North Carolina Newspapers

,. J. r 1 "WEATHER TODAY: For North Carolina : fir- . L for Ralergn : chowers. co.lder. :mperature: : - Ttmpertture far th past 24- Hour: Minimum, 33, FALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1904 No! 83 Post. EAUFORT JAY ME A GREAT SEAPORT uf Senators Will Urge an Appropriation vfor Im provement River and Harbor 'Committee Cannot Come at This Time-Italians to Raise Truck in the Scuth - BY THOMAS .,r Nov. 29 Special. The - nd harbor committee will 3ke a visit to Wilmington ana . r v'h Carolina coast, poims, :'T hv Chairman Burton. fe1X'ion was reached today when V- t W3S LrOUgUl. UJI buuu ;e S'-.r.i; tee assembled. The press--f " .'. X '. of the" committee and . ibii' t t.il.C UCiUIC "'t ..... v. ... tr f!-!' ' influencing factors that ...5 h.ir.itonmeiit vl i " o.-o member made tne com J. there had been no" invitation '"' - - ''on to make such a visit. i'.u.:.,.etr"went so far as to say that ..-,r.-" a:i Small seemeu 10 uc -" -vrVrctteJ party, and expressed r a the committee could not "k- visit on his account. -nr. ;:- Burton was very anxious vT.-it" Wilmington and Beaufort as W "ar J he intimated that those points zii as others in North Carolina, -r -st important river and harbor in would be visited in the near fu- is interested in the Beau- S: project. When asked if it would g p.jss:b to get an entirely new 4n. in the river and harbor billl, he ; i that he would not like to make a "iltlve statement. "I never advise the Srkase of town lots on the strength appropriation," was the chair- iir.'s humorous comment. Beth the North Carolina senators will c to work to have the Beaufort pro irciu led in the river and harbor k: as scon as congress convenes. They sill tave the support of Senator Ald r. svl other influential members of Whin here last week Senator Sim rons" said he would introduce at the ?L-;:e.-t opportunity a bill appropriating for the construction of a break er, which will give the Beaufort har :: a depth of twenty-five feet. Theengi ee: who suggested the project told -itor Simmons that the Beaufort arbor could be given a depth of .-thirty-re feet ultimately, and of course the sheze will be pressed to a finality. 7:e senior senator believes that Beau harbor has a great future, and -rr. djy, he predicts, it will be one :" the largest and most important ports -or, the south Atlantic coast. Sen rlrr.n.ons' idea is to make Beau to the south Atlantic coast what Norfolk is to the north Atlantic. Hat iras is the barrier that cuts Norfolk from the south and prevents large tiffic, which would naturally fall into 'eauforfs arms if the harbor Is proper- developed. Southern Homes lor Italian Immigrants B-ron Mayor Des Planches, the Itali an ambassador, has postponed his pro- trip through the south until next Shortly after the adjournment of Keress he will visit Florida, Louslana ri Texas in the interest of Italians in York and other large cities, who ?s-re to escape from their crowded "-rroundings and make homes for srr.selves in a warmer climate, where ey rr.ay operate truck farms and be !je self-supporting citizens. The ambassador and the commis- ii0aer of immigration concur in the -r.ion that the better class nf Italians i the larger cities are frequently hand- ,Ki u a lawless element, which in t;r.hS hown t0 e greatly in the rority. Many Italian immigrants '!nn? t0 lhis cr.ur.try have not funds -gh to reach the interior and build for themselves L.T"? 0 Jth is anxious to obtain immi '.;rilS are law abiding and can be- "-suiPorting. it is proposed ' ceitain railroad interests whose .."V cpefate in several southern states -arr. trar'tS f Iand to lnland far" at reasonable rates and enable t0 buiId cottages to be paid for -easy terms. To inquire into the -icaoility of that proposition will ob-!-ct of the ambassador's trip. arn aeainst any attempt at reor r?n f ,he Democratic party," ob Cxen. Julian S. Carr at the Ral Tl - i here was no chance for 'orT JCracy ihis time. I am in fa- l 1 Or Per :-,! . . :.d i, 8 ""6 11 ut in the future on 4 Iinp E- Jt is best to leave well alone." Wovemsntfor Higher Salaries 1 - - 15 n ctrAM Jl ' ' i . 1 ft-n. , -us uiaposiiion on xhc :j?e , "ijuuutdus ana xeni'-'- frTt 1 bmnches'of congress to sJrf a,measure increasing the sal irrrlv111' president, vice president s; mb rs of congress. . The salaries 4'S'J"e court and other federal f t-.'re Eorre time ago increased, L fceling has been erowiner fr'Zv fj3t fhe salaries members ; s nre too low and that presi , ; 1 president ought both to money. " . ' V 1 t r"sident, there appear to ':; :a like an unanimous opinion SOME DAY J. PENCE that his salary ought to be $100,000 a year and that the vice president ought to get $20,000 a year. The feeling is also favorable to $10,C0O a year for sen ators and representatives. This would double the present salaries. There are others who believe that a 50 per cent, increase would not be objectionable to the country at large, whereas there might be serious criticism of a 100 per cent, increase for senators and repre sentatives. Republican Divisions on Tanfl Revision The interview of Senator Hale of Maine, who announces that he will oppose with all his might any attempt at revision of the tariff and who warned the president that if he raised the issue it would be the means of disrupting the Republican party, in dicates forcibly the seriousness of the fight inside the party over the ques tion. Democrats are disposed to lay low and let the Republicans kill each other fighting the question out. Na aturally, they will support any effort to reduce the tariff, but the disposi tion is to do nothing to cement the two wings of the Republican party. Speaker Cannon does not take quite such strong ground as Mr. Hale, but he lets it be known' nevertheless" that he is not in favor of revision. Mr. Cannon said today: "I spoke my little piece a good many times during the' campaign. It was always the same tune 'Let well enough alone. But I am not called upon to give my views on tariff re vision and extra session now, and It would not be appropriate for me to dr so, , It is the president's time to talk. The constitution commands , him . to communicate to congress his views at stated times and other times, when we may expect him to say his- say. "With our big majority in the House and Senate," remarked Speaker Cannon, "I reckon the .Republicans will have to both drive the wagon and put on the brake. I think. we are com petent to do it." Representative Pou is the first of the North Carolina delegation to reach Washington for the opening of con gress. He arrived this morning and spent the day talking with members of the House, a great many of whom are already on the scene. "YOUNG CORBETT" BEATEN BY NELSON A New Chamnion Appears in the Feather-weight Fighting Class San Francisco, Nov. 29. W6d ward's pavilion, this city, was filled with a large crowd tonight to wit ness a twenty-round bout' -between "Battling" Nelson, the fighting Dane, and "Young Corbett" of Denver, i-tbe conquerer of the once mighty Terry McGovern. The mill was deoided un der the auspices of the Hayes Valley Athletic club of this city. The Referee was Bill Roache, formerly of New York. No mill since the contest be tween Jim Corbett and Jim Jeffries has awakened such interest as to night's encounter did. The folks who take in fighting exhibitions knew what kind of a scrap to expect and realized that it would be a biff-bang essay for blood from the very start. In Corbett Nelson met his counter part In endurance. It was a case of swapping punches for punches, and snap and glpger prevailed. Both men were in the very best of condition. Nelson found no trouble In reducing to the 130 pounds at which the men fought. Corbett did, however. Cor bett was surfeited with confidence, but never too boastful. Nelson all along maintained stolid indifference as to the outcome. Corbett was a favorite in the betting at odds of 2 to 1. The reason for this was probably due to the fact that Nelson fights so nearly like McGov ern. , ' The men met for fifty-five per cent, of the ga,te receipts. This amount was divided on a 60,;pe cent, and 40 per cent, basis It If estimated that the receipts were about $30,000. Straight Marquis of . Queenberry rules pre vailed. . . ' : .,' . - . ' - A Both men weighed .under the stipu lated weight of ; 130 pounds- They were In perfect . frm and were given an ovation when 1 they stepped Into the ring. Nelson was accompanied by Ted" Murphy, Frank - Rafael, , Dan Danzlgarw-arid "Stockings" Kelley. In Co'rbetfs corner .were Harry Tuthill, t - Frank McDonald, Billy Otts, Benny Carson and Tim McGrath. The fight from start to finish was one of the fiercest contests ever seen In this city. Nelson, from the opening, never stopped boring in and begun to go to the front at the fourth round. He continued hammering away at Young Corbett until -he had fought him to a stand still in the tenth round, when the Denver boy was too weak to continue and the referee awarded the contest to the young Dane. Corbett left the ring, with blotches of half erased blood covering the en tire upper part of his body, a most thoroughly beaten . man. WILL KILL JUDGE Supposed Crazy Man Adver tises His Intentions Trenton, N, J., Nov. 29.-Jbseph L. Naar, editor of the Trenton True Amer ican, today made4-public an open better he had received from William. J. Lee of New York, who declares, he will kli Hon. Garret D. W. "Vroom," judge of 'the court of errors and appeals and chair man of the board of managers of tie states hospital for the insane, from which institution Lee has thrice;made his escape. Lee says Judge 'Yrpom stole from him the Phoenix Mills In this city and Is now trying to murder him by securing his recommitment to the asyfum. Three years ago Lee bought the Phoenix Iron Plant for $700,000. Then his suspicious actions led to the ap pointment of a commission to inquire into his sanity, and he was afterward sent to the asylum. The iron plant re verted to Its original owners and Lee's wife was paid a $500,000 bonus. It is in this connection that Lee accuses Judge Vroom of unfairness, although the judge at no time figured In the tran saction. The Judge declares he will take no action in the matter, and the police are not likely to do anything unless Lee re turns here. Mrs. Lee is prostrated by reason of the renewed notoriety the af fair gives the family. DIRECTORS LIABLE Heavy Judgment for Divi- dends Paid Out of Capital v New York. Nov. 9. Allen M. Cur ;tis, a director of the American Malt ing Company (New Jersey)' has been held by Supreme Court Just Ice Clarke to be liable in the sum of $1,087,074.59 o the stockholders" of the company, for dividends illegally declared and paid by the board of directors between July 15, 1893, and. October 15, 1899. The interest exceeds $300,000, bring ing the total to over $1,400,000. This is probably- the largest individual judgment rendered in the courts of this country for many years. Inci dentally every one of Mr. Curtis' fel low directors is officially liable. . Archibald A. Hutchinson and Victor K. McElhany, jr., are the plaintiff stockholders, suing for themselves and other stockholders. Hutchinson .and McElhany began their suits against ; the directors individually, alleging that the dividends had been paid out i of the capital, and not but of profits Justice Clarke finds that such was the case and declares sudh dividends unwarranted and illegal. As to .the prayer of the plaintiffs jfor $60M)0o damages for waste of funds due to the mismanagement and the necessity for the bond issues, Judge Clarke says that he fails to find that there was any such wilful, fraudulyit and Ille gal -conspiracy as the plamtiff s alleged among the directors for their personal benefit. OPEN SHOP MEETING - - Excitement Created by the Pressnce of aWalk- I ing Delerafef - New York. Nov. 29. Socialism and the unions came In for many hard knocks today at the csonvwitlon of the Citizens' Industrial Alliaifte of Amer ica, which began today at the Hotel Astor The convention was attended by representatives of manufacturers associations and citizens'ialliances in every state in the union all arrayed against the "closed shop" idea in in dustrial enterprises. There were also present many industrial manufactur ers, including some who do not offi cially stand for the open shop. A lively incident occurred at the morning session during the speech of President David M. Parry, when Charles F. Johnson, walking delegate of the National Tailors Union of America, was detected in the meeting and ejected. Johnson obtained admis sion upon credentials Which repre sented that he was a reporter. John son represents the executive council of the NationaJ. Tailors' Union at Bloom ington, 111., and has charge of the eastern district. About 400 employers, of whom 224 were accredited members, were present when the meet ing was called to order by Third Vice President Halle. President Parry read his annual address, the theme of which was that all attempts by unions to corner the labor market would end in failure. A number of papers were read,, among them one by. p. C. Nunemacher, president of Louisville Master Printers' . 'Associa-; tion, stating In substance that the printers' unions were a menace PaOBING GOAL ROADS Inquiry Resumed by Interstate Commerce Commission Washington, Nov. 29. The taking of testimony in the anthracite coal roads case .was resumed before the inter state commerce commission today. The -hearings were begun last Feb ruary, but were suspended by the re fusal" of the roads to produce their contracts with the coal companies. The supreme court , finally ; decided j against the roads and further hear j lngs were held in New York early in ! the fall. Today's evidence 'was. large--j ly statistical, relating to the cost of production of coal, selling prices, rates of freight, etc. Tables were also submitted showing ; the , geographical distribution " of an thracite coal, and others In refutation Of the allegation, . made by the cam plairiant,' that the proportion to be carried by each -road was arranged by a" conference of their presidents. ' . M. P. Blauvelt, comptroller of the ferie road, presented many tables as to the cost of production, rail rate3, tonnage and distribution of coal, which showed a marked increase since 1S92 in the cost of labor, fuel and ma ( terlals used in the construction and . operating of roads. The decision of the, Anthracite strike cttmpmission, he asserts, had increased, the cost of coal production, largely in. labor, by 50 .cents a ton, in certain months of the year. . . . wn Replying to a' question by Chairman Knapp, witness- said, the increased cost "of. -labor had been followed by a reduction :f the .efficiency of Jabonf : . Mr. BlauyaJt' .lso': presented statis tjcs to combat those filed by , the tsom piainant in regard tt. ra;tes, routes and tonnages on different tranches of the Erie road. " With Mr.' Blauvelt still on the stand, adjournment was taken until tomor row. V -CRUSHING LEAP A Young New Yoker fakes a FlieNd p4th Ixndon, Nov. '23-EH'erton Chapman, Jr., 24 years old son of a New York banker and broker, kflled himself last evening by leaping five stories to the floor of the vestibule of Ahe Carlton Hotel. His skull was crushed by "Xhe fall and he died . within- twentr" min utes. . Mr. Chapman arrived at th& hotel Saturday from -Paris, where he had been for a "few days. The vesti bule was crowded with , persons who were just going' in to diimer. Seriora Gallardo, wife of the Mexican minister -i-to Great ' Britain,, barely es caped being struck by the falling man. '. Last Sunday Chapman entered the restaurant of tho hotel while it was filled with diners, produced "a' revolver and announced his intention;., of com mitting suicide. Employes, of "the res taurant took the weapon away from him. Yesterday morning the "authori ties of the hotel summoned physic ian, who advised that a trairied nurse, be obtained and that the man remain in bed. About 6:30 last evening a friend called to see Chapman. DIing the interview the nurse retired. rAs soon as the caller had gone Chapman dashed through " the dopr ajwi leaped over the balustrade. Tfie Attendant pursued and grasped him, buii,was un able to retain his hold. Th ypung man fell five stories to the5 ' ground floor. NATIONAL W. G. T. U. Thirty-first Annual v Meeting: in Philadelphia "Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The thirty first annal convention of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union began here today in the Baptist Tem ple. Sessions will be held day and night during the remainder of the week; The union, numbers more than 300,000 members and Includes in its ranks mem bers of every Christian denomination. Five hundred delegates from every state and territory in tbe union are in attendance. Representatives from num erous charitable and social improve ment societies will address the meeting. The . chief feature of today's program was the address of Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Portland, Me., president of the organization. Mrs. Stevens has' failed to attend but one convention in thirty years. PUNISH WHITECAPPERS ... Mississippi Judge Announces j . His Intention New Orleans, Nov. 29. In opening the circuit court at Brookhaven, Miss., Circuit Judge Wakeman announced that he Intended to keep the court open until he had punished every one of the whitecappers who have been appearing in Lincoln county and vicinity for two yeafs past, driving out a number of ne gro ' farmers and killing three of them. No juror was allowed to serve unless he took oath that he was not a white capper nor a member of any organiza tion that intimidated or Ill-treated the negro!. The judge declared that the out rages to the negroes were doing more I harm ' to the white man who commits SKULL the outrage than the negro. His moral status 'is - forever lowered and "he has injured his character. "Who - can honor th sanctimonious old brother, who in the church on Sun day slobbers and cries while the minis ter is preaching a soul-stirring sermon, and on Monday night is out scouring the country with a band of whitecap pers? Is not that a pre'tty sort of fel low to try to fool the people, much less the Creator of us all? The business of this court is to burst this whitecapper business. There is too much at stake. Peace and prosperity and the future destiny of these people hang upon the acts of this court." - CLOSED IIS DOORS " . -.'" "Banking House" Shut up Shop and Proprietors 1 Invisible New York, Nov. 29. The financial institution known as "the banking house of Price, Adams & Co.," which occupied a Bplendid suite of offices on the second floor of 52 Broadway, closed its doors some time Monday, and they were not opened, today. The concern was formed about six weeks ago, and its only exchange connection was that advertised on one of the windows, which;; was "The Consolidated Stock Exchange ' of Philadelphia." There were some sad customers of the banking institution standing about the corridors, alternately knocking - on the doors and relating their experi ences. Nothing could be learned as to the whereabouts of the members of 'the firm. BALCONY COLLAPSED Result of Too Much Interest , in a Fist Fight Philadelphia, Nov. 29. Torn loose by the weight of a surging crowd of men and women, the balcony around the cVrlll floor of the State Fenclbles armory at Broad and Race streets collapsed to night, hurling more than sixty persons to the stone floor below. Thirty per sons were hurt, several seriously. Many well known people in the house had narrow escapes.- Among those was Mrs.James P. McNichoI, wife of a po litical . leader, who was dragged from under falling Umbers by hier, husband. ,. It was the desire of the crowd, excited by a hofly contested-game of basket j ball, to watch a fist fight, between .two j players, that caused the fall of the bal cony. The crowd surged to "the front, there was a cracking of timbers and sixty perspns were spraw ling in ,a mass of debris on the floor. Those under the r balcony'-were warned by the cracking and had time to reach, safetj'. All those who were injured were those w)io fell1 with the balcony. . RAIDING MOONSHINERS Several Outfits in the Moun tains Broken Up .Asheville, N. C, Nov. 29. Special. Since . the ad journment of the United States court "moonshiners" in this section. Of the state have again become active and the - revenuers are onca more "beating the bush" for the mak ers of the illicit "firewater." A num ber of raids have been reported,' re sulting In the capture of three estab lishments and the destruction of sev eral valuable outfits and more than 2500 gallons of . beer. The most important of these raids was made by Deputy Collectors Ensley and Green near Wayside. Although ; the officers destroyed only 150 gallons of beer, they caught three of the op-erators-.;re'd-handed, arresting the men, who were later bound over to the May term of court. Near Duncan Deputy Collector Sheek located and destroyed another outfit, together with 400 gallons of beer. Dep uty Collector "Norman captured an il licit distillery at Roundpeak, where he destroyed a., very valuable apparatus and 1200 gallons of beer. The last of the raids was made by Mr. Sheek near Denton, resulting in the capture and destruction of a valuable apparatus and 1250 gallons of beer. Madame Januschek Dead Amltyvilie, L. I., Nov. 29. Madame Fanny Januschek, the famous actress, died at the Brunswick home here last night. - She was 75 years old. About four years ago she had a stroke of paralysis, and since then had been gradually failing. She had been in the home here several months. The ar rangements for the funeral have not yet been made. Fanny Januschek be came best known by her acting In a flashy dramatization of "Black House, ' in . which ' she played remark ably. She was born at Prague. i. Freight Train Smashed t Corry, Pa., Nov. 29. A bad wrec'.c occurred in" the Pennsylvania yards when ' express No. v 3 collided with a freight train running at a- high rata of speed. It was .' endeavoring to go on a sidetrack, but failed to clear its rear end,- V the passenger locomotive ploughing through the caboose ana, several, freight cars. c" i Christian Black was thrown througa the caboose ropf, but was not hurt. . The passengers" escaped with a severe ;jar. Traffic -was delayed several hours. THANKSGIVING i A NEWSPAPER The Boston Herald's Washington Boycotted by the Poesident for His Imagination Children a By THOMAS Washington, Nov. 29. Special. Tar iff revision, reduction, .of southern rep resentation and all other public ques tions that are agitating statesmen at the national capital were overshadowed today by an announcement from the White House, excluding from all sources of official .news the correspond ent of the Boston Herald and the mem bers of the staff under him. '-The particular offense which occa sioned the banishment of the Herald's Washington bureau from the White House and the government departments was a story to the effect that the Roose velt children had been cruel to a Thanksgiving turkey arid that the pres ident had laughed at the sport. No body in Washington had, from all ac counts, ever heard of the story, but there was no little amusement in offi cial circles when a formal statement from William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the president, was issued placing the ban on the bureau of the Boston paper. The story was undoubtedly a fabrica tion, for no one believes the president to be a cruel man. The case today re calls an incident of two years ago,- when the president demanded the dismissal of a representative of a local paper sta tioned at the White House for printing, a little bit of pleasantry 'about a visit of Senator Scott of West Virginia -to the White House. In this instance the" story was true, but the president did not like its publication: The newspa per in question stood by its representa tlve. who was transferred, to another assignment and is connected with . the paper to this day. ; , ' Mr. Loeb's statement; : Which has-'not a. precedent in White House history. Is as follows: .. ,; i-L v -Z "Washington; November 29," 1904 1 "The attention of the president has been called to a news item and edito ral in the Boston Herald of November 23, which contains ah absolute inven tion In the shape of an account of sup posed maltreatment by his children of the Thanksgiving .turkey which' Mr. Voss kindly sent to' the White House in accordance with his annual custom. Japs Employ Dogs on Sconittmg Reported Death of General Kuroki Denied Occasion ail Fighting Near Mukden and More SeriousWork at Port Arthur Mukden, Nov. 29. A Japanese caval ryman who has been captured by the Russians declares that General Kuroki Is not dead, as has been rumored, among the Chinese. There has been no important change In the situation. Small skirmishes are reported on the eastward, but there is no sign of a definite Japanese advance. The close proximity of the opposing lines in many places is leading to new and unexpected developments. Recent ly the Japanese have been using dogs as scouts, sending them. out. from the trenches with long cords attached. It is almost impossible to detect these wary animals, which unerringly locate the Russian position and give warning of any movement against the Japanese. Some of the Russians have managed, however, to strew the neutral ground with poisoned pork, thus thinning the ranks of the dog department. A number of rockets were recently sent up by the Japanese in the hope, apparently, of drawing the Russian fire at night. y " ; ' - Prisoners taken by the Russians are generally well clothed, but are said not to show any great desire to return to their own lines. J A Bunch of Manchurian Jawbreakers Tokio, Nov. 29. The ' Imperial head quarters today sutnniarized . the." Man churian situation in the following state ment: X . .- "On the evening of November, 27 .the enemy made a dull , bombardment against Santaokuntzu and "the, enemy's infantry at 6:30 o'clock attempted a night attack, which, was repulsed at 8:30. During the attack the enemy's mortars in the neighborhood of Welch-, ialoutzu bombarded Santaokuntzu, Kanchlawetzu and their vicinities, but did not injure us. From sunae Noyem- U KEY: GETS" M TROUBLE Correspondent on The White House Tender Subject J. PENCE The article, states that the children re leased the turkey and chased it all over the White House grounds, plucking at it and teasing it, and yelling and laugh ing until the bird was well nigh ex hausted, while the president looked cm and laughed. The editorial says: 'Why should the Roosevelt children' be allow ed to torment and frighten an ; Inno cent bird? They should have known better than to make a plaything out of a terrified bird. The worst ; of It was, too, the , president watched the proceedings and la'ughed. ' "There is. not one word of truth In, these statements. As a matter of fact the turkey was dressed when Mr. Vosa sent it and was used for Thanksgiving1 dinner. There was a bronze live turke; sent- by Messrs. J. Bach & Co.: of Mil waukee. This turkey was never, taken out of its box, but was shipped to Oys ter Bay because of its beauty, and is living peaceably with the rest of the inhabitants of the. barn yard. No such incident as that recited in the HeraM has ever taken place r'-'ee the president has been in the White House, and noth ing in the remotest degree resembling it has ever taken place. . , - "The correspondent of the Boston Herald has deliberately invented and the editor has commented upon inci dents which are. not only untrue, but which have not the flimsiest foundation in fact. This is not exceptionaljC it marks the culmination of a .long serjes of similar falsehoods, usually malicious and always deliberate, which' have ap peared in the news columns of the Bos ton Herald. Until further notice the departments will exclude the Individ uals responsible for this series of mis statements from all facilities, for Infor mation. 5 '"'."" ". ."' .-'..-.- ---V "--""T " "WII,LIAMLOEB,JR.r ?. "Secretary o the President." In explanation of the issuance of this statement1 Mr. Loeb said: "If the attacks had been confined to the president no attention would have been paid, to them, but as they have been extended to members of his family he has felt called Upon to take action.' ber 27 the enemy's mortars and field' guns west of Jhe railroad bombarded incessantly the neighborhood of Kuchi atzu. Simultaneously the enemy's in fantry, occupied a village northwest ot Nanguantzu and fired in the direction of Siaochistu, which is north of "Kuch atzu. The firing quieted at 8:30, , The same evening at 10:30 the enemy's in fantry west of the railroad on the right bank of the Sakhe river and northward of Sinchinpu fired at us desultorily and ceased firing at 11:30. ','.'"'' "There have been several, skirmishes between scouting parties. In other re spects the situation is unchanged." - Engagement Fought Monday St. Petersburg, Nov. 29. The follow ing dispatch has been received from General Kuropatkln, dated November 28: " t i : s- ..... "The engagement near Tsinkhetchin (near Da Pass) was resumed today, but ceased at 11 a. m. We have collected and buried the Japanese dead. By mid day we have found 230 bodies, all, be longing to the seventh reserve regiment of the ninth-reserve brigade. We took a large quantity of-rifles, ammunition and intrenching tools." , V. . .. General Sakharoff .wires under to day's date that the night passe quietly. Japanese Gains at Port Arthur , Tokio, Nov. 29. The imperial head quarters tonight summarized the Port Arthur situation as follows: l ' "With regard to the enemy's forts at Sungshu mountain and eastward. We have firmly captured the crests, glacis and counterscarps and their vicinities, but the time to charge has not yet come. At present we are destroying the casements and old captures. ' ' ' "At 203 metre hill by several charges we succeeded in capturing the trenches near the summit. At present our forces holding its position and endeavoring to capture the whole fort.!.': , t j It is reported that a Japanese night attack upon 203 metre hill has succeed ed. It is estimated that the occupation of the defenses of Fort Arthur by the -Japanese is now complete to the extent of ninety per cent. One ring of forts captured, northwest of the town, Is in a commanding position. Its occupation Is a heavy blow to the defenders.- (Continued on page two.) i Drawing Lime 1R ' . 724.63 1 J 23.S - 2139 26.2S 24.&0 2C.30 26.2S l 28.25 26.25 2S.2S men. sa. etas i h ex o 6t 1 Louis Pin3