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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
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CRUELTY TO HER CHILD
Causes the Prosecution of n Promi-
iBcnt Woman IN England

London, Nov. 20.-- Extraordinary
charges of cruelty on the part OF d
mother to her child, recalling the Mon
tague cases in the north Of ireland,
which created worldwide interest
about ten years ago, are now being
heard at the Old Bailey.
In the present case Mrs. Annie PEN
ruddocks of Compton Park. Wiltshire,
the wife of magistrate and a large
land proprietor, was charged with bru-
tally assaultng and ill-treating her
T-year-old daughter. The court was
filled with fashionably attired women.
many of whom were leaders Of the
county society of Wiltshire and close
friends of the defendant. Several Of
the best known counsel We're engaged
According 70 the statement of the
crown prosecutor. which was corrob-
Grated by governesses and servants
the cruelties had been going on for two
years and included beating the child
with nettles, systematic neglect, ILL
treatment, assault and partial gtarva-
ton. One form of punishment was TO
make the child. which is named Lett
tia, stand on the bough OF a tree in in
clement weather for hours at a time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
TOOK IN The SHOW
CARRIE NATION CONVERTED THE
GARDEN INTO A ROUGH HOUSE.
USED VIGOROUS LANGUAGE
IN DENOUNCING VANDERBILTs AND
OTHERS AT HORSE SHOW.

Kansas RefOrmer Entered Quietly
Read the VandcrbiIts a Lecture on
Dress-She Followed This With n
Lecture on the Evils of the Demon
of Drink-Bran dished a Wine Bot
tIe-She Was Finally Put Out by
the Police.
New York, Nov. 20.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton created a sensation at the horse
show to-day. She harangued the great
gathering on the evils of over-dress,
attempted to break bottle of cham
payne and finally was elected from
the building by the police.
Mrs. Nation entered the garden
quietly and took seat in the tier. She
had been there only a few minutes
when her gaze rested on the box where
some members of the Vanderbilt fam
lily We're sitting. She studied her pro-
gramme and then descended to the
promenade. Stationing herself in front
of the Vanderbilt box, she delivered a
TRADE on over-dress. In the box were
seated Mrs. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt Reg
irald Vanderbilt and Miss Nelson. AL
fred G. Vanderbilt was leaning against
the rail of the promenade and did not
see Mrs. Nation approach.
Didn't Like Their Clothes.
you ought to be ashamed of your
selves" the woman screamed at them.
You ought to be ashamed to wear
such disgraceful clothes. Take them
off, take them off at once, and attire
yourselves more modestly."
Alfred Vanderbilt hastily left his
where Mrs. Nation was standing, and
whispered something in her ear and
pushed her away.
The outburst of the woman attracted
a great many people, and the occu-
pants of the Vanderbilt box were evil
IDENTIFY very much embarrassed. Mrs.
Nation then turned her attention to
the other boxes. Finally she started
for the cafe, where she bore down on
party of men, who were drinking
wine. Mrs. Nation seized the bottle,
and glaring at the men, she shouted:
Roast for the Caterer.
Young men. don't drink such filthy
stuff. You are going straight to hell.
Where is the man who sells this
stuff? Show him to me and l will
tell him what L think of him"
Mrs. Nations request was speedil.
granted by the sudden appearance o
| NJ. Villepigue, the caterer at the Gar
den.
Get out of this horrible business,
she shouted to him. you are also go
ing to hell and running the bodies anC
souls of men. You are dragging then
| down with you. Shame on you'll Shame
| on you!"
The Frenchman, however, ran to Mrs
| Nation and rescued the bottle, which
she had repeatedly brandished in the
air to emphasize her remaks. Then ht
| pushed her out of the door Here the
| police took hold of the Kansas re.
! former and forced her out of the build.
! ing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
MAY MEAN NICARAGUA.
CoIOmbiR's Altitude and the Great
Canal Project.


| Canal Project.
! Washington, Nov. 20.--The check In
| the negotiations with Colombia rela-
| tive to the Panama canal has given
| great encouragement to the friends of
the Nicaraguan project. and the first
evidence of renewed activity on their
part was the presence at the State
Department to-day of Senior Corea,
Nicaraguan minister to Washington
secretary hay has never taken the
ground that the negotiations with Mic
aragua and Costa Rica were termi-
mated by the passage of
the Spooner act. 1t is now
said that Secretary Hay may proceed
to draw up a treaty with Nicaragua
and Costa Rica on the lines of the pro-
tocols laid before the last Senate and
submit it to the Senate at its next ses-
sion, along with such a treaty with Co
lombia as he may be able to conclude.
In this way the Senate itself might
decide whether or not the Colombian
treaty is satisfactory, and If it should
decide in the negative, then it would
have at hand the Nicaragua Costa
Riean treaties, so that there would be
no excuse for delay in the canal pro-
ject.
AS for the Colombian negotiations, it
can be stated that the United States
has now gone to the practical end of
the concessions they are willing to
make; they have received from CO.
lombia a memorandum noting a num-
Der of objections to the proposed
treaty. Some of these have been ad-
mitted to be well taken. but the great
majority have been regarded as either
in contradiction of the terms of the
Spooner act or inadmissible for other
reasons
The State Department does not re-
gard Colombia's objections as material:
the Colombians, on their part. think
that they are vital. Such, for instance
is the difference over the tenure of
the United States in the canal strip
Prominent senators who have been
consulted by the State Department
have indicated their strong opposition
to acceptance of a hundred years. lease
with provision for renewal as sufficient
to meet the provisions of the S0ooner
act. Nothing less than perpetual con-
troll" as set down in the act, will sat-
isfy them. The Colombians say that
would be a violation of the constitu-
tfon. But u careful reading of the Co
lombian constitution by the officials
here does not satisfy them tha< there
is any such prohibition against aliena-
ton of territory as is represented.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
AMERICAN WOMAN
KILLED IN PARIS.
She Was Shot i'm the Apartments of
Russian Singer.

Paris, Nov. 20-Helen Gore. said to
be an American. was killed by re-
volver shot yesterday in an apartment
occupied by Jean de Rydzenski, sing
er of the Imperial Theater of St. Pc
tersburg. De Rydzenski at first said
Miss Gore committed suicide, but sub
sequently he declared the revolver
went off accidentally.
Consul General Gowdy is personally
investigating the death of Miss Gore,
who was completing her musical edu-
cation here and resided in the fashion
able quarter of Passy. When found
yesterday evening the victim was I'M
conscious and had a bullet wound over
her right eye. Two doctors were sum-
mOned to attend her, but she died
without regaining consciousness.
RydZenslki comes of rich
and noble Russian family. He is the
son of a Russian general, and has un-
cles who hold high positions in the
government service.
Consul General Gowdy's investiga-
tons have established that Ellen Gore
registered at her boarding house as
Mrs. Ellen Gore of New York. She
does not appear to have had any rela-
tives residing in Paris, but among The
effects found in her room are several
typewriter letters of recent dates
bearing the heading, Attorney Edward
c. Butler Gore, Court of Mexico. "
These letters are of a strictly business
nature, relating to property
1t appears that NJ. DeRydzenski re-
turned to his lodgings yesterday after
noon, accompanied by Miss Gore whom
he took to his room. Half an houI
later the report of a revolver shot was
heard and DeRydzensk rushed into
the hall shouting for help. The pro-
prietor of the house and several other
Miss Gore lying on the bed. while the
| revolver was on the rug at the bed
| side.
DeRydzensld's version of the affair is
! that while conversing with his visitor
! he had occasion to pick up an article
| from the table and he inadvertently
| knocked off the revolver, the fall OF
which, to the floor, caused it to dis
charge. The bullet struck Miss Gore
and she fell backwards on the bed In
/ an unconscious condition.
| The commissary of police, who has
charge of the case, says the story seems
| improbable, but that it is impossible
| as yet to say whether the case is one
OF murder or accident.
| According to a servant in the house
Miss Gore paid frequent visits to the
Russian, who, 1t is now reported, frs
said that she had committed suicide
but afterwards told the police tina
whiie holding the revolver in his hanC
it slipped from his grasp and went of
as ii fell.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER.
senate Decides ON This and General
Assembly Meetings in June.

Atlanta, Nov. 2O.-By unanimous
by Senator Shelton of the
Thirty-first district, changing the
date of holding state elections from
the first Wednesday in October. to the
first Tuesday in November, beginning
in 1904. and biennially thereafter.
The Senate also passed unanimous
ly the bill by the same senator,
changing the time for the meeting
of the General Assembly of Georgia
from the fourth Wednesday in Octo-
Der of each year, to the fourth We'd
nesday in June, beginning in 1908.
The changes provided in both bills
are of great importance, and the two
measures will be transmitted to the
House at once.
According to the bill changing the
date of state elections, these cleo
TONS in future If the bill becomes
a law, will be held at the time of the
national elections, and win cut down
the number of elections.
The bill providing for change in
the time of holding the state election
stipulates that the time of holding the
elections for all state officers now elect
ed on the first Wednesday in October
by the people shall be changed to the
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember of the year in which, under
the constitution, elections should be
held.
In the original bill providing for a
change in the time of meeting of the
Legislature II was sought to have the
session IN the General Assembly con-
vene on the second Tuesday in jan
uary, but the General Judiciary Com
mittee unanimously adopted a substi-
tute, changing the time to June, and
recommended that the bill in that
shape be passed.
The Senate passed the following
| bills:
BY Senator Hopkins of the Seventh
To authorize administrators, executors.
| trustees, receivers and guardians, who
are required by law to give bond, to
charge cost of premium for such bond
to the estate.
BY Senator Comas OF the Third-To
prescribe rules which shall govern in
the transportation of the dead in this
state.
BY Rogers of McIntosh-To change
the term of holding the fall term of
the Superior Court of Mcintosh county.
The following new bills were intro
| duced:
by Senator Howell of the Thirty
| fifth-To carry into effect Article 3.
| Section Z, Paragraph Is of the consti-
| tuition of the state as amended in so
| far as the same relates to the issuing
and granting of corporate powers and
| privileges to insurance companies by
| the secretary of state.
| BY Senator Perry OF the Thirty-third
To provide for a judgment, or a YER
dict at the first term In all cases in
the courts of this state in which action
is brought on an unconstitutional con-
| tract.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
cmnn's Request withdrawn.
TERMINALS DESTROYED.
Heavy Loss to Southern Pacific Near
San Francisco.


San Francisco.
San Francisco, Nov. 2O.-The South
ern Pacific boat and ferry Slips at the
end of the Alemeda Mole, which ex-
tends far into the bay from the east
ern shore, were totally destroyed by
fire early to-day. No lives were lost.
The fire broke out from some un-
known cause soon after the ferry boat
Oakland had reached the slip on her
last trip from this city. 1t was about
l o'clock, and the crew of tire Kitchen
steamer had crowded into their Iodg-
ings in a small structure near the pier
Suddenly the flames burst out, quick
ly spreading through the depot,
building of wood and glass. The up
per works of the Oakland caught fire.
and her captain was forced 70 cut
loose and leave her men behind.
The burning slips were inaccessible
for fire engines from the Alamsda
county shore, but two fireboats were
dispatched to the scene from this city.
and succeeded in combining the flames
to the end of the Mole.
Train Dispatcher Walker estimates
the loss at from $450,O00 to $500,00
The sides of the slips and buildings,
eight broad guage passenger coaches
and twenty-five narrow gauge coaches
We're burned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
BAPTISTS OF GEORGIA
REFLECT w. j. NORTHERN TO THE
PRESIDENCY.
OTHER OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
BY THE CONVENTION NOW IN PRO
GREsS AT ANERICUs.

First Baptist Church Packed Upon
the Opening of the Convention.
How Organization Was Perfected.
Venerable DIR. Battle Welcomed by
the Old students of Mercer Uni
Nersity-Great Interest Centers
About Report of the Educational
Commission.
Americas, Ga, Nov. 20.-The Geor-
gia Baptist Convention was formally
convened in annual session this morn
ing by President Northen. the First
Baptist Church being packed to Its
capacity with visiting ministers and
delegates.
Immediately after the delivery of
the address of welcome upon behalf
of Americas by Rev. r. K. Neighbor
and response by Rev. j. H. Kilpat-
rick, the convention organized and
proceeded to elect officers for another
year. President William ]. Northen
was overwhelmingly reelected to the
presidency. Messrs. John d. Nell or
Athens, John M. Green of Atlanta,
e. Y. Mallory of Macon, and f. M.
Longley of LAGRANGE were elected
vice Presidents b. d. Ragsdale. sec
rotary, and NJ. l.. Britain, assistant
| secretary.
At the morning session several Wis
iting ministers from other states were
introduced, among them Dr. A. j.
Battle, recently returned to Georgia
from Alabama. Upon the appearance
of DR.. Battle every former student of
Mercer University in the vast audi
ence arose and greeted their venerable
and beloved instructor.
Rev. Joe Jones, brother of Sam
Jones, made short and feeling talk
| before the convention.
The Educational Commission has not
yet made it's report, about which the
greatest interest attaches, though this
may be in order tomorrow. The aft
ernoon session was largely consumed
in hearing reports of various educa-
tional institutions connected with the
| convention. Following these were re-
ports of the Sunday-school Board by
j. A. Wynn of Gainesville and Rev
| Van Ness of Nashville, Tenn. DR.. Pol.
lock of Mercer University read the re.
| port of the Executive Committee Of
the convention, containing much valu
able information.
The convention sermon was deliver
ed tonight by Rev. John r. Eden o
Monroe, former citizen of Americas
an overflow congregation hearing thi
gifted divine.
Americas is entertaining the conven
| ton royalty, and the session Is one O
| greatest interest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
CARE OF THE PRESIDENT.
special Precautions Were Taken
With His Train

Asheville, N. ca Nov. 2O.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's special train arrived
here at CLIO tonight and left fifteen
minutes later. The President made
no formal speech, but shook hands
with number of citizens.
Supt. Loyal of the Asheville divis-
ION of the Southern Railway, took
charge of the train from Asheville to
salisbury, and unusual precautions
were taken to insure a safe trip over
the mountains.
The Presidents homeward journey
to-day was without special incident.
The ride. across the mountains over
the Southern road was made in fast
time. The train stopped only to change
crews and engines. Its coming was
generally unheralded but there was a
small crowd at almost every station.
Several times the train was cheered
as it swept by.
At Chattanooga the President receiv-
ed a telegram from Newport, Tenn,
saying that the school children would
turn out to see him. By his direction
the train was slowed down when that
place was reached. About 200
little ones, with flags in their
hands, We're lined up along
the track. The President stood on the
rear pldlIorm ana waved his hand and
hat to them.
At Stevenson. Ala. early this morn
ing about fifty children gathered
around his car and begged the porter
to let them see the President The
President, who had just got up, heard
their cries, and rather than disappoint
the little ones, he stepped to the door
in his stocking feet and said, GOOD
morning" Just as the train drew out
of Ooltewah Junction, where it stop.
ped for water. a tall rawboned noun.
taineer engaged the President in con.
versation. The Tennesseean, remarked
that the bears in Mississippi had proved
too wild for the President. Perhaps
they were Democratic bears and tool
to the woods upon my arrival" replied
the President, smiling.
At Knoxville the President SHOOK
hands with sister of the Lieutenant
colonel of his regiment.
The President will reach WASHINGTON
tomorrow morning at o'clock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
VETERANS OF FLORIDA
Have Closed successful Reunion
Held MT Tampa

Tampa, Fla. Nov. 20.-The state re-
union of the Florida Division. United
Confederate Veterans. which has at
tracted 5000 visitors to the city during
the past two days, closed tonight with
a ball, in honor of the state sponsors.
In the parade this morning. were 400
veterans, many of them wearing the
uniforms which they wore during the
war. Besides the veterans were two
military companies, the Tampa Light
Infantry and the South Florida Mill
tary Institute Cadets. of Barlow, the
Second Regiment Band, the Tampa fire
department and the Daughters Of the
Confederacy and sponsors in carriages.
Riding in the place of honor of the pa
rade were three Of the generals of the
Confederate Army, Lieut.. Gen. Alex
ander z. Stewart of Tennessee. and
Mai. Gen. f. NJ. Law of Florida, and
Gen. p. D. Bowles of Alabama.
The parade was reviewed by the
generals from the balcony of the AL
meria Hotel. This afternoon trolley
rides and a baseball match between
teams of Rollins College, Winter Park,
and the South Florida Military Insti-
tute of Barlow, entertained the many
visitors.
AT tHelF coIlcluul1B business session,
held this afternoon at the Tampa Bay
Casino, st. Augustine was selected as
the place for the next annual reunion
of the veterans. The present officers.
headed by Gen. Law, division COM
mander, were reelected, and resou-
tions were passed, asking the Legisla-
ture to amend the pension laws so as
to include widows and orphans of vet
eraRs.
The reunion has been great sue
cess in every way.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
LAWRENCE RANDALL KILLED
ARTHUR WEATHERSBEE.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 20.-At Sum-
meralPs Mill, Aiken county, tonight
Lawrence Randall shot Arthur Wealth
ersbee in the breast with buckshot,
killing him. Weathersbee had been
in shootings before and on primary
election day had a difficulty with RAN
dalPs nephew, This is supposed to
have caused the tragedy. Randall
called at a neighbours and notified him
where to find Weathersbee's body.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
WAS SHOT IN THE BACK.
While He Sat Playing Cards With
Friends.

Denver, COL, Nov. 20.-Four sur
geons hurried from this city to Tellu-
ride. COL, by special train to-day to
attend Arthur l.. Collins, general
manager of the Smuggler- Union Min
ing Company, who was shot last night
Dy an unknown assassin.
Mr.. Collins was playing cards with
friends in the library of the COM
panys office building at Pandora,
When charge of buckshot was fired
through the window, striking him In
The back. The man who fired the shot
escaped.
Mr. Collins is reported to have only
a bare fighting chance for life. Buck
shot penetrated his kidneys, stomach
ana lungs, but these have been re-
moved. The special train reached
telluride this afternoon, having made
the run of 422 miles at an average
speed of over 80 miles an hour, includ-
ing stops. Mr.. Collins was still alive
when his wife, and the surgeons from
Denver reached his bedside.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
MET BROADIE'S SISTER.
Pleasant RencOntre of the President
at Knoxville.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 20.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's special train reached
here at o'clock this afternoon, and
the President and party were welcom-
ed at the Southern depot by several
hundred people.
One Of the first persons to greet
President Roosevelt was Mrs. Eliza
beth Anderson of this city, sister of
Gov. Broadie of Arizona Territory.
Gov. Broadie was lieutenant colonel
of the Rough Riders when the Presi-
dent was colonel. He was much graf
flied at meeting her. and spoke feel
ingly of his army association with
Gov. Broadie.
The stop here was only five minutes,
just long enough to change engines.
The train is scheduled to reach Ashe-
vile at $40 O'Clock, where a five min
utes stop will be made. 1t will reach
Washington at 8 o'clock Friday morn
ing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
Foster Guilty of Murder.

Charleston, S. c., Nov. 2O.-A spe-
cial to the News and Courier from
Greenwood, S. c., says:
Julian Foster, the negro who was
brought back from Clinton, Mass, to
stand trial for killing Louis White,
another negro, was to-day found
guilty of murder. with a recommends
ton to the mercy Of the court. The
Jury was out about an hour. Fos-
ter's attorneys, Messrs. T.. l.. Rich
ardson and r. G.. Graydon, at once
gave notice of a motion for a new
trial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
WOULDN'T TESTIFY.
Harvey Logan Refused to Go on the
stand in Knoxville.

Knoxville. Tenn. Nov. 20-Harvey
Logan, on trial for having in his pos
session stolen Montana bank bills. re-
fused to go on the stand to testify in
the Federal Court to-day. He claimed
he was not present at the robbery and
therefore knew nothing of IT.
The government closed it's case this
morning. The defense called several
witnesses. but no material points were
made. The evidence was concluded this
afternoon. The case will probably
reach the jury tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
EXPLOSION CAUSED DEATH.
One Man Was Killed and Eleven
Were Injured

Sherman, Tex, Nov. 20.-One man
was killed outright and eleven were
injured this afternoon at Langleys
spur, siding on the Frisco road. a
few miles from this city, by the ex-
plosion of a large quantity of blasting
powder and dynamite in a magazine
of the Frisco Company. The maya
zine was struck by lightning. the
shock setting off the powder.
The explosion wrecked a workman's
camp close by, where $50 men were
quartered. One was killed and eleven
were injured by falling timbers from
buildings wrecked by the shock Of
the explosion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-21
CHARACTER OF MINISTERS
OF North Georgia Conferences Was
Round BInmeIess.

Atlanta, Nov. 2O.-The time of the
North Georgia Conference to-day was
taken up largely in passing the char
acters of the ministers. the elder ones
being heard from first. Rev. b. e. l..
Timmons, who was superannuated on
account of an accident three years ago,
was restored to the effective list. this
being the only change made. Rev. Mr..
Timmons, will be assigned to a pas
torate.
While the older ministers were being
heard from, Bishop Gambler admins
tered severe reprimands to members
OF the conference who persisted In
standing or talking.
Bishop Gambler announced at the in
stance of the Board of Insurance that
he would appoint a special committee
to look after the insurance of church
property.
Quite a number OF ministers were
advanced to tho third and fourth
grades and to deacon's orders.