The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, April 08, 1905, Image 1

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TWICE-A-WEEK, VALDOSTA GA., SATD GOT WtlAT THEY ASKED/ Whllepiaimlng to Bo Deaf and Dumb. Ho Explain* by Writing, Why Ho Wished tel Destroy Governor Hoch. Haa Appearance of Man of Intslll- April 5.—An'Insane i save bln name aa J, Evereat hue whose former place of i.'the police have beep unable w*s captured within a block ^te house, where he laid lie || to kill Governor E. W. Phe man waa unarmed, but L powerful build, and undjubt- ld have handled Uie chief ox- ftoghly had he not been ln- The newa of the capture iheld by the police until to ugh the capture waa made ilrgton Is new In tho county Will be sent to an kaylura. Vjnicatlon with the man le • means of written questions inters, as he pretends to he 1 dumb to answer to a ques- regard to what hi* purpose ik the gwefernor, Worthington it lnw not been for his offloer who The State Wants to Retire *8,400,000 captured mo, Governor Hoch would of Securities, havo . noen rio more, for when I was Montgomery, Ala, April B.-Tho arrested I was on my way to-the enp- governor openod bids today for bonds Uoldo kill Uta. One who has risen to retire. *8,400,000 duo July 1. 1000. ifsjA.I^urity to a high placn is the Tho aggregato of bids was for *18.- <he tmpecimiouH gen- 000,000. Two bids were for tho wholo lssuo at a premium to bear 310 per p|@Rfp|||!|p|p^Pg|ml||P^.2nd has|cent, interest. ^■^Pano| oilman iX lntelli j Th* hlghvit: bl« vie by a •geiirPo. He hiVtall and strong, and j aymlicate composed of I.ndcnburg, baa Ted hair-and blue eyes. I Ho was Thallium & Co. and Goldman, Snchs n^dbS 'by <,0, ID,,Miller, an-offleer of!* Oo,of New York; l?r*t National thee JuvsaUe- court, whose .attention Bank Of Montgomery, and three Blrm- waeiMtraeted 'by the peculiar actions tngham banka, and apme otherbanW of Worthington. . „ In mlddlo Alabama, all of which were i'i. represented by Sidneys H. M/irsh. The 3TROOR8 IN READ1KE88' bonds te be retired bear I per.cent. ■ The governor has the rightto rie-. TTs (Do-to Preston to Protect the Ne- Ject all the bids. He kpa not signified :gco Thornton. .what he will do, but will signify his ^Td^Ahus, On, April 5.—Capt. John Intention on or before April IB. ach ’Dtaa the Decision, f 'nerieju^ New 'York. Her Attorneys, However, Dqn’t Want to Have Her Hanged. New York, April B.—Anna Valenti na, who wus convicted of tho murder o! Rosa Su'-'i at T/idl, N. J, f, year ago and whose attorneys have boon making every effort to save her from the' gallows, today was- ro-scntencod to be hanged on Friday, May 12. • Sentence was passed .by Judge Gar- retton in th* supremo oourt at Hack' attack, N. 3. yofa will makeiapotbtttppealto the beard of pardons, and Should, that fall' may appeal to tha United' Slates- an* promo court; on the (ronn4 that ahe waa' deprived'Of her eowrtitntionat rights. - " Ameilcus, Ga, wife of XVmm™'Uv- ingston Lamed, aa Illustrator, who .died a (few days -ago under cirouin- etanoes which were considered suspl- ckras, name to Tier death by potaon. eelf-lnfiinted, With .suicidal Intent. This conclusion was reached by a coroner's .'Jury today. The dead-wom an’s faudband testified at the tequeat that Mrs. Lamed had been unhappy on amount of his 'frequent fonedbaa- TWICE-A-WEEK KILLED IN A COLLISION ^AtN* POPE BROWN EXP RAILROAD COMMISSION- AGREED WITH ROAD8 RICHARD JACK80N MEETS TRAG IC DEATH IN YARDS HERE. He Waa Fireman m a FregX* En gine Which Was Run Into by a Passenger Engine—Mashed to Death a* He Started to-Dump to Save Him- MU. Richard Jackses, a well known young white mas, was mashed to death at an »early hoar yesterday Mr.- Brown’s recent Indorsoment of His Alleged Indorsement of tha "Sooth Carolina Plan.” Atlanta, April B. — Chairman J. Pope Brown, of the railroad commis sion, and prospective candidate for governor, who is here to attend the meeting of the commission tomorrow, when asked today If he had anything to say with regard to the Interview of Chairman M. J. Yeomans, -of the state executive committee, •criticising the South Carolina primary election plan, In an Interview given unit In Sa vannah, node the following state ment: "I am not familiar with 'the details morning in a collision which occurred between two engines in the yards of the Georgia Southern road at this place. One of the engines was a freight -engine in charge of Engineer Dowling, with young Jackson as fireman. The °f South Carolina plan and have •other was a passenger engine in given the matter but little thought. „ charge of Engineer Freeman. The For the Information of those Interest- freight engine had gone from the old ed, I will state just what 1 have said depot to the new depot to get orders, about the matter and the clrcum- or for some purpose, and was on Its stances under which It -was said, way bacXIsfhen It was run into by i “Last week, while in Savannah, it the passenger engine, which was on!was suggested that from present lndi- its way to pull the passenger train to j cations there would ’be several «n- Jacksonville. tries In tho gubernatorial race. It -was The freight engine was backing to- ’ also suggested that possibly there ward the west on the curve near the would he a deadlock la tho conven- crossing <of the Valdosta Southern tiou, and that some one might 'be road. Engineer Dowling stated that nominated who had ' not been voted his engine was under control and was for in the primary, whereupon I made just fixing to stop for the crossing'the remark that rather than have when the other engine ran Into him.'such a state of affatrs It would be'bet- Nolthcr engine was, running fast ter for the two leading candidates • to though the impact from tho collision run the 'race over, and somo one sug- was so Sclent to roll the heavy sheet, gested that this was the South'Caro- Iron on the freight engine's tender al-. lina plan. most like a scroll. Fireman Jackson! "Now, that is What 1 said, and all saw the headlight of the passenger en-11 said. I do-not 'care to discuss the gine coming toward theta and start- matter further -at this time. I feel ed to jump when the collision oc-j that the executive committee can be curved. {relied upon to do'the proper thing at The tender was driven forward j the proper time.'’ against ms engine and the'young man I wae crOShjd ,$e death. {JURY IINDORSED'SPEER’S VIEWS. It Is said that both, engineers were! l !<> blame for -lie accident. One olH's Savannah ‘Charge oiVPoasage k) L ihom whr ru |j,o time which belonged 1 itphslU at Auq... to another train, while tho other dis regarded or dele to -regard Ao stopping at crossings. The remalnsiof young Jackson were turned over to - Outlay ;* Co. and were prepared for burlal. They were sent to Ochlochnee, Where his parent* reside, for Interment The-young man’s father happened to 'be to the cty attending-the city court when the .accident occurred. . It Is said that he tried to -get his ison to give up railroading; only the -day before the accident, but there was a fascination about the life on the rails which made the young man un willing to turn against It for awhile. He was well known .here and had many friends and some relatives In this city. REBUILD 8HOPS AT WAYCR088. Waycross, April B.—Mr. George Dolo Wadley announced this morning that the Atlantic,. £ Birmingham shops would bo rebuilt at. once. Plans and material are already la progress for the work. Augusta, April B.—Tho xSdoru! grand 1unr-today,‘in a Bpeclal-report, Indorsed Judge Emory Speer’s views on ^peonage, which were neehUr ex- pressed to bis "Charge to the grand JtuT In tho United States Court nt Sa vannah. Y’ Judge Speer, bn "dfseaasligihe pe onage question, apMfe-of.tbe met)who aro condemned to i’the'Chalttgang for violations of perip. tounlclpal ordin ances, and added: "For myself, I do not hesitate to decUrd that enforced labor on a local <chaln-gang, Imposed under such circumstances or for any offense not amounting to crime, Is Involuntary servitude and peonage In the light of the decision, of tho su preme court of the United States, and no matter what theetate law or mu nicipal oidfnances on the subject may be.” SMOKE TRABUCOS, Be—Clear Havana fXgara—Sc. For sale at all leading stores. 8-2B-6t About Depots—Georgia Southern and Florida Mutt Build a New Station at Valdosta, but Atlantic Coast Lina la Allowed to^Keep Its Protent One- No Train Shad for Albany. Atlanta, April 8.—The Railroad Com mission this afternoon decided the Al bany and Valdosta depot oases, and while these cities are not given all they askod (or, the railroads have ibeen or dered to make somo substantial im provements. Valdosta wanted a onion depot and •thought if the commiasiea would order both roads to build new depots, they would consolidate. The commission, 'however, lias (hrdered the Georgia Southern and Florida to 'build a new ■station there at once, While It considers 'that of the Atlantic Ooast Line adequate for the present and makes no require ment in ite case. Tho people «f Albany have been oring for a train shed and other' provements at their-station. The mission has refilled to order the to build a train shed'therb, bnt requires them either to raise the station platform or lower their trucks so as to lessen the danger to life, und to i prevent the T»ln water from running into the waiting room. Other Improvements ordered at (he Albany depot include better sanitary arrangements and a-sufficient number of are fights to give the necessary il lumination at night. { ‘ MBS. LARNED A SUICIDE. A Japanese .Advertisement ' As an Illustration of the Japanese advance In the art df advertising, can anything be more complete than this* ‘‘Our wrapping paper Is as strong as the hide of an elephant. Goods for warded with the speed of a cannon ball. Our silks and satins are as soft as tho cheeks of a pretty woman, as beautiful aa a rainbow. Our paroels are packed with aa much care as a young married woman takes of her’ husband.” Police Locate Two Wanted for the 8torey Operations. Philadelphia, April B.—It was au thoritatively stated tonight that two of the fugitives wanted in connection with the alleged swindling trpreact ions of the Storey Cotton Company had been located by the posts' author Itles, and that their arrest will follow within the ensuing forty-eight hours It waa not announced which two of the fugitives had been traced to their hiding places. Postal Inapvctor Mayer, who came here to investigate the charge that Inspector Holden, of this city, had ac cepted *1,000 from the Storey Compa- haa practically completed bis work. Inspector Holden admits hav ing accepted the money as a personal loan, but claims to have repaid It within three days. The evidence to the case la to the hands of the de partment of justice. Henry J. Scott, attorney for 8tan!ey Francis, now to prison, under |B0,000 ball, charged with u-lrg the United States malls to defraud, today applied for a writ of habeas -corpus in tho United States district court. Judge Holland made the writ returna ble Friday, when It will be argued. William J. Bradley, of Camden, re ceiver of the Storey Cotton Company, today isstied a statement saying that the rights of creditors would be pre served. TROOPS IN READ1NE88 To (Do To Preston to Protect th* No rco Thornton. iWHinbus, Go., April 5.—Capt John "C. Coaxt, commanding the Columbus Quarts, haa boon ordered to be ready to go to Preston at a moment's no- Tdbo Thornton, a negro! Is tp bo -tried ‘for criminal assault upon ' a white .woman at‘that place tbis week, and this compaqy has been ordered nut to protect him, as attempts to lynch him are feared. The victim of the assault lost her ■mind shortly < afterward from tho Shock, excitement and mortification. has only recently regained her reason. Freight Handlers' Strike. Tho negro freight handlers at the transfer Shed of the Atlantic Coast Lino freight depot went out on strike this morning. Heretofore the freight truckers have been receiving their pny weekly, but a new rule was made to pay them monthly from the pay train, just as tho other employes are paid, yhc negroes objocted to the now order of things, however, and refused to work. Other men will be secured to take their places.—Way- cross Herald. FIRE IT THOMflSVILLE O. H. KEEP'S RESIDENCE AVAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. The Loss on It Waa $25,000—Rest- dsnee of T, .1. Bottoms Waa Also Destroyed, While Those of a Num- bar of Others Took Fire, But Were kxtlnguished. Tbomasvlllo, Ga, April *—The most disastrous fire Tbomasvlllo has had to ten years threatened to wipe out the east resldonco portion of town tbis afternoon# The fire started In the palatial win ter residence of Oliver H. Keep, a New'York millionaire and manufac turer. The roof caught from a chimney spark, and to an hour the residence had burned to the ground. It wu lo cated at the corner nt Flay and Broad streets and was valued at $20000. Some of the furniture was saved. In surance on the house was $12,004, and on the furniture $1,000. ' A strong west wind carried burn ing clndera a block away and set fire to.the roof of the resident* belong ing to T. J. Bottoms, traveling passen-. • ger agent of the Atlantlp Coast .line. This, too, was totally destroyed, with a loss of $3,000; insurance on the house $1,500, and on the furniture, $300. The houie* of T. B. Huron, J.aA. Linton, C. T. Gaudy, Mrs. S. E. Bot toms, R. P. Does and ‘W. F. Sparks also caught fire, but were extinguish ed, with slight damage. The ruins are still burning, and at a late hour tonight the danger Is over. Hancock County Jail If Burned, Sparta, Ga., April 3—Hancock coun ty’s jail was completely destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the'Urn was la a cell occupied by a negro, Frank Baker. It was said to (e a scheme of his to liberate himself and other prisoners. All tho prisoners were rescued and placed under guard. The building was an old one, and a modern, up-to- date etructuro will replace It ■M Spalding’s Base Ball floods, Also Reach’s Splendid Line of Sporting Goods. We have just receive dour season’s supplies, all fresh and bright. Come and examine the lay out. • League Balls, Bats, Masks, Mits, Gloves. HARLEY HARDWARE COMPANY, SASH, 'IDOOIESS, "PA.I3^TS. VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.