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The Washington times., 1904-11-17
TAFT OFF TONIGHT
ON PANAMA MISSION
Stops in New Orleans to
Max Speech.
GREAT RECEPTION PLANNED
Secretary of War VIII Go to Work at
Once and Clear Up Troubles
in a Week.

Secretary Of War Taft viii leave to-
night az l0:4J D. m. on his mission OF
investigation and Cancellation in the
Panama republic.
He will g over the Southern Railway
drst 10 New Orleans, where he will be
entertained by the citizens, and will
make a speech about the Parama canal.
On Sunday afternoon he will sail on
the Dolphin for Pensacola.
Arriving at Pensacola early Monday
morning the 2lst, he will transshiD To
the cruiser Columbia. which Will con-
Vey him IL state To Colon.
The Panama Party.
The Secretary viii be accom- panied
TO Panama by Mrs. Taft and small
party. composed OF Senor Obeldia, the
minister OF the republic Of Panama;
William Nelson Cromwell, counsel of
the republic, and general counsel for
years Of the Panama Canal Company;
Il. l.. Farnham. Mr.. CrOmWelrs chief
assistant and expert in Panama affairs;
Admiral John q. Walker president Of
the lsthmlan Canal Commission. Judge
MagoOn, the law officer OF the Bureau
Of lnsulsr Affairs; Captain ClOman, Il.
5. A. Secretary Tafts military aide;
+. ". Carpenter his private secretary
representative OF the two press asso-
Citations, w. + Johnson, an Interpreter,
and a messenger.
Some Of the Iarty will sail TO Colon
on The Dolphin. which win act as con
sort 10 the Columbia
A great reception has been arranged
FOR Secretary Taft on his arrival "a
Colon. All the ships in the harbor will
be dressed, salutes VIII be fired, and
prominent officials viii meet him on the
dock, which viii be lined on either side
with troops. special train VIII con-
vey the party 10 Panama where ar
Judgements have been made for the en-
tertainmert Of its members.
Soon Down to Business.
a formal call on DR.. Amador the
President Of the republic. viii be made
on the first day after arriving. after
which Secretary Taft will take up the
business end Of the trip
Desiring 10 expedite the settlement OF
the questions IN dispute, Panama has
already appointed a special committee
TO draw up in concise form the arpu-
mcnts iu behalf OF the republics conten-
tIon. and 20 present them orally for the
consideration OF the Secretary. General
viii be present at these conferences, SO
that no time Will be lost In laying the
whole situation before Secretary Tart
Three or four days after his arrival on
the isthmus. an official banquet will be
rendered him at which he will make a
speech outlining the future relations Of
the United States 10 the little republic.
conference with Secretary Taft. Admiral
Walker. chairman Of the I5thniau
Canal Commission and William Nelson
Cromwell preparatory to the departure
Of the Tart Commission FOR Panama to-
night.
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Caesar Young's Racing Partner Inter
ested Spectator at Drawing of Jurors.
Work May Be Completed Today.
LETTER HANDED
COUNSEL FOR PRETTY ACTRESS
Keen Interest Manifested in It's Receipt
May Lead 10 the introduction OF Some
Important Testimony.

NEW YORK Nov 17Four jurors
the trial Patterson
the bookmaker, before
The promptly
The defendant
o
Whenever Miss
both be man
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Withdraw Objection.

We'll, if it should be shown In TINS
trial that the relations between the de-
ceased and the prisoner were Of a mere
tricious character. would that fact
arouse any antagonism in your mind
against herY'
Il don't see how it could affect this
case, was the answer. Thcreupon Mr..
Levy withdrew his objection 10 the
talesman,
Would the fact that the defendant is
The Washington times., 1904-11-17
PRINCE FUSHIAI
SEES Mt. VERNON
Royal Salute From Gun
Of the Hartford
DOWN RIVER ON THE SYLPH
Visits Arlington and Reviews Troops
at Fort Myer-Banquet
Tonight

Prince Sadauura FushimTs last day in
Washington has been accompanied by
events and entertainments far more
auspicious than any OF the days pre-
ceding.
This moraias the prince embarked
from the navy yard on the Presidents
yacht Sylph for Mount Vernon, where
ne visited the tomb and home of Wash
inetOn. The Sylph then conveyed the
prince and his party back as far as
alexandria, where they were met by
automobiles.
Arlington was visited, and then Fort
Mytr. where at o'clock the prince re-
viewed the troops,
Prince Boards Sylph.
Amid the booming Of guns. the royal
salute. from the Hartford. In whose
rigging 2OJ bluejackets We're standing for
his highness' inspection. Prince Sada-
nura Fushimi boarded the President
yacht Sylph Tor Mount Vernon. The
navy yard marines, in fun dress uniform
with bayonets fixed, stood at present
arms as the prince and his party march
ed TO the wharf, over the gaugway. and
III TO the upper deck Of the beautifully
decorated boat where h salUted the
nag and Jackies while the guns doomed
forth their salute.
Three Automobiles Full.
The party filled the three big auto
mobiles that pulled slowly away from
the Arlington at $3.50 o'clock under the
gaze of a large crowd. similar TO that
which gathers every time Prince Fush-
imi leaves his hotel
From the Arlington the trip TO the
navy yard was made very quickly.
Lands at Mount Vernon.
The SyIph reached Mount Vernon at
II.D o'clock. when the prince, accom-
pauied by Admiral Higginson. boarded
"A launch from the Washington Navy
Yard and proceeded 10 the landing.
Members of the party, numbering thirty
or more. took a second launch and when
the visitors were all together they walk
ed slowly up the hll 10 Washington's
tomb
Four ord-rlies from the Marine Bar
racks al Washington Navy Yard car
riod into the tomb a beautiful wreath
OF chrysanthemums, which was placed
between the caskets bearing resuectfve-
D. the bodies of George and Martha
Washington.
During this simple ceremony the prInce
and his party stood outside the tonb
with heads uncovered. Superintendent
Dodge, Of Mount Vernon extended an
invitation 10 the prince 10 enter tho
tomb. but the latter declined ana the
party then proceeded 10 "a spot "a IfrIc
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Flynn's Business College, sth and X.
Business. shorthand. typswritinE-s25 a yr
Adv.
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When Assured of RaS-
toropny'S Fate They
Depart.
A LAST APPEAL TO CAR
Dispatches Carried by Rus
sian Torpedo Boat De-
StrOyer.

CHEFOO. Nov. 17.-Three japanese
torpedo boat destroyers entered the
harbor this morning.
They left after they had satisfied
themselves that the Russian destroyer
Rastoropny had been sunk.
LONDON. Nov. 17-The Chefno
correspondent OF the Central News
learns privately from a Russian ofi-
cial source that the torpedo boat de-
stroyer RastOropny, which yesterday
took refuge in Chefoo and was later
blown up, left Port Arthur with a dis
patch from General Stoessel.
This dispatch contained information
for the Russian government as to the
real condition of the fortress.
GLOWING ACCOUNTS DIsCREDITED
Notwithstanding the glowing ac-
counts given by the captain of the
Rastoropny, il is reliably reported
that provisions at the port are scarce,
and that important positions have
been captured by the japanese or
made untenable.
II is believed unless relief reaches
the besieged Russians within twenty
days they will be forced 10 surrender.
The Standard" has a dispatch from
Tokyo which asserts that all indica-
tions point to the conclusion that
Port Arthur is near the extreme limits
of resistance.
Most OF the Russian shells do not
explode, and many of them are found
TO be old Chinese shells. filled half
with sawdust and half with gunpow-
der
Preparations appear TO be progress
ing for a final retirement by General
stoessel and his garrison to Lao
Tishan
AWAITS CZAR'S ORDER.
ROME. Nov. 1.-THE Chefoo CORE
spondent OF the italia Mllitaira"
wires that General StoessePs report,
brought to Chefoo by the torpedo
boat destroyer RastorOpny states
that.
Since the commencement of the
siege 10000 troops and 10000 civilians
have died
The garrison is using primitive
homemade powder.
The troops are on half rations, and
the civilians on quarter rations.
General StOesseI. says the corre-
spondent, contents himself with ex-
planning the plight of the garrison.
implying that he awaits the Cars or
ders as TO surrender or continued re-
sistauCe
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She May Not Testify.

Some of the questions asked Edward
Hendricks. the first juror chosen. threw
light on the defense.
Would you require the prisoner TO
produce any evidence in her behalf until
her guilt was established" asked Mr..
Levy.
Il don't quite understand was thc
answer.
In case the prisoner calls no Wit
nesses in her case, would this Iaet
prejudice you against herr" explained
Ar Levy.
1T would not" he replied because
the prosecution must establish its case
beyond a reasonable doubt.
you are married.
s.Nag %
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For a persistent cough, Piso's Cure for
Consumption is an effectual remedy.-Adv.
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s1.as-To Baltimore and Return-s1..s

Pennsylvania Railroad. Saturday and
Sunday tickets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional Limited and good
for return until Sunday niRht-AdV.
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Creator of Styles. Wineman, ga F.
ADV
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Talesman Excused.

Leon F. Cohan, a Bleecker Street manu-
facturer. was the next taIesman. He
said he could not give a fair verdict If
il were shown that immoral relations
existed between the defendant and Gaze
sar Young. and then he added that he
had special reasons"
What are your special reasons in
quired the court.
4 was d defendant in a breach Of
promise suit, replied Cohan. He was
excused.
Harry S. Lines. a real estate broker,
the ninth taiesman examined this MORN
ing was selected as the nftn juror. He
lives AT 6S West l3lst Street. with his
place of business at So Lexington Ave
nue..
William d. Howard. manager of a
bakery. the nineteenth tal-smIa exam
ined az today's mOraing ses sian, was ac-
ceptable 10 counsel, but Miss latter-
son iuterpCsed an objection. a1d her
lawyers then declined 10 accept Howard
as a juror.
Twenty talesmen were examined our
ing the morning session md oaly one
Juror was selected.
The court took "A recess at L O'csDck.
During the course OF questions put 10
the taIesmen summoned ii was deyel-
duce an eyewitness 10 the shooting of
Caesar Young.
The prisoners attorney has not at
tempted to hide the relations that eX
isted between Nan Patterson and
Caesar Young He constantly asks
The talesmen IT this fact would prejudice
them against his client
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Pictures Of Morgan-Sm Smith.

While no trace has been found by the
district attorneys Office OF the brother
ln-law Of the accused woman, j. Morgan
Smith. pictures of him win be introduced
by Mr. Rand
These photographs. several of which
are snapshots. viii be shown to Hyman
Stern. the pawrbroker, who sold the
revolver the day before the shooting, for
the purpose OF Identification. Stern's
description of the man who entered his
shop on Friday. June 3. and bought the
revolver. corresponds in some respects 10
that of Smith, who has been absent since
the DAY. week subsequent 10 the death
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ACTRESS GROWS CONFIDENT.

It is expected that the jury VIII be
completed before the examination OF
talesmea is concluded today
fhe admission made by Assistant Dis
triet Attorney Rand. in examining "a
tslesman, that the State would not be
able 10 produce a single eye witness TO
the shooting. has given the young act
ress renewed confidence and she is now
hopeful Of an aequittal
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TEMPERATURE.
DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURES
THE SUN

meglsiered AnIeeA' stsndaFd Ihem0meterl
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Letter Turns Up.

Some interest was manifested in court
this morning in a letter addressed as
follows:
Counsel for Nan Patterson. Criminal
Courts"
Lawyer Levy. while not divulging the
contents OF the communication, intimat-
ed that il contained evidence which
would be investigated before being in
trOduced by the defense. II may have
an important bearing on the case.
Randall Savage, who formerly resided
IN Cleveland. Ohio, and now lives at 6S5
Fifth Avenue. was the first talesman ex-
amlned.
He was excused because he was friend
~ with one of the officials of the dis
trict attorneys office.
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Have No Doubts.

Her lawyers. Levy. Unger & O'Renly.
have never given any intimatson at any
time that they thought there would be-
any difficulty in clearing the girl Of the
charge and the opinion that the State
viii never be able 10 make CLt perfect
circumsta initial case is almost unanimous
among those in attendance at the trial
John Millin. racing partner Of Caesar
Young. was an interested spectator at
tOday's proceedings OF the court. He sat
within the rail and looked furtively now
and then at the defendant
II was recalled that at the time of
Miss PaIte-sOns arrest AIillin made a
demonstration against the defendant
when she was brought 10 the police
court. and loudly proclaimed that Miss
Patterson had killed Young
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a woman influence yoIr verdict in this
ease2" asked Mr. Rand
Not consciously answered the tales
man with a smile
Hendricks was finally selected
The four jurymen CHOSEN yesterday
were Edward Hendricks, l29 East For
tieth Street stock broker foreman.
Harry l. Johnson, 249 West Ninety
eighth Street dry goods: Harvey J.
Ubert billiards, l42 West Forty-sixth
Street. and Robert Henry, retired, Az
West l45th Street
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Blind Alleys.

CONTINUED on Second Page
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Is read BY some member Of
every family in Washington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
Foolish "News."

Some Of the war news sent TO European
newspapers, or at least printed as though re-
ceived by WIRE is chiefly valuable exhibiting
an entire lack of common sense as well as COM
mon honesty. dispatch alleged to have been
sent from Hardin to the Paris Matin, and cabled
to the United States, tells of the great difficulty
of the Matin correspondent in reaching Hardin.
But he had finally arrived. and is represented
as saying that Russian troops are coming so
rapidly that Russia will have 100000 soldiers In
Manchuria within twelve days. Russia has only
a single track road, poorly built and equipped
TO send her troops on, and this road must also
transport supplies for all the troops now In the
East Then the stretch across Lake Baikal has
to be made on sleds. Expert authority is to
the effect that the road will be kept busy, until
greatly improved. in transporting supplies for
$50 900 troops, but it Will take months to trans
port the supplies and 100000 men. Another wise
dispatch comes from Chefoo, and is TO the effect
that two new torpedo boat destroyers were
launched at Port Arthur on Tuesday, and that
the viceroy addressed the crews OF the two
ships, which then took their places among the
fleet That boats should be launched ready for
fighting is something But it is a specimen
of a good deal Of the news sent-Philadel-
mia Record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26

name III NJ. Durand. Washington following
those OF half dozen country tourists from In
diana.
II is said that Lily. Duchess Of Marlborough.
who Mrs. Louis Hammersley and was once
known in London Of the most lavish Of
American hostesses. is rarely seen anywhere
nowadays She is in wretchedl health. and since
the death OF her husband. Lord William Beres-
ford has been living quietly at Deepdene and
Brighton with her little son.
William Waldorf Astor has presented TO the
National Rife Association of England $50. 600.
the money TO be expended the development
OF craftsmanship among the members of the
organization. The visit OF the American team
10 Bisley last year. when the Americans won
the Palma trophy, woke up the Englshmen TO
a great extent. The next contest for the Palma
trophy Will take place at Sea Girt Sept. 3.
when an English team will try for it,
The entire fortune Of Moses B. Clements, Of
Portland. Me, amounting to about 100000. has
been left to trustees. who have been directed
to distribute it Ito benefit society, relieve dis
tress and assist worthy and deserving religious.
charitable and benevolent associations, objects
and individuals" The matter OF distribution
is left entirely to the discretion of the execu-
tors. the only restriction being that they shall
have disposed of the entire estate in the manner
indicated within ten years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26

China's request that the tombs OF her en-
perors at Moukden shall not be desecrated is
eminently reasonable and deserves respectful
compliance 1t is reported that she makes IL
substantially as demand, upon which her neu-
trality in the war is conditioned. That. too. is
reasonable. She might be foolish TO join in the
war, even II the tombs were desecrated, but at
least she would have ample provocation to such
a course. We must remember that the pres
ent dynasty at Picking is of Manchurian origin.
Moukden its old home and capital, and is
now its holy city," There are the tombs OF
many generations Of emperors and princes, to
which the imperial court goes once year in
solemn pilgrimage to worship at the ancestral
shrines Under the Chinese system Of ancestor
worship these tombs are among the most
sacred objects in the world, and the dissertation
OF them would be as monstrous and as exasper-
ating as the defilement of the Holy Sepulchre
at Jerusalem would be to the Christian world.
The Japanese who share the Chinese faith to
some extent, will. of course, treat the tombs
with respect if they occupy Moukden. Whether
the Russians will do so is another question, the
answer to which Is not so confidently TO be
given.-New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
THE LATEST ATTACK AT PORT
ARTHUR.

1t is too soon yet to form correct con-
clusion as TO the result Of the latest attack
by the japanese at Port Arthur. The dis
patches from st. Petersburg relating a
great Russian victory are evidently rose
colored. The japanese version has not yet
been received, and after both sides have
been heard it will remain for impartial cor
respondents to give true account of the
affair
Enough is known, however, to show that
the attack was a very daring one, and that
it was well planned and brilliantly executed
IL was evidently an attempt by the Jap
anese to initiate on a larger scale Hobson's
gallant but Intellectual attempt to bottle I'D
the Spanish squadron by blocking the mar
row entrance to Santiago harbor. Hobson
only sank one vessel, a collier, while the
japanese sent I'm four vessels loaded with
stones and explosives, with the intention of
sinking or having them sunk in the entrance
to the harbor and thus making ii impass-
able The dispatches indicate that these
steamers were sunk by the Russian fire.
and this was claimed as a great victory
AS the ships were loaded and sent in for the
express purpose of being sunk, it is difficult
to see where the victory comes in. They
were not warships-as the first Russian ac-
count stated-but wooden ships of little
value. Their sinking is no loss to the Jap
anese navy, and as they were intended to be
sunk 1t is no victory for the Russians.
The only question is whether or not they
were sunk at point where they will OBJ
struct the entrance to the harbor. If they
were it was a Japanese victory: otherwise
the undertaking failed. AS the channel at
its narrowest point is about 100 yards wide,
and at another point about 80 yards, 1t
may turn out that the vessels were sunk at
point where they will effectually block the
harbor and make it useless to the Russians
for offensive or defensive purposes. If the
undertaking failed the japanese have lost
nothing and the Russians have only gained
the credit of beating off daring attack.
The affair shows that the japanese are
still maintaining the offensive, which they
took at the beginning, and it sustains the
general opinion that they wide-awake,
enterprising people and very daring in ac-
ton. Hobson's exploit at Santiago was the
first of the kind ever attempted, and the
japanese are the first people to initiate it.
Hereafter land-locked harbors will not be
regarded safe refuge for warships un-
less the approaches from the sea are well
protected a fleet that is bottled up
might as we'll be at the bottom of the ocean.
The Japanese may not have succeeded in
their attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet
at Port Arthur-though nobody knows what
is left of it-but they have given the Rus
slams another bad scare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
The Negro Farmer.

The negro farmer of the South is generally
pictured as dull slovenly clad, without foresight
or thrift almost lazy and irresponsible his
mule. The picture may in some cases be fairly
accurate; but certainly il would not be a
caricature of the farmers who here to-day.
They are roughly but Clearly dressed, as BELTS
their occupation; they talk about correctly
as the average farmer OF Schoharie or Delaware
county in New York They are as alert In ap-
pearance their Northern neighbor: and far
superior to the poor whites who lounge about
the railway stations In the western Carolinas
and in northern Georgia In their discussion they
go directly to the point, and show not only
power of expression. but sharp observation. OF
course, these men who take the trouble to at
tend Institutes ebove the average; but they
are conclusive proof-of a fact which longer
needs proof-that growing number Of the
negro farmers are factors of weight in the in
dustrial the intellectual, and the moral life of
this community Politically, they may be a
negligible quantity, but though deprived Of a
vote, they are in every true sense worthy build
ers of the commonwealth.-Tuskegee Letter in
New York Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-26
She Tried Kindness.

This story is told at the expense Of a recently
appointed supervisor of public school in Phila-
delpha: One day she happened to be visiting a
school where a young incorrigibe undergo
ing punishment for series of msdemeanors.
The teacher cited him 1.-The worst boy in the
school-one L can't do anything with I've tried
everything in the way of punishment"
Have you tried kndness?'' was the gentle in
quiry of the other lady.
81 did at first. but I've got beyond that now"
At the close of the session the lady asked the
boy IL he would call and her on the following
Saturday. A boy arrived promptly at the hour
appointed. The lady showed him her best pic
lures, played her liveliest music and set before
him a luncheon her daintiest china. when she
thought ii about time to begin her little sermon
My dear" she began. were you not very
unhappy to have to stand in the corner before
all the class for punishment
PLEASE. a'am,'' broke in the boy, with his
mouth full of cake that wasn't me you saw
1t was Pete. and he gave 10 cents to come
here and take your jawing. philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.