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J. H. ESTILI,. President * ’I .Hhhh li .iSS_.
Japan's Naval Hero Is Now Enabled to Withdraw
a Portion of His Fleet from Port Arthur.
MORE FORTS FELL
BEFORE JAPANESE
THE RUSSIANS FOUGHT HARD.
TO REGAIN POSITIONS FROM
WHICH THEY WERE DRIVEN.
Rights East of Hoayangshnkon
Were Charged and Carried by the
Besiegers of Port Arthur—Rus
sians Concentrated Their Forces
I pou the Captured Positions, Rut
Were Driven Hack—Russian Gen
erals Reported Killed.
Tokio, Dec. 24.—The Japanese forces
besieging Port Arthur yesterday storm
ed and now hold the hights east of
Houyangshukou.
A dispatch from the Japanese army
before Port Arthur, timed midnight,
says:
“On Dec. 22 the Russian defense
works on the hights of Houyangshu
kou, Sungshu mountain, Rihlung
mountain and the “H” forts were bom
barded by the Japanese with heavy
guns, which Inflicted considerable dam
age. Asa result pf the bombardment
a detachment, of the Japanese right
wing at dawn Dec. 23 attacked the
enemy on the hights east of Houyang
shukou and captured the ridge and
hights at 7:40 in the morning. After
wards the enemy concentrated his
force from several forts at Taiyang
kou and Yahutsui upon our newly oc
cupied position, following this with a
determined counter attack, during
which hand grenades, thrown by our
force, Anally repulsed the enemy.
“Later, as the enemy’s bombard
ment abated, we constructed some de
fensive works so that our occupation
became more assured. Asa result of
our heavy gun bombardment during
end before the attack the fort west of
Taiyangkou was set on fire. One flf
feen-centlmetre gun In each of the
forts was destroyed. The covers were
also considerably damaged.
Wan Kondratenka Killed?
“According to the statement of pris
oners captured at Kekwan mountain
Dec. 18 and of Russians who surren
dered in the vicinity of Etse moun
tain Dec. 22, during the battle of 203
Metre Hill Gen. Kondratenko. com
mander of the Seventh East Siberian
Hitles division, and Gen. Irman, com
mander of the Fourth Artillery brig
age, were killed and Gen. Fock, com
manding the Fourth East Siberian di
vision, was wounded.”
PART OF THE FLEET
LEAVES PORT ARTHUR.
Togo Ha* Some of the Ships Slay to
Watch the Hnsslans.
Tokio, Dec. 24.—Admiral Togo an
nounces the withdrawal of the major
ity of the fleet from Port Arthur.
Telegraphing under date of Dec. 22,
the admiral, after describing the de
struction of the Russian fleet, says:
"Under the circumstances our com
bined fleet has been removed as un-
J'nssary from the blockade of Port
Arthur, which had been maintained
since May 1. I have arranged for a
' lose watch for ships attempting to
tun the blockade, • and to watch the
remnant of the enemy’s squadron.”
kuropatkin reports
A RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
HI. Petersburg, Dee. 24.—Osn. Kuro-
I'Htkln reports having made, Dec. 22.
a reconnaissance In (ores In the dl
1' 'lon of the Japanss* positions st
i’’‘listspuiss, Tlie Russians forced sn
''‘try into Rentals puts*, occupied
'"ns of (ha entrenchments snd re
i lined the counter attack* of the two
| Hslinns of Japan***. with gresi loss,
'**• J 1 psiiese having nine pi nan**is in
’’** hands of 4 tie Russians The Hue
***** loss was three officers and sis
*'*<> killed snd three officers and *!*•*-
***** M *a* wounded
•I** night of (Me it, Oast, Ku<a
i-etsio odd* svaa
Jsabatmab Jtotninij
ADMIRAL TOGO
WHEN JAPS MINED
FORT ON KEKWAN.
Desperate Hand-to-Hand Fighting
Followed Their CliHrge.
Headquarters Japanese Third Army
Before Port Arthur, Dec. 20, via Yin
liow, (delayed in transmission), via
Tien Tsin, Dec. 24.—Since the general
assault of Nov. 24-27. the Japanese
have been engaged in tunneling under
the north fort of Kekwan mountain.
Two main tunnels ran under the north
wall of the fort from the moat for a
distance of forty feet, and there were
four short branch tunnels.
On the morning of Dec. 18, seven dy
namite mines were laid, the object of
which was to destroy the north wall
and so give the Japanese access to the
fort.
The first mine exploded without
warning, and the explosion was not
entirely successful, owing to the heavy
concrete above the mine. The explo
sion of the second mine followed im
mediately, and this was succeeded by
five smaller explosions.
The sight was wonderful in the ex
treme. Huge clouds of brown earth
and debris of all kinds were thrown
two hundred feet In the air, and it
looked as if the whole fort had been
sent heavenward. When the clouds
of earth had settled down the snow
for some 500 yards around the fort was
covered with brown earth, pieces of
timber and blocks of concrete.
The explosions made two large
'breaches in the north wall of the fort,
through which the Japanese in the
moat swarmed. They charged so
quickly that fifty of them were either
killed or wounded by the falling de
bris.
The Japanese succeeded in gaining
the ramparts and charged the inte
rior of the fort, but they were repulsed
by a portion of the garrison from be
hind a wall at the rear of the fort,
which had not been touched by the
force of the explosion. Behind this
wall there were four field guns and
three machine guns. In the meantime
the Russians had rushed reinforce
ments of some 300 to the fort through
the covered wall at the rear..
The second battalion of attackers was
unabte to advance immediately, as the
sapping trenches from the parallel to
the moat were filled with debris. When
this debris had been excavated the
battalion gained the moat and reached
the ramparts through the breaches
that had been made by the explosions.
The first charge made against the
wall of sand bugs proved unsuccess
ful, but charge followed charge, until
midnight, when the last corner of the
Russian defenses was captured.
The fighting was desperate in the ex
treme, with bayonets and hand gre
nades, and the entire garrison was kill
ed, with the exception of a party of
twenty who escaped through the cov
ered wall, which they destroyed behind
them by exploding four mines and thus
prevented the Japanese from pursuing
them.
DEFENSE 0F RUSSIA.
What it Will Answer in the North
Sea Adair.
Paris, Dec. 24.—The Russian defense
before the international commission,
which is to inquire Into the North sea
. Incident is practically completed. The
main features are:
First. That the firing by the Russian
squadron was Justified as a defense
against attack. This entails proving
the presence of Japanese torpedo boats.
The Russian delegates inform the As
sociated Press that they possess this
proof In the most positive nd over
whelming form.
Second. That, even if the Russians
were not attacked they believed they
were attacked, and. therefore, the de
fensive measures taken were in abso
lute good faith.
Third. At most. It was an accident
at sea. where the dangers and rlska
are extreme and analogous to the Brit
ish battleship Camperdown ramming
and sinking the British battleship Vic
toria and ihe recent firing by a British
warship upon a coeating veaael during
target practice.
JAPANESE GUNS NOW
FIND THE SEVASTOPOL
Tokio. D*. *4 —The advanced Jap
smmm batteries at Port Arthur have
sw< t eeded In reaching the Kueeisn hat.
11.-ship gevastopoi, Due aurceasfu! hit
Is reported
j< is eape< led (hat <he Utileahip will
awn he uMupletaljr deelrvyed.
The Russian Night Assault on Japanese Sappers Before Pan-Lung and Kee Kwan Forts Oct. 2.
PAXLt NG SHAJi OR WATCH TOWER FORTS C HIXESE WALE STAR SHELL
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THE SEARCH LIGHT OX THE LEFT IS OS KEF; KWAN HILL.
HOME CHRISTMAS
IS NOT FOR NAN
HER BAIL IS NOT REDUCED.
JEROME REFUSED TO AGREE TO
ANY REDUCTION.
Desire of tile Show Girl Accnsed ol
the Murder of Caesar Young to
Spend Christmas at Her Home,
Will Not Be Gratified—There Will
Bea New Trial for Her—Her Coun
sel Wants it Held ns Soon as Pos
sible.
New York, Dec. 24. —Nan Patterson's
last hope of spending Christmas with
her parents at their home in Wash
ington vanished to-day when District
Attorney Jerome announced that he
would not agree to a reduction of her
bail. This was taken to mean that
the show girl will again be tried on
the charge of murder of Caesar
Young. Her bail had been previously
fixed at $20,000.
When the district attorney made his
announcement Daniel O’Reilly, of coun
sel for Nan Patterson, said:
“This surely means that there will
be anew trial. We are anxious that
it will be called soon and will make
every effort to have it called as soon
as possible."
Afterward he said that counsel had
decided not to attempt to get any ball
unless the district attorney does not
promise a speedy retrial. Counsel, he
said, believed the safest place for Nan
Patterson was in the Tombs, as she
had been there so long. ,
The urgency for anew trial on the
part of the defense was due, Mr.
O’Reilly said, to the fact that the de
fense ha found some new. and what
they consider important, evidence.
Part of this, he said, was the finding
of some thirty-two caliber bullets in
Young's trunk. Mr. O’Reilly said that
Prosecutor Rand admitted the finding
of the bullets, but contended that they
belonged to Mrs. Young.
The news that she could not be ad
mitted to bail was broken to Nan Pat
terson as gently a possible, but she
broke down completely, after making
a brave show of cheerfulness all day.
Even though she knew she would have
to remain in the Tombs over Christ
mas, she had hoped she might be re
leased on bail next week.
District Attorney Jerome announced
late to-day that proceedings for anew
trial will be hurried as fast as possi
ble.
PULASKI FARMERS
WILL HOLD COTTON.
They Also Determine to Rednee the
Aerenge.
Hawkinsville, Oa., Dec. 24.—1n re
sponse to a call from Hon. Pope
Brown, president of the Pulaski Agri
cultural Club, a large number of farm
ers and business men from this and
neighboring counties met at the Court
House to-day to discuss cotton.
Speeches were made by a number of
leading citizens, and Piesident Brown
Introduced resolutions to tne effect that
the cotton acreage be reduced next
year, and that more attention be paid
to raising foodstuffs at home.
It was the sense of the meeting that
all cotton In this section be held until
prices advanced.
Another meeting will be held Jan. 16
to take further action and appoint del
egates to Shreveport.
TO ABOLISHPASSPORTS.
Decided lleform I# t Be Grunted hy
Hnsslnn Government.
fit. Petersburg. Dec. 24—The Associ
ated Press can announce that Russia
Is on the eve of abolishing the passport
system. The matter has already been
decided In principle by the commission
which Is Investigating th* passport
question. Anew law will be promul
gated bv the Mena*a within in# next
six week* as one f ihe solid reforms
resulting from the administration of
Interior Minister Uvlatopolk-Mlrsky.
( brief mss •• fbe tsi Iran.
itorii*, Lata*, $4 -The cardinals were
rwredved to-day by th* Pope and of
fered tb-tr ' brUtnise growl logs Th*
Pontiff thanked the prelate* and con
vnerd familiarly with them for half
w hour, *>e*dtoig any affuMow tv putt*
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1904.
SEVEN PROMINENT MEN
INVOLVED BY DODGE.
Jerome Gives Him Hi* Liberty for
Telling NVl)at He Knows.
New York, Dec. 24.—Brought to this
city last night from Texas through the
persistent effort of District Attorney
Jerome to face a charge of perjury in
connection with the Morse-Dodge di
vorce tangle, Charles F. Dodge, former
husband of the present wife of Charles
W. Morse, received his liberty to-day
upon the recommendation of ‘the dis
trict attorney, who personally appear
ed before Judge Cowing in the Court
of General Sessions, and asked that
Dodge be discharged on his own re
cognizance.
This turn in the case follows up an
all-night conference a,t police head
quarters, where Dodge was taken im
mediately on his arrival here, and dur
ing which it is said he made a con
fession that will lead to the making of
serious charges in connection with the
Morse-Dodge case against seven men
of prominence in this city. It Is said
that Dodge will go before the grand
jury, which at Mr. Jerome's request
was continued in session through
Christinas week, and that he will be
the chief witness of the state in the
prosecution of the men said to 'be im
plicated by his confession.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney James
W. Osborne, the new counsel for
Dodge, who was present throughout
last night's conference, had previous
ly advised Dodge to tell all he knows.
Mr. Osborne says he feels that Dodge
will never see the inside of a prison.
When Dodge was taken before Judge
Cowing District Attorney Jerome, aft
er relating the incidents connected with
the prisoner's arrest and extradition
from Texas, asked that the transfer of
the prisoner from federal to state Ju
risdiction be made. “When this was
done,” he said, “for reasons of a public
nature which cannot now be stated in
public, because they would be detri
mental to the cause of Justice, the
defendant should be discharged upon
his own recognizance upon the Indict
ment found on June 26, 1904, and I ask
that he be discharged.”
Dodge was discharged and went to
a hotel accompanied by a detective of
Mr. Jerome’s staff.
After these developments Mr. Os
borne said:
“Mr. Dodge will remain at his hotel
in my care until he is wanted as a
witness for the countv.”
At the request of Mr. Jerome, Dodge
and his counsel will appear at criminal
courts building on Monday, it Is said,
to carefully review the testimony to
be presented to the grand Jury. The
grand Jury will meet Wednesday and
Dodge will appear either on the open
ing day or the day following.
PLAN TO GET CHADWICK
Sherllt Telegraphed to Have Extra
dition Arranged.
Cleveland, 0., Dee. 24.—Sheriff Barry
to-day telegraphed Gov. Odell of New
York asking that the extradition pa
pers for Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, Joint
ly indicted with his wife, Cassie L.
Chadwick, on a charge of forgery, be
granted on the sheriff's arrival In Al
bany Monday.
Sheriff Barry feared there might be
no one at the New York executive-of
fice on Monday to honor the requisi
tion from Gov. Herrick and decided to
take this precaution to prevent any
delay in securing the extradition pa
pers.
Mrs. Chadwick's attorney has given
Sheriff Barry a letter to hand to Dr.
Chadwick when the steamer on which
the latter Is a passenger arrives In
New York Wednesday, telling him of
his Indictment and advising him to re
turn to Cleveland as soon as possible.
Mrs. Chadwick fears her husband will
be murh affected by the news of the
action of the county grand Jury here,
as she states he never had any inti
mation that he might be Implicated In
any criminal proceedings.
OIL MILL 'DESTROYED.
Fire Got In its Work This Time nt
Moultrie.
Moultrie, Oa., Dec, 24.—The Moul
trie CHI Mill burned 10-nlght. The mill
wa* owned by K. fi. Nsce, and hi# loss
Is *IO,OOO or $12,000. The mill w* in
sured for SO,OOO in Ihe Phoenix of
Brooklyn, and Ih# Insurance Company
of North America,
The mill was destroyed last year by
a cyclone. It will probably be rebuilt
soon, and for th* third time.
Battleship laws Itamape*.
Newport News, V*., Dec, 24 -The
United fftata# battleship low#, while
being docked at th# shipyard pier bare
to -Asy, cam- t a violent >#•<*'< with
Ik* structural work of Dm pts*. Th*
set# srtiMt* and award rails were <sr
flag SWAP AM* the Ship other *to* dam
■#•4
HEAVY LOSS FALLS
TO WRIGHTSVILLE
PROPERTY WORTH SIOO,OOO
is licked up at night by de
vouring FLAMES.
it Is Relieved Tlmt An Incendiary's
Torch Started the Blaise Thai Wip
ed Out Two Ranks, Five Stores
and Two Olllees—How the Los* Is
Divided—Tompkins and Johnson
tile Heaviest Losers— Hneket Hrl
irade Fought the Fire Nobly.
Wrlghtsvllle, Ga., Dec. 24.—Last
night Wrightsville suffered from the
greatest fire In its history. Two banks,
five stores and two offices burned out
and the entire stock of goods was de
stroyed. The total loss is about SIOO,-
000 with probably $75,000 insurance on
the property destroyed. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but It Is thought
to have been Incendiary. Following are
some of the severest losses: Tompkins
& Johnson, general stores, $65,000, stock
Insured for $25,000; Johnson Banking
Company, building and fixtures, $4,000:
W. H. H. Stewart, furniture, $1,000;
J. T. Chambers, groceries, $300; Dr.
S. M. Johnson, physician, $100; J. L.
Kent, attorney, S4OO.
The insurance companies which
will lose by reason of the fire are
the Liverpool, London and Globe,
FiremanCs Fund, Royal Insurance
Company, British and American,
Home of New York, and Hartford
Fire.
Will Rebuild nt Once.
The Bank of Wrightsville will re
build at once and the Johnson Bank
ing Company, has temporarily opened
up in the building lately occupied by
the Citizens Bank.
Testerday was a busy one In
Wrightsville. The rush Incident to
Christmas shopping had reached Us
hight. A leading merchant said to his
chief clerk at the hour of closing: “To
day has been a great day; our sales
almost double those of yesterday, as
large as yesterday's trade was. Have
the force on hand early to-morrow
morning, for it will be a greater day
than even to-day.”
Christmas Eve morning, to which
that merchant and every other citizen
of Wrightsville, looked forward with
such hope and pleasure, dawned, but
to exhibit In all its completeness the
results of the disastrous fire: and to
displace the natural Christmas pleas
ure of the people with gloom because
of the great loss to the city and its
people.
lire'll a Heavy Explosion.
The cltv clock tolled the hour of
midnight, and almost simultaneously
was heard the sound of a heavy ex
plosion. People rushed to the street
and to windows, heard the fall of a
large part of the front wall of the large
and newly completed two-story build
ing of Tompkins & Johnson, saw the
flames almost Instantly mount upward,
and thus began, from a universally
thought Incendiary origin, the four
hours’ conflagration which destroyed
SIOO,OOO worth of property, including
banks, stores and offices, with Immense
stocks of merchandise.
It was only by the most heroic ef
forts that the loss was prevented from
being twice as great, and including
the largest block of new buildings In
town, with cotton and warehouse. Full
ing walls crushed through adjacent
roofs and buildings, endangering Mves
and property, but the bucket brigade
ventured anywhere and everywhere,
and with the assistance of a favora
ble wind, prevented the spread of the
fire over a wider area.
•torlii Ssßeretl by Transfer.
Many others suffered severely by
transferring their stocks of merchan
dise during Ih* progress of the cor. •
fiagrstlon, or hy removing to th*
street. Among those suffering lose In
fht* wise srs: The Four Reasons de
partment store; J. F Renfro*, gro
esriea, J. A Wilson, dry goods and
grorwrtea, and C, J, Watts, barber
The falling of wall* oeuaad consider
able dams** to th* cotton warehouse
><wn#4 by J. K Under, and to tbs nsw
stor* past ns*ring completion, which
i ruff** A Hander* lm ended to wuntpy
Jan. I
ll will probably be two or thras
SAMEJIMA SHIOEO
Hero of the Hour in Japan, Who Carried the
Keekwan Position at Port Arthur.
days before the walls will cbol off suf
ficiently for the Johnson Banking Com
pany's vault to >be opened at their old
stand, and the same is true of the
Bank of Wrightsville.
Others who were burned out are
looking around for temporary quarters,
and it is an evidence of the progressive
spirit of the people that before the
embers die down In their late business
stands they are securing new tempo
rary quarters for the continuation of
their business, Just as if nothing had
happened.
CORBIN REPORTS UPON
FIGHTING IN PHILIPPINES.
Two Bodies of Scout* Were Attack
ed by the I’nlujanas.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The War De
partment was officially advised to-day
by Gen. Corbin, commanding the De
partment of the Philippines, of the
uprising in Samar, in which one lieu
tenant and a number of enlisted men
of the Philippine scouts were killed.
The cablegram is as follows;
“The Pulajanas arc on the warpath
In Samar In considerable numbers, as
may be Judge from the following:
“On Nov. 10 about 400 Pulajanas
and several hundred volunteers Joined
in an attack on a detachment of twen
ty Philippine scouts at Oras, gamar,
Killed: One hospital corps man;
wounded, twelve Philippine scouts;
missing, five said to have been boloed
while in the river. All bodies badly
mutilated.
“And again on Dec. 16, Second
Lieutenant Stephen K. Hayt and thir
ty-seven enlisted men, thirty-eighth
company Philippine scouts, killed by
Pulajanas at Dolores, Samar.
“First Lieuteant George F. Ab
bott requests help from military au
thorities. Town threatened by a
thousand Pulajanas. Situation crit
ical In both Instances.
“I offered the Philippine government
all the assistance desired. As yet
none has been accepted.”
Second Lieutenant Stephen K. Hayt
was born In New Mexico In 1880. Prior
to his appointment as second lieuten
ant of the Philippine scouts in Au
gust. 1903, he was a sergeant lrt Com
pany A, Ninth Infantry.
QUESTIONS AUTHORITY.
p
Tli inks Stale Court Has No Juris
diction Over Elections.
Denver, Col., Dec. 24.—Attorney
Samuel Belford has drawn up a brief
to be presented to the United States
Supreme Court in the application for
a writ of habeas corpus for Michael
Dowd, one of the thirty election offi
cials who have been sentenced to Jail
by the Colorado Supreme Court on
charges of contempt based on their ac
tions at the polls.
The brief questions the authority of
the Colorado Supreme Court to take
Jurisdiction of an election. It de
clares that the remedy sought by the
petitioners in this original case was
purely political, and that the state
constitution expressely prohibits the
courts from Interfering with such
cases. Courts are expressly prohibit
ed from at any time or In any manner.
Interfering with the conduct of elec
tions or the right of suffrage. The
brief continues:
“Wherein lies the difference between
the arbitrary and despotic decrees of
the Supreme Court and Imperial ukase
which the Czar of Russia might is
sue.”
MUST STAND TRIAL
Far th- Death of Passengers Aboard
the Mesnirr Slornin.
New York, Dec. 24.—The demurrer of
F. A. Barntvby, president; J. P. At
kinson, secretary, and F. G. Dexter,
director, of th* Knickerbocker fitoam
boat Company, to an Indictment charg
ing them with a share of the responsi
bility In the burning of Ihe excursion
steamer General Riorum was overruled
to-day by Judge Thoms* of the United
Mates Circuit Court. Th*## company
officer* demurred to ih* Indictments
on th* ground that they were not own
ers of the craft.
In his decision Judge Thotnas mu
OfiMINM never Intended that
pofwilon ehould be permitted Is kill it*
pa***ngr at sea and not be pun-
He holds that a corporation 'epeble
of a wrongful M u* La puntshsd.
6 CENTS A COPT.
DAIEY. IS A YEAR.
WTFKT.T 2-TfMES- A-WEEK.II A YEAR
TWO ARE KILLED
AT MONTICELLO
NEGRO AND A WHITE MAN
FALL IN A FUSIL ADE THAT OC
CURS AT A WAGON YARD.
Christmas Tragedy Is F.naeled in
Jasper County Resides ilie Two
Killed, Others Arc Wounded.
Fight llegtin Between a Negro and
a Willie Man, file Negro Opening
Fire and Being Immediately An
swered by Olliers’ Weapons.
Montlcello, Ga., Dec. 24.—Two killings
occurred here to-day. A negro, Sam
Reese, and Mr. R. L. Brooks ware
killed In a general street fight. Several
other persona were more or less In
jured.
On the street leading to the Metho
dist Church there is a negro settle
ment. On the left and next to the
Benton Supply Company and behind
Harvey's hardware store and Furse
Company’s drug store is a wagon yard.
This yard was full of buggies and
wagons and mules and horses and
many people were gathered about.
At this place a difficulty arose be
tween a negro and a white man. and
the negro drew his pistol and shot at
the white man. A fusllade of shots
occurred at this time, and Mr. Brooks
was killed. He was In no way connect
ed with the difficulty, but was shot
through the neck and fell dead.
The negro died In a short while.
No eye witness is positive as to who
did the shooting.
Two white men were arrested, as
suspicion points to them. It will be
a hard matter to prove who did the
killing.
A Mr. Elliott was wounded, but not
seriously.
Henry Penn, a negro, Is shot In the
leg, but Is not seriously wounded.
FIRE LOSS $2,500,000.
The Fire at Sloox city Has Not Yet
Ceased Horning.
Sioux City, la., Dec. 24.—The total
loss by last night’s fire In the business
section of this city Is $2,500,000, and
the Insurance about $1,600,000.
Kenowha Brockway, who Jumped
from the fourth story of the Massa
chusetts building, missed the life net
and was Instantly killed. A* far as
known there were no other fatalities.
The fire Is still burning and several
fire companies were on duty late to
night, throwing water on the smolder
ing ruins.
In addition to the large business
firms which were burned out. a hoe*
of smaller business houses were de
stroyed. Several hundred people who
lived or had offices in the burned build
ings, lost everything.
KEPT HIM FHOM VOTING.
One Negro Heat Up Another and Is
Now Iniler Arrest.
New York. Dec. 24.—A charge, the
like of which never has been enter
tained in a United States court In this
district within the memory of the old
est court official, was preferred to-day
against Henry Jones, a Louisville
(Ky.) negro, when he was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Shields.- The charge against Jones was
Interfering with the rights of a cltlsen
In that he beat John Supper to-night,
another negro, so severely that he was
unable to vote at the last presidential
election at Louisville. When arraigned
before the commissioner to-day hs
waived extradition and will be taken
back to Louisville.
IlMonr a Total lota.
Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 24.—Advice*
received here from Cralgheed Point,
slaty-five miles north of this city,
where the steamer Robert B. Lee wee
sunk Thursday, Indicate that the ves
sel will be g total leas. The Robert
IS. Lee Is owned by the Lee Line of
this city, and Is valued st about Ml, -
SMI