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THE DAILY PRESS ?? th only newspaper published I Newport News that receive th full news service of the Ass< elated Proas. wegttf VOL. XIV. NO. 2*2. OYSTERMEN OPPOSED TO ANY H LINES Idea o( Breaking Baylor Survey Meets With Stormy Disapproval in Convention. PERMAN NT ORGANIZATION FCRMEO Another Session Will be Held Here in January to Consider Reports of Committees Concerning Proposed Legislation?Negroes Excluded?At tendance Unexpectedly Large, Having eliminated the negro ton gcrs from participation in the con? vention, seme two hundred oyster planters, packers and tongers from all motions of Tidewater Virginia perfected a permanent organization in this cHy yesterday morning, and. after being in session nearly all day, they reacht d the decision no! to take any action on any of the questions relating to the proposed new oyster legislation until ihty meet hfre in a second convention on January 11. Several resolutions bearing on the prorosod new legislation were pre? sented to the convention at the af? ternoon session and were discussed at consderable length. Finally the con? vention decided to refer the resolu? tions to a special committee of five, to be appointed by Major J. N. Stubbs, of Gloucester, Uro permanent chair? man of the convention, with himself as chairman T'lis committee will thresh out the resolutions and report (hem with recommendations at the second convention in January. Organize Local Branch. Probably the most important action of the convention yesterday was the adoption cf a resolution providing for the apiiointment of a committee ot three to organize local branches of the convention in every city, town anu county in Tidewater Virginia. This committee Is composed of Ma? jor Stubbs. chairman, and J. R. Jor don. of Isle of Wight county, and T. C. I?avis, of Hamptcn. Major Stubbr. will call a meeting of this commit? tee in the immediate ifuture and nr rangeni'-nts will be made for organiz? ing the auxiliary tranches of the con? vention in the several counties, cities and towns. Oppose Breaking of Survey. During the afternoon session, the question of breaking the Baylor sur? vey was 1 rough! t p in resolution and it met wilh storm.- disapproval by a majority of the di legates. The oys termen from Glourester, Nansemond, Southampton, and many of the other counties are not only opposed to the breaking of the I'.aylor survey, but to even straighten ng a single line of the survey. Seme of the delegates from this immediat I vicinity, however, favor the breaking of this survey and in all probability a bot fight on this question w 11 develop at the nt xt con? vention. The delegation from Warwick c-unty offered a resolution to pre? vent tongers from wofVing on 'be natural risks during the months of January and February, making the longing season from September 15 to December .11 an<l March 1 to May 2.".. This change in the longing season met s th strong opposition on tue floor of the convention, but the reso? lution was refern d to the specwi committee of t\ve. Acting on the resolution of the con? vention. Major S'ahbs las: night ap ix int'ri the follow:i.g. with himself a:= chairman. <n the special committee to act uron the resolutions- M. J. KHbi. of Xans-rtrcnd county: fk?orge F Parramore. of Northampton coun? ty: J T. fJarr' w. rf Warwick county, and Is T D Qninhy. of Accooiac cor at y. On being ashed last night what the convention had accomplished thns fsr Major Stubbs saM. "A large num b*r rf delegates from Tidewater ha>e nvt and discussed vuions questions relat.ng to the n>?t-r Unrislatien and they go bark to their people to gu? ms* these gnesfoos wUh them and when the A< legs*es meet iKf in January they will bare pronounced ?lewa on every noeat on > ronght op ; From the Kne ,?,? temper of the planters and tongers. shown today. 1 feel ennfldent that much good will be accomplished by the conventions concluded the ma)nr When the contention aasesrhled. many negroes were rresrnt IWore a an lasts* at orgsn.satloo ?sa per f?cted. Oorge Parramore of North (Cootinned oa Foartb Pag?) { SUES OFFICERS FOR DAMAGE. John Murray Claims He Was Jailed on False Charge at San Antonio. SAX ANTONIO, TEXAS, Oct ! ause be was Imprisoned during President Taft's visit here. John Mur lay. of Chicago, today filed suit for *2.->,ihmi damages against John E Wilkes, chief of the Cnlted States teeret service; Joe Priest, local detec? tive and Frederick H. Lancaster, iitpuly l'nited States Marshal. Murray alleges he was jailed during President Taft's stay on a faise ! charge of violating the neutrality laws. He was released Monday for lack ot evidence. RAILROAD FOREMAN SHOT. ' Attacked by. Unknown Men snd Left For Dead in Mountains. LEX I NO TON. KY . Oct. 20.?Charit ; Williams, foreman of construction for the I>ouisville & Nashville Railroad s new line- being built Into the inoiin tain of Eastern Kentucky, was shot by unknown men and left for dead near 1 Heidelberg. Lee county last night Williams will probably die. Six weeks ago Williams was snot by two men, but recovered. It is be teved be was attacked last night by the same men. He is said to be ' Irom Detroit. Mich. GHhSSNgTiTTLE B?GtYE Revenue Cutter After Negroes fio Threw Off Deputy Warshal. AIL OVER TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS Because Bill for Sails Was Not Paid by Negro Skipper, Craft Was Libel? ed and Officer Sent Aboard?Chase Down Chesapeake Bay. (By Associated Press.! WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 20 ? "Heave that watchman over the rail and cast away," rang out a command on a vessel that lay in the harbor ot Baltimore, and within a few 3nlnuter> today two arms of the federal service were working together in pursuit of the fugitive craft. It all happened quickly ami names and other details were numbered among the missing here when the cha*:. was fairly begun. The word came during the after? noon from the l'nited States district attorney at Baltimore, who reported that a vessel that had been libeled and in custody ct a watchman had "bolted " He asked aid in capturing the '.oat. which was already making headway down Chesapeake Bay. Revenue Cutter in Pursuit. Assistant Attorney General Harr brooded no delay. A United States marthal was waiting opportunity to ?at sail alter the fugitive and regain possess on. Mr. I'arr communicated with Assistant Secretary Hillis. of the treasury department. Captain Ross, of the revenue cutter service, was called in and the wireless was vrought into play and soon the reve? nue cutter Apache received the mes? sage, l^ate this afternoon word came that ihe Apache was to take the Im? patient marshal abcard at Annapolis and as evening advanced the chase was on. pursued and pursuer headed for Baa open sea. Had Been Keep Secret. BALTIMORE. MD.. Oct 2o?Only tonight upon receipt of the Associit'-tj Press dispatch frjtn Washington did it become known 'utslde of strictly official circles. th?<t last Saturday * vessel under libel and in charge of a d' poty United Ststes marshal had ajacfhhj ihe Istte?-. and defying the whole ;o?tT ot the government, sail ed away, whither no one seems to kn'w. snd yesterday the revenne cut? ter Apache wert *r pursuit, following appeals t? Washington for aid mad" )x raited states District Attorney John C Rose. The vessel the Apache i* sffer Is the bug-eye 'Freddie iU ? ' i " Of St. Msry's county this atatr. A Negro and His Bugeye The b?ge ye |s < waed by Jerome Hal!, colored, wh > is also the can? tata Hall is charged with bavinz ordered sails to the vsls* of some $27 irom ? ?ailmskrr l.i this city and with having failed to pay for them The Pailmak<r ' (It I'zal action and on Saturday as the baggy* lay la thje ?south of Jones Falls a density Unl' gdj States marshal went aboard and took pos*. salon in the as ate of the law He found no one aboard bnt sbortlv ?forward three negroes ap? peared, pat the rt'putv Mbore and sailed away. At the ofaVe of Cnlted gtstes M?r shsl lauiehammer the nasse af the departj was refawd. nor could 'be Meat It t of the thr-e segio?s he learn gd. Nothing ha* h?rn heard from the Apache since the chase hegaa. NEWPORT NEWS PRESIDENT HAS TOUCH Of RIAL WESTERN LIFE Rides uqw Pony to Round-op of Twelve Hundred Head of Cattle. SEES STEERS ROPEO ANO THROWN "Sam" Shies at Dead Snake, and Bucks, But is a Good Horse After Mr. Taft is Once Safely Aboard? Visit to Town ot Taft Today?Golf With Charles P. (Hy Associated Press.) GREGORY. TEXAS, Oct. 20.? ; President Taft had a touch of rural mat) i n lifo this afternoon ?heu he , rode a cow puny to a small rcund-up Of BOOM 1,20" head of cattle of the ; Kiin mi sect.on of his brother's ranch, saw two wild steers cut cut of the | bunch" and roped. Witnessed the ' branding of some cartel and saw halt j ;i hundred steers taking a spectacular uip in a disinfecting lank through , which they had to swim for titty | fi et or mere. The Pre*.dent wa3 given a picture oi real life on the plains and the experience was a novel one. The President's hers? ' Sam'" ahicd a: a dead snake just as the President j was about to take his seat in the sad- f die to go to the round-up. and buck ed viciously a number of timis. After Pres.dent Taft had once Kot- | ten safely aboard, however. Sam was a good horse and cut up no niort. | ITesident Taft, clothed in a khaki suit led the procession with Su-er-j intend* ut Green, of the Tau ranch, ; at had side. Lowing of cattle came over the pla.us long bet?re the herd was m sight. "Biggest Bunch of Cattle." "It was the biggest bunch of cat? tle," as they say on the ranch, thai he, the President had ever seen, and he looked on admiringly as the hall' I score of cow punchers in charge rode here and there bat ping the herd in perfect control. A small bunch was cut out to show the President how the dangerous work is carried on and then two wild steers were started galloping over the plains with half a dozen cowboys in pursuit. First the animals were rop*d around the neck and then by the hind legs and finally tbrcwu. The methods of the cowmen in tying anu releasing the cattle were fully ex plained tu the President. Visit to the Town of Taft. I Tomorrow afternoon Pn-sident Taft will visit the town of Taft, named for him, and where, at the last elec? tion he received the vote of every man over 21 year? old. Early today he played golf against Charles P. Taft. Secretary Dickinson and Captain H?tt got 38 ducks today and the sec? retary, being a crack shot, again ltd his younger rival by a comfortable margin. \mRS. HENRICH*: DUKE FOUNO DEAD IN BED Sister of Famous General Morgan Thought to Have Been Victim of Heartfailure. f Rv Associated Press ) I orisvii.l.r:. KY . (>ct 2" -Mrs. Henrietta M'Tgan Duke, wife of Gen? eral Hasil W Huge, known it: history as Morgan | right hand man. ' was found dead in bed at the Duke resi? dence here today Heartfailure is thought to have caused death Mrs. puke as Henrietta Morgan, the sister of General John H. Morgan commander of Morgan s men was mar? ried to Mr Duke in lk.,9 Her husband. *i\ hrrthcrs and a brother-in-law fonght in the (Vnfederate army in the* war between the stares. Mrs. Pake was socially prominent in Isniisvilie and throughout the state and an indefatigable member of the rstnghters of the f'onfederary Her egorts of late yeirs have been di? rected mainly lo the cvWIerOoo and, preservation of data rHies and his t'ry incident to the war. Laymen's Convention. ffty Associated P.sea.) TtRlSTOL VA . Oct 2a?The lay? men ? convention, which Is being held Mi, connection with the world wide evangelisation movement, was ad dressed todav bv Rer J O Rearm, of Ns?hvtlle. followed by Or D B Ray. head of the Baptist Foreign Mission Board Other speakers were Dr W C rram medical missionary lo China and Dr W H Part., missionary ta .VA., THURSDAY, 0 woman wants pr0tec1icn I from customs officers Notified Collector Loeb That She Won't Stand For "Pinching. Poking/1 Etc. (By ASoocialeil ITCSR). NEW YOILK.. Oct. W, News of the activity of customs officials at this port apparently has been received by Americans abroad In more or less iMstortcd form. Judging by a letter received by Mayor McClellan tiHlay fit in a woman In Paris and turned over to Colleetor of the (?ort W?llum Loeb, Jr. The letter says In part: "I am in receipt of letters telling of pinching, poking and bel?g per? sonally felt of. If puy one at tempts to insult toe in thai aray t intend SO the best of my ahlUty to knoek him down, ami I ask for police protection in so doing. 'There is no other land on this glohe in which a decent woman Is not perfectly safe. I have been in nearly every country on the globe and have met with consideration and respect I I make two exceptions--Turkey and I Contra] America?which are not safe IOC women unescorted, but one could hin protection in both these cotin tries and new Turks ami the Eng- , Iis government have made these two , countries safe and comfortable for , women. "It Is only In coming home that I ?as afraid, and I ask again for police protection." | The letter Is signet) simply "A Wonwa Artist in Paris." PEOPLE IN BETTER CONDITION Home Mission Conference Receives Favorable Reports. (Fly Associated Press). CHARI.OTTE. N C .. <>? ? 2" ? Con? dition among the people who work in the cotton mills of the south are much better than when the people Ihed on farms. Is the consensus of re? ports made at today's session, of the Home Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. South. Reports containing a careful analy? sis of the present conditions of mill employes were made by a represen? tative of the board of missions of each of the districts of the live southern staler represented. Tht-fr reports also indicate the great progress 1? being made in church work and in the wel fare work of the church among the mill operatives. A movement Is about to be launched for educational evange? lism in mill villages. Much Interest was evinced in the reiiorts of the eleven conference re l?orts by the de.'egat?>s. During the afternoon, the conference listened to Rev. .1. A. Baldwin of Charlotte and Rev. Dr. W R Ware, of Greensboro. , N. C, who delivered addresses on "Methods of Work, Institutional and I I<ducational' monument'to*keystone veterans at c01d harbor Handsome Shaft Unveiled by Veter? ans in Presence of Governor Stu?rt. (By Associated Fressl. I COLD HARBOR. VA., Oct. 20? To i the memory of their comrades cf war ! day.^ who died on the battlefield h-re in 1864. five hundred PennsyIvanians. '. vettrans of the re-umcnts of the Key I stone State, w hich fought in the bai tle of Cold Harber and who csme I from all part., of the country, todiy , unveiled a handsome monument in I the presence of Governor Edwin 8 i Stuart, cf Pennsylvania and his staff. on 'he spot at hen the fighting wan . hardest in the great battle. The veterans arrived here In, I wagons from Pair Oaks to which point thev hail traveled by train from Riciimond. Tonight a r union of the survivors of various |*. nnsylvsnia regiments wan planned ;n Richmond. ginter parkTxTENDS suffrage to women Fashionable Richmond Suburbs Takes Advanced Step?Meeting of Citi? zens. RICHMOM' V \ . Oct 2!l ?The peo. . pM of Gintec I'ark. the most fashion I able snd (be wealthiest suburb of Richmopi t, ? mally ext. :.du! -tit suffrage to women. At a meet inr < r the Citizens As? sociation. th? \erntng body of the Sahara, a const it at loa aad by-laws were averted, .'tic provision of which it that "All nn ?? and female*, white aad over twenty one years of age. .owning pre pert ? .tr?d living In fWnter i Park, and sub-- 'thing to the consti | tattoo ai.d by laws, hare a right to I The RbhsnorH suhorh ts the irst ^immunity In the Sooth to take thm 'advanced step A Matth foT Mont, ihr A?>"-?*"M Preset BARRE W<S. Ort ja? A mateb , fox hant between the Walker fox i bound* of Keniucsy strata and the I Jaly park of Oorgta strain, was won la the third dsvtc raaalng today by the Wslker ass I Sasse?! L fjhjaaj rldga. of ver?ailles. Ks . was master of the winning pack and George J Garret, of Baltimore was master of the July bound The pack* numbered i en hounds each. ?TOBKK 21. 1809. FEDERAL INSPECTORS INCOMPETENT, SHESflfS^ Mrs. Caroline B. Crane Makes Sensa tionai Charges Against Bureau ol Animal Industry. INSPECTION OF MEAT CRITICISED Department Misleads People, Declarec Woman Reformer, Before Public I Health As.ociation, Into Believing That Meat is Paseed Upon With Public Interest at Heart. ? By Associated Press.) RICHMOND, VA . Oct. 20.?Direct ; charges of bnCOOSJ entciicy in the , Ki'd'i?l d?v artiueiit cf agriculture and of dlar> gard of the rule* of the bu real of animal ludusiry in the feder? al intpectuu of meat were made by Mrs. Carolin- Martlett Crane, of Kal umaxco. Mich , n an address this af? ternoon bCf?n th - American Heilth A> ht' iation. In coin cut inn here.* Mrs Crane openly attacked the de? partment for allegedly misleading the . public into believing that the meat ? inspected by federal officials wan . passed upon justW and with the 'lent Into rests of the public at heart. Bhn stated that the standards of health j of animals slaughtered had decreas- . ed since the scandal Mn meat inap.-c tion of iTitfi. Considered in Executive Sesaion. I She quoted from high officials in . the department and bureau, giving jieople the assurance that the meat is always from animals free frojar**!!8 ease, which fact she challenged The matter of her address was taken Into cousidera'.lon by the convention in executive seas on. 1 One of her mo-t startling charg s and < ne which evoked a spirited de r.'al from Dr. M. Dorsel, of the blo chetnic department to the bureau, at Washington, present at the meeting, was to the effect that ibu department ol agriculture had caused to be Is? sued, simultaneously with the an uuul rules and regulations, certain Service Announcements.'- which. It was stated on thtiu, are intended for Inspectors and packers only. The inspectors, "he said, were warn < d not to show or give these "Service Annoiinceim nts" to any other peTson Offers to Show Photographs. Replying t0 Dr. Dorset's refutation to this. Mrs. Crane r?ffered to show photographs of pages of such pamph? lets which she tu?d taken from n bioklet sfst procut'd over night. Dr W C Woodward, chief health officer of Washington, took sides with Dr. Dorset in scouting the statement. Mr- Ciane ma>j declared that ihe standard., cf nie?, inspection had been influenced by the efforts of the American Me-at Peckers' Association, which had set.' a corunr.ttee ;o ron far with the burei i of animal indus? try on the formulation <f these regu? lation!:. She also attacked the com? petency of many of the federal In? spectors themselves, saying that they were not veterinarians in many cities. Condemned Carcasses Not Marked, Mrs Crane stated that last r-*r day. In Chicago, in romrany with the lav s|Kftor-ln-chi?-f of that city, ehe nad visited one of the packing pilnts there and saw that not one of the condemned carcasses that c?.me nn d? r her oi nervation bad been marked condemned, accord ng to the roles. Mrs. Crane declared that she bad no nltrrior motive in briaginz these matters before the association, but that she bad been engared in lnvcs tigsting federal and local mean, Inspec? tions for nearly n'ne years. g*Be stat? ed that she was not btaaed by poli? tics, aa her husband and family are R? puMirans. Mrs. Crane recently was engac?d b> the Rtate re ard of hcatth. of Ken? tucky, to lavestlgate sanitary roodi 'iona in Ihr prinr'pal cRIe? of that state She has also advocated renn?? eipal infoiHia in several cities fat Pennsylvania and ininoia. REYEg to A6*ND0N office ? ? Governor of Neuvo Leoe Going to Mexico CRy itr a-ia'ed Press ) MKXU" "ITT. Ort 2n?Orflnlte inft munon was received 'n this city I mm Monterey to the effect that One error Reyes of Neuro I eon will a baa <lon his gubernatorial rharge wttbln a very short time and that soeno tame next week be wiu amvr in Ulis city General Jose Maria Mter win aajr <eed Reyea as goeeiaaa of Sen re BISHOP WAIDEN CONDUCTS FUNERAL OF HIS SON Bntf Servicea Held In the Central Union Railroad Station at Cin? cinnati. CINCINNATI. OHIO.. Ort. 20.?Rur loiindi?I by member* of the Freed - nun'n Aid Society and a host of other sympathetic friends if-. John M. Waiden <>r the Methodlat Eapicopal church held brief funeral services over the body of hin son. Professor Eltsha Waiden, in the Centra! Union Railroad station on its arrival here trotn Chattanooga. Tenn . today. The bishop's son who was profess? or of science in the 1'nlversity of Chattanooga, died Tuesday morning immediately after an operation for In? testinal troubles, and the body was brought north for burial When it arrived today the members of the Krcedman's Aid Society ami friends met the train and the body was taken to the suiting room were the bishop conducted the services and told of the life work of his son. At the conclusion of tile services the body was renteved to a vault in Spring Urove cemetery. It was not intended to hold the tter vlces in the depot, but this was de? cided on when the bishop was met at the train by sympathetic friends on his return from the south with the body. POLITiGSTGuKVENTION Daughters of Confederacy Prepar? ing For Election of Officers. SECRET BILLOT ADVOCATES LOSE General Officsrs will Be Chosen by ; Viva Vocs Vote on Csll of the Statss ?Three Candidates For Presidsnt Mentioned. I HOUSTON, TEXAS.. Oct. 20?Poli? tics crept Into today's sessions of the annual convention of the United. Daughters of the Confederacy, when | ths preliminary skirmish for pros- | pective new general officers began. A divergence of views developed when Mrs L. W. Kline, chairman of the niles committee, submitted a rule providing fcr the election by ballots of all general officers where there Is; more than one candidate for the of? fice The advocates of the secret ballo: . i were defeated and the elections will j be by viva vot e vote on the call by . Mates. i Although the general e'ectlon will not be held until Friday, the last day| j of the convention, efforts are being ! made to prepar?? the slate. Three Candidatea Mentioned. Among those mentioned for presl ' ?tent general are Mrs. Vlrgiula ajc-1 .Sherry. <f West Virginia; Mrs John I P. Hirkman. of Tennessee and Mrs. ;J. W Faison. of North Carolina The .latter is regarded as a very strong II OKsibtlity I Reports of the general officers were ! submitted today the report of Presl jdeiit Stone being the most important. Several amendments to the by-laws were made, t ne providing that the ot j flee of registrar general be perman jettf. In Richmond. Va.. because the ; register containing the records Is ! permanently kept in the Confederate Museum st that place Another change was made giving the stale of Illinois three votes In? stead of two in convention thus mak ing the full voting strength of the convention 1304. At the Rice hotel, the headquarters ?of the convention, a meeting of the ! Arlington Monument Association was ?held j The repr.rts submitted showed near I ly $].*..imhi in the hands of the assori ' at ion which is charged with the build ? log of 'he monument to the Con fed , erale dead on Shiinh battlefield : A r.< te of sorrow was injected In La , the c-on.enfw.n'? sessions when a tefe i gram was read announcing the sud I den death trday at l>oatsvilb*. Ky, at ' Mrs Rasil W. Duke, one of the most i eejplent workers of the orgai.iuttoa j When the telegram was read the I member* stood with bowed heads In ! token ef their sorrow Great eat has ism was aroaaed when j the president general tosd the story ?of s |iers/ net vij.it to President Roose ' vejt aad the plea made la the name 'of the I<aiightem of the Confederacy I that eausad the name of JesTersna 11**1? to be restored to the Ca bis Joba , bvdjge _ t M^Biof ftsii ***rris fr*r n?*mhrn- who 'had died during the year were held lodav The f|'ie?floa of endorsing s Sandel for s mcnnmxm f?r ih? staioe to the women of Use acssth will ensne up dur ing the si mkm. Arf lwas st RAcSls^td. ROCKI.AND. Mat. Oct SO ? The aew "getadaaaah rlaaa~ hattlewhip Dtlswsre srrtved *oday froan Newport Newa for her o*V at aeeeptaae? trial os (he Rock load cur* The frst or staadardlsat Ion test peoheafy wl|| he THB WEATHER. ?In and warmer Thursday; lay partly cloudy; moder aouth winds. PRICE TWO CENT?> COPENHAGEN REFUSES TO WAIVE ITS RIGHTS Dr. Cook lusi Fulfill His Promise to Send His Oata to 0*1) University First. PEARY'S PROOF IS SUBMITTED American Experts Will Proceed With Examination of Naval Commanders Records and Obseratlon, the Oniy Question Under Consideration Being Whether or Not He Reached Pole. (R.v Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, I>. C. Oct. 20 ? Dcvelopnu nts cam- thick and fnnt today In the Peary-Cook controversy. Commander Peary's proof, records and observations that he reached tho north pole April 6, 1903, were sub? mitted to the National Geograph!? Society today. While the board ot managers were pondoring over the Matter a cablegram arrived from tho (Jaiveratty or Copenhagen declining to forego |ts privilege to the first eg sminatlon of the north pole records of Of. Cook. Dr. Cock had promised to fir t sui? mit his records to the faculty of the Unlreralty, but on October IS, tho university was requested to waive its claim to priority id favor of the Na? tt nul Geographic Society. which sought an early determination of t!i*? controversy which has ar sen as tho result of Commander Peary's charge that. Dr. Cook did not discover i?o nrrth pole. ? The board of managers decided not to wait for the University of Copenhagen to examine Dr. Cook'a records, and appointed a sub-committee to exam? ine and report on Commander Peary'a data alone. This committee of cx|?erts consist*! of Henrv Gannet. chief geographer of Ike I'ntted States Geological Survey; Rear Admiral Colby Chester, U. 8. .V, and O. H. Titman, superintendent of the I'nited Slates Coast and Geo? detic Survey. Th" society announced ' that the only question it now has to decide Is whether Commander Pearjr reached the p-:le on the date claimed. The committie will hold Us urst meting wltbin a few days. JIM JESFFRIES SAY'S HE'S FEELIHG FiHE Sends Word to Associated Press by ," Wireless From the Steamer Luntania. ? i I ON BOARD STEAMER L.USI , TANIA. AT SEA Oct 10.. HV WTRE , laTSSS TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX. IN S. Id THE ASSOCIATED I'RKss. NEW YORK? I am foei f ing Ane end shall be glad to I get home I can say nothing de I finite before reaching America. I ax ' pec! my Agbt with Johnson to take I place before a responsible club offer ! ing the largest purse. "JAMES J. JEFFRIES." The foregoing wireless message <ame from Jeffries today. He will ! reach New York on the i..t- nama lato j Thursday night or early Friday morn? ing. Jeffries is returning from the continent after taking the waters at I Karlsbad. Bohemia, and a brief course (of preliminary training at Neuilly, I near Pans. j Tuesday night of next week baa been set for a meeting between Jef? fries, bis manager Sam Berger. Creorgc Idtrle. manager of Jack Johnson, and James Cod roth, the Son Francisco fight promoter Coffrotk. ft Is saM, wil; come .prepare* to make an of? fer of a large ,,urse for the fight to take fakes) in Sac Francisco. Respite For Or. E'tiet. (By Associate*] Preary ATLANTA, GA . Oct 2?- After be had refused yesterday to interfere ?Ith ike death sent.-r.ee of pr j M Elliot, of La Orange wan was to bare b<*.. executed Friday. Use gaw emor today granted a third isagst? to Eliot until November S The gov? ernor also appointed a board ef lunacy to esaantne Into El'tor s menial -ond'for. railot was coot let ad af killing Oaorfja L*. Rivers on aTaptegg. bar l. I sag t ???^BK-^??^S*- ~~ AoBwees tbe Ooacrlnttan. fBv Aaaoctated Pr?s? i NEW TOsTK Ort to?On the strength of his resemblance to ? deerrlpttnn of D C. Cavrvfa. egsaTfjaat with ik*> ararder of CkWkss Jodga ha langtord, s c. a roosag mas who gave ta? name of CTasJmera Harder was arrested here tonignt ?fb syffl be netd for the artloa af toe fajajfm rarolina aatborftkas.