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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
REPORTED ATTACK
UPON THE SEvAST0P0L,

Toxic. Dec. Is. 3 D. m.-The COM
mander Of the Third Japanese squad
ron, reporting at 1895 o'clock yester-
day morning says:
commencing at 1880 o'clock Tues
day night and continuing until
o'clock Wednesday morning. six tor
pedo boats and specially fitted tor
pedo craft constantly attempted at
tacks against the Russian battleship
sevastopol. the coast defense vessel
Otvashni and the military transports.
"Details of the attacks are not yet
known. However, according 10 reports
received from the water tower guard
ship at O'Clock this morning, the
sevastopol had commenced lowering
astern. and the water was said TO
reach the torpedo tubes astern."
The same commander, telegraphing
last night. says one torpedo boat OF
Lieut.. Mlyamoto's hotilla became sep
aratcd from its comrades and has not
been found. One o. the torpedo boats
Of this fotiila discharged and explod-
"a a torpedo against the seyastopol.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
Waycross News.

Waycross, Ca, Dec. 15.-W. H.
Chancey, who was convicted yesterday
for assault and battery, was to-day
sentenced in the City Court to pay a
fine of $3.50 and costs or serve twelve
months on the changing. Chancey
has not yet raised the funds to pay his
fine, and is in Jail.
Randall Brown, Jr., young negro
who some months ago was discharged
from the mail carriers service in this
city, was to-day convicted of assault
and battery, but has not yet been
sentenced. Brown was arrested some
time ago for striking Mrs. Mckenzie,
an aged white woman, when she at
tempted to collect a debt he owed her
for goods purchased from a store she
conducted in Reedsville, a suburb of
Waycross. Shortly after his arrest the
negro was released on bond, and when
his case was called for trial, he had
skipped the country. Some months
ago when he came back to take an
appointment from the government to
weigh the mails, he was again arrest
ed The white people of this section
will be glad to know that he has
been convicted, and will in all proba-
bility receive a heavy sentence.
Last night Sheriff Miller and Dep
uty Woodland raided a place kept by
A. Robbins, in the old McQualg mlli
on Albany avenue. and arrested Rob-
bins and his son Alonzo. Two trunks
full of whisky, in pints and quarts,
We're found i'm the quarters occupied
by Robbins and his son. and the men
are held on a charge of selling whisky
without license.
Three pipe organs have recently
been installed in as many churches in
this city. The latest organ is the large
one which was built especially for the
First Methodist Church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
OBITUARY..
John f. Edwards, AtIanta.

Atlanta. Dec. 15.-Maj. John F. Ed
wards. bookkeeper at the postoffice,
died suddenly at his desk this morn
ing at IL o'clock as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy. He was ~ years
old and one of Atlanta's best known
citizens.
Maj Edwards was a grandson Of
President Zachary Taylor. He enlist
ed in the Confederate army at Bowl
ing Green. KY. In 1861, and was short
ly afterward appointed on the staff Of
his uncle, Gen. Lafayette McLaws OF
Savannah. where he remained until
1864 and then served on the staff Of
Gen. Longstreet. He was present
when Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
After the war he engaged in business
I'm Atlanta and for several years past
has been connected with the postohice
department. His wife died some years
ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
PR0HIBITI0NISTS IN A ROW.
bitterness Is Shown in the Councils
of the Party.


Chicago, Dec. 15.-After an all-day
session of the Prohibition National
Executive Committee, where heated de-
bate varied from personal invective and
villification of motive to a demand for
prayer for guidance, National Chair
man Oliver w. Stewart of Chicago was
at midnight deemed a necessary sacri-
flee to party harmony, and his resig-
nation was practically demanded by a
vote of "a to 20 of the members Of the
National Committee.
Chairman Stewart faced. his accus-
ers and replied to their charges made
during the last presidential campaign.
He denied every charge against him,
and in return bitterly attacked John
G. Woolley, who led the fight on Stew
art.
Stewart said the decrease in the
Prohibition vote was due to the attacks
of prominent Prohibition paper, and
certain individuals on the method of
conducting the campaign. He accused
Woolley and his associates of causing
all the trouble. He said:
When the matter of nominating
Gen. Miles on the Prohibition ticket
came UP. Mr.. Woolley and 1 talked it
over and agreed that he would be a
good candidate if he would subscribe to
the principles of our party. I commu-
nicated with Gen. Miles and ascer-
tanned that he was a Democrat, hence
l decided it would be inexpedient to
nominate him. Woolley criticised me
for taking this position"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
MADE TALK IN CHURCH.
Roosevelt Spoke. After Service Was
Concluded.

Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Roosevelt attended the prayer meet
ing at the Grace Reformed Church,
of which he is member, tonight and
at the conclusion of the service he
made short address to the large con-
gregation and held an informal recep-
ton, shaking hands with all the men,
bers of the church and Sunday-school
present. The President said In part:
Il think that any man who takes
an interest in this great country of
ours must realize that the one all-im-
portant necessity of our school, in
dustrial and political life is the ne
cessity of the realization OF what
brotherhood means. We cannot de-
velop our civilization at all unless we
develop it upon the basis OF each recog-
nizing his fellowman a brother, whose
interest he must have at heart.
No scheme of legislation, no kind
of administration of the government
will atone or can atone for the lack
of fundamental quality of each being
in very deed his brothers keeper
Three-fourths, probably nine tenths, of
the labor troubles that sometimes as
sumo so ominous form, would van
ish If you could interest the people on
each side to approach the matter in
a spirit OF each striving to care for
his fellows as he cares for himself"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
TORPEDO ATTACK
SHOWED BRAVERY.
The Japanese Had 40 Overcome
Grent Obstacles.

The Japanese Had 40 Overcome
Grent Obstacles.
Toxic Dec. IS. p. m.-The partially
successful torpedo attack on the sevas-
topol was made In the face of almost
insurmountable obstacles, and writes
another inspiring story Of the splendid
bravery of number of officers.
Facing a driving snow storm and
heavy seas the fiotillas separated and,
under Individual commanders, the ves-
sells attacked Independently. The
decks of the destroyers and torpedo
boats were coated with ice and the
men suffered acutely from cold.
The Russians resorted to the most
extreme precautions to protect the
Sevastopol They dropped torpedo
nets, which shielded the bows Of the
ship, and the Sevastopol was further
protected by a specially constructed
wooden boom, the frame work Of which
was composed Of ironbound logs and
cables and heavy chains interlaced and
entangled. From the surface OF this
boom hung a deep curtain made of
torpedo nets taken from the sunken
battleships, the purpose Of which was
to catch and destroy the torpedoes and
their mechanism.
The torpedo boats and destroyers
evidently forced the openings which
the Russians had left for eommunica-
ton with the harbor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
BELMONT CHOSEN TO
SUCCEED M. A. HANNA.
He Was Elected President of the
Civic Federation.

He Was Elected President of the
Civic Federation.
New York, Dec. 15.-August Belmont
was tonight elected president of the
National Civic Federation TO succeed
the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna.
The election took place at the dinner
of the National Civic Federation, which
was held at the Park Avenue Hotel.
During the day committee compos-
ed of Archbishop Ireland, John Mitch
ell and Franklin MacVeagh was APP
pointed by the Executive Committee
of the federation, which is holding its
annual meeting here, to select pres
ident, and the choice fell upon Mr..
Belmont. The committee reported it's
choice Tonight and Mr.. Belmont was
elected.
Samuel Gompers presided and the
speakers were Archbishop ireland, Au-
gust Belmont and John Mitchell. A
paper by Andrew Carnegie, who was
unable to be present, was read. In
it Mr.. Carnegie advised employers not
to hire new men during strike, but
to wait for the old men to come back.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
Fernandinn News Notes.

Fernandina, Fla, Dec. 15.-Maj.
Duryee has been appointed as repre-
sentative OF the Lloyds and the New
York underwriters All matters per-
tanning to wrecks, and damages to
vessels will IN the future be referred
TO him. Mai. Duryee is also MEM
Der of the Maritime Exchange of the
port OF New York.
Mr.. Carl Warfield. cashier Of the
First National Bank. is very III.
Col. Wright, inspector In charge of
immigration, stationed at Jacksonville.
arrived In the city yesterday. He Is
here on business connected with the
immigration service.
Two Sailors of the Norwegian bark
Erlang, deserted Wednesday and the
immigration officers of several ports
were notified. The men were cap
tured in Savannah, and a deputy mar
shall was sent TO bring them here.
The ship sails Monday for Java, with
naval stores.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
BIDS ON WARSHIPS.
What 1t VIII Cost to Build Battle
ship and Two Cruisers.

What 1t Will Cost to Build BATTLE
ship and Two Cruisers.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Unprecedent-
eddy low bids were offered to-day for
the construction of the battleship New
Hampshire, and the armored cruisers
Montana and North Carolina, pro-
posals for which were opened at the
Navy Department at noon in the pres
ence of representatives of shipbuilding
companies from the Pacific and At
lantic coasts.
1t, is probable that an official an
nouncement will award the contract
for the cruisers to the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company for $S,575.000,
each, and the battleship to the New
York Shipbuilding Company for $S,74S,-
900, those being the lowest bids offered,
as not more than two ships can be
awarded to one company.
The lowest aggregate bids for these
ships were exactly $1,377 600 less than
the aggregate lowest bids for three
sister ships a little over a year ago,
reduction of II per cent. in price.
The Navy Department, while graft
fled at the reduction, is unable to as
sign any reason for ii, except the fact
that the shipbuilders are badly in need
of work.
The lowest bidder on two ships was
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, which offered to
complete the two cruisers in thirty-six
months at SO, 900 each, or one cruiser
and the battleship in thirty-six months
at So $780, 900 each
On the battleship alone the compa-
ny's bid was $3.50, 900, to be completed
In thirty-six months. and one armored
cruiser $3,725,000, to be completed in
the same length of time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
0'KEEFE'S SECONDS
THREW UP SPONGE.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 15.--Jimmy Card
ner of Lowell, Mass, defeated Jack
O'Keefe of Chicago here tonight in
eleven rounds, of what was to have
been a twenty-round contest. When
the gong sounded for the twelfth
round. O'Keefe's seconds threw up the
sponge.
Gardner had his man going in the
eleventh, landing smashes to the Jaw
and body almost at will, but O'Keefe
stood the punishment and did his best
to put out Gardner. Blood was gush-
ing from O'Keefe's mouth and his face
was much swollen. Gardner escaped
without a scratch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
BEcKWlTH MET
MRS. CHADWICK.
Continued from First pase.

Sonlnuso from FIRST page.
she would pay no attention to the Of
Ter and reiterated her previous re-
marks that she was watching the ma
pers carefully and would give the
statement II issued, to the papers
which treat her case in the fairest
manner.
To show you that my husbands
family still stands by me-" said Mrs
Chadwick, Il have here letters re-
ceived in the morning mail from DIR
Chadwick's sister, niece and uncle
Judge Chadwick of Minnesota. All Of
whom are very sympathetic in tone"
Loeser Gets the Property.
The tangle of the receivers of Mrs
Chadwick's property was straightened
out to-day when Herbert w. Bell. the
receiver appointed by the Common
Pleas Court, turned over to Nathan
Loeser, the receiver designated by the
United States District Court, all the
property of the Chadwick estate in his
possession. Mr.. Bell surrendered to
Receiver Loeser all the alleged securi-
ties which had been given to Iri Rey-
nolds by Mrs. Chadwick, including the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 15.-The sew
enteenth annual meeting of the
Southern Surgical and genealogical
Society adjourned to-day. The next
place of meeting is Louisville, KY,
Dec. 10, IA and is, 1905. The following
officers were elected: President. DIR.
Louis c.. Bosher of Richmond, Va. /;
first vice president, DIR. John d. s..
Davis, Birmingham; second vice pres
ident, DR.. I. S. Stone, Washington;
secretary, DR.. w. d. Haggard Bal
timore; treasurer, DR.. Charles M. Ros-
ser. Dallas. Tex, member of the
council, DR.. F. w. Parham, New Or
leans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
RIFLED POCKETS
OF HER HUSBAND
so MRS. YOUNG KNEW WELL
THAT CAESAR DID NOT HAVE A
REVOLVER.

That Is What the Widow of Young
Nan Patterson-Searched Her Hus-
bands Pockets After He Had Re-
tired-MOreover, She Said, He
Never Carried RevOIver-Nan's
sisters Appeal to Young.
New York, Dec. 15.-At the conclu-
sion of the examination of Mrs. Young,
widow of Caesar Young, who was call
ed to the witness stand twice to-day,
Assistant District Attorney Rand prac-
tically rested the case of the prosecu-
ton against Nan Patterson. Mr.. Rand
announced that he would call only two
more witnesses. whose testimony would
be comparatively unimportant.
Mrs. Young took the stand and veri-
fed for the records her testimony of
Yesterday regarding the intercepted
letter written to Young by Nan Pat
tersons sister, Julia Smith.
Mrs. Smith in the letter asked
Young to call and see her at once.
She wrote, among other things: IT
would like to get the whole thing
Strengthened out because of Mans per-
turbed condition. I understand what is
the matter. We will be home at noon
tomorrow. Nan is about frantic. See
me first and If you do not, I cannot
answer for what may happen. You
known how Nan loves you, and as she
is now nearly wild her condition
breaks my heart. 1 expect to see you
as soon as possible"
Again in the afternoon Mrs. Young
was recalled and told of the arrange
ment for her proposed trip to Europe
with Young She said that after her
husband had retired early in the morn
ing of June 4. she seached his pockets
and was certain that he had no re-
volver. She said also that he never
carried revolver.
John Mellin, Young's racing partner,
was also witness to-day. He told of
efforts Young had made to break off
his relations with Nan Patterson while
in Los Angeles in March last.
He said that he purchased ticket
for her and gave her $500 of Young's
money when it was decided that she
should leave him.
At the conclusion of to-day's session
of the court, counsel for Nan Patter-
son held a conference to decide wheth-
err to offer evidence in her defense,
but their decision will not be announced
until Tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
S. A. L. PAID FLORIDA
$96,181.69 IN BACK TAXES
Wind Up Of Case Which Has Been Pending
Twenty-one Years.

Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 15.-The
Florida, Central and Peninsular Rail-
road back tax case has at last been
settled by the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way paying into the treasurer of
Florida, 500, 181 SO. The case has been
on for number of years. and has
entered as an issue in several political
campaigns. The suit was begun in
1881 by Joint resolution of the Leg
islature directing the Governor to em-
ploy counsel to assist the Attorney
General, and to bring suit against the
railroad company which afterwards be-
came the Florida. Central and PENN
sular Railroad and is now known as
the Seaboard Air Line Railway for
back taxes for 1S79-SO and 81. Ex-
Gov. e. A. Perry and Judge ]. w.
Malone were retained by the. state. 1t
was agreed to give these gentlemen
Is per cent. OF the amount collected
for their services and suit was begun
against the railroad.
The railroad company contended that
1t was created by the Act of 1856,
known as the Internal Improvement
Fund Act, and that under that law
it was exempt from taxation. The
state contended that the constituent
companies forming the company
against which suit was brought were
constructed under the Internal Inn
provement fund law, but that when
these companies reorganized and COM
bined, they lost their right of exemp-
ton from taxes. The case went
through the lower courts, consuming
number of years. until 1t finally
reached the United States Supreme
Court In 1902, and was decided In fav-
or of the state of Florida. Attorney
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16

General Lamar. who is now congress-
man from the Third district of Florida
represented the state before the Unit
ed States Supreme Court, and his sue
cess In winning the decision at that
time was a strong lever in his race
for Congress.
After the decision In the Supreme
Court in favor of the state, the Cen
trail Trust Company of New York, rep
resenting the bondholders of the con-
stituent companies forming the rail-
road company, filed a bill In the Unit
ed State Circuit Court and asked for
an injunction, restraining the controll-
er OF Florida from collecting the
back tax In accordance with the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court. Judge
Swayne granted the injunction. The
ew Attorney General w. b. Ellis
WI en- no went into Office found the
case in this position. Judge Malone,
representing the state, filed a demur-
rer to the bill Of the railroad. This
demurrer was overruled. An answer
was then made by the state to the BILL
and this was replied to by the railroad
company, and the issue joined, and an
agreement reached as to the testimony
taken. #W
The case rested in this position
when the Attorney General was adj
vised short time ago by II. l.. Clark
and Judge G. p. Raney, representing
the Seaboard Air Line and the Gem
trail Trust Company. that they wished
to have conference concerning the
matter. This conference was had on
Monday, the 18th inst. Gov. Jennings,
Judge Malone and Attorney General
Ellis, representing the state, and
Judge Ranev and I. l.. Clark were
present, and the conference resulted
In the railroad company's agreeing to
pay the state 500. 1857, the full amount
of the claim for back taxes. This Is
one of the most important cases in
which the state has been Interested
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
LOOKED OVER THE GANG.
One Was Picked Out as ''wanted" I'm
the CaroIinas.

Baltimore, Dec. ia number of
postoffice inspectors, secret service men
and private detectives from several of
the larger cities accompanied Captain
of Detectives Humphrey to the city Jail
to-day, and looked over the band of
prisoners being held there, suspected
of having been implicated in the vari-
Gus bank and postoffice robberies.
Assistant Superintendent George L.
Dougherty of a New York private de-
tective agency, who represents the
American Bankers Association, and
Capt. Clovis E. Duhaine, who has
charge of the detective force of a local
fidelity company, whose headquarters
are also in New York, positively iden-
titled seven of the prisoners.
Supt. Dougherty identified Morgan
as Ned Johnson. who served time in
West Virginia for burglary, and is now
wanted in the Carolinas.
A large number of strangers, includ-
ing Postoffice Inspector H. T. Greg
DRY of Charleston. S. c., were at po-
lice headquarters until late tonight,
comparing notes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
ScALDED BY STEAM
ON A BATTLESHIP.
Continued from First Page.

rushing up from the seething pit be-
low. The work of rescue was prompt.
and to this promptness those who es-
capped death owe their thanks. The
nrst to enter the fire hole was Lieut..
Cole. Without hesitating at becoming
scalded by the hot water and steam,
he entered quickly and dragged the
men from the place to the door, where
they were taken in charge by others.
Bub and Hamilton were dead when
found and Ritzel died a few minutes
after being taken on deck.
whether the gasket was defective
or whether it had been carelessly put
in place remains for the official court
of inquiry to determine. 1t is said the
boiler had been thoroughly overhaul
ed and tested under a tremendous
pressure of steam. At the time Of
the accident the steam pressure was
only sufficient to run the ships heat
ing plant.
The accident will cause little or no
delay in preparing the battleship for
sea.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
Carnegie notes and the trust agree

Carnegie notes and the trust agree
ment.
Receiver Loeser is now in possession
of all the personal property of Mrs.
Chadwick that has been located with
the exception of the chattels in her
Euclid avenue residence in this city.
The ElXria Bank has a chattel mort
gage on these for $500. The receiver
will contest this claim, but he has,
however, an equity in all that remains
above this amount. s
The diamonds of Mrs. Chadwick
have not been located as yet. Re-
ceiver Loeser has the name of man
in New York. who is said to have a
portion of them in his possession, the
name having been given him by Fri
Reynolds. Mr.. Loeser would not di-
vulge the name of this man until it.
had been ascertained whether or not
he was in possession of any of the dia-
mOndS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
FOREIGN LABOR
IN COTTON MILLS
BEING TRIED IN CAROLINA.
RESULT OF THE SCARCITY OF
MILL LABOR.

Mill Hands Going Back to the Farms
and the Use of Foreign Labor in
the Mills Made Necessary-One-
Third of the Spindles i'm south
Carolina Said to BE Idle Because
of the Insufiiciency of Labor.
Columbia, S. c.. Dec. 15.--The intro
duction of foreign labor into the cot
ton mills of South Carolina marks a
new era in the cotton manufacturing
industry. This departure has been
made necessary by the scarcity of mill
labor, due to the high price of cotton
drawing the present help back to the
farms.
An organized movement on the part
of the cotton mill interests was be-
gun some time ago and as a result
foreign help is being brought to the
leading mill centers in this state. In
Greenville three mills have taken
twenty-five families each of Germans
and Poles. Other mills have secured
smaller number of foreigners.
Mr.. Lewis w. Parker, president of
Mills of this city and of mills in
Greenville, states that he is entirely
satisfied with the experiment in Green
vile and is of the opinion that eventu-
ally foreign labor will be brought to
the mills generally throughout the
state.
The mill men are pleased with the
steadiness and reliability of the new
help, and the foreigners, many Of
whom are well educated, seem to be
pleased with their new work and sur
roundings. 1t is said that one third of
the spindles are lying idle in this state
because of the insufficiency of the sup
ply of labor and it is this condition
that has forced the mills to look else
where for helm
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-16
WHIPPING SCHO0LB0Y
FOLLOWED BY KILLING,

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 15.-A special
from Saratoga, Miss. says:
e. E. Mangum, a prominent citizen
of Magee, was shot and killed by Prof.
]. E. Woodward of the High School
to-day. A son of Mangum was whip
ped by Woodward and subsequently
Mangum met and knocked Woodward
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