Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, 1901-12-19

Defense Says Court Erred in flany Particular and Vital Points At issue. 4> MANY RESOLUTIONS * TO COMMEND SCHLEY. * WASHINGTOn7*D. C., Dec. 17. * 4« A number of resolutions to com- 4« 4. mend Admiral Schley have been in- + + troducedte the hogse. 4* 4> One bjFßepre*en|atlve Cooper, of -fr Texas, > member of the ways and 4» 4. means' committee, attracts atten- 4* * tion. It commend! Admiral Schley 4. for the Santiago victory and re- 4< 4> stores him to active service with 4. the rank and pay of rear admiral. 4» + It declares Schley was in absolute <- 4> command and, as such commanding 4» 4> officer, is entitled to credit for the 4. total destruction of the Spanish 4* 4. ships off Santiago. It commends <- Schley's "wisdom, courage and effi- 4* 4» ciency." 4* 4. It seems that Admiral Schley will 4* 4> not sue Maclay for 4 1 4> damages, but that if any proceed- + 4> ings are had they will be criminal 4* 4* proceedings against Maclay and his + 4> publishers. If Admiral Schley does 4> 4> not get satisfaction from the appeal 4» 4> to Secretary Long It is proposed to 4* 4> appeal to President Roosevelt. 4* 4> There is a tendency not to ask a 4* 4» further investigation. on the <- 4* grounds that it would be inconclu- 4* 4- slve and that congressional action 4* 4> commending Admlrgl Schley will be 4» 4> more effective. 4* 4* WASHINGTON, Dec. . 18.-Admiral Schley, late this afternoon, through his counsel, presented to secretary of the navy his bill of exceptions to the findings of the majority of the court of Inquiry. The bill claims that the majority of the court gave their opinion that Commodore Schley should have proceeded with the utmost dispatch off Clenfuegoa, when there was no specifications covering this point and without giving the applicant a chance to furnish evidence on it. - The fact that no place was mentioned in what is known as the McCalla memoran memorandum - dum memorandum for meeting ths insurgents is re regarded - garded regarded as a paramount reason why com communication - munication communication was not held with the insur insurgents, - gents, insurgents, and further that the said memor memorandum - andum memorandum was sent to Commodore Schley only for use In connection with the infor information - mation information which it contained relative to cer certain - tain certain batteries at or being constructed in the vicinity of Cienfuegae. The bill further contends that over overwhelming - whelming overwhelming evidence was presented to the court to show that - sjiwe blockade ~gt Cienfuegos was maintained; that the ma majority - jority majority of the court entirely Ignored the uncontradicted testimony proving that the British steamer Adula was allowed to en enter - ter enter Cienfuegos to obtain Information re regarding - garding regarding the Spanish fleet; that the order of Admiral Sampson known as 7" was an Imperative order for Commodore Schley to hold his squadron off Cienfue Cienfuegos - gos Cienfuegos whether the Spanish fleet was in that harbor or not; that the majority of the court have Ignored the ad admitted - mitted admitted fact that the com commander - mander commander of the Eagle did not communicate the situation at Cienfuegos to Commodore Schley; that they ignored the fact that Admiral Evans failed to notify Admiral Schley of the signal lights on shore at Cienfuegos; that Commodore Schley, as proven by the evidence, had no knowl knowledge - edge knowledge of these lights until the night of May 23, 1888; that the majority of the court silent in their reference to masking the movements of the flying squadron in front of Cienfuegos; that the majority based their opinion as to the retrograde move movement - ment movement upon a statement that Commodore Schlsy, before sailing from Cienfuegos. had reliable Information that ships could be coaled tn the vicinity of Cape Crus and Gonaives channel, whereas, it is denied that there was any such positive information and that the records show that not until three days after leaving Cienfuegos did Com Commodore - modore Commodore Schley receive definite Informa Information - tion Information concerning the feasibility or practica practicability - bility practicability of coaling ships from a collier in Gonaives channel; that the majority erred in stating that Commodore Schley re received - ceived received no positive Information from the scout ships as to the enemy's province in Santiago harbor and Captain Sigsbee had reported to Commodore Schley, that the Spanish fleet was not in that harbor. The bill denies that the conditions of the wind, sea and weather from May 26 to June 1 was favorable for taking poal from a collier off Santiago; it also claims that the coal charts submitted in evidence showing the coaling capacity of the fly flying - ing flying squadron have been ignored; that there was no evidence o. the orders of the secretary of the navy forbidding hazard hazarding - ing hazarding of American ships against shore bat batteries; - teries; batteries; that the majorltv opinion failed to contain any ' reference to the character of the blockade of San Santiago, - tiago, Santiago, although covered In the specifications and that the demonstration made by Commodore Schley before San tlago on May 29 and 30 Was predetermined and executed solely as a reconnotsance and not as a formal attack on the Colon or other vessels in the harbor; that the majority opinion of the court is ambigu ambiguous - ous ambiguous with respect to the loop of the Brook Brooklyn - lyn Brooklyn in that it holds that said loop was made to avoid getting Jnto dangerous proximity to the Spanish vessels, without stating whether such act was due to per personal - sonal personal fears of Commodore Schley or to his desire to preserve the ship Intact and ready for furth further - er further work. The court ignores the fact that the Brooklyn did not lose either distance or position with the Spanish ships in mak making - ing making the turn that the majority opinion is ambiguous upon the subject of backing of the Texas in that it does not state whether the danger of collision was real or imaginary; that Captain Cook's testi testimony - mony testimony on this point was entirely ignored; that the finding of W. T. Hodgson con controversy - troversy controversy has been repeatedly contradicted in the testimony that the majority opin opinion - ion opinion that Commodore Schley's conduct was characterized by vaccination, dilatc dilatcriness - riness dilatcriness and lack of enterprise is not justi justified - fied justified by the evidence submitted; that the majority opinion is entirely silent upon a charge by the judge advocate, coming within the purview of the first specifica specification, - tion, specification, that Commodore Schley was derelict in the discharge of his duty. That the majority of the court entirely failed to determine who was commander in chief in the battle of Santiago, which finding was necessary to determine the first specification of the precept as to the conduct of Commodore Schley; that the majority of the court have rejected the whole of the testimony on behalf of the applicant and the testimony of the appli applicant - cant applicant himself and that by so doing, has perverted the ends of Justice and deprived him of his common laww and constitution constitutional - al constitutional rights; that he has been found guilty

Vote, Which Was Taken At 4 O'Clock Yester Yesterday - day Yesterday Afternoon, Gives Bill Good Majority. WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. - The bill to temporarily provide revenue for the Phil Philippine - ippine Philippine ielar.de passed the house today by a vote of ISS to 128. Five Republicans - Messrs. McCall of Massachusetts. Little Littlefield - field Littlefield of Maine. Heatwole. Eddy and Ste Stevens - vens Stevens of Minnesota - voted with the Demo Democrats - crats Democrats against the bill, and three Demo Democrat* - Messrs - crat* - Messrs Democrat* - Messrs Robertson. Davey and Broussard of Louisiana - voted with the Republicans. Mr. Meyer, a Democrat, of Louisiana, eras paired in favor of the bill with Mr. Foster, an Illinois Democrat. Mr. Warner, of Illinois, who voted against the Porto Rican bill last congress, voted for the Philippine measure today. Mr. Crum Crumpacker. - packer. Crumpacker. of Indiana, who also voted against the Pom Rican bill, was absent. The bill imposes the Dingley rates on goods entering the United States from the Philippines and the rates established by the Philippine commission on goods en entering - tering entering the Philippines from the United States. It also provides for the collection of tonnage taxes on vessels plying be between - tween between the United States and the Philip Philippines, - pines, Philippines, and that foreign vessels may ply between these ports until January 1. 1905. The duties and taxes collected under the , provisions of the bill shall go into the; Philippine treasury to be expended for the use and benefit of the island. FILIPINOS FLEE - BEFORE AMERICANS SEVERAL NATIVES ARE KILLED IN SKIRMISHES YESTERDAY IN BATANGAS. MANILA. Dec. IS. - There were six skir - in various parts of Batangas pro province - vince province yesterday. The insurgents did not make a single stand. Several Filipinos were killed. The Americans had only a few men wounded. Additional troops have been sent to General Bell, who is carry carrying - ing carrying on an aggressive campaign in Batan Batangas. - gas. Batangas. Tayabar and lauruna provinces. TWO MILLION TO SIGN BIG PRO-BOER PETITION NBW Tt>RK. D«c. IC - Alter IS rear*' absence. Captain A. H. Hassell, recently a Boer commander, addressed the mem members - bers members of the 48 combined societies of the Platt Deutsche Volks Fest Verein in Brooklyn, upon 'The Oppression of the Sheriff Grell. of New York, introduced the speaker, who was born In Brooklyn. Later he became a citizen of the Trans Transvaal. - vaal. Transvaal. and took part in the assault upon Majub* nill and the other stirring episodes of Boer history since the war with Great Britain began. Mr. Grell said the societies would soon have 2.MD.0D0 signatures to a petition urging President Roosevelt to en enforce - force enforce the treaty of Washington, which would prevent England from securing supplies of any kind, even horses and mules, tn this country. Just as soon as the petition is ready, the sheriff said, a dele delegation - gation delegation of 10,000 persons would descend up upon - on upon congress with the same object in view. Otptain Hassell said that if the Boers were only permitted to fight out their bat battles. - tles. battles. and If all help were withheld from England by the other nations, the Boers could bankrupt Great Britain within five years, for they could fight that long. LORD ROBERTSTO QUIT* ENGLISH WAR OFFICE LONDON, Dec. IS. - Vanity Fair says it hears on excellent authority that Lord Roberta, commander in chief of-the forces, contemplates leaving the srar office on April 1. and that he will be succeeded by the Duke of Connaught Boers Escape Redcoats. NEW YORK. Dec. 14 - The correspon correspondent - dent correspondent of The London Times and Now York Times at Pretoria, says the recent Bri British - tish British successes occur opportunely, at a moment when the Boers are showing signs of discontent with the life of com commando. - mando. commando. but the British, instead of con congratulating - gratulating congratulating themselves, ought to put forth further efforts on a bigger scale. Another dispatch from the same corre correspondent - spondent correspondent says that of the SOO Boers col collected - lected collected north of Bothel under General Plef Viljoen only two commandos of a hun hundred - dred hundred men each remain tn the neighbor neighborhood. - hood. neighborhood. The rest, including Viljoen, have gone to the northeast, toward the Dela Delagna - gna Delagna railway Una There seems, says the correspondent, no reason to doubt that Acting President fichalkburger and the Boer government officials have crossed the line north. Af After - ter After addressing a large meeting near Caro Carolina, - lina, Carolina, at which he told the burghers that they must be steadfast, as foreign Inter Intervention - vention Intervention was certain before long, fichalk fichalkburger - burger fichalkburger seems to have decided that the country north of the Deiagoa roll way line was more attractive than the high veldt, where the British columns are hustling the Boers incessantly. He is probably now tn the neighborhood of Pil Pilgrim's - grim's Pilgrim's Root, where some 400 Boers have settled for the summer. Piet VUjoen is the leading spirit among the Boers In ths eastern Trsnsvaal After General Botha had been busy encouraging the burghers with tales of the withdrawal of British troops and of Boer successes in Capo Colony, his (Viljoen's) defeat by General Bruce Hamilton should material materially - ly materially increase the discontent which Is very rife among the Boers in these districts. Riot at Pro-Boer Meeting. LONDON. Dec. 14 - David Lloyd-George. M. P-. tn speaking In Birmingham town hall tonight, precipitated a scene unproc unprocodented - odented unprocodented in that city since the Aston park riots. The majority of the audience were hos hostile - tile hostile to the speaker and were enraged bv Ms pm-Boer and antl-Chamberlaln utter utterances. - ances. utterances. and a riot was precipitated, which resulted in the killing of one person and the injury of several BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT YOUNG BOY IS KILLED BT. AUGUSTINE. Fla.. Dec. U.-Frank Colee. the 14-year-old-son of L. A. Colee, died this morning from the effects of a gun shot wound received while hunting last Sunday. His companion fired the fatal shot by accident the load taking effect in young Colee's leg. just above the knee. It was found necessary to amputate the limb, but h<ydied from the shock.

Rising Temperature Is Promised For Today. Some Interesting Figures. The mercury came within 9 degrees of the zero point Tuesday night, which is the la west it has gone this year and breaks all records for this early in December since the establishment of the weather bureau here in 1878. At 7 o'clock Wednesday the heat that comes within the day was able to bring the mercury up ctaly about 1-4 of a point and since then the rise in temperature has been very slow. Fair weather on Thursday with rising temperature, is the local fore forecast - cast forecast The rise will be very slight, how however, - ever, however, Observer Marbury says, and there Is at present no indication of a breaking up of the cold spell that has been afflict afflicting - ing afflicting this section with shivers for the past few days. A high barometer is reported in the northwest and this may mean that before the present icy weather has been thawed out another wave of like charac character - ter character to that whose effects are being felt at the present time will have again swooped down from the northwest. The best the thermometer could do here Tuesday in the, way of getting warm was 31 degrees. Cold weather is reported In the Missis Mississippi - sippi Mississippi valley and ever the southern half of the map and the line of freezing tem temperature - perature temperature is nearly as far south as Tampa. Fla. This station reported 34 degrees this morning. SULTANBANiSHES TURKS TO ARABIA SEVENTY SENT AWAY BECAUSE OF THEIR HOSTILITY TO THE ' PRESENT REGIME. NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Wlthin ten days, says the Constantinople correspondent of the London Times and New York Times, 70 Turks have been denounced by spies as hostile to the present regime. All of them were arrested. They Include Mahmud Bey, son of Ismal Kemal Bey. The sultan has banished all seventy ww»n Hodaida. Arabia. - ~ The British ambassSHdo*M>reßehted the British note In regard to the mining reg regulations - ulations regulations to the porte on Monday. The other ambassadors presented the notes from their respective countries Tuesday. The Russian ambassador has told the grand vizier that the state of Macedonia and Armenia is disgraceful to the Turk Turkish - ish Turkish government. CHANGES ARE MADE IN RATES OF FREIGHT NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Changes in the official freight classification, affecting sev several - eral several hundred articles, have been adopted by the trunk line railroads and will take effect January L The classification committee of the trunk lines some time ago took up the annual revision of the schedule. Their work has now been com completed - pleted completed and the new classification will toon be made public. Most of the changes made do not alter the previous classifi classification; - cation; classification; they consist principally of the addition or elimination of specification* as to how the merchandise affected shall be packed, etc., of changes in the mini minimum - mum minimum carload weights, and of the appli application - cation application of certain new rules. All of thdse changes, however, result practically in a change, to a greater or lees extent in the rates. This Is especially true of the new rule which governs the chargee to be made on car load shipments, aceordlag to the length of the car. This reduction, It Is claimed, was put tn the classification so as to yield a larger revenue to the rail railroads - roads railroads on such shipments. To Illustrate, when the minimum car load weight pro provided - vided provided in the classification is, say 20,000 pounds, and a car 38 feet long is furnish furnished. - ed. furnished. the railroad*- will charge for not less than 24.000 pounds; if the car is 58 feet long the charge will be for not less than 36.000 pounds and so on. Many articles have been made subject to this rule, among them agricultural im implements - plements implements and parts thereof, apple or fruit butter, churns, cork chips and cord wood, berry crates, creameries and coolers, trac traction - tion traction engines, firkins and kits, furniture and vehicles. Another practical>y new provision which afiects packing house products and other other articles. Is as follows: "When any of the following specified ar articles - ticles articles are shipped by one packer or owner at one time to one consignee and destination In either straight or mixed car loads, and the aggregate weight of ths entire shipment is 28,000 pounds or more, the car load rate for 100 pounds applying on each article shall be charged." Then follows the list of articles affected, such as beef and pork and products thereof. "If the aggregate weight of these articles,' the rule continues, "does not equal the required minimum of 28.000 pounds, sufficient weight shall be added to the welgnts thereof to make up the deficiency. Any other articles loaded in the same car with those described above will be charged for at the less than car load rate authorized for such articles, and the weight thereof shall not be applied towards making up the required minimum weight of 28,w0 pounds."' OTOLMHiIIS AT MERCY OF COLO TIFFIN, 0., Dec. 18. - The two-story brick heating plant of the St. Francis Catholic Orphans' Home was almost en entirely - tirely entirely destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Conditions are very serious for the 300 Inmates, as the thermometer reg registers - isters registers around zero and there Is no other way of heating the institution. Patents Granted Georgians Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. - Patents Issued Georgians yesterday: William O. Bar Barnett, - nett, Barnett, Americus, horse collar. Mark A. Brown. Douglas, car coupling; Frank M. Hunt, Roundoak, harness.

Bl LIFE BOATS CREW IS SHED PARIS, Dec. 18. - Additional dispatches received here from Marseilles announce that forty-six ot the members of the crew of fifty-two men belonging to the French steamer Kleber, ashore east of the month of the river Rhone, have been rescued through the use of life-boats. The cap captain - tain captain and the other officers of the Kleber have refused tq leave the vessel. National Bank for Moultrie, Ga. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The applica application - tion application of J. F. Monk, G. A. xxorkan, G. R. Batele, Mlles Mona, Sr., and A. Huber to organize the First National Bank of Moultrie, Ga., has been approved by the comptroller of the currency. upon specifications substantially abandon abandoned - ed abandoned by the judge advocate, and that the case of a few hostile witnesses had been made prominent. The bill concludes with the statement that the proceedings of the majority of the court were irregular; that Admiral Schley's rights have been prejudiced and his testinqony in many particulars not considered and that the evidence is amply sufficient to uatain the opinion which has been rendered and that therefore a grave and Irreparable injustice has been done to Admiral Schley. Notice has also been served if Admiral Sampson objects to the findings of Admi Admiral - ral Admiral Dewey he will claim the right to be heard In reference to such objection. In regard to this last claim, Secretary Long Informed counsel that it was not the practice of the department to have oral hearings on matters of this kind. He intimated that be would entertain a written argument. Resolution to Thank Admiral Schley. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-At the open opening - ing opening of today's session of the senate the chaplain in his invocation made a fervent plea for the restoration to health of Sen Senator - ator Senator Sewell, who is critically ill at his home in New Jersey. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, introduced a joint resolution as follows: "That the thanks of congress and the American people are hereby tendered to Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley and the officers and men under his command for highly distinguished conduct In conflict with the enemy as displayed by them in the destruction of the Spanish fleet off the harbor of Santiago, de Cuba, July 3, 1898. 'That the president of the United States be requested to cause this resolution to be communicated to Rear Admiral Schley and through him to the officers and men under his Without comment the resolution was re referred - ferred referred to the committee on naval af affairs. - fairs. affairs. Many Nominations Are Sent to Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. M. - The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: To be United States consul at Warsaw, Russia - Angus Campbell. (No state giv given). - en). given). l To be surveyor of customs, for the dis district - trict district of San Francisco - James S. Spear, Jr. To be United States marshal for south southern - ern southern district of Indian Territory - B. H. Colbert. . . To be postmasters: George H. Roberts, Jr., at Brooklyn, N. Y. Clayton McMichael, Philadelphia. To be secretary of the territory of Ari Arizona-Isaac - zona-Isaac Arizona-Isaac T. Stoddard. To be collector of customs - Patrick F. Garrett, New Mexico, district of Paso del Norte, Mex. Army - Signal corps, to be first lieuten lieutenant - James - ant - James lieutenant - James H. Fergls, California; Samuel F. O'Connor, N. W.; Allen D. Raymond, Pennsylvania; Jacob E. Vyke, at large. To be second lieutenant - William Bal Ballard, - lard, Ballard, Jr. of Virginia. Cavalry, to be second lieutenant - Albert J. Wood, at large. Navy, to be second lieutenant - Donald C. McClellan, New York; Harold S. Parse, Rhode Island; R. W. Wood, Massa Massachusetts. - chusetts. Massachusetts. To be passed assistant surgeon - Assist surgeon - Assistant - ant surgeon - Assistant surgeons, Elon C. Huntington and John B. Dennis. Revenue cutter service, to be first as assistant - sistant assistant engineers; second assistant engin enginerr - err enginerr Robert E. Wright, Rhode Island; sec second - ond second assistant engineer Urban Harvey, Vir Virvin'a. - vin'a. Virvin'a.

Sim FALLS IB FLORIDA FREEZING TEMPERATURE IS RE REPORTED - PORTED REPORTED AT TAMPA, BUT OR* ANGE TREES ARE IN NO - - DANGER. i I TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 18. - A light fall of snow Is reported from Clear Water, about 80 miles from here. Freezing temperature prevails here and ice has made its appearance a few miles from this city. Vegetables are protected and there is lit little - tle little or no damage. Orange trees are not endangered. SNOW BLIZZARD RAGES ON HE BRITISH ISLES LONDON, Dec. *B. - A snow blizzard is raging today over practically the whois of. Scotland and parts of England and Wales. The roads and railroads are block blockaded. - aded. blockaded. Many country districts are isolated and In others work has been suspended on account of the weather. There has been several deaths from exposure and a num number - ber number of minor shipwrecks have been re reported. - ported. reported. KELLER WOmUE WOMAN FOR LIBEL THE BARKER DEFENSE ASSOCIA ASSOCIATION - TION ASSOCIATION HAS MONEY NOW NOT NEEDED. - -1 NEW YORK, Dec. 18. - The Thomas C. Barker Defense Association, of Arling Arlington, - ton, Arlington, N. J., which formed when Barker shot the Rev. John Keller. announces through Its president that it will make no further efforts to force the Rev. Mr. Kel Keller - ler Keller to bring legal action against Mrs. Barker and thereby have the accusations made by her proven or dlsproven. The money which the association collected for Mrs. Barker's defense in event of such ar. action will now be used in behalf of her husband who is in state prison. TELEGRAPH COMPANY IS COMMON CARRIER FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. 18. - The Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky court of appeals today ruled that a telegraph company, as a common car carrier, - rier, carrier, cannot be indicted for or restrained from furnishing information concerning races to pool rooms. The decision was rendered in the case of the commonwealth against the Western Union Telegraph company at Louisville. GENERAL W. F. PERRY, VETERAN OF WAR, DEAD BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Dec. 18. - W. F. Perry, who was a brigadier general In the Confederate army during the civil war, died at hts home in this city ot pneumonia after a brief illness. NEW FREE DELIVERY ROUTE FOR GEORGIA (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. - Rural free de delivery - livery delivery has been ordered established Feb February - ruary February Ist at Naylor, Lowndes county, with one carrier, James F. Edward. The route is 25 miles long and contains a pop population - ulation population of 450. No Action Regarding Reiff. LONDON, Dec. 18. - The stewards of the Jockey club today deny the report, cir circulated - culated circulated in the United States, that at their meeting yesterday it was decided that Lester Reiff, the American jockey, whose license was revoked In October, is entitled to apply for a license in 1902. No action in regard to Reiff was taken at the me»t*ng.

VOUNG WONlim BURMSTO DEATH CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE WAS BURNED SO BADLY SHE DIED TODAY AT MILNER. MILNER. Ga., Dec. 18. - Miss Rosa Shiv Shivers' - ers' Shivers' clothing became Ignited while she was working over a pot under which a lire was burning and was almost entirely burned from her body, inflicting Injuries trom which she died this morning. She was the daughter of R. A. Shivers, a prominent farmer, and was just bloom blooming - ing blooming into womanhood. LEADING SOCIETY WOMAN < IS KILLED BY BURGLAR PITTSBURG. Dec. 17. - Harriet P. Mur Murphy. - phy. Murphy. prominent in church and society circles and treasurer of the Kingsley house fund, was murdered at her home, 6221 Howe street. East End, by a burg burglar. - lar. burglar. about 3 o'clock this morning. The murderer made his escape, and although the detectives and police force of that section was called, the man has not been arrested. NmWW THOM RUNAWAY CAB PASSENGERS ON ONE CAR ALIGHT IN TIME TO ESCAPE DAMAGE FROM WILD CAR. AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 18. - A peculiar street railway accident happened here this morning which, by rare good fortune, did not result in a terrible catastrophe. In' shifting a freight car on top of Monte Bano bill It became detached from the motor car and started down hill. The brakes did not work and the motorman jumped off. The runaway car dashed down the hill with ever increasing speed, and when It bad reached nearly the foot of the long hill the motorman of the car going up saw it coming and instantly stopped his car and jumped off. The con conductor - ductor conductor and passengers did likewise, just as the runaway car crashed into the other, wrecking them both. THREATENED TO KILL RECORDER. Artemus Dunn, a negro, was arrested last night on a serious charge, on which he Will probably be tried In the United States court. He wrote and sent through the mall a letter to Recorder Picquet, tn which he called him all manner of vile names and threatened to kill him Inside of M days for imposing a fine in the re recorder's - corder's recorder's court. AMERICANSPLAN TO EXPLORE SIBERIA BERLIN, Dec. 18. - 'i'he correspondent in St. Petersburg of The Cologne Oa Oasette. - sette. Oasette. telegraphs that a number of ex experts - perts experts representing big American firms have arrived at Vladivostoik, en route f»r Siberia, where they will build facto factories - ries factories and exploit the agricultural and min mineral - eral mineral wealth of the country. arabiaTFsaddlFhorse FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MANCHESTER. Vt.. Dec. 17.-A letter has just been received from Captain John Coff. at Morocco, saying that he expects a fine blooded Arabian saddle horse to reach him from the Interior about Decem December - ber December 10th. He says the animal will be ship shipped - ped shipped to Washington for President Roose Roosevelt's - velt's Roosevelt's use.

MRS, REIMS SINKS FUST WASHINGTON, Dec. TB. - Mrs. Ada Gil Gilbert - bert Gilbert Dennis, the modiste who was as assaulted - saulted assaulted in her apartments early on Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday morning of last week,is dying and the end is expected within 24 hours. She has been aroused several times in an effort to secure a statement as to who her assailant was, but she could give no rational re response - sponse response and it is unlikely that a statement can be obtained. JUDGE'rTd. COFFMAN - HELD WITHOUT BAIL BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 18,-Justice of the Peace R. D. Coffman, who killed Rev. J. W. Bradford, Methodist minister, at Brookside. Sunday before last, two hours after the minister had severely de denounced - nounced denounced him before a Sunday school class as a calumniator of himself and the church, was held without ball at the ter termination - mination termination of his preliminary hearing be before - fore before Justice of the Peace Abernathy to today. - day. today. Coffman will endeavor to secure ball through a habeas corpus proceeding. STEAiTSfIAS LOST ON THE ROCKS CREW AND PASSENGERS, HOWEV HOWEVER, - ER, HOWEVER, ARE REPORTED AS SAFE FROM PERIL. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.-A dispatch to the Merchants exchange says that the steamer San Blas, which left San Fran Francisco - cisco Francisco November 29 for Panama was wrecked December 17 off La Libertad. The passengers and crew were saved. RATHBUN WILL FACE~ JURY THIS MORNING JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 18.-The trial of Newell C. Rathbun, charged with causing the death of Charles Goodman in this city last month, will be called tomor tomorrow - row tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, when the im impaneling - paneling impaneling of a jury will begin. Rathbun, who was formerly a soldier in the regular army, was accused of killing Goodman, whom, it was alleged, he in intended - tended intended to have identified as himself in or order - der order to collect a life Insurance policy. Rathbun claims that he did not cause Goodman's death, but that the latter died of alcoholism. An examination of the stomach of the dead man was made recently, and it is stated that no poison was found. FELL F?UR~FLOORS? ONE DEAD, SEVEN HURT ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18. - One person was killed and seven injured today by the fall of a passenger elevator In the department store of Schaper Brothers. The drop was from the. fourth floor to the basement. The dead: MRS. CATHERINE WALSH, head crushed. Injured: Miss Hene Rowe, face lacerated, leg broken and head cut. Mrs. J. M. Hardy, back sprained and head hurt. Mrs. Lena Brookhaus. leg broken and scalp lacerated. Mrs. Annie Reiss, leg broken and inter internally - nally internally Injured. Mrs. Rinehart, leg broken and b&ck hurt. Mrs. Kate Deering, leg broken and back hurt. Will Cone, elevator conductor, leg brok broken - en broken and back hurt.

- LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec. IS. - T. C. Cole Coleman, - man, Coleman, a prominent business man. died yes yesterday - terday yesterday at his country home The Meadows, aged 77. Mr. Coleman, who came to this country from Cork, Ireland, in IS3S was connected with steamboat business in its palmiest days. While a steamboat captain he kidnaped President-elect Zachary Taylor byway of a joke. It was arranged by New Orleans people that General Taylor should be taken up the Mississippi river from his plantation in a specially fitted uoat, with brass bands and festivities befitting the celebration. Captain Coleman came by a few hours earlier than the vessel of honor, and took the presidentelect on board, the latter unaware that he had taken the wrong boat. It was tn the forties that the steamer Saladin, owned and commanded by Cap Captain - tain Captain Coleman, plied the river from Louis Louisville - ville Louisville to New Orleans. General Taylor was notified that a spe special - cial special steamer with special commit ties, mu music. - sic. music. cannon, flags and everything would call for him. When the boat left New Orleans she was flt to carry a president and thousands of people assembled on the