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We Have a good thing fot yolt. Wo know it. Uso Tce-Dce Wnnl ""Ads., And you will know it-. Sure Results to ?sers of ?ei?Iiee Want Arts.? becMiiO the buying public be? Here in thorn. Cost one cent a word. THB DISPATCH FOUNDED ?R50 THE TIMES FOUNDED 1886. WHOLE NUMBER 16,703. RICHMOND, VA.,tFKIDAY, DECEMBER 2,1904. PRICE TWO CENTS. HUT Fill NOW B?TJJWEMORY Louisiana Purchase Ex? position Came to an End Yesterday. LIGHTS DIE DOWN ON STROKE OF TWELVE Machinery Stops and Exhibit Palaces Were Closed?Sug? gestion of Disorder Was Promptly Put Down. All Do Honor to Francis. fBy Associated Fmt.) ST. LOUH December 1?Tlio Louisiana Purchase Exposition bus ended. Tho stupendous and magnificent idiot*?* ironi which tendrllls of Interest have extended Into every portion of the civilized world, . and.even Into aboriginal recosaos, bring? ing within tho gate? of St. Louis mll ' lions of visitors from all sections of the . globe, has rUH*-?U course and now passes Into history an probably having com? prised the most representative collection of the resources. Industries, art, peoples and custom? of tho world ever assembled. Tho beat order has been maintained throughout. There havo been a few fires, but all were of small moment,. with the oxcepUon of th/i destruction .of tho House o? ??oo-Hoo and tho pa-rtlal destruction ot the Missouri building recently. The former was Immediately rebuilt. No loss of life ha? occurred during the. exposi? tion from oecldeuts. St, Loul? has proffered her most gra? cious haipltallty to tho world, and It has been accepted. Throngs of visitors have -poured''. In to attend the exposition with the expectation at being pleased and sat? isfied.' They have departed' amazed and gratified. Th-s opinion has been express? ed at all times, on all sides and without reservo that tho Louisiana Purchaso Ex? position has been a success. Francis Honored. The man probably most prominently known In connection with the World's Fair Is the. president. David lt. Francis, and It was deemed fitting that tho final .?.day should be designated ae "Francis ' day" In his honor. "Tills exposition ha? beon the work of my'life, ?aid President "'Francis.?'-/*. "It lia? consumed. my ..entire time''for the past four year?, but every hour has "been an hour pi pleasure to me. I have f-Khausted my stock ot adjectives In try? ing, to describe this fair. It is aff-jdifll . cult to do it Justice as It la to paint the Illy." The closing exercises were held at the base of the Louisiana Purchase monu? ment in the l-Maza of St. Louis, where were held ?even months ago tlio exercises that formally opened tho gates to the world. Tho prtnclpnl speeches delivered -wore by Governor Dockery, of Missouri, and President Francis. President Francis in his address spoke o? the lasting Influence of tho fair which "marks a now epoch In the Intellectual and Industrial advancement of tho world, and the dawn of a new era In the Inter? national relations of governments and people." In conclusion he said: "May this enterprise with which we have * been., connected for nearly seven years past'bring Into still closer brother? hood all. tho nations and all the peoples ?who have participated in it. May it deepen our patriotism. May It strength oil our love for a benign providence that smiles upon us." Exhibit Palaces Closed. Promptly at -1 o'clock all?tho groat ex? hibit, palaces were closfKl and visitors were excluded. In the Pa loco of Agriculture onslaughts were mnxln on some of the i-xhlblts where tho settlings were com posed of straw ami frugile material* and l'or a time general'demolition was threat ?.-ucd, but prompt :u*tlon in effecting a general ejectment put a ?top to the threatened turmoil. As the night drew on throngs concen? trated In lili? main avenues to view for tho last lime tho mag-iiifloent electric illumination. One ?olid stream ut' huniaii ' 1ty sw?"*pt til-rough 'this pike from end to end. Tli?-, spirit of revelry w.is there, Steadily the white bulbs sllhoutted the exhibit palates against the night, pe fiodically the illumination o? tlio terrace of States surmounting festival hill changed from white to red, then to green, anil then hack to white. Over on Agri? cultural Kaioll ifcho great .floral clock elicited off the minutos of tho departing pageant, and in tho night rang out the iones of the massive hell ns tlio midnight liour was tolled by the great clock. In utautly a hush seemed to pervado the eu tlro grounds. The glowing electrlo bulbs slowly buga.n dimming, the pulsations of tho great engines that drove the cas? cade? gradually dle-d down. The light faded steadily, diminishing, until but a f?llig glow was per?optlblo, Suddenly there was darkness, und tho Louisiana Purchaso Exposition hail passed into tho chronicles of history. Cost and Attendance. While it will he impossible to obtain tho actual receTptf- und expenditures of the Exposition Company before the middle of .December, Secretary Walter H. Stevens matte tho following statement to the As? sociated Press to-night: "From repoi'ls that hiivo been sub? mitted of tlio. admissions io tho grounds up to I) o'clock to-night, we estimate inat the Attendance ou 'Francis Day' will be a few thousands In excess of ?.'00,000, apd that tlio utioiiilonco for the exposition period will bo In. the neighborhood or 1S, ??0,000. "In round numbers the Exposition Com? pany has expended ?3-1.O00.M0 since the In? ception of tin: World's Fair project, und i he expend?luros of tin? several Btates and Territories have rpoohod u total of $y,ooo, 000. Tli? receipts slm-.o the opening day, April ?Oth, havo amounted to ubout 410, 000,000, consisting uf admissions mid eon _ cession royalties. "Whilo It Is Impossible to stale exactly tho flnuuclal condition of tlio Exposition Company on this, the closing-day, It cut * be authoritatively announced thai a I debts against the company have been paid, with tlio exception ?f ?? few cur? rent accounts, such us salaries, ate. ?uni these, will, It is thought, -consume nearly ?ill ihn surplus, so thai (hero will only lio a very small amount left lor the stock? holder?. HOLINESS IDEA SMSEIIIKfl Park View in Discord Be? cause the Pastor is Not Retained. BISHOP WAS STRONG 0,M ITS INFLUENCE Eleven Out of Twelve oE the Board of Stewards Resign and Many of Congrega? tion Are Expected to Join Some Other Church. (Kpec'itl to Tho Tl.n?!s-D!?,>atet? KORFOIiK VA., Dec. 1.?Park View Mcthodl.it Church of the Portsmouth con? ference dlstrlrt, 1* in tho throcB of discord, owing to tho failure of Hit-hop Wilson to return It's pastor, Rev. ?, Ellington Mo Clee, for another year. There are two distinct factions In the congr?gation^one holding the "Holiness-' or "Second BlesK ing Belief." and the other maintaining there Is lib-such doctrine o? M?tliodlstn. Mr. MoGec Is opposed to the "Holi? ness" Idea, and vigorously disapproved of It In his sermons. ? This course naturally 'brought him the opposition of the "Holi? ness faction," aud long before the con? ference met in Dynehburg, ten days ago, plans wore made to ?ocur?sMr. McGce'a transfer by those ho had displeased. Fight for Their Pastor. This called forth strong efforts upon the part of the congregation standing with the pastor, and the fight was an earnest one. The largo contingent of tho church favored and desired tho return of their pastor, continued to work to accomplish their object. "They,, it Is alleged, be? lieved that ?heir pr?:sidlng elder was. not in sympathy with them, as they claim that four of the board of stewards sought an Interview with him, desiring to place before him their Bide of tho case, but they failed to get a,- hearing that was satisfactory to them. Their only resort then, was an appeal to the presiding officer of tho annual conference, Blaltop ? Wilson, anil accordingly a committee of prominent laymen from the church was sent to Lynchburg 'armed with the evi? dence in the caso to-present their causo to him. ... ... '"'.This''committee mot the bishop at Lynchburg and were re?elyc?* very cour? teously. They laid ' all the facts before him, showing him their side of tho causes that had given rise to the illis'm tlon In the church.? A Baneful Influence. The blsliop appeared to fully sympathize with them and their trouble, and wba very pronounced In tho statement that tho "Holiness" or ".Second' Biasing" ele? ment had given him no llttlo trouble in several of the conferences over which he had presided, and remarked that tho time had come, In his judgment, that the general conference should take a de? cided Btand to check this influence as it was a serious barrier to the progress of the church. The committee then said to the bishop that they were not before him for the purpose of making any threats, but said that If Pat*k View was to be a "Second I Blessing'' church, the committee and Its large contingent were Methodists, and they would quietly withdraw from the church and unite with those Methodists, whose views were In harmony /ivlth theirs, The bishop appointed Rev. Bascom Dey to tho Park View ohnrg?s, and eleven of the twolvo stewards havo resigned, while next Sunday's service is expected to show that a very largo percentage of tho congr?gation has changed Its place of worship. ? . Twenty Killed by Poisoned Brandy. (By Associated Press.) BEni/IK, December 1?A dispatch to tho Lokal Aii.ic-igi.-r from Klaff, Russia; announces that twenty persons have lost their, lives there through drinking poi? soned, brandy. GARS CRUMBLED AND FIREMEN WEBE MULED Trains Crash in New York and Three Are Dead?Several Narrow Escapes. (By Associated Press.) OXEONTA. N. V.. December 1--Three men wore killed, several others had ro niarkably narrow escapes from death and property valued at fully $40,000 was de? stroyed' In a collision between two freight trains on tho Susnuehanna division of tho Delaware and Hudson River near .hero to? day. The ?lead men were all firemen. They aro 1?\ A. Martin, i.'ooperstowii; Frank. Pratt, Onoonta; George Williams, Wor? cester. A fast freight train, westbound, runjilng at the rate of forty miles an hour, crash? ed Into an extra freight- which was be? ing shunted off to ? ??de track. The en? gine of tho fast freight was i-mashed. Cars were crumbled up and thrown from tho tracks, und tho three firemen wero literally ground to pieces. The ?mglnoers and the other trainnien snyocj themselves "by jumping. CONDUCTOR STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS QN TRAIN (Sjieeial to The Tlinos-l'lspn.teli.1 LAURwU DEI?-, December 1,?Conduc? tor tleorgi! A. Mcssli'k wa.-j' sti-ifken with paralysis on his train, t'Yuukliu City ex? press, near Berlin, to-duy. ll'i had Just said: "Tho poxt stop is Stockton," when, with :i look of agony, he fell to ihe floor. Tho train was running at full speed. MUZZLED I NEWTON WILL i CET MONEY BUCK j But Attorneys for Mrs. Chad wick Do Not Say Where It Will Come From. CASE STILL A PUZZLE Counsel for Plaintiff Expresses Confidence in Ability of Woman to Pay. i i l (By Associate*! Preis.) I "NEW YORK,. December 1-?Georgo Ryall, local counsel for Herljcrt D. New? ton, to-night made a statement tbat the ! settlement agreed upon with afirs. Cassle L. Chadwlck, It Cleveland, Is for the I payment In cash of Mr. Newton's entire i claim. The payment, he said,. Is to. be made either this week or early next we-ek. ".No securities have,.been given for this payment," he added, "but wo are mire It will bo made." In reference to the stateonent made this afternoon by Edmund.'"*"?', power?, counsel for Mrs. Chadwlck? that at the amount claimed by Mr. Newton. ?65,0<>V" "repro setitod nortes given for^Cbonuses, Mr. Ryall , said: '?'". . .....?'.. I "Mr. Powers 1s mistaken In Ills figures. Tlio notes he refers to do not represent bonuses. The settlement is upon our full claim of $100,000." Air of Mystery.* The announcement that one of the largest creditors of Mrs. Chadwick hail agreed ! Upon a settlement has given a new phase to : this strange case. At the same time the ; air of mystery, which has surrounded I every turn thus far made, was still pres ? ant .to-day. and there was absolutely . nothing beyond conjecture to indicate j what tho outcome would he. That all tho j legitimate claims against Mrs. Chadwlck i will be met Is tho statement made by i her attorneys, but at the same time they ! decline to say anything as to tho source ! from which th'? necessary funds will be obtained. , ? .1 ("Mrs. Chadwlck will produce the neces? sary collateral to meet all' just obliga? tions at tho proper time. XVa no not feel called upon to Inform the public as to the I nature of this collateral or whence it will come." This statement In brief covers tho at tltudo taken by Mrs. Chadwlck's legal advisers. I . Statements by Attorneys. "We are now In a position to state j thaj. Mr. Newton's claim will bo paid In j full, and wo have gono so far that wo are not '"Hying any more on mere prom? ises." This statement concerning his client's present position was made, to-day by Ar? thur A. Steams, the Cleveland lawyer representing Herbert D. Newton. Edmund XV. Powers, counsel 'for Mrs. Chadwlck, made a statement regarding the eas-o this nfternoon. He suld that (Continued 001 Third Page,) DESPERADO DEAD WITH DULLET THROUGH BRAIN Principal ? in Bloody Texas Tra? gedy Shot Down by Officers. (By Associated Press.) FORT WORTH, TEX., December l.~ Tho sequel to tho tragedy- that cost the lives of Stephen "McKlnnoy, lila father and a hired man on llieir farm near Alvarado, Tuesday, ou mo to-day. J, M. Williams, who fired' tho fatal shots bar? ricaded himself In his home and defied tho officers. Ho sent word to h(-s daugh? ter, the widowed 'bride uf tho man .he had killed that if sho did not como to him he would kill her. In four and trembling she wont to the house. There sho found her father armed with a i-lflo and lu a frenzy of rage. Tho officer? were afraid to fire Into the liouse for fear of killing sonic members of Wil? liams'-) faintly, whom he hold' prisoners there lo shield .Iiim. All night tho ofll cors watched from the AIoKInnoy home, where, lay the h'odlea of tho men killed by Williams. Flnully WilllaniH seated him? self by a window, his rifle ucross his knees, niul, becoming drowsy, his liond dropped on Ills breast and lie slept. As? suring horself that her father was ?sleep, tho widowed brido stole from tho house and find to the home where hor bus baud's body, lny. As aoiuiitfts the posse learned Williams was alone they opehod flro on }il'ii. lie was not slow In re. turning It. Finally his shots ceased, and the sheriff entered the house. Ho found Williams lying on the floor with a bullet through his brain. Air Hole Broke and inventor Realized He Was Doomed to Suffocate. FOUND ON THE LAKE SHORE The Body Was Frozen/ But _ Face Was Still ; Smiling. , (By Associated Press.) STEVENSVXEUE, MICH-, December _, Peter Nissen, who started across Lake Michigan in his boat called the "Fool Killer, No. 3," was found dead - on the beach, two miles and a half west of hero to-day. Nissen is supposed to have been washed ashor0 during the night. His "Fool Killer", was about twenty rods down the beach from his body, and was considerably damaged. A life-preserver and an overcoat were fastened to the basket-shaped car hi tho boat, "The body was brought to, Stevensvillo, whero it lies In the town lia.ll. The hands and face are frozen and the features reflect Iptonso suffering. The o??Uilng on. t}iu body was somewhat torn. ?Jt is thought tl\,i.t Nlsseiv could not. have been dead a great while when the body was found, as rigor mortis had not, set in. Nissen's ?s-mployer was notified as soon as word was received here that the body had been found,, and a coroner's jury was empaneled and bogan an Inquest. Men have gone from hero to bring In the wrecked "Fool Killer, No.' a." When the wrecked aquatic balloon was examined, one 'of Nissen's business cards was found, on tne back of which was a note from the dead adventurer, saying that an air hole upon which he depended to renew his supply of air had broken and that he was doomed to die of suffocation. It Is believed here that Nissen was alive when his boat first touched the eastern shore of the lake. There was a smllo on the face of the dead navigator. WANTS PRESIDENT TO HELP SETTLE STRIKE (By AsBoclnted Tress.) WASHINGTON. D. C. ; December. 1.? President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Iron ami Steel Workers, arrived here to? day from Pitts burg. He has an engage? ment to'soo the President to-morrow, in company with Representative-elect Thomas, of tho Nineteenth Ohio District. Mr. Shaffer's mission Is to onllst the In? fluence of tho President in tho settle? ment of the Iron and steel strlko now In progress lu.Voungstown and Girard, Ohio. Ho will propose that the President sug? gest to the United States Steel Company that the differences -between the company and the strikers be submlttd to arbi? tration. No Intimation Is given as'to the answo'r tho President will mako'to the proposition. EMPEROR KILLS BIRDS AND SENDS THEM TO MARKET (By Associated Press.) RERUN, December 3.?Emperor Wil? liam? did some remarkable shooting at Alawonltz, Silesia, yesterday. From day? light to .( o'clock In the afternoon he brought down !U0 pheasants, fifteen other birds und ^-o hares. Tho guns of the party bagged X"l~> heads of game. Tho Emperor and his party shot 10,012 birds in two days last week on tho estate of Count von Tlole-Wincklor, which were sent to market In Berlin, which city re? ceives almost every duy several thousand pheasants, besides larger game, ns a re? sult of the Imperial party's forays. '?CLOSED SHOP" ILLEGAL, SAYS NEW YORK COURT NEU' YORK, Deo. 3,-That the "closed shop" is illegal was divided to-day by t.he .lusticea of tho appellate-, division of the Kirpmno Court, sitting In Brooklyn. A cot)tract; entered into between the firm of Morris Colin ?& Sons and Protective Coat. Tailors and Pressera Doral fi?, of the United Garment Workers or America, whereby tho (Inn was prohibited from employing labor not belonging to tho local union, and also from employing ?svou H, member of tho union, unless such member held it ?'aril ?dgiiotl 'by the busi? ness ugent of the local, wot) decided by the court to bo contrary to public policy. 35 WANT HELP TO-DAY. Tho?? advertlBoinonts for help pub? lished in to-day's Timos Dlgpiuoh on page t? are as follows: \\ Salesmen. 3 J'rofosaional? ?Miscellaneous? ?i Office. 20 Domostios. 2 Trades, ? '3 Agents. This not only Interests those ?ut of work, but those desiring to Imjjrov* their positions a? well, AWFUL DRDUEHT Rivers Dry Up and Railroads Run Water Trains Regularly. ?-. OIL WELLS STOP OPERATIONS Fall Crop Sppils in*- Ground and Cattle Suffer for Water?For? est Fires Sweep Mountains. (Special to The Tlmes-Dlwp?tch.) PARKERSBURG. "W. VA., Dee, 1.? Western West Virginia and Eastern Ohio 'are undergoing tho most severe drought ever known In this locality. For four months jsraotically no rain has fallen. Section Director Voss, of the local office of tho Weather Bureau, says there has been a' dellciency of over ten Inches in tho rainfall of this section In the last Ovo months. Streams, which have never beforo been known to go dry. are now dusty. Wells and springs havo dried up and' farmers in many placas are now compelled to drlvo their stock from six to ' ten miles to water. The Dtttle Kanawba river has hardlv enough water In It to float a small boat, and. on the upper Ohio there Is-not a steamboat running. A-foot and a half- of. water is all that Is registered here, while at almost every point between here and Plttsburs ono could wade tho river. Operations In the oil fields have been abandoned on account of the Inability to get water to the holl? ers. In some place? water Is hauled In wagons to the boilers, and in others water Is piped for miles from the-river.?. Rail? roads are ?suffering Intensely from th< scarcity of water. Water trains are run on the Baltimore and Ohio for a hun l ?rtil miles oast of here. .West of here, between here and Cincinnati; water train? are run with thc'sii-mo regularity us pas I seiiger trains. ?,, At Clarksburg, which derives its water i supply from-the West Fork; a tributary . of the Monongahela river, the river la almost dry and tho supply tor tho city has been cut oft; Factories havo been compelled to shut down, for want of water to run their boilers, and special meetings of the City Council-have been held to deviso moan? . oC . supplying the city with water.- Should a tire get start? ed that place would bo In a most dan? gerous situation. " Farmers axo iJio greatest'sufferers from tho drougjit. Fall crops are spoiling in tho {-round, there not hehig sufficient moisture to make them sprout. Pasturage hfl-s burnt out entirely, and farmers In this entire section are feeding their cat? tle as they do in the winter, and have been doing so for several weeks, because there is no grass for them to eat. Forest fires .aro sweeping through the woods In some sections, a large tract near hero having -been burning for sev? eral days. There Is little Indication of rain now, and should It.get cold before rain , falls farmers would suffer severe loss. Persons In 'the Ohio valley are fearful, lest snow shall* coma before rain, ami accumulate during the winter, causing a flood when le begins to thaw hi the spring. ? ... Collision in Subway. (By Associated Press.) NI3W YORK, Dec. 1.?A misplaced .switch resulted in a collision In I lie sub? way to-night between a passenger train and tool car.', An Italian laborer was Injured ami a number of passengers were ?lven a. severo shaking up. The ar.c.l ent occurred at H'.'d Street, in the Lenox Avontio branch. WITH CARGO OF DEAD Terrible Experience of Survivors of Crew of Wre'cked Steamer Blanche. - iliy Associated l'resp.'i LONDON, December -.?A story of ter? rible exp?rience is told by the two sur? vivors of the crew of nine of tho steamer Blanche, which way sunk in the Mersey River lu a collision Wednesday ulslit. They escapea In a llfo boat, which Im? mediately was flashed against the sink? ing steamer, tlui>n of the seamen being drowned. Tlio remaining six righted the boat and rowel away,' hut were, buffeted by tlie waves, 'Which sunn filled I ho boat with froe-sing water. Two moie died of exposure, Aguln the boat was cnpsli-cd, but the four survivors by ?superhuman efforts managed to fci'aniblo in anula, Though almost dead from cold,- they re? newed I heir eitert-? to reach shore, but two more uuceiiiubed before. At it o'clock Thursday morning I ho life ?loa't struck ?shorn at Foriiiby, and the two survivors painfully .drugged the boat and? Itt grue? some cargo through- I ho surf to land, after having been soveii hours in the bout without foud' or water. Run on Bank. (By Associated Press.) BUFFALO. ?, V? 'Dec*. l'.-'-A figlit for ?the -i-oiilrolllir,';- |ut,6r?g! In the I'ernnin American Pi'iik to-day resulted In it run on ilia.t institution estimated by Vice President- ?Schilling u\ $ino,oim. Th., with? drawals worn niudi? by large dnpusltors, so thai tin-: run did not cans?.* any per tt-ti I Iblu excltenienl .to-day/ FAIRBANKS O? ffllFMlEFOI Says Republi can Party Will Not Halt at Revis? ion When Needed. ALTERATION WILL BE MADE ADVISEDLY Ex-Secretary Long Speaks in Favor of "Adjustment" of Schedule to the Needs of the Time?What a Canada Man Says. I (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, December 1.?Before an au? dience of moro 'titan S.OOO people, Vloe VresldeHt-cVjct Charlea W. 3'alrbanks, of Indiana, defined tho, altltudo of the Be publicnn ?administration on 'the 'tariff question at. tho annual banquet of the Home 'Market Club in Mechanics' Hall to-nlglit. Among tho other guests wore Governor John %. Hates, of Massachu? setts; former Secretary of the Navy John ?. Long, Dr. W. H. Montague, of Toron? to, a councillor of the Dominion of Can? ada; Governor-el cot John McDane, of Now Hampshire, and G-overnot^aleot Hjsinry Roberts, of Connecticut. The speakors w?oro Senator Fairbanks, Governor Bates, Secretary Dong and Dr. Montague. Sena? tor Fairbarfks stdd in part: "Wo look forward with confldenco and satisfaction to the early completion of tho Isthmian canal, -whloh will Increase in a larga measure tho commerce 'of^tho ? United States. The Tariff Question. "Willie the tariff question is an old one, ' It Is of continual and viral interest. It must not.bo overthrown or surrendfred either by ignorance or prejudice; tt must bo maintained by education, by intelligent discussion. Tho tariff issue waa sharply presented In tho iplaUfoi-ms of tho fiepub llcau and Democratic partlea In the re I cent oamipalgn. Tho Republican party ' stood squarely by Its protective policy, while the Democratic party denounced protection as a 'robbery-' The Republi? can party Insisted that, 'rateo of duty should be readjusted only when condi? tions have so changed that the publlo interest demands their alteration; while the Democratic party- favored a revision Knd a. graduai reduction ot( the' tariff/ Republican alteration's are to be. mode, ? when ..necessary, _along . prot^tiyo. .lines, wiille Democratic revision uie??ls the elltn ! Inn lion of the protective principle. "Tho Republican p*arty has . revis??, tariff schedules in the past when revision was essential, and It will not hesitate In the future to subject them to careful I scrutiny and alterations so mat. our pro? tective 'systems'may. be just in its ope? rations. Whenever change of schedules In essential In the public interest, the alteration will bo made; It will bo made advisedly; It wlll.be made with mil knowl? edge, ' not In response to mere sentiment, but agreeably to sound economlo neces? sity. Any other policy Is obviously un? wise and disturbing in- Its tendency. I Long Favors "Adjustment." "The Republi?3au party adheres to the doctrine of commorclal reciprocity: that reciprocity which tends to expand our commerce and to develop American In? dustry In the Interest of American labor and American capital. It holds to that reciprocity which is the 'band maiden' of protection, but not to that which Is but another form of free trade and which is hostil? to tho protectlvo system," : Ex-Secretary Long favored tho "ad? justment" of tho tariff to the needs of the time. MAN SHOT AND KILLED WHILE PLAYING VIOLIN (By Associated Press.) JACKSON vlibUt;, FDA., Mecembor I.? John Plummer, a. prominent and Influen? tial fanner, living a few miles northwest of this city, was Instantly killed last night by an unknown assassin. At tho time of the murder Mr, Plummor was Hitting on the front porch of hi? resi? lience, playing a -violin; and near him was one of his farm hands. The crack of a gun was heard and Mr. Plummer fell lo the floor, expiring In a few mo I inentsj IsEC?S? IF TIUI1 COLLIDE IN TUNNEL Engineer and Brakeman Killed and Fireman Seriously Injured. AVJ-IJSJa?N?, \V. VA.. Dec-ember 1, In tho tunnel near Fairpmiiit, unventeon miles west of Wheeling, on tho Clevolnnd, I.oralii and Wheeling division of tho liul tlnioro mid,Ohio; a fatal freight wreck ?wa? canned to-niyht by tb0 collision of two scellons of a west-bound freight. Tho dead are: AV. Wlil.te, engineer of second unction, of t'Urie.hsvlIle, Ohio; killed Instantly. .1. S, Bevtnglou, brakeman of second section, of McKooaport, Pa.; orushed bitdly; dtixro.t ? P. M. Edward 0, Ml I leaf, Aroman of scennd section, of l.lollmvtiy, Ohio; ?houldi-r frac? tured; was seriously Injured. Tho colliding trains were running about thirty cars' lengths apart, when tilt* llrst si'Olioii wa.s. held up In thti l-'ui'rpont tmi iii-l, ami before tho flagman could; emerge trout tin.' smoke, tin-.- second section prasTi? e?l into |t. District Parsonage. (Special tu Tito Tiniu*i-l)lipatel?:) .ilHlClONt?iiOItu, n, O., Peo. l.-Tho Bounl o? Stewards rtf ?ni-tisbor.j Mls trict o? tho Western North Carolina Meth? odist l-'.plsivipal- ?Conference closed the deal yesterday afternoon- for the. pur? chase of ?Mr. P. U..K. ['earoe,a' hinrtsome now reskleni'i, oil Summit Avenuo, (o bo uscfl as the district puraonofje by the IIBW pri'-s'iling- older, Roy, Mr. S. 11. Tut rentlnc- Tho I'ouskU-r.ilioii was ??, 100. Mr. Turi'.ntlni- will iiuivo his family t.|a?ro ncjil week. JAPS LOSE 15,111 III ?EDIT Attack on 203 Metre Hill Attended by a Terri? ble Slaughter. RUSSIA DOES NOT CONCEDE CAPTURE Tbe St. Petersburg War Office, However, Admits That Blow Would be Very Desperate One?The Situation i Around Mnk - den. _ ) ' ; f*By Asioclatetl Fresn.) "LONDON, December J.?The correspojw., dent at Che Poo, of the Daily Telegraph,' says that the attaok on 208 Metre Hill, r?tauKed In heavy lossea to the first dl-? vlalon of the Japanese ?tormers. 81mu> taaeously with this assault the corree pondents says the men of the ninth andl eiervont-h division? advanced and menaced the Rlhlung and Kekwun forts. It U stated, the correspondent adds, that with? in the last twenty-four hours, tho Japan? ese casualties havo amounted' to 15,000. It Is asserted that tho attacks have? been ?planned to continue until December 10th, when it Is hoped the capture of Port Ar? thur will bo completod. Desperate Blow. fBv Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. i.?The wa? office here Is not yet prepared to accept tho report that the Japanese before Port Arthur havo taken 203 Meter Hill, but if It Is ofllcially confirmed the war office ad? mita that it will be a desperate blow for ' the gallant defenders of the fortress. ' The position commands the harbor, ant? ? if tho Japanese can mount siege guns on Its summit Uiey can force out the Rus-*? sla.n cuadren or destroy It at its an-' chorage. Thoso familiar with the sup? porting plans of the forts think. It Is, by no means, certain that oven though tin? Russians are forced to reUro from 203 Metro Hill the Japanese can placo In position heavy gun? against the tiro which the other forts ca.n bring' to bear on it. ' Still the war office officiais reluctantly agroo that such a breach In tho chala renders the position extremely" critical, and though tho garrison might be abln to hold out in the G-oldon Bill, Tiger's Tall and Liao-TIo forts for some time, it may mark the beginning of the end. The war office Is convinced that, with the approach of the Russian Second Pa? cific ? squadron the Japanese considered that- the elimination, of the'Port Arthur squadron as a lighting ? factor, was abso? lutely vital, thus accounting for the reck-' ?less sacrifice of. life'ln-:*?rd?r to secura a. position directly commanding itho har? bor. Japanese Generals Injured. (By Associated Press.) TOKIO, Dec. 1.?Reports from the Japa nese arniv besieging Port Arthur say that Ldeirten.-mt-General Thuchlya ia among the wounded, and that General Nalcamura, the leader of the speclallj trained body ot swordsmen, which charged Into tho Russian forts November 26th; was Injured In both legs. - Genoral Nogi's telegram announcing the storming and capture of "200 Metre JIM'' was received with -cheers by the Japan? ese (people. \*iil revives tin hope of. mi arly capture of Port Arthur proper. The people have never despaired of the success of tlie besiegers, but the. fortl tudo pf the defenders anil, tho prolonga-*'. Mon of the sloge. which exceeds by months tho most liberal preliminary esti inato of I the time retiulred to accomplish the reduction of this stronghold has been: a sourcef of deep regret, combined with tho loss of life and disappointments 'over'-' ?th?*? fact'that the singe ha-*' occupied suoh a large force of -moni decreasing Field Marshal Oyama's'strength ?.fu. timo when he needed every available moj?. -To-day wa? the dato ?et under th? conscription act, when i-ocruits could Join, tho army. Cheered by the news ? from. General Nogl, thousands of recruit? throughout tli? ompb'o marched to bar? racks and donned uniforms for tho .firs* time. Following an honored custom rela? tlves of recruits, carrying flags and bfm uerfl, escorted the, new soldiers to thotr iharracks. In Tokio to-day there have been scores of little processions escort? ing, detachments of popular conscripts. . The number of mea who have Joined the colors to-day under the conscription a-ct litas not boon made public. RUSSIANS IN PURSUIT. Japanese Rear Guard Forced to Evacuate Pass?Situation in the North. I By Associated Pie?.*?. 1 ST. l-*KTKRBl3UltG, December 1.?Gen? eral Kurupiitkln reports mujer yesterday'* date the continued pursuit of tho Japan? ese who retreated from T-siuklmtehon. The Russian?, November 29th, forced the Japanese rear guard to evacuate a pass , ten miles southward of Tslnketohen' The Itussian losses were Insignificant. Hot Skirmish. (lly As?ocliitoiJ I'l-ehtj. I MUKUKX December L?There was an*? other small skirmish on d?lierai Pon? iionknmpff's front on November SO".!*., but otherwise everything remains quiet hero, "Tlio, weather Is wanner mid more agroo able. A decidedly hot skirmish took piuco on November '.'?th, ou the Russian right bc two'?n I be village* of Chyautan and ?Synokchen, the latter placo being oc-. cupied by Russian troops. Several com? panies of Japanese, with cavalry, tailing advantage of night, tried to cut the tuislati? communications In this direction', but border scouts enclosed the Japanese on two sidos -nul routed thein, eapturln? ten rifles and several horses. The Ru.i sian loss was five killed or wounded. The? Japanese iuss is supposed to have been much heavier, Fightini-r in T^'-rtb. illy Aasoc?iito'l 1'ios? ) TOKIO, Deccuihcr J.-.Mi... ?u-ii'in heait*? ? quarters reportii us Tolluw. "At midnight j-eslonluy u body ?'? the enemy's Infantry attacked .u-ii-lnmii.iiiuu Mountain. Our uoh-ooiiiiiti-^imu-d oftlceri? picket there reposed them , "Japanese scouts dispatched to Uluclt*? ttiigtuu enegunUTi'd and' repulsed.u body of the enemy find -?in rccdi-d in dis? charging the dtiilrs requtied of then?. "A Japanese, furto In Hi?.- neighborhood of 1-raicuchuaiig report? thai, ut about % In the uftoi'li-.iini of Nuveiubcr 23th, a, body of the enemy, consisting of Infantry and caivalry advuueed on SUivUl.itsu W^hts We repulsed' them at about f