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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-08-20
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Equality in thr Unttatttnttn&t?
By PROF. F. C. DE SUMICHRAST.
of Harvard University.

AkNG the context OF the Declaration of independence it
might be supposed at the first glance that the signer of
that document meant thai equality comprised an equal right
to Life, liberty and tine pursuit Of happiness But it
would appear reflection, that they do not mean anything
OF the Sort they include and specify these three things
as naienablc rights The equality to which they refer
must be something else 1t cannot be equality of physical
strength of intellectual power for they were men OF
nudco. rlo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Paralrtic { ured hy Frieht.

New York, Nov. 29.--Fifty women
and children had a narrow escape from
death in fire which destroyed five
story tenement building at No. 234 Ninth
avenue, early today. Mrs. McGlower
an old woman, and a paralytic, was cured
by fright and excitement She left her
bed and climbed down the fire escape un-
assisted. The two fire escapes in the
rear were quickly jammed With people.
Many others fearing to risk the smoke
filed stairways, fed to the roof, where
they were taken down by the fremen.
The building was completely destroyed.
The tenants lost ali their possessions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
rOREIGN NEWS.

The Russian torpedo destroyer Pro-
sinnery arrived at Brest today. She re-
ported she had been seriously damaged
in her hull aud permission vas asked to
enter the harbor.
Admiral Fourier has been appointed
French member OF the commission which
will inquire into the Dogger Bank
charge The commission, il is an
nounced, will meet at to French
Foreign Office.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Exchange Telegraph Com
pany wires that the Russian submarine
boats Delphine and Somn left there yea
terday. They are expected TO reach
Vladivostok within the next four weeks.
A divorce was today granted in Paris
to Princess Chakowski (nee Collins,
the niece of Chauncey NJ. Depew. The
case has been pending tor a week past.
Under the French law, the Princess is
given her dover rights as well as the
guardianship Of her child,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Women Assaulted.

Two brutal assaults on white women
were committed in Portsmouth, Va,
yesterday, the scene of the assaults in
both places being in stores and the as
sailant, a negro, probably the same man
in each case.
While Miss Jennie Moore, daughter
Oh A. w. Moore, a groceryman, was IN
her fathers place of business yesterday
morning about IL O'Clock, an unknown
negro entered and asked for cigarette,
and when informed by Miss Moore, who
was alone, that she did not have one in
the store, he asked for cake. Az Miss
Moore turned to grant the negro's re-
quest she was struck on the head with a
heavy section of lead pipe, several feet
10 length and two inches in diameter.
The girl fell to the floor with wound
in her head and the negro escaped. His
murderous assault vas witnessed by
other negroes, who came to the as
sistance OF Miss Moore. When she had
recovered consciousness last night Miss
Moore was unable to furnish the police
description of her assailant. Though
her condition is serious, the attending
physicians believe that she will recover.
Before the police had achance to hunt
for the assailant OF Miss Moore they we're
summoned to the store OF Robert Scher,
in Brighton, suburb of Portsmouth,
where Mrs. Scher, the wife of the proprie-
tor, had been attacked while alone and
struck several times over the head with
a heavy lead pipe. She isnow in a crit
ical condition.
Mrs. Scher was alone ia the store When
the negro entered, and after looking
around he asked for an article not usually
kept in grocery store and departed, but
returned in few minutes and asked for
some cakes. When Mrs. Scher reached
under the counter to get the cakes the
negro struck her a stunning blow on the
back of her neck. Inorder to prevent an
cutlery the negro struck Mrs. Scher sever
al times in rapid succession and then
fled. Robbery was not committed in either
case and the police are working on
the theory that both assaults were the
work of an insane man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Sensational Death in Hotel.

London, Nov. 29.-Elverton r.
Chapman, it,, the son OF Z. II. Chap
man, the wealthy banker of New York,
lost his life either By falling or jumping
from the third story ofthe Carlton Hotel
last evening. The accident or suicide
occurred at the time when the corridors
of the hotel we're filled with the fashion,
able guests of the hotel, who were about
to 90 into dinner. The young man who
had arrived at the hotel on Saturday,
accompanied by his valet, had been in
disposed since his arrival. Last night,
however. he dressed himself for dinner
and lett his room. Suddenly his valet
and several on the third floor, saw him
topple over the banister and fall to the
stone floor of the FIRST floor. In falling.
he narrowly missed striking Madame
Rincon GalIardo, the wife of the Next
can Ambassador When he struck on
the stone flooring a commotion oc-
cured, while the dying man lay groan-
ing in the midst Of the guests. He was
picked up and taken to his room, where
it was found that he had suffered a
fracture of the skull, and broken arm.
He died twenty minutes later Several
of the papers assert that Chapman was
Temporarily deranged, as the result Of
sickness, and that lie had been constant
ly under the watchlul eye of his valet.
These reports have it that last night
while walking along the corridor on the
third floor he suddenly grasped the ban
lister and leaped over to his death. Other
reports favor the accident theory. 1t is
also stated that he attempted to commit
suicide on Monday by shooting himself
with a revolver, but was prevented by his
valet. Elverton Chapman was about %
years of age. He had been a student at
Oxford until last spring. He was in
America early in the fall, but returned to
Europe some weeks ago for an automo-
bile trip on the continent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Today's Telegraphic News
Dogs as Scouts.


St. Petersburg, Nov. PA news
naper correspondent reports an ingenious
arrangement by the japanese armies at
The front They now have number Of
dogs. he says. which are sent ont to re-
connoitre. These dogs which have been
most carefully trained, have ropes attach
ed to their bodies, enabling the japanese
to follow them. The barking of the
canine scouts informs their masters OF
the locality of the enemy.
st. Petersburg. Now 29.-Dispatches
from the front report frequent skirmishes
on the Russian left flank near the Shake
river. Apparently the japanese are con-
tinuing their development OF turning
movement in this direction, the begin
ming of which was reported last week.
General Rennenksmpf reports hot
skirmish on Sunday iu which the seventh
japanese regimentan force of Rus
slams clashed The japanese lost 100
killed and injured, while the Russian
casualties were 70.
Toxic. Nov. 29.-It is reported that
the Japanese made a night attack on 1908
Metre HILL" which they succeeded in
taking. Ii is estimated that ninety per
cent Of the occupation of Port Arthur has
now been accomplished. With this
height in their possession no part OF the
harbor is concealed from the japanese.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-General
Knropatkin reports that the battle south
of Mukden was resumed yesterday. The
fighting continued until IL o'clock this
morning. He adds: 1--WE collected
the dead lying near our position before
our centre and right flank. Up to noon
we had buried 2S0 men of the seventh re-
giment OF the ninth reserve brigade. We
took a number Of rifles and ammuni-
ton" A later dispatch from Lieuten
ant General SakharofP says that the
japanese were forced to eyacuate Tsine-
chen by Russian artillery and were pur-
sued four yersts.
Rome, Nov. 29.-The Mattino is
informed that the japanese will make
their first attack on the Russian Baltic
fleet in the Straits of Malacca, where
they have been preparing to strike an
effective blow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
rELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

No conference between the Taft COM
mission and the heads of the Panama
government was held in Panama today.
James 3. Duke, the tobacco million
aire, was welded at Camden, n. j., this
afternoon TO Miss Lillian Mscrcady, of
New York
William B. Colver, a prominet news
paper of Cleveland, Ohio, and OF national
reputation, was Yesterday appointed tax
insuisi.or Of Cuyahoga county, an Office
worth about $40, 600 year.
A two hours battle occurred at Zeigler,
Ill.,, last night between two companies
of militia and some 200 unknown men.
No one was seriously hurt among the
soldiers but result on the outside are I'M
known, as the rioters retreated.
The steamer Trinidad, which arrived
at New York today, from Bermuda,
brought seven of the crew of the bark
entine Elmiranda, which was abandoned
at sea on November l4th. The Elmi-
randa became waterlogged before she was
abandoned. IN the storm VIM. Nc
Laughlin, of Weymouth, n. 5. was
washed overheard and lost.
The Brighton, Mass, police last
evening arrested y man whom they be-
lieve to be the tramp that the authorities
are looking for in connection with the
murder of Mrs. Brigham, at Leicester,
last Saturday. He gave the name of
James Riley, and his description tallies
very accurately with that given by per-
sons who saw the man hanging about
the vicinity about the time that the
murder was committed.
Following an explosion in the basement Of
the Pullman Palace Car Company's head
quarters building in st. Louis, this morning,
one man was burned to death and nine others
had narrow escapes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
News Of the Day.


Rev. ]. Il. Rankin, formerly president
of Howard University, Washington, died
in Cleveland, yesterday.
William Cunning and John Doyle,
who escaped from Governors Island,
where they were serving sentences for de-
sertion, were recaptured in New York
yesterday.
James II. Stevenson, head of The firm
of j. II. Stevenson, Brothers & Co.,
wholesale dealers in oil, died suddenly
yesterday on the street in Philadelphia
of heart disease.
Mrs. Bridget Noe, eighty years old,
has asked for divorce from Louis Noe,
of Newark, n. j., on the ground of
desertion. The woman declares that
Noe left her forty years ago.
Guy Roche, the gambler who was shot
twice by "Big Frank" FELTON,, after a
quarrel at Broadway and Thirty-sixth
st., New York, on Thursday evening,
died Saturday night at the New York
Hospital.
Justice Clark, in New York, yester-
dsy, threw out court the suit for divorce
brought against Charles l.. Hagemeyer,
a wealthy real estate operator, by his
second wife, who named the first wife as
correspondent
1t is said that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad COMPANY. as well as the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company, will
bid for Maryland's interests in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, sealed bids
for which will be opened at Annapolic
on Thursday.
Judge Swayne appeared yesterday as q
witness in his own behalfin answer to
the charges against him now under inyes.
tigstion by the House Judiciary con-.
mittee, in Washington. He made a
general denial, but admitted the use of
private cars in some of his trips. His
statement closed the taking of testimony.
Gen" Jacob S. Coxey, OF Mount
Vernon, O., once leader of the Common.
veal Army" has filed personal
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States Court. His liabilities are given
as $2S7, 600. His assets consist OF
2, $50 shares of stock in the Coxey Steel
and Silica Sand Company and an unse-
cured note for Sll 200.
Friends in New York OF Mrs. Mary
Lloyd Taintor Mason, divorced wife of
Edward p. Mason, son of h. Il. Mason,
founder OF the piano manufacturing
house Of Mason q Hamlin, were sur
prised TO learn yesterday that she was
married a month ago to Daniel Gregory
Mason, the younger brother of her for
mer husband. Mrs. Mason was formerly
Miss Mary l.. Taintor, Of East Orange,
n. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Press Censorship Removed.

st. Petersburg, Nov. PA remark
able change in Russian censorship con-
ditions has occurred. In fact, SO decid-
ed have the changes been that they have
almost reached the stage of being reyolu.
tionary. One sign of these improved
conditions is the continuous publication
of a pamphlet, entitled Progress and
Freedom" demanding radical reforms.
Another feature is the permission granted
the newspapers to freely discuss numer-
Gus subjects which were not even allowed
to be mentioned. The papers go so far
as to expose many of the abuses of the
bureaucratic methods of the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
More Fierce Assaults.

The japanese are vigorously pressing
and trying to turn both the right and
left Russian TANKS General Kuropat
kin reports that the japanese began the
offensive movement last Thursday near
the village of Tsinkhetchen, which is.
close to Da Pass.
For the last three days there has been
fighting at this point, but not of des-
perate character. Several times the
japanese have been repulsed, but they
have renewed the attacks with increased
forces. A heavy snowstorm on Saturday
caused temporary suspension of the
battle, the gunners being unable to see
through the driving snow. When the
weather cleared the Russians discovered
a turning movement against their right.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
nnnhIe Murder

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 29.-The reign
of terror which has existed in the Italian
colony on the outskirts of Carbondale,
is intensified today on account of a
double murder which was committed
there last night, when Toe Tolerico
and Frank Feresi were riddled with bull
lets in an alteration with the members
of secret soci ty of their fellow couu-
trymen and died a short time afterward
in the Emergency Hospital. The only
provocation for the murder was that the
two men demonstrated with some mem
bers of the society" when they were
shot down. The assassins escaped and
all the efforts of the police to locate them
have been in vain, 50 far. None of the
Italians will give any aid in bringing
them to justice because of the terror in
which they hold the society.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
The Vote Of Virginia.

The State Board of Canysssers met in
Richmond yesterday afternoon and can
yassed the election returns. The total
vote cast in Virginia was 1910, l03, less
than half the vote cast for Bryan and
Mckinley four years ago, which was
2Gl, 945 Notwithstanding this enor-
nous falling of, the democratic majority
remains about the same, though the
democratic gain is enormous when the
redu1ed vote is considered. For instance,
four years ago. when the combined re-
publican and democratic vote was 26l, =
94j, the difference in favor of the demo-
Gratis was 80, 2l5. Now, with the COM
bine1 democratic and republican vote
1914 the difference in favor of the
democrats is 81, 1873. The presidential
vote for the candidates of all six parties
was as follows: Democratic, so, GS8 I;
republican. 46. 45O populist, $50 pro-
hibitionist, 1882; social labor, 2lS So
cial democrat, 90.
The counties carried by Roosevelt are
Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickinson,
Lee, Floyd, Grayson, Greene, Highland,
Montgomery, Page, Pulaski, Russell,
Smyth, Scott, Tazewell, Washington,
Wise and Wythe. The total number of
votes cast was 129, 1913. The official vote
for Congressman was as follows:
First district-Jones, dem, 1885,
Trader, rep, 226. Second-Maynard,
DEM, lO,962; Hughes, rep, 1920.
Third-Lamb, DEM, 1921; Hanson,
rep, 579; Allan, rep, l,O2O. Fourth
SOuthall, dem, 6,0Sli Alexander, rep,
l,O4S. Fihh-Swauson, dem, 1898;
5tovall, rep. 4, 79S. Sixth-Glsss, dem,
1873; Hoge, rep, S,429. Seventh
Hay, dem, 1901, Keezel, rep, 4, 949.
Eighth-Rixey, DEM, 1886; Howard,
rep, 2,44S. Ninth-Wysor, dem, H.
67S; SIemP, rep, 1926. Tenth
Flood, dem, 9,1SS, Revercomb, rep,
4. 400; Opie. ind. DEM, 1892.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Another MYSTERIOUS Murder

With her head crushed in, the BODY
of Mrs. Margaret Keller was found in
her apartment on the upper East side
of New York late yesterday. Nearby
was lO-inch cOupliug-pin, with which
she had evidently been murdered, for
one end of it was covered with blood.
The Keller family consisted of the.
husband, who is employed in a local.
mercantile establishment; James, II
years, AMI Mabel, 8 years old. The
children say they left home as usual
yesterday morning for school Their
father had gone to work earlier and
when they started out their mother was
in good spirits AT the noon hour thew
found the door of the apartment locked,
but thought their mother was out shop
ping. When al the close of the after
noon session the boy could not gain en-
trance to his home, he climbed up the
fire escape and found rear window
unlocked. A few minutes later the
neighbors were startled to hear him
rushing down stairs, screaming My
mOlher mas been Killed.
Mrs. Keeler's body was found on her
bed and she had been dead several hours.
Investigation by tie police shows that
the woman was murdered in the kitch-
en- and had made desperate resistance.
The murderer then dragged her body
into the bedroom and threw it upon tho
bed. Missing from the fiat was jewelry
worth $400 aud also 5000 in cash. The
police learned last night that a nan had
called on Mrs. Keller several times and
had been given something to eat. The
fact that the table was set when the
murder was done at once seemed to link
the visitor of former occasions with the
crime. A description Of the msn WAS
epCurad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29

The President returned TO Washing
ton this morning safe and sound from
his st. Louis trip and without any at
tempt having been made to injured him
in any shape or form. There is no
question that reasonable precautions
should be taken by all concerned to
make sure of the safety of the President
while he resides ia the capital or when
he is making a tour ofthe country. Bn'
there was altogether too much imperial
pomp and parade in tiv progress OF
President Roosevelt to st. Louis and ie-
turn. The safety of the nations head
could be quite as effectively secured with
out so wide a proclamation of real or
imaginary danger. 1t may, indeed, be
doubted, as suggests the Philadelphia
Record. whether the extreme care for
his safety does not operate as an incen-
live to miscreants capable ofhigh crime.
The danger is itself lure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
TUESDAY EVENING. NOV. %, 1904

SENATOR SCOTT, Of West VirginiT,
has set pace for those who oppose
tariff revision. He has this line print'd
in red ink across all his correspondence
stationery "Let well enough alone.
Each of the letters hereafter sent out by
Mr. scott will bear the flaming reminder
that in his idea present conditions ale
GOOD enough and that there should lie
no interference by Congress in the shal e
ola modified tariff bill. Senator Scttt
is not the only republican Senator who
oonoses q tariff reduction. Indeed there
is rapid lining up OF the ''stand-Pat-
tors" in the Senate against an extra
session of Congress for the consideration
Of tariff revision. The "old guard Is
standing shoulder to shoulder against'h
propositiou, believing that by such OPP
nosition il can certainly prevent any re-
duction at present and probably nn
ill late in the regular session of Congress
beginpiug in December, 1905. Indeed,
Senator Hale. high priest OF protec-
ton. has boldly announced that there
will be no revision of the tariff, either at
this session or at an extra session OF the
next Congress, and gives as his
reason that people Of the country
nv their recent votes sustained the high
tariff doctrine held by the republican
party. He declares that he VIII use
every effort in his power to prevent any
LEGISLATION interfering with existing con
ditions or giving away more than we get
in reciprocity treaties. This he says Is
the meaning OF the recent election as be
II Understands it. aud continuing says
<,Preaident Roosevelt will be too wise to
divide his party" 1t should cause no
surprise to learn that the project to call
an extra session of Congress and reduce
the tariff meets with hostile reception
among the republican Senators. They
have been fighting against tariff reduc-
ton for generation, and they have at
various intervals raised the level OF
duties. The victory their party has re-
Gently won does not suggest to them the
proprlety of taking up the issues OF the
defeated democrats" As the Philadel-
phia Record says: The country may
get tariff reform from the republican
party, but it is quite likely to get a great
deal OF talk about it and then have to
turn to the democrats to make the re-
duction."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
The Best Liniment.

"Chamberlain's Pain Balm Is consid-
cred the best liDiment en- the market,
write Post & Bliss, of Georgia, VT No
other liniment will heal cut Or oruise
so promptly. No other sdords such
ouick relief from rheumatic pains. No
other is 80 valuable for deep seated pains
like lame back and pains in the chest.
Give this liniment trial and become ac-
quainted with its remarkable qualities
and you will never wish to be without it.
For sale by Gibson & Timberman and
w. F Creighton & Co., druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
Death ortbe Earl ofHardwicke.

London, Nov. 29-The Earl OF
Hardwicke, under Secretary ct the State
for War since 1902, is dead. Albert I'd
ward Philip Henry Yerke, sixth Eri OF
Hardwicke, was born at the British En-
basssy in Paris, March II, 1867, Early
in life he entered British political life.
In 1886 he was appointed Honorary
Atache of her Majesty's Embassy at
Vienna, remaining there for five years.
In the meantime he had also entered
the army, joining the Wiltshire Regiment,
of which he become captain in 1888. In
1900 he was appointed under Secretary
for India, holding that post until 1892,
when he was appointed under Secretary
for War.