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The Washington times., 1904-12-09
In Sophomore Class.

The statement tEaJ nOn-societE men
went $50 far "as 20 elect mon to office
merely because they We're not members
OF clubs undoubtedly refers To the cleo
Jion Of rs. H. Keeling as president of
tha sophomore class. Keeling is neither
al athlete nor 81 wealthy man. He has
never done anything 90 bring him be
fore hls c-asslaatea. Tie does not dress
uartIluIlrlv wei. and has never given
any Indication or magnetic personal
inv. such Hs "a president OF class OF
moro than st. students should have, lie
was elected merely as an expression OF
the hostility of the UO0-society men
20 their more exclusive classmates
I'm closing the editorial says there
is not now. and never has been, any
IavorIt5sm an Harvard. q says that
glance at the names Of the men who
played this year, and the reelection OF
CErraiu hurley proves THIS fact.
EaryaTI's seniors al meeting last
night voted FEB label themselves with
buttons until MAY T. 1908. in order Lhat
each man may know who his class
mates are. There ITe fully JG1 men in
almost every senior class al Harvard.
and frequently two men viii ave a
speaking acquaintance throughout their
entire coll GO course without knowing
they arc classmates.
The Washington times., 1904-12-09

days had relapse on Wednesday and
has again taken 90 his bed.
The new symptoms indicate deteriera-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
With CARGO OF DEAD
BOAT REACHES SHORE RI
Terrible Experience Of Survivors
Of Crew Of Wrecked
Steamer Blanche.
: lBy Associntcd 4 2ross.

IONDC,N, December LA story Of ter
rible experience Is told by the two SUR
yivors of tho crew of nine Of the steamer
blanche. which was sunk In the NIersey
River In n collision Wednesday night.
They escaped hi II life boat, which nl-
,nediately Was dashed against tho sink,
ing steamer, three of the senlnen being
drowned. The remaining siN rEhted the
boat and rowcd away, but were hufesed
by the waves, which soon filled the boat
with freezing water Two more died ot
exposure. Again the boat was capsized.
but the four survivors by supcrhulnan
efforts managed to scramble m again,
Though almost dead from cold, tlley re-
newed their efforts to reach shore, but
two more succumbel before, At o'clock
Thursday morning tho lIfr bon struck
shore al Forrlhy, and tic two SURVIVORS
painfully dragged the boat and its srne-
some cargo through the surf to land.
after having been seven hours in the
boat without food or water.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
DESPERATE DEAD WITH
BULLET THROUGH. BRAIN.
Principal in Bloody Texas Ira.
gcdy Shot Down by
Officers.
tBy Associated Tress,)

FORT WORTH, TEN, December IL
Tho sequel to the tragedy that cost the
lives of Stephen Mckinney, Ills father
and q hired man on their farm near
lAlvarado, Tuesday, came to-day. J. NJ.
Williams. who fired tho fatal shots bar
rlcaded himself In his home. and defied
the officers. IIo sent word to his daugh-
ter, the widowed bride OF tho man he
had killed that II sllo did not come to
him he would kill her. In fear and
trembling showcnt to the house. There
she found her father armed with r. rifle
and In a frenzy Of rage, Tho officers
were afraid to fire into the >house for
fear OF killing some members of WIZ
lianiss family. whom he held prisoners
there TO shield him. All night the ofli-
GERS watched from the Mckinney home.
where lay tho bodies Of tho men killed by
Williams. Finally Williams seated him-
self by window, his rifle across his
knees, and becoming, drowsy, his head
dropped on his breast and lie slept. AS
surlng herself that her ia ther was asleep,
tho widowed bride stole from the house
and fled to the home where her 5hus-
bands body lay. AS soon.fls tho posse
learned Williams Was alone they OPENED
fire on him Flo was not slow in re-
turning, It. Finally his shots ceased, and
the sheriff entered the house lie found
Williams lying OH the floor with a bullet
through his brain,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Hot Skirnish.

37=3 1-l3 x tJy Associuted Frehs.l ~ ~ "A NJ
4 f5MUNDlsN, December - There Wils an
other small skirmish OH General Ren-
,nenkampff's front on Novembe: ssooth,t h1.s
otherwise everything remains quiet here.s
The weather Ii warmer and more agree-i
able.
A decidedly hot skirinish took place on
November satf, on the Russian right be-i
tween the villages or Cllyantan and
syaokchen, the latter place being oc-.
c,lpied by Russian troops. Several cons
nantes of Japanese, with cavalry. taking
advantage OF night, tried to cut the
russian communications IN this directlon,
but border scouts enclosed the japanese
on two sides and routed them capturing
ten rifles and several horses. The RUS
sian loss was five killed or wounded.
The Japanese loss Is supposed to have
been much heavier, w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
DYING, / N'I.|S.s'E|N| | {
WROTE ON GARD.
Air Hole Broke and Inventor
Realized He Was Doomed
to Sufocate.
to SuHocatc.
FOUND ON THE LAKE SHORE.
The Body Was Frozen, But
Face Was Still:
Smiling.

{By Associated Press 5

y ~
STDVENSVILLf5, MICH. December l.
Peter Nisse1, who started across Lake
Michigan In his boat called the Fool
Killer, No. 81 was found dead on the
beach. two miles and a. half west OF hero
to-day. Nissen Is supposed to have been
washed ashore d durfng the night. His
Fool Kilcr'' was about twenty rods
down the beach from his body, and wns
considerably damaged. A life-preserver7
and an overcoat were fastened to the
basket shaped car In the boat. The body
was broug hit to stevensvillo, where 1t
lies In the town hall. The hands and face
are frozen and the features reflect Intense
suffering. The clothing on tho body was
somewhat torn. i t is thought tl,;lt Nisse1a
could not have been dead q great while
when the body was found, as rlgor morris
had not set in.5 i
Y Nissen's S employer was notified as soon
as word was received here that the body
had been found and a coroner's jury
was empaneled and began an inquest
Men have gone from hero to bring In the
wrecked Fool Killer, No. g. g. .
When the wrecked aquatic balloon was
examined, one of Nissen's business car6s
was found, on the back OF which was a
note from the dead adventurer. saying
that an air hole upon which he depended
to renew his supply Of air had broken and
that he was doomed to die Of suffocation.
It Is believed here that Nissen was alive
when his boat first touched the eastern
shore OF the lake. There was smile on
the face Of the dead navigator.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
japanese Generals Injured
i9 ~ z (8y9 !AssOclated Press.l 7Eqg
rnKI0 gJ0nc - 3,-P anot.f.e from 4 1,a Tn n.

5 TOXIC, Dec. 1.-Reports from the Japa-s
nese 4 army besleg;nS Port VI Arthur say
that Leutenant-(s enera Thuchiya 4SI Is
among the wounded, and that General
Nalzamura, the leader Of the specially
trained body OF swordsmen, which charged
into the Russian forts NoYelrl bers Z 26t h.
was injured In both legs.@5
General Nogis telegram announcing tho
StOrming and capture OF @est'203 Metre &IIill'SS
was received with cheers blythe j apan-Ss
5ese lpeople. NiL srevivAs tbs hope Fof$s
an ary capture of Port Arthur proper
The people have never ID espa ired of the
success sjof the besiegers,s but the forth.
5tudc Of the defenders and the prolonga-3
.tion OF the siege, which exceeds VA by
months the most liberal preliminary esti-5
mate Of the time required to accomplish
the reduEtionE of this stronghold has been
a source OF deep regret. combined with
tho loss of life and &disappointme entS over
the fact that the siege has coupled -such
a. large. force Of Smen, decreasing Field
he needed every available man. s5s s
b To- day was the date set under the
conscrlption act. when recruits could Join
the army. Cheered by the news from
General Nogi. thousands OF recruit0j
the empire marched to Il ha r.
racks and donned uniforms for tho frsk
time. Following an 'honored custom 1'elae-5
stives OF recruits. carrying flags and ball-.s
nel.s, escorted the new soldiers to thor.
In Toxic to-day there have
been scores Of little professions escort
ing dctachlnents OF popular conscrl pts.s
The number of men who have Joined the
colers to-days1lnder tho conscriphon act
has not boon made public. "A PREF M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
.AWF Ill DROUGHT
IN WEST VIRGINIA. VI c |. \ IA.
Rivers Dry Up and Railroads.
Run Water Trains
Regularly.
OIL WELLS STOP 0 PERATloNs
Fall Crop Sppils ins Ground and
Cattle Suffer for FaterF or
est Fires. Sweep Mountains.

n.
Especial to The Times Dispatch,

{Special to The Times -Dlspatch.)
PARKERSBURG, W. VA, Dec. II
Yves tern West Virginia and Eastern Ohio
ara undergoing the most severe drought
ever known In this locality For four
months practically no rain has fal1en.s as n
3 Of the Weather Bureau, says there has
beer, a deficiency Of over ten inches t.s
tho rainfall Of this ssGtion aya IN fhe 1easr lasr
before been known to 90 dry. are r.; \, nov ?,
tll1st 3. Wells and springs have dried up
and farmers n ahhy, nltteekk steek from le M six
to ten miles to wat er.asl,s :, \. !. . II, =
The Little Kunawlla river, mas hard!}E; ils \;
IN t9 ,,o iloaS ahere n not
4 q stsamb boat running. i. &,
A foot and Ahal ter ls FL .i1.s. ~
is here 81 ono
Gould wade the pera tlons ~,
oil fields haye been abandoned on t;, acc51,iht
OF the get wassr i hnuled l', DIN ii
is piped for miles from the rivefn !, fyom afes he
roads are s1ferlnE frains 'a are run run
on the Baltimore and .Ohi3s 10 l4f, ,a 9 ,nr1
dr{d miles east ~! ~ tn
are run with the same regularity as as pas pas
clarksblrg which derives It's ,,.;,,,yt water
almost dry ana Sappy ap}pFas f9G Save e beeS ssS
l.nIn l.nS nelIaa to- shut down for want or
ee!lsns ana avs spfea Seen
i,eId t6 devise means of supplying the
City with water should "a 2, fire ges sthr,-
ed that place would 5be1il ~ q 4 i'ost 'isl'1-
gerous situation. 81 : = 7, -.
armars e sreatsst sgffepeETi speior irom II
the the sronnd, there not being !, auitlsient
moisture to make them sproMIt pasturafe rn5err G
this entirc section are fcedlng their. cat
they do in the MRter Weeks an because ay
there IS no grass for them to eat.
ogest fires are Mespng 'n9ngt arsa trae I
nea r hero having been burning for sew.
era days There Is little ei indfatont dna 6etop q
rain falls farmers would suffer severe
loss .
Persons in the Ohio valley are fearful
lest snow shall. come before rain, and
accumulate during the winter, causing
a flood when 10 begins to thaw III tle
SDrinf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
SECTIONS Of TRAIN
COLLIDE IN TUNNEL
Engineer and Brakeman Killed
and Fireman Seriously
Injured.

WHEELING. w. VA. December IL
In tho tunnel near F>airpsh, seventeen
miles west OF Wheeling, on the Cleveland,
I4orain and Wheeling division Of the Bal
timorc and Ohio. n fatal freight wreck
was caused tonight by the, collision Of
The dead are. W. White engineer of
second section, Of uhrichsyllle, Ohio;
killed instantly.
j, S. Bevngton, brakeman Of second
section, of AIckeesport. Pa; crushed
badly; died at 4 r. M,
Edward @, Alllcv, fireman OF second
section, or Holloway, Ohio: shoulder frac-
tlired; was seriously injured
1al'he collidng trains were running about
thirty cars lengths apart, when the first
section was held up In the FaZrpont tun-
mel, and before tho nagnlan could emerge
from the smoke, the second section crash
ed Into II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
ALTERATION WILL
BE MADE ADVlSEDLY
Ex-secretary Long Speaks in
Favor Of Adjustment Of
Schedule to the Needs Of
the Time-What
Canada Man
Says.

tlsx Assoclate ed Press.)

(l3S ASSOCldLeul1A 1ASSo1
BOsTUN, December 1.--Bctore an a,-
dienco OF more than 1900 people. vice Ice
President eject Charles w. Iairbanlls,s OF
Indiana, defined tho altitude OF the re
5n,,blicnn administration on the tar1n
question ut the annual banquet OF the
Home Market Club IN Mechanics 11all IAN
tonight. Among tho other guests were
Governor John H. Bates, Of Massachu-
setts; former Secretary Of the Navy John
II. Long, DR.. w. II Montague, OF Torohn- orc n
10. n councillor of the Dominion OF Cam
ada: I: q overnol- elect j ohm McLane, OF New
Tampshire and Clovernor4a elect Henry
roberts, OF Connecticut. The Speakers
we're Senator Fairbanks. Governor 'ia, Bates,
Secreta ry Long and DR.. Nlontasu ue.3 s5eha-
tor Fairbanks said in pa
.ty-, look forward with confidence and
satisfaction to the early comple tionl OF
the iathmian canal, which will Increase
in a large measure the commerce ofsthe
United Stntes. ss }5e
The Tariff Question.
while the tariff question Is an old one.
III Is of continual and vital interest, |.
must not bo overthroW11 or surrellueS1 sle 'l
either by Ignorance or prejudice; II must :,
be maintained by educ alton py anteLils ~
discussion. 4 Tho tariff issue was sharply
presented In the platforms OF the Repuo-
#licau and Democratic parties in the re-! e!
cent campaign. Tho Republican party
stood sauarely by Its protective policy,
while the Democratic party denounced
protection as a robbery. Tho Repubil-
can party insisted that rat es OF ou
should he readjustcd only Wllen condi- 1ol
{tions have so changed that the public
tt(bm. l1le
the Democratic party favored o * revision ION
and .. gradual reduction Of the ia ritf:. 3.
Republic al lteralti ons "a re to be made,
when necessary, along Is protectiY iYes lines,
4Ewililc Democr revision nealis the elm
inatioi, of the protective primo irle, ,&s
,"rlle Republican Party has $6 revised
tariff schedules In the past when revision
was essential and It will not hesitate IN
the future to subject them to- careful
SCRUTINY and alterations so lllnt5 our pro-
tectlve. !. systems may be Just in it's ope-
rations iG Whenever change of schedules
is essential iii the. public Interest, tho
alteration will be mad it will be made
adyisedly; 1t will he made with full knowl-
edge, not In response to mere sentiment.
but agreenbly to sound economic neces-
sity. Any other policy is obviously un-
wise ana disturbing insi its tendency. 3
Long Favors . Adjustment.
..The Republican party adheres to the
doctrine OF commercial reciprocity: that
reciprocity which tends to expand our
commerce and 4 to develop American In
dustry In the interest Of American labor
and American capital. It holds to that
reciprocity which is the hand maiden'
OF protection. but not to that which Is
but another form Of free trade and which
is hostile to tho protective system.
Ex-Secretary Long favored the 'ad-
.il1stment" or tho tariff to the needs Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
NEWTON WILL
GET G''IE|:'T N. MONEY !: .||:.' BACK
But Attorneys for Mrs. Chad
wick Do Not Say Where It
Will Come From.
CASE STILL 'lyl... 4 PUZZLE.
Counsel for Plaintiff Expresses
Confidence i'll Ability Of
Woman to Pay.
(yy Associated Press.)

q Il
u NEW YORK, December 1.-GeorEo
Ryall, local counsel for Her1ocrt p. &! New 'I'
ton, tonight made a statement that the
settlement agreed upon with Mrs. Cassie
r.. Chadwick, of Cleveland. is for the
pa ymc,rt in cash OF Mr.. Newton's entire
claim. The payment, he said, IS TO be
,uado either this week or early next week.
..Eo securities have been given for this this
payment he added. but sswes are \. Elre mr.
1t will be made
In reference to the statement made th's
a fternoon by5 Einu nd ~. Powers, counsel
for Mrs. Chadwick. that Of the amount
q med 4 by7 Mr.. IS. N evton, Il sS65,o repre-
sented notes gwen for Bonuses, Mr. Ryan
said: a. s.
s.AIr. Powers is mistaken in his figures
Tho notes lie refers to do not represent
bonuses The settlement is upon o1r full
claim OF $4,000.
Air of Mystery,
,rne announcement that one OF. the largest
creditors of Mrs. Chadwick had agreed
upon settlement has given anew phase TO
Gtl1s strange case At the same tirne the
air of mystery, which has surrounded
every turn thus far made, was still pres
ont to-day, and there was absolutely
nothing beyond conjecture to indicate
what tho outcome would be. That all the
legitimate claims against Mrs. Chadwick
will be met is the statement made by
her attorneys but at the same time they
decline to say anything as to the source
from which the necessary funds Will be
obtained. sg Y.
Mrs Chad wick Will produce the neces-
sary collateral to meet all Just obliga-
tions at the proper time. We DO not feel
ca lied upon to inform the public as to the
nature of this collateral or whence it will
come
This statement in brief covers tho at-
titudo taken by Mrs. Chadwick's legal
advisers.
Statements by Attorneys.
1--WE are now In Il position to state
that Mr.. Newton's claim will bc paid in
full, and weE have gone SO far that wo
nrc not relying any more on mere proln-
ises."
This statement concerning his clients s
present position was made, to-day by AR
thur a. Stearns, the Cleveland lawyer
representing Herbert D. Newton.
Edmund w. Powers. counsel for Mrs.
Chadwick. made a statement regarding
the case this afternoon. Tie said that
(Continued OH Third Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Desperate Blow /.
(ByS Associated Press,

(ByS Associated Press ats8
L ST. .PETE1RSBURG,D Dec. The way
office here ia not yet prepared to accept
the report that the y = apanese before Port
Arthur have taken t2OS Meter Iill. but II u.
is officially confirmed the war office ad-s
mits that 1t will be "a desperate blow for
the gallant defenders of f5 the fortress.
The position commands the harbor. md
If the Japanese can mount siege guns on
its summit they can force out the Russ
cherage. Those familiar with the sup-5
porting plans Of the forts think 1t Is, by
no means, certain that even though the
Russians are forced to retire from c03
Metre ELL the Japanese can place In
pos tion heavy guns against the fire
which the other forts can bring to beat
on it. t3E i' s$ 33 ts lii sssa
Still tlle war office officials reluctantly!
agree that such q breach in tho chain
renders the position . ex tremelY y ritical.
and bdIa 5hough fne m HT abe
Tail and B Lao Tie forts for soma tilne,3
It may mark the beginning OF the end !.
The war office 4 Is convinced that, with
the approach of the Russian Second Pa
off n squadron the J Japanese considered
that the eliminat of the Port Arthur
5squa dron as "a n ghting fact or, " as bso-
tai. thus taccoll IN for the Teck-
q position directly commanding tho liar-j
4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
CARS CRUMDLED AND
FIREMEN WERE KILLED. {: J
Trains Crash in New York and
Three Are Dead-several
Narrow Escapes.
fBy Associated l9ress0

Z ONEONT.A. N. VI, December 1.--rhree
men were killed, several others had re-
n,arkably narrow escapes from death and
property valued at fully $4,000 was de-
stroycd In a collision between two freight
trains OH tho susquehanna DIVISION OF tne
Della ware and Hudson River near hero to-
day. ~,
The dead men were all firemen, They,
arc IL, A. Martin, cooperstowll; Frank
Pratt, Oneonta; George Williams Wor'
cester,
! A fast freight train. westbound, running
at the rate OF forty miles an hour crash
ed into All extra freight, which was he
ing shunted off TO q side track 'flle en-
gnc Of the fast freight WAS smashed.
cars were crunlbled Nh and thrown from
the tracks, anu the three firemcn We're
literally ground to pieces, The engineers
and the other tlainmen saved themselves
by jumping,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
PRESIDENT TO
HELP SETTLE STRIKE.
(Br .Associnted Press.)

n #yy1AsIILNGTON,3 D. G.. December, -
President Shaifer, Of the Amalganlated
Iron and Steel Workers arrived here to-
day from Pitts burg. He has an engage
ment to 500 the President tomorrow. in
company with Representative-elect
Thomas. of tho Nineteenth Ohio District.
Mr.. Sllafrer's mission Is to enlist the In
tfuence of the President In the settle
ment of the iron and steel strike now in
progress in; youngstown and Glrard. Ohio.
Ho will propose that the President sug-
gest to the United States Steel Company
that the differences between the company
and the strikers be sl1omlttd to arbi-
tration. No intilnation is given. as to the
answer tho President Will mako to the
propositions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Fighting in North,
(Ry Associated press)
n, I-,,,I,a, IA a.B, An ~

Ivy @NNSuUIHEGH. 49,.
TOXIC. December l.--A AiaHs aliiaii 5ilnah-
quarters reports us follows 8
"At midnight yesterday u body o ths
enemy's Infantry attacked Machnanant1l
Mountuin. Our tnuh-comniissioned ohlcera
picket there repused them
"Japanese scouts siispatched % L'aeilt
angtun encountered and repuised q body;
OF the enemy aud succeeded in ass.
charging the duties required OF them Bsol
"A Japanese force III the neig ghborhooa
Of rIalenchuang reports that ~ apout Y
in the afternoon OF November -ssth. Gl
body OF the enemy. consisting OF ~ fallrys
and cavalry advanced on slantziAtSu
TIghts we repillsed them az about 1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
"CL0sED SHOP" ILLEGAL,
SAYS NEW YORK COURT

: NlEW YORK, Dec. 1.--7That The ''cl0sed
shop Is illegal was derIdedh i hlo-dny by the
Supreme Court, sitting In Brooklyn. a
Contract entered into hetween the firm
Of Morris Cohn s; Sons and PROTECTIVE
the United Garment Workers OF America,
whereby tho firm was prohibited from
employing labor not belonging 70 the
local union, and also from employing eye,l
member held a card signed ny. the husi-
ness agent of the local was decided by
the court to DO contrary to public policy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
EMPEROR KILLS BIRDS AND
SENDS THEM TO MAR |<ET
(By Associated Press

BERLIN, December 1.-Elnpcror VIII
liam did some remarkable shooting ut
Alnwcnitz. Silesla, yesterday. From day
light to O'Clock IN the afternoon he
brought down 9l0 phensants. fifteen other
birds and Two liares. The guns Of the
party bagged 3,9l5 heads of game. Tho
Emperor and his party shot 1902 birds
inatwo days last week on the estate OF
Count Won Tielc-Wincliler, which were
sent to market in Berlin. which city re-
ceves almost every day several thousand
pleasants. besides larger game, as u re-
suit of the imperial party's forays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Attack on 203 Metre Hill.
Attended by a Terri
Bile Slaughter.
RUSSIA DOES NOT
CONCEDE CAPTURE.
The St. Petersburg War Office,
However, Admits That Blow
Would be Very Desperate
One-The Situation 81
Around Muk- 4
den.
N ~ :! l!!l7fIl u q
tBy Associated Press.)

IS VI; rBy Associated Press.) ls
+ LONDON. December 1.-THE correspona
dent at Che Foo OF the Daily Telegraph.
says that the attack on 200 Metre Hill.
resulted in heavy losses to the first dt.s
vision Of the heSJapanese stormers. sln1ul~
taneously with this assault the corres--4
pondents says the men OF the ninth ana
eleventh divisions advanced and menaced
the Rillung and Kekwnn forts It u
stated, the correspondent adds. that with
IN the last twenty-four hours, the Japan
esq casualties have amounted to is, 900.
1t is asserted that the attacks have. been
planned to continue until December 10th,
when It Is hoped the capture OF Port Ar-5
thur will DO completed, } 4 ii si5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
HOLINESS IDEA
SPLITS CHURCH.
.ParkVieW.in DisCord Be-.
cause the Pastor is
Not Retained.
BISHOP WAS STRONG
ON ITS INFLUENCE
Eleven Out Of Twelve OF the
Board Of Stewards Resign
and Many Of Congtega--
ton Are Expected to
Join Some Other
Church.

Especial % THO Times.D!.piaich.

Especial TO THO Times -Dlhpatch.,
& NORFOLK VA. Dec. Park View
Methodist Church OF the Portsmouth corr.
ference district. is in the tllroes Of discord,
owing to the failure of Bishop Wilson to
return It's pastor. Rev &. Ellington Nc
Gee, for another year. There are two
distinct factions IN the congregation one
holding tie '1IolIncss'' or Second Bless
ing Beltef" and the other maintaining
there is no such doctrine Us Methodisn,.
Z Mr.. A1cGee is opposed to the Holt
ness" idea, and vigorously dlsapproved Of
1t in his sermons. This course naturally
brought him the opposltion&o OF the Holt
ness faction" and long before the con-
ference met in Lynchburg,f ten days ago,
plans were made to s1,cureSAIr. AfcGce's
transfer by those he had displeascd.