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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
.JAPS CONTINUE ID PRESS ATTACK Distinct Gains Made During
 Five Days Fighting USING HEAVY ARTILLERY
When WalIs Are Battered Down the Movement Is at Once Followed Up By a Furious ln-
 fantry Assault.

Tokio, November 5, p. m.-There was published tonight a series of reports of the besieging forces at Port Arthur eoy- ering the operations from October 30 to November 3, inclusive. These reports show that the Japanese continue to vigor- ously press the attack, and that they are using heavy artillery to batter down the Russian defenses. following the artillery fire with valorous infantry rushes.
 The five days fighting covered in the reports gave the Japanese number of distinct gains. materially shortening the defensive power of the garrison.
 The report follows:
 Received October 31 Our army from early in the morning of October 30 con tinued a bombardment with large and small siege and naval guns.
 At o'clock in the afternoon our forces in all directions assumed aggressive for nation.
 Destroy Machine Guns.
 "A portion of our center and right ad- vanced against Sungchow and Rihlung mountains and against the north fort Of the east group of Kekwan mountain, and by sundown took possession of their coun- ter scraps and destroyed some machine guns which had been used to flank the de- fense.
 '.Another portion of the center charged at O oclock in the afternoon against P. V. Fort lying between the north fort of the east Kekwan mountain group and east fort of Pantung mountain, and de- spite the vigorous fire of the enemy sue ceeded in taking possession of the fort. At 2 o'clock our troops immediately com menced defending the fort. During the evening the enemy repeatedly counter attacked and by O3O o'clock the fort had to be abandoned.
 "Undaunted by the failure to hold the fort General Ichinohe, personally leading his men. advanced against the enemy and at Il o'clock retook the fort and made It's possession certain.
 "Our left at o'clock In the afternoon made an assault against the eastern group of forts on Kekwan mountain and two of the neighboring forts. and cap- tured a fort lying northwest of the east Kekwan mountain group"
 Backyard Is 5ombarded.
 Received November 1: "On October 31 at o'clock in the morning our left dellv- cred an assault against the north forts of the eastern group on Kekwan noun tain. A portion of the column occupying the eastern counter scrap engaged in the work of fortifying that place.
 :" P' fort and the fort northwest of the eastern group of the Kekwan mountain forts were taken on October 30. now prove to be firmly in our possession.
 "The work of attack against the outer parapets of the forts Is progressing well.
 About o'clock the harbor and dock yard were bon barded with heavy naval guns. The Russian gunboat Giliak was hit several times, and our shells sunk | two steamers.
 "A somewhat extensive conhagration | occurred in the vicinity of the pier, send l ing up great volume of smoke At 8 o'clock on the evening of the 3lst | the enemy attempted an attack against | the extreme right of our army, but he | was completely repulsed by midnight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07

in forty-eight hours the actual result will be known and keenly sensible of the responsibility we assume, we declare our positive belief that the democratic can didates will receive at least 270 votes in the electoral college.
 '.We appeal to all patriotic citizens to do their duty by their country and par ticipate in the triumph of an unperisha- bIe people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
NEGROES WARNED TO LEAVE. Two Men Kill Officer In Colorado Who
 Was Trying to Arrest Them.

Coal Creek Col, November 6-The kill ing in cold blood of Marshal Bates of mont county, by two negroes, Grant and Wesley Thompson, while he was trying to arrest them for disturbing the peace, has caused the white residents to issue a warning to all negroes to leave the camp. Many negroes have already left town If any insist on remaining. it Is feared bloodshed will result.
 The whites charge the negroes with numerous crimes committed since the lat ter were imported into the camp a year ago to take the places of striking coal miners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
Statements Are Issued by Heads of the National Commit
 tees on the Prospects
CAMPAIGN STILL IN FULL
 BLAST IN CLOSE STATES
Senator Davis Sends Telegram to Headquarters Confidently Predict ing That West Virginia
 VIII Be in Line.

New York. November 6.-There was no extreme activity about headquarters, but the managers were alert and watch ing the close of the campaign with great interest. The democratic committee is- sued a statement claiming with confi- dence the election of Judge Parker and also making assertions about the cam paign fund of the republican party. Chairman Cortelyou although shown copy of thes tatement would make no comment further than to repeat the claim the electoral college.
 The democrats claim 270.
 About the hotels where politicians us- ually gather, and where great interest is shown on the eve of an election, there was the same quiet that has marked the progress of the canvass. A few groups in cafes discussed the situation, and ex- pressed opinions on the result, but there was no excitement and offers to wager any large sums. which has been feature of previous elections.
 Landslide is Predicted.
 Some opinions were expressed by mem- bers of the different committees, their views being that the election would be a landslide for the candidate they sup ported. The wide difference in the es- inmates of the two committees, and the confidence which the managers of both parties expressed caused no little com ment.
 Both committees received reports dur ing the day from lieutenants in the field. and both claimed that the reports bore out their predictions of success. and caused their respective partisans to de- clcre with increased confidence in the belief of the election of the candidate they supported Judge Parker who clos ed his tour of speeches at Brooklyn last evening, remained in New York until o'clock, when he left for Esopus.
 No special plans have been made by either committee for tomorrow, but they will be in close communication with party managers in the debatable states, and the last final suggestions for Tuesdays work will be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
HEAVY SNOW IN NEW YORK.

: Kingston, W. Y, November G. { : There was heavy fall or snow < thro,,ph,at the Catskill mountain { : region last night. the first general {
 < snowfall of the season. Today the { < mountaina and foothills were every {
 . where snow-cavered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
Rev. William Harris Called.

Knoxville, November 6.-The Rev. Will liam Harris D. D., of Galveston has been called to the pastorate of the First Bap- tist church in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
Quiet at State Headquarters.

New York November 6.-Quiet times marked the Sunday preceding the cleo tion at the headquarters of both state committees today Governor Odell would make no further predictions than have already been made that New York would cast its vote for Roosevelt for President and Higgins for governor.
 Democratic Chairman Cord Meyer was not at headquarters today, but State Sem ator McCarren, chairman oi the executive committee, reiterated his declaration that Parker would be elected, and Herrick would carry the state.
 The only official utterances were those of Tammany and the republican county committee concerning the vote in New York City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
THE WEATHER.

p Washington, November 6-Fore- .
 , cast for Alabama; Fair Monday and . ' Tuesday, variable winds. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-07
HaIpIn Makcs Statement.

William Halpin. chairman of the execu- tive committee of the republican county committee, tonight gave out a forecast of the result in which he estimated 154000 votes in New York county, N. Y, for Roosevelt and 19600O for Parker, with about 10000 votes going to the other can didates.
 Continuing, he said:
 ''I do not estimate that the difference between the vote of Roosevelt and Hig- gins in New York county will exceed 1000. So that sh ould Higgins receive 143,O0o as against 2O7,OOO for Herrick, it would give 2 plurality of 64,OO0 for Her rick in New York county. If one did not have to keep in mind the considerable democratic majorities cast in New York county in the years gone by, it would be possible to estimate that the majority against Roosevelt in New York county would be less than 42. 2.000, and against Hig- gins, less than 64,000. But in any event I cannot see how these figures will be ex- ceeded." :"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
SEA LEVEL CANAL
said to BE Thought Feasible by the
Commission.

Washington, Dec. 6.-"T shall use ev-
cry effort to have constructed a tide
water canal, and 1 believe most of the
members of the Panama Canal Commits
sion believe such a canal feasible, .
said Senator A. B. Kittredge, a mem
Der of the Senate Committee on Inter
oceanic Canals. Continuing, he said
he may soon introduce a resolution to
give authority to the commission to
build the great interoceanic waterway
on the sea level, although he does
not believe such a resolution is neces-
Sarv.
While on the isthmus recently the
senator talked with a number of mem
bers of the commission and conferred
at length with John F. Wallace, the
chief engineer in charge of the build
ing of the canal. He became convinced
he says, that the waterway should be
on the sea level. and that nearly all
officials of this government. who have
made the canal study, agree with
him. He said he was sure the report
of Chief Engineer Wallace would show
sea level canal to be feasible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

Washington, Dec. "a large batch
of nominations was sent to the Sen
ate by the President to-day, many Of
them recess appointments which in
cluded four cabinet positions, as fol-
lows:
Attorney William H. Moody
of Massachusetts,.
Postmaster General-Robert j.
Wynne of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of the Navy-Paul Morton
of Illinois.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Victor ]. Metcalf of California.
Among ether nominations were Hez-
ekiah Gudger of North Carolina to be
consul general at Panama: Adam c..
Carson of Virginia to be associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the Phil
ippine Islands: Charles F. Ordway. to
be assistant appraiser of merchandise
in the district of Tampa, Fla; Will
liam D. Crum to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Charleston. 5.
C.. George F. White, to be marshal
for the Southern District of Georgia;
also the following postmasters
Alabama-James A. Chambliss, En-
terprise; Hugh r. Duggan, Florala
George w Russell, Eufaula; John \.
Thomas, Pratt City.
seore1a-William r.. Watson, Iitho-
MIA: Lewis r. Farmer. Louisville;
Walter C. Terrell, Ocilla.
North Carolina-Erwin @. Houston,
Davidson.
south Benjamin G. Collins,
Conway; Mary l.. Wells, Cheraw;
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
NAN PATTERSON
CHOOSES HER JURY
1T is HER WORD THAT GOES
WHEN 1T COMES TO THE DEFENSE
TO PASS UPON A MAN.

For "A Nod of Approval or "A Shake
of the Head in Dissatisfaction Her
Attorney Turns to Her-She Is
Getting the Men She Wants to
Pass Upon the Question as to
whether or Not She Is Guilty OF
the Murder of Caesar Young.
New York, Dec. 6.-Within the last
half hour before adjournment to-day
the sixth and seventh jurors for the
trial of Nan Patterson on the charge
of numbering Caesar Young, took their
places in the jury box in the criminal
branch of the Supreme Court before
Justice Vernon NJ. Davis.
Up to the last half hour the work of
selecting men to sit at the trial had
proceeded slowly, only two being ac-
cepted. When the change came and
the sixth and seventh places were filed
quickly, Miss Patterson showed every
sign of satisfaction and assured her
father, who sat beside her, of her con-
findence in an early acquittal
Great attention is being paid to the
health of the jurors, with view to
preventing a repetition of the occur
renee which brought the former trial
to an end. Each juror is questioned
closely as to his physical condition,
and medical experts are at hand to
make examinations, should it be nee
essarY.
Miss Patterson is taking keen inter
est in the selection of the men who
are to decide her fate. To her the at
torney for the defense always look for
a nod of approval or a head shake,
indicating her dissatisfaction, before
the final word is given. In the first
trial it was said that Nan Patterson
chose her own jury. From her atti-
tude thus far it seems evident that
she will do her best to select twelve
men who will be acceptable to her, as
were the others. This time she has 200
men from whom she may make her
selections.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
BILLY DELANEY TALKS OF PUGS
Says JeffrieS Absorbed All of Corbett's Vices
and None Of His Virtues

That shows the difference of the bust
ness"
How do the dispositions of the
fighters compare?" the reporter asked
Are they easy to handler" Mr.. De-
laney smiled grimly.
Some of them are terrors." he said
"Corbett was cranky and domineering
He wanted to boss the whole thing
and was "A spoiled boy in the first
place. At home he could whip any
thing in the neighborhood and it had
turned his head, but he was in his
time the greatest boxer that ever lived.
jeff and the manager smiled
again, JEFF is a funny fellow. l found
him in boiler shop seven years ago
and took him to Carson CITY to box
with Corbett as training partner.
He was surly and unsociable, and l
hated to meet any one when / was
with him. He patterned after Corbett
and absorbed all of his vices and none
of his virtues, but he has got over that
now and Is becoming more sociable
and more polished. He learns at every
turn and ii Is now a. pleasure to be
with him where 1t used to be not so
pleasant
JEFF is a big-hearted fellow" con-
tinued Mr.. Delaney, as the party start
ed down the street in search of
| Tracey. He does lots of things that
no one ever knows about. Little kind
nesses here and there that he keeps
to himself, and If he is found out he
| looks as sheepish as II he was caught
stealing eggs. He gives his money
away to every pathetic case that
comes TO him, and II II were not for
Mrs. Jeffrles he would have been
broke long ago"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
"THE YELLOW PERIL"
THREATENS BASEBALL,
WOseda University Team of Japan
Wants 10 Play Americans.

woseda University Team of Japan
Wants 10 Play Americans.
Dyspeptic spellbinders may discover
another form of yellow peril" in the
challenge sent to Stanford University
by Waseda University of Japan for
an international baseball match in San
Francisco. but the average healthful
American sport lover will see in it an
instance of the progressiveness of the
Mikado's subjects.
II is the first definite baseball chal-
lenge ever sent to this country from
a foreign land, and If match is ar
ranged II will be the first foreign base
ball team that has ever invaded these
shores. Hitherto to secure an inter-
national game II has been necessary
for American mines to go abroad and
take two mines along, at that to make
sure of a match.
Baseball is so distinctly an American
sport and appeals so little to the youth
Of European nations that il is doubt
full If the present generation will live
to see even an amateur baseball match
played with invaders from the lands
beyond the Eastern horizon But the
progressive little Japs. after much
shorter period of contact with AmeTi-
cans, have taken up the game and,
Judging by their wonderful acqusitive-
ness. IL may not be many years before
a worlds championship" series will
have 10 include champion team from
across the Pacific.
A tin to baseball umpires is to begin
the study of the Mikado's language,
otherwise how will II be possible for an
American adjudicator 10 enforce the
rules? A Jap captain might call him
all the names which call for expulsion
from the game without the umpire sus-
pecting he was getting anything more
than a polite invitation 10 a yellow tea
after the match. or a Jap coacher
might subject the opposing pitcher 70
all kinds % insults without ever being
ordered TO the bench. Even n the UNI
plre suspected he would need an in
ternreter 20 translate his orders.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
TEN STAKES ANNOUNCED
For the Spring Meeting of the New
Memphis Jockey Club.

Memphis Jockey Club.
Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 6-The spring
meeting of the new Memphis Jockey
Club will open March q and continue
twenty-one days, and ten stakes are
announced that will close Jan. 2, 1905.
Eight of these stakes will be decid-
ed at the coming spring meeting and
two, the Tennessee Derby and the
Tennessee Oaks, are for the spring
meeting of 1906
The Tennessee Derby for next
spring which will be worth $12, 600,
and the Tennessee Oaks $1,000, both
closed last January. The names and
estimated value of stakes offered are
as follows:
Three for two-year- olds, CASTOR Ho-
tel, four furlongs $4,000; Ardelle, four
furlongs. $4,000; Memphis, five fur
longs. $4,000.
One for -olds-Hotel Gayoso
one mile $1,000.
Four for 3-year- olds and up: Mont
gomery Handicap, one and sixteenth
miles, $500: Peabody Hotel Handi-
cap, one and an eighth miles, $4,000;
Tennessee Brewing Selling Stages, sew
en- furlongs, $780, Cotton Steeple-
chase, handicap, about two miles, 81
700.
For spring meeting, 1906: Tennes-
see Derby, one and an eighth miles
$4,000; Tennessee Oaks, one mile, S.
000
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
MANY APPOINTMENTS ARE SENT
TO SENATE BY PRESIDENT
Officers Of Army and Navy Get Promotions, and
Civilians Are Named for Federal Positions

Louis Jacobs, Kingstree; Arthur NJ.
Garner, Timmonsville.
Tennessee-Rufus Rutherford. Clin-
ton.
Florida-George A. w. Wendell.
Quincy.
Virginia-Asbury Redfern, stras-
burg; John M. Campbell, Warrenton.
The nominations included a large
number of army promotions, among
which were the following to be brig
adler generals: Col. Albert L. Mills,
Col. Henry c. c. Dunwoody Lieut.
Col. Peter Leary, Jr., Lieut.. Col.
Samuel L. Woodward, Lieut.. Col
John NICK. Hyde, Lieut.. Col. Oscar F.
Long, Mai. Theodore A. Bingham, Col
Constant Williams.
In the naval promotions the follow
ing were nominated to be rear ad-
mirals:
Capts. w. M. Folger, Francis w.
Dickens, George f. F. Wilde. Charles
H. Davis, Charles ]. Train, George w.
Pigman, George A. Converse.
The following original appointments
as second lieutenants in the army
were made:
Philip Bradley Peyton and Karl
Truesdell of Virginia; Aristides Mo-
reno of Alabama; First Sergeant
Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode, Twelfth
Cavalry
The following original appointments
in the navy were made:
To be assistant paymaster. Charles N.
Wrenshall of North Carolina.
To be assistant surgeons: Frederick
E. Porter of Tennessee; Cary T. Gray
son. David c. Gather, and Hugh T.
Nelson of Virginia.
To be second lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps: Jeter r. Horton of South
Carolina.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
CAN LAND NO CARGOES
Except When Presenting n Panama
Consular Invoice.


Consular Invoice.
Panama, Dec. "a supplemental
agreement signed to-day between Sec
rotary Taft and President Amador and
Foreign Minister Guardia provides
that after Dec. IL no cargoes can be
landed at the canal ports except when
presenting a Panama consular invoice
from the port of shipment.
The original plans for a popular DEM
onstration in the public square in cele-
bration of the ratification of the agree
ment were carried out last night. Sec
rotary Taft made a speech, during
which he criticised the order, which
he said he himself had issued, putting
in force the Dingley tariff between
the canal zone and the isthmus as
being a mistake. The friction between
the two governments was undoubtedly
caused by that order. 1t was fair to
say that the order was made against
the recommendation of Gov. Davis. He
felt sure that reading of the agree
ment would satisfy every impartial
person that the United States had no
desire to acquire any powers or prop
erty in the isthmus except as necessary
to build, maintain and protect the ca
nal.
Pablo Arosemena, the Liberal lead
err, expressed satisfaction with the
agreement and added that it was graf
flying to the administration.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Dec. 6.-Halcyon Days,
Brooklyn and Tom Shelly were the
beaten favorites to-day. Summary. 8.
First Race-Five furlongs. Junkle
Imp, TO 10. won. with Walter Duffy,
40 to /, second. and Mathilde. Is to 1,
third. Time 1907 2-5.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Van
Ness. to 5, won. with Mizzen, TO /.
second, and Gregor X, to 2. third.
Time i.22.
Third Race-Haif mile Slowpoke. &
70 I. won. with Bisque, TO 2. second.
and Halcyon Days. 5 to 2. third. Time
053.
Fourth Raee--Five furlongs. Brush
Up. 10 2. won, with Lieut.. Rice, rs
20 /. second. and Lucy Young. s 10 1.
third. Time .OG 2-5.
Fifth Race Mile and n half Hymet-
tus. 10 !. won, with Little Elkin ?
10 D. second and Bourk Cochran, ~ 10
/. third Time 1884
Sixth Race Seven furlOngs, Kings
Trophy 2 10 l. won, with Ternsrod, 10
20 ]. second, and signal Light, 10 20
1. third. Time isst
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
BASEBALL UMPIRE
is NOW SUPREME
Ball Players Who Roast the Omcial
Now at His Mercy.

BaiI PIayers hhO HOasI the OlHclui
Now at His Mercy.
An umpire got $500 damages. Gee
whiz. The whole vexed umpire ques-
tion is settled at last. There is moth
ing more for Pulliam and Johnson to
do or worry about.
James OKeefe was 10 the poor
umpire" but Lo no longer. O'Keefe
was given a $500 sealed verdict against
the Hackensack Wheelmen's Associa-
tion for criticisms of his decisions in a
ball game played between a Hacken-
sack and upstate team in the summer
of 1903 by jury before Judge Dickey
in the Supreme Court at Brooklyn last
week.
1t makes no difference that O'Keefe
sued for $4,000 damages and only got
$500. the umpire is himself again-re-
deemed. He can now hold up his head
with the best in the land.
In commenting on the question,
Judge Dickey said: Baseball umpires
are peculiar people. They are not
content to die peacefully and quietly
at home, but seek the limelight of the
diamond. Their business invites crit
icism, and they should take it philo-
sophically. However, robbery and
bribery are charges that should not.
with impunity, be made against
them"
Now it's UP to the umpire. The
baseball world is hisn. Whenever a
player calls him robber, thief, crook
presidential candidate and other sweet
verbal morsels let him sue the offend
ing player for defamation of character
and injury to his reputation.
Nothing will give a player good man.
ners quicker than to touch his pocket,
and the harsher the touch the better
manners. And 400 plunks. Let's see
how many drinks does that represent
in a hot summer? Well, enough, any
way, to paddock the mouth of any UNI
pire batter who ever wore shoe plates
or uses a shoe horn to put on his No.
cap.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
JEROME WAS SCORED.
Court Held That He Had InsuIted the
state Of Texas.


state Of Texas.
Houston, Tex. Dec. 6.-Charles F.
Dodge, whose writ of habeas corpus
has been dismissed by the United
States Supreme Court, to-day declared
he would not return to New York.
Meanwhile detectives watch his move
ments.
Officers Herlihy and jesse of New
York who were placed under arrest
Monday, were released by District
Judge Kittrell to-day after the court
had expressed an opinion concerning
District Attorney Jerome of New York
and his assistants. The court said the
action of Mr.. Jerome i'm sending de-
tectives to hound Dodge's footsteps
after he had given bail. was a gross
insult to the state of Texas, and 1t was
to be regretted that Dodge had not
resented the 'shadowing" in a forcible
manner.
Dodge will remain here, it is said
until the mandate of the Supreme
Court arrives.