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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 1888
J. H. ESTILL. President.
NAN SAID SHE
DIDN’T SHOOT HIM
APPEARED ON THE - STAND
AND TOLU lIER STORY OF THE CAB
TRAGEDY.
The Show Girl Related to the Jnry
Her Association With Young, Say
iiiß He Shot Himself Because She
Would Not Promise to Meet Him
in London—The Earl of Snffolk
Sut With the Judge on the Bench.
New York, Dec. 19.—“ Did you or
did you not shoot Caesar Young,
Nan?” said Lawyer Levy to Nan Pat
terson to-day.
“I did not.” replied the witness in a
firm voice. “I would give my own
life to bring him back if it were in my
power. I never saw the revolver with
which he was shot.”
"There was a flash—and then the
end."
In a voice quavering with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity, the
woman, who is on trial charged with
the murder of Caesar Young, the book
maker, recited to the jury the scenes
in her life which had to do with her
dealings with Young. Not only did
she swear that she did not kill Young,
but she denied every circumstance in
the case which the state has brought
up against her. She denied that she
was dismayed because Young was
about to leave her and go to Europe;
after having been told by him, as it
has been alleged, that all was over
between them.
On the other hand she testified that,
as a result of her conference with
Young, it was agreed that she should
join him in England and take apart
ments in the Hotel Cecil, London, tak
ing care that she keep her whereabouts
a complete secret from Mrs. Young
and Young’s relatives.
An important feature brought out
was the fact that Young gave the
woman a postal card, on which he
wrote his name and address, saying
it was something she might need.
IV an Was Tragic.
The crowded court room became sud
denly still when the former- show girl
took the stand. The first of her testi
mony, relating to herself, was given in
a low even voice, but as she proceeded
her tones became more tense, until In
her account of the fatal cab ride, her
voice was filled with tragic expression.
Early in her story, Nan Patterson
told of her original meeting with
Young, of their life together and of
their contemplated European trip. She
told of her talk with Young the night
before his proposed departure for
Southhampton, of her being awakened
by a telephonic message from him to
go to the pier to see him off, of the ride
down town, of the moments in ‘a saloon
and of the ride in the cab before the
shooting.
She was asked to describe what hap
pened after leaving the saloon, while
driving down West Broadway.
“We talked about his going away,
and he kept questioning me ‘about my
coming to meet him,” she said. “I did
not say anything, and finally he said,
‘But I don’t feel positive that you are
going to come over.’ He said, ’I be
lieve that you are fooling, are you?’
Then he said:
“ ‘Are you going?’
When Bhe Refused Him.
“I said, ’Well, Caesar, there's no use
saying I will, because I've made up my
mind not to, but you go over there
and get things quieted down until the
folks have forgotten about things by
that time. 1 will meet you at the
Saratoga meeting.’
“He looked at me a while and said:
‘Do you mean that?’ and then he grab
bed me by my hand nearest to him
and nulled me over toward him. He
hurt me so that I tried to pull away,
but I could not get away from him. I
put my other hand up, and he grabbed
me—somehow or other I got away from
him. I told him that he hurt me.
“He said: 'lf you don't come over
there, and I have to waft until the
Saratoga meeting I may never see you
again. My horses have gone back on
me. I've lost all that money. Now
I’tn losing my little girl; do you mean
that?’
“He grabbed me and hurt me so bad
ly that the tears came to my eyes. I
tried to struggle away from him again
and had to bend away over.
“There was a flash—the end.”
“You heard the report?" her lawyer
asked.
"Yes**
"Was the pistol in Young’s hands?”
Mite \\n Ulntmuithf,
"I had not seen the pistol. Mr.
Young fell over my lap; got half way
bp. fell again and I thought he was
hiving a spasm. He kept twitching
and twitching. I called to him and
tried to make him answer, but he
would not. I believe I put my hand
tip and told the cabman to drive to the
druggist. 1 don't know whether I did.
J hat is my idea, and it seemed —oh—
ages before I could get anyone to pay
any attention to ine and help ine.
A policeman got In the oab and I
iclt so relieved. I knew he would take
*! a,e °f Mr. Young. I seemed to be
•fasted In my memory after that."
-Nan, Nan, look at me; did you
Young?” asked Mr. Levy.
•*lr. Levy, 1 did not have any pistol
to shoot Mr. Young with, and If I
had—” saij th* witness In trembling
tones,
A mis taut District Attorney Band ob-
J''' i"d to further answer and was sus
tained.
iHd you or did you not shoot Caesar
Young, Nan?”
' I did not, I would give my own
life to bring him back If It were In
my |>owr," she answered.
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It was 2 o’clock when Nan Patter
•ou took the eland. The court room
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NUMBER 17.878.
FOUR WERE BURNED
WITH OIL AT SEA.
1,000,000 Gallon* Took Fire on a
Standard Oil Barge.
New York, Dec. 19.—8 y an explosion
and the burning of 1,000,000 gallons
of petroleum on a Standard Oil Com
pany’s barge at sea off Long Branch,
N. J„ Sunday afternoon, four men
were burned to death. Tire dead
are:
Capt. G. P. Stokes.
A Sale, engineer.
A1 Brandt, fireman.
Thomas Johnson, sailor.
One man is missing, IT. Hansen, a
sailor, who had shipped for the trip,
but it is not known whether he was on
board. If he was he must have perish
ed.
Four survivors of the crew of the
burned Barge were brought to this
port and are in a hospital suffering
from burns.
The steel barge No. 91 and another
barge were in tow of a tug bound for
Philadelphia, and were off Long
Branch at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Something interfered with the flow of
water from the fresh water tank, and
Engineer Sale and Fireman Brandt
went below to investigate. An ex
plosion followed, whether of gas or a
boiler is unknown. • It lifted the after
deck of the barge and set Are to the
after hold. The tank holding the pe
troleum was forty feet forward of
where the fire started, but it jumped
this space in a twinkling and within a
few minutes the barge was ablaze from
stem to stern.
The tug Standard, which had the
barges in tow, went alongside the burn
ing barge and took off four seamen,
but the blaze had spread so Past that
the others could not be rescued. Those
who Were saved were painfully burn
ed, and the tug hastened to New York,
where they were given medical at
tendance.
The fire on the barge was left to
burn itsifff out. The tug returned to
the scene of the disaster to recover
the bodies and hulk of the barge, the
belief being that the latter was not
entirely destroyed.
MUST BET EQUIPPED WiTH
AUTOMATIC COUPLERS.
V
Ordered That All Cars and Locomo
tive* Have Them.
Washington, Dec. 19.—1n a decision
handed down by Chief Justice Fuller
in the case of Johnson, vs. the South
ern Railway Company, the Supreme
Court of the United St'ates to-day prac
tically held that all cars, including lo
comotives, should be equipped with
uniform automatic couplers.
The court also held that dining cars
cannot be exempt from the require
ments of the safety appliance law when
in use, even though empty.
The decision is considered by the in
terstate commerce officials as well as
those of the Department of Justice, to
be a decided step forward in the pro
tection of railroad employes. Secretary
Moseljf of the commission summarizes
the points in the judgment as follows:
"First. ( That couplers on railroad
cars must be of such a character that
they will couple automatically and so
save employes from going between
cars, though absolutely uniformity is
not required.
“Second. A car, though empty and
on a side track, may be engaged In
interstate commerce.
“Third. That for the purposes of the
safety appliance law locomotives are
cars and they are required to be equip
ped with automatic couplers.”
WAS A DOUBLE MURDER.
Wife’* Throat Cat and Husband'*
Body Middled With nnlletn.
Selma, Ala., Dec. 19.—News has
reached here of a double murder at
McWilliams in Wilcox county. The
victims were Mr. and Mrs. James
Andrews of that place.
Mrs. Andrews was found lying
across the bed with her throat cut
from ear to ear, while Andrews was
found dead on the floor, with several
pistol wounds in his body.
Years ago Andrews married and had
several children. He is said to have
left his first wife and to have mar
ried again. A few months ago, it
is said, Andrews persuaded his first
wife to deed to his second wife a
farm he had given to wife No. I.
This is said to have led to a bitter
family quarrel.
GREENLAND GAYNOR
WILL LIVE IN DOUBT.
Not Till February Will Their Case
Be Decided.
London, Dec. ‘l9.—Owing to the
Christmas holidays the announcement
of the decision in the Grcene-Gaynor
case is likely to be delayed at the office
of the privy council. Tn-day the As
sociated Press was Informed that pos
sibly there will be no decision before
February.
The ease of Greene and Gaynor is
before the British privy council on an
appeal of the United States govern
ment for their extradition from Can
ada.
SALVATION ARMY MAN
MADE THE CAPTURE.
Cnnahl Ethridge and Turned Him
Over lu the Police.
Chattanooga, Term.. Dee. 19. —Jnailer
of the Peace John Ford, of James
county, was shot and killed by his
cousin, Samuel Ethridge, on the main
street hero to-day.
The killing was the outcome of an
old family feud, extending over a num
ber of years.
Ethridge was captured by a (Utva
ll.,n Army officer and turned over to
the polio.
la4ur**4 SI brsrhb*rs.
|,un, hburg, Va., Dee. I* The
Lynchburg Hoard of Trade to-1 u y
adopt* 1 a series of preamble*, and
rss'jliitl""* Indorsing in* recently sign
ed in IW ration trestles and sails upon
the Manats le ratify Uteui*
BLEW UP FORT
AND THEN CHARGED
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ANOTHER STRONGHOLD FELL
AND THE DEFENSE OF PORT AR
THUR FURTHER WEAKENED.
Japanese Flreil n Mine Under Para
pets of North Fort of En*t Ivekivan
Mountain—Charged, and a Fierce
Bnttle With Hand Grenade* En
sneil—Jap*. Driven Back, Charged
Again and Then Captured the
Fort—Louse* Nut Heavy.
Tokio, Dec. 19, Evening.—The Japa
tions of the north fort of East Kek
nese fired an immense mine under'por
wan mountain at 2 o’clock yesterday
(Sunday) afternoon. The infantry im
mediately afterward charged and oc
cupied the fort with a heavy force.
The following report of the capture
was telegraphed from Gen. Nogi's
headquarters to-day:
"At 2:15 o’clock on the afternoon of
Dec. 18, part of our army blew up
the parapets of the north fort of East
Ivekwan mountain and then charged.
A fierce battle with hand grenades en
sued.
"Owing to the stubborn resistance of
the enemy with his machine guns, our
operations were temporarily suspended.
"Subsequently at 7 o’clock in the
evening, Gen. Semeamiam, command
ing the supports, advanced into the
casemates and encouraging his men,
threw his supports into the fighting
line in a last brave charge.
“At 11:50 at night we completely oc
cupied the fort and immediately en
gaged in the construction of defensive
works. Our occupation became firmly
assured to-day.
“Before retiring, the enemy exploded
four mines in the neighborhood of the
neck of the fort.
“We captured five 9-centimeter field
guns and two machine guns, as well
as plenty of ammunition.
“The enemy left forty or fifty dead.
“Our casualties have not been In
vestigated, but they are not heavy.”
It is reported that the Japanese have
seized a strong position about a thou
sand vards southeast of 203 Meter hill,
preparatory to assaulting the new
town and pushing between Liao Ti
mountain and the Russian headquar
ters at Port Arthur.
The fighting against Sungshu moun
tain continues.
GALLANT DEFENSE
OF THE SEVASTOPOL
Against Gallant Attack* of the Tor
nedo Craft.
Tokio, Dec. 19, 11 a.' m.—Vice Ad
miral Togo's report upon the torpedo
operations against the Russian turret
ship Sevastopol was received to-day.
It savs:
“On the night of Dee. 14, our torpe
do flotillas made a gallant and brave
series of attacks against the Russian
turret ship Sevastopol.
“The flotillas arrived outside the
entrance to -Port Arthur about mid
night on that date. The leading flo
tilla, under Commander Unchida and
a special torpedo boat, partly for at
tack and partly to reconnolter, ap
proached the Sevastopol at 1 o'clock,
snd under the searchlights and Are
of the enemy's ships and shore batter
ies attacked her.
“A shell struck Commander Mita
mura's torpedo boat and four shots
hit Commander Nakamuta’s boat,
wounding three sailors.
“Subsequently our flotillas attacked,
acting independently.
“While retreating one torpedo boat
received several shots simultaneously,
her commander. Lieut. Nakahori, and
five others being killed. The boat lost
her freedom of motion and Lieut. Na
kahara’s boat went to the rescue, and
despite the heavy Are, endeavored to
save her. While towing the boat the
enemy's shells severed the hawser.
Lieut. Nakahara's boat was also hit
and one man killed. Subsequently sev
eral shells hit and almost disabled
Lieut. Nakahara’s boat, forcing him to
abandon his comrade ship, which was
sinking. Lieut. Nakahara, however,
steamed hack, rescued the crew and
abandoned the torpedo boat to her
fate.
“Commander Kawase’s boat, belong
ing to the same flotilla, was struck by
a shell, killing one of the crew and
wounding Lieut. Takahashl and two
sailors.
“Lieut. Shono's boat was hit and
one of the crew killed and five wound
ed. The boat was temporarily dis
abled, but his comrade ships, with
Lieuts, Wataeabe and Mori command
ing. protected and rescued her. All
the other boats, bravely facing the en
emy’s fire, succeeded In delivering at
tack* without suffering any damage.
“The result of their attacks is not
definitely known, ajthough It Is evident
that nurenious tor|>edoes took effect.
"The watch tower, reporting on the
following morning, said that the Be
vastopol hail lowered at the bows con
siderably. facing towards south-south
east. Her condition Is such that she
does not change her position In the
current. Hite Is anchored close in shore
In shallow water.”
Kewroes Drew Color Line,
Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 19.—Because
a white man has been employed as a
professional attendant In one of the
bath houses here the negro attend
snts went on strike, and demanded
that tho white man b* discharged
Tills demand was denied slid the
pla, • of Ihe nrgioes wars quickly
Moatlae la Seaaie.
Hfpfdl ft ftMftftlOfi ‘if lltftfr f fiiiiUt *'ft lO
n4 n4)otlrMf until
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1904.
DELIBERATELY DRANK
WOOD ALCOHOL.
Fatal Result* of an Ante-Uhri*tma*
Drinking B|it.
Ashland, Ky., Dec. 19. —Four more
men have been added to the list of
six dead and two others are reported
dying from the effects of wood alcohol
poisoning at the mouth of Beaver river
at Big Sandy. Three others of the
party are missing.
Three push-boats with a crew of sev
enteen men, were en route to Plkeville,
the boats being loaded with freight.
At the mouth of the Beaver; five miles
above Prestonsburg, two of the boafs
sank and the men swam and waded
ashore with much of the freight. A
jug of wood alcohol was one of the
articles saved.
It was dark and the men were chill
ed and wet. Fires were built and sup
per started. A man came along and sold
them four bottle of "moonshine” whis
ky. They drank the whisky and want
ed more. One man said: “Let's drink
the alcohol.”
Another said: “It will kill us; see
the poison label.”
One of the crew began mixing drinks
and said: “Come on. let’s have our
Christmas now. If it’s poison, we will
all die together.” They drank the
stuff, and while at supper they became
violently ill. Two doctors were called,
but could not relieve them.
nine suspects Treed.
Other* Are Still Held by the Police
at Baltimore,
Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Nine of the sus
pected bank robbers or "yeggmen,"
who were arrested by the local police
and detectives ten day t ago, were re
leased to-day by Polio • Justice Gran
nan at the central po! ce station.
Four others were held for further
hearings, Postoffice Inspector Hooten
of Charleston. S. C.. and Captain of
Detectives Humphrey having assured
the committing magistrate that addi
tional evidence against these four
would be furnished In a few days. The
four held are: William Steinback,
Charles Norwood, alias “Nor;” Thomas
Hart and Robert Cassidy, alias “Big
Casey.”
It is claimed that the last named is
under indictment for killing a night
watchman in Woodstock, Va., last
month. Justice Grannan declined to
give the name of his correspondent,
but said he had received a letter to
that effect.
The. other ten prisoners will be given
hearings to-morrow. Morgan, alias
Johnson, has been committed to jail,
to await the action of the Carroll
county, Maryland? authorities in con
nection with the Mount Airy attempted
bank robbery.
Ma7¥ot’ ARBITRATE.
Fall River Maaniaetiirera Do Not
Favor tha Plan.
Fall River, Maas.,, Dec. 19.—The in
dications here to-day were that the
manufacturers would not agree to sub
mit the strike issue to arbitration as
proposed, but no official statement was
made by them.
The textile unions received a check
for $5,000 to-day from the American
Federation of Labor, making a total
of $20,000 so far received as a result of
the assessment levied by the San
Francisco convention.
The strike has now been on twen
ty-two weeks. For four weeks the
mills have been open. To-day no
large gains were reported by any cor
poration and at several plants fewer
operatives than during last week were
at work. Thirty weavers who had
gone in at the Tecumseh mill, went
out in a body to-day because of a
new grievance over the number of
looms to be run by each weaver.
MIDSHIPMEN HAZERS
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
Washington, Dee. 19.—The House
voted down a resolution offered by Mr.
Lacey of lowa making a special order
on Jan. 5 the bill to restore to the
Naval Academy three cadets who were
dismissed for hazing. Mr. Lacey’s ac
tion was criticised by Mr. Williams ot
Mississippi and others, Mr. Williams
contending that the case of these mid
shipmen could not toe given preference
when there were so many matters of
vast public importance which could not
get time for consideration.
The practice of hazing was severely
condemned toy Messrs. Payne of New
York, Shepherd of Texas, Mann of Illi
nois and Adams of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Brick of Maryland defended the ca
dets. The resolution was defeated—3s
to 77. ,
TWO PRIVATE* BANKS~
CLOSED THEIR DOORS.
Houston, Tex., Dec. 19.—Two banks
at Angleton and Velasco, both of them
owned by W. M. Hoskins, closed their
doors to-day.
A run, which stated Thursday at
Angleton, was continued to-day. until
Mr. Hoskins went there from Velasco
und posted a notice that he would
suspend payments until he could make
arrangements for payment of all claims
In full.
No statement of assets or liabilities
was made. Both bank paid all claims
until they closed. It Is asserted that
about $30,000 has been withdrawn dur
ing the runs.
MONUMENT GROUNDS
MAY NOT BE USED.
Washington, lie* 1 . 19.—Mr. Morrell of
Pennsylvania called up the bill to grant
the temporary occupancy of the Wash
ington monument grounds for the
A merles n railway appliance exhibition,
which met with opposition from
Meaors. Maddox of Georgia and Gaines
of Tri o*****
in iha coarse of the discussion
Messrs Galina and Morrell had a < lash
In which • omul Iti wnts partly humorous
tp>n to pass I Is* bill under suspension
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THE U. S. BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTS
Lieut. William C. Cole of the United
States navy jeopardized his life and
was scalded on the head and body in
rescuing men from the fire room of
the battleship Massachusetts at the
League Island navy yard after an ex
plosion had occurred on the wnrshlp,
with the loss of three lives and the
injury of three others besides the lieu
tenant.
WANT TO MAKE
THE WOMAN TELL
WHERE HER JEWELS ARE.
COULDN'T FIND OUT FROM HER
SON OR NURSE.
Her Lawyer Say* Mr*. Chadwick I*
Too 111 to Appear—llenldr*, lie
Wouldn't Let Her Tentify If She
Were Able— PhyNlelnn* Think Slit-
In Able, and Effort* Are to Be Mnde
to Force Her Appearance—Jail
Physician Says She I* Better,
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 19.—Four wit
nesses were heard to-day in the bank
ruptcy proceedings against Mrs. Ca-s
--sie L. Chadwick, after which the hear
ing was continued until to-morrow,
when Receiver Nathan Loeser hopes
to have the woman present,
Mrs. Chadwick’s appearance will de
pend on a report to Referee In Bank
ruptcy Remington as to her physical
condition, her counsel stating In eourt
that she is ill, and it being agreed that
several physicians should make an ex
amination to-morrow morning.
But little information was received
to-day as to Mrs. Chadwick's Jewelry
that creditors think she has, or of a
missing trunk and valise the receiver
desires to find. The examination to
day of of the witnesses, Emil
Hoover, Mrs. Chadwick’s son and
Freda Swanstrom, her maid, centered
about these articles. From several
admissions made Receiver Loeser,
however, will continue hlB Inquiry
with the hope of locating property.
At the afternoon session of court,
Benjamin G. Malzlmer, manager of a
Cleveland furniture oompany, told of
furs and rugs valued at $2,000 which
were held for Mrs. Chadwick. The
proprietor of the same concern denied,
in answer to a question, that Mrs.
Chadwick had purchased a $1,600 fur
lined coat.
Want* Mr*. Chadwick There.
When Attorney L. J. Grossman,
counsel for the creditors, was through
questioning the witness, he and Attor
ney Dawley had an Informal confer
ence concerning Mrs. Chadwick’s ap
pearance before the referee. Attorney
Grossman insisted that Mrs. Chadwick
should be brought Into court as soon
as possible, saying that he understood
she was able to be present.
Attorney Dawley, then addressing
the court, questioned the right to sub
poena Mrs. Chadwick and have her
testify. “To bring her Into court fn
her present condition would be nothing
short of inhumanity,” he declared.
“Furthermore, Mrs. Chadwick Is un
der no obligation to testify anywhere.
Nothing can unseal her lips, and If
Mrs. Chadwick were to come here and
make a statement she would have to
discharge me as her attorney before I
would consent."
Mr. Grossman said he did not want
to cause Mrs. Chadwick any unneces
sary embarrassment, but he had been
advised toy physicians she was in con
dition to testify. Dr. Wall, the Jail
physician, said to-day that Mrs. Chad
wick was In better condition than she
has been for several days. She was
somewhat weak this morning, tout felt
better during the afternoon.
Took tare of Her Jewel* Heraelf.
During the examination Freda Swan
strom said she never looked after Mrs.
Chadwick’s Jewels. Mrs. Chadwick
took care of them herself. She had
seen the jewelH several times, but did
not know where they were.
Mrs. Chadwick's son, Emil, could not
tell the present whereabouts of the
trunk or satchel removed from the
Holland House. The manager of the
hotel, the witness said, had told his
mother that It would be better that
the baggage be removed, as It whs un
derstood that a levy was to be made
upon It.
Young Hoover told of a visit he made
to Cleveland before his mother whs
Arrested. She had sent him here to
obtHln a psekage deposited with a lo
cal trust company, and which she suid
was very important’ He thought
there were valuable papers in the par
cel.
“Mother seemed great ly worried
alaiut the matter.” he testified. “I
did not ask her anything about It, and
thought she would explain It In time.”
TANARUS Fl* Males of Distribution.
New York. Dee. 19 Counsel for the
Universal Tobacco Company appeared
before Vie* Chancellor Garrison In
Jersey Clly to-day, and asked for an
order Using the rates of distribution
<>r the sends of lb* company which
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DIAGRAM OF THF. ACCIDENT.
COL. QUINN CONFERS
WITH CHAIRMAN BURTON.
Harbor of Snv*nii*li Dl*cn**ed at thr
Uonference.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, Dec. 19.—C01. Quinn
was here to-day to have a heart-to
heart talk with Chairman Burton rel
ative to the river and harbor improve
ments ut Savannah and contiguous
water ways.
The talk was behind closed doors,
with Representative Lester present.
Neither Col. Quinn nor Col. Lester
could be Induced to stute what look
place at the conference, because of
the uncertainty surrounding the prob
able fate of the river and harbor bill.
Chairman Burton is determined to
report a river and harbor bill to the
House after the holidays, but no one
is prepared to state how large the bill
will be. Chairman Burton has called
before the committee ail of the engin
eer officers In charge of river and har
bor work, provided for In the pending
bill.
ANTI'SOUTH bIIL
WONT PASS NOW.
Fornker Doean’t l.ixil. for Repre
sentation to Be Cut Down.
Cincinnati, Dec. 19.—United States
Senator Foraker, who arrived from
Washington to-day, in un Interview,
said he did not believe the present
Congress would pass any bill reducing
the representation in Congress of any
states. He said:
“I hardly think the bill to reduce
congressional representation in the
Southern states will be passed. In the
nature of things, such a bill will pro-'
yoke extended and elaborate debate,
and under the circumstances, there
will not be time enough to deal with
the subject properly.
“In addition to the appropriation
hills, the Senate will probably be oo
cupied much of the session with the
impeachment of Judge Swayne.”
SIX DESTROYERS
LEFT TO RUSSIANS.
Washington, Dec. 19.—The Japanese
legation to-day received telegrams
from the Foreign Office at Tokio giv
ing Admiral Togo’s report on naval op
erations at Port Arthur. They show
total casualties of thirteen killed and
seventeen wounded in the attacks on
Wednesday and Thursday; report one
Russian destroyer aground and that at
least six Russian destroyers remain.
Admiral Togo, reporting on Dec. IS,
says the Russian ships In the inner
harbor are no longer (It for action.
Regarding the Sevastopol, Admiral
Togo says although there is reason to
believe she was Incapacitated for nav
igation, yet positive evidence is still
unobtainable.
FOUR WERE* INJURED.
Merlon* Rr*alta Followed 4olli*lon
of Ntvltrh Knxlnra,
Atlanta. Dec. 19.—As the result of
a head-end collision between switch
engines on the Central Railroad at
McCall’s crossing at Fort McPher
son at 3:30 o’clock this morning four
men lie In the Grady llnapitMl In a
serious condition. Following is the list
of the Injured: W. Y. Griggs, con
ductor, of 79 Mangum street, left leg
cut off; C. I*. Ballard, engineer, severe
shock and passible Injury to spine;
John Hamilton, colored Itrrman, hruhi
ed about the body; George William*,
colored switchman, left leg amputa
ted, condition serious.
The collision was tho result of i
confusion of orders.
Grier for Dahlia’* Poelataeler.
Washington, lav 19 The President
10-day sen! in the get)at* the not* in* -
ilon of t’lsrfc Grier as postmaster at
J/wMtn, Ot,
5 CENTS A COFY.
DAILY. 18 A YEAR.
WEEKLY ?-TIMES-A-WEEK.SI AYEAR
FROM SALOON
TO BALL ROOM
SEEMED A DESCENT TO HIM.
SIMS OK TESNKSSEK SHOWED IIOR-
ItO|t AT THE IVOGESnON.
Ilonir Voted Down the Heaolatlon to
I the t'npitol (or the Inaugural
Iln ll—Would Not Concent to the
111! lld I Iter Ih-liiM Cut to Nneh a. Ice.
Thayer Wanted the Hall “Refill,"
Whereupon linker l,et the Kafll
Scream.
Washington, Dec. 19.—The House of
Representatives to-day emphatically
disapproved the proposition to hold the
inaugural ball in the Capitol building.
The committee having the matter in
charge had submitted for the pension
building, as provided for by the Senate
resolution, the Congressional Library,
but Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania, who
called the matter up, announced that
the opposition to the latter building
was so great the committee had con
cluded to substitute the Capitol build
ing. A storm of protests came from
both sides of the chamber.
The resolution offered by Mr. Mor
rell was voted down, the result being
to delay action until the next district
of Columbia day in January.
In the discussion over the use of the
Capitol for the Inaugural ball, Mr. Wil
liams of Mississippi scored the Inaugu
ral Committee for having In the past
refused to restore to their original
condition reservations of public spaces
occupied by stands or other struc
tures. An amendment by him was
adopted, requiring the Inaugural Com
mittee to give bond, guaranteeing to
repair all damage done.
Kor Their Own SiM-lnl Prestige.
Mr. Baker of New York objected to
a few individuals getting together "for
their own social prestige."
“Having got rid of a saloon In the
Capitol," Interjected Mr. Sims of Ten
nessee., “we don’t want to turn it Into
a ballroom.”
Mr. Thayer of Massachusetts said
the only place where the ball could
be held with "regal splendor" was the
pension building.
Mr. Pou of North Carolina believ
ed the ceremony should not be con
ducted In a niggardly manner and
favored the plan to use the Capitol
building.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee spoke In
opposition to the Capitol proposition,
saying that if the ball was to be held
at all, "it should be held decently and
in proper order.” He favored the pen
sion. building.
Amalia Those Present.
Mr. Baker convulsed the House by
referring to Mr Thayer's use of the
word "regal.” The word regal, he
said, mdant kingly, which had no ap
plication to a republic.
*T am opposed." he said, amid shrieks
of laughter, "to anything being done
In this country in a regal, kingly man
ner.” He wanted it done in a demo
cratic and simple manner.
Mr. Baker put the house In sn uproar
when he declared that the object of the
hall was to give opportunity to the
wealthy “to parade their Jewels, their
gowns and their tlnery so that It ran
go all over the United States that Mrs.
Tom Jones attended the President's
bull and that she wss arrayed in such
and such tlnery. which Is believed to
have cost *5.000."
By an emphatic, "No,” the House
voted down the resolution.
Teg Hriike Dow n.
Boston. Dec. 11.-'The tug Mercury
broke down during the storm while
puss!tig the Boston lightship with tha
schooner Henry Upped in tow from
Vineyard Haven, srd was obliged t
let go of ihs schooner, which subse
quently enrhored end the tug Htorm
King wss detail'd to bring her late
the port The Injury to the Mercury
was small.