j v'i i v ' f " ' TM WEATMtK ' ... f . . - t; :,. .. . tMlL ESHBflLIiE GIT . ... w . - ..... .READ THE. WANT AO a OH. PACE FOUR. .1 rHHr ASHBVUXS tt. C, THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 2d 1905 i r price five cents IZEN : 13 f - 1 TAFT RETURNS ' HOME; discusses iiis VISIT TO, COUNTRIES IN FAR EAST Secretary of War, Stys Con dltlonsaro not' What They Sltould be I WAVE. OF LADRONISM SWEEPS THE ISLAND Hopes For Better State of Af fairs Within the Next Few Years i'' v Ban Francisco. Sept. 27. In an In terview with the AssoesMed Press rep rerentatlve, Secretary of Wit W. H. Taft, who arrived today on the Korea from the Philippine Islands, after de scribing various Incidents or the trip to Japan, referred to the political sit? uatlon In -the Philippines, sying: "The polttU-l situation In some re spect was not as good a- It ought to be. A -wave of Iwdronisra swept over the province of Cavlte, and It haa (teen locaid - necessary-fo Mispend ths writ of habeas corpus 1n the prov ince of Cavlte and Batangas, the neigh boring province. ".The iame! was true oa.r uul ..., HAitMr and t-h use nf s.outR and con - atabulary In Civile ha put an end''""'1 Sulzberger Packing Com- ki. k, it,... w..r. 'Pny, ami h. B. Msh, who Is one of two or three men responsible for' the keeping up of the Ladronism, who had not been captured. Complaints were ,Bad against the . comrtabiilury. and whlln huiiv nf them were unfounded. It waa , probably true that a' ehMnge Ih h. . or,. t.h,. !..- nnhl in ho offo,.!. ed. and it is now under corrideiutlon "a,1' P,ral1 u recently .to charges by the government. The distressing ,of. conspiracy to 111 gaily obtain rall agrleultura) dcpresslpn, due to the loss road rebates The offenders through f is ,-.nt f th. nrn, ,.lt,.,i pleading guilty escapd Imp. lsonmcnt. ,tle, drought, .losuati,-. and the cholera, a well OB other causes, will probubly not ceaife for several years. This nat urally ubjecj,s the goveiu.inent to crit icism bocauae this tillen government la much more likely- to be criticised for eitating conditions however free from bbltulu4:0Mt to Ihem. htan a na- I 'Some of the younger men of educa tibn have been 'advocating immediate Independence, It therefore bee a mo ne cawary to atate wRh considerable em phasis 'the olty of he administra tion om thiF subject and to say that In the opinion ot the administration there, wis no possible hope for inde . pendente .hort of a .generation, be cause the people could not be fitted for self-goveimiment In that 'time: in deed, ft . will probobly take a much longer period. "The party consisted, as Is known, of tcmocratic a well as Repub'lcan sen ators and congressmen, and they in Interview' represent all sides of the Philippine, question, but with a relf rastralnt and moderation which cannot be 'too highly commended it was agreed among the members of parties on both sides that It would be most unwise for them to d'scuss before the Filipino? their difference of opinion, and there fore that any statement should be made by the representatives of the adminis tration as to the policy of political ad ministration. Hence the sight which some of the irreconcilable Filipinos had hoped for. to-wlt: a constant combat between republican and dem oritlc members with the Filipino people as am audience, was not pre vented, and -I cannor-expresa to em (phatklilly my appreciation of the pat riotic Ftand which democratic brethren took In this matter In remitting dlffuj-Jon of differences of opinion to .the propef representative In congress. . . "While he conditions In the Phillp- "plnea are not aa favorab'e as we would v.. to have . them ond probably -will hot be favorable Until the depressing fondttlona ha'l be followed by a pros perous season, still progress is belfig fnade. ); The . government is more effl pient; Inefficient men belnj eliminated grid things are sett ing to busineeu. iBcoriomy Is being practiced more and more In the government. Filipinos are being Introduced very rapidly to the (llaces of Americans, and on the whole, iri booking baxk over two yers,;.'de-. jelded etap h'.ve been . taken, wi v ; v"Manf of , the people in Japan are disappointed at the, terms of peace, but jihe greit sober "majority of that peo-s hie, I am ure, are- deeply grateful that peace h come and grateful to President Roosevelt for bis assistance in bringing it abe-ut and cOBsefjug of the fat tht japan' w' nndter a greiit Great Loss Reported From ; f . ; . Typhoon Washington. Sept. 27. The military secretary : bas received the folloa lng cablegram from Gen. Corbln, com manding the Philippine division, re garding the typhoon yesterday at Ma nila: . - v )i fatuli gppt. 7. The worst storm of y:ars obtained here yesterday, pass ing during; the night Considerable damage was done by the unrooting of buildings. The post a Ma la hi is re ported totally destroyed. Further re pe whtt fgrts' aw known." Tk following cablegram haa also iwyn reeelv d at the navy department from Admiral Reiter, commanding the .Asiatic flrr: ... , The whlcB waa out W cW- strain and thnuthorough stitesmetwhlp requirea tnt wnm kiiu could make a ixmoruDie. peace hc should do so. Ihere Is not, in my Judgment, the slightest fear that the pimple o Jap an win not continue to hp us friendly to America and Americans ns our re ception In July rfcowed that they were then. . "Of eoursajt In too soon to speak of probable legislation by congress on Philippine mmtpw, liut i am sure thut the -trip haa added greatly to the hi tere?t In Philippine questions whit' will be taken by numbers of Congres who were In the party, and that the mow accurate Information which they now have will It ad to w ise and lute llgent legislation. OEFENDERS MUST GIVE TESTIMONY M- n Recently Ffned S25.0C0 SuDpoened by Aforneys In Beef Trust rflvestlgatlon , Chicago. S.pt. 27. .M ix JJuteberger, chicagoMce president of the ScJiwora- 1 ,,,e Muffle-officials of the company, it fa """"""c:U luu.iy, w-n uupwuua- V B"v rnmi nl a. witnesses In beef trmt cas -s. t , testify against I Armour & tompany and the other de- fi.nd.uits. Two oth.T employes of the . CTciittarMciiiiu K ruiBirfi'Ker vuio- bring semencjod to pay flius aggregat ing 2-,,000. The sub;Kena made public today were s.'ry d some weeks ago, but the matter was kept secret. Traffic Mana ger E lJFlnh, who has bcn subpoena ed, Is the witness charged by affidavit with having had three men. spirited awiy to Canada. - A ASSASSINATED WHILE SITTING AT TABLE Woy ross, Ga., Sept. 27. Mr. Divid II. Muiray. a well known citizen of Ware county, was ansas'inated about , ocio K yesteraay evening at ms """, at Millwood, this county. Murray was shot In the back of the head, with bouble-barreled shot gun, Which near ly tore the hcid from the body. The? assassin fired at Murray while l.e was seated at his tab'.e eating swper, through hole in the door, and made his e'scape. The dead man was about SS years old, and loaves a .wife und one child. He was under bond In con nection with the murder of a i-oung m'in named Horace Roberts, In this county some two years ago. A true bill wa? found against Murray charg ing him with being acessor- to the murder of young Roberts. NORWAY TO BECOME 1 a Republic soon Paris. Sept. 27. M. Lovelitnd, minis tor of foreign affairs of Norway, guve the Temps' Christiana correspondent authorised MMeuiejrt. He said Norway would take teps to ecure an early J-eeognltion by the ipowers. This r c ognition by the powers -would cover Norway's government status s a mon archy or a republic, whtcj would bo FUbsequently deilcrmlned. Asked what form of government Nor way would adopt IT the monarchy Is abandoned, r. Lovelnnd answered: "We shall have to choose between three kind, of republics: first, a mon archlal republic, like France, where the president Is virtually king with a fixed term: second: an absolute re public like that of the Unlter States, where the president 1 autocratic .In power, and third, democratic' repub lie like that of Switzerland. This last satisfies us bevt and we shall undoubt edly adopt it." the Worst ! of Ypars In Philippines misslon, 'i sunk In the harbor and lost in the hurricane of September 2S." The Leyte was a gunboat of 159 tons. Hh. was one of the vessels belonging to Opsin, w hich were taken possession of by the navy, at (he close of the war.. She was tn bad condition and ft Is said at the nkvy department that she was practically worthless. The poet at Malahl. referred to by Gen. Corbln. Is tl miles from Manila. In, LaGuarut province... Tbi garrison consls-:ed of four companies. E, F, O and H. tth Infantry, according to the last report a' received at the war. de partment. There is - also a military prison at Malahl. The force at- the post consisted of fourteen officer, IIS enlisfd men, and 10 general prisoners. FEW CASES OF FEVER FOUND ) Report For Yesterday Is the Most Encouraging For Many Days SITUATION IN COUNTRY ALSO GROWING BETTER Aside From Two New Points of Infection Few Casos Are Reported 9 YESTERDAY'S RECORD. .V.tr 'Orleans, rti pt. 27. The fever report up to 8 . in. today was us follows: Xrr rlwi.. . . 19 Total cas to date 2,'.il Deaths X Total deaths JSO New dlsiase c ntres X lases uir tn atnient. . . . 272 Discharged 2,266 Nw ttrleons. Sefrt. 27. The remark- hie f'Aturc of the rcnort today Is the mall number of new-cases,, the small- st r ported on any any slnie the ear ly day of August. ' The death list Is till holding on. Just as it always doer towards the end of an epidemic. Among th? number of deaths are two negroes. The chapel of the convent of Per petual Adoration, on Mnrals streit, was fumigated today. No more rases ave developed in that convent. The news from the country shows a tcady Improvement at all of the old lo.nts of Infection, though two of tne recently discov red points are begin - lug to show activity. The country cpoKs wrre: Patterson. 6 new cases: Kennei-, 1 path: Rayou Kuteliex. 4 new cases: rosse Tete, IS new cisea: Rnsedal1,. 3 ev cases. 1 ueatn; lake providence. npv cms?; Darratnrla country, 7 new cases: 'Mille ken, (seven days), 10 cases; serve, 1 rase: Terrebonne parish. two days), 17 cases, 1 death. PENSACOLA bulletin. Pmsaola, Fla., Sept. 27. 8lx new ases and two deaths Is (he total of he feVrr history today. No new foe have developed. Susplclnus. cases re- noefofl from Milton nnrl nlnfT Kniins'S proved to :b malaria. The authorttlef ! proceeding with their usual pre cautionary measures. FAIR. (By Associated Press.) Washington. Sept. 27. Forecast for Thursday and Friday: North Caroll Falp an(J mrffl T' , lnrKISHc loudlness: llirht varia ble winds. f Tin SVbMVttfOH!l AT ,1 - N' V' If I f BVIkDHC J China: "I hop Ke wan't tHttana th sn te Pskia and Cantox befera be AeeerMig U repftrts thera ia a ftrclit land boom cn in Manchuria, and New item.- - " - ;4 . - SOCIALISTS L CAUSE OF RIOT Hungarian QpltDl Scene of Fierce FQht in which Many are Hurt. NEWSPAPER OFFICES ATTACKED BY MOB Edltors Hurl Heavy l urnflure Upon Heads of Enraged Asialljnts. Ruda Pest, B'i lb t,ven forty and Hfty perjotta Ii jured In riots here this evening ,. n Socialists and adlxients of the .kuiuii parties. In Cludlllg StUdentS, bshed opposite the Royal hotel, and ' r ;wo h.nm there were scents of tr m, udous exeltemeut. The Itoyal hotel Is h adiiuarte of th? Independenee ciuli. In which Is th coHiieU room or '.he coalition U mi ne The BtUdellt" an J other supiort M of (he ecidlltl'in ha. I arrniiKed for glgantle torchllytii partidc tonight. but during- the die tli K"Olalls!i had issued - inilannn.itnry procla mations calling en all Socialists unJ others opposed to the roalitlon to gath- r and tight for tii'ir rlKlits, which they said .the coalition was tiylng tn sidetrack Under mv r of an alleged af front by the king emperor to the whole nation. Owing te these proclamations the co alition, leader declile l to postpone the torchlight prop-sri' n. seeking thus to old bloodshed. At s n'clouk atiout l,r00 Socialists gaihered outside 'the In.1 pendenoe Club, and nmy'unc'il their, intention of entuing and tenrlng down the council r an. A large force of police Was present and was Hsslst- d by 150 prominent citizens. The mob nade an effort to enter, but was vlg- nrousiy opposed by the pollc?. A fluht jnsued amid the ivildrst clnmor, and a dumber of perrons were slabbed, bill he Socialists Were finally scattered. Hffen rnlnut'S liter hnw.f r, 'they igaln gathered. Ilv litis time adher- nts of the coalition In large numbers appeared upon fhe scene and their ap pearance resulted in a free fight be- wen the tw nutsses, of humanity rhtch surged In every direction, shout- ng and singing 'the MancilleS and olh songs. Knives, sticks and stones re ud vigorously. It Is rportei' hat ovrr thirty persons were wnund- d, and eight nf them seii iusly. Then verc no deaths. Scattered fights continued In differ- It quarters and a setlnn of the Po- InlLsts marched to a building where l ubHshed a newspaper that supports ,-,e coHll'lon. ,e, they- broke the Inflows pnl ill mpted train nn nrrnp.". Ti" cot was h"ld b'ek !-e he police li'l- th nrluter n,"l ili rs threw fuvr.itii-e from the wlmlows Continued on page three INQUIRY IS ; CONTINUED Insurance Ir.vestlgatln Com. mlttse Probas Equitable Affairs SENATOR DE PEW WAS MEMBER OF SYNDICATE Mattor of Individual Profits Gone Ieto In Deta'l During Day Ne York, .Sept. 27. Today's session of tin' leBislitlve comtnltt.e to Inves tigate Itisuruncr iiieihods, was given nir to the n.att r of syndicate trans- aetioiis of the lvniitalile Ufe Assur ance S.icl.ly. Hei ry W. Wlnthron. as- isunt seen t.iry ami lliinticl.il niuna ir of the .soil-., whs again on the witness stand, and many of his state ment wire ticconi) anted by typcwrlt- t n documents giving the various I Aiir:u i, a In detail, it was brouuht ut :hat la one of these syndlcatts Seiwiloi' Itepew was ,i ).irtlel.inH to the extent of $1110.000, and the senator was requested to apnoar before the onmillte . Mr. Wintlirop was unable In tind h, re a record of the profits fi om a number of syndicate tratisac llons was made, nnd expert account ants now at work on the bonks of the society, ate expected to unenrih these later. Tin witness detailed u number of loans to the Equitable Trust companies as well as the sharing of tljrse com panies In syc.j:.atc tia:ij.j;.l.)ns with the society. Latir In the day, Henry Orraves who was a clerk for George 11. Piiuires orm.-rly a m inlier of the tliiniRt- cum itittw, was called to supply some In formation regarding the "Oleorge H Miuiip. trustee," account, and from 'iltii It was bnrn il that there were a lumlnr of these uccounts, Tli re was ii sides the "(if rge H. Huulre. trustee,' ccottnt, the "Marccllus Hartley, trus tee, account, and anolhpr. the "J. W xnndri. trusu- ," account. Mr. t. reaves gave nay temiiorarlly o Mr. Wlnthrop, while, Mr. Hughes In siulred furlh-r rigardlng syndlcnles tr. Wlnthrop ais asked tn furnish a list of ihii IiiillvlduaUpatMU'.ltianls In syndicates nnd ttnid that Preslden Mo-ton was preparing such a stale. mini. sir. wlnthrop mid lr had nn oositive Information of the "James H Hyde and associates syndicates, but lt expected to have. Mr. Wlnthror said that In the Philadelphia, Hilll more and Washington nnd Iong Islmir1 i syndicate, managed by Kuhn, t.oeb to., there wr" two participations one of $.-,00,000. ihe other of $100,000 The society derived profits of $2,3S6 on lie 1t!0.n(ii), while J. W. Alexander. J H. Hyfe. J. H. Kqulrc and W. H. Me- Inlyre divided .(he profila on the $500. 000. The i;iu1lablc iut up $21S.100. It get thru8h!" -' he Japanese art iftvtoting heavily . . : -iv .'',"' SOME SECRETS OF. NAVAL SURGERY DISCLOSED BY PROMINENT SURGEONS has r celw- l no Interest, nelth r has the money been returned and when isked If the matter had been called to the attention of th, se gentlemen, Mr. Wlnthrop Mid: ' It will be." Mr. Winthiop kn w nothing about an Atlantic i n isi uinc symttcito, op ration of .1 II. Hyde and associates.' During the im-stlouliig of Mr. V1tv Ihrop on Hie sMi.lleate mnttir. It was liroutilil out that tlie Kquitnbli' Trust Company loaned tli' Equitable I -If, Assui.nne Society $626.0!Hi in the name of a clerk. K. Harrington. Witness said tills I, .i 1 1 did not appear on the books of ihe Kqullalile Life.. I sn questioning ,y sev eral nti m bers of the commit!, e uttn ss said Harrington was einployed as an ad vertising nucner. and was under the direction of the president. His salary Is about $2.0oii of $:,.,"(k a j-ear. FIERCE FIGTH ON PASSENGER TRAIN Express Messenger and For mer Friend Htva Duel With Pistols Both are Hur. Dim atui. Ills, Kept. 27. John H. Ryan, of Chicago. Paclllc F:xpress messenger, on Wnb.sh train No. 13, and Kdward (Ircenc, a so of Chicago, a former ex press mew com r, fought with pistols In ItyainV ear today Holh were seriously wounded und may v'l. Count, ting stories me told by the combatants, (ireene says that he got on the express car. Intending to to to Ills home at I'lll-tie'ld, to visit relatives. He was an old friend and Ityatl, (Ireene el.ilms, permitted him to ride. Greene miys he insisted Ryan viftth the ex press mutter 'ami that they began drinking. Jokes led to a quarrel and Greene siiys ho and Ryan drew pis thls at the same time. "Ryan's rtory Is that he did not see Greene In the car until the tra n i cached Ccrro Gordo. Believing th t Greene Jumped In. for the purpose of rubbery. Ry flred at hluH.., According to Hyan they Vlirn hed and both of Ihem, with revolvers drawn, rolled about on the cur lloor. Finally e -aratlng each sought shelter In the car and waited for the other to expose him self. Just as the train was pear D catur, Ryan ntyf, he und Greene, tired and both went dow n, but were on their h'et In a short time and the duel con t lured until the tialn reached the out skirts of Decatur when Greene opened a door and Jumped from the ii'.r. Greene was unable to ru' nnd was found an heur later by the police. GREENE AND GAYNOR GIVE UP IHE FIGHT .lyraeusc, N. V... Sept. 27. A dis patch to the Posl-'Statidard from Its Montreal correspondent tonight says il.at John F. flaynor and Denjamlti I). Ireene, have abandoned all hope of uccessfully ttslstlng extradition. "We are not afrnid to face the courts if the United States. We feel con fident that given a fair trial we will be acquitted. "We have put up a good fight In 'anada. We looked for n square deal lere, but we did not get It. We found ourselves handicapped on every side ny Imperial relations. ' "The courts, of course, were honest, 'nit 'the old principle of give to the United States government what it waaits ns everywhere In evidence. Now we know that the justice we must look for Is the Justice of the Statu of Georgia. "W' fought the case as far as we bought there was anything coming to is. and ns soon us we saw that the I was in fight We concluded to quit. TAVERN CLOSED. New York, Sept. 27. The subway tavern, the saloon which, was opened with prayer by Bishop Potter a year igo. was closed today. The1 owner losvd Its doors, wiring that the tent- iterance saloon nun not oeen a paying nvestmcnt. Dress Suit Case Mystery Continues V" to Baffle Boston. Mass., Sept. 27. No progre In the TOlutlon of the suit case mys tey seemed evident today, though the police were hope-ful of obtaining early results from their Investigation. A search of Wlnthrop Cove by divers for the head wnd limbs of fhe victim of the- tragedy wiu resumed. The atat? police received from the Harvard med ical school today the probable tneas- iireroeitvts of the womutT body life. I They were deduced from the most care. J ful measurements qf the torso and cal cu ated by rules declared by experts to be Infallible The ivport says th-it he woman was five feet four Inhe-' In height, not less thnri H or more than 2t years of eg, and from 114 to ltd pounds la weight. Talk At Convention of Mill' tary Surgeons of U. S. Highly Praised , TELLS HOW POISONING . WAS OFTEN PREVENTED Other Valuable Hints Given By Leading Surgeon In Japanose Navy Detroit. Mich., Sept. 27. Burgeon General 8. Suxukl. of the Imperial Jab- - mere n.ivy. today in his address before Ihe Fourteenth convention of military; iirgeons of the United ftiatae, Ittfluto what Is declared b Medical DlrWStoe 8. Wise, of the United States navy, to be the most vuluble contribution of ' modern times to naval surgery. "Much of our success In the .treat ment of wounds," said Dr. Suxukl, "t ascribe to the fact that before every en gagement I ordered every member Of the crew to bathe and put on perfectly c mii underclothing. In u great many shot wounds, fragments of clothing are curried into the body, ant our Insistence upon uleoin underclothing revented many case ot blood poison Ing among our wounded Our exper- ,; lence during the war .proved that the ' . conning tower of A warship la a most dangerous situation. Fragment of -shell penetrate through the sills In the tower, made to rurntth the command ing officer u range of vision, and do great damage. Realising this tact; Admiral logo directed hie fleet from the compass house of the MlWasa, with out at any time receiving the slightest wound. The vision of the men who fire the guns on a wHrshlp must necessarily be of the very best If their shots are tn count. Before every engagement the surgeons in ithe Japanese fleets o amlned carefully (he eye of all tha gunners Any of them found with slightest' Impairment of vision were treated and If tho Impairment wan too grave to yield to Immediate treatment they were itransferred to another sta tion and their prices filled by man whose eyes were perfect. .nd, (too, dur ing engagements, every battery crow was supplied with Vater in which 1 per cent solution of boraclc acid had been mixed, to wah out their eyes when they become affected by powder smoke or dint. We also Issued to ev ery man In the fleet before going Into action cotton wool with which to piug his ears and thereby prevent rupture or the ear-drums by th concuscion of the gun fire." t ' , ' '. ' COLON SAVED BY STREAK OF LUCK City Has Narrow Escape From Complete Destruction By Fire-- Big Loss Results, Colon, Sept. 27. By sheer good luck the city of Colon was saved from complete destruction by fire last night. The fire broke out tn a building next to the residence of the Spanish tson. sul nnd soon destroyed the Phoenix holed and two other- hotels, several liquor saloons and several tenement buildings. " . ( - ( Howe's building, containing tho post office, the offices ot the municipality. of Gov. Melendes, tha port inspectors, the Judiciary and other offices, together with the treasury building also were burned. A fire brigade from Panama, bringing engines and equipment, ar-' rived at I o'clock, but by that time the fire was under control. Nearly all of the records and documents of tha gov ernment of were destroyed! The burnd region comprises two? blocks. The American residential quarter was not touched. the Police at Every Turn The police announced officially tha name of the man who last week sold the suit case as Joseph Berkmaii. mem ber of a South end firm of pawnbrokers. Berkman purchased the ca about nine months sgi in th course of busi ness. k the early part of st week a man who entered bis shop In an ex cited condition, asked to be shown, suit cases-. He wanted two, he said. and wanted them badly, and one of them hiust be strongly constructed. . He was shown big vecond band suit rase, which Berkman has identified as the one whicb tontained the torso of the girl 'victim. Thks'wets purchase! quickly as well as a smaller case. Berk man furnished a descriptloa of the aiu.