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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
FOR LOVE OF A WOMAN
AIDED HER TO MURDER.
Story UnfOIded in Court by a Youth
of 10 Years.

of 10 Years.
Bennington, VT, Dec. 10.-Levi Per-
nam, youth of 10, related in the Coun-
ty Court to-day how, for love of Mrs
Mary H. Rogers, he aided the woman
TO murder her husband, to the end that
with the $500 insurance obtained on his
life she might furnish a home for the
man she loved.
Perham was a witness called by the
state in the trial of Mrs Rogers, charg-
ed with the murder of her husband,
Marcus Rogers. He said she lured
Rogers to river bank for the purpose
of reconciliation, she having become
estranged from her husand.
In burst of well-feigned and play
full affection, the woman proposed that
they do tricks with a rope, which she
brought with her The husband al
lowed himself to be tied several times,
each time getting loose. Mrs. Rogers
suggested that Perham try his hand,
and he bound Rogers securely, he says.
From her pocket Mrs. Rogers then
quickly drew a handkerchief, which
she saturated with chloroform, and
placed over her husbands face. Then
Perham testified she wrote a note,
with these words on it, and pinned to
Rogers hat: II am going to drown
myself and nobody else is to blame for
my death" To this she signed her
husbands name.
Fl ia
fects of the chloroform Perham threw
the body into the river, and, hand in
hand, the two returned to their home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
FOR A LIGHTHOUSE
AT CAPE HATTERAS.
Bill Is Approved, and Also One for n
Brunswick Light.


Washington, Dec. 10.-The Senate
Committee on Commerce to-day direct
ed a favorable report on the bill, au-
thorizing Albert E. Eells of Boston,
Mass, to construct a lighthouse and
fog signal at Diamond Shoals, on the
coast of North Carolina at Cape Hat
teras. The bill provides that at the
end of one year after the lighthouse
has been approved by the Secretary of
War, Eells shall be paid. $300, 900, and
at the end of two years $275,000 addi-
tional. Favorable reports were order
ed on other bills as follows:
To apply to foreign vessels the laws
which now prohibit lodging house keep
ers from boarding United States YES
sells for the purpose of soliciting sea-
men as dodgers within twenty-four
hours of the time vessels arrive in
American ports:
To construct and place a lightship off
the outer bar of Brunswick, Ga, at a
cost not to exceed 100000, and author
izing Robert A. Chapman of Alabama
to construct a dam across the Coosa
river in Alabama. and use it's waters
for the purpose of generating electric
ity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11

BOLD BANK THIEF
TOOK A COLD SWIM.
He Was LassOed and Hauled Out of
the Hudson

thG GuubOns
New York. Dec. IO.-After having at
tempted to rob the First National Bank
of Hobolen in broad daylight, Frank
Stone, youth of 70, whose home is in
Youngstown. o., sprang into the Hud-
son river to-day. when followed by a.
great crowd, and would have made his
escape had not a tug boat man thrown
a lasso about his neck and hauled him
in.
Stone arrived in Hoboken yesterday.
and the police say that last night he
effected an entrance into saloon and
robbed the cash drawer of it's contents.
including a check on the First Nation
al Bank for $15.
Payment on the check was stopped
to-day, and when Stone presented 1t at
the cashiers window. Cashier McKaig
went out to capture the lad. The lat
ter suddenly seized the wicket window
and attempted to pull it apart, and
seize the cash that lay in large quan-
titles on the counter. He was still pull
ing at the window when the cashier
came upon him and attempted to hold
him. The boy managed to wrench him
self loose from McKaig and bolted for
the street.
,Passersby heard the cashier veil.
stop thief" and Joined in the pursuit
of Stone. The lad ran to a Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western pier and
leaped into the river. He started to
swim to the New York shore, when the
crew of a tug lassoed him and hauled
him aboard. The boy was then lodged
I'm iail,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
Macarthur would make a prompt and
entirely satisfactory explanation.
Got Out UnintentiOnaIIy.

Gov r. Carter of Hawaii said to-
Gay: THE publication of Col Jones
report was not authorized by me, but
IL occurred through a msunderstand-
ing. At my request Col. Jones had
written out memorandum of his con-
Versatlon with Gen. Macarthur two
days after it took place for the pur-
pose of preserving Gen. MacArthur's
views regarding the national guard. l
had an interview with Gen. Macarthur
Yesterday, in which he referred to the
Strategic Importance of the Hawaiian
islands in the event of war, but he
qua not specifically mention any ma
tlon. He gave gratifying support to our
efforts to improve the Hawaiian militia.
he said in substance that Hawaii was
the dominant strategic point of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
QUEEN OF ENGLAND
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE FROM
FIRE AT sANDRINGHAM.
AWAKENED JUST IN TIME
TO MAKE HER EXIT FROM HER
BURNING ROOM.

The Fire Broke Out In the Room Oc-
cupied by the Royal Secretary,
Miss KnOIIys, Beneath the Room
of Her Majesty-Miss KnOIIys Was
Awakened by the smoke and
Rushed TO Warn the Queen-She
Was None Too Quick in Doing So.
London, Dec. 10-A fire occurred to-
day at Sandringham, and Queen Alex
andra and her secretary, Miss Knollys,
had narrow escapes.
1t broke out at o'clock this morn
ing in Miss Knollys bedroom, and
spread to the bedroom of the Queen,
who was asleep at the time. The out
break caused a great deal of excite
ment at Sandringham, where a num-
Der of guests are staying at present.
The reticence customary at Sand
bingham was observed in connection
with the fire. Miss Charlotte Knollys
was fortunately awakened by the
smoke in her bedroom, which is i'm
medately below the chamber occupied
by her majesty. Miss Knollys rushed
upstairs to the Queens apartment and
aroused her majesty. Both the Queen
and her secretary, clad only in dress
ing gowns. escape from the burning
room not a moment too soon, as the
floor of the Queens apartment coll
lapsed almost Immediately, carrying
with it her majesty's bed.
Only a few hundred pounds dam
age was done by the fire, which was
confined to the two bedrooms. 1t is
now stated that the blaze was caused
by an imperfectly strung electric wire,
which set fire to a beam in the ceiling
of Miss Knollys bedroom and the floor
of her majesty's apartment.
King Edward. who was hunting in
Suffolk. was Immediately notified of
the occurrence, and later in the day a
special messenger was sent with a re-
assuring message from Queen Alexan-
dra.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
MINERS ARE TO MEET
To Consider n Plan to Avoid Cur
taiIInent.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1O.-A meeting
of the coal operators, and coal miners
of all the dictricts of Ohio, Pittsburg
and district, West Virginia, Indiana
and Illinois, will be held in Cleveland
early next week. The meeting will
be to learn if some method cannot be
devised whereby the output of coal
need not be curtailed. 1t is understood
that the miners will be asked to ac-
cept a reduction in wages, so that the
price of coal may be reduced and the
demand stimulated.
The miners will probably be repre-
scented by their national and district
leaders. The operators are said to
have outlined a plan to submit to the
workmen. If the men accept the prop
osition of a reduction in wages with
out protest, the operators will endeavor
to continue running, their mines at
full capacity. If the proposition is
not accepted, ii Is said that the opera
tors will reduce the output equal to
a months production from all the
mines in the districts named.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
PASSENGERS TURNED
UPON STREET CAR MEN.
NOn-UniOn Men Were Attacken on It
Chicago Line.

Chicago Line.
Chicago, Dec. 10.-In a riot to-day,
growing out of the recent strike on
the Chicago City Street Railway, a
car was wrecked by a mob of union
sympathizers who furiously attacked
the non-union conductor and motor
man, badly injuring both. The crew
of the car escaped into a nearby
building, where they were guarded by
police.
The riot occurred on the Halstead
street line near Archer avenue. 1t was
participated in by hundreds of men
and boys.
Forced to flee from the car, the two
non-union men were knocked off their
feet and severely pummelled. Strug-
CLING up again the victims fled in diff
ferent directions, pursued by the
crowd.
The mob failing to recapture the
fugitives, returned to the car, which
had been abandoned at Halstead street
and Archer avenue, and wreaked ven
geance upon the conveyance, Destroy
ing the woodwork and rendering the
coach unfit for use. A patrol wagon
load of police meantime rescued the
two non-unionists.
The trouble occurred owing to the
refusal of the passengers, among them
several women, to pay fare to the
conductor, who wore no union button.
When the nickels were refused him
he announced that the car would stop
unless the money was paid.
At this several of the passengers in
the car seized him, while others pro-
ceeded to the front platform and order
ed the motorman to start the car. At
first the motorman refused, but when
one of the passengers exhibited a re-
volver concealed in the folds of his
overcoat, he started the car and did
not stop until Ar, her avenue was reach
ed. Then he leaped from the con-
veyance and ran, pursued by a crowd
of men. The conductor was then at
tackled.
Both of the victims, it is said, were
employed as strike breakers during the
recent strike.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
Report Discredited.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 10.-The dispatch
from Toxic yesterday, announcing that
a Russian squadron of eight ships had
arrived off Chemulpo. Corea, to sup
posed opening of Tongampho on the
Yalu river to the commerce of the
world and that the Russians threat
ened to land 5000 men and march on
Seoul, should Corea disregard the warn
ing, is utterly discredited here. The
Foreign once has no confirmation OF
the report, and Is inclined TO class II
Far East, which. later, have been Prov
I'D 10 be baseleas,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
PANHANDLE FLYER
WAS WRECKED.
One Man Was Killed and Fifteen
Were Injured.

One Man Was Killed and Fifteen
Were Injured.
Steubenville, o., Dec. 10.-Fifteen in
jured and one dead is the result of
the wrecking of the eastbound Pan
handle Flyer No. IA, at New Cumber-
land Junction, Steubenvile, this even
ing.
The wreck was caused by an open,
defective switch. The flyer plunged
across a connecting track to the west
bound track and crashed into a freight
engine. Both engines were wrecked.
The second mail car telescoped the
combination smoker and baggage. The
injured were in this car. Only the
front end of the forward mail car was
smashed.
The dead man and the injured were
brought at Steubenville hospital. The
dead man is Frank L. Lasalle, an
oil stock salesman, who lived at In
dianapolis. He was caught when the
mail car telescoped and instantly kill
ed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
CASE OF REED SM00T
Is Growing in Interest at the Ma
tIOnal Capital.

Washington, Dec congressional
callers at the White House are mani
Testing increasing interest in the case
involving the seat of Senator Smoot
of Utah, and the indications now are
that the contest, which, it is asserted,
is certain to result from the present
agitation will rival in Importance and
in earnestness the case of Brigham
Roberts before the House of Repre-
sentatives a few years ago. While the
President is familiar with the develop
ments thus far in the Smoot case, no
effort is being made by either side to
draw him into the controversy, the
realization being general that it in
wolves a question which the Senate
must determine for itself.
That a thorough investigation of the
subject will be made by the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
now appears to be beyond doubt. By
those who are pressing the inVestiga-
ton it is said it will be more compre-
hensive than any similar inquiry ever
has been. An effort will be made to
ascertain accurately the attitude of the
Mormon Church toward the govern
ment of the United States and to learn
whether or not a member of that or
ganization is bound by any pledge or
OATH the taking of which is incompati-
bic with his oath as a senator of the
United States.
1t is believed by some at least of
those who are opposing Senator Smoot
that any effort made to prove that he
Is a polygamiSt would result in failure,
and while that point cannot be said
to have been abandoned absolutely, it
is quite certain that the position he
holds in the Mormon Church is incom-
patible with the oath of allegiance he
has taken to the United States. That
proof must be ample, in the opinion of
Senators, before he can be unseated.
AS to the ability of the opposition to
Senator Smoot to establish such a prop
osition there is a wide divergence of
opinion among senators, but there is a
pretty general agreement that If 1t
should be established it's result would
be the unseating of the Utah senator's.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
COAST LINE SYNDICATE
WANTS AN EXTENSION.

New York, Dec. 1O.-Members of
the syndicate, which underworld $685.
100000 of per cent. bonds, and $5,-
100000 stock of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, at the time that COM
pany acquired control of the Louis
vile and Nashville road have asked
for a fourteen months extension of
the syndicate agreement to Feb. %,
1905. j P. Morgan & Co., syndicate
managers, will agree to the extension,
providing majority of the parties to
the syndicate agreement assent. 1t
is understood that the request for an
extension is due to adverse market
conditions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
WENT DOWN
AND FIVE DROWNED.

Wilmington. N. c., Dec. 10-Reports
from Cape Fear Life Saving Station
at the mouth of Cape Fear river to-
day give particulars of the capsizing
of the schooner Clarence H, a small
coasting vessel bound from Shallotte,
N. c., to Wilmington, and the drown
ing of the captain and crew of two
men and two passengers. The body
of one of the passengers, a local fish
ernan. drifted ashore with the schoon-
err bottom up early to-day.
1t is supposed that the craft en-
countered heavy gale as she was at
tempting to get over the bar late last
night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
CRAZED BY A LETTER
WRITTEN HIS WIFE.
That Is the Plea His Attorneys
Make for Stnrke.

Make for Stnrke.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 10.-The SEN
sational features in the third day of
the trial of j. E. Starke, charged with
the murder of John F. Angel, was
the fight over the admission of a love
letter from T. C. Borden to Mrs
Starke, the wife of the accused, and
sister of the man who was killed.
Starke's attorneys plead temporary in
sanity, caused by seeing this letter.
After a stubborn fight, the letter was
admitted and read.
Mrs. Starke took the stand, and when
asked if she had received the letter,
refused to answer on the ground that
she could not be compelled to in
criminate herself Angel was defend
ing his sister, whom Starke was at
tempting to kill when he killed
Angel.
The case will consume several days
more.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
MRS. PLANT DECLINES
TO SIGN PETITION.


New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 10.-Probate
Judge cleveland was informed by At
torney Shippman of Hartford to-day
that Mrs. Plant had declined to sign
with the ether heirs the petition to
the court that the late Henry B. Plant
be declared to have been a resident
of New York, in order to expedite the
settlement of the 81, 100000 estate which
has long been in litigation. The at
torney could give no reason for her
refusal to sign.
The court ordered a hearing on the
petition delayed until the 10th instant,
in order that proper service may be
had on all parties interested.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
COUNTESS GOT A DECREE.

London. Dec. 1O.-Half an hours hear
ing in the divorce court to-day suficed
10 secure for Countess Mabel Russell,
who sued her husband, William Brown,
a former coachman. for divorce a de-
cree nisi.
Tn Countess testified TO the cruelty
and misconduct of Brown, who mar
ried her In December, 1902, under the
title OF Prince Alphrobald Stuart De
Modenna, alleging he Was Bayarian
nObleman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
ANOTHER wENTz REPORT.
This Revival Puts Him in n Cincin-
natl Hospital, wounded.

Cincinnati. Dec. 10.--It has been ru-
mored here that Edward L. Wentz, son
of the Philadelphia millionaire, who
was kidnapped several months ago. is
in a Cincinnati hospital, recovering
from a wound received in a battle be-
tween the kidnappers and officers two
weeks ago, near Bristol Tenn. In
quiry at the different hospitals in this
city failed to show the presence of
Wentz at any of the institutions.
Every sanita:ium and hotel in this
city has been searched in vain to-day
for Edward l.. Wentz. Newspaper men
were in waiting for every train from
the South until 10 o'clock, when 1t was
evident that Wentz had not been
brought from Bristol, Tenn, to Cincin-
natl, and it was generally believed that
the story about Wentz starting for
Cincinnati was untrue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
"CRACKED BRAIN FELLOW"
Is Sending Out the Reports About
Young Wentx.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-Dr. ]. S.
Wentz. father of Edward L. Wentz.
said to-day that he had no knowledge
of the reported rescue of his son from
bandits, as published in the morning
papers. DIR. Wentz characterized the
rumors that have from time to time
been published since the disappear
ance of his son as the work of some
Cracked brain fellow in Bristol,
Tenn"
IT WISH" said DR.. Wentz, that the
newspapers would refrain from pub
fishing these reports. They are an
noying and disturbing to my family.
/ know nothing more than 1 did on
Oct. Is, and If l hear anything definite
1 will give it to the papers"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
100000 TO FURMAN,

Charlotte. N. c.. Dec. 10.-Rev. E.
NJ. Poteat, president Of Furman Uni
versity, Greenville. S. c.. who is here
attending the Baptist State Conven-
ton. has Just returned from the North,
where he secured from John D. Rookie
Teller a donation Of 100000 for Fur
man. DR.. Poteat recently raised $685.
900 for his institution, most OF the con-
tributions being I'm blocks OF $3.50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
GEN. WOOD SPOKE
IN BELLIARS' BEHALF.
Put in a Word to Have the COrre-
spOndent Retained.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs to-day
recalled Col. Charles S. Delhi, assist
ant general manager Of the Associated
Press, who submitted letters to verify
dates concerning the request of Gen.
Wood for the retention of E. G. Bel
lairs as a correspondent of the Assoc
ciated Press at Havana.
Col. Diehl said that Bellairs had
gone to China in July, 1901. In Sep
TENDER the Associated Press received
information rejecting upon Bellairs,
and he was cabled to return to Ameri-
ca. In October Gen. Wood called at
the office Of the Associated Press and
made a statement that in his judgment
the reports about Bellairs were un-
founded. Bellairs was then cabled to
remain, but subsequently. when addi-
tional information concerning him was
received, he was dismissed.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
CAR HAS SIGNED.
Conditions of an Agreement with
Japan Have His Approval.

Paris, Dec. 1o.-Defnite information
has been received here to the effect
that the Gar has signed his approval
of the general conditions preliminary
to a Japanese agreement. Fur
Their information received shows them
to be on the same general line of the
peace negotiations as outlined in the
dispatches of the Associated Press.
1t now develops that the overtures
were formulated after the conference
between Admiral Alexieff, the Russian
viceroy in the Far East, and the ia
panese authorities, the results being
intrusted to Admiral Alexieff to for
ward to St. Petersburg. The Cars
approval of them will be communicate
ed to Japan, when it is expected the
negotiations will proceed toward a con-
clusion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11

DnntzIer to BE Heard.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-rhe House
Committee on Elections No. to-day
fixed Monday next to take up the con-
test OF A. d. Dantzler. against A. #.
Lever. representing the Seventh con-
gressional district Of South Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
No Foundation for II.

New York, Dec. 10.-The World this
evening prints the following:
Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 10. To Editor
Evening World:
There is no foundation for the re-
port that Wentz has been rescued from
bandits in the mountains near this
city.
(Signed) H. c. Caldwell. Chief Of
Police"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
Election Law strengthened.

Richmond, Va, Dec. l0.-The Barks-
dale pure election law was strengthened
to-day, when the Senate struck out
the word "corruptly" IN connection
with election expenses and made vio-
lations OF the law punishable by I'm
prisonment in the penitentiary from
one TO three years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
HartIy for Archbiuhop.

Rome, Dec. 10.-The congregation Of
the propaganda to-day decided to sub
init to the Pope for appointment as
Archbishop OF Columbus. the name
OF Rev. James j. Hartley, Of steuben-
vile. Q.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
Nothing In the story.

Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 10.-D. B. Wentz,
brother of the missing man, said to-
day there was nothing in the story of
a rescue and no development of any
kind in the case,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
ONE MORE DISTRICT
OF TIE FEDERAL COURT WANTED
For GEORGIA
BY CONGRESSMAN ADAMS0N.
HE HAS INTRODUCED SUCH A BILL
IN THE HOUSE.

Plan of the Representative from the
Fourth District Is to Take About
ern and Southern Districts ana
EmbOdY Them in "A New District.
This Would Mean IA New Federal
Judge for Georgia.
The Republican journal., 1903-02-19
METHODISM IN THE EAST.
DR.. Buckley says it is declining.


New YORK, Feb. 8, 1908. By declar-
ing that Methodsm is actually declin-
ing in some of the eastern conferences,
at any rate, the Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Buck
ley, editor of the Christian Advocate,
threw a bomb into the meeting today
of the Methodist Preachers Associa-
tion.
ID. d. Thompson, editor of the n orth-
western Christian Advocate of Chicago,
declared that there had been 1,500, 600
converts made by the Methodist church
in the last four years.
DR.. Buckley disputed the accuracy OF
these figures. He declared statistics
showed Methodism was declining, at
least in the East.
The Rev. DIR. David c. Downey OF
Brooklyn, DR.. John Hanbury OF the
Joint conference, DR.. F. NJ. North of
the City Mission Society and Others Wig
orously attacked DR.. Backley's position,
and were in turn answered with spirit
by Dr. Buckley.
The Rev. DR.. Claudius B. Spencer OF
the Central Christian Advocate ga We a
glowing eulogy of the West, in general
He said that, if he were to attempt to
get perfect type of the West-a man
who embodied the free, frank spirit OF
that section-he would 60 to the White
House Although President Roosevelt
was born in the East, the speaker
thought him a very incarnation OF
western ideas and sentiment.