The
Rev. Bray, in concluding his address,
asked the conference to give him a
collection to assist In the erection of
another building. By way of exhor
tation he told of the prayer of a little
boy who. being hungry, prayed the
Lord to give him something to eat—
even if It was crumb*. A little brother
standing nearby stopped him, and told
him that inasmuch as the need was
great and he was praying to a pow
t rful person, Just to ask for pie,
"Now," said the speaker, "we are
willing to take the crumbs this morn
ing, but, Bishop, I want to ask tor pie."
Tie address was so well received that
a elmple exhortation from the Bishop
to make a contribution for this pur
pose was quickly accepted by the con
ference, In a moment bills, silver, and
smaller coins were being tossed all
over the secretary's table. A good col*
lection was secured.
Bible Work.
Rev. T. H fas, D. D„ of Green
ville, ft C.. Held agent of the Ameri
can Billie gor-lety, addressed the body
CffAiiumad • jriflfc hags.
SAVANNAH. GA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1904.
/. A KpSj
* • VuSmI i ■• J2.!iJKAg
!''. rife •iMr. nPSwg f ywi'
Ifh- - aJißraMf
■ rMp|^_;
T' • BflflflHH&f
nogi N . •t ( L- 1 - ■ 'r*. -j
•" A BIG GVH ~KE!ADY TOR. ACTION
|(• ?^£sfcv-••'•s.'•''■• ■', * ” .■; ■ >||
{•'•."■. . * \fj. T:*
n—
■jwr^Mkw
.;*/-’
■'Jski ■ •>%
■ s&?&>>'-' li
Ib t
1 ' -• 1- ' - ■■■ ■.■ -■ ■' '" ~ ■ ' ■■■'
WAITING TO SI'IJED A UEAIU.Y MESSAGE TO THE JAPAAESK.
MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED
BY HIS FOOL KILLER.
Xinsen Hasn't JMionu l'i Klnrn He
Started Hi* Trim
Chicago, Nov. 30.—Peter Ntssen is
believed to have either smothered or
frozen to death in his rolling balloon,
“Fool Killer 3,” in which he started for
a trip across the lake yesterday.
The opinion that Nissen was lost be
came general this afternoon, when it
was found thait after twentv-four
hours of silence, there was Still abso
lutely no word from the inventor, who
some years ago shot the whirlpool rap
ids of Niagara Falls in a barrel. He
hag not been sighted by any vessel. He
has not. so far as is reported, drifted
ashore at any point. At least his rel
atives have not heard of it.
Possibility of Nissen’s smothering to
death was considered more definitely
when it was learned that his only sup
ply of air was that pumped into the
“Fool Killer" before the craft was
launched. It was said by Nissen's
brothers, however, that the navigator
had computed his air supply carefully,
and figured that it would last him for
a great number of hours.
A WHITE MAN’s'wOßdT
AGAINST FOUR NEGROES’.
The White Man. Too, Wna the Ile
trnilnHt In Murder Charge.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 30.—William H.
Slaughter, Jr., charged with the mur
der of G. F. Sander, was discharged
by Acting Police Court Judge Wilson
at the examining trial to-day. The
court said no witness had denied
Slaughter's statement that he had been
struck first by Sander. He said the
testimony of Slaughter, a reputable
citizen, was of greater weight than
that of four negroes, who testified that
Slaugfiter had kicked Sander after the
latter had fallen
Judge Wilson said he did not think
a Jury would find the defendant guilty.
FOR A ÜBERALREGImF
WOODWARD DECLARES.
Indication of the Policy of the Next
Mayor of Atlanta.
Atlanta, Nov. 30.—Mayor-elect James
G. Woodward, announced himself in
favor of a more liberal administration
for Atlanta in his speech at the an
nual Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Mayor Woodward followed the Ger
man consul. "I would like to see more
Germans come to Atlanta.” he said,
“but they do not come because they
are a liberal people. Atlanta Is not
a liberal city. In many respects we
are very narrow. I believe that If the
affairs of this city were administered
in a more liberal manner and more
freedom allowed to its citizens the
next ten years would see such pros
perity as was never known before."
TWO GIRLS DIED OF
INJURIES RECEIVED.
Mis Others si Hew Orleans Mar Ole
from Their Hnrns.
New Orleans, Nov. 30, —Two deaths
have resulted from Isst night's explo
sion and Hr# at the Hwlss laundry.
The vtrlim* ars young girls, who were
removed to the hospital, terribly
burned They are; Orogtana llorli
and Mary Nelson.
Mix other girls were burned so bad
ly that It is believed that they will
dM.
Nogi and Nakamura, Who Are Fighting to Reduce Port Arthur, With Scenes in the Fortress.
TWO CIRCULARS
ARE WITHDRAWN
FREIGHT RATES CASE ENDS.
RAILROAD* MAY OFFER A SATIS
FACTORY TARIFF.
Promise of This Was Made by Col.
Baiter, Who Will Attend (t Con
ference of llallrond Men In New
York—Should Satisfnctlon Not He
Given the Rfitirond Commission
Will Take New Action to Get Low
er Hate. ns Desired by Atlanta.
Atlanta, Nov. 30.—Litigation over
the question of freight rates was ab
ruptly ended In the United States court
to-day as the result of an agreement
reached between counsel on both sides,
which promises nothing so far as lower
rates are concerned, beyond an ef
fort to get the railroad officials to
make concessions which will satisfy the
people of Atlanta, and of the state,
who have been complaining.
Negotiations which resulted In this
agreement were begun when Col. Ed.
Baxter of Nashville, attorney for the
railroads, called attention to the fact
that there is to be a meeting of the
executive officers of the Southern rail
roads In New York city next Mon
day for the purpose of considering the
whole rate adjustment between the
Potomac river and the Mississippi.
"I will advise my clients to make
every effort," Col. Baxter said to At
torney General Hart, and the other
counsel for the state and the Atlanta
Freight Bureau, "to reach a revision
of the present freight rates that will
prove satisfactory to the Georgia Hall
road Commission, if the commission
will first withdraw circulars 301 and
302, so Ss to relieve me of any em
barrassment.”
Revoked the Circulars.
Several conferences followed, with
the result that the agreement was
reached, the objectionable circulars
were revoked by the commission, the
suits for Injunction were dismissed,arid
now it remains to hear only what the
railroad officials have to say about
the matter.
Attorney General Hart first address
ed the court this morning, and read a
letter which ho had written to Col.
Baxter in reply to his suggestion. In
this letter It was shown that in the
event of a revocation of the circulars
and dismissal of the suits, the com
mission would be In a position to pass
any orders it might deem necessary,
If the railroad officials decline to make
any revision of rates.
Judge Hart then read the order of
the commission, passed this morning,
revoking Circulars 301 and 302, except
so much of the order of July 16, as re
fers to Interstate rates, which was al
lowed to stand. He concluded with a
statement in which he said It was the
desire of the Atlanta Freight Bureau
to let the matter take this course, be
cause It does not want to prejudice In
any way th Interests of other sec
tions of th* state.
Col. Baxter then read his memoran
dum of the agreement and took an or
der dismissing all the suits for Injunc
tion.
Relief Over the Result.
Alt of the lawyers connected with
the litigation express themselves as
highly gratified over the courae ths
matter has taken, ft brings to an end
a long litigation, which a> "ordlng to
general opinion, could hardly have re
sulted in a victory for the Railroad
Commission. The state's case. It Is
said, was • week one, In view of
thiaats mad# In the < onwnlselons or-
OetsUouod on NI/.IR Page.
■ ■ — 1 ■
I
. * |
*>lj! •■&£•'■ • *rss'J tI *' I <|i #l ~ ■ t
•'-'£ V
;.? ! 'f-;,.; **■?■■. I*# ’; .?•. ■ **••V**■&&*■ wiftS
MwiWiiJwi<Kt^il!WS&tf^vva&l,ti> ifr*~ j ‘ **&&&&£ ■■t -*
MAJOR GENRRAIi NAKAMURA*
KING OF ITALY SPOKE
ON OPENING PARLIAMENT.
Apiiluiirtol for Expression of Liberal
n.nl Peaceful Principles.
Home, Nov. 30.—King Victor Em
manuel, who was accompanied by
Queen Helena, reopened Parliament to
day. From his seat in the Senate In
the Palazzo Mudama, the King deliver
ed the speech from the throne, express
ing liberal and peaceful principles
which were enthusiastically applauded.
The weather was magnificent. The
passage of the King in procession to
and from the palace of the Senate was
a gorgeous spectacle. In his speech,
the King, said:
“When for the first time I spoke be
fore Parliament, I affirmed my strong
belief in liberty. My experience since
then has confirmed my belief, and has
persuaded me that only with liberty
can the ponderous problems now stand
ing before all the peoples of the world,
raised by the new aspirations and new
attitudes of the social forces, be solved.
My government will continue to follow
the policy of granting ample liberty
within the limits of the law, which
should be strongly defended, and which
has met with such strong approbation
from the country."
The King then announced the intro
duction of bills having the object of
progressively elevating the condition of
the working classes, facilitating an
equitable and peaceful solution of the
conflicts between capital and labor,
substituting co-operation among all
classes for sterile struggles and "re
placing strikes which mean victory
only tor the strongest, by arbitration,
which means victory for Justice.”
STARVATION AND MALARIA
CAUSING MANY DEATHS.
A Section of Mexico In Swept m l>>
n Scourge.
Ban Antonio, Tex., Nov. 30.—A spec
ial to the Express from Mazatlan,
Mcx., says:
Late reports from the northern part
of this state prove that fearful condi
tions exist there. Deaths range from
twenty-five to forty per day, owing to
starvation and malaria. In many in
stances the dead were not given burial,
it is said, but were thrown Into open
ditches and canals.
The authorities are unable to cope
with the situation.
Provisions have been scarce In north
ern Stlao for some time, owing to the
destruction of crops by torrential rains.
The epidemic of malaria is due to these
rains.
Deaths from starvation and malaria
are reported from the towns of Aiiome,
Mlrador, Mochlcpaul, Los Mochls, San
Miguel and Higucra De Saragossa.
Money to provide food, medicine and
medical attention is being raised here
and in other places in the state.
KILLED THE NEGRO WHOM
HE WENT TO ARREST.
Negro Hail an As and the Officer
Isa il Ills Knife,
Amerlcus, On.. Nov. 30.—William Jor
dan, a negro under Indictment for bur
glary, was instantly killed near Amerl
cus this morning by H. C. Boss, a
deputised officer sent to arrest him.
Jordan made stubborn resistance and
seised an as, but before he could
strike lions, ths officer drove his knife
Into Jordan's jugular, killing him In
stantly. The officer sit theta attacked
by th# wlf# non of th# ni>fru
killed, one wielding the as and the
other a club, but finally eluded them ]
and left the scene.
The killing, while regretted, wag
wholly JuetlAeLle.
5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. 13 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIME6-A-WEKK.JI AYEAR
WRATH VENTED
BY STEPFATHER
*
KILLED SON AND FATHER
AND THEN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
ANOTHER SON.
Stephen McKinney Raid Eloped With
the Stepdnualater at J. M. Wil
liams-After the Wedding, Wll
lauaas Snuaht McKinney—Faaaind the
Bridegroom With Ills Father anal
Brother In Their Field and Open
ed Fire, With Tragic Results.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 30.—Two men
were shot and killed and another se
riously wounded by J. M. Williams, a
farmer, near the town of Alvarado.
Stephen McKinney, a young farmer,
who had beam paying attention to the
stepdaughter of Williams, falling to
win his consent to marriage, ran
away with the girl and married her.
McKinney and his bride returned
home and the bridegroom went to
work on his farm.
Williams went to the town of Al
varado and bought a rifle. Then rid
ing out to the field where McKinney,
his father and brother were at work
the enraged man, without a word,
opened fire, killing Stephen. The elder
McKinney rushed to the reecue of his
son and was himself shot dead. The
brother, too, was seriously wounded.
Officers have started to arrest Wil
liams, and trouble is anticipated.
PAPERS ARE MISSING.
Some Can't Re Fonnil for the Insyne
Hearing.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Search wag
continued to-day for the mlsalng let
ters connected with the Investigation
of Judge Bwayne. It is aupposed that
they have been gathered up by mls
take among the papers which were not
allowed In evidence. The stenograph
ers have a memorandum of the let
ters.
Mr. Palmer, chairman of the sub
committee, Is not In the city and It
Is expected that no action will be
taken until he mums. *
It Is understood that no supplemen
tal report In the Bivayne case will be
made to the House, as the order of
the House directed only the taking o.'
additional testimony. The members of
the Judiciary Committee to-day learn
ed that other pgitlona of the testi
mony are missing, and the clerks and
stenographers were told to go through
all the papers and try to find the miss
ing documents.
DENVER ELECtToN CASE TO
UNITED STATES COURT.
Bt. Paul. Minn., Nov. 30.—Through
the medium of a petition of Michael
Dowd, who deposes that he has been
Illegally deprived of hie liberty by the
Bupreme Court of Colorado, the elec
tion contest of Denver, Col., was
brought before the United Mates Cir
cuit Court of Appeals here to-day. At
torney V. T Richardson of Denver
asked for a writ of habeas "opus for
frowd. Mr. Kuhgrdson tiihsed that
the Mu per me Court of Colorado has c
reeded Its authority in oanml'llng
Dowd and, lorldentaliy. * number of
others to jail for contempt **f court
in luunwtion with tb ooblast.
Ths esse wtU U heard Des. Id.