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AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
823 Broad Street.
W. B. YOUNG. President.
J. 3. weiglE. Caahler:
Saving* Account* Solicited.
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS
VOLUME XI. NO. 15.
THE WAR AGAINST ROOSEVELT
HAS SEEN LARGELY INTENSIFIED
AND THE HOOSE IS EXASPERATED
CERTAIN REPUBLICANS WILL
JOIN DEMOCRATS TO WREST
CONTROL FROM RULERS.
FIGHT OVER
THE STATEHOOD
• BILL A TEST
The Plan Suggested is One Whereby
New Rules Will be Established and
Present Committee and Speaker
Will be Ousted.
(Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.)
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 18.—
Antagonism to President Roosevelt,
intensified by the passage of the Phil
ippine tariff bill in practically its or
iginal form, has so deepened the feel
ing of exasperation caused by the
rigid control exerted by the speaker
and the present committee on rules,
that a juncture between the beet sugar
and other disaffected republicans and
house democrats is not improbable.
At a conference which took place
last night the democrats urged the
republicans to join with them in in
sisting upon a modification of the
rules, which will permit them to get
the statehood measures before the
house in the shape in which southern
representatives want them presented,
and in case there should be continued
opposition from the dominent clique,
to begin a concerted movement to de
pose the present oligarchy in the
house.
The plan suggested is to bring for
ward an entirely new scheme where
by the committee on rules will be
elected by the house instead of being
chosen by the present method. This
will enable members to exert control
over the men whom they vote for
end if successful be the first step to
ward lifting the house out of the low
state to which it has fallen during
late years.
HAVE NOT AGREED.
Minority Report be Filed by Demo
crats on House Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C., .lan. 18.—
There now seems to be no prospect
of a unanimous report from the house
committee on interestate commerce
on a rate bill. Differences between
democrats and republicans are too
great.
While many provisions of the Hep
barn bill meet the approval of demo
cratic members of the committee,
they do not agree to the provision for
the interstate commerce commission
making a "maximum reasonable”
rate, but hold the rate should be ab
solute. They argue that a provision
for a a “maximum reasonable” rate
would be construed as direction to
the commission to name the highest
rate that could be construed as "reas
onable.”
Representatives Richardson, of Ala
bama, and Russell, or Texas, have
prepared the formal draft of a bill
with which all of the minority mem
bers are satisfied. It seems certain
this measure will be presented as a
substitute and the issue will be fought
out on the floor of the house.
The minority bill authorizes the
rate made by the commission to be
reviewed by the courts only when it
Is shown the rate does not enable the
carrier to realize a fair profit on the
capital actually invested in the road
or where the commission has exceed
ed its powers in establishing the rate,
making it confiscatory.
When made by the commission the
rate is to become operative within
thirty days and is not to he set aside
except by order of the court of final
resort.
SPLIT VERDICT 111
I. C. MURDER
CASE
ONE SHOWMAN CONVICTED IN
SECOND DEGREE AND OTHER
ONE ACQUITTED, BUT SENT UP
FOR CARRYING CONCEALED
WEAPONS.
RALEIGH. N.'C., Jan. 18.— The
Jury in the case of Harry Clark and
Robert Lillistou, showmen from New
York, on trial for the murder of
Charles (1 , Smith, of Petersburg, Vir
ginia, returned a verdict acquitting
Clark and convicting Lilliston for sec
ond degree murder.
Lllliston was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for 14 years and Clark was
given 18 months for carrying con
cealed weapons.
The day after President Roosevelt
was here, last October, -the prisoners
engaged In a pistol due! in a crowded
waiting room at the union depot.
Feven shots were fired, Smith being
the victim.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
AMES' PLAN FOR
TOE REGULATION I
OF INSURANCE
oi son
|
CREATES BUREAU OF INSUR
ANCE IN DEPARTMENT OF LA
BOR AND COMMERCE —NEW
CODE OF CORPORATION LAWS
NECESSARY.
(Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 18.—
The following is a brief description of
the provisions in the “Ames Bill for
Federal regulation of insurance, which
Congressman Butler Antes promised
to the House in his speech of Decem
ber 18th. He hat\ been busily engaged
before and since that time in draft
ing its provisions in consultation with
Assistant Attorney General Frederick
H. Nash, of Massachusetts, and other
prominent lawyers and Insurance
commissioners. It creates a Bureau
of Insurance in the Department of
Commerce and Labor. It takes the
place of the present Commission of
Insurance in the District of Columbia.
It subjects to its provisions all insur
ance companies, foreign and domes
tic, as a condition of transacting any
business of insurance within the Dis
trict of Columbia. In order to provide
for the incorporation of domestic com
panies. It was found necessary to in
corporate in the bill a new code of
corporation law (similar to that of
Massachusetts) as applied to insur
ance companies. The District of Co
lumbia code for this purpose being
notoriously Inefficient and defective.
The bill provides for the organization
of domestic insurance companies for
life and health, fire and sprinkler,
marine, fidelity, burglary, accident,
employers liability, steam boiler, plate
glass, vehicle, credit and title insur
ance. The bill makes provision for a
proper control and supervision of leg
itimate insurance, at the same time
securing to the policy holder the
greatest possible return on his invest
ment, and throwing around him every
possible safeguard. The bill provides
that foreign insurance companies and
companies of foreign countries also
will not be authorized to do business
within the District of Columbia until
they, too, have complied with the pro
visions of the bill, protecting in every
possible way Ihe policy holder, ft also
provides as a further condition to do
business in the District of Columbia
that they shall conduct their business
of insurance in the several states and
territories in conformity with the re
quirements for such business in the
District of Columbia. In effect., it will
create a blacklist, of all companies un
willln'g to throw around the conduct
of their business that protection of
the policy holder, which is demanded
by justice, fairness and morality. The
bill intends to serve as a standard for
all state legislation relative to insur
ance. Its principal features are its
unique provisions relative to life in
surance, which are as follows:
It limits the investment of capital
stock.
It prevents life assessment insur
ance.
It. prevents dividends in tontine
periods.
It prevents child insurance up to Id
years of age.
It prevents the forfeiture of a po
licy after two full annual premiums
have been paid thereon.
It will prevent the notorious abuses,
which have characterized prudential
and industrial insurance.
It prevents deception by ag.'':il ; in
the writing of insurance.
It causes the advertising of the sal
aries and list, of all officials of an in
surance company.
It places a check on rates of load
ing. ,
it puls a check on fees and salaries
of officials.
It secures dividends earned to po
licy holders In mutual life companies,
after the third year of the life of the
policy
It provides for examination and
publicity of the business of Insurance
companies.
It provides that there shall be no
taxation of Insurance companies.
WANT ARMY IN GEORGIA.
ATLANTA. Ga., Jan. 18.—(Special) I
—lt is learned that there Is a move- I
ment on foot which will be Inaugu
rated in the next few davg to se- ]
cure the 1908 army maneuvers for I
Georgia. The state's delegation In
congress will be asked to take the
matter tip wltn the proper authori- i
ties at Washington with a view to I
having the mimic battles of gteace
pulled off In the Empire state of the /
south. Should the congressmen be
successful It Is supposed that the mi
litary base during the movements of
the troops will be Atlanta and civln
ity.
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity. Fair tonight and Friday: slightly colder Friday
MERCHANT PRINCE FOR WHOM
CHICAGO MOURNS TODAY
ftv r ' 'f' \ *
, 'fc ■ 1 1 - - I
' MARSHALL FIELD-
BRYAN THINKS THE
ISLANDS SHOULD
BE FREE
HIS TRIP HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL
IN ENLIGHTENING HIM, BUT
HAS NOT CHANGED HIS VIEWS.
SANDAKAN, Borneo, Jan. 18.—
After leaving the Philippines for
India, W. J. Bryan made the follow
ing statement to the Associated
Press:
”My visit to the Philippines has
been very interesting and instructive,
and 1 appreciate the facilities afford
ed me by the civil and military au
thorities for a thorough Investigation
of thp Filipinos. This has enabled me
to collect much knowledge, which I
hope to use for the benefit of both
the American people and the Fili
pinos.
"The promise given by the rising
generation of natives to uee the Eng
lish language surpasses my expecta
tions more than anything else.
"My views regarding the indepen 1-
ence of the islands have not
changed."
Bryan's Ideas are those of anti-ex
pansion. and relative to the islands
docs not believe they should be held
by the United States.
MORE ELECTION INDICTMENTS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.— Two indict
ments were returned yesterday by
the special grand Jury enfpanelled to
Inquire into the charges of violation
of the election laws. This makes a
total of eight Indictments found by
this body. It. will end Its work. It. Is
believed, on Tuesday, when it. will
hand to Judge Fitzgerald, in the crim
inal branch of the supreme court, a
presentment which, It Is understood,
will criticise the present election law.
REVOLUTIONISTS
WERE EXECUTED
Three Jewish Subjects Put to Death
in Court Yard at Warsaw.
WARSAW, Jan. 18.—Six Jews,
members of the local anarchists com
mittee, convicted by court, martial,
were today executed In the court, yard
of the Warsaw Citadel. They were ar
rested a fortnight ago, charged with
engaging in the revolutionary propa
ganda, manufacturing bombs and ex
torting money. 1
AUGUSTA. GA.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 18. 1906.
FIFTY MILLIONS ANNUALLY
FOR RIVERS AND HARRORS USE
(Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.),
WASHINGTON. I). C., Jan. 18.
The national river and harbor con
gross, which has ended its sessions
here, wound up the business of the
convention by providing to ask con
gress for an annual appropriation of
$50,000,000 for river and harbor work,
until all needed work of the kind ag-.
gregating $400,000,000 is completed.
The congress has now completed
its organization and provided itself
with a regular set of officers. Mr.
Harvey 1). Gouldev, of Ohio, was se
lected president, of Ihe organization,
with Col. W. H. Love, of Baltimore,;
as secretary, and Mr. E. H. Slier
wood, of Philadelphia, as treasurer.
In addition to these officers It wns
provided that, there should be a vice
president nominated by the delegation
from each state. This will be done
later. Then there was appointed an
executive committee, of which Rep
resentative Ransdeil, of Louisiana, Is
the chairman, to care for the Interests
of the river and harbor work all over
the country. The committee is to'
ENSIGN HUGH WALKER GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED TO THE HERALD HIS AWFUL
EXPERIENCE ON THE ILL-FATED CHEROKEE
CAPTAIN FINALLY TOLD THEM
THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO
ANYTHING LOOKED LIKE
DEATH THEN.
Ensign Hugh McL. Walker, (J. 8.
N„ arrived in the city last night to
pay a visit his father, Mr. W. H.
T. Walker of this city.
Ensign Walker Is one of the pas
sengers who wpp' on *Uii! 111-fated
steamship Cherokee who were rescu
ed on lasi Sunday. The Cherokee
was one of the crack boats of the
Clyde line and foundered off Atlantic
City on Friday. The passengers
and crew of the steamer were rescu
ed by a volunteer crew under com
mand of Capt. Mark Casto. Among
the passengers was Ensign Walker.
He had been stationed on the gov
ernment, supply boat Yankee in the
West Indies and was on bin way
home on the Cherokee.
Ensign Walker, who by the way
is not Engineer Walker as has been
published, was called upon this morn
ing by a Herald reporter. He was
resting at his home and said that
hr: was thoroughly worn out from his
terrible experiences. He stated that,
he would rest for a while and prob
ably would not come to the city to
consist of fifteen members, and is di
vided between the Atlantic, Pacific
and gulf coasts, the great lakes and
the Mississippi. The members are
Wni. M. Lincoln, of Boston; Itobt.
Ramsey, of Baltimore; E. .1. Hale, of
Fayetteville, Ind.; VV'm. Sanders, of
New Orleans; 8. W. Duncan, of Dal
las, Tex.; John A. Fox, of Blythevllle,
Ark.; W, P. Konnett, of SI. l/uils;
Albert It. Hettinger, of Cincinnati;
\v . It. Rogers, of Pittsburg; Henry
Clark, of Omaha; Harvey D. Ooulder,
of Cleveland; ('apt. Win. J. Cosby,
of Detroit; John W. Ferris, of San
Francisco, *nd A. II Dovers, of Port
land. Ore.; J. F. Ellison, of Cincin
nati. will act us the secretary of the
committee without being a member.
After the officers had been an
flounced there was a flicker of resist
ance on the part of the convention in
attempting to gpt every state rep
resented on Hie executive ’committee,
but it wits pointed out that this would
make the committee too unwleldly
for effective work, and it was aban
iloned, the committee being appointed
its recommended.
meet his many friends until tomor
row He was willing to tell of his
terrible experiences and being In the
navv of the country is perhaps the
best qualified of all men to tell of
the occurance at sea.
During the conversation some men
tion was made of the fact that. It hail
been reported thin the men fell to
their knees in prayer. Ensign Walker
said that this was a mistake; it was
the women that, did the praying.
"What, did the men do, cuss” was
asked him.
"Well, most of them did, but they
all wanted to pray and had good
cause to do so.”
When asked directly as to the
three days privation Ensign Walker
told a graphic and clear-cut story.
He said that on Friday and Friday
night, although the Cherokee was
burd aground on the Brigantine
Shoals off Atlantic City there was lit
tle alarm among the passengers.
They had been assured that the sit
nation was not even grave and that
there was fio cause for worry. Fri
day night there was given In the
cabin a vaudeville (.entertainment In
which everyone took part and al
though there was a little uneasiness
there was no real bar manifested.
As the night wore on the seas
commenced to run heavier and the
gale increased. The water was wash-
KILLED FAMILY, SET
FIRE TO HOUSE.
CRIMED
SUICIDE
• j
SEVEN PEOPLE, INCLUDING Hlf
WIFE. MOTHER IN LAW AND
CHILDREN. WERE BURNED TO
CRISP—TWO BODIES RECOVER
ED.
PKMItIIOKK, N. It., Jan. 18 Tie
authorities have resumed the Investi
gation of the tragedy In which seven
persons were victims and an eighth
took his own life yesterday.
After daylight many of the towns
people visited the ruins of the house
at North Pembroke which for three
years had been occupied by Charles
F. Ayer, bis immediate faintly and Ills
mother-in-law, Mrs. Isaac Lnkeman.
The ruins had cooled during the
night and a careful Hearcli was In
stltuted for the remains of five of
the victims. Two charred trunks, one
of which Is supposed to he that of
Mrs. Isikeman and the other that of
her child, were found in the debris.
A more complete search of the ruins
resulted in finding all five of the re
inainlng bodies. All were burned hor
ribly ami It Is practically impossible
to tell one from another, save (he
difference in size indicated that of the
mother.
The authorities believe Ayer mur
dered all seven members of his fam
ily as they lay In I heir beds late Tues
day night or early yesterday morn
ing. using an axe or some other noise
less weapon. For three months It
is said Ayer has been brooding over
a fancied financial wrong In connec
tion wllh the settlement of the estate
of his wife’s father's. It Is believed
this unbalanced Ayer mentally.
The house destroyed was the resi
dence of Ayer, who wns found late
yesterday afternoon on the Northford
turn pike some miles from his home,
witli a bullet wound in his head.
MOTHER MATCHES RICH.
Left Estate of $5,000 From Sale of
Matctie* and Gum.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Jan. IS (Special.)
Miss Rowemt Peyton, "the old match
woman,” who died Tuesday evening
at her home on Llickle street, tills
city, left an estate valued at $6,000.
of which about $4,000 Is In Atlanta real
esiate and SI,OOO tn personal property
There are no members of Miss Pey
ton’s family living, anil the estate will |
lie divided between her nearest rein
fives, who are a nephew ami nieces
Judge Wilkinson, ordinary of Fulton j
county, yesterday appointed Albert !
Boylaton administrator of the estate j
and fixed his bond at SIO,OOO. The |
whole of her fortune had been made
by Mias Peyton by the sale of matches |
and chewing gum.
MONEY PAID VETERANS.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 18. (Special)
—Nearly!:!, r ,,ooo wan paid yesterday
by the state of Georgia to Confeder
ate veterans who reside In Fulton
county. All ilay long the office of
Ordinary Wilkinson was crowded by
the veterans who came to sign the
papers which would entitle them to
pensions. Between 450 and 600 call
ed during ihc doy. Many sat about
In the halls at the court, house,
swapped stories of the days of fight
ing in the OOtien and held a minia
ture reunion.
MR. WALKER 16 WORN OUT FROM
EXPERIENCE AND RESTING AT
HOME OF HIS FATHER IN THIB
CITY.
ed over the deck In such a manner
that all of the hatches hud to be
closed. It was a sleepless night. As
the gale Increased the women com
menced to cry and there was a fear
I aroused. In the men.
“Saturday some of the passengers
appealed to the captain to do some
thing for us, and he was forced to
admit that. It was too late, and that.
\ unless the storm abated there was
little chance of our ever reaching
shore again,” said Ensign Walker,
j This to many was s death knell
and the fear and grief among the
passengers was evident, from this
time onward. The ship was taking
water fast and the pounding of the
heavy seas bad torn loose the en
gines. Every effort was made by
the engineers to put the engines Into
condition but. the hold was filled with
water and all attempts in this direc
tion had to hr abandoned and dur
ing the last, 24 hours tne engines
were absolutely useless.
Ensign Walker then went on to
tell of the harrowing and exciting
THF PLANTERS LOAN 4
AND SAVINGS BANK, 4
Gross Resource* . $1,000,000,00 i
PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREBT. <
Deposit* may be made by MAIL, 4
L. C. Hayne, President. 4
Cha*. C. Howard. Ca*hi*r.<
DAILY ANU SUNDAY. $6.00 A YEAR.
IHE LIBERALS ARE
SWEEPING IHE
ELECTIONS IN
EM
TIDAL WAVE OF VICTORY BE
COMING MORE AND MORE PRO
NOUNCED AS THE RETURNS
FROM COUNTRY COME IN—ARE
FAR AHEAD NOW.
LONDON, .lan 18 —The Liberal
tide Is rising faster than ever as the
flood of returns comes In from yos
lerday'a elections In the counties.
The result of the elections to date ta
IIS follows:
Liberals 189
Unionists .. 79
Irish Nationalists 56
La hordes 83
GEORGIA SCHOONER LOST.
ELLSWORTH. Maine, .lan. 18
Anxiety. Is set here for the safety of
’ the 450 ton schooner Pepo Ramirez,
1 Captain Lorenzo Jordan, 36 day* out
from New York, bound for Brunn
wick, Georgia. The schooner lias not
been spoken of as fnr as her owner*
have been advised, since ahe left New
York on December 13th, tended with
salt.
THE HORSE CHEEK
BILL REPORTED
FAVORABLY
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASS
AGE OF TEN HOUR LAW FOR
WHICH MILL PEOPLE HAVE
LONG BEEN FIGHTING—RE V.
MILLB SPOKE FOR IT.
COLUMBIA. H. C„ -lan. 18.—(Spe-
Mai.) The house committee on manu
j facturos this morning presented a ma
jority favorable report on the 10-hour
labor bill presented by Mr. Toole, of
Aiken. The mill people in the Horse
| Creek valley who have unions want,
the hill and have been fighting for It
I for years.
The mill operatives In the upper
I part of the state hsve sent In more
than it score of long petitions caking
j to he let alone.
I There was an interesting discussion
before Ihe committee. flev. VV. H.
Mills, of North Augusta, argued for
the bill.
times that followed. Being a man
of the sea and therefore one who can
well tell talcs of the sea his ac
count of the disaster sounded like
one of the famous tales of Cooper.
Design Walker then went, on with his
narrative which Is given In h!r own
language:
"The last, night was one of ter
ror. We tried to keep Up rourag-J
bv playing a phonograph and sing
ing, but about 10 o'clock we gave up
all hope. The ship rose high In the
air and came down first on her bow
and then her stem. We expected
that, every plunge would be the last,
and that she would break In two on
the next. wave.
"There was a terrific noise /Which
could *Tie heard above the wind and
sea. I felt that the end had come
at last, and for the first time I lost
my nerve. Every man dropped to
lila knees and) muttered a prayer, and
the women lay moaning on the floor.
There was not. a light, burning, and
the water poured In through the
hatches which had been hurst open
by the crash.
“We bade good-bye to each other
and all prepared to die. Wo waited
In silence and almost hoped that, Ihe
suspense soon would bo over.
' “Afler a long while the first mate
came Into the cabin and told ns that
several plates had been ripped off
the steamer’s hull, and that she was
sinking. could feel her settle
»:.d felt that it would not be long un
til the sea would close over us for
ever.
"It was the cook who canto to our
rescue. Ke took us up Info the gal
ley, where we would be away from
the hungry waves a little while
longer. There was a fire there and
he spread blankets on the floor for
the women, and there wo remained
until morning. The galley boy tried
to slug to cheer us up, but he final
ly gave up the effort and burst Into
tears.
"The water ran in slower than we
expected, and when we were taken
off by captain Canto the water had
Just begun to cover the cabin floor.
We had no food or water all day,
ami 1 don't think we could have lived
through the night."
The steamer Cherokee Is a total
loss and the Clyde line is minus one
of Its best ships. From Mr. Walker's
account It will he seen that the days
of adventure aim excltment are not
ever but that they are as good ad
ventures on the sea as there were la
the oldeu times.