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JAPS TO SEE FLEET
Cordial Invitation of Mikado
Has Been Accepted,
CABINET ACTS PROMPTLY
Washington Officials Believe that Chi-
na Will Also Request a Visit,
Thus Making the World
Itinerary Complete.
The American battleship fleet Is to
visit Japan. The desire of the em
peror of the island kingdom to play
host to the " bl K sixteen” was laid
jefore Secretory Root at Washington
Thursday by Baron Takahira, the Jap*
lDe s(> ambassador.
The Invitation, which was couched lu
most cordial terms, was made the sub
let t of extended consideration by. Pres-
ident Roosevelt and his entire cabinet
Friday. Secretary Root was directed to
jccept the invitation, and the accept-
ltce was laid before the Japanese am
bassador later in the day.
l t i s regarded In .official circles as
more than likely that China will be
nex t to bid for a look at the fleet, and
that should this be the case the In
vitation would be accetpod.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Pills-
bury, chief of navigation, are arranging
the details of the new Itinerary. With
the exception of China, lt Is believed
to have been determined that all other
invitations, should any be received,
will be declined, for, at best, the fleet
will not be able to reach the Atlantic
until next March.
The intlnerary which seems to he
most direct includes stops at tire Ha
waiian Islands, Samoa, Melbourne,
Syd:.ey, .Manila, Yokohama—should
that port be selected as the stopping
place in Japan—possibly a Chinese
port, back to the Philippines, and then
home by way of the Suez canal.
The fall target practice has been
planned to occupy a month at Manila,
either bofore or after the visit to Ja
pan Although target practice Is re
garded as decidedly Important, and
the custom Is to have the ships occu
py a month each spring and fall in
gun practice, the desire to have the
fleet return to its home station may
lead to a curtailment of the month
planned for Manila.
Japan will have the ships a week,
according to tentative plans. While the
stops in foreign ports so far made
have been on an average of ten days’
duration, a part of that time was oc
cupied in taking on coal.
The acceptance of the Japanese In
vitation is regarded in official circles
as of considerable importance In the
"ay of a demonstration of the cordial
ity existing between the lAmerican
-and Japanese governments.
hate Friday night the state depart
ment gave out tite Japanese note invit
ing the American battleship fleet to
visit Japan and tho president’s re
sponse accepting tho invitation.
THS SANDER8V1LLE HERALD.
In Removing Money from State of
1r ML' ! - AS “ r " 0n - —E-
McLendon of Commission.
Regarding the removal of the South-
Sir?*? r, " uls f '""’ " ,o
,n Z 0 P fr0m be,lvg hindered
"til? by S-arnlshments and
- ttachments on damage suits, Chair-
man McLendon of the state railroad
commission, in his reply to n letter
from President Finley upholds tho
road In Its action, after thoroughly in
vestigating the matter. *
O.iairman McLendon shows that tho
Southern railway had on deposit In
banks In the state during the month
of February som s $600,000, against
hith amount pay checks for $235 430
were drawn. He states he is inform-
ed that the average percentage paid
on personal Injury claims by the road
since its organization has been 3 per
cent. Further, he shows that the
amount of damage suits against the
road In the state la $334,888. Three
per cent of this amount is $10,000, but
In order to give bond and keep the
$334,888 In legitimate business chan
nels the road would be required to
give bond for over $600,000, thus com
pletely exhausting every hit of availa
ble cash they had In their depoeltorles
in the state.
In closing his letter, Chairman Me-
Lfyidon states the following:
“The railroad commission of Geor
gia very deeply regrets the circum
stances which compel you to remove
your deposits from the state of Geor
gia and which Justify you In making
such removal.”
President Finley In his letter to
Chairman McLendon, says that attor
neys in unadjudicated personal Injury
claims under the existing garnishment
laws of the state, are permitted to
garnishee the funds of the railroad
company, impound its equipment, tem
porarily tying up both funds and
equipment, preventing business to con
tinue. For this reason the official
says his road was compelled to take
their money out of the state and place
lt lu other states.
CAN’T BAR LIQUORS
Small Hope for Anti-Ju^ Bills
Pending in Congress.
SUB-COMMITTEE DECIDES
BROWN ANNOUNCES MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
Enters Race for Govenor of
Georgia Against Smith.
Presented to Speaker Cannon and Vice
President Fairbanks by Delegation
Headed by Sam Gompers.
“BLACK SPORT”SENT TO DOOM.
8layer of Policeman Manler Dies on
Gallows in Atlanta Jail.
At 11 o’clock Wednesday morning,
Sheriff Nelms, in th<* tower at Atlanta,
sprang the trap on Andrew Johnson,
alias “Black Sport,” and in fourteen
minutes the slayer of Policeman Ma
uler was pronounced dead of strangu
lation.
His only words on the gallow’s were:
“I know I am saved. God has forgiv
en my sins. I am ready to go.”
Johnson, through fear, was almost In
g state of complete collapse, but ad
ministration of nitroglycerin and opium
ulbout an hour bofore he was taken to
the gallows gave him some courage,
and he stood without assistance.
INSURRECTIONISTS DEPORTED.
CREEKS WOULD SELL LANDS.
Hold Convention and Ask for Removal
of Restrictions.
The Oklahoma delegation In con-
gross Friday were advised that at a
convention of Creek Indians Thursday
at Cheuitu, Okla., resolutions were
adopted favoring the removal of the
■restrictions put upon alienation of
la nd.i of mixed bloods and asking for
'-he removal by the secretary of the
interior of the four Creek delegates
or.d the attorney In Washington who
have been opposing the proposition.
mistaken
Custom
FOR SMUGGLERS.
Inspectors Shoot Each Other
Dead in a Duel.
Mounted Customs Inspectors Charles
bosun and Charles Jones fought a du
el in the dry bed of the Rio Gfunde
rlver ’ in El Paso, Texas, Thursday
and both were killed. Their
hodie s wero found Friday. It is suppos
ed that each mistook the other for a
smuggler.
Refugees Are Allowed to Leave Haiti
Aboard French Cruiser.
Consequent upon the decision of the
Haitien government to permit the par
ticipants in the late insurrection who
have asylum In the various consulates,
to leave the country unmolested, the
French cruiser d’Estrees, at Port-au-
Prince, Is preparing to taka on board
all the refugees In the French, Gor
man and Spanish consulates at Gon-
alves, at St. Marc and Port-au-Pnix,
The cruiser will take the revolution
ists to St. Thomas.
Proposed Delegation of Police Powers
to the States In Regulating Ship-
reents of Intoxicants Is De
clared Unconstitutional.
A Washington special says: The
prospect for the enactment of any pro
hibition bills, giving to dry states the
regulation of interstate shipments of
liquor upon crossing the (border of
such state. Is exceedingly slim, so far
as this session of congress is con
cerned.
Monday a subcommittee of the sen
ate Judiciary committee decided
against the constitutionality of such
legislation by a vote of 3 to 2. Sen
ators Bacon and Nelson voted to re
port the Bacon bill. Senators Fulton,
Rnyiner and Knox voted against It. Tho
full committee meets March 23, and
will consider the two reports.
The full committee met later In the
day, and discussed the report by the
members of the subcommittee which
considered tho bill. Legal arguments
were made for and against the pro
posed legislation, but there was no di
vision to Indicate what the prospects
are for a bill being reported to tho
senate. The arguments were not ao-
cepted, and lt was agreed Anally to
have the views of the members print
ed. Hearings on these measures have
been held covering almost the entire
present session, and the bills were ad
vocated by representatives of practi
cally all of the states whore there 1*
a strong prohibition sentiment.
The antl prohlbltlonlsts are pleased,
though not surprised, with the action
of the senate sub-commltte, and they
are claiming In great glee that the
action will check the wave of prohi
bition that has been sweeping oyer
the country.
If congress declines to protect the
dry states, they ask, what then Is the
use or the sense In voting liquor out
of a state?
It simply diverts the business and
sends, they claim, thousands of dol
lars out of a state to adjoining terri
tory, and in this connection they point
to the thousands of dollars that are
dally being rent out of Atlanta to
Chattanooga and other nearby cities.
OUTLINE OF PLATFORM
Speaker Cannon and Vice President
Fairbanks Thursday announced their
belief that the present congress will
pass an employers’ liability act which
will meet and overcome the unconstl-
tutlonallty of the present law, pointed
out by the supreme court of the -United
States In a recent decision.
These statements were made to a
delegation, led by President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation
. , °f Labor, from eighty-seven national
rormer railroad commissioner, Wednos- mid International trade and labor urn
day Issued an announcement to the ioI,s alld organizations of farmers, as-
Favor Modifying Railroad Commission
Law, Strict Enforcement of Pro
hibition, Payment of Veter-
•rans In Lump Sum.
TO ANOTHER STATE
Southern Sends All Money
Held in Georgia Banks.
TO BALK THE LAWYERS
Hon. Joseph M. Brown, of Marietta,
people of Georgia of his candidacy for
governor, in opposition to Governor
Smith, subject to the deraocratlo pri
mary of June 4. An outline of Mr.
Brown’s platform is as fol’ows:
”1. A return to the payment In one
sum of Confederate pensions, such as
sembled In a national conference in
Washington. The delegation called on
tho speaker to lay before the house
of representatives, through him, a me
morial entitled “Labor's Protest to
Congress.”
The scope of this memorial was set
forth In the following opening para-
COLLEGE BOY8 WRECK THEATRE
prevailed before the advent of the pres- grap * ls:
ent gtate. administration. “ We > the official representatives of
“2. The reduction of taxatlmi os tbe natlonaI and international trade
quickly and as to as great an extent as and labor unlons and organizations of
can bo made practicable. farmers, In national conference assem-
“3. The regulation of the railroads bled ’ 1,1 th * D,strlct of-Columbia, for
This shxiuld he done with firmness but th ° purposo of considering and taking
with judgment, holding equally in mind action deemed necessary to meet the
the rights of the public who travel and 8ltuatltm ln whlch <' h e working people
ship, of the stockholders who own thfe ■ of tho country are l ,lacei1 by recent
properties and of the lives and fair de0i8lon8 ° f the courts, now appear be-
wages of the employes. i fore congress to voice the earnest and
”4. The proper support of all public en, l>hatlc protest of the workers of the
Institutions. country against the Indifference, If not
”5. As liberal appropriations for the actl,al hostility, which congress has
common schools as the public finance showu towa,d the reasonable and right-
will allow. 6008 measures proposed by the work-
“6. Changes In the railroad com- i er8 for the sttfe suardlng 0 f their rights
mission law. viz.: First, the repeal of
those parts which give the commission
Jurisdiction over such local institutions
as telephones, gas and electric lighting
plants, cotton compresses and street
railways. Secondly, to Insert the re
quirement that one of the commission
ers shall be a rate expert, and to repeal
that section providing for a rate ex-
uml interests.
“In the name of labor, we urge upon
congress the necessity for immediate
action for relief from the most grave
and momentous situation which has
ever confronted the working people of
this country. This crisis has been
brought about by tho application by
the supreme court of the United States
Officials Claim They Are Being Ha^
assed by Attorneys Tying Up
Funds by Garnishments and
Attachments on 8ults.
LOTTERY BILL KNOCKED OUT.
PERUVIANS INVADE CHILE.
Armed Troops Cross Frontier in Pur
suit of Smugglers.
j 'L'Patch received in Valparaiso
o j 0, ‘! Al 'lca says that a detachment
p t'uvian troops iuvaded Tarata, n
n *' an t°wn in the province of Tacna
an 'l a ar the Peruvian frontier, in pur
*“ U of smugglers. The Chilean pollco
tinned the invaders, but later fresh
e erilvian troops arrived at Tarata and
11 u ' d Hre houses, searching for arms.
A8E HUMMEL GOES FREE.
N *Aft VOrk Lawyor Doff « Prison Garb
er Two Months in 8ing Sing.
Who ,a ‘ am H H «mmel, the lawyer
in s ' 1 sentenced to serve a year
coin 'I'” Slns PHson for conspiracy in
Von.' ' ti<m " itb Dodge-Morse di-
j-jj ' ' ' l8e > was released Thursday.
0lo , 1111 was reduced to about ten
,jy tb e allowance made for
8 °°d behavior.
Sports of Porto Rico Disappointed at
Wind-Up of Legislature.
The Porto-Rican legislature adjourn
ed at San Juan Wednesday. The lot
tery and cock fighting bills, the for
mer providing for the allotment of
$40,000 a month In prizes, which was
Introduced by natives and passed by
the house was killed In executive coun
cil. The public utilities hill, drafted
after that of New York, was passed.
Big appropriations for education and
good road? were made.
LIBERIA APPEALS TO UNCLE SAM
Negro Republic Wants to Be Protected
Against France.
The government of the little Afri
can republic of Liberia has appealed
to America to protect her terrltqrial
Integrity against France. The state
department has been informed that a
delegation Is now on Its way from
Monrovia to Washington to make a
personal appeal to the president and
Secretary Root to restrain the French
from forcibly taking possession of a
large part of the country lying on the
border between Liberia and French
West Africa.
READY TO USE GATLING GUN.
Mob of 2,000 Avenge Ejectment and
Clubbing of Fellow Student.
College feeling among, the students
of tho University of Michigan, at Ann
Arbor, burst forth into a riot Monday
night. More than a score of students
were locked up ln Jail, and the Star
Theatre, a 5-cent place of amusement,
was literally wrecked. A mob of stu
dents, which numbered fully 2,000, di
rected a college “rush” against th#
front of the building, tearing away
windows and doors, and rolling tho
theatre piano out Into the street,where
leaders of the students mounted tho
Instrument and performed a dance to
the accompaniment of mad cheers and
yells from the unmanageable crowd.
The trouble started Saturday night,
when a student ln the audience, wlio
persisted ln repeating the college ^ell
too often to suit the management, was
ejected and thoroughly clubbed by a
policeman in the employ of the the
atre.
TEACHER SUES CHASTISERS.
Prof. Bailey Wants $20,000 Damages
for Being Horsewhipped.
Nows come from Canon, Ga., that
Professor Bailey, who was recently
cowbided by some ladies of that town,
has moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., and
has employed an attorney to bring suit
for $20,000 damages ln the United
States court against the ladies involv
ed in the cowhiding. Bailey’s wife is
now suing him for divorce.
PROHI VICTORY HELD VOID.
pert not a commissioner, thus saving of tue Sherman anti-trust law to the
$4,000 per annum In that office. Third
ly, to compel railroads to properly light
and heat passenger stations and to re
quire equitable demurrage rules.
“7. The establishment of a depart
ment of labor.
“8. The strict enforcement of the
present prohibition law. If the people
In the coming election choose members
of the general assembly who, ln ac
cordance with the will of their constit
uents, make any changes ln the present
law, I will sign the bill thus ordered
by the people.
“9. The enactment of a law against
lobbying, so as to preserve the purity
of our legislative system, the same
as the purity of our Jury system.
"10. The encouragement, by a prop- j
er administration of tho laws, of the j
agricultural, mercantile and manufact- !
uring Industries of the state. The as
surance, not only to citizens of this j
state, but to citizens of other states
that all capital Invented In legitimate
enterprises in Georgia shall have the
equal friendly consideration of those
who administer the laws of Georgia. !
“11. The discouragement by all legal
methods of undesirable Immigration, j
“I make no promise that I individual- (
ly, or In my’official capacity, will ac- j
complish any of the results above indi- !
cated, for, while one man, If he be
governor, may cripple and possibly
wreck the prosperity of tho state, lt re
quires the co-operation of the people
workers, both organized and ln their
Individual capacity.
“There is something ominous ln the
ironic munner in which the court*
guarantee to workers:
“The ’right’ to be discharged for be
longing to a labor union;
“The ’right’ to work as muny hour9
as employers please, and under any
conditions which they may impose.
“Labor is justly indignant at the be
stowal or guaranteeing of these worth
less and academic ‘rights’ by tho
courts, which, in the same breath, deny
and forbid to the workers the practical
and necessary protection of laws which
define and safeguard their rights and
liberties and the exercise of them lu-
dlvldual’y or In association."
The Southern Railway Company, by
order of its treasurer, in Washington,
D. C., has withdrawn half a million
dollars from tho banks ln Georgia, and
deposited the money ln the First Na
tional bank, of Chattanooga, the rea
son for this action being to keep law
yers from making attachments and
serving garnishments on the funds of
the road In Georgia.
Every depository of tno Southern in
Georgia now ceases to exist, and what
money the banks bold is all going to
Chattanooga. The order issued covers
every city in the state in which th*
railway "had deposits.
It Is estimated that the total amount
of business done daily In the state by
tho Southern amounts to $150,000 and
over. The estimate on the amount
having left the state Is $500,000.
The complaint is made that damage
suit lawyers every day are keeping
the road from paying off its employ
es and from transacting business by
serving attachments and garnishment*.
The officials say this is the only state
In which the thing has been done, con
sequently they resorted to the method
of withdrawing their money.
The officials state that their money
will be placed ln banks outside of
Georgia for an indefinite period; ln
fact, lt Is understood this will almost
be a permanent arrangement.
GOV. SMITH AT COVINGTON.
M’JHDER CHARGED TO THREE.
Trio of Negroes Bound Over for Kill
ing Pawnbroker in Atlanta.
Jim Madden, Tom Frazier and Wood-
son Davis, three negroes, wero bound
over by Judge Broyles of the Atlanta
police court Thursday, charged with
tlie murder of Jacob Hlrsovitz, who
was shot to death in trout of I1I3 pawn
shop, on the night of February 29
while In a scuifle with a negro who
had entered his shop, and seizing a
pistol, had endeavored to make his
escape through the door.
Whoa on the sidewalk the negro
Makes Second 8peech of Campaign t*
Peopla of Newton County.
Govern Ar Hoke Smith of Georgia ad
dressed the people of Newton county
at Covington Tuesday. He spoke la
the court room to a large audience.
His speech was upon the public ques
tions of the day. He stated that th*
prohibition law should be rigidly en
forced and any move to perfect it
should be started by its friends and
not by its enemies; favored the ulti
mate extension of the state road to
the sea. He said he would be able
to pay every pensionn in full at the be
ginning of each year If the constitu
tion was amended sc as to allow him
to borrow the money when neces
sary.
Referring to the subject of prohibi
tion, he said; “Tlie friends of temper 1 -
ance all over tho United States should
turn their guns on those congressmen
who have refused to pass a bill pro
tecting a state or community which
declares against the sale of liquor
from having liquor shipped Into it by
business houses residing out of the
state. They should give their support
in every congressional district to men
who will help pass this law.
cried out to two confederates standing
and the executive restore confidence nearby to shoot. This they did, Hirso-
and upbuild that which ha3 been ! vitz falling to the sidewalk mortally
In looking
oks
°ut for No. l.
out for No. 2 a widow
Tobacco Company Takes Belligerent
Steps to Fight Night Riders.
The American Tobacco company at
Maysville, Ky., Monday placed a gal
ling gun on the roof of their local ware
house to prevent night riders burning
the building. Men will be constantly
on guard and work the gun If the night
riders appear.
Circuit Court Decides That Election
Occurred at Wrong Time.
The local option eleotion held in
Pocahontas, Va., December 19th la3t,
ln which the drys won by ten major
ity, has been declared null and void
by Judge W. J. Henson, sitting at
Tazewell in the circuit court.
Tbe ground of the decision was that
the election was held within two days
of a congressional election. The law
provides that no local option election
be held within thirty days of any
county, corporation, state or national
election.
COSTLY BLAZE IN MILLS.
Rickers’ Building Burned, Entailing a
Loss of Over $100,000.
The pickers’ building, warp and ma
chine room of the Cooleemee CDttou
mills, in Davie county, N. C., were de
stroyed by fire, which started in the
picker building Friday, entailing a
loss of over $100,000, fully covered by
insurance. The origin Is unknown.
prostrated. Hence, I should ask your
earnest co-operation. I confess that I
have none of the traits of the politician
and no great newspaper to urge my
candidacy, but I have faith in the
people,
“In conclusion, let us unite to prove
that Georgia will be just to all whoso ;
citizenship, or Investments, are within
her borders. Ijet us unite to restore
wounded, while his assailants
their escape in the darkness.
made
HOMESEEKERS IN WRECK.
Two Killed and Several Badly Hurt in
Accident on Great Ncrthern.
Two men were killed and seven oth
er persons were badly injured Thurs
day when an excursion train on the
employment, with good wages, to those | International and Great Northern rall-
who aro now the unmerited victims of road, bearing a party of homeseekers
nn unnecessary panic. Let us unite
to prevent cotton from falling to an un
profitable price. Let us unite to bring
back prosperity to Georgia. Respect
fully, your fellow citizen,
"JOSEPH M. BROWN.
"Marietta, Ga., March 18, 190S.”
TAFT INDORSED IN IOWA.
Republican Delegates at Large Are In
structed to Vote for Secretary,
The Iowa republican state conven
tion at DesMoines, Wednesday, elect
ed four delegates at large to the na-
tlonalcon ventlon, Instructed them to
vote for William H. Taft, endorsed
Senator William B. Allison and ap
proved the plank of the Ohio platform
calling for a revision of the tariff.
from Kansas and Oklahoma, en route
to Ls Pa’etenas, Mex., were wrecked
by a broken rail ut Pearsall, Texas.
UNINSTRUCTED DELEGATIONS
LOWER RATES AORDERED.
South Carolina Railroad Commission
Reaches That Decision,
The South Carolina railroad Commis
sion Tuesday decided to order the Sea
board Air Line, the Blue Ridge and
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroads to put in effect by April 1 th*
reduced passenger rate of 2 1-2 cent*
per mile.
These lines protested against the re
duction from 3 cents per mile, but
were willing to issue mileage book*
at the same rates as other lines.
Local Option Law Valid.
Judge Gantt of the Missouri suprem*
court, in opinion handed down Tues
day, reaffirmed the decision of th*
Missouri courts, upholding tho consti
tutionality of the local option law.
“IN GOD WE TRUST”
Goes Back on Coins Through Passage
Under suspension of the rules the
house of representatives Monday pass
ed the bill providing for the restora-
To Denver Convention, is Advice of
New York Democratic Committee.
As predicted by Chairman W. J.
Conners, tbe New York democratic
state committee Thursday voted al
most solidly iu favor of an unlnstruct-
ed delegation to the national conven
tion.
But one voice was raised in opposi
tion, that of Charles Williams, of Ly
ons, who subsequently explained that
he stood for Bryan.
WASHINGTON HEARS FROM HAITI
ANTI-LOAFING LAWS VOID.
Missouri Supreme Court Passes Upon
Novel Legal Provision.
The Missouri supreme court Tues
day decided that city ordinances pro-
tion of the motto "In God We Trust” ■ hlbiting persons from lounging or loaf-
on gold and silver coins of the United on s t |-ee t corners are unconstitu-
States. The bill was passed by a vote
of 25 to 5. Debate on the subject ex
cited the liveliest interest of the mem
be™. , - . ,
tional. The case came from St. Louis,
where Jacob Gloner was fined for
standing on a street corner doing pick
et duty during a strike in 1905.
News of Conspiracy Against Govern
ment Is Confirmed.
Official dispatches received at the
state department Monday confirmed
press dispatches of the summary exe
cution by government officials ln Hai
ti of a dozen or more of the alleged
conspirators in the recent revolution.
State depart:, .it officials have no fear
for the safoty of the Americans or
their property. There are no war ves
sels ln those waters, but there are five
vessels ln the Immediate vicinity that
oould be dispatched at once iu cas*
they were needed.
THREE MEN MANGLED TO DEATH
Heavy Steel Beam Fell and Crushed
Out Lives of Workmen.
Three men were killed at Indianap
olis Tuesday by the falling of a heavy
steel beam that was being placed In
position for railroad track elevation.
While raising one of the heavy
beams a chain broke and the thro*
jpn