The times dispatch. [volume], December 29, 1903, Image 1

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THIS DISPATCH, FOUNDED IVO.
WHOLE NUMBER 16.432.
RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, ?DECEMBER 20, 1003.
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SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
The Weather. .
.WASHINGTON, 'i'ie?i ?:S ? Forecast, for
.Tuesduy and Wednesday! ?' ' . . ' '
Virginia?Foli?, warmer Tuesday; rnln nt?
?now ill nielli? fir Wednesday In north
lioritDii: fair In south', light to freeh wist
tu south winds,
Norlli Carolina?Pair, manner Vues lay;
Wodneedriy ralr; ligia lo fresh wllid?,
mostly southerly.
The.mercury yesterday lingered lovlpitly
?round Ilio freezing point ?11? diiy. l>ur
IfiK tl?o greater portion ol' the'lituo tliera
vus a keen wind. To-day warmer wcuttior
la 'expected.. ?',
? STATE ???*??15"t?????,?????5?.
? ?. ?./.<2
13 ?.',.::?.
>8 ?. .??. ?
6 ?, ?..UI
? ?. ?. ?
Hi midnight ........,.?
' Average ,,. 32!4
yilfirhc-?t temperature yesterday.
lowest temperature yesterday. 17
Alean temperature yesterday. 27
Normal temperature for December.'.'?>>'?:'??0
Departure from normal tempo.niturui .?,-lit
j Precipitation during past 21 honra,..,.. Ou
(j ???.???'G???? ?LAAIANAO.
Pun rises....7:2? | 11.10)1 T1DK
Sunsets.l.fiN ? .Morning.i.,00
Alooti sets..?:18 1 UvenMig....... ,.1?:?8
Richmond.
On I lego Mills to bo restated as ?oon ns
possible; tho Insurance approximates
?136,000-?Alan, while in convulsion*; f,>lls
into the walnr unii Ih drowned-Chrlst
ims tree of the Blks?Abunda neu of
money offered to tho dit ? to meet th?
bolidi? duo January lut?legisla turu I?
?scheduled to assemble lo-t'ay, but'tt .H
?not lllfplv more will bo ? quorum of
cither branch-Chance In tlio method of
appointing county oflbers-Many char?
tere granted-Death of. ? doman 15. ?Mar
KhaJl?A week of prayer inore?rMr.
John Skoltoij Williams lilil?es the report
ii...t hn Ih to ?Ivo plai-n to Oencrnl .Man?:
n gir Burr as head of ilio Seaboard Air
Dine?-DIsHolution of the law linn of
?'flOrrall & Regestor?Sir llo'.ico
I'lunkett devising means to keep the Irish
from emigrating?Chi'is,lintiH entertain?
ment at the ?Imnliousc hint night?1'ro
i parutions for a big joint rulli? or .thu
Jtoyal Arcanum1?(-Imperial Tobacco C-Jin
jiHhy to erect n big orileo building liere?
?f. ?Ulcer? aro elected by l'lckett C'inip.
?MANCHESTER-Mr. Walter and Mis*
?Ut ley married?Christmas celebration*
??Officers of J. 15. .Irilnifttnn Camp 10 bo
installed Tliurpduy nl?1tt-Marriage, of
A..SH Bessie Wells and Mr, Juke Will-?
A .long docket In the umrt o if ...tayor
Piatirle??-A-negro goes oft" 'with a mule
-? pocketbook lost-La'gely attended
meeting of Manchester Kllth??? new'tont
of "Maccabees being organized.
Virginia.
The printing plant of '.ho Norfolk Land?
mark badly damaged by lire, causing mss
of :tl0.C0fJ and destroying it? machinery;
will bo printed temporarily in th?.Ledger
office?The planing mill of the. Camp
Manufacturing Company: at , Franklin
burned with three million loot of dressed
lumber; loss fully Insured nnd ihn mill
'?will bo replaced at once-The cm ?er
Charleston to be lau neh-id nt. NewpJil
News? January ???-Kourteen-y'eur-old
l.'oy killed wllllo playing with a gtliv at
Cajievllle. Va.??Longshoremen at Nor?
folk organize und will caru for dependent
members??Mayor Jone*, of Petersburg,
places tbn tine for carrying conceded
weapons-'otviSO-Ter'rl/ic.'?storm at Cu'pu
t.'tyirles and uhlpplng make that .port
with.milcti'difliculty?r-J?tdge.Ou~.n Rp?4?ie.
'" l'or liquor In Roanoko. and Brof. MHcricU?
for the ?\ntl-Saioou League-Couple at
Jonesvlllo marry second time on acomtrt.
of legislative error about license-??M tyor
?and Council of Roanoko at last agree on
jilan of redlstrictlng"-r-r-Loeal option elee
tloa In AVillliirrisbiirg to-day nro mise? to
lie very fiulet and go dry??Amtierst mur?
derer captured: played banjo for--a dance
In his victim*? clothe.!-A fifty-fool
yacht brought to Norfolk on flat cars und
launched to prevent, bel?g frozen In the
liarltaii Canal-The mate of the schoon?
er Colombia washed from her deck In
Ohssupeaku Bay and drowned-Because
of dissension among firemen in Borkley
property worth thousands allowed to
burn.
North Carolina.
Prof. ,C. G. Estelle, of Yale, while In?
filino terrorizes a Pullman sleeping ?a|?,
and When taken off at Gretnsboro makes
Ills .escape nnd attacks Ills pursuers in
true pugilistic style; bound hand and tool
nnd placed in a cell-Governor Ayc?ck
railed to the Ix-dslde of In.? brother, who
i? 111?Colored boy who was chatg d
with poisoning his sister pardoned after
nerving parL of his semonce-Grand
Lodge of Masons to m?ot in Raleigh Jan?
uary 12th-State Superintendent of Pub?
lic. Instruction returns first money Cro?t!
i'eabody fund since Dr. Curry's dcar.ii.
General.
Block market develops strength and
?breadth and prices close firm apd ywy
nearly ut the top level-Czar of Russia
is said to be. willing to make concessions
1o avoid war, but at thu sume limp Is
preparing to be ready for tight with
Japan; big order- placed for American
meat; Japanese Cabinet authorizes big
?ond Issue; British hold naval reserves in
readiness for an emergency call-.n.,
\ ton on New York Kxchunge ?oars to new
?' '?lgli records'amtel tho greatest excitement
>i General Reyes is, sold to bo preparing
to leave for homo and to sever diplomatic
relations botwec-n .this country and Coloni.
?Tila; Sir. Hay's reply has not been made,
?but tho Colombian representatives .?.??p
satisfied themselves -that It will V>? ini?at
Isfactory and are getting read" for meli?
irlp home?Secretary'? Hoy's condition
is unchanged, his bronchial affection re?
fusing to rosporid readily to treatment?
Two provisional governments in republic
of Santo Domingo, and ari army march?
ing on city of San Domingo, which la.
however, nulot-Interstate Commerce
Commission hears complaint * of ratei
charged for. transportation of pen?nos
from Oeorgln, luit renders no decision?
Man found frozen to deutn hi Kentucky
cabin?Burglnrs in Florida show light
when discovered nt work, and makn ?Ood
tlielr escape from pursuing cltlKens.
POPE ISSUES NOTE ON
MUSIC IN CHURCHES
? (By Associated Press.)
ROM1S, December ?S.?After h. long dis?
cussion with experts, principally with tho
in mous composer., the Abbe Porosi, , ill
vector of the Slsth'io Clieir, the Pope has
issued of his own accord a noto on tlio
subject of sucred music in the churches.
In this note, whloh appears to-night In
the Observatoro Romano, His Holiness
formulates rulos for .church mus|o, wliich
recall tho c?ntrenos tu ? strici observ?
ance of tho Instructions Issued by for?
mer Pontiffs. Tho Popo, who Is u. keen
situdent of music, condemns tho trans?
formation of liturgie music Into compo?
sitions for use at conceits.
The Pontiff Is strongly hi . t'uvor of
Dm Gregorian chant, and has ordered the
Abbo porosi to compuso u Gregorian
mass for the Cemetery, of ist, Gregory,
tlio Great, next Easter. This mass will
bo conducted by tho Abbe in the. Chapel
of St. Gregory, and? will bo participated
in by a thousand sliigcre.
NUMBER OF-CIGARS
OFFICIALLY^ ANNOUNCED
(By Associated Press.)
VVA0HINGTO.N, Dee. 28.?In view of tho
fruit tliui'inaiiy tliousond? of people In
all parts of the; country-?ro Interested'In
the result o? n guessing contest usi to tile
uunibei' of cigars tax paid In November,
the Internal Revenue Bureau asks thai
liublliifinnqiuK'fmient bo-made of the nu.m
\'?x of cigars tax pnld at ?3 per thousand
during November, 1303. The number Is
olUclaily s luted to huvo been 578,157.17t>,
THE CZAR
WISHES TO
AVOID WAR
Believes to be Prepared
for it is Best.
IS WILLING TO
MAKE CONCESSIONS
Provided That No : ?nforscen
Circumstances Force Gov?
ern merit's Hands.
GREAT BRITAIN
TAKING STEPS
Officers and Men .of the Naval
Reserve Being Held in Readi?
ness for ail ' Emergency.
Russia ' Orders Million
Pounds of Meal.
(By Associated frees,)
HT. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28.?The con
Hi'tifiis of unofficial opinion among- 1 lioso
arsoci ? ted with the government, but not
responsible therefor, is that the Czar
Ip so peacefully disposed, Unit lie -will
make mich concessions to Japan as are
necessary to prevent war, provided that
no unforeseen oven?a force the hands of
the governments concerned.
??\t the same lime, tho Czar, It Is point?
ed out, agrees with those, who believe
that preparations for war is tlie best
safeguard of peace, and that apparent
willingness to allow matters to a,? sub?
mitted to thb test of arms, is moro like?
ly '. to lead to a satisfactory compromiso
than an exhibition o? over much peacc
fulncsl?.
This unofficial opinion, however, bc
llrves' the controlling party in Russia re?
gards Korea as necessary .to the consoli?
dation ot. Russian Interests in the Far,
met, and, therefore, la-determined to pro
vent the peninsula falling into Japanese
bends, and that any concessions Russia
now makes to Japan will only be with
. (he .object of deferring the difficulty until
-i,inore seasonable time.
There is iiot likely to be much diill
eulty.Ri finding money in case of \?a????
foreign loan on acceptable lerms Is prob?
ably Impossible, but tho Russian banks ^
and merchants have ampio funds, on
which the government could draw.
One reason .why .the British Alarmist
news fails to convince tho Russians, Is
tho perfect understanding here of Ilia
benefits Great Britain derives from a
continuance of the strained situation. It
was known here a year ago that ?Great
Britain was planning to occupy Thibet,
and extend the railroad to a point In the.
Yahg-Tse Valley, which is reachable by
gunboats from tho sea. Great Britain's
forward movement ut this timo excites
both admlratlqn and rage, the former for
the clover political move, the latter lie
cause Russia is so pre-occuplcd In the
Far East, that sne Is unable to prevent
Great Britain from creating her own Man?
churia In the Yank-Tso province. It Is
pointed out'hero that the present situa?
tion affords Great Britain the same op?
portunity as actual war between Russia
and any third power.
Hold Them in Readiness.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 28.?An admiralty or?
der Issued at Portsmouth requires the of.
livers and men of the British Naval Re?
serve to notify the authorises of tho
addresses where telegrams ?can bo sent
hi case of emergency should Hhey' be re?
quired for active service. The order is
generally connected with the rumors that
the fleet in the Far east is to he strength?
ened, concerning which. hov/cver, tilo au?
thorities profess Ignorance.
Japan Is negotiating for tho purchase
of the Argentine warships Morena und
nivadavln, now building at Genoa. Italy,
but up to this afternoon| the , Japanese
Legation liad not heard of tho completion
of their purchase.
Big Order for Meat.
S (By Associa tod Pre?*.?
KANSAS CITY, MO;, Dec. 2S,?Tho
Russian government has Just, placed an
?rdnr?with Armour ,fc Co., of this city,
for a million and a half pounds of mess
nicat for Immediate shlpnuint to Han
(Continued on Third l'nge.)
MURDEREROFCRAFT
REPORTED INSANE
Governor Will Probably Com?
mute Sentence of Death
Passed on Him.
(By ?Vssoclated l?ross.)
? ALBANY, N.? V-, Doe. iH. -Thomas
Tobin, who killed Captain Craft In u
tonderYjIn resort in N??w York city about
a year ago, has been declared insililo by
a commission appointed by Governor
Odell to miiko an examination of tho
man's mental condition. The commission
reported that Tobln was insane now and
was Insane at Ih? timo of the murder.
The Governor probably will commuto tho
sentence, of death passer) on Tobln.
daft went to a placo in the tenderloin
of which Tob|n wa>> manager, and dis?
played a roll of bills. Ho was Induced
tn remain until after the piuco had closed
fur the night, ami was then robbed and
murdered. Ills slayor cut tho head from
tho body nnd tried to burn |t In a fur?
nace, it whs tho smoke from tho fiiruuco
nnd tho snud? of burning flesh ||mt led
? to. Ilifi discovery of tho crime. Tobln
wns arrested and convicted of murder
In Ihe first degree, It became known nt
the ?rial that Craft wus killed for a
sum Ices than fifty dollars,
THE GALLEGO MILLS
TO RISE FROM ASHES
NEW RECORD
FOR COTTON
Highest Prices Yet Readied on
New York Exchange and
Great Excitement.
ACTIVITY IS PHENOMENAL
Liquidation After Every Fresh
Upward Movement, But
Close Is Firm.
(By Associated Press.)
KlCW YORK. Dee. 28.?NCW lilgh re?
corr? prices were made amid tho greatest
excitement at the very opening of the
Cotton Exchange to-day. First prices
?were at an advance of twenty-threo to
City-one, points. Before tho call wa? fair?
ly completed, March had sold at 11.01,
Way at 11.20 and July nt 14.14. The ad?
vance followed tho surprising strength at
Liverpool, where prices were seven teen
,io twenty points higher nt tho time ot
the ? local opening Instead of a shade
lower, as expected, with privato cables
ascribing gain? to heavy buying for'Con-'
11 li en tal, J-.gypl.lan. and American 'ac?
count."1. The early market ivas active arid
c: cited. Thero was tremendous buying
for both accounts, with 'New Orleans
supporting Just enough' to .add to. the ap
preheuslon of shorts, who wero apparent;
iy in a panic-stricken condition. But
realizing, too, Was very heavy and after
the call, prices showed a declining tend,
rncy, sagging off several points from tho
bPst during ' the- l?rst fifteen or twenty
minutes, although," tho marttet continued,
very feverish and unsettled, with most
ot tho selling by parties having prqlRs
to take. .
After fluciunting very Irregularly for
a time about ten to llfteon points under,.
I Ik. best prices of the morning, the inar
l-'et turned very strong again in the.early
afternoon, reaching still higher- prices oil
all ' tr?o activ? months. The excitement,
v/os intense. There was liquidation on
every fresh upward movement and. toward
t|ic close, tho market" sagged off a few
points, but- was' finally finn at if'ne?: ad-""
vnnce of forty-eight to fifty-rilito points,
tales estimated 1,200,000 bales.
Strong in New Orleans.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLKANS, LA., Dec. 2S.? An
Immense volume' of business wns done In
tho coltoli market to-day, with prices
from twenty-eight to Ilfty-seven points
higher Lhau the close of Thursday. Pro?
fit-taking was enormous, but had little
citcot on prices. The demand from all
quarters was strong, and the market bull?
ed Itself. Little or no support was of?
f-red by the prominent longs, and, lii a:
measure, they checked the advance.
SPENT WHOLE NIGHT :
IN AN OPEN BOAT
(By Associated Press.)
PENSA C01.A. FLA., Dec. 28.?The Nor?
wegian steamer ?lydrla brought to this
port to-night the captain and live, mem?
bers of the crew of the American schoon?
er Richard ?. Bingham, of Pensacola.
Tho Bingham went on the coral reer 20
miles from Belize at midnight Docemtier
1S, and was a total wreck.
The crew launched ono of the life boats,
Which was crushed by tho waves. They
'afterwards succeeded in launching tho
other boat, and after spending the night
on the water they reached Belize, from
which place thoy were brought here. Tho
(-choonur luid a cargo of mahogany from
lienzo for Pensacola. She was 'owner
here, and wus launched ?about eight
months a so.
MUSICAL TREAT
?j ? AU:J? c? A? HALL
/'/?overs of good music are anticipating
SiJat pleasure in hearing tho Columbia
f. iartotlo Club and Dr. j". XV. Klchofl,
,'j Washington, at the Y. M. C. A. I1U1I
1ils evening.
Th6 music will bo of a high order and
not above the heads of thoso who love, har?
monies, but are not themselves musicians.
Ruch of tho members of .tho quartette
Is a favori te soloist and Mr. Herbert ?.
Lnwsoii, basso, had the distinction of be?
ing selected to sing a solo at the funeral
of President McKinley,
REVOLUTIONISTS
READY TO CROSS BORDER
CBv Associated Press.)
SAL?NICA, EUROPEAN TURKEY,
December ?S.-.Tho authorities aro in?
formed that four thousand Macedonian
revolutionists, under tho leadership of
eighty Bulgarian oliicers, are ready to
Invade Turkish territory,
An order was Issued hero to-day. re?
questing the Turkish officers to oxerclso
extreme vigilance,
It Is rumored that the second army re
sorve will again bo called out.
THE LANDMARK
BURNED OUT
_
Norfolk Newspaper Plant De?
stroyed Last Night, With
Heavy Loss,
(Speclul to Tho Times-Dispatch.?
NORFOLK. VA., Deo. US.?Firo to-night
destroyed/1 he mechanical department of
the Norfolk Landmark. The composing'
room ""und press voom were eompVitoly
gutted, ami all tho valuable niiiclil'ucry
was ruined. The Jos? will amount 10
flO.OOO.
The American press sorvlce, adjoining
ilio Landmark building, suffered a water
diinuigo un Us machinery.
The Land ni urli will i'ssiw temporarily
Ifrcjn, the plant or the l'ubile Ledgur. '
Walls t?nt Liltitj? Damaged and
the Work . of' Reconstruction'
Will be Rapidj-Thc Insur?
ance Was Approximately,
$135,000?Origin of Fire
Still a .Mystery.
Now Gallego, milla[tifili rise : between tho
charred walls of tho.'hiiunmoth structure
destroyed"early Sunday morning.
Mr. Warn or' Moar?/ senior member of
tho firm -owning the -plant, said yester?
day afternoon tiiat.iho plant would be'
rebuilt "Just as ????G jns 11 was possible
to get the Insurance adjusted. This dolali
ought not to take .very?,long. In the mean?
time the employes will bo given work in
cleaning up the dtbr?e.'They were engaged
yesterday In tuklng. the dumuged grain
from tho'north ond of the striiolure.
Alessrs. Moore & Cd., fortunately, will
lose llltlo beyond -the! delay and, In this
particular, Ihe liicunyiinlence will not bo
great,- as-, the Shockqe and-Dunlop mills
of the company will come mlghtlyto the
aid of tho firm in"filling Its Orders.
Messrs. J. B/ Mooro & :C?.,?; Insurance
agents, placed the great bulk of the pro?
tection. It was learned'authoritatively
yesterday-that th'o'tolfi) Insurance on the
entire property w'as-apnrojilmately ??,??,???,
distributed 'ne folIows.On building, $00,000;
on machinery,''??3,0?CpfAl? stock,.$1.2,000. Mr,
Moore,'senior, member? of tlie Insurance
firm, said It would'.lake'? nuito a whllo
before an exact statement of the Insti
ranco could be.' prepared. Mr. Warner
Mooro could not .tell much about.the de?
tails'of tho insurance/as that had boon
left to the underwriters, but h?'was con?
fident the damage.to ?He building and the
machinery wits fully covered, but thought:
the protection wpuldnot equal-the value
, of ithe destroyed stock?.
'.:. Will Rebuild. :
The question of r?lroll?lng haviug, al?
ready been decided, thoVpriictlcai task will
not be dliricuU. The ways, built soon alter
the war, arc as stalwart and sturdy- as on
? the day.they were-0iilshed. The founda?
tions of the great, building are p?rfe?t.1
The shell was'llttle daiSiaged by th? Hrc,'
as If the iiiterior-structfirc bad been care?
fully, rotpoved picce, by piece. All thtv?
.'.needs to he' don? when tra? debris lias been
lifted out is the laying of the soyen !floora
and the Installment' of new machinery. |
Mr. Warner Moore was asked, yesterday.
.what conclusion he had come io regard??.
,ing the, origin of tlirfr-ilre..vv
"Nqnn, nt all," he rej?lk'd, "unless tlie
? building was set tin flre.r
??G. -Moore said he entertained thle
' opinion for tho principal reason that ho
. could not account for the fire-In no other
way. ?
Tho plant had been shut down sine.?
Thursday noon, and tlie flic did not hrealc
?' out untll'after 1 o'clock Sunday morning.
' The-mi I Is'Had an electric plant of Its own,
but that'was powerless unless the other
machinery was running. A few days lie
fore the plant closed for tho holidays the
key to ilio privato fire alarm, box wus
evidently stolen. It was hanging by a
small copper wire near the box. and early
In the week tho watchman noticed thut
it".was gone, with a short pleco of the wire
remaining.. Evidently, from tho appear,
once of. one of tlie ends of tho wire, the
key had been snipped oft with a knife or
sonic such Instrument.
No Discharged Employe.
"Who had dono such a thing, Mr. Mooro
said he. had not the faintest Idea. Tliil.ro
was no disgruntled employe, ???? had
been discharged, or any one else, who
could possibly havo n. reason for tho de?
struction of tho properly to satisfy a
craving for revenge.
Tho watchman of the building vi"?? on
his? rounds, and was nearly at. tho top
when he saw the flames. Thoy were far
beyond his control. Rushing down Hie,
steps; he sent in tho nlnrm from the pri?
vate box with a key flint had replaced tho
one stolen.
Mr. Mooro was unable lo give much
idea as to tho stock on hand. The safe
is still in the ruins, and this contains tho
inventory. Nothing definito can bo ar?
rived at until this paper-'is obtained. It
was just an Impression on tho pn'rt of Mr.
, Moore that the value of tho stock would
(Continued on Third Page;)
HAD CONVULSION
AND WAS DROWNED
Edgar Curry Stricken While
Going Home From Work
and Loses His Life.
"While crossing tho bridge over the
canal at tho foot of Belvlder.? Street
yesterday about 5:li0 o'clock, Mr. Edgiu?
Curry was seined with a convulsion,
fell Into tho water below, and wa?
drowned.
Rorsons in Ihe neighborhood, ran lo tho
sceiw, and the- body was nuickly ro?.
ci Mied. Not, however, before Mr. Curry
was beyond hope of recuesltatlon,
Coroner Taylor wats summoned, but
deemed an iniiucst uiinecissHary, and
lurnod tlie body over to tho 1'umlly,
Mr. Curry waa employed at the Trcd
cgiir Works and was 011 his way homo
at the limo ho mot his death,. .
??10 body wus taken to his homo, No.
ul.'i Bolvlilero Street, and 'tu.',.nil uve?.?
t> hi'., wife and children. Tho lime ?G
ilio funeral will bo announcad lai.?'.
CEREAL CROPS MADE IN
THIS COUNTRY THIS YEAR
(By Associated Piths,)
U'AKlllNU'l'UN, pea, '.'S.? Returns to the
Dr part meni of Agriculture ?how Dio total
production o\' winter wheat lu VMA to bo
8O0,S(17,'33O bushels, spring wheat ????,???,G,&?
bushels, corn 3,-li G????, bushels, oats pro?
duction H7,0:I8.ISI bushels.
Value winter wliiy-it ?t'StT.^li; I?!). Valu?
of spring wheat ?H5U,7Sl,7!i7. Value corn
jl'?'J.MiS.SOl. 'G????.???? ucreugo 1.0?,7:|G> minis.
productions. ?<id,'J7-,i:'j pound?-, value fJJ ?
-in.uii",
AS MAD AS A
MARCH HARE
Crazy College Professor Causes
a Great Commotion at
Greensboro. N. C.
HE FIGHTS LIKE A MANIAC
Fells a Policeman With One
Blow and lias to be Bound
Hand and Foot.
(.Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
GRI3KNSBORO, N. C, Doe. 2S.-Sta
llonmuster White, at Hie Southern Rail?
way passenger depot, had an oxclltng
and dangerous experience with a crazy
mail nt the station, from 12 o'clock unti'?
7 o'clock this morning. '??? nnfor-?
lunate man wuh Professor J. G. Estello,
of tho chair of chomistry al Ynle.Uni?
versity.
In company with a physician, ho took
a.train yesterday at Springfield, Tcnn.,
perfectly cool and manageable, On reacb
inug Ashevllio ho became violent. Tho
professor seemed to loso his equipoise
. wlion ho began lo disrobe to take a berth;
Ho suddenly jerked off every vestige of
clothtng and sprang out among the
passengers, raising a lerrlblo commotion,
and was with groat difficulty subdued.
Tho physician thought It better, .when
the train reached hero' lust night at 12
?'clock, to stop Iterennd wait' for another
train. Placing the man in charge of the
'StPtlonmustcir, .the wearied .doctor sought
a? little sleep and rest. "White Momod to
Etctitly Interest? tho-most .Intelligent and
.accomplished professor,' and to haVo'li
soothing of feet? on. him.
About'il o'clock this morning the pro?
cessor, without a wocd>oC warning, cou.-,
.ti-otisly:? said good-bye to his guardian
im?.',I rushed hatless out of tho station,
lunning at breakneck speed. Springing
after him, and-calling tho policemen en
tho way to follow, . tho statlonmaster
kept sight of tho fleehig madman, over?
hauling, blur four block? away.
' The lun?tici with' hits.back to tho wuW,
stood the pursuer.-off, in first-class-pugl-.?
hstio style, and it was only by tho aid of?
tho I wo policemen rind?' a' passing- night
stroller that ho was' ovorpowered. He
was then coaxed to tho depot,? and in an
lumi? seemed perfectly composed again,
arid'on excellent terms with ills capto:-.
At 7 o'clock, just before the train .woe
clue, tho mun'slipped out of tho station
turrer.litlously, and when discovered wuh
running like a- frightened deer, threo
blocks away.' Summoning tour policemen,
Mr. Whlto-gavo chuso. ?
When caught the. man was in a front
yard oC tho. Gillesplc. placo, a mile from
Ills starting point. ?Ilo hud .beon .thero
just long enough. t?; searo ? tlio family
almosl to. death with his violent words
and demeanor. 'Seeing.tlio pursuers ap?
proaching, bo sprang-.over a, high yard
fence, and m a do for a clump of woods
near by, where ho'was overtaken. He Is
a powerful, man, of splendid appearance,
and as he stood there, drawn 'to his full
height, in an ultltudo of magnificent
physical defiance, tlio men who woro after
him say It was an Imposing as well, as
a decomposing sight.
This time his capturo was not effected
wlthoul casualties. One of tho 'stoutest
of the policemen took hold of him, and In
a second ho was sprawling on. tlio ground
ten feet away, boing felled and hurled
by the power of tlio man man s strong arm
?nil tint. The, others bail to close In on
him, nnd' the unfortunate lunatic was
bound band and foot and. manacled boforo
.lio could bo taken. A carriage was sc?
oured, and, thus manacled and bound,
hut struggling all tho while, Professor
?Ostello was taken to a cell In the county
jail, reaching thero at 11 o'clock, 'l'ho
physician was able., to carry him North
to-night.
MR. HAY'S CONDITION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
(Ry .Vssoehitml Press.)
WASHINGTON', Dec. 2S.?The condition
if 'Secretary Hay remains unchanged.
Contrary to expectation of his physician,
the Secretary's brimclilal trouble has not
yielded readily to treatment, nnd Mr. Hay
probably will leave. Washington early In
January for Tliomasvlllo, Ou.,' for a visit
to Colonel Oliver I'ayue. 'l'ho mild climate
I.bore has helpoil the soorctury, and it is
hoped may again prove nil .offool?vo cine.
Carries Six Hundred Marines.
(Ily Associated Press,',
PHILADELPHIA, l'A., December 28,
Tlio auxiliary cruiser Hl.xlo sailed from
tho- l.eagiio Island Navy Yard to-day,
en routo for Colon, carrying six hundred
marines and five mouths' living and light?
ing supplies for one thousand men. Six
companies of marinos, divided Into two
battalions, sailed ou Ila.? Dixie.
CHILD KILLED BY
DISCHARGE OF GUN
Joseph Hamilton, pour Years
Old, lias His Brains Scat?
tered Around.
(Special to. The Tlinos-Dlspulch.)
CAPI. CHAKW.S, VA? Dee. ?S,-*W|l||e
plnylng with a shotgun at the homo of
Ills father, near Cnpoville, Saturday,
about 12 o'clock, Joesph Hamilton, four,
yoars-old, waa shot und intituntly killed,
and Kdwatd Hamilton, eleven-years-old,
was badly Injured by Hie ruboimd of the
gun.
Roth burrela of tho weapon were dis?
charged, Ihe charges striking the little
fellow in tho riBht'l'iiioliend, tearing the
tup of tlio skull oft' and scattering the
bruins on tho ground. The remull?s wcro
Interred yesterday, .
HE DEFIED ?? E
COLORADO MILITARY
REUNION OF THE T. D. C. C.
AT BIJOU WEDNESDAY
AVeditoHdny will be T. D. ' C. C. day
at the Bijou. The club will hold Its
first annual reunion there ml 2:110 l',
M., wlion. llirough tho courtesy of
Resident Manager CliarSon ':t. McKee,
of tho Bijou, und Ihn volunteer ussl's
tanco of members of the : Ross nnd
Ponton vaudeville company, a. special
niaUnoo will be given exclusively for
the T. D. C. C.? members. Admission
will be only by tho membership badge,
so every boy and girl is rcuntnd<ed to
display tho club badge]
Governor j Montague. Mayor Taylor
and Major James li. Capere, president
of 13io City School Board, have ac?
cepted Invitations to exUjnd brief
word? of woi.'omo to tho young folks.
Tiler?? win, be music by the Bijou or?
chestra, and tho following' mombera
of tlnf Ross and Jfenton company will
a???a,t: ,
Renp and Smith, ncrolwts.
The Two Pucks, juvenllo entertain?
ers.
Van Sicklln and West, musical nov?
elty.
Mr. Charles J. Ross (Ross and Feh
ton), it'few cheery'remarks.
Ford and Wilson, black faco vocal?
ists nndVluncors,
Sherman und DcPorrest, knock?
about artists.
Any boy or girl'who has joined the
T. D. C. C, but lins not received a
badge, may scettro one, by calling at
Tho Times-Dispatch office to-dny.
RUMOR FALSE
HE DECLARES
Mr. Williams Denies That He
Has Resigned, or Will do so,
as Seaboard's President.
NEWS FROM BALTIMORE
Reported There That He Would
.Retire- and be Succeeded
?by Mr.-Barr.? ?--.
"Tho'report is absolutely, without-f?uiid
datlon. I have not resigned the presi?
dency of the Seaboard Air Lino, nor lias
Mr. Barr been elected president."
This ,wns Ilio positivo, denial made by
Mr. John Skelton Williams over Hie long
distance 'phono from New York, when
-advised by The Times-Dispatch last night
of tho receipt of telegrams from Balti?
more to tlio effoct that ho liad resigned
tho presidency of, tlio Seaboard, and that
Mr. J. M. Ban?,, the llrst vice-president,
had beon chosen to succeed him.
? Mr. Williams was so much engaged lime
ho did not answer the 'phono himself,^
but answered tlio question through'an as?
sociato who was In his room. Ho would
not, tho man talking for him said, dis?
cuss tlio" matter further.
Make Sweeping Denial.
Dater In tho nighti the following special'
wus received from our Now York corre?
spondent:
"Wlien seen ut his apartments In tlio
IMorropont to-night, by Tho. Times-Dls
1 patch correspondent, John Skoltoii AV'U?'?:
Hams, president of ilio Seaboard
Air Dino Railroad, absolutely de?
nied the report .published In a.
Baitlmoro evening paper' to tho effect'
that ho would resign the presidency of'
tho Seabourd Air Dine and would be suc?
ceeded by J. M. Barr.
"Mr, Williams said: 'The report is ri?
diculously untrue. It is a fabrication
made out of tho whale cloth. . Those per-'
sistont rumors doubtless havo their ori-,
gin In Ilio fertile brains of progressiva,
newspaper men. You may say the report?
la utterly iiiitruo.' "
The.Report in Baltimore.
A Special frolli 'Tim TImes-Dispuleli
Hal l imo re correspondent says:
"In well Informed financial circles It
was positively reported hora to-day that
President John Skelton Williams will re
tiro from his position as head of tho Sea?
board All? l.Ino at the meeting of the
newly oleeted board of directors, Tlio
(Continued oil Second Page.)
TWO GOVERNMENTS
IN SANTA DOMINGO
General (?elidier Has Formed
One, Over Which He Him?
self Presides,
(Ry Associated Press.)
SAN DOMINGO, R10PUBUC OF SAM'0
DOMINGO, Tuesday, December V-.?It Is
reported that Genorul Gelletler has
formed a provisional government at
Ascua do Composteli,!, presided over by
himself, and that tho inhabitants of Bar.
aliona have Joined In the movement, nnd
that the two forces uro jointly marching
on this city. Consequently thero aro' now
two provisional governments in the re?
public.
The German warships left her??? y ester-?
duy for Kingston, Jamaica, Tlio I'nited
States gunboat Newport Is the only war
vessel here, and owing to her small crew
elio cumini restore order It a serious out?
break occurs. The situation demands
the presence of more warships here.
U'he city no ??,- .s au.i^
Barricades Himself in
Office and Fights.
LAWYER CAPTURED
AFTER BEING SHOT
Denied Legality of Governor
Pcabpdy's Disarming
Order.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
A CHEAP ANARCHIST
Squad of Hen Dispatched ;;taj<
Capture Man Met With Re- ?
sistance, and He Was?
Only Taken After Be- ;
ing Wounded ,.??
the Arm.
(By Associated Press.)
CMPPliH CREEK,- COU, Dec. ? 25.? ?
.Excitement was occasioned hc.ro to-day
by the acllor. of Attornoy John M. Glov?
er, formerly a Congressman' from Mis?
souri, in defying the .military, barrlcad-.
lng himself In. Ills offico nnd only sur?
rendering aller receiving a 'bullet wound
in the nrm.
Colonel Verdeckberg, commanding the
militia, to-day received a letter, from
Mi?. Clove,? denying tho'legality of tlio
recent order tor tho surrender of arnia
by citizens. In his letter, Glovor refer
? red to Governor Peabody as "a' cheai?
anarchist." He declared Unit ? ho ? liait
two revolvers In . his ottico and' defied
the military to take them from lilm.
Colonel Verdeckberg at once dispatched
Major Naylor, with'a squad to capture ?
the ultorii?y and his -weapons. The law?
yer's office was found barricaded, and:
Glover?appeared; with.a revolver, de.clar-?
ing ' that he would, shoot" the. first" man ? ?
who attempted to. break down tho d?or. .
The placo waa surrounded by trpops and
'.'arder? . were glveii to .shoot :\\\<s? ipaii It
he appeared with a' revolver' again.
t?atoi? /aiovcl' '? appeared.;, and' ? severi?!
shot? wore exchanged. .,'GJover ?' waa'
wounded In tlio 'arm, ..after which he"was
captured, . -?-'.: ?!
THINK SHE CANNOT
CARE FOR HER FORTUNE
(By Associated Press.)
NEW HAVEN. CONN.. Dnc. 28.??appli?
cation was made in tho. Probate Court
to-day for the appoincmcnt.of a conserva-,
? tor over Miss Kmma J. ?Jude], who hi\a
been living at?a local.hotel slneo October
15th. Shu Is tho daughter of tho late II.
L,. Judu, a. Walllngford manufacturer, nnd
'received $100,000 by her father's will. Tho
applicant Is ?Morton H. Judd, ut Dalton,
tin;, hor brother.
'.l'ho petition la to the effqet. that ntrang
ors uro unduly Influencing Miss Judd In
control of her estate, iind' that sho Is men, '
tally Incapable, of: caring fofher own In?
terest?. Miss Judd? Is.: ?? .yours: old, ? rid
u'a sho hud. arranged .to, leave for th?
Pacific coala tho papers wero,served.
RATES ON PEACHES
ARE COMPLAINED OF
(By Associated Press.)
HUSTON, MASS.,. Dec. 2S.-Charlos -V.
Prouty, of tho Interstate Commerce Coui
inisMlon, gave a hearing t?-day hero lu
cuso of tho Georgia Peach Growers' As?
sociation against tho Atlantic Coast J.ino
l.Hllroim und others, in .adjournment ot
a hearing held nt Atlanta,, Gii.-, a monti?
ago. Several Posten dealers In Georgia.
?-.nachos stated that tho transportation fa.
ciilttcH iittoi'ded 1>V the New 1'ork.. Now
I lu ven ami Hartford Railroad betiyecn
Boston and Jersey City wero Inadequate,
One witness declared.that rutes were ox
ortiitant. .,..:.
Koporifj of tho railroad contended tint ?
Ilio unusual natine of the service required .
from the road made It necessary for it tu
insist on higher ratos, in. order toinn?-io,
tiio business ovun fairly profitable. Nu
occisi?n wns announced:
[TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN
WIN THEIR SUIT
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
CINCINNATI. O,, Doceniber ?8.?In gen?
eral lorm, Ihe Superior Court decided to?
day In an opinion handed down by Judgu
Hosca that tho Southern ' Railroad trus?
tees had tho right to expend the pro?
ceeds of ilio ?3.G0O.0OO of bonds Issued for
tho purpose of acquiring a new terminal
In appropriating lands in the bottoms
for that purpose, Tho court holds tliut
tho trustees havo the right to locate the
terminal where they deem best, and to
l'oi< out of tho torminal bond proceeds. Tho
appropriate therefor property to bo paid
action was brought by tlio city solicitor
at tlio lustrine? of IS. A, Ferguson, suing
as a tax payer,
BURGLARS SHOW FIGHT
AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
(By Associated Press.)
JASPER, ?'?,?., Doc. '.li.?The sut? nf
Ilio llluekw?T) Nanking Company was
blown open early this morning by bur?
glars. Tlio burglar? were evidently pro
H'ssloiiuls, Thoy seized two old negroes.,
v.ho wero watching Frank Adam'? cottoli
warehouse, and locked them up hi a re?
trigurator car to keep theni from giving
tlio alarm, whero they were found thl?
ultoriiooii, The burglurs got no money,
us they wero discovered In the act. They
showed light, oxclmnglng many shots
Wltll ?he parties In pursuit, but they es?
caped.
FOUND FROZEN TO
DEATH IN CABIN
(Oy Associated Press.)
Mir>l>14?sr>0U0, KV.. Deo. 2$. -?Tlm
Thompson was found frozen to death ye??
tiMduy in a cabin several miles from hvre. ?
Tlmm-ison was on hi? way home ? rum
town, .imi it I- Mippn.-i.'d ho was overtaken
by the blizzard o? ?-i.uun?a y night a ml
took refills" in the cabin, wlnna ihs> wit*
Mund and met hin death. William Wil?
son, who cam* lioro a few day? ?go from
Cincinnati, was found frozen stiff >???
timViy at litony IVi'k Creek Valley, ui^r
UVimt