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The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-10
PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN DAVIS
Unveiled in Atlanta Public Library
Last Thursday Morning.

The Davis portrait was unveiled in the
presence Of a large number of spectators
Thursday IN the e1sf rnom If the Car
negie library building. Atlanta
The ceremonies were brief, simple ana
touching throughout.
CAPTAIN Davis. as the readers OF The
Constitution know. was born In Atlanta.
and here he passed the early days OF his
life. respected and admired by all who
knew him After passing through the
public schools of the city he secured the
appointment TO the United States naval
academy at Annapolis. from which in
stitution he was graduated in 1892 He
was then p years OF age. His hirst ser
vice was on the Kearsarge, and he was
with that vessel when II was wrecked
in February 1894 In July of the same
year he was commissioned a second lieu
tenant In the marine corps. lie served
at Norfolk. Va. and at Mare island, Cal
ifornia. He was on the slope when the
Oregon was put IN commission, and WAS
assigned to that war ship. lie was on
the Oregon wnen II made its famous run
around the cape and reached Santiago in
time TO be In at the death of CerVera S
fleet. His work in tnat battle brought
him complimentary remarks from his SUI
periOr officers and promotion TO "A first
iieutcnancy A month later he was made
a captain and was sent TO the Philippines,
where ne saw service. lie was In the
islands when the trouble in China began
ana was among the first contingent or
the American troops sent TO tnat country.
ON the 18th of July, while standing beside
his commanding officer in the assault
uDon Tien Tsin, he was shot through the
heart His rema ms rested in a grave in
To the United States and laid 10 rest with
military hOnOrs in Arlington.
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GENERAL MILES PRAISES ARMY
Annual Report OF Commander Is
Made Public.

wa -hilrfr-. November s.-The annual
ssrrrt 81 Lieutenant General Miles. com
rraud.rE the army. o. brief review of
che reports that have been submitted 10
aim rE other Officers.
General Mile calls atte1tio- 20 the
necessity 81 quarters for troops. saying
tHat while hundreds ~ thousands ~ dol
Isrs SIRE being spent for quarters FOR
easa -s very ii-tle is being uso'i 20 AFFORD
shelter far artillery. which iS exposed g.
trsra climates along the coasts
These troops" said General Miles. ARE
Required o. b. located adjacent 90 the
fsaE.sl.attHue. Notwithstanding the eN-
posed position ~ many ~ them. ana see
rs reason Wly buildings should not be-
rr1rersw constructed iu time g. Et ncru-
.si. wne1 ir i~ known fnr years rN.t ,tly
waare arsi when they VIII De- required.
DO "Nrsa-lrur' during the great civil
w1r ami years -r riu1rsai iEuiuE along our
vEesteru p suti+-. .lttH Hr,ie.i the hest schools
~ rracti~e frr "ur army iu former years
Tae attention EiEer ru gymnastic and
ulr small army rurI- uf athletes. while
The elementary schools e-tl liiShe-f Tor en-
listed men, rra post libraries the post
ara1lruT aua practice for officers. well
the military l'lf. ly. produced au
army NJ such exec. ..rre thar I was able
The uersHur-. ~ the army was never
g. better Hnudltinu-
THIS was proven go b. true by the for
r.r1de skin and heruism displayed IN
every serious CAMPAIGN on every Geld ~
mortal combat wherever the army has
during THE s * four years Evils may
creep furn MI ermtem nr great nrEanl-
Eartnw such as have affected nur army
have heeu ur wiA ~ eraiir1ted.
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COLOMBIAN MINISTER
AND SECRETARY HAY
CONFERR|NG
Preliminary Steps Taken Toward
Negotiating a Treaty for the
Construction of Waterway
Across the Isthmus
OF Panama.

Washington. November 4.-Senor Con-
cha. the Colombian minister. called on
Secretary Hay at the state department
today BY appointment 20 take up the sub
3ect % a treaty between the United States
and Colombia. conferring the necessary
rights on the United States for the con-
structiou of a canal across the 18th
mus The interview lasted about haif
an hour and the preliminary steps to-
ward negotiating \ treaty were taken.
IL T. Indicated from what can he learned
at the LEGATION that Mr. Concha has re-
rEuned r-as-otfaftous ~ his own initiative.
though hs experts sT-acial INSTRUCTIONS on
certain points involved
The minister today submitted a defi-
s-lte proposition which is en- the nature
Of an answer tO the treaty proposed by
che I-uitaN States Secretary Hay viii
sske no further step until the president
returns 20 Washington and has had an
opportunity 20 consider this last proPo-
elton
The ses.Ir- of the Colombian propo-
eftfon are withheld. The one important
ssrt Developed. however. Is that IL Is
not obnoxious - the spirit of ths SpOoner
1au. AMI therefore the officials felt war
r7utet in the statement ~ there were any
difficulties in the way they were not legal
N character. This - taken 20 mean that
shs main i7sue remaining 20 he settled
IS ore - price. the Colombian govern
rsr-t wants 81 1cls' instead ~ Ss.ss.op
frop-ss.f By the United States. besides
q fiTeueut arrangement for the annual
uavmaut n vas believed that this dif-
fa~eree - not large enough o. seriously
ret1rI the close % the negotiations
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COST OF RURAL FREE DELIVERY
First Assistant Postmaster General
Makes His Report.

Washington. November THE annual
gross cost of a complete rural free de-
livery service throughout the United
States vii approximate S2l.000000, ac-
Cording 20 the annual report oi First As
sistant Postmaster General NyIne today
received from August ". Machen. the
g.ucrtl sup -riutendeut OF the service. The
remaining .t9un1 square n les not now
covered 10y rural free delivery service. ac-
c1rline 10 she report. will require the
employment of $500 or 1000 carriers IN
addition To those now employed. TO eN-
tend the service l2.n0 routes year until
4 becomes universal the report says, Will
reqGire such large lncf'o s'd rpprorr1
uous THAI tno annual postofiice deficits
for the ensuing two or three years Will
pro'.abIv reach SN.0uo.us1 or Sl0.0VO.Vvc, il
not more. but once the service is com
pict.d the additional revenue derived wlll
soon reduce tine dencit to present n6ure3,
if not entirely wipe them out
There will be- on December / iully Law
routes for which there Is no approprla-
lion available. This number probably
viii bc increased 10y January / TO At
least 100 Mr.. Wynne and Mir. Machen
say that Ia comply with the demands
of the people and of members OF con
grcss the department Will require an au-
ditiOual appropriation, otntrWlSe iuTthe.
establishment of service VIII be deferred
until July l.ncNt. II the additional FUNDS
are granted l5.0D rural free delivery
hv May l. Dn July ] last the city free
delivery service embraced 933 cities, in
clding four in the insuar possessions,
and the total number Of uniformed letter
carriers i'm the city service were 1f,SI5,
as against lG.3N9 the previous year. lt
Is estimated that the free delivery VIII
Dee extended To sevcntN-two othces dur-
ing The current year. II Is also estimated
that the expenditure Will aggregate S2l,
..N 3u4 for the maintenance and extension
cf city delivery service during the hsca.
year beginning July J. 1904
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Found Sister After Years.

I.apnrte. Ind. November 9.-August
Kres,fe. 81 Sullweil. has just been r.
united with his sister. Justlna iNIesie. "a
gxforsi. -. after a separation OF - years.
When thev lost each other Mr.. kreglC
VS. six years old and Miss kregle was
two years his junior. The father of the
two children lied many years ago a.
I.lfersonville. and the dying request of
tn father was that the son find the sister.
81 whom ne had also lost trace.
'rh,. search thich the son began II
that tim. was prosecuted until today.
Mis- Kregle arrived here from oxford.
a. ending the search. The mother OF the
two children died in their infancy and
they We're placed with other families.
growing to ma anhood and womanhood
with the belief that fate would some dag
reunite them.
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Welded SCION OF GIANT LIAR.
Baroness MuenchauEen Talks About
Suit of Her Husband.

Now York. November 7-Baroness Won
Muenchhausen. wife of the HanoVerian
nobeman who has just lost his suit IN
Berlin against two of the members OF ,he
alleged marriage syndicate" Is visiting
her father. c. Birdy.
The baroness declares that her husband
had no knowledge of the alleged aims of
the syndicate when he borrowed from
Eissler. one of the men named In the
suit. He was poor officer in the Ger
man army, she said, and had run INTO
debt. His estate, handed down from the
great story teller was in the hanns Oh
cousin and the baron was compelled 70
raise funds 10 support his position In the
army He did not learn until Afterwards
she SAYS. that he was in the hands OF an
organized band whose operations were al
legged to have been carried on Tor some
time among members Of the German
aristocracy 1t is true, sh> admits, that
the baron was engaged at the time TO a
southern girl of great wealth and chat
after he came to this country the en-
gagement was broken, owing to religious
differences While in this country, the
baron, she explained. learned of the OBJ
sects of his creditors and broke or all
communication with them. Instead of
seeking an heiress, he was In the United
States to study American methods OF
idINilnB ana puISutd thIS on!c't III NiO
west and In Virginia for some time.
While he was in New York 1883 the
baron met her father. who invited him
to their home. Their engagement fol-
lowed and the wedding was ce ebrated on
December .. 1898.
The estate, which is said tc be one of
the finest in northern Germany, was
taken from the hands of the baron's
cousin later and the couple have since
resided there. The baroness says syn
dicate was formed 10 prospect for oil on
the lands and afforded him money with
which the baron settled his Indebtedness
10 Eissler. The baron, she says COM
PEELED the latter to return notes for $315,-
900. which he had signed. and then
brought the suit mentioned.
Baroness Meunchhausen's sister, previ-
Gus TO the formers marriage, had be-
come the wife OF Baron Ven ASten and
resides in Berlin
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WILL RUN A STOCK COMPANY.
How Gillman's Money Is To Be Dis
tributed Among Heirs.

New York. November 6.-Notice of an
agreement between the half blood" and
full blood heirs of George f. Gilman,
the millionaire merchant who died I'm his
mansion. Black Rock, bridgeport, Conn.
leaving an estate oyer which was started
a legal controversy tGat threatened to
be long continued was filed today in the
supreme court of Brooklyn. Under the
new agreement the business formerly
conducted by Mr.. Gilman is to pass into
the hands of a corporation to be organ
ized in New Jersey with a capital stock
of s., ,l0O.00o. sl.250,000 Of which is to be
issued to the administrs tors of the estate
They in turn. are to divide the amount
into iifths, four-fifths to be distributed
amorg the full blood relatives and
one-ffth. or $250.00o. among the half
blood relatives
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TEDDY COMING AFTER BEARS.
In a Few Days President Will Leave
for Mississippi.

Washington. November 6.-Prcsidcnt
Roosevelt will leave here next Monday at
midnigh. and will not return TO Wash
iugton until after the reception TO Vice
Governor Luke Wright. 81 Tennessee. at
Memphis November r.. He will bc pres
ent al the dedication Of the chamber 20
commerce building in New York on Tues
dav. and Tuesday night viii make a speech
al thu. chamber of commerce dinner.
The next day he will gp west anG sogth.
His exact itinerary has not vet been com
nI.fasI but IL l. expected hc Will have
4 hear hunt In Ou. pf the southern states
before going 10 Memphis. Upon his re-
turn ne will stop az Washington only one
Iav- as he has accepted an invitation 20
attend the Union League club banquet ir
Philadelphia November %
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bridge one "A month ago, Just after N,
murder of Miss McPnee. ana the SeconJ
last SUNDAY the dav following that upon
which Miss Morton was murdered IN
Waverley. At first the young man denied
ne had ever sold watch. but later made
a statement. which was taken down by a
stenographer. The boy was then turned
over to Cnief Wade. of the state police
and late tonight officers removed aim 10
Cambridge police headquarters,
The boy. in his statement. says that ne
met the man. whose name is rot disclosed,
in Central square, Cambridge about four
weeks ago.
After some conversation they began to
talk about watches and the man gave
the bov "A small watch. Perry pawned it
with Nemser and meeting the man agaia
gave him > cents Of the proceeds. Last
Sunday Perry met him again. as he SAYS.
accidentally. and again the man showed
watch. Perry says the man seemed
anXious Ia get rid of it. So he took il and
pawned it with Nemser. getting 81 tie
saws that he has not seen tne man since
TIE bov is evidently a most valuable
witness and the police are using every en-
deavor to shield him from outside par
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NOTHING IN TOP CROP TALK.
Rv George w. Truitt.

Fair Grounds Valdosta. Ca. November
~ see Mr.. Neiu has come forward "I'h
an estirnste Of ll.5eo.oro or 10000" bales
of cotton. The people OF the south VIII
Sc that he is ont u line l"oe" bales
whom thei- crop is gathered and mar
keted.
In $50 he said the crop would reach
Il sa.ess ba.es Figures showed We oin
rat make 100000 bales We can't give
much credence 10 his estimates. The farm
ers Of the south have marketed 30 per
eau. of their cotton crop and TINS las
baen sold for less than it cost To- make
W can't make l2.ene0 bales WIN
drought. overflows ana the MeAle"h Do'i
veevI tn destroy
The spinners and their agents tell ms
We viii make more from the tup crop
IMAM Vi. did from the bottom crop. - af M
nrS tsIi me that the top crop of cotton
Is ike the top crop of cnildren-it don {
amount 20 much. Most ot me l"ih ana
Writing ~ the top crops Is done by the
SINNERS
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Of $500 miles. The present instruments
are Of the best modern types. the trans
mission speedy and reliable, ana the
tariff rates exceedingly low.
or the work In the Philippines, the re-
port says:
THE magnificent system OF telegraph
lines and tables was very largely con-
structed and Installed under Colonel Al
len. This system increased during. the
fiscal year by 900 miles; consisted on on
June 90. 1902, of 81 submarine cables l,ZZS
miles in length, and land lines BIOS miles e
In length. making an aggregate OF o'4'f
miles
THE system stands today monument
to the energy. skill and resourcefuiness
Of the American soldier.
General Greeley calls attention 10 the
necessity of a Pacific cable.
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Christmas Cheer.

The opportunity to obtain higher quality
pure Old Lincoln County Whiskey for the
Supply Co. distillers. Memphis. Tenn. at
the very low price of $345 for T. fun
bottles. express prepaid. Their offer olse-
We ere i'm this issue also states prOpor-
tionateiy lower prices for the same grade
goods in larger quantities. This old estab-
lisned distillery is headquarters for pure
sideboard goods for the home. and deals
direct with the people. thus saving them
the intermediate profits that arise he
tween distiller and consumer i'm the usual
channels Of retail trade
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NAVIGATION C0MM|S-
S|ONER'S PLEA FOR
SHIP SUBSIDY
He Lauds the Great Transatlantic
Merger and Says Subsidies Are
Necessary To Enable Amer
lean Vessels To Carry
Foreign Commerce.

Washington, November 4.-The annual
report of the commissioner of navigation
shows that on June 30. 1902, the document
ed tonnage of the United States was the
largest in our history, comprising 2,27S
vessels of 5.797.903 gross tons. The In
crease over last year is almost wholly
in large steel steamers. In ten years
the number OF American, British and Cor
man square rugged vessels has decreased
80 per cent.
American vessels carried SIS per cent
OF our exports and imports compared Win
5 per cent in 1901.
The outlook tor steel vessels in tlc
United States for the Iiscal year is not
So promising as last year s. On
July l. l90-, there were building or under
contract in the United States p',SW obs
OF steel merchant vessels. The receipts
from tonnage taxes amounted TO sobo, ,'oi
OF which only $oS, ,lf3 were paid by Amec-
lean vessels.
The report prints at length the agree
ment Of the TRANSATLANTIC merger and
its Hcet OF over l,vu,Vo tons, ana says
me UfsanIzatiun "a 81 areaL nayi
ga tion co.upans unde. AmellCan auspices
Il, however. the most important step to-
Maru the establishment Ot the influence
Of Americans on the ocean which mas been
AhhfA SAltSts AAitphSA kht ithhtihAib ". b'aC
navy, modern plants were developed in
the united Statcs. Tne relat of the
merger 10 the trade OF the Unlted States
were exceptional. the only parallel being
the relations of the two great herman
lines 10 Germanys commerce"
Continuing, the report says:
The policy OF subsidies is :he only
method at the present time by weIcn
American built steamers with American
crews can obtain any considera6:e snare
of foreign trade
The repeal of compulsory pi1ta.ye cn
sail vessels I'm the cuasting trade ana
minor changes in the navigation laws are
recommended. The report shows Shat the
worlds foreign going steamers in 1894
were valued at $1,000 600 .0o0 and 'hal gross
receipts were about SS50000.n0. out of
which S50.OU000 is dividends and 50. 0O0 N0
Z interest on bonds Wages paid amounted
20 about s. 100000
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TOLLS ARE TIGHTEN
ING ABOUT ALAN
c. MASON
Negro, Too, Figures in the Case.
Developments Very Damaging
to the Wealthy Boston Man
Accused of Murderous
Assault

Boston Mass, November "A sensa-
ton was caused here today by the arrest
of Alan G. Mason, of Boston, well
known and wealthy business man, a mem
Der of the piano manufacturing firm OF
Mason & Hamlin. a prominent club mem
Der, and n Harvard graduate. In con-
nection with the fifteen murderous as
sauIt cases which have occurred In Cam
bridge, Brooklne and Somerville within
the last few months. Police suspect
from evidence in their hands. that Mr..
Mason has been involved in nearly all
the cases referred to as the circumstances
Of each have been very similar.
Mr. Mason is middle aged man, nut
he has been a victim of mental trouble
for which ne was treated at the Mclean
asylum at Waverly. About year ago ne
was permitted to leave the institution
Since that time, it is said. he has been
permitted to go and come at will. and
the fact that he had been frequently seen
about the localities in which the assaults
occurred, led TO suspicion against hlm-
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CUBAN TOTS NOT FOR BUDDHA.
ouesada Says Children Were Not
Sent by Their Parents.

Washington. November 5.-Senor que
sala. the Cahau minister. has received
information regarding the Cuban chill
dren who recently arrived at New York
destined for school at Point Iona.
Cal. and who were detained by the inn
migration officials.
This was To the effect that the depart
ure of the children was properly author
lied by their parents and tutors. The
minister also has received cablegrams
from the civil governor. the senator and
newspapers of Santiago. protesting
against interference with the children
proceeding To their destination.
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Negro Says Mason Is the Murderer.

Boston. November 9.-After having
given ont last night the confession made
bv the young negro George L. o Perry
with reference to the selling of the
watches taken from the murdered women.
Miss clara A. Morton and Miss Agnes
McPhee. the police admitted today that
Perry declares that Alan c. Mason IS
the man from whom ne received thess
articles
This admission to the police was made
lust before young Perry was taken to
the Jail in East Cambridge. where Mason.
he prominent Boston man. under arrest
on the charge of killing Miss Morton, is
confined pending q hearing in the Cam
bridge court tomorrow. In one Of the
iail corridors Perry positively Identified
Mason as the man who had given him
the two watches. Mason. by neither look
nor word betrayed any knowledge os
having seer Perry before. When ques-
toned by 81 er!ff Fairbairn. Mason mere
~ said:
II do not know this man; I never saw
him before
The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-10
COLOMBIAN CANAL DISCUSSED
BY President Roosevelt and Members
OF His Cabinet

washington Novrrrbs- THE cabinet
met todav f7- the first time n several
months There WIS q Eenerai discussion
ef business that has accumulated since
the last mrr-i--. lu view ~ the TACT
thr- che president is going sway Monday
Y-fsht o. - gone f1r two weeks. e1cn Of
a.. sraIriet officers was called upon -
isv before him amy matters - business
THAT woi..E rke'y arise during hts a5-
ssare rcc.1irins lis action Secretary Hay
brought forward rhe Colombian canal
rae-ttsu a-i-ry. which Was briefly dis
s.t.s=.f ami d. also referred u the prog
r.-- uakius toward the negotiation % a
r.. .rrerl-r treaty with Cuha-
Tr B. stated however. tuat IN neither
ease asa -Er cabinet Indicate any desire
rs chance tlt policy which the state de-
r.artrlfut had pursued The members ot
fhe cabinet 1-s1 spent some time In exam
saatG g ~ the rs-liIte az the recent eiec-
z.rEs over wn-rn there vas expression OF
sr.r.a-aF amHfeFa..e.ru
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WILL NEIll'S ESTIMATE
MISS AS FAR AS USUAL?

A IS usual at this season OF the
~ wear. sthe estimator of the cotton
"A crop makes himself felt. They are
n popular class Of individuals; at least
each one has his following. sentifhent
and seasons having great deai 10 uo
with the amount Of credit 10 be ptaceu
in the figures promulgated by the guess
ers as they appear.
The present season opened with con-
sfitfons favoring a moderate crop, hut as
the season advanced the condition de-
Perforated 10 such an extent thtt the
trade generally expected "A cotton famine
10 prevail toward the end of the season
Estimates at that time were less ti.'h
Ieoa.opo bales. but they were made .!
people who practically raise the stapi"
and did not please the spinner. more
particularly the English spinner.
Among the estimators are two VINO
represent the English spinner-that IS
they have, probably for "A purpose CON
naence I'm any figure they may see III 10
suggest as the probable yield.
one of these estimaJors-Mr. Buston-
has been very nearly correct as To yield
tor the past three seasons. lie places
the yIeld at u.-OJ.Uu bales MINIMUM
wnicn a very few OF the trade says Is
a conservative estimate. Al any rate, a.
served ATS purpose ana ofoubh. ""ou' "
snaTp Decline
fSuI IL LETT To Mr.. NeilAi VINO mas
been 50 decidedly at variance Win the
actual Yield thaL nls esuInaie Is now
taken more as a gok, than serious view
OF the situation. la give the hh6 iSh
spinner ngures that cOuIu De successfully
used as a cluo 10 force prices 10 "A point
low enough To suit Mr. Nellls estimate
Is liS01eO minimum and l-.WO,elo max
imum- IL also has served its purpose,
Ia that IL has forced a sharp decline
FOR the past two days. ami IL now re-
mains 10 be seen how Tar from the truth
his ngures will prove.
The following was received 10y private
wir. from New Orleans.
The cotton market Is now welterins
chaos OF opinion. The problem or the
crop is not solved. but ls made more
cifflcuit 10y the latest dcliveranccs- At
the moment there IL dangerous tend
ency TO take the largest estimates for
gospel truth. just as there was "A tenden-
cy 10 work on alarmingly small figures
a few weeks ago. Conservative men
should shun either extreme as they
would shun a pestilence. In reality the
bulls greatest peril does not lie in the
outgivings of prophets. but in the sewed
up condition To which the January deal
has brought the New York ring