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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-25
HANCOCK AVENGED
 HALLS WRONG,
Story of Facts Which Followed Elopement of Hall With Miss Bessie Hancock Fathers Trip to Dakota Hall Returned to Bates
 vile Father
 Forced to
 Aot

A. G. Hancock of Batesville, who shot and killed s. M. Hall in front of the court house in that city Wednesday evening, wasson Thursday admitted to bail in the sum of S1,5O0 by Judge Fulkerson, a number of promi- nent citizens volunteering to sign same.
 His attorneys are Yancey, Reeder & Casey and he apparent ly has public sympathy with him as he is reputed to be a quiet, orderly citizen. Hancock and Hall had married sisters and the young lady with whom the latter eloped was thus his wife's niece. Miss Hancock had been employed during 1903 as bookkeeper for MT. Hall and an attachment sprang up between them.
 The story of their elopement, the return home of the daughter and Halls unsuccessful attempt to get the girl to again leave her home are told by the Batesville Bee as follows:
 After clipping they went to Yankton, South Dakota, where Hall expected to get a divorce and marry Miss Hancock.
 After they had been in South Dakota a short time MT. Hancock went to Yankton and brought his daughter back home. After reaching that city MT. Hancock had Hall arrested for adultery. He was fined $500. After being fined for the first offense he was rearrested on a similar charge, but was released on his own recognizance and given his liber- ty subject to good behavior. The affair created a great sensation in Yankton.
 After Hall was released in Dakota he went to Oklahoma
 
 City and the next time he was heard from he was in this city. He slipped in last Thursday night, accompanied by two ruff fans from Cotter. They had a boat in which they expected to make their escape and kept them selves concealed in the river bot tom across the bayou. Hall was in disguise. He was here to in duce the young lady to again leave with him. In his efforts he offered Mark Luster S2O to carry a note from him to Miss Bessie, but MT. Luster promptly refused to do so. MT. Hancock was informed that Hall was in the city and he and family were on their guard. Saturday even ing Hall went to anegro woman s house in the eastern part of the city and induced her to attempt toAleliver the note, which reac as follows:
 Bessie: I am at this wom, ans house. I will never leave z without you. I want you te come here tonight. I have every thing arranged; we will make our escape. Darling, do not bt afraid to make the effort. would rather lay my life dowf than to leave without you, dar ling, Give me my life. Sam
 This note was given to thu family and the officers a'Ron instituted a search for Hall ant finally arrested him Saturday night and placed him in jail.
 After his arrest MT. Hancocl went to see him and insisted ol  him going back home and liv' with his wife and look after hi E business, but he would not lister to such an argument, affirmin,
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-25
CHEAP RATE
 TO CALIFORNIA.

Via the Iron Mountain route, one way colonist tickets, on sale March 1st to April 9Oth, only $3O. For further information call at Iron Mountain ticket office.
 THos. H. REAMEY, Agt.
 Vote for T. A. Gray for Prose cutting Attorney. 8Od4t
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
BATTLE IN sANTO O0M|NGO
Hundred Killed In the Revolution.
Business Paralyzed.
ISLANDS DEFIANT TO EUROPE.
Jlmincz Gains In Strength and Makes
II Lively for President Morales.
Armed Cruiser Appears.

Advlces from Santo Domingo say
there has been hard fighting around
Monte Cristi and Santiago de Los
Caballeros. Hundreds of men have
been killed and business Is paralyzed.
The revolutionary general, Jlmlnez.
was at Monte Crlstl on January 20
and preparing to resume the contest,
having received large supply of
ammunition on the 22d by the steam
er Cherokee from New York. A gun.
beat appeared in the ofilng of Monte
Crlsti on the 18th. and was supposed
to be waiting to intercept the Chero.
kee; she sent a boat in toward the
shore. but the revolutiunlsts prevent
ed 1t from landing by artillery fire. To
this the gunbo1t responded by bonn
harding Monte Cristi on the 18th (;
she did but slight damage however.
and finally steamed away before the
Cherokee arrived and landed her am
munitlon. she having been delayed.
An armed cruiser appeared off
Monte Cristi on January 81, and ex-
changed shots with the shore. the rev
olutlonists firing first. The schooner
is still off Monte Cr!sti. She seized
lighter load of provisions which was
being sent from Monte Cristi to a
small town on the coast.
Snnlo Domingo and Haiti have open
ly flouted the demands of European
governments for the payment Of their
International debts. The threats of
Germany TO send warships to forcibly
collect these claims has been met
with a laugh and the declaration that
the United states will never permit
repetition of the campaign of coer-
clOn which Germany. England and
Italy conducted against Venezuela.
Adyices setting forth this condition of
AFFAIRS have just been received in
Washington.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE.
Great Mass Of Colombian History Sen,
70 Congress.

The president sent to the senate q
mass of CORRESPONDENCE in response
to Senator Germans resolution calling
for the dates and circumstances I'M
der which the United States used mill
tary forces in the internal affairs of
New Grenada or Colombia, and wheth-
er such uses of military forces were
on the initiative of the United States
or by the request of New Grenada or
Colombia. or inconsequence of any Of
fetal representation of either The
resolution also called for copies Of the
order by the navy department relating
to such use CT military force.
The circumstances under which
forces were landed age given by the
president in detail. but orders by the
war and navy departments concerning
the inner workings of such depart
ments, and which constitute a part CT
the records of the offices of military
and naval Intelligence, are withheld,
on the grounds that the disclosure of
such confidential matters would be
incompatible with the public interest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
Cruelty in the German Army.

Cases of cruelty to privates in the
German army multiply daily. The most
recent are that of Franszki, a non
commissioned officer in the Eighty
fifth Infantry, who was tried on 1920
counts Of cruelty and convicted on 100
OF them. He got ten years. The in
teresting point Of the case was that
FransZki had left the army and was
serving as a policeman in Hamburg
when the accusations were made. An
other interesting case is that OF a pri-
vate who was tried for desertion in
Konigsberg and sentenced TO nine
months Imprisonment. After he had
begun to serve his sentence the case
was reopsned. 1t was learned then
that he had deserted through fear OF
his life. Once a non-commissioned Of
ficer had threatened to run him
through with his sword. The original
sentence was qunshed and the soldier
restored to duty. No less than ten
'non-coms' of his regiment are being
tried for cruelty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
CONDITIONS IN CAvlTE.
Crops Improving. Ladronee Being
Caught, Roads Better.

The bureau of insular affairs, war
department has received the annual
report Of Capt. ID. G. Shanks, governor
of the province of Cavlte, dated
October Is, 1903, from which the
following items of interest have been
taken:
The new Aghpay movement has
made considerable headway in the
province and the development of this
new church party has brought with II
q certain bitterness of feeling between
the adhereants of the new church and
those of the Roman Catholic faith.
This feeling has shown itself in the
management Of municipal affairs
when the majority of the municipal
council actuated by religious differ
ences has sought to impose restrlc-
tions upon the church of opposite
faith. The municipal president of Ba-
cocr was suspended for having arrest
ed a number of natives. who were at
tending a meeting conducted by some
natives of the Presbyterian faith.
The census that was completed in
the month OF June showed that the
total population Of the province was
1929 The roads of the province
are In bad condition. but during the
current year much work has been done
10 improve them. The fight against
the locust aroused great interest.
They are still found In the province,
but in greatly diminishing numbers.
The province OF Cavite under nor
NAL conditions Is rich 1t has a large
area of fertile rice lands. The hemp
raised in the vicinity Of the mountain
towns Of Amadeo, Alfonso and indian
Is of superior quality. Much of the
rice land is uncultivated due to lack
of carabaos and the dry weather pre-
Walking during August and September.
On the irrigated lands one good crop
has already been reaped and another
Is growing. Around Rosario, Santa
Cruz, Malabon and linus as we'll as in
the mountain towns toward the south
em boundary the prospects are much
better than they were last year. The
order of the civil governor directing
the planting Of quick growing crops
was very generally complied with, so
that the shortage Of last years rice
crop did not so seriously affect the
people as would otherwise have been
the case.
Some of the most valuable lands of
the province are in dispute between
the people and the religious orders and
final decision in regard to the owner
ship of this property will go far to-
ward removing a very vexing question.
A good many of the ladrones have
been captured, and recently the dis
position of the people to aid in their
capture has evidenced a marked i'm
provement.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
PORTO RICO IN CONGRESS
Representative of the Island In
the House.
cHAMPioNED BY MR.. DALzELL.
New Delegate Immediately Intro
dueeo Bill for Citizenship Of
Natives.

BY unanimously agreeing to reso
luton amending the rules of the
house. the resident commissioner to
congress from Porto Rico was given
additional authority. equal In all es.
sentia respects to that of a delegate
from territory, the action not re.
qulring the concurrence of the sem
ate.
Resident Commissioners Degetau of
Porto Rico taking advantage of the
enlarged powers granted him by the
house. introduced a bill to expressly
declare the citizens of Porto Rico
citizens of the United States The
bill provides as follows
THAT the citizens of Porto Rico,
whose permanent allegiance is due to
the United states; the organic law of
whose dumlcile was enacted by the
United states, and Is enforced through
officials sworn to support the Constl-
tuition of the United States, are here
by expressly declared to be citizens
of the United States"
The bill was referred to the com.
mittee ON insular affairs.
A bill which provided for n dele
gate from Porto Rico passed the
house during the last congress, but
was amended by the senate to such
an extent that it failed. A bill dupi-
eating the action OF the house at the
last session Is now pending, but mean
while Porto Rico will receive, under
the action taken to-day, practically
all of the benefits extended in the
measure.
a lively parliamentary debate pre-
ceded the adoption of the resolution,
which was reported from the commit
tee on rules as a privileged" mat
ter. The minority members of the
committee wished to set a date in
the resolution for the consideration
of the bill in question and to extend
In the meantime all the privileges of
delegate to Mr. Degetau, the resi-
dent commissioner. Failing in this,
the minority memters, after critics.
ing the majority and also the senate
for lis action of last session, sup
ported the resolution.
Mr.. Dalzell explained that at the
last session OF congress Commission.
er Degetau was granted the right to
the floor, but It was desirable in the
interests of Porto Rico to grant him
further privileges.
Mr.. Williams announced that the
resolution was coed legislation but
did not go far enough. There was no
reason why Porto Rico should not be
entitled to a delegate as well as Ha-
waii, Mr.. Williams called attention
to a bill now On the house calendar
from the insular affairs committee,
giving Porto Rico n delegate.
Mr.. Jones (NaD stated that the
house had passed the same bill unGni-
mously in the last congress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
CONDENSED CABLES.

The arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and Italy has been signed
Uruguayan rebels won an important
victory over Government troops at San
Ramon.
Lillian Noraica, the famous singer,
was divorced in New York from
Herr Zoltan Dome.
Speaking in the House OF Commons,
John Redmond demanded home rule
in behalf OF the llish.
Japanese trocrs seized the Seoul
Fusan railroad in Korea, and carried
artillery to Seoul.
The Gear and Czarlna gave a brill
liant court ball at the Winter Palace
In ST. Petersburg
Russia has mobilized the Manchur'
ian reserves and is now declared to be
ready for war with Japan.
To King Edward is chiefly due the
sweeping scheme of reform adopted
for the British War Office.
The trial of Princess Alexandra of
Ysomburg and Budingen on charges OF
fraud began at Frankiort-on-the-Main.
Nothing has been heard in weeks
from Colonel Leutweip, Governor OF
Geman Sou.hwed Africa, who has
been making long march toward be
ssaguered forts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
BEARS AGAIN ACTIVE.
Claim Tendency of Prices Will Be
Downward for Some Time.

The old bear party that was factor
in the stock market last autumn and
early in the winter and which with
drew from speculation for time fol-
lowing the late 10 to 20-point rise in
prices is said to be again aggressive
with II. G. Well and his associates,
active leaders. That contingent has
resumed operations for the decline on
the theory that the recovery was only
rally, that the real tendency of val
ues Is downward, that tho market is
entering a protracted period of de-
preston. and that railroad earnings
are going to fall off in every direction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
TRADE CONDITIONS.
The 6uoiness Situation Wac Not Much
Improved purlnu the Past Week.

improved During the Fast week.
II. q. Dunn & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: Continued fluctuations
In the great staples were the features
of the week. cotton and coffee at.
tanning new high records for the sea.
son, but subsequently declining sharp.
ly. while grain advanced. Trade re.
ports are Irregular. improvement at
the south and west finding little re.
sponse at the large eastern cities.
Persistent low temperature is provid.
ing good demand for heavy wearing
apparel and increasing the difficulties
OF transportation. Spring buyers are
arriving in large numbers. with note.
worthy eagerness TO secure cotton
goods. even at the enhanced prices.
Railway earnings for January averag.
ed PER cent larger than In 1903.
Progress Is slow in the iron and
steel Industry. new business coming
forward reluctantly Several dis.
patches regarding large contracts can.
not be confirmed, ana II is usually
found that these statements refer TO
old orders, while the figures of ton.
mage prove much smaller than indl-
Gated.
Conditions continue quiet. prospec.
tive purchasers procrastinating In the
hope of more attractive terms. In sey.
eral lines IL has not proved possible
to maintain price agreements, some
producers making special rates and the
season opens with the prospect that
there will be an open market for cot.
ton ties. a better outlook is reported
for structural steel.
Just when buyers Of cotton goods
were beginning to exhibit n pronounc.
cd disposition to place more liberal
orders the collapse in the raw mate.
rial produced hesitation Consumers
have reduced supplies in the hands
Of dealers to point that necessitates
replerlshing, ana the inquiries for
prompt shipment were expanding. but
II Is naturally that the market should
become uncertain when the prizes for
goods are very high and raw cotton
declined So a bale in a single day
Notwithstanding this interruption. a
better volume Of trade Is in progress
and It is recognized that goods were
ny no iutdus Oh purity WIN raw ma
terial at its zenith. New England
shoe manufacturers have ample bust
ness in sight. but there Is much com.
plant Of the scarcity Of leather and
the increased cost of production.
Commercial failures this week IN the
United states are 24G. against 302 last
week. 35S the preceding week and
2G4 the corresponding week last year
Failures in Canada number 30. against
% last week. 80 the preceding week
and 32 last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Fireman Killed and Several Persons
Severely Injured.

Express train No. /, running west
on the Pennsylvania railroad, plowed
into an engine and cabin car at Ty-
rome, Pa. with fatal results. The en-
tire train was wrecked. one man was
killed, one was seriously injured and
many others slightly hurt.
Harry Titzel, fireman, of Harrisburg,
had his skull crushed and was badly
manglc1.
The injured are C. w. Jones, of Bal-
timore, express messenger; internal
injuries, body cut and bruised; Rob
CIT IL. Henris. of Philadelphia, sales
man. right knee cut and sprained and
body bruises; Charles Kleines. of
Brdsboro; cut about the head; A,
Spoyling, Lewisburg. postal clerk;
body bruises and cut; John ]. Pronty,
Baldwinsville, n. Y, salesman; sprain
Of back and body bruises; Frank
Beinan, Philadelphia; injured about
the neck jaw and left side.
A number Of other passengers re-
ceived slight bruises.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
WAR TALK IN THE FAR EAST
Russian Reply to japan Said &c
be Conoiiatory.
WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED
vleeroy Given Authority to Declare
War and Open Hostili.ies II He
Thinks Necessary.

The draft of the Russian response
tentatively by the czar, was tele.
graphed on the 5th. While the con.
tents of the response are carefully
guarded they are known to be in Il con.
ciliatory spirit and form and to con.
tain what are regarded as important
concessions, although maintaining
Russia's former position on some OF
the main points covering Manchuria
and Korea
Minister Allen cabled from Seoul to
Washington that all the Japanese in
the Yalu river district of Korea have
been summoned 10 Seoul at once.
This is taken TO mean that Japan has
abandoned all hope Of peace and Is
preparing for war at on5e. State De-
partinent officials would not be SUI
prised 10 hear tomorrow that ho5tili-
ties have begun. Every Et of infor.
nation they are receiving now points
to war. Mr. Aliens dispatch also
stated that active sters are being taken
to Dyotect Americans living in the in
teii9r Of Korea.
The japanese are flying panic.strck-
en-, cables the Vladostock correspond
ent of the Novoe Nremya. and Jap
anese storekeepers are sacrificing all
they possess in their haste to escape
to Japan. Cases OF oranges are sell.
ing for cents, and furniture is be-
ing literally given away They are
practically running themselves in their
hurry to get away before the outbreak
of war.
The Russian squadron heretofore in
side tho harhOr nt Port Arthur con.
sisting Of seven battleships and cruls.
ers. Joined the outside feet which
had Just returned from Chemulpo Ko-
rea, and the entire fleet sailed on the
Sd with complete Japanese charts of
the Korean coast.
The sailing of the Russian feet Is
regarded in London as nearing war.
A dispatch from st. Pet lsburg says
the Russian general stan has given
Vioeroy Alexiem authority to declare
war and open hostilities on his own
responsibility If circumstances rem
der 1t necessary. The dispatch adds
that an imperial manifesto declaring
war is expected II the japanese gov
ernmont does not accept the condi-
tions proposed in Russia's response,
which, IT is asserted, will be Russia's
last word.
The Seoul-Fusan railroad has been
occupied by japanese troops, according
to a dispatch from Nladivostock, which
adds that the Japanese have taken
field guns to Seoul for the protection
of their legation and that they are
building barracks for the acCommo-
hation CT cavalry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
END OF COUNTY COURTS.
Ancient Virginia System Now a
Thng OF The Past.

The ancient system of county courts
that has existed in Virginia since Col
onial days has become thing OF the
past Under the provisions of the
new State Constitution these courts
were abolished. their existence ending
with the month Of January
In the Constitutional Convention of
1903 the final change was made. This
ancient County Court was abolished
and a Circuit Court, in which was
centered the powers of both the old
County Court and the old Circuit
Court, was established. The State Is
now divided into "a circuits, with the
following judges.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
DEATH OF w. c. WHITNEY.
Failed to Survive Second Operation
for App psndleltis.


William c. Whitney. former secre!
tary of the navy. died at his home.
81 Fifth avenue, New York. while
under the influence of ether admin.
lstered preparatory to a second oper-
alton for appendicitis.
William c. Whitney was born at
Conway. Mass. on July IS. 1871, OF old
Puritan stock. his father being Brig
Gen. James Scoliay whitney. a promi-
nent Boston fnancier. and descendant
of John whitney. one OF the early
Massachusetts cOlonists. while on his
mothers side ne traced his descent
back to Gov. William Bradford, of
Mayhower fame.
Mr.. Whitney wa graduated from Yale
and studied law at the Harvard Law
school. He came TO New York when
a young man and entered the law office
Of Abraham II. Lawrence. He was cor
poTation counsel Of New York in 1915
1876 and 1850.
Mr. Whitney was married In 1869
to Miss Flora Payne, daughter of
Henry b. Payne, then United States
senator from Ohio. She died In 1898.
leaving four children--Pauline, who
married Almeric Hugh Paget of Eng
land; Harry Payne Whitney. Payne
Whitney and Dorothy Whitney.
Mr. Whitney entered politics in 1871
when he organized a young mems
Democratic club. In 1872 he became
leader of the County Democracy. He
was actively interested in politics until
the close of President Cleveland's first
administration, during which he serv.
ed as secretary Of the navy.
1t was while acting as secretary of
the navy that Mr.. Whitney first came
into national prominence through his
aggressive efforts toward Improvement
and enlargement of the American
navy. At that time the navy consisted
of wooden ships and a few antiquated
ironclads left over from the clvil war.
Mr.. Whitney urged upon congress
the necessity of establishing q new
navy on modern lines. and as a result
of his efforts the first steel armor-clad
ships flying the United States flag
were built, and Nr. Whitney's fame as
the father of the new American navy
became established
Soon after leaving the cabinet Mr.
Whitney began his career as finan-
cier. Buying the old Avenue horsecar
line. he built around that as a nucleus
the present Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company. which has gradually
acquired all of the surface lines on
Manhattan island,