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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
CITY AND COUNTY
MAY BE ENRICHED
ny THE RAILROAD DECISION
u.yDED DOWN BY THE U. $. sU-
PREME COURT.

thousands of Dollars May Pour Into
the Treasuries of Savannah ana
chatham County Through the
wa,ation of the stock of the West
.rn of Alabama Held by the Cen
traI of GeOrgia-State Ofticials
Hold This Opinion.
Atlanta, Nov. 15.-According to
tbe opinion of state officials Savannah
and chatham county will enrich their
traasuries to the extent of thousands
Of dollars as the result of the United
States Supreme Court decision, holding
that the Western Railroad of Alabama
stock held by the Georgia Railroad
and Banking Co. is subject 60 taxation.
It is believed there is practically no
doubt of the collection of taxes on the
S5oo 600 of Western of Alabama stock
held by the Central of Georgia, because
its ownership rests in the Central, de-
snite the fact that it is hypothecated in
New York. The state expects to coll
lect certainly five years taxes on this
stock or about $4,000, and it will
seek to go back even further than
that. If it does, Savannah and
Chatham county will be entitled to
taxes on this stock for the same period
Of time.
Should it be held that this stock
must also pay taxes for five years
back it would mean the Central of
Georgia would have to pay something
like $3.50, 900 back taxes to Savannah
and Chatham county. putting the COM
bined county and city rate at per cent.
1t is not unlikely, therefore, that the
Central will fight the case to the last
ditch just as has been done in the
case of the lessees of the Georgia Rail-
road
The Louisville and Nashville and At
lantic Coast Line, lessees of the Geor-
gia Railroad. will not only have to
pay the state a minimum of $4,000
back taxes, but will have to pay about
three times as much to the city of Au-
gusta and Richmond county
This decision is regarded as the big.
gest tax victory in the history of the
state Controller General Wright win
instruct tax receivers and collectors
Iaaxt year to seek out everywhere stock
in foreign corporations of every kind,
cotton mills and humber companies, as
well as railroads, and get it on the tax
books Unless evasion is successful,
this will mean several millions of in
creased returns.
There is now pending before Judge
Newman another tax case involving
the same principle decided by the
United States Supreme Court, in which
the state is endeavoring to collect back
taxes on $SSS,OOO of Atlanta and West
Point debentures owned by the Geor-
gia Railroad, but held by the lessees.
Ihere is no longer considered to be
any doubt as to the result.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
NOW JAPS CLAIM
STOESSEL Is WOUNDED.
Getting Even over the Report About
Death of KurOki.

Headquarters of the Third japanese
Army Before Port Arthur, Nov IS,
via Fusan.-It is reported that wound
received by Gen. Stoessel has neces-
STATED his confinement in hospital,
that he refused to relinquish the COM
mand Of the garrison, and that he has
issued orders to the troops to die at
their posts rather than surrender.
1t is said that the spirits of the Rus
sian troops have been dampened by
continuous work. the lack of supplies
and the hopeIessness Of their ability to
make any successful defense of the
fortress. 1t is said further that many
Of the Russian soldiers are ready to
surrender but that they are kept at
their posts by officers. who threaten
them with revolvers, and that several
soldiers who were suspected OF a de-
sire to desert have been shot as a
warning to others.
The japanese now believe that the
garrison has almost reached the limit
of human endurance.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
BR0WNL L0W WAS FIRED
Because of Offensive Statements to
His Department Head.

Washington, Nov. 15.--John B.
Brownlow Of Tennessee, a clerk in the
Postofiice Department. who acted as
disburslng officer OF the department at
the st. Louis Exposition. was dismiss
ed from the service to-day by order of
the President. Brownlow was chrged
with impertinence and insubordina-
tion and, as he declined to withdraw
his offensive language, his dismissal
followed
Brownlows insubordination consist
ed in refusing TO supply an itemized
statement Of receipts and disburse-
ments asked for by the late Postmaster
General Payne, accompanying his re-
fusal with statements TO the Post
master General which were considered
offensive. He evidently felt that the
demand of Mr.. Payne was a reflection
upon his honor.
Brownlow was given an opportunity
to withdraw the statements consider
ed offensive. but he refused to do So
and his dismissal followed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
BRAZILIAN CADETS
AROSE IN REVOLT.
Lost Their Leader and Were Forced
to Surrender.

Atost AhelE AcaaOSE anu "CEC RONCCU
to Surrender.
Rio Janeiro, Nov. 15.-The students
of the military school revolted yester-
day evening and deposed the COM
mandant, Gen. Costallent. This was
followed by secret meetings held at
the military club, at which Gems.
Olympic, Silvera and Travassos were
present. Gen. Travassos was appoint
ed to succeed Gen. Costallent.
The whole school at about o'clock,
under the command of Gen. Travassos,
marched upon the town, but were met
by a detachment of soldiers and mill
tary police. A serious encounter fol-
lowed, during which Gen. Travassos
was wounded and his horse shot under
him. His adjutant was killed.
The cadets then fell back and oc-
cupied the hills in the neighborhood of
the school building. At 2 a. m. the
soldiers and police, supported by the
war vessels, attacked the cadets po-
sition and at 5 a. M, the cadets, being
without a leader, surrendered. They
were all placed in prison.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
JAPANESE ADVANCE
Is EXPECTED DAILY.

Chansianoutnn. Manchuria, Gen.
Kuropatkins Headquarters, Nov. 15.-
A. Japanese advance is daily expected.
Large masses of their troops are NOV
ing eastward, and the Russians are
expecting them to strike at their left
flank.
An attack upon the fortified village OF
Endowuniula, not far from Sinchinpu
(two miles west of the Shakhe rail-
road station, and fronting the right
flank of the seventeenth corpse was
carried out brilliantly during the night
of Nov. 10 by the second brigade of
the Thirty-fifth infantry division. The
village had been captured the same
morning by the Japanese. Subsequently
the Russians abandoned the place.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
SIMPLICITY IN GOWNS
MARKS HORSE SHOW.
Women are Showing no Such Ella
borate TOiIettes.

w OAHCh are SnORNlnE no SuCn E1Au-
borate TOiIettes.
New York, Nov. 15.-The second day
of the horse show brought greater
crowds to Madison Square Garden than
attended yesterday. This was particu-
larly true of the afternoon, when the
promenade was thronged and all of
the boxes were filled. A noticeable
feature of the attendance in the aft
ernoon was the large number of chill
dren, who were especially in evidence
when the pole ponies were Judged.
To the disappointment of a host of
Englishmen who attended in body,
the English horses Jared badly, and
Queen Frederick. bred by King Ed
ward, received only a third prize The
English exhibitors won their first blue
ribbon in the class of hackneys when
Robert whitworth of Halifax. Eng
land, took first prize.
Mrs. ]. D. NJ. Grosvenor's horse,
Roseberry, was given the blue ribbon
over Alfred G. Vanderbilt's horse. High
Tide, in the class for horses, carriages
and appointments.
Yesterday Roseberry was beaten by
High Tide in the class for carriage
horses alone but to-day the addition
of excellent equipment and perfect ap-
pointments won the honors for Mrs.
GrOSVenor.
One of the notable features of this
years horse show is the attempt of the
younger society leaders to inaugurate
a reign of greater simplicity in cos
tunes. Where others have made upon
jewelry and brilliantly finished crea-
tions of the dressmakers' art, these
leaders are wearing sombre satins and
velvets, set with feathers. Those who
are using jewels have brought pearls
into greater prominence, and the con-
trast between the brilliant costumes
and flashing gems on the one hand
and the severely plain corsages with
feathers falling across the shoulders
on the other is very marked.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16

Hull, England, Nov. 15.-The inquiry
which Great Britain conducts on her
own behalf into the North sea incident
opened to-day. Vice. Admiral Bridge
and Butler Aspinan, an admiralty
court lawyer, whose report will form
the basis of the British case before the
International commission at Paris. con-
Quoted the inquiry. DR.. Herbert Wood
house represented the Russian em-
bassY.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learned that the board of trade
solicitors who have been preparing the
case have found no evidence to suggest
the presence of torpedo boats among
the fishing fleet.
The evidence of the witnesses was
in substance that the trawlers took
the Russians for British warships at
maneuvers. When the firing began the
trawlers ran. The skipper of the traw-
Ter Keith, in reply to questions, de-
clared that there We're no Japanese
trawlers and no Japanese present, and
that no Japanese agents made any
suggestion to him whatever. 1t would
have been impossible for the trawlers,
he added, to screen a torpedo boat
A surgeon of the North sea hospital
ship Alpha made the rather important
statement that all the Alpha's lights
were extinguished soon after the firing
commenced.
Might Explain, Though Not Excuse.
Both Admiral Bridge and Mr.. Aspin-
all, who are conducting the inquiry on
the most impartial lines, indicated by
questions that the trawler which sepa-
rated from the fishing fleet might pos
sibly have been taken for a torpedo
boat by the Russians.
A suggestion by the Russian consul
that the shelling was due to the traw-
ler's failing to stop when blank shots
were fired, and the fact that the lights
were extinguished on at least one
trawler, is considered here to in some
degree explain, though not to excuse,
the attack by the Russians.
DIR. Woodhouse holds a merely watch
ing brief Neither he nor the Russian
consul here are in possession of any
evidence tending to prove that Japan
ese torpedo boats were in the neighbor-
hood of Dogger Bank or that Japanese
exercised any influence upon the fish
ing fleet.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
RATlONS GROW SHORT
AT PORT ARTHUR,

Headquarters of Third Japanese
Army, Before Port Arthur, Nov. IA,
via Fusan, Nov. 15.-(Delayed in
transmission. )-Spies and Russians
who have surrendered report that
rations in the fortress have been re-
duced. The wounded found by the
Japanese are ernaciated.
Russian artillery shells are made
partly of Killed Wood and do not ex-
plode. This shows that the Russians
are short of material for making heavy
ammunition.
The capture of the eastern fortified
ridge will mean the surrender of the
fortress i'm a couple of weeks unless
the garrison there retires to the isola-
ted forts. This seems improbable,
however. and cold weather and the
lack of food and ammunition renders
desperate resistance unlikely.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
STEAMER BERKSHIRE
FOUND SHIP OFF STATION.

Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-capt. Pratt
Of the steamer Berkshire. which ar
rived here to-day from Savannah, re-
ports that he fell IN with the Diamond
Shoals lightship Monday afternoon.
four miles northeast by half east OF
the lightships station. The lightship
signalled that the vessel was dragged
from the station by Sundays gale.
All on board were well and wished TO
be reported.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
WAR MINISTER OUT.
Gen. Andre Succeeded by Berteaux
I'm thc French Cabinet.


Paris, Nov. 15.-Gen. Andre to-day
resigned the portfolio of Minister Of
War, and Henry Berteaux, "A member
OF the Chamber of Deputies and a
successful broker on the Bourse, was
nominated as his successor.
This change in the ministry is the
elimination OF fierce assaults upon the
administration Of the War Office, In
the course of which the Chamber Of
Deputies was the scene of frequent
wild disorders including the recent per-
sonal assault upon Gen. Andre. These
events stirred the public to high
pitch of excitement and particularly
army and parliamentary circles,
where a succession of duels evidenced
the bitterness. Gen. Andres letter Of
resignation asserts that the attacks
against the War Office We're merely n
device OF enemies of the government
to undermine the republic.
The news of the resignation of Gen.
Andre created sensation, owing to
the intensity of the recent controversy.
The opposition to the ministry hailed
the resignation as great victory.
which Will speedily lead to the fall Of
the entire ministry
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
NO V0LAPUK THERE.
Men ON the Rope Couldn't "ParIez
VOus Francois"

st. Louis, Nov. 15.-Lack of COM
mon language caused a misunder-
standing of orders given by the
French navigators of the Francois
airship to-day and resulted in an ac-
cident which splintered the prov of
the flying machine and tore two large
rents in the top of the balloon. Several
days will be required for repairs.
When the airship was almost over
the fence, M. Francois shouted in
French to cut loose. The English
speaking attaches Of the aerodrome
misunderstood him and hauled in on
the guide rope. The pull on the rope
exerted a lowering force. and although
M. Francois emptied several bags of
ballast, he could not counteract the ef-
feet of the pull and the airship crash
ed into the fence.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
IRRlGATIONISTS AT Ell PAS0.
Many Addresses Made by Those In
tcrested In the Work.

El Paso, Tex. Nov 15.-The twelfth
national irrigation congress was call
ed to order to-day by Senator William
A. Clark of Montana, its president.
The hall was decorated with the colors
of Mexico and the United States.
Many addresses were made, the
speakers including President Clark,
Gov Pardee of California and others.
Letters were read from President
Roosevelt and President Diaz Of Mex
leo. There were two letters from Pres
ident Roosevelt. one said I'm part:
"The best use of the land is that
made by the man who has come to
stay. You should make yourselves the
guardians of the future and prevent
the waste of any of the great national
resources of the country"
The other letter said;
Il wish 1t were possible for me to
accept your kind invitation to attend
the National Irrigation Congress to be
held at lei Paso l need not state to
you the deep interest feel In the cause
of national irrigation. Irrigation is,
IN every fact, one of the means for
national expansion which is most ef-
fective.
Wishing you all success, l am,
Sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16

cover OF the storm. attempted to es-
cape from Port Arthur.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press succeeded jim reaching the de-
stroyer after her arrival here. but he
was not allowed to board her. The
captain of the Chinese cruiser Hal
Yung was the first person to so on
board the Ratstoropony. He held a brief
conference with her commander, after
which the Ratsoropony came further
in the stream and anchored in the
same spot that the destroyer Ryes-
hitelni did last August, before she was
cut out by the Japanese.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
WAR IN THE EAST.

The Japanese are pressing the
fighting for possession of Port Ar
thur, assaults being made almost
continuously upon the eastern line
of defenses. Reports from Japan
ese sources intimate that the am
munition and supplies of the garri-
son are running short.
1t is asserted that Gen. Stoessel,
the Russian commander at Port
Arthur, has been disabled by
wounds.
There was some sharp fighting
Nov. 10 for possession of the for
titled village of Endowunialu near
Shakhe, the Russians being first
driven out. then retaking the place
and finally retiring.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
- : -
FLOOD Or RESOLUTIONS
Poured in Upon the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.

San Francisco. Nov. 15.--The second
days session of the convention OF the
American Federation OF Labor abrupt
ly ended shortly after the afternoons
session opened to-day. This change in
programme was forced by the flood OF
resolutions. which poured in. They
were of almost every character th.lt
could affect trade organizations. The
adjournment was taken that the proper
committees might have the afternoon
and evening to consider resolutions.
The report Of the executive council
censured the New Orleans Central La
Dor Union. The latter Organization
boycotted union labor paper of the
city because Of an expression OF opin-
ion on the part Of the editor. This
was styled by the council violation
OF a free press and Fundamental prin-
ciple OF unionisn, and the New Orleans
body was given thirty days in which
to remove the boycott or the alterna-
tive of having it's charter revoked.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
RUSSIAN WARSHIP
ENTERS CHE FOO PORT,

Che Foo, Nov. 16. 7:i5 a. ma Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer has Just
communicated with yet. owing to the
roughness Of the sea. 1t is report
ed that a Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyer has been seen outside. watch
ing the movements Of the Russian YES
eel
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16

Charleston. w. Va. Nov. ib.-The
miners OF the Cabin Creek district. one
OF the largest coal producing districts
OF the state, went out on strike to-day.
The main cause Of the disagreement is
a notice posted by the operators de-
claring that they would employ and
dismiss men without regard to wheth-
er they were union or non-unlon.
Large numbers ~ union men are leay-
Ing the fields and operators are en-
deavoring 10 nh their places. scores
Of pence officers are being sworn IA
10 guard property
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO.
CoIiB,a's Inactivity Now Alarms the
People.

Mexico City. Nov. 15.-Earthquake
shocks are reported from several
points In the state Of Jalisco. At
the town Of Autlan the walls OF sew
eral buildings were cracked.
At Manzanilla the shock lasted ten
seconds. No damage, however. was
done.
The volcano Collma is inactive and
seismic disturbances are feared as II
has been noticed that such disturbances
are much more frequent and severe
during the volcanoes inactivity.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
RENOUNCES FAITH
OF The CATHOLICS
FOUNDER OF A COLLEGE
REPUDIATES HER CONNECTION
WITH THE CHURCH OF ROME.

MarGuisc Des Monsters, Formerly
Miss Mary GNendOIyn Caldwell,
Who Endowed the Divinity Col
Iege of the Catholic University at
Washington, Makes Formal and
Decided Remuneration of Catholic
ism-Wns an American Woman.
New York, Nov. 15.-The Associated
Press has received the following, and
before giving it publication, it's au-
thentcity has been fully verified by
cable from Rome:
Rome, Oct. 80. 1904 Editor of the AS
sociated Press
You have my full permission to print
the enclosed, and give 1t as wide a
publication as possible Yours Truly,
(Signed). Marquise Des Monsters
Dear Editor; 1t may interest some
of your readers to know that the
Marquise Des Monsters Merinville,
formerly Miss M. G. Caldwell who, 1t
will be remembered. founded the
Roman Catholic University at Wash
ington some years ago, has entirely re-
pudiated her former creed. In an in
terview with me, the other day, she
said:
Her Eyes Opened.
Yes, it is true that | have left the
Roman Catholic Church. Since l have
been living in Europe my eyes have
been opened to what that church real
ly is, and to its anything but sanctity.
But the trouble goes much further
back than this. Being naturally reli-
gious, my imagination was early
caught by the idea of doing some-
thing to lift the church from the low
ly position which it occupied in
America, so l thought of a university
or higher school where its clergy could
be educated, and, If possible, refined.
OF course. in this l was greatly in
fuenced by Bishop Spalding of Pc
oria, who represented 1t to me as one
of the greatest works of the day.
When / was 21, turned over to
them One-third of my fortune for that
purpose. But for years / have been
trying to rid myself of the subtle, yet
which pretends, not only to the privi-
lege of being the only true church.
but of being alone able to open the
gates of heaven to sorrowful, sinful
world.
AT last my honest Protestant blood
has asserted itself and 1 now forever
repudiate and cast off the yoke of
Rome.
SO saying, the Marquise politely dis
missed me.
Sister Also denounced II.
1T will be remembered that the
Marquise Des Monsters Merinville and
her sister, the Baroness Won Zedwitz.
are the daughters of the late William
S. Caldwell and his wife, who was a
Breckenridge of Kentucky. Shortly
before his death, Mr.. Caldwell became
a convert to Roman Catholicism and
left his children to the care of Irish
Roman Catholics in New York, whom
his wife had met in church circles.
The younger sister married some fif-
teen years ago a German nobleman, a
Lutheran, and has since then also
left the Roman Catholic communion
The elder has been in very bad health
for some years from having to occu-
py position before the world as a
prominent Roman Catholic which was
not a real one, and into which her ex-
treme generosity led her, as a young
and inexperienced girl. Now, at last
her own mind has asserted itself and
she returns to the creed Of her ances-
tors"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
ROYAL GUESTS ARRIVE.

Portuguese Monnrchs Repayfng the
Visit of Edward.
Portsmouth. England, Nov. 15.-The
King and Queen of Portugal reached
Portsmouth to-day from Cherbourg
and subsequently proceeded to Wind
sor to return the visit which King
Edward paid them at Lisbon last year.
The visitors, who crossed the chan
mel in King Edwards yacht, the Vic
toria and Albert, escorted by half 4
dozen British warships, had an impos-
ing welcome at naval headquarters.
where thirty TO forty warships, elab-
orately dressed with bunting had as
sembled in their honor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
WAS FIRING BEFORE
SHE ENTERED HARB0R.

Che Foo. Nov. 10. $3.50 a. m.-The
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rats
toiopony put into this harbor this
morning Firing was heard half an
hour before she entered the harbor.
A snow storm and a high wind were
prevailing az The time. and Il is be-
licyod that the Russian vessel. under
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
WAS ALL SORTS OF
ROASTED MEATS.
N'''iy Fire Occurred in the New
York StOekyards.

IN the New
York stOcI3yards.
New York, Nov. ia considerable
s'4Nuty Of dressed meats in cold
,''se 9'orase was incinerated, much val
s1''e property was DESTROYED and
many blocks along the water front
gre threatened by fire which ragged
WI WI several hours in the United stock
o. us IN Jersey City early to-day. The
-De started in the cold storage room
~ me plant and is thought to have
s' caused by an explosion of am
NV, A. Sherman. manager OF the
s'OyN s yards, said that about 1000
=, - sSSed hogs and sheep we're consum-
"a, Oy the flames. and that about 200
:, r'' hogs and 200 live sheep perisbed
a' sherman said that the loss might
,s - 20 $4,000 and possibly a little over
"ere lost. "' human hves
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
BRITISH INQUIRY
INTO THE ATTACK
THE DoGGER BANK Affair
is BEING PROBED by A CoMMIs-
SION AT HULL.

1t Is Declared Most Positively That
There Were no Japanese Torpedo
Craft Anywhere Around the Traw-
IeFs That Were Fired Upon by the
Russian FIeet-ThOrOughIy Im-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
MISS CAMPBELL GUILTY
OF ENLIGHTENMENT.
Her Sentence Was suspended Untn
Next ADrii.

Athons. Ca. Nov. l5.--Miss Dora
Campbell. former postmsiress az Mays
vile, pleaded guilty 10 embezzlement
OF government funds IN the federal
court this afternoon. Her sentence
was Suspended by Judge Newman un-
On the next term Of the court ln April.
The SUM short was about 500.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
Revolutionary Movement Crushed.

Rio De Janeiro, Nov. 15.-The revo-
lutionary movement has been crushed
and order is completely restored. SEN
ator Lauro Sodre and Deputy Barboza
Lima, leaders of the movement, have
fled. other leaders have been arrested.
Many persons have been killed or
wounded.