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IN THE HERALD
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A BIG HELP TO YOU
VOLUME XI. NO. 77.
PIRATICAL CHINESE
SEIZE LAUNCH OE
STANDARD OIL
BOAT OWNED BY UNITED STATES
CORPORATION LOOTED BY BAN
DITS NEAR CANTON.
U. S. GUNBOAT CALLS ON WAY
Pirates Loot the Vessel and Carry
Away Number of Winchester Rifles
and a Thousand Rounds of Ammuni
tion.
HONG KONG. March 23.— The
launch owned by the Standard Oil
company was seized and looted by
pirates near Canton yesterday.
The pirates secured a number of
Winchester rifies and thousands of
rounds of ammunition.
The United States gunboat Callo is
proceeding to the scene of piracy.
JIMESTOWIi ASKS
URGE AMOUNT
House Committee on Industrials and
Expositions In Session This Morn
ing—Tabulated Statement.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 23. -
The house committee on industrials
and expositions met today to give
final consideration to the hills appro
priating money for the Jamestown ex
position
A tabulated statement of the desir
ed appropriations was laid before the
committee by Representative May
nard. of Virginia, and the items were
considered separately.
•■lie statement as arranged by Mr.
Maynard showed *250.000 for five
government buildings; *250.000 for
government exhibits; *20,000 for a
club house Ur the army and navy of
ficers; *150,C00 for a club house for
enlisted men; *400.000 for a pier;
*250 000 for transportation of soldiers
•nd arms; *25,000 for the Jamestown
island pier; *5,000 for enclosing the
grounds at Jamestown Islnnd, and
*IOOOO for excavations on the island.
The direct appropriation of *1.000.-
000 was also included in the state
ment.
The committee decided to recom
mend a total appropriation of one
million, four hundred and eighty thou
sand dollars for the exposition.
fim PER GENT
IS DAMAGE DONE
Result of Cold Snap on Fruit Crop.
Estimates by State Agricultural De
partment.
ATLANTA. Ga„ March 23.—(Spe
cial.) —Reports which have been re
ceived by the state department of
agriculture today from the fruit belts
of the state are more encouraging re
garding the damage to the crop by the
cold.
Although a number of sections re
port damage was slight, serious
Injuries in other localities are report
ed, and the average toss for the en
tire state will be 50 per cent.
Speaking of the injury, Assistant
Commissioner of Agriculture R. H.
Wright stated Friday that the aver
age damage to the crop in the state
would be at least 50 per cent., ac
cording to present, indications.
"Full reports, which will probably
be in by Monday, may change the
figures, bm I think that the 50 per
cent, estimate for the state at lartve
will stand." said Col. WH|ht.
Secretary George Montgomery, of
the railroad commission, who lives at
biarietta, states that the crop is not
thought to be seriously damaged in
that viciniy..
Hon. J. J. Connor, of Cartersvilie,
says ibe outlook Is encouraging in
Bartow county.
JOHN D. CAN GO TO SEE
HIS NEW GRANDSON
NEW YORK. March 23.—Fear of a
subpoena which would compel him to
testify in the proceedings brought by
Missouri against the Standard Oil Co.
need not prevent John D. Rockefeller
from visiting his youngest grandson,
John D. Rockefeller 111 if he chooses
to do so.
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis
souri, who is here prosecuting the suit
brought by his state, announced to
day that he is willing to declare a
truce if Rockefeller wishes to return
to New York to see his grandson.
"I don't think I will need the tes
timony of Mr. Rockefeller, anyway, ’
Mr. Hadley continued. "If I can get
the information I want from other
witnesses 1 expect to examine."
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
NEW AMBASSADOR ABROAD
Charles .Spencer Pran^is
CHARLES S. FRANCIS
THE NEW AMBASSADOR
REPRESENTATIVE PLENIPOTEN
TIARY OF UNITED STATES AT
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
BELLAMY STORER IS OUT
He is on Way to Washington to Have
Talk With President in Regard to
Matters Which Have Caused Fric
tion.
WASHINGTON. March 23.—(Spe
cial.) —President. Roosevelt has ad
justed the unsatisfactory condition ex
isting in the American embassy to
Austria-Hungary, by appointing Cbas.
S. Francis, of Troy, N. Y., to that
post.
Bellamy Storer, the retiring ambas
sador, is now In Egypt with his wife,
although the president has been ex
pecting him to come to Washington to
have a talk about the matters which
have caused friction and perplexity.
The appointment of Mr. Francis was
not expected. Te secret of the man
picked for the Austrian embassy was
so well kept that no inkling of it es
caped until the news was announced
in the White House.
The new ambassador is a son of the
late John H. Francis, o Troy, who
began a diplomatic canter of merit
by serving as minister to Greece. To
this place Charles S. Francis was ap
pointed by President McKinley in 1897
The elder Francis was also the diplo
matic representative of this govern
ment at Vienna, the post to which the
son has now been appointed.
Mr. Francis, as was his father, is
an active politician, and had much to
do with the nomination of Frank S.
Black for governor of New York in
1895. His appointment cannot fail
to be pleasing to Mr. Black, and will
probably result in more cordial rela
tions between ihe Whit* House and
the Republican leader.
Mr. Francis is a Cornell graduate
and a trained athlete. He was the
single scull chanfkm of this coun
try. He is of pleasing address, and
great tact and patience.
MACON POLICEMEN
CLEARED OF CHARGES.
MACON, Ua.. March 23, —The police
committee of the city council held two
important investigations yesterday
afternoon, and after a full hearing, all
three of the city's officers whose con
duct they investigated were exoner
ated. These officers were Lieut. Leo
Grace and Patrolman Set Knight and
Citv Detective O. Jenkins. Messrs.
Grace and Knight were referred to in
a publication as having negligently al
lowed the escape of the negro who
shot. Jake Pfenning at. Duprlest s
store, Vineville branch.
The investigation satisfied the com
mittee that ihe officers were In no
wise negligent.
As a matter of fact, It was shown
that Macon never had two more con
scientious nr efficient officers on the
police force. They were completely
exonerated.
Detective Jenkins was charged with
having received from Mr. Ben L.
Jones *SO which a loan agent claimed
as a reward for finding a diamond
brooch which had been lost by a mem
ber of Mr. Jones' family. Mr. Jones'
testimony convinced the committee,
however, that Mr. Jenkins' conduct,
was entirely proper, as he simply act
ed as stakeholder while Mr. Jones
and the finder of the brooch were
wrangling over the merits of the find
ers claim to the reward.
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday
ATLANTA WOMAN
H CLOSE CULL
Mrs. M. J. Quinn and Mis Maude Jones
Hurt in Street Car Accident in New
York.
ATLANTA, Ga„ March 23.—A col
lison between a cab and a street car
near the corner of Broadway and
Thirty-sixth street in New York Wed
nesday afternoon came near causing
the (loath of Mrs. M. J. Quinn, of 404
Gordon street, Atlanta, and inflicting
painful injuries upon her companion
Miss Maud Jones, also of Atlanta, and
the driver of the cab, Henry Jonep.
Mrs. Quinn ts the proprietress of a
dressmaking establishment al 4 1-2
Whitehall street, and Miss Jones is
employed by her.
Was Returning to Hotel.
Mrs. Quinn was returning to the Ini-' 1
perial hotel, where she was stopping,
when a northbound car crashed into
her vehicle, throwing It a distance
of ten feet and overturning it. Mrs.
Quinn was carried al once to the Marl
borough hotel, and was later taken to
her apartment in the Imperial. Phy
sicians were at. once called in. and
state that while she is seriously hurt,*
and probably internally, her condition
at present presents no dangerous
symptoms. She will leav6 for her
home in Atlanta some time Thursday
and will reach the city Friday.
Actress’ Narrow Escape.
M!rs Amelia Bingham, Ihe well
known actress, was In a cab just at
the scene of the unfortunate accident,
on her way to the 1 heal re, and her
cab was almost upset,, causing Miss
Bingham to become greatly discom
posed for the time. She. however, wap
not. hurt, and proceeded on her way,
rapidly regaining composurp.
DEAD IN MINE DISASTER
MOST HORRIBLY BURNED
FAIRMOUNT, W. Va., March 23.
At 9 a. m. It is estimated that the
dead are still in the Century mine and
number eleven, while ten miners are
still unaccounted for. The majority
of the dead and missing are foreign
ers. The work of rescue is going on
slowly on account of fears about gas
In the shaft. Very few Americans
worked in the mine, the county about
Century being a rich farming terri
tory.
The bodies recovered were torn and
mangled and in many eases burned
from head <o foot, making identifica
tion very hard. There iH little hope
that the missing ten escaped.
The explosion is supposed to have
been caused by an accumulation of
natural gas. Many of the dead leave
large families.
ON A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE
THIS MAN IS HELD IN JAIL
WINDER. Ga.. March 23 (Spe
cial.) —R. L. Variderford, son of Jim
Vanderford, of near Carl. Ga., late
yesterday afternoon. It. is charged,
criminally assaulted the fourteen
year-old daughter of Wm. Helton.
It is charged that he met the girl
in the woods on her way home.
Vanderford is a married man, hav
inp a wife and two children.
The community Is greatly excited
over the matter.
A posse of two hundred men arrest
ed Vanderford last night, and lauded
him in the jail at Lawrencevllle.
AUGUSTA. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1906.
OUR AGE LIT MEN
TO BE MINISTERS
I AND TUTORS
CHICAGO PLANS TO CARE FOR
THOSE WHO REACH THE “TOO
OLD’ 1 LINE.
NEGOTIATIONS NOW ON
Getting Them Ready for Usefulness in
Great Colonies That Are to be In
augurated In Canada and in Florida.
CHICAGO, hi.. March 23.—The
anti-age limit league belleveH It has
solved (he problem of what to do with
men who are unable to obtain employ
ment in Chicago because they have
passed the "age limit.”
If plans now under way nre success
fu., such men arf> to he sent In great
numbers to colonies in Canada and
Florida, where they will become min
i inters, school teachers, or business
men of newly created towns.
Negotiations are now being carried
on by James F. Downey, president of
the league, witli managers of three
colonization projects, one of which
owns land in northwestern Canada,
another a tract three and a half miles
from Tampa, Forlda, and n third an
area on (he eastern coast of Florida.
The towns are to be created here
by parties of colonists.
PASSENGER TRAIN
THROWN OFFTRACK
Pretty Ugly Wreck Today Near Bax
ley—No One Hurt, But All Hands
Badly Shaken Up.
BAXT.KY, March 23.—(Special.)--
Train No. 18 on the Southern was
wrecked this morning six miles below
Baxley. The engine remained on tlie
track, but all the couchea went In the
ditch. No one Is seriously hurt,
though one or two passengers were
badly shaken.
The passengers held to their seats
to protect themselves from falling.
Passenger train No. 14 Is in Baxley
on a side track.
A wrecking crew Is rapidly building
a temporary track around the wreck
so that passengers will soon be ro-i
lieved from their suspense. The pat'.-|
sengers have made themselves eon)
fort able at tHe hotel here. The ch use j
of the wreck Is supposed to be a loose
rail where a work train erew knocked
off last night, as the last new rail Uj
where the wreck occurred.
MU. P. TRIMBLE
BUYS GAZETTE
Florida Man Secures Control of the
Oldest Weekly Newspaper in State
of Georgia.
WASHINGTON, fla., March 23.
(Special.)—A deal has just been con
summated whereby Mr. H. P. Trim
ble, of Fernandina, Fla , assumes edi
torial and business control of the
Washington Gazette-Chronicle, ihe
oldest, weekly newspaper, so it is
stated. In the realms of Georgia jour
nalism.
Mr. Trimble comes from the Land
of Flowers highly recommended as a
Journalist. He has been connected
with several different, newspaper en
terprises, all of which he has man
aged'with signal success. He has the
distinction of being the founder of
the. first dally newspaper in the his
toric city of St. Augustine, Fla.
At present, Mr. Trimble Is managing
pditor of the Nassau County (Fla.)
Star. He says he will not at once
discontinue tne publication of the
Florida paper, but will huve a capable
man In charge Hnd direct the affairs
of the Star and the Gaiette-Chronlcle
both from this office.
JOINT SCALE COMMITTEES
IN SESSION THIS AFTERNOON
Making One More Effort to Break the
Pending Deadlock.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 23. —
The joint scale committee* of the
Joint conferences of the coal opera
tors and the miners central competi
tive district and the southwestern dis
trict went Into executive sessions to
day In a final effort to break the dead
lock that has existed since the con
ferences on the wage scale began.
POSSIBLE CABINET MEMBERS
(t i ini.r:3 B mauoon
JOHN L. M’LAURIN
FOR THE CABINET
PROMINENT SOUTH CAROLINIAN
DISCUSSED AS MEMBER OF OF
FICIAL BODY.
COMMERCIAL DEMOCRAT
South Ha* No Representative Now In !
Cabinet and Roosevelt Big Enough |
and Broad Enough to Invite Worthy!
Man No Matter What His Politics.
WASHINGTON. March 23.—That
before many months there will be
four new members In tne cabinet, Is
my belief.
Recently there have been manv ex
pressions of opinion from the Routn
in favor of having n Southern man in
the cabinet. That sections has had
no representative in the cabinet since
11. A. Herbert, of Alabama, and Hoke
| Smith, of Georgia, retired.
The renewed talk of cabinet
changes, the talk that Secretary Tsft
may be appointed a Justice of (he su
preme court, that Secretary Hitch
cock may retire In the summer ami
that. Secretary Wilson nray give up
the department of agriculture almost
!nny time has led to considerable dls
-1 mission of the name of former Sen
ator John L. MoLsurlu, of South
Carolina, for a plHce in the cabinet.
Mr. McLaurin was noted for the
broadness of his views. He coined
the phase "commercial democrat,"
meaning the democrat who whs broad
enough to rise above party environ
ment and look after the South's com
mercial interests
Mr. George Von L. Meyer, Ameri
can ambassador to Russia. Is to bo
made Secretary of the Navy, to suc
ceed Mr. Bonaparte, some time due
Ing next year. Mr. Bonaparte will
become attorney general in plnee of
Mr." Moody, wbo retires.
Another report Is that Charles E.
Mngoon may become secretary of
war If Secretary Taft, goes on Iho
bench.
There Is considerable gossip to the
effect that Mr. Roosevelt would like
to dictate the presidential nomination
In 1908, and I hat his ofTer of a place
on he supreme court nench to Mr.
Taft Indicates that he sees In him
a budding possibility that, might. In
terfere.
SOUSED LEM
WRECKED HI SEA
Hit Below Waterline by Unknown
Four Master and Sunk—Captain
and Crew Saved —Blames the Un
known.
HORTON. Mass., March 28- The
Boston and Philadelphia steam
ship company's steamer Persia,n,
which arrived here today from Phil
adelphia, had on board the captain
and crew of six men of ihe schooner
Lcjok, which was In collision yester
day morning, off Handy Hook, with
an unknown four-masted schooner.
The Lcjok was struck below trie
water llntt and all the head gear car
ried away. Rh.t was In a sinking con
dition when abandoned by the crew,
who were picked up later by the Per
sian.
The Lejok, a three-masted schoon
er, was bound from Brunswick, Gtt.,
for New York.
Gapt. Norwood, of the I/cjok, blames
the unknown four-master for tho ac
cident.
SENATORS APPOINTED ON
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Beveridge, Dillingham and Patterson
Represent Upper House.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., March 23.
Senators Beveridge, Dillingham and
Patterson were appointed conferees
(tit the part of the senate on the state
[hood bill. ,
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SENATE REOUESTS
DIJG INFORMATION
Resolution Asking War Department
for Further Particulars Passed by
Upper. House Today.
WASHINGTON, D. (\, March 23 -
Mr. Culberson’s resolution culling up
on the war department for further in-|
formation relative to the Mount. Uojnj
battle was adopted without, diseus l
Hion.
The railroad rate hill was again laid
before the senate am) Mr. Spooner
confined his speech on that measure.
Passages at Arms.
In the course of Mr. Spooners ar
gument Mr. Tillman Interrupted with
the remark that "If the supreme court
should hold that congress hail no )h>w
er to control the inferior courts the
people would elect a congress that
would enact legislation that would
bring relief to the people,"
Mr. Spooner interpreted this ex
presslon to mean that "if the supreme
court did not square Its opinions with
the cornfield law of the senutor from
South Carolina, It must lie reformed,
but that If its opinions did square with
those of the senator It would not need
to be reformed.” He asked Mr. Till
man where he had gotten his knowl
edge of law, and Hie latter replied
with a comprehensive wave of lh*
right hand that he imbibed It with hl«
mother’s milk.
Continuing, Mr. Spooner paid a high
tribute to the common sense of the
South Carolina senator, but be added
that that, senator was apt by Innuendo
and otherwise to Impugn Ihe good faith
of others.
"The serial or does me a great
wrong," responded Tillman, "when he
Imagines that I assume to be better
than others,” and Mr. Spooner replied
that he knew that In his sober mo
ments the senator from South Carolina
made no such assumption.
Mr. Spooner undertook to take up
the thread of his controversy with Mr.
Rayner and beginning, he said: "Now
the senator from Maryland is a great,
lawyer.’’
Mr. Tillman broke In with tile ex
clamatlon, "And yet you two great
lawyers are standing here and pulling
wool over technicalities."
54 SHIPS WRECKED
AND 85 LIVES LOST
Record of Sea Disasters on New England Coast—Vessels
Long Overdue and Fate May Never be Learned
BOSTON, Mass., March 23. Elghty-I
five were lost and 54 ships were wreck
ed along the coast of New England
and the maritime provinces during the!
past winter.
Of the vessels wrecked thirty-seven
were sailing cruft. Nine steamships
and eight, barges complete I hi! list..
Ships living the ilrlllsli Hug led those
of other nations with a loss of twenty-1
TRIAL JUDGE ANGRY
AT SUPREME COURT
CHICAGO, 111., March 23.—A dls-,
patch to the Record-Herald from Kan
sas City says:
"If a man commits a crime so re
volting that It shocks the morals of
the people Just to hear about It, then
that man can go Scot free.”
That was the statement made by
Judge Woodford in the criminal court
yesterday. He had before him John
Martin Speyer, of New Orleans, twice
convicted of murdering his little boy
and twice given a new trial by the su
preme court. Angered ut the actioui
> TUC PLANTER'S LOAN 4
> AND SAVINGS BANK. <1
» Oroaa Raeourca*... .$1,000,000,00 <
> PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST, 4
> Deposits may ba mads by MAIL. 4
' L. C. Hayna, President. 4
Chai. C. Howard, 'laahlaM
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 A YEAR.
SOCIAL SECRETARY
NOT REQUIRED;
SAYS HARDWICK
CONGRESSMAN FROM THE TENTH
GEORGIA WISHES TO RESTRICT
WHITE HOUSE APPROPRIATION,
ALONE IN HIS POSITION
There Could Not be Cited to Him That
the Preaent Practice Waa In Vogua
in the Paat and He Inaiatad an OIU
ferlng a n Amendment.
STILL OPPOSED TO IT.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March
23 (Special.)—The Information
In the AMHoclated Press, though
I have uot eeen It, la probably
correct. The pending bill con
tained a cloaked provlalon for
social secretary for the wife of
the President. No such appro
priation lias ever bean made for
any administration before this,
and It Ih not. now made for the
wife of any other public official
I was opposed to It, and am yet.
(Signed:)
T. W. HARDWICK.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23.
In the house yesterday afternoon the
| legislation Mil constituted the subjeot
for dlaciisslon. Criticism waa mad*
of the management of th# library of
i congress and Mr Hardwick, of Geor
-1 gta. found hlmaelf opposed by mem
bers of both aides of (ha chamber la
j his endeavor, through amendment, to
ruatrtet the white house appropriation
so us to eliminate a social secretary
tor the wife of the president.
Mr. Oroevenor, In a fatherly way,
rouuseleil Mr. Hardwick to withdraw
Ids amendment. He spoke of the high
official Htatlon of the wife of tho
president, of the modest establish
ment toe nation maintained and of
the adverse Impression such an
amendment would have coming from
congress.
Mr. Hardwick Insisted that hn
meant nc disrespect to The wife of the
president whatsoever. He was look-
J irig at the question from an entirely
!different standpoint. Efforts were bo-
Ing made, he said, to prevent the dl«
! version of approprlatlona and the
rumor came that such an abuse exist
ed at. the white house,
i If It. could bo stated by any one that
tue practice hud continued In the past
lie would withdraw the amendment.
Much a statement was not. made, and
the motion being put Mr. Hardwick
seemed to bn the only one being In
favor of his proposition.
TO FORM STOCK COMPANY
AND SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
ATLANTA, Oa., March 23—(Bps
dal. | The heirs of the late Senator
Joseph E. Brown have reached an
agreement out of court In their con
test over ihe will.
II hns been agreed to form a cor
poration, each of tho heirs to have a
one-sixth Interest.
There Is more than a million dol
lars Involved In tho contest.
This will end Important, litigation
in tho courts of Fulton county.
seven craft against fifteen of Americas
register. There Is also a sprinkling
of Norwegian, German and Swedish
vessels.
The worst disaster wns the founder
ing of the steamer British King off
Ruble Island, March lltb, when It is
estimated that twenty-six persons lost
their lives. Many vessels are over
due and the actual fate of some may;
I not be learned for several weeks.
of the higher tribunal he refused to
try the cose again and called In an
other judge.
Speyer killed his three-year-old boy
In July, 1302. The man waa a per
former with a street show. Speyer
had been arrested for attempting to
assault a little girl, and cut his child's
throat when allowed by the officers to
visit. hIH tent. On the first trial h*
was sentenced to twenty yeara for sec
ond degree murder and on the second
trial to hang for a first degree crime.
Both times the supreme oourt grant
ed a new trial-