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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
THEY HE:. BRING B|.R:|.I|!N N!IG| ! GIFTS G. { /: ]
TO- help THE | ! POOR.
Children of Central School Fill
Barrels With Potatoes, APP
pies and Oranges.

lsl or all tho contributions made for the
poor in this season of cold and hardship,
when more liberal charityis being dis
Bpensed In Richmond than has ever bccn
known, none is more beautiful than that
of the boys and girls of Central School.
Through the generous implsrs of these
children, several ,h,lndred In number
tho Chrlstmastide will he made brighter
in many OF the homes of the poor Apples
oranges, potatoes ana other yegetab blcs
will 90 ns expressions at the sympathetic
Interest and good will or the boys aud
a girls of the school,
1t was tho putgrowtll2of ~ ssu ggestlon
made by n bright girl, into whose own
life a sorrow camo a few years a go, that
every hoy and girl brought mn apple and
an orange for tho poor, Some brought
Bhags full Of these. and other things, AS
the line marched into school the gifts
were placed In barrels, and when all had
entered, there were several barrels and
boxes full IA 4 ~ ss8.
In the afternoon these with a brief
note, were sent to Mrs. Buchanan, the
noble Christian woman who Is helping
her husband In tho fine work being done
INT the Baptist Central Neighborhood
House. and her heart was touched,
How this great collection Of small sifis
will help to fill the baskets "a be made
mp to-morrpw to be sent to the homes Of
The poor,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
advance for had no stock nor In it's dos

advance. for I had no stock, nor In it's det
cline, for tho same reason. # rs vi
s., my only connection with it was tho.
sale by mo for account OF Mr.. Fl. H
Rogers and his associates OF twenty
5mllAons at prices ranging from 90 to 96,
and at a period shortly before the nd
vance to LIZ. II Undertook 1t with some
reluctance, as d nominal quotation OF 9O,
with 4 q few fragment tary transact ons,
represented all the market then for 1T
But 4 wished to oblige Mr.. r. and con-
ssented. III received no compensation for
the trouble. expect ed none. was offered
none, xAnd had I been, should have de-
3clined It. lla & n .s II.
"a week, perhaps. u after the accounts
had been made up and 8sett tied, Mr.. Rog-I
.ers Informed me that he thought the stock
was going to advance, as he had received
some letters from part! who were going
to buy and asked me 4 e I would see them
and join in tbs movement declined,
,uponj5 tile ground I that any attempt to
make a material advance would invite q;
collapse, and there would be certain SELL
ing of much of the stock I had sold for
them. 1 added that IL he would take my
advice lie would continue selling until he
had either sold out! or educed his holdings
to nominal figures.
Az Since that period 7 have not purcha sed
or sold one share for the account Of any
from It hem or him any nformati ton about.
sthe property or tho stock, 4 nor have T
asked for my. I lave gone somewhat
into detail, but these are the ia cts and
my attitude when the advance occurred =
Yours very truly.
53s3f JAMES r. lSEENE.
No so Broad Street, July 26, 1904. z 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
CHADWICK AND WIFE
ARE BOTH INDICTED
Husband Of Woman Included in
Charge Of Forging Note
for $5,ooo,ooo.
Continued on Second Pags.o
(Byl Associnted Press J

CLEVELAND, OHIO, December a.
DIR. Leroy S. Chadwick ana his wlfe, Mrs.
Cassie 2. Chadwick, were Jointly indicted
by the county grand jury this afternoon
on the charge of having forged and ut
tered a 5000 900 note signed Andrew Car
snegie."
Il Nh. Chadwick is now on his way to New
York from Paris and is expected to land
sneXt5yY Wednesday,. AS soon as tho indict-
gment Hns returned Sheriff Barry, or this
county made plans to secure DR., Chad
wick's extTadi tinn. Iie will meet the
steamer on its arrival.
This Is the third time that Mrs, Chad
wick has been Indicted BY the county
grand jury, but II Is tho first Instance Of
her husbands name appearing in legal
snrocepdings IN the ease, The indictments
already returned against Mrs. Chadwick
snre similar to the one voted to-day, ex-
3cept that they cover notes of $3.50. 600 and
$780, ono, h signed ANDREW Carnegie"
z Mrs. Chadwick was reclining on IA couch
before her cell in the jail when sllo WAS
Informed this afternoon of the action of
tho grand Jury. She appeared not the
least concerned and asked only II there
had beer anyone else indicted, mention
Ing tho name ofsa person who .sas fig
ured in the case TO some extent. She
declined to make any comment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
SEVEN !. ARE sUFF0CATED. .
while Al. .W0R.K|N mine
Shaft Acted as Flue and Drew
Smoke and Heat From
Burning Shanty.
fnx AssncIntel Prekal !

BOLIVAR, PENN, December 22.---Seven
men were suffocated to-day in the No,
2 soft clay mine Of the Reese-H Hammond
Fire Brick Company. near here. The yic-
time were 4Austrans, There were about
twenty-five men In the mine, and all
but seven were rescued though they We're
all in bad shape. and two are likely to
die. si . 5t
Tho cause of the disaster was most pe-
4culiar. a small building about 16x2o
burned down at the mouth Of the mine.
Nrhe air-shaft from the working TO the
surface, some distance In the mine, acted
as u sort of flue and drew into the DRIFT
The heat ana smoke from tho fire. thus
suffocating tho men whose escape was
shut on by tho fire at the opening, AS
soon us 1t could be done. tho burning
shanty was torn away and rescuers
rushed into the mine,
The property loss Is trlflin3, not
amounting to more than q coupe OF hun
slred dollars IL Is supposed that the
fire was started by u miner who went
out to thu shanty ia eat his dinner. lie
is thought to have upset a lamp and ls-
aItea some OIL,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
ROOSEVELT AND
MARSHAL MATTER.
President Discusses Appointment
With Lewis and slemp and
May Look Further Into
It-John S. Wise Said
to Have Hand in
Affair.

Special to Tho Times Dispa tch.)
II ROANOKE, VA. Dec. 23.--A meeting Of
about fifty prominent Republicans OF the
State was held in tho Hotel Roanoke to-
night Owing to the delay in the trains,
Col. Campbell scmp. Of Wise, did not
arrive until after 8 o'clock. It was near
" II o clock before the meeting was
called to order and c. "A. Hermans was
made chairman.
Col. slemp. the only Republican Con-
grcssman from Virginia, at once retired
and gave tho meeting full sway. It was
ascertained that Col slenp. Judge Lewis
and Judge Waddil had held confer
ence with President Roosevelt this morn
ing. It seems that the object OF this con-
ference here Is to satisfy tho Republican
elements Il in the State and to place &tha
party on fighting basis.
# There is & a desire to eliminate Federal
office-holders from politics, and to place
the leadership in the hands Of men wllo
fight the local battles. AT i o'clock thls
morning an executive session was called
for to be composed Of legislators, sena-
tors and members Of the Constitutional
Convention. VI
During the opening session committee.
composed of three Virginia senators, was
sent to request Judge Lewis and Thomas
Lee Moore, district attorney. to appear
before the meeting. Both gentlemen were
In the city. and the former acquiesced,
but the latter could not be reached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
LONDON Still
N|.R||:|APT' I' !. |: | IN n FOG. [ |.G||'
Places Of Amusement Deserted
and Railway Traffic Almost 3S
VESSELS 5: /: UNAB | 10 10 u {: cH. ].
v Voiccs Mingle in the
Streets, Which Present Re
nlarkable Scene. 5
lfRv 4 ..o,c,,. = = pr.,,,., s, Z, |,

FH -
M LONDON, Dec. 22s. n here is as yet no
sign Of the lifting Of the fog which en-
$velopes a the king dom. Consid dering the
almost .insupe diffioulties attending
5locomotionS OF any form, the number Of
fatal accidents has Ii been VI Il remarkably
small. The congestion and suspension
of business are very general. Places OF
amusement are almost deserted and shop!
Keepers are loudly lamont ting the absence
of the usual Christmas customers, In
stead OF which the big stores arc inun-
dated with orders by post which cannot
be executed. owing to the complete dis
location 4 Of all carrying business. Rail-
way traffic. both for long and short dis.
3tances, is almost sparalyze The Oceanic
and tho saxonia have beer, unable to
reach the landings at 4. liverpool. The
Celtic and the Pretoria outward, bound are
both delayed and the AIinnehaha Is wait
Ing at the mouth Of the Thames. unable
TO proceed. Only two vessels entered the
port Of London yesterday, a condition
OF affairs such as has not occurred for
twenty years.
Tho streets Of London present remark
able scenes Nothing Is visible except
link boys torches and the occasional flare
of big creosote flights, which the aus
thoriues are beginning to employ to as
sist traffic. Phantom voices mingle with
the Sunceasing whistllng OF omnibus and
tramway drivers. whilst at points Lee
Trafalgar Square and the Hyde Perk
corner are agglomerations Of vehicles
of every description held up by the po-
lice and close locked for hours. Nearly
everybody is suffering from headache.
which the doctors attribute to the fog
At Birmingham, Sir Oliver Lodge is
making experiments with a model elec-
trical apparatus for the dispersal Of foE.
which, although successful, is regarded
as being too expensive for application on
"a larger scale, tfs IA l35t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
REUNION OF I. D. G. &c.
WEDNESDAY NEXT

The annual reunion Of The
Times Dispatch Contributors
Glib will be held at the Bijon
Theatre next "Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 O'clock. This will
be the second OF these reunions,
and 1t promises to even surpass
the splendid one Of last Christmas
In both interest and attendance
Governor Montague, Mayor Nc
Carthy and Major Capers are exc
pected to make brief talks. Messrs.
Wells and Mckee will put on the
best features of next weeks bill
at the Bijou Polk Miller and his,
quartette will render several spe-
cial selections, badges won In the
Christmas contests will be pre-
sented and some new features, one
OF special interest, will be an
nounced. Further details will be
given Sunday. 4
@ Admission will be by member
ship badges. There will be no
tickets, but every boy and girl
showing the T. D. @, G. badge will
be admitted. So get out your
badges. Be sure not to misplace
them. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
APPOINTMENT OF STUART
President May Look Further
js. s Into the Matter. ~

From Our Regular CorrespOndent)
AyASHINGTOS,5 d, ID c., December 22.--
There Is reason to believe that the Pres
ident may hold up the appointment OF
Captain j.. p. B. Stuart to the position
Of marshal for the Eastern District of
Virginia to succeed Morgan Treat. The
Senate cannot take action on the nomi-
nation until after 1t reconvenes on the
.4th OF January. It is certain that Mr..
Treat will be the marshal ntil after that
date. IT is believed that the President
may decide to suspend further action un-
4 til he has opportunity to invest tigate FUR
ther.a Judge Edmund Naddill. and Judge
IL. T. Lewis saw the President to-day,
and while they did not state that he
agreed to delay the confirmation OF the
nomination, It is believed he gave them
to understand that he might look further
into the mater. s
Was Work of Wise.
Neither Judge yYaddill, Judge Lewis.
nor Representative Slemp endorsed the
application OF Captain Stuart. On the
other hand, all three were surprised when
the appointment was made. tits learned
that Captain Stuart applied for the posi-
stion Of collector Of the port OF Newport
News. and that lie was never an appli-
cant for the place Mr.. Treat holds. The
application for the colectorship of the
port was confused With the application
FOR tho nlarshalship. l n S8
"A kinsman Of John S. Wise Is said to
be an applicant for the collectorship. John
s.. Wise is the man who got for Captain
Stuart the appointment to the malshal-
ship. It is said authoritatIvely that The
President did not consult with any one
else when consideringlthe appointment. It
Is known that the Republicans OF Yir-
3ginla have had occasion In the past to
resent the interference Of Captain Wise
in Virginia matters. He has not resided
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
ARE SLAVS BACK
ON METRE HILL?
Kuropstkin Reports Chinese Ru
NOR That Has No Conhrrna-
ton Torpedo Boat De-
stroyer Escapes From
Port Arthur-North
Sea Commission.
.l(By Associated Press.l

j4 i4sAl BY Associated tErcbS.) stsi tsfJiss
TOXIC, Dec. pa dispatch received
I by telegraph to-day from the Japanese
army before Port Arthur. says: The right
{ column OF the army at 5 o'clock n this
morning taking advantage Of the cncrny's
excitement. drove the enemy of an emi-
nence north OF Housaryentaos on Pigeon
Bay and occupied the position. and att
& o'clock dlslodged the enemy from a height.
on the peninsula west Of Housanyentao,
which we occupied. capturing one small
gun. After the Japanese occupation OF
Il the positions, tho en- emy made q counter
attack, but was Immediately repulsed.
At present our occupation Of the positions
Is practically secure - Il
N Sevastopols Listing.
Evening. report received from Vice
Admiral Togo at 10 o'clock last night,
says: s.
"a prisoner taken hy our fleet who is
considered to be reliable. reports that as
sthe result OF out attack since December
sJ3th, eight torpedoes struck tho net sof'
the battleship Sevastopol.g and that ut
least one took effect on her hull. This
seoms to have occurred #on the night.
OF December 18th. or early on the morn
6ing$ Of December 10th. The Scyastopol's 5!
1 crew was seen to be In a state OF confu-
5sHion, and O hawser from the shore wa 8
attached 10 the battlcshinp
''The torpedo which struck the hull OF
tho sevastopo took effect on the 9por.
side. damaging about eight feet along
4 the rivet lines. IL, 52l ,ss
The sevastopol Is now headed toward
!. the outer part OF the entrance to the
llarbor, with her stern aground and her
gun ports anldships almost nwash.
Il .".Thc ship is listing to starhoard, and
the sidelights In her lower deck are sub
merged. Ii si5s {s Es S III X {
There IS one torpedo boat TO tie star
board Of the Seyastopol, and ono pump
ing vessel to port together with one ves-!
sci reseMbli ng ID ~ Inc layer, ALL lof which
ARE Ybpsily engaged In pumping, but It will
he difficult toSrestorc the scaworthlness
of the warshtps. i,
Vessel Disabled.
"On the night of December 1eth.t orc OF
our torpedoes struck the bow OF a RUS
sian torpedo boat destroyer, and that yes-
8 sci Is now a ground. = +,
Another report from Admiral Togo re-
sceiyed at II o'clock last night ls as fol-
y lows I. 4 S3iS5 1 Ill "a, t,s
after personal observation outside
T Port Arthur, found that the sevastopol,
which was attached by our torpedo
sflotllas.3is Is now anchored in the shadows
D ABOUT 4uu sydTuS Elt&I TONI {i lic SHOIC "
SChengtao Mountain. Tho Russians are
engaged in pumping. but the scvastopo1;
Is listing at least ten degrees with her
bow slightly sunk There can be no;
hope OF restoring the vessel to n fighting
trim. considering the present condition
of Port Arthur and / Judge she has been
completely disabled. also observed that
tho enemy's des troyer, which was tor--
spedoed by US, has been DESTROYED.
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OSBORNE s SENTENCE
HAS Been CONFIRMED. v ! J.
Man Charged With Wife Muir.
der in Norfolk Convicted
in Oklahoma,
(spe,cial,to Q The Times Dlspatch,)

Y s i.
e WINsTON-sA,l1Ar, N. C., December
GA private letter received here from
Oklahoma states that the Supreme Court.
of that State has confirmed the decision
of the longer court In the case Of G. u.
Hiatt. alias G, ur, Osborne, convicted of
killing his first wife in Okla homa seyerul
years ago. and sentenced to the peniten-5
uary for term Of twenty years, os-.
borne Is the man who is accused OF kill
ing his second wife i'll Norfolk, Va, two
or three years ago,
Policeman Adams. ofSthis city, was re-
sponsible for The arrest Of Osborne in
Virginia, and tho decision az the Okla
hopa Supreme Court means that the MIN
ston officer will get the 500 reward or
fered tor the arrest and conviction of
the wife-killer. f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
RECAPTURE HILL?
Russians Said to Have Driven
japanese From Important
Position.
fnv 4 s,.,ocla ted press ,

I'Ht tal lta7a IBy SHsOcat ed FreSS
ST. .5PISrERSBuRG, December 2.-Gen-
eral Kuropatkin has tclegraphcd to thp
general staff that he ! has received are
port from Chinese sources to the effect
that the Russians have lecaptured 2GS
Metre Hi lat Port Arthur, with the guns
mounted by tho Japanese.
Kuropatkin's dlspa trl,, which is dated
December 2lst, also reports further re-
4connaisanccs OF both the Russians and
Japanese, but says they were not proauc-
tive OF important results. B.
tho thermomctcrg registers fourteen de-
3grccs Fahrenheit. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
PHALANX OF FOES
IS ! FALL|NG /. !. AWAY. AZ
Even Attorney for Wack Throws.
Out Hint That Lawson Will
Not Be Prosecuted.
BosTo OMAN AFTER DoNoHuE
Publication Of Keene Letter
II Causes What "Frenzied
Financier' Says About It.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
NEW YORK, Dec, 22.-The certainty
that no action, civil or criminal. will be
taken by Henry II. Rogers q. any Of the
lesser magnates nlentioned BY Thomas
w. Lawson ii his latest article on 8 From
zied Finance" to refute his accusations
or to defend their regulations has
aroused considerable nervousness among
the brokers In Wall Street.
Charles NJ. Bcattie, counsel for Henry
Washington Wack. q large share holder
IN Anal gamated Copp also seemed to-
day to hint at a disposition to quit the
prosecution Of Mr.. Lawson, started by
Mr., yVack for circulating alleged false
and Injurious rumors IA TO influence the
market for tho purpose OF stock jobbing.
Pays Respects to Donohue.
In response to the publication OF the
Keene letter. Thomas w. Lawson said
tonight: Mr.. Keenes letter was not a
confidential communication. On$the con-
trary, 1t was written that I might use
1t in my story. I have no desire to do
or say anything to annoy Mr.. Keene. My
writings in the past.nnd that part OF my
story wherein have already spoke OF
him, show plainly my feelings about him
and my treatment OF him In q coming
chapter will further show my feelings,
but in treating Mr.. Keene. ! must, as In
the case OF all others whom describe
or whose actions l relate, hew to the
exact line Of the truth" f.s
"a Mr.. Lawson also pays his respects to
Denis Donohue. the New York financial
writer. who was reported to be on his
SO fpr ohn him "a
offers to pay 100000 to any one proving
that the letter lie wrote EDonohue5 Is the
same that the latter published and also
give to the public another letter from
|DonohueWeouched In the most cxtrnya-
CANT phrase spraising Lawson both as a
financier and as writer. .
Keene's Letter.
s At the waldorf Astoria to-day, James
r.. Keene pleaded illness when asked FOR
furtehr information regarding his publi-
cation OF the letter,
II don't caro- to discuss Lawson" said
MIR. Keene. ''He made his usual pyro-
technical llpronr about the letter anu n
have published 1t. The letter speaks FOR
itself. Cd am too tired to say anything
more about either the letter or lawson.
Tho letter in question was blished yes
terday dn tho New York Herald, TO when
Office it went in tho following shape;
tSro tho Editor of the Herald:
"Slr.-Nill you he kind enough TO print
the enclosed copy Cfrom my press copy
book) OF my letter OF July 26, 1904, to Mr..
Thomas w. Lawson? III
Yours very truly, 4.
JAMES r. KECNE. = 3
Mr, Keene's enclosure was the follow
ing; IS
tVr,, n,,, a G w N wSoll, n SCI, (: i' sfS
s8"pear Sr--You We're In error In your
last contribution to 'Eyerybody's Ma ga
zine, in ascriblng to me any agency IN the
have had practically nothing to 60 with
the speculation In this security, and four
thousand shares, and that held for a few
8dnys only. measures my largest holding at
amy one time, took no interest IN It's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
SHOT AND KILLED MAN
WHO HAD HIM INDICTED
fRv Ass.ao,cIa ted Pre-. I, !,

t (By Associa ted Press,J
HUNTINGTON, w. " A. December "a
7. r. Christian, Il leading lawyer and,
partner OF Joseph Y n. Sanders, recently
elected supreme Judge, was shot and al
most instantly killed ut Oceina to-day by
/. ken Canterbury w ho escaped to the
mountains. "a posse Is in pursuit. Cans
.terbury operated n gambling room, and
had been indicted through Christians
effort 8. gl4 45j f II; s8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
I Review at Hampton Roads.

~ ~ (By Associated Press 4, 7F
4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The date for
tho grand review OF the 9battleship squad
ron OF the North Atlantic fleet at Hamp-B
ton Roads by Secretary Morton, has been
fixed for January 9TH. Tho Secretary will
he accompanied by Admiral Dewey and
the Admlral's staff.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
AMERICA MOST LAWLEss
s# OF ALL COUNTRIES

(Special$to3 The Times Dispatch.)
@ SPRiNGFLELD.9f MASS, Dec. 22,--
States thanl'in any other viized country
linGtheH world, = said Dr.. I. Lyman Abbott,
of New 7 ork, in ad res Sing the Connec-
$ticut Vale Congreg tionnl Club last
rich corporal Ions are among the greatest
5vioiators, - he said. n f5sSa 4 n 55
e DR.. Abbott ,madesno reference to his re-
Scntl announced como ceptlon of religious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
LAYING FOR RUSSIANS.
Powerful. Japanese Cruisers
Leave to Meet Second Pa q
(By Associated press. J

81
cilic Squadron
tBy Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, December 2a2.---tN squadron.
OF powerful cruisers under Admiral
lSamimura tlins gone 10 the China Sea to
meet the lsussialta Second Pacific
Squadron.
NJ. iii, y !, AssssIsd s;E rtr,frss t,rs s,,rI y,
A1loNT. Dcce,Nberss g g 2.--T Two japanese
cruisers called here this morning and
4 left at noon. They reported that two
Japanese battleships, two flrst,class
cruisers, two second class cruisers and
twelve torpedo boat de- trOycrs were near
by steamng vest SIS SIS
lBys Associa ted Press,) s "a
u ST. PETERS SBUI{G, December 2--'rlln
announcement that four j paneso cruisers
and twelve 8torpcdo boats arc. proceeding
west from Singapo Is received here With
much interest. at Is not believed, how
ever that such a small squadron can have
been sent out by Japan Witllhny idea Of
engaging In offensive operations, hut il Is
regarded ;s more probible that II is
flie purpose OF this squadron to keep ~
surveillance over the two detactments 0f
the Russal, fleet, which are expected 10
soon unite IN tile neiElborhood ol AiadA-
pascar. 1T Is generally believed that Vice
Admiral RojestyenskN Intends TO estnb-
lisll a ilayalscoaling base olt some small
island between madagascar and. tho Phil
ippines, and that the Japanese cruising
lcontinued on Second Page Az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-23
Threaten to Sack Town.
tpy Associated Press,)

& TAN GIl0R December GA courier
from Alcazar. about sixteen miles north
east Of Tanger, states that tribesmen
have surrounded Alcazar and threaten to
sack tho town unless the French consul
and one British subject aro handed, oyor
TO them,