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VOLUME XI. NO. 16.
VICTORY OF TARIFF SAID TO
BE DEFEAT OF STATEHOOD SILL
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
WILL JOIN HANDS TO FIGHT
ON MEASURE.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Anti-Statehood League of Arizona
Caused a Clash in the Committee
Room —Say They Can Kill the Bill
on Vote of the People.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 19.
There is great rejoicing among op
ponents of the Joint Statehood hill
over the result of the vote on the
T’hillippine Tariff hill. They assert
they they will have the support of
all democrats, which the opponents
of the Philippine TnrifT bill did not
have, and will defeat the measure by
a majority of at least thirty. They
say they will have the 137 demo
cratic votes and at least 71 republi
can votes, which would make the
vote stand 178 for the bill and 208
against it.
Leaders of the revolt are opc-r. in
their defiance of the president and
the house leaders. They dare the
latter to try to bring in their rule
shutting off amendments, and say if
it is brought in it will be defeated.
The administration is still fighting
sturdily and charging that the real
basis of the opposition is the t;ues
tion of tax evasion by railroads and
mines of New Mexico.
Friends of the administration say
N. O. Murphy, former governor of
Arizona; his brother, Frank Murphy;
Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana;
Senator Alger, of Michigan, and other
mine owners, desire to defeat not
only joint statehood, but all state
hood for Arizona, in order that they
may enjoy practical immunity from
taxation, which would cease with the
admission of the territory as a state.
It is asserted that five hundred
miles of railroad are entirely exempt
from taxation. It is also declared
that mining stock is largely held m
the house.
Assessed at Low Figures.
The United Verde Copper com
pany's mine, of which Senator Clark
is the largest owner, is assessed at
$835,504. One authority says it gives
Senator Clark a net income of $1,000,-
000 a year and is worth $150,000,000.
Another says it is producing SBO,OOO
a dav.
The Congress Consolidated Mine
owned by Frank Murphy, is assessed
at $1 12,747. It is reported to he
worth between $3,000,000 and $6,000,-
OG'O.
The Imperial Copper company’s
mine in Hlma county, owned by
Frank Murphy, is assessed for STS,-$ T 5,-
000,' and is said to be worth be
tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000.
The Copper Queen Consolidaled
Mine, assessed at $56,000, is said to
be worth $150,000,000.
The Calumet and Arizona Mine
is assessed for $67,719 and is report
ed worth $20.0(10,000.
The Calumet and -Pittsburg Mine
is assessed for $13,224 and is said to
be worth several millions.
The Arizona Copper company prop
erty, which is assessed for $1,950,-
096, is reported worth $50,000,000.
The Tombstone Consolidated, a
Murphy mine, is assessed at $79,099,
and recently $6,000,000 of six per
cent bonds were sold against the
property.
Railroad Lightly Taxed.
The Santa Fe Pacific railroad, ex
tending from east to west, a distance
of 391 miles, pays a tax nt the rate
of $175 a mile in lieu and in full of
taxes for all territorial or county pur
poses. A three per cent rate of taxa
tion would place the valuation at $5,-
833 a mile.
The Santa Fe desired to charge
the name of the corporation a few
years ago. A bill was introduced
by Representative Curtis, of Kansas,
permitting this change of name and
transfer of property from one cor
poration to the other. When the bill
came from the committee on Pacific
railroads the provision providing for
a taxation of $175 a mile had been
smuggled in and the bill was passed.
Former Governor Murphy said to
day he was not rejected by the pres
ident for re-appointment as gover
nor.
"I resigned several months before
nty term expired," said Mr. Murphy,
" and I was not an applicant for any
appointment because I was not a
Rough Rider."
Clash in Committee.
There was an exciting hearing be
fore the committee on territories of:
the house, when the Anti-Statehood
League of Arizona was given a hear-
Representative Powers, of
Maine, asked so many questions
about evasion of taxation that Mark i
A. Smith, delegate from Arizona, lost !
his temper, and had an altercation
with Mr. Powers. He subsequently
apologized.
Arizona opponents of the joint
statehood measure say there is no
question they can either kill the bill |
or insert a clause submitting to the ;
voters of New Mexico and Arizona j
the question whether they shall be
admitted to the Union. I
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
BANK PRESIDENT IS
SENTENCED TO
5 YEARS
APPEAL TAKEN AND BAIL AL
LOWED LEAR—WAS HEAD OF
DOYLESTOWN NATIONAL BANK.
SHORTAGE OF $60,000 CHARGED.
PHILADELPHIA, Penna., Jan. 19.
| —Henry Lear, former president of the
I Doylestown, Pennsylvania National
| bank, which failed several years ago,
; was sentenced to five years impris
onment in the Eastern penitentiary
today for embezzling the funds of the
bank. An appeal was taken and
l.ear was admitted to bail. Lear was
charged with misapplying funds of
the bank amounting to nearly $60,-
000.
SAILED WITH SON'S WIFE.
Mother of Minor Bridegroom Alleges
Her Husband Has Eloped.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—An amazing
situation was revealed in the supreme
court by the signing of an order for
the service by publication of the sum
mons anil complaint in an annulment
suit by Justice Davis. Pietro De Ben
edict is, a minor, through his mother,
Marie Carmella De Benedict is, brings
suit to have his marriage with Mar
gherita De Benedictis annulled, on the
ground that he was an infant anil did
not have the permission of his par
ents to marry.
The mother, in an affidavit, declares
that the son was but sixteen years
old when he was married, anil that
In November, 1905, Margherlta De
Benedictis was concealed by Giuseppi
I)e Benedictis, father of the plaintiff,
and on November 8 Margherlta sailed
for the old country, in company with
Giuseppi, and the mother states that
she helieves that Giuseppi has eloped
with his son’s wife.
The affidavit concludes with the
statement that the last she heard ot
her husband was when she received a
letter postmarked Havre, France, tell-
I ing her that her husband had arrived
! there.
A TEMPERANCE REVIVAL
IN THE MOUNTAIN CITY.
The Community Stirred by Series of
Lectures by Dr. E. O. Taylor.
GREENVILLE, Jan. 19. —Greenville
Is in the midst of a temperance re
vival. The city has'been stirred on
the educational side of the liquor prob
lem. A series of five lectures by
Rev. Dr. E. O. Taylor, of Boston.
Mass., involving the scientific phase
of the question, closed last night. The
meetings were held under the auspices
of the ministerial union.
The Sunday addresses were given
at the opera house, the others were
given at the First. Baptist church. All
ihe meetings were largely attended,
while at some many were turned
away who could not find seats.
The dispensary was not discussed as
such, but the Inexorable logic of sci
entific facts presented condemned it
in no uncertain way. A profound im
pression has been made upon the en
tire community as a result of which a
copy of Dr. Taylor’s lectures will be
sent in printed form to every pastor
in Greenville county with the request
that he preach on this phase of tem
perance in the near future.
ARGENTINE PRES.
DIED TODAY
Gained Notoriety in Literary World
by Translation of Dante’s “Divine
Comedy.”
BUENOS AYRES. Jan. 19.—Gen
era! Bartolome Mitre, former presi
dent of the Argentine Republic, died
today at the age of 83. He gained con
siderable distinction in literature,
his work including a translation in
Spanish of Dantes "Divine comedy.”
MISS ROOSEVELT'S GOWNS.
Evening Costume For Her Wedding
Costume Made in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, MtC, Jan. T9.—An
evening and a travelling gown for
Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding trous
seau are being made by Miss Lottie
Barron, of this city. The evening
! dress is to be of brocaded white satin.
of American make, and of a pattern
; which will be exclusively Miss Roose
! velt's.
For chief trimming there will be
the Lee laces, which have decorated
i the gowns of Miss Roosevelt's moth
er and grandmother. The bodice will
be embellished with embroidery of
seed pearls in addition to the old
lace. The skirt will be made en train.
The going away dress will be of gray
broadcloth, a complement to the gray
i furs Miss Roosevelt wears.
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity. Rain tonight and Saturday.
THE DEAD FINANCIER, HIS WIDOW,
RESIDENCE AND OLD HOMESTEAD
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Tilt uU> HOMLSyTEA*
Greene and Gaynor Jury
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 19.—(Special.)—Late yesterday afternoon the
work of selecting the jury to try the now famous Greene and Gaynor
cases was concluded. It is striking that all of the jurors so selected are
farmers: men of intelligence, but not familiar with the intricacies of law
books; as a whole the men best calculated to be absolutely fair, impar
tial and unbiassed.
The jury is as follows:
Hope Thomas, of Quitman, Brooks county.
Henry G. Hester, of Valdosta, Lowndes county.
Wiley W. Haddock, of Quitman, Brooks county.
C. L. Touchstone, of Naylor, Lowndes county.
Robert S. Heath, of Thomasville, Thomas county.
John Gribben, of Thomasville, Thomas county.
William A. Simms, of Ousley, Lowndes county.
C. Thomas Dampier, of Ousley, Lowndes county.
John Allen, of Nashville, Berrien county.
C. R. Poole, of Thomasville, Thomas county.
Nat E. Turner, of Merrillville, Thomas county.
Samuel R. Patton, of Milltown, Berr.en county.
The case was opened this morning on its merits after the roll of the
jury had been called.
ANOTHER “HOLD
OVER” HAZER
Charles James Accused of Initiating
New Men Into Academy Life in
September.
ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 19.—Tho trial of
Midshipman Bloebaum, of St. Charles,
Mo., on charges of hazing, was re
sumed today. The next case to be
tried is that of Charles M. James, of
Grlnnell, lowa, a member of the sec
[ ond cl&ss.
Like Meriwether and Bloebaum,
j .lames was obliged to stay at the
academy during September, when the
j other upper classmen were on leave,
; because of deficiency In studies. He
j occupied a part of the time, It Is
' (charged, in initiating members of
] the new fourth class Into academy
j life.
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LEXINGTON GRAND JURY
PRESENTS IMMORALITY.
t Ugly Cases Reported to the Court for
Indictment.
LEXINGTON, Jan. 19.—Judging
from the report of the grand jury
: to the court there is a state of Im
' morality existing in Lexington county
jthat the good citizens of the county
are determined to correct, anil to
purify the surrounding atmosphere
even if it takes the strong right arm
of the court to do so.
The presentment of the grand Jury
arraigns for immorality four cases,
and recommends that the parties be
indicted on the criminal side of the
court. All of the parties are whites.
It is charged that, two single men and
two married women, and one married
man and an unmarried woman are
living in adultery and that an unmar
ried man and an unmarried woman
are openly living in violation of the
law of decency and morality. The
names of witnesses who will prove
this state of affairs have been fur
nished Solicitor Timmerman and he
will hand out bills of indictment at
the next term of court, against the
parties named.
The crime of homicide seems also
to be on the Increase In this county,
there being on the docket for trial at.
this term four eases of murder and
one of manslaughter. Two of these
cases have been tried this week and
resulted in verdicts of acquittal. The
other three will be disposed of a*
, the next term of court.
AUGUSTA. GA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19. 1906.
WALLING IS
NOT ARRESTED
Reported to Associated Press by the
Editor of Jewish Daily—Denied
from St. Petersburg.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. The corre
spondent of the Associated Press at
St. Petersburg, having been queried
concerning the reported arrest of Wil
liam Kngllsh Walling for revolution
ary activity, telegraphed today that
Walling has not been arrested, and
that the report to that effect Is with
out foundation.
The Associated Press received the
statement that Walling had been ar
rested from Abraham Uahan, editor
of the Jewish Daily Forward, yester
day, and accepted it as correct.
COMMITTED SUICIDE
BY JUMPING INTO WELL.
Mrs. Noel Sharpe, of Lexington, Jump
ed Into Well Hundred Feet Deep.
SWANSEA. Jan. 19.—Mrs. Noel
Sharpe, who lived near Gaston, com
mitted suicide by jumping into a well,
which Is alioul 100 feet deep.
She left tiie house and as she did
not return In a reasonable time, the
family began a search for her and
found thiit llu well fixtures had been
moved.
The body was taken from the well
about 12 o'clock today. The right side
of her face was considerably bruised.
She leaves a husband and several
children.
Mr. Sharpe was at Lexington rourt
house on a law sail of some kind.
SAY DOWIE IS DEPOSED.
Zfon Citizens Assure Creditors He Is
Out of the Business.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19.—John Alexan
der Dowie has been permanently re
moved from financial control of Zion
City’s Industries, according to assur
ances given to creditors of the com
munity by its financial agent.
The people of Zion, It is said,
awoke almost too late to find that
Dowie was a veritable "white ele
phant,’ and that he squandered mon
ey in the most profligate manner.
His trip around the world alone coat
$1,000,000. The trip to New York
with his "Restoration Hosts" cost
half that much. Today there is due
SB,OOO interest ori mortages on Zion
City lands and as yet no provision
has been made to pay It,
TILLMAN AROUSED
WASHINGTON OY
ARRAIGNING
POES’T
NEVER BEFORE HAS THEODORE
ROOSEVELT BEEN SO SCORED
ON THE FLOOR OF EITHER
HOUSE OF CONGRESS—WAS IT
A MISTAKE?
(Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Probably
never before in the history of the sen
ate has Interest been more Intense
than was manifested In Ihe speech
of Senator Tillman on Wednesday in
| which President Roosevelt was more
roundly denounced than ever before
during Hu* many speeches which have
touched upon hint during the current
session. Soon after Senator Tillman
look the floor the chamber began to fill
up with senators, both democratic and
republican. The gallery was crowded
lio its capacity, the only vacant seats
! being In the executive gallery In
which were bill two ladles, and not
a moment passed that did not bear
evidence of Hie Intense Interest tnkeu
In the words of the speaker.
Senator Tillman laid especial stress
upon the president's declaration that
"no Juki and orderly government has
anything lo fear from us.”
"Is the converse true, that an unjust
and disorderly government has some
i thing to fear from us?" Mr. Tillman
asked. “Because if II is. therein lies
an immense amount of trouble for ihls
country."
In speaking of the attitude of the
president toward the press Mr. Till
man said:
"But see whai the president's ai
tltudo was toward Ihe press. Me
hectors tills great estate, he threat
ens, lie reprimands, he causes men to
he discharged, he has the White House
news corruled, he forbids his cabinet
men to talk, Ihe news Is colored and
sifted to suit his ideas and to enable
him to maintain his hold on the pef>
pie."
lie said that the condition al Hie
While House lias been that of a quack
doctor who bus pills to give out. The
newspapers are ihe spoon. Loeb Is the
apothecary and "Roosevelt Panama
pills, Roosevelt's railway rate pills,
Roosevelt’s Roosevelt pills, etc.,” are
administered In this fashion.
Ii was upon Hu subject of the
forcible ejection of Mrs. Morris from
the While House that Mr. Tillman
seemed almost to lose control of his
voice so earnest was he In deprecat
ing the affair. Ills language at this
point became so extreme that Senator
Hale Interrupted him with a plea that
such words were not to he properly
used In connection with the chief exe
cutive of the nation and especially In
the senate of the United States.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, In a
very temperate address, deprecated
the action of Senator Tillman in bring
ing the case Into the senate, and sug
gested that he should consult his col
leagues and deliberate a little before
offering to Investigate the Incident.
The extreme tenor of Mr. Tillman's
speech Is generally regarded here
among conservative persons as a very
[ grave mistake.
SIMPLE FUNERAL QF CHICAGO'S
LATE MERCHANT PRINCE AT NOON
IRISH IN ft UNION
STRONGHOLD IN
ELECTION
JOSEPH DEVLIN CARRIED WEST
BELFAST IN RACE YESTERDAY.
THE LIBERALS ARE NOW FAR
AHEAD IN RACE.
LONDON, Jan. 19. The mosi In
teresting feature of today's election
returns was the capture of West Bel
fast by an Irish Nationalist, Joseph
Devlin. Belfast lias been a Union
ist stronghold from time immemorial
with lbe exception of a few years.
Twelve Liberal and two Labor gains
are announced as the result of yes
iterday's elections. The totals now
are:
Liberal 218.
Unionists 94.
Irish Nationalists .. ..70.
I.aborltes 37.
LEE'S BIRTHDAY.
Being Celebrated by State House Of
ficials.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
—The blrllnlay anniversary of General
Robert K. Leo Is being appropriately
celebrated in Atlanta today. All the
slate house offices, those of the city
government, banks and schools are
observing n holiday. During the morn
ing formal exercises were held In
most of the schools; then the chil
dren were dismissed for the day. In
the hall of the house of representa
tives al the state caplto! this after
noon. beginning at about 2 o'clock. In
teresting exercises are being bold un
der the auspices of Atlanta camp. No.
159, United Confederate Veterans. The
members of the camp are being assist
ed by members of other loral ramps,
the Daughtoi'H of the Confederacy, the
Ladles' Memorial association, the Or
der of Robert B. Lee, and Sons of
Confederate Veterans. This evening
at the Piedmont hotel the members of
the Atlanta Virginia society will at
tend a banquet. For the first time In
the history or the society the annual
banquet will be attended by the wives
and sweethearts of the members.
PRETENDING FORTUNE
TELLER STOLE BIBLE.
SAVANNAH. Jan. 19 Albert Car
roll, colored, aged 53, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Futch al the
union station on the charge of tho
larceny of a Bible from 11. G. Branch,
In Frogtown.
Branch speared al police head
quarters ami staled that his wife
heard a noise In the front part of the
house and on going forward found
Carroll In the house. She asked the
Intruder what lie wanted and ho Hald
he wanted to tell her fortune.
The woman said site did nil want
Iter fortune told, bat Carroll was In
sistent, and he proceeded to take a
seat. He finally asked Ihe woman lo
bring him a drink of water. Branch
claimed, and while she was gone
for the water Carroll left, carrying
the Bible wit it him. Branch arriv
ed at home a few minutes later,
when Hlh wife told him what had
happened. lie got on his bicycle
and traced Carroll in the union ela
tion, and there had him arrested.
Carroll had the Bible with him.
SUNDAY IN
MOROCCO
Hence No Session of the International
Conference at Algeclras is Being
Held.
ALGBCIRAH. Jnn. 19. This lining
Mohammedan Bunday. there will he
no session of the International con
ference on the Moroccan reforms,
through deference for the Moroccan
delegates. The Moiiih redoubled their
religious fervor In praying for the
preservation of their country.
It Is expected that the American
delegates will strongly favor ameliora
tion of the conditions of the Jews.
RUN OVER BY TRAIN.
T. T. Rushen, a Lifetime Convict,
Dangerously Injured on Trestle.
MILLKDGEVILLB, .Jan. 19.- T. T.
Rushen, a convict at the Hlate Prison
Farm, was run over and dangerously
Injured by a passenger train on the
Georgia railroad.
Rushen was a truslv and had been
sent out to hunt stock that, had
strayed. He was walking a trestle
on the Georgia railroad west of the
State-farm depot, and waH overtaken
by the train before he could reach
safety.
Mr. Rushen is serving a life sen
tence at the farm, and was among the
first prisoners brought to the farm
when it was established. He is
I seventy-four years old.
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DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 A YEAR.
LAID IN HIS LAST REST BESIDE
GRAVE OF SON WHO DIED A
SHORT TIME AGO.
ONLY FAMILY PRESENT.
Be Succeeded In Buslneae World by
Brother from England, Who Will
Make Chicago His Principal Place
of Residence.
CHICAGO. 111., Jnn. 19—(Special.)
The funeral of Marshall Flold waa
conducted at noon today in a simple
, and unostentatious manner at the
Field mansion. 1905 Private avenue.
The members of the family and sev
eral of the most Intimate friends of
the late merchant prince gathered
about the bier and heard the short
funeral service read after which the
body was taken to the Field section
of the Graceland cemetery, where It
was laid beside the body of his ann
who died recently.
The announcement has been made
already that. Mr. Field’s business suc
cessor will be his brother. John
Held, who will come over from Man
chester, Rngland to take active
charge of ail the Field houses.
John N. Field has for a number of
years been the head of the Manches
ter branch of the Field business, and
has In that capacity had general
charge of all tho foreign business
done by the firm. He has not been
In Chicago in a number of years, but
will hereafter make this his prlncl*
pie place of residence.
UNIFORM LAW FOR DIVORCE.
Remedy to be Proposed tor Existing
Evil at Coming Convention.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 19.
Al Iho divorce congress, to ho hold In
Washington February 19, a uniform
law governing Iho so-called dlvorra
evil, to ho general over tho United
States, will ho discussed.
Nearly 150 delegates, representlm?
all but a few of iho Htnlos, will attend
the congress, armed with data con
cerning divorce litigation. Its causea
and effects. Tennessee has appoint
ed Hlxteen delegates. South Carolina
refused to participate.
The step taken by the Pennsylvania
legislature a year ago, calling atten
tion to the growing menace, and
President Roosevelt's action In call
ing the attention of congress to the
magnitude of the evil, gnve the con
gress Its origin, and the governors of
each state and tho commissioners of
tho District of Columbia wore asked
to appoint delegates. Among thosa
who will attend aro women, theolo
gians, lawyers and In some cases gov«
ornors.
Messrs. It. Ross Perry. Frederick
Hidden* and Aldls B. Hrowno are tha
local delegates. William H. Htaake,
of Pennsylvania. Is chairman of tho
provisional committee of arrange
ments for the congress.
Although a month off. there Is much
Interest In I lie coming meeting. Many
of the delegates being lawyers and
having had personal experience Itt
the airing of marital (roubles at fhei
bar of Justice, can explain how hus
bands and wives find their way US
court.
Observations of tho dignified law!
ami how the various states grapple
with Iho divorce evil will be much
exploited. Papers will he read deal
ing with every phase of domestic woe.
Astonishing figures will he shown. If
the records of tho court* In some
states, especially Pennsylvania, aro
Introduced. Almost every state In
the union has at somo time recently
placed itself on record regarding the
divorce evil, and the analogy show#
that some concerted action on tho
part of the nallon as a whole Is ■
thing that. must, follow. •
UNIQUE REVENGE.
Farmer Make* Phyalcian Wallow Id
Mud Hole — Forces Signed
Retraction. »
PADUCAH, Ky.. lan. 19. Because
Dr. J. M. Payne hart obtained a
Judgment against him for medical ser
vires, Albert PI I a worth, a farmer,
stopped the physician as he was rid-
Inn in Ills carriage near
compelled him to alight. disrobe and
then wallow In a mud hole for five
minutes.
While In the nmd hole the doctor
was compelled to sign a statement to
the effect that he had sworn falsely
at the trial and he was then threaten
ed with Instant death If ho told what
had occurretl. Dr. Payne, after as-'
sinning his natural garb, thick with
the mud, proceeded to Lancaster,
where he caused the arrest of Pits
worth. The latter comes from a prom
inent family, and Payne Is one of the
leading physicians of Ballard county.
DECLARES JAIL TOO
COMFORTABLE.
Paterson Charity Organization Think*
It Lures Lazy Ones to Crime.
PATKILSON, N. J., Jan. 19.
(Special.)—"We believe that life In
our county Jail Is far more comfort
able than prisoners deserve or can
even enjoy in their own homes, some
being allowed to spend the time In
ease and comfort, when, In our opin
ion, they should bo employed at hard
labor.” - - - „