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V, FEBRUARY 6. 1909.
VALDOSTA, GA, SA'
Victim* Of Wreck on RkH Hnr
IkMd Carried to Montale.
T he victims of the wrath on the
FHnt River mid Northeastern now
Tlcknor yesterday **r brought' to
Moultrie last night on * epednl
under the care of General Man
ager Pldcock and tho company's
phyaldans, Dr. Everett Daniel, of
Moultrie, Dr. C. li. itarrell of Doe-
rtro and Drs. Jones and Hargrove,
id becauir
leniiiHlparts in doing mo honor on
in n few -ilr.itl»s a body wax dug
up. It "wo* that of the mining wo
man. “I do not uMlentand how
ahe came to-be put there," add' the
hue band. "Some one he* certainly
hurried her," «dd the son trmbling'
like a leaf.
gr.y-ffof ft When someone I
suggewted that Me, might he suspect
ed of the murder fif bis mother-in-
law, he would answer: “I have not
the face of murderer, have IT”
Un Brown will continue to ao-
oompaay the governor-elect, as far
as her home duties will permit
BIO SUM KOIt PK.NSIONF.it*.
His manner betrayed
him: and pressed with questions, he
ended 6y declaring that he was the
murderer. He told how he had a
quarrel with his stepmother, who
bad called him a lazy fellow. He
struck her with his list on Hie head
kicked hdr in the abdo-
and then
mon.
The woman died and he placed
her in a sack which he buTled in a
deep hole The man was arraited and
taken to T-esparre Jail.
LONG VOYAGE
NEARS END.
Skips of the Big Fleet are now
on Homeward Stretch.
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 4—Accord'
log to the itinerary arranged by the
Navy Department the ihlps of Ad
miral Sperry's fleet are now gather
ing In the vicinity of Gibraltar, -the
gateway to the Atlantic from the
Mediterranean, the length of whleh
has been traversed and. the princi
pal ports of which hare been visited
by the ships since they passed
through the Suez canal. Gibraltar
Is the last stopping place ' of the
fleet From that point the sixteen
battleships will turn their ]
definitely toward home within the
next few days,. beginning the last
leg. of the post remarkable cruise
ever recorded In naval annals.
Voyage was a Success.
More than a year .has elapsed
since -the vessels steamed out of
Hampton Roads. Despite, the fore
bodings which filled, many Ameri
cans and foreign newspapers at the
time of the departure of the fleet.
Its voyage has proved a success,
diplomatically as well as nautlcally.
If the record established up to the
present Is maintained, the fleet wilt
arrive home wltbout(—serious acd-
deat or mishap of any kind. Its
. progress from port td port has been
watched by foreign governments
with deep Interest, because of the
techincal knowledge to be obtained
from . the big maneuver
of the remarkable skill ■
Peris, Feb. 4.—jThe ..body*,..of a
woman named Hosteln, who myste
riously disappeared from Saint Tre-
lody, a lurburb of Leeparre, lam
June, has Just been discovered in
dramatic circumstances. Mme. Hoe
telh bad gone to work in tho fields
on June 36th. She returned at
noon, and did not resume her work
in the afternoon.
When the husband and ^is nine
teen-year-old ion by a former mar
riage, returned in the evening Mme.
Hostrtn could not be found. The
Judicial authorities of Leeparre
were informed and a search waa in
stituted. - Welle were dragged, bat
tues organised but no trace of the
miming -wife could be found. What
had become of her? The woman’s
patents came to the conclusion to*.
khe had been murdered. On the
8th of December. M. Host-tin's eon,
who was known to Ip, in the house
with Us stepmother on tho day of
her disappearance was married. The
event )A to violent demonstrations
on the' part of the viuagstos, who
shared the view that the woman had
been murdered, afd Issued placards
that her death would be avenged.
Meanwhile the-‘police' continued
their research et. The bouse was
ransacked from top to bottom. Tee-,
Washington, Feb. 4.—"Don't allow
the postal savings bank hill to come
before the house. It Is a Vicious
measure, and must die in commit
tee.'
The'money power of the country
haa sounded tha death knell for the
postal bonk, so far as the Sixtieth
dahiy Entsi
The officers nnd men .have been
lavishly entertained at every port
visited by the fleet. Each govern-
meat endeavored to outdo the oth
ers in Its welcome to the visitors,
and the result has been a degree of
oOclal hospitality seldom before' re
corded. In Australia, in the Orient
and In the Mediterranean the peo
ple have turned out to do honor to
the visitors.
Interesting Trip Homeward.
The homeward trip across the At
lantic promises to be one of the
most Interesting and instructive
I features of the entire cruise. Leav
ing Gibraltar with their homeward
hound pennants streaming, the bat
tleships will make direct for Hamn
ton Roads, the port from which
they started a year ago last Decern
her. It Is the firm belief of naval
experts that when the fighting emft
cast anchor In the Roads on Febru
ary 22 they will he found to be In
fit condition to steam out to face
congress is concerned. No
knows from exacuy what individ
ual the quoted command came, but
it arrived Just the mme, and it is
to be obeyed. The bill will be dl£-
enmed in the senate, aa heretofore
explained but when it comm to the
housq it will go to committee and
die there. That fate haa been ar
ranged for It should It pass tha Sen
ate thin session.
The fact that the republican plat
form promised a postal bank aa a
substitute tor the guarantee of sav
ings, deposits appear* to make
dUference to the Mg banker* am
publican leaden. The platform is
now considered to have been amier*
temporary arrangement between
Wand*. ,. ' Q
As excuses for the desertion of
the postal bank attention is- being
directed to strong opposition. De
spite the failt nearly every flrst-
claos nation has a postal saving sys
tem, It Is being argued a govern-,
meat savings bank eystem would 1 80,11 !
olutlonize and ,
$$***)
’ by A. E. Rice, president, ot
the-Ohio Banker's association, who
had seat a long discussion on the
subject to each member of Con
gress.
"The senatorial sponsor of the
project recently asserted," says Mr.
Rice, “that there was a great, uni
versal, overpowering demand for
governmental oaringx bank—that
high officials had urged It, that th
political parties had declared for It,
and that the people by their votes
in November, had Commanded
Now, as a mere matter of fact, this
savings hank question has
been an issue before the people.
Consequently, they have never had
nBBKh. 4.—A man recntly ar-
rested near Bordeaux on the charge
of having murdered his mother in
a curious explanation
why hv appeared so happy and eon-
tented In mind for six months after
the alleged crime. He said that he
had confessed It to a priest, who
gav, ^an absolution, after which his
'** at rest. The crime
one. ft is said that
following confession to
t$*, '
1 stfpck her with my list. She
fell d<^, and I thought that she
was de*A. i-j picked her up In a
sack, with the legs doubled up, and
in the ground to bury
feeil-JSBh I was about to let her
down Into It, her limbs moved.
far that I thought I
might ns well finish. I took a spade
and tKgpded the bag.
jKflH^ro tbiri she was dead, he
b|89K ; quJte close to hla house.
WiouU you continue to live
there Antaly after such a crime,'
askedlne magistrate. The man re-
plledj^pt he afterwards made a pll-
I.ourdee. He confessed
there, who gave him ob-
Jtieh, he sold, restored
ENJOYS TRIPS
Will Devote This Entire Month
to Meeting the People.
Atlanta, Go., Feb. 4.—Governor*
elect Joseph M. Brown was in AV
ly from a tour of several South
Georgia counties. Ho will bo at
home or here ror several days, but
will resume his trips early next
meok, when tt 1* probable he will
visit Griffin, Newuau and other
places in that section.
"I am now making up an itiner
ary for the month,” ho said today,*
‘and will be in position to announce
It in a few days. I will devote all
of February, excepting one day, to
these trips. The exception will -be
the I2th of-the month, which is the
twentieth anniversary ot my mar
riage to Mr*. Biown, and I will of
course celebrate that occasion at
home.
"After that, however, I willl bo
free to continue tho trips alone tha
lines formerly announced,"
Mr. Brown Is looking unusually
well, and the trips through the coun
try bare been of benefit to him phy
sically sa well as otherwise.
"I have enjoyed vny vhdte," be
sold today, “more "than I can tell.
And I feel much gratified with the
welcome and reception X have re
ceived in- all parts of the state, K#
pcctally gratifying lias been the
oourti f-xtendod by those who
posi'-l mv nomination. Nowhere
any exhibition of
LEAVES JURY
He Is Excused from Cooper Trial
-Bitterly Arraigns Governor.
Nashville, Tonn., Fob. 4.—Investi
gation into the cSsrges against the
lanta today, having returned recent- qualifications ot juror Whitworth
in the Coo per-Sharp case was resum
ed thts morning.
Whitworth admitted he once made
«he remark that he “wouldn't vote
for Patterson tor constable."
Counsel for the detene* made a
ienghity argument against the Juror.
The court's ruling is expected to
day.
Juror Whitworth waa this, after
noon excused from Jury duty. Judge
Hart told Whitworth that the out-
come meant no reflection on hint
and bade him a cordial gpofi-bye.
After hts discharge Whitworth in
a sensational Interview declared
that Governor Patterson knew that
the Coopers were armed on the day
that Senator Carmack wws' kilted,
and that he eonld have saved the
former. Senator’s life.
Check For Nearly a Million Dollars
Drawn by the Governor.
Warrant for the state’s pensions
for 1900 was signed by Gov. Smith
shortly afternoon Thursday-
1939,5711, for payment in advance of
the amounts due to tho pensioners
for the present year.
While the money was In the
treasury to meet this draft. It Is ro
an opportunity to pass any sort of ported around the capltol that the
The cruise has been a practice
trip throughout, hut It remains tor
the final spurt homeward to iasti-
tute the elaborate maneuvers and
tests planned by the Navy Depart
ment. ' The Intention is to give the
vessels the severest trials it the
finish of their long Journey, In Order
that any defect In,them may
demonstrated.
Fleet Will be Increased.
Before Admiral Sperry’s sixteen
battelshtps have negotiated much of
the distance westward across the Aft
lantic they will be met by the wel
coming fleet sent out e from the Unit"
efi States. This will consist probably
of the battleships Mississippi. Idaho.
New Hampshire, and Milne, the ar
mored cruisers North Carolina and
Montana, and the scoot cruisers Bir
mingham, Chester and Salem,.
The combined fleets will make an
armada of twenty battleahlps, live
powerful cruisers and several small'
er crafts. As soon as the war
ships are assembled the real work o T
tho homeward cruise will be under
taken. The maneuvers will be the
most elaborate ever undertaken by
United States war vessels.
Severe Trial Tests.
While the fleet, or the main body
of it will proceed at a moderate pace
that will bring It into Hampton Roads
by February 22, the individual ships
win be put through speed trials and
endurance tests. BstteUhlp races,
ship against ship and squadron
Gats
G. B. Whslsy, of Savannah,
ons to Rise Before Day.
Savannah. Oa., Feb. 3.—Mr. G. B.
Whaley, attorney at law and ons of
tho leaders In the ranks of the re
formers of two years ago, haa been
rewarded for his services.
The mayor has appointed him dep
uty clerk of th* stir market. One of
Ms duties will M to get up at -tour
o’clock In th* morning.
On* Man Killed In th* Wrack.
Pelham, Oa., Feb. 4.—Oat man
wa* killed and a do**a Injured by
the derailment of th* FHnt R
and Northwestern train tat night
Th* paaranger coach waa demol
ished.
against squadron, wU) make op the
programme.
Ships of similar clast will race to
determine Individual excellency
while battelshtps of differing de
signs will be tested one against the
other to determine tha superiority o’
style. There also will he gunnery
practice under practically battle con'
dltiona, and so excellent have been
the scores of Individual ships herto-
fore that some new records are con'
fldentiy expected. .
Inspection by the President.
The chief Interest of naval expert*
however, lies in the problem of how
"lit" the ships will he after their
long trip and exciting finish when
they steam past the Virginia capes
and into Hampton Roads tor Inspee-
tlon by the President. It will be a
gruelling test following the globo-
gird ling crnlse. but the reports from
the fleet indicate that the vessels
may bo expected to come through
the ordeal In excellent eoadlttes.
Judgment thereon. True, tho politi
cal partiee, through tho Instrumen
tality of a few overzealous friends,
were persuaded to giro endorsement
to the measure. All this, then, ha*
been ingeniously distorted into
positive command of the people for
the congress to Inaugurate a govern
ment savings bank.
"To those whose station and ex
perience give exceptional advantag
es for observation and forecut, th*
government savings bank project
means disaster to th* business and
Industrial Interests ot thf* country.
DISTRIBUTING PROFITS.
Pen Issulor Nani States Go. Pays
Regular Annual Dividends.
number of our fellow citizens
are today wearing a broad smile,
having received cheeks covering 10
per cent dividend on their stock in
the Peninsular Nani Store* Go., of
Jacksonville, Pis., of which Mr. D.
C. Ashley, of this city, Is President.
The company bta paid a similar an
nual dvtdcnd since Its organization
and has quite a largo surplus. The
Peninsular has a number of stock
holders In this city, and they are all
delighted with the magnificent
showing made by the company dur
ing the past year.
CHATHAM'S BKi HKER CHECK..
gl:i,HOO*in l.iceote Feow are Sent to
Comptroller From Savannah.
Savannah, Feb. 2—When the comp'
trailer opened his mall In Atlanta
this morning he probably found a
check for sent by Judge Hen
ry McAlpIn, of the court of ordinary,
to pay the near beer taxes Of Savan
nah dealers in that beverage. This
is the ’argest amount tent forward
by any ordinary In the state. Jndgs
McAIpln mailed it tut night
effect of Its payment in advance will
be to leave the treasury in a less
satisfactory condition during the
present year than it was during
1908.
lets! year's peniion payments
amounted to $932,308.80. The fig
ures of this year's. payment are ac
cepted as being in excess to a small
degree, of what the actual payments
will be, as for various reasons-^
death, removal of residence, etc.—
there are many pensions left unpaid
each year and the money turned
back into the treasury.
The appropriation for 1*09
$980,000.
A few counties and the amount of
pension mossy they receive are men
tioned below:'
Baker..! 1,730 Ben Hill..! 2.850
Bibb 20,503 Berrien... 5,785.
Bibb 20,503 Berrien... 5,785
Brooks. ... ,8,800 Clay....
Cllnqb.... 2,280 Coffee...
Colqijltt... fi,480 Crisp...
.5,690 tlooleSr..
Dougherty. .2,050 Echols.
Earl. .'.4,715 Fulton...
Glynn.. .1,325 Thomas.
Grady. . . .4,485 Tift
Irwin 1,370 Ware...
Lowndes... 7,4 25 Worth. ..
MUSchell. .7,226 Wilkes...
It will be seen that Fulton receiv
ed the most money for pensions, and
that Colquitt county received more
than any County in this territory.
INJURED in a wreck.
MAJOR STEPHENS RESIGNS.
Officer of Haynnnah — Volunteer
Guard* Quits the Military.
Savannah, (la., Feb. 2,—The reslg
nation of Major W. B. Stephens, of
tho Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
talion of Coast Artillery, caused
some surprise In Savannah to a large
number of his friends. Only the
captains of the four companies of
the Guards knew of his intention to
resign. 1 —
Major Stephens has bees an excel
lent officer. He brought the Guards
to a very high state of efficiency.
It Is Relieved here be will be suc
ceeded by Judge George T. Cann, a
former Captain of the Guards and I
who 1s a thorough military man and I care of Dr. Daniel and he ha* them
Mo*- 1
trie. Three white' ir.WTand two ne
groes. A negro man and negro wo
man, who wore‘among th* passeng
ers and received only vary slight
injuriss, were not brought here. A
while woman who was a passenger
and was bruised up same, was left at
Tick nor also. v
Those receiving the worst injuries
and coming to Moultrie were:
J. W. Eaton, white, of Moultrie,
small cut under the Chin and both
wrlata dislocated, •
A. J. Yeomans, white of Moultrie,
a very old and feeble man, scalp
Injury and possibly a brain injury.
His condition is right serious.
A. J. Webb, white, a traveling
man from Abbeville, bruised on tho
left shoulder and the left Mp.
Alex Johnson, colored, Camilla,
left hip dlw'ocated. \
Rev. R. C. Oroush, colored, Moul-
trio, left hip dislocated.
The live Injured men; are under
crack rifle shot.
TRIAL OF PATRICK CALHOUN.
A New Venire of Sixty Man was Or
dered for the Trial Today.
Sen Francisco, Feb. 4.—A new
venire of 60 men wsa ordered to
day In the trial of Patrick J. Cal
houn on the charge of bribing city
officials.
The last venire was exhausted to
day.
Ail equal suffrage amendment
passed the South Dakota state son
ata with only two dissenting votes.
ail lying up today. He thinks that
none of the injuries *ra very -am-
rlous unless It be those of Mr. Tso-
man* about whom b* is a little ap
prehensive.—Moultrie Observer.
, 2 KILLED AN g INJURED.
An Elevator Dropped at a Coal Min*
In Jerome, Pa, Till* Meriting.
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 4 Two
men were killed sad eight Injured
In an elevator accident at th* Je
rome coal mine at Jerome, Fa., to
day.
The elevator dropped with tariff-
ic speed.
THE COTTON MARKET TODAY.
The Market Quiet and There
Scattering Butlnese.
New York, Feb. 4.—The .cotton
market this morning opened quiet
tho first prices being 2 to 4 points
lower' on iraak cables.
Wall street and Liverpool bought
moderately and the selling was
scattering.
2,030
6,150
4,000
6,345
1,680
63,405
GRAPES, from tbesr most health-
5,610
give ROYAL ita
fid
2,340
active and
3.370
'ROYMr
6,175
7.460
BaKinaPowdi
Absolutely Pare
er
elyPure
Royal
Baida.
Powder
labor
health and money.
Where
the
beat
food
powder
take
the
■Ml
place
the
Royal
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