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THE MORNING NEWS. ( _
Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 J IS TTMRKTi 17 SfiO
J. H. ESTILL. President. I > .nilU.
losses OF JAPS
15,000 IN A DAY
IN ASSAULT ON THE HILL.
they hope to capture port
ARTHUR BY DEC. 10.
Attack on 203 Meter Hill Reunited
in Heavy Casualties tor tlie At
tacking Force —Japanese Have
Planned to Continue tlie Attacks
Ipou the Detenses About the
Stronghold Until Dec. lO—Other
Posts Already Attacked.
London, Dec. 2.—The correspondent
at Che Foo of the Daily Telegraph say3
that the attack on 203 Meter Hill re
sulted in heavy losses to the first divi
sion of the Japanese stormers.
Simultaneously with this assault, the
correspondent says, the men of the
Ninth and Eleventh divisions advanced
and menaced the Rihlung and Kekwan
forts.
It is stated, the correspondent adds,
that within the last twenty-four hours
the Japanese casualties have totalled
15,000, and it is asserted that the at
tacks have been planned to continue
until Dec. 10, when It is hoped the
capture of Port Arthur will be com
pleted.
RUSSIA NOW FEARS
FOR UNCOVERED FLEET.
St. Petersburg, Dec. I.—The War
Office here is not yet prepared to ac
cept the report that the Japanese be
fore Port Arthur have taken 203 Metre
Hill, but if it is officially confirmed
the War Office admits that it will be
a desperate blow for the gallant de
fenders of the fortress.
The position commands the harbor,
end if the Japanese can mount siege
guns on its summit, they can force
out the Russian squadron or destroy it
at its anchorage.
Those familiar with the supporting
plans of the forts think it is by no
means certain that, even though the
Russians are forced to retire from 203
Metre Hill, the Japanese can place in
pos|tion heavy guns against the fire
which the other forts can bring to
be<<r on it. Still, the War Office offi
cials reluctantly agree that such a
breach in chain renders the posi
tion extremely critical, and though the
garrison might be able to hold out in
the Golden Hill, Tiger’s Tall and Liao
Tie forts for some time, it may mark
the beginning of the end.
The War Office is convinced that
with the approach of the Russian sec
ond pacific squadroft the Japanese con
sidered that the elimination of the
Port Arthur squadron as a fighting
factor was absolutely vital, thus ac
counting for the reckless sacrifice of
life in order to secure a position di
rectly commanding the harbor.
recruitsTlocking to
THE BANNER OF JAPAN,
Tokio, Dec. 1, noon.—Gen. Nogi’s
telegram, announcing the storming
and capture of 203 Metre Hill, was re
ceived with cheers by the Japanese
people. It revives the hope of an early
capture of Port Arthur proper.
The people have never despaired of
the success of the besiegers, but the
fortitude of the defenders and the pro
longation of the siege which exceeds by
months the niost liberal preliminary
estimate of the time required to ac
complish the reduction of this strong
hold, has been a source of deep regret,
combined with the loss of life and dis
appointments over the fact that the
siege has occupied such a large force
of men, decreasing Field Marshal Oya
ma’s strength at a time when he need
ed every available man.
To-day was the date set under the
conscription act when recruits could
join the army. Cheered by the news
from Qen. Nogi, thousands of recruits
throughout the empire marched to bar
racks and donned uniforms for the first
time. Following an honored custom
relatives of recruits carrying flags and
banners, escorted the new soldiers to
their barracks. In Tokio to-day there
have been scores of little processions
escorting detachments of popular con
scripts.
The number of men who have joined
the colors to-day under the conscrip
tion act has not been made public.
MUKDEN’S ACCOUNT
OF THE ENGAGEMENTS.
Mukden, Dec. X.—There was another
small skirmish on Gen. Rennen
kampff s front on Nov. 30, but other
wise everything remains quiet here.
Ihe weather is warmer and more
agreeable.
A decidedly hot skirmish took place
on Nov. 29 on the Russian right be
tween the villages of Chjantan and
byaokchlen, the latter place being oc
cupied by Russian troops. Several com
panies of Japanese, with cavalry, tak
ing advantage of night, tried to cut the
Russian communication In this direc
tion, but border scouts inclosed the
Japanese on two sides and routed
hern, capturing ten rifles and several
horses. The Russian loss was five
Kllleq or wounded. The Japanese loss
, " u **P°ed to have been* much heav
ier.
JAPANESE GENERALS
AMONG THE WOUNDED.
Tokio, Dec. I.—Reports from the
Japanese army besieging Port Arthur
y that Lieut. Oen. Thuchlya is
among i# wounded, and that Gen,
•i autm ft, th taiMlftr of th iptclAily
UalitK) body of iwordimn whl<h
<iiargft4 Into tho HuMUtn forts tifn
mjursd in both iigi,
jiataraialj JRafninu ftosl
JAPANESE REPORTS
OF OUTPOST AFFAIRS.
Tokio, Dec. I.—Manchurian head
quarters reports as follows:
At midnight yesterday a body of the
enemy’s infantry, attacked Manchuan
antzu mountain. Our non-commission
ed officers' picket there repulsed them.
The Japanese scouts dispatched to
Luchangtun encountered and repulsed
a body of the enemy and succeeded in
discharging the duties required of
them.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the ene
my's cavalry and artillery attacked
Suchialoutzu. Our fire drove them
back.
The same day our force .caused some
losses to the enemy's infantry and
cavalry appearing north of Chentzulin.
RUSSIAN N TIN U E
TO PURSUE JAPANESE.
St. Petersburg, Dec. I.—Gen. Kuro
patkin reports, under yesterday’s date,
the continued pursuit of the Japanese,
who retreated from Tsinkhetchen.
The Russians Nov. 29 forced the Jap
anese rear guard to evacuate a pass
ten miles southward of Tskinkhetohen.
The Russian losses were insignificant.
Russian Loan of A-HW.OWMKKI.
Paris, Dec. 1. —The bankers here
expect that the new Russian loan of
$260,000,000 will be issued this or next
month. A syndicate of French banks
will take approximately $100,000,000
and the German banks $100,000,000. The
bankers say there is an unusual
abundance of French money for the
close of the year, the prevailing dis
count rate being 2 per cent. This
leads to the belief that the new loan
will be readily taken up at nearly par,
or above 98^4.
STORY OF THE*STRUGGLES
OF SHIPWRECKED CREW.
Only Two Ont of Nine Managed to
Reach Shore Alive.
London, Dec. 2.—A story of terrible
experience is told by the two surviv
ors of the crew of nine of the steamer
Blanche, which was sunk in the Mersey
river In a collision Wednesday night.
They escaped in a life boat, which
Immediately was dashed against the
sinking steamer, three of .the seamen
being drowned. The remaining six
righted the boat and rowed away, but
were buffeted by the waves, which
soon filled the boat with freezing wa
ter. Two more died of exposure.
Again the boat was capsized, but
the four survivors by superhuman ef
forts. managed to scramble in again.
Though almost dead from cold, they
renewed their efforts to reach shore,
but two more succumbed before, at 3
o’clock Thursday morning, the life
boat struck shore at Formby and the
two survivors painfully dragged the
boat and its gruesome cargo through
the surf to land, after having been
seven hours in the boat without food
or water.
TRAINMEN THE VICTIMS.
Two Wore Killed in a Wreck on tlie
Baltimore and Ohio.
Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. I.—ln the
tunnel near Fairpont, seventeen miles
west of Wheeling, on the Cleveland,
Loralne and Wheeling division of the
Baltimore and Ohio, a fatal freight
wreck was caused to-night toy the col
lision of two sections of a westbound
freight. The dead:
W. White, engineer of second sec
tion, of Urichsvllle, 0., killed instant
ly.
J. S. Bevlngton, torakeman of second
section, of McKeeesport, Pa., crushed
badly; died at 6 o’clock.
• The injured: v
Edward C. Miller, fireman of second
section, of Hoftoway, 0., shoulder
fractured, serious.
The colliding trains were running
about thirty car lengths apart when
the first section was held up in the
Fairpont tunnel, and before the brake
man could emerge from the smoke, the
second section crashed Into It.
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED.
Two Trains Crashed Together at
Stokesian ,1. Va.
Danville, Va., Dec. I.—A head-on
collision between two trains on the
Danville and Western division of the
Southern Railway at Stokesfand, five
miles above the city, this morning re
sulted in the death of O. G. Mlnter
of Stockton, fireman, and Sam Staples,
colored, brakeman.
Richard Hairston, a colored fireman,
was seriously. Injured and will prob
•ably die. Charles Hundley of this city,
brakeman; J. L. Boyd of Stuart, en
gineer, and Conductor George T. Ware
received painful injuries.
Both trains were running fast when
the accident occurred.
The collision was the result of a mis
understanding of orders.
JORDAN NOT GUILTY OF
KILLING MRS. SNOWBALL
A Hulclde I'avt llrlnrrn the Two
Was Alleged.
Chicago, Dec. I.—Col. Edward
Jordan, accused of entering Into a
suicide pact with Mrs. Rena Snowball,
a little over a year ago, was dismissed
by Judge Kersten to-day on a charge
of murder. The ground for dismissal
was that the facts would not warrant
a conviction.
Mrs. Snowball and Col. Jordan were
residents of Galesburg and close
friends. She committed suicide in a
Chicago hotel.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
Col. Jordan and Mrs. Snowball were
Insured In each other’s favor.
Felton Indicted for Murder.
New York. Dec. X.—Stewart A.
Felton, known a "Big Frank Felton”
who, on Thanksgiving Day fatally
wounded Guy Roche, a gambler, and
who was Indicted by the grand jury
for murder In the first degree, was ar
raigned to-day before Judge Foster In
general sessions and pleaded not
guilty. He was reminded to the
Tombs. District Attorney Jerome
aatd be was Invsattgstlng the case
! and that, Jf It was shown that Fallon
j acted In self defense, he would ask
i for a dismissal of the indictment.
TARIFF STANDS
AS AT PRESENT
POLICY OF ADMINISTRATION
IS OUTLINED BY VICE PRESIDENT
ELECT FAIRBANKS.
For His Party the Vice President-
Elect Claims All the Credit for
the Prospective Panama Canal.
Says All Portions of the Country
■\\ ill Be Henellted—Hates of Dirty
Will Stand Unless the “Public In
terest Deuinnds an Alteration.”
Boston, Dec. I.—Before an audience
of more than 3,000 people, Vice Presi
dent-elect Charles W. Fairbanks of In
diana defined the attitude of the Re
publican administration on the tariff
question at the annual banquet of the
Home Market Club in Mechanics Hall
to-night. Among the other guests
were Gov. Bates of Massachusetts;
former Secretary of the Navy John D.
Long, W. H. Montague of Ontario, a
privy eounseller of Canada; Governor
elect John McLane of New Hampshire,
and Governor-elect Henry Roberts of
Connecticut.
The speakers were Senator Fairbanks,
Gov. Bates, Secretary Long and Dr.
Montague.
Senator Fairbanks, said in part:
“We look forward with confidence
and satisfaction to the early completion
of the Isthmian canal, which will in
crease In a large measure the com
merce of the United States. The At
lantic and the Pacific seaboards will
feel in an especial degree the impetus
given to their trade by the construction
of this great thoroughfare between the
two oceans. Every section of the re
public will share in some measure the
benefits to accrue from the completion
of this enterprise, which will stand
forever as a tribute -to the genius, the
constructive statesmanship and the
courage of the Republican party.
Beyond Dreams of Optimists.
“All of the powers of American di
plomacy have been invoked to enlarge
the opportunity for trade in the dis
tant Orient. We find there a vast
theater of commercial enterprise, and
if we are but true to oUr opportunities
our commerce in and beyond the Pa
cific is destined to attain proportions
beyond cmr most optimistic dreams.
“While the tariff question is an old
one, It is of continual and vital inter
est. It must not be overthrown or
surrendered either by ignorance or
prejudice; it must be maintained by
education, by intelligent discussion.
The tariff issue was sharply presented
in the platforms of the Republican and
Democratic parties in the recent cam
paign. The Republican party stood
squarely by its protective policy, while
the Democratic party denounced pro
tection as a ‘robbery.’ The Republi
can party insisted that ‘rates of duty
should be readjusted only when con
ditions have so changed that the pub
lic interest demands their alteration;
while the Democratic party favored a
revision and a gradual reduction of the
tariff.’ Republican alterations are to
be made, when necessary, along pro
tective lines, while Democratic revis
ion means the elimination of the pro
tective principle.
Will Revise When Necessary.
“The Republican party has revised
tariff schedules in the past when re
vision was essential, and it will not
hesitate In the future to subject them
to careful scrutiny and alteration so
that our protective system may be
just In its operation. Whenever
change of schedules Is essential in the
public interest, the alterations will be
made; it will be made advisedly; it will
be made with full knowledge, not in
response to mere sentiment, but agree
ably to sound economic necessity. Any
other policy is obviously unwise and
disturbing in its tendency.
“The Republican party adheres to
the doctrine of commercial recipro
city, that reciprocity which tends to
expand our commerce and to develop
American Industry in the interest of
American labor and American capital.
It holds to that reciprocity which is the
'hand-maiden of protection,’ but not
to that which is but another form of
free trade and which is hostile to the
protective system.”
Canada Favors Protection.
Dr. W. H. Montague of Toronto said
that the Dominion had tried all forms
of trade relations from reciprocity to
free trade. All these have been drop
ped in favor of protection. Since the
time when protection was firmly
established the country has seen more
prosperity than ever before. Dr.
Montague said there _was a desire in
Canada for reciprocity.
Ex-Secretary Long favored the
“adjustment” of the tariff to the needs
of the time.
WEALTH WOULDN’T HELP
CONVICTED SHOPLIFTER.
Ho Declared a New York Pollen
Court Magistrate.
New York. Dec. I.—Wealth and social
position will not be accepted as a rea
son for clemency in the case of any
person found guilty of shoplifting, ac
cording to a statement made to-day by
Magistrate Whitman in the Jefferson
Market police court.
The announcement was made In con
nection with the case of a woman, who
under the name of Mrs. Caroline Ho
bart. Jersey City Hlghts, has been
found guilty of stealing from a de
partment store. Sentence was about
to be pronounced when the superin
tendent of the store said that his firm
wanted to withdraw the charge, and
ask for the discharge of the prisoner
because of her "social prominence and
lllnees, extending over three years.”
The superintendent said that Mre. Ho
bart was a member of one of the beet
families In New York.
Magistral Whitman responded that
the woman's social position would
make no difference In the case. “It
only makes the crime with which she la
charged more flagrant and deserving
of the severest possible punishment,"
said the makietrete. He added, how
ever. that the plea of lllnees would be
investigated, and that If the woman
was found to be mentally Irresponsible,
she would be discharged. Otherwise,
She would be sentenced
The cues was then postponed to allow
an Investigation to be isitg
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. li)04.
SCHOONER RAN ASHORE.
Captain and Cook of the Addle Jor
lnn Still Ahonnl.
Saybrook Point. Conn., Dec. X.—The
three-mastered schooner Ad<\le Jor
dan, Capt. Lee. bound from Norfolk.
Va., for New London, with a cargo
of lumber, is ashore on a sand bar
off this point. Seas were breaking over
her this forenoon. Two tugs sent out
from here were unable, on account of
sho’al water, to get near enough to
the schooner to get a tow line aboard.
Five members of the crew landed at
Black Hall, three miles from here, but
the captain and cook are still on the
schooner.
Shortly after 2 o’clock this afternoon
a signal of distress was observed Hy
ing from the rigging of the schooner
and with a marine glass, Capt. Lee and
the cook could be seen clinging well
out on the bowsprit, waving their hands
for assistance. Capt. Lee is 72 years
old.
Some of the crew who landed at Black
Hall declared that the vessel was not
seaworthy when she left Norfolk, but
that she would have been all right
probably had not the light on the break
water here been mistaken for the New
London harbor light.
All hope of rescuing Capt. L*e and
his cook from their perilous position
to-night was abandoned at sundown.
Capt. Lee and the cook, who were
afraid to leave the wrecked schooner,
doubtless will be brought to shore in
the morning. The Jordan is leaking
badly and 'it Is feared she will prove
a total loss. Capt. Le lives in
Tuckahoe, N. J.
HUNDREDS OF*SHOT<f
WERE FIRED AT ZEIGLER.
Murknmunsliip Wan Poor. ns no One
Was Hurt.
Duquoin, Hi., Dee. I.—According to
Sheriff Stein, an attack was made on
Zeigler last night. Firing began at the
pumping station, two miles north of
Zeigler, and spread back to the mining
town, where Stein said at least 300
shots were fired. The machine guns
responded promptly. All the militia
men were called out and the sheriff's
son called for a posse in Zeigler, but
the non-union miners would not re
spond.
Sheriff Stein said that he could not
say whether most of the firing was
from the 4nside or outside of the
town. No one was hurt.
Assistant Adjutant General Reece,
who is at Zeigler, said to-day that the
shooting last night was of the same
character as previous firings, contin
ued, at irregular periods. The militia,
acoording to Col. Reece, took no part
in the shooting last night. Col. Reece
left for Springfield to-day to make his
report to Gov. Yates on the situation.
In an interview to-day, A. R. Dry,
state’s attorney-elect of Perry county,
where the indictments against Joseph
Letter and Attorney Henry R. Platt ot
the Zeigler Coal Company were re
turned Nov. 12, stated that he would
take up the matter of Issuing capi
ases as soon as he assumes office Mon
day.
THREE FIREMEN WERE
KILLED IN A WRECK.
Several Other Trainmen Had Very
Narrow Earapea.
Oneonta, N. Y., Dec. I.—Three men
were killed, several others had re
markably narrow escapes from death,
and property valued at fully $40,000
was destroyed in a collision between
two freight trains on the Susquehanna
division of the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad near here to-day.
The dead men were all firemen. They
were: (
F. A. Martin, Cooperstown.
Frank Prait, Oneonta.
George Williams, Worcester. .
A fast freight train westbound, run
ning at the rate of forty miles an hour,
crashed into an extra freight, which
was being shunted off to a side track.
The engine of the fast freight was
smashed. Cars were crumbled up and
thrown from the track and three fire
men were literally ground to pieces.
The engineers and the other train
men saved themselves by Jumping.
BEFORE WILLIAM’S^GUN
525 GAME BIRDS FELL
Mia Imperial Majesty Has a Flrat
< In ax Press Agent Along.
Berlin, Dec. I.—Emperor William did
some remarkable shooting at Alawcnltz,
Silesia, yesterday. From daylight to
4 o’clock in the afternoon he brought
down 910 pheasants, fifteen other birds
and two hares. The guns of the party
bagged 3,215 heads of game.
The Emperor and his party shot 10,-
042 birds in two days last week on
the estate of Count Von Tiele-Winck
ler, which were sent to market in
Berlin, which city receives almost every
day several thousand pheasants, be
sides larger game, as a result of the
Imperial party's forays.
birthday" of queen
Whs Celebrated With Enthusiasm at
Sandringham.
London. Dec. I.—Queen Alexandra Is
celebrating her sixtieth birthday to
day at Sandringham. Flags are fly
ing everywhere, the church bells are
pealing and the usual salutes were fir
ed at the naval and military stations
at home and In the colonies.
The festivities at Sandringham were
of a simple character, the main fea
ture being the entertainment of the
school children qf the estate, at which
the Queen and her guests personally
attended to the wants of the little
folks.
The Queen was the recipient of an
Immense variety of present* mostly
curious and artistic knteknarks.
COLLISIOtTiN SUBWAY.
New York. he. L—A misplaced
•witch resulted In a collision In tbs
Svrhwiy to-night between a passenger
train and tool ear. An Italian laborer
was Injured and a number of pair- n
Sera were given a severe shaking up.
Tim accident cr cur red at file Hen 4/ed
Sbd Forty Oti4 U* U*ft
fevft&u* itnum U,
WORLD’S FAIR HAS
COME TO A CLOSE
FRANCIS DAY ENDED IT
IN HONOR OF ITS PRESIDENT THE
DAY WAS NAMED.
St. Lonis Exposition Is Sow De
scribed as the Most Complete and
Successful Exec Held—Many Vis
itors Were Received, and They
Were Amused asd tirutllled—Ad
dress Delivered by President
Francis on the Closing Day.
St. Louis. Dec. I.—The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition has ended. The
stupendous and magnificent exposition,
whose tendrils of Interest have extend
ed Into every portion of the civilized
world and even into aboriginal recesses,
bringing within the gates of St.
Louis millions of visitors from
throughout the entire world, has run
its course and now passes Into history
as probably having comprised the
most representative collection of the
resources, industries, art, peoples and
customs of the world ever assembled.
The best order has been maintained
throughout; there have been a few
fires, but all were of small moment,
with the exception of the destruction
of the House of Hoo Hoo, and the par
tial destruction of the Missouri build
ing recently. The former was imme
diately rebuilt. No loss of life has
occurred during the exposition from
accidents.
St. Lkjuls has proffered her most
gracious hospitality to the world, and
it has been accepted.
Throngs of visitors have poured in to
attend the exposition with the expecta
tion of being pleased' and satisfied.
They have departed amazed and grat
ified. The opinion has been expressed
at all times, on all sides and without
reserve, that the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has been a success.
The Work of FraneU.
The man probably most prominently
known in connection with the World's
Fair is the president, David R. Francis,
and it was deemed fitting that the final
day should be designated as "Francis
Day” In.his honor.
“This exposition has been the work
of my life,” said President Francis. “It
has consumed my entire time for the
past four years, but every hour has
been an hour of pleasure to me. I have
exhausted my stock of adjectives In
trying to describe this fair. It is as
difficult to do It Justice as It Is to paint
the lily.”
The closing exercises were held at
the base of the Louisiana Purchase
monument in the plaza of St. Louis,
where were held seven months ago the
exercises that formally opened the
gates to the world. The principal
speeches delivered were by Gov. Dock
ery of Missouri and President Francis.
Mr. Francis in his address spoke of
the lasting influence of the fair, “which
marks anew epoch In the Intellectual
and industrial advancement of the
world, and the dawn of anew era lr.
the international relations of govern
ments and people." In conclusion, he
said: "May this enterprise with which
we have been connected for nearly
seven years past bring into still closer
brotherhood all the nations and all the
peoples who have participated in it.
May it deepen our patriotism. May It
strengthen our love for a benign Prov
idence that smiles upon us.” _
Great Exhibit Buildings Closed.
Promptly at 4 o’clock all the great
exhibit palaces were closed and visitors
were excluded. In the Ffclace of Agri
culture onslaughts were made on some
of the exhibits and settings composed
of straw and fragile material, and for
a time general demolition was threat
ened, but prompt action In effecting
a general ejectment put a stop to the
threatened turmoil.
As the night drew on throngs con
centrated in the main avenues to view
for the last time the magnificent elec
tric illumination. One solid stream
of humanity swept through the pike
from end to end. The spirit of revelry
was there.
Steadily the white bulbs silhouetted
the exhibit palaces against the night,
periodically the illumination of the
terrace of spates surmounting Festival
Hill changed from white to red, then
to green and then back to white. Over
on Agricultural Knoll the great floral
clock clicked off the minutes of the
departing pageant. And In the night
rang out the tones of the massive bell
as the midnight hour was tolled by the
great clock. Instantly a hush seemed
to perv*ade the entire grounds. The
glowing electric bulbs slowly began
dimming, the pulsations of the great
engines that drove the cascades gradu
ally died down. The light faded stead
ily, diminishing until but a faint glow
was perceptible. Suddenly there was
darkness, and the Xxuislarfa Purchase
Exposition had passed into the chron
icles of history.
RECEIPTS OF THE FAIR
WERE ABOUT 510,000,000.
Bt. Louis. Dec. X.—While it will be
impossible to obtain the actual re
ceipts and expenditures of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition before the
middle of December, Hecretary Walter
B. Stevens of the World's Fair made
the following statement to the Asso
ciated Press to-night;
"From reports that have been sub
mitted ot the admissions to the
.ground* up to 9 o’clock to-night, we
estimate that the attendance on Fran
cis Day’ will be a few thousands In
excess of 200,000 and that the attend
ance for the exposition period will be
In the neighborhood of 18,800.000. ,
"In round numbers, the exposition
company ha* expended $22,000,000 since
the Inception of the World’s Fair pro
ject, and the expenditures of the sev
eral Mates and territories have reach
ed a total of $9,000,000, The receipts
since the opening day, April M, have
amounted to about $10,400,000, consist
ing of admissions and concession royal
ties
“While K Is Impossible to stats ex
actly th* flrfencisl condition of the
exposition 'ompenf on this, the clos
ing dsy. It can be authoritatively an.
nouncsd that all debts against tlie
company have been paid, with Mm ex
ception of s few current accounts, such
as Csiarle*. she., and those will. It
Is isought, >etisum* nearly ail Um
surplus sn that than* oil# only he
a very small aansaat left for the sloth
holders ”
MRS. CASSIE L. CHADWICK.
SAY MRS. CHADWICK
WILL SETTLE IN FULL
Lmryrra Drrlnrr She In Able to and
Will Pay Her Debts.
New York. Deo. X.—The announce
ment that one of the Ur great creditors
of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, the
Cleveland woman, whose financial af
fair s came Into prominence in a sen
sational way a few days ago. had
agreed upon a settlement, has given a
new phase to this strange case.
At the same time the air of mystery
which has surrounded every turn thus
made was still present to-day,
there was absolutely nothing beyond
conjecture to indicate w’hat the out
come would be.
That all the legitimate claims against
Mrs. Chadwick will be met is the
statement made by her attorneys, but
at the same time they decline to say
anything as to the source from which
the necessary funds will be obtained.
"Mrs. Chadwick will produce the nec
essary collateral to meet all Just ob
ligations at tne proper time. We do
not feel called upon to Inform the pub
lic as to the nature of this collateral,
or whence It will come.” This state
ment, in brief, covers the attitude
taken by Mrs. Chadwick's legal ad
visers.
"We are now In a position to state
that Mr. Newton's claims will be paid
in full, and we have gone so far that
we are not relying any more on mere
promises.”
This statement concerning his cli
ent’s present position was made to
day by Arthur A. Stcnrns, the Cleve
land lawyer representing Herbert D.
Newton.
Edmund W. Powers, counsel for
Mrs. Chadwick, made a statement re
garding the case this afternoon. He
said that the total Indebtedness to
Mr. Newton was approximately $190,-
800. Of this, he said, $78,000 was money
actually owed and due, $65,000 was
due on bonuses to be paid for the
accommodation and $50,000 was owed
on two notes of $25,000 each, which
would not mature for ft yt'ar.
"Mrs. Chadwick has ample money
to meet her debts,” said Mr. Powers.
“She has over $1,000,000 In her own
right. It is true she paid over to
her husband $2,500,000 some time ago,
but she had enough left to meet all
of her debts, which total about $600,000.”
Mr. Newton had a long conference
with his attorneys here during the
day. when the situation with regard
to the settlement of the claim against
Mrs. Chadwick was thoroughly dis
cussed. At the conclusion of the con
ference. George Ryall, Mr. Newton's
local counsel, said:
“We are now satisfied that Mrs.
Chadwick ha* ample means with which
to meet all our claims ‘and that she
means to do so. It Is now only a
question of arranging the details of
the settlement.
"Our claim will be the very first to
be settled, and It will be settled In
a very short time. I have seen Mrs.
Chadwick, and I am satisfied that she
Is not the woman she Was been repre
sented to be In some quarters; that
perhaps she has been careless In mon
ey matters, but that she means to
honestly pay all legal claims against
her. A proof of this fact, I think. Is
that she Was many powerful friends
who are seeing her through her present
difficulties.”
George Ryall, local counsel for
Herbert D. Newton, to-night made
a statement that the settlement
agrecrl upon with Mrs.Casste L>. Chad
wick of Cleveland, la for the payment
In cash of Mr. Newton's entire claim.
The payment, he said, Is to be made
either this week or early next week.
“No securities have been given for
this payment,” he added, "but we are
sure it wilt he mud*."
In reference le the statement this
afternoon by Edmund W. Powers.
>ouneel for Mrs. Chadwick, that of
the amount claimed by Mr. Newton
Itt.Mt represented notes given ■ for
bonuses Mr Ryall Mid “Mr Newton
Is mist shew In his flgures. The notes
he refers to do not represent bon usee
CwUmM os fifth f(se>
a CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. IS A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEfi-A-WEEK, $1 A YEAR
THE FOOLKILLER
PLAYED ITS PART
IT MADE GOOD ITS NAME
*KD Bilk SEN'S m-ESnOI CAUSED
HID DEATH.
Body of IVtsseH and the Remnants
at Aquatic Halloon Were Found on
the Shore of lathe Michigan—lll*
Card Wn Found, and This Bore n
Sole to Show llotv the Adventurer
Had Met Hln Heath—Atr llone Him
Itroben.
Stevensvllle, Mich., Dec. I.—Peter
Nlssen, who started acres* Lake Mich
igan in hi* boat, called “Foolklller No.
3,' was found dead on the beach, two
miles and a half west of here to-day.
Nlssen Is supposed to have been
washed ashore during the night. Hl*
"Foolklller” was about twenty rods
the beach from the body and
was considerably damaged. A life
preserves, and his overcoat were fast
ened to the basket shaped car in the
boat.
The body was brought to Stevens
ville, where it lies in the town hall.
The hands and face are frozen and
the features reflect his suffering. The
clothing on the body was somewhat
torn.
It is thought that Nlssen could not
have been dead a great while when
the body was found, as rlgormortts
had not set In.
Nlssen's employer, was notified as
soon as word was received here that
the body had been found, and a cor
oner's Jury was Impaneled and began
an inquest. Men have gone from here
to bring In the wrecked “Foolklller No.
When the wrecked Aquatic Balloon
was examined, one of Nlssen's busi
ness cards was found, on the back of
which wae a note from the dead adven
turer saying an air hose, upoq which
he depended to renew his supply of air,
had broken and that he was doomed to
die of suffocation.
It Is believed here that Nlssen was
alive when hts boat first touched the
eastern shore of the lake.
Thgre was a smile on the face of the
dead navigator.
THREE MEN WERE HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
Machine Han Over s I.arge Dog gear
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville. Fla.. Dec. 1.-Three men
were hurt—one of them seriously—in
an automobile accident on the Bell
road, north of this city, this after
noon. •
The injured are:
H. E. Park, traveling salesman for a
Bt. Louis house, shoulder broken and
several bruises.
Harry Cook. Jr., badly bruised about
the legs.
J. G. King, owner and driver of the
machine, thrown thirty feet and landed
in a ditch unconscious. His Injuries
are not serious.
The accident was caused by running
ovy a large dog. The machine swerved
and struck a telegraph pole and was
completely wrecked.
TWENTY KILLED BY
POISONED BRANDY.
Berlin. Dee. I.—A dispatch to the
Lokal Anselser from Kteff, Russia, an.
nounees that twenty persons have loot
their ttvae these through Irtoklai
fviseoed Hia4|