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VALDOSTA, GA„ SATURDj
GEN. HAINS ON THE
STAND FOR HIS SON.
STATUTE TO SAM DAVIS
UNVEILED IN NASHVILLE
CART. HAIN8 COLLAPSED AS THE
CONFESSION OF HlS WIFE WAS
READ TO.THE JURY.
•Flushing, L. I. April 29.—General
Peter C. Htlns tree the Brat witness
called'tills morningib behalf ol hH
son, Captain Halus. on trial for the
murder of Wm. E. Ann la.
He told of the physical disabilities
of the Captain. Ho said as a child
be was subject to nlfhtmares/'and
had sustained a heavy fall 'on the
lyead. Gen. Halns said his sdn had
failed to make the naval academy
-l-' mi. -a.'.
HONOR IS SHOWN TO CONFER-
ERATE SCOUT WHO OFFERED
TO DIE FOR OTHERS.
Nashville, Tenn., April 29V-A
statue of Sam David, the noted Con r
federate scout who gave up his life
rather than reveal the source of In
formation he Had gained Inside the
Federal lines,
Quincy,Ifja., April 29.—This morn
ing at the City prug Store, Dr. j. <0.
Atlanta,. Os., April 29.—Governor
Hoke Smith is having d merry old
time of It 'n the closing days of his
administration. He has a feud on
with more than one of the capitol
officials, and It la said that more
than one there will breathe a sigh
of relief when the time rolls around
for "Little Joe” to *ake up the job.
Following apparently strained rela
tions between the governor and his
star appointee. Chairman 8. G. Mc
Lendon, of the railroad commission,
the governor and State Treasurer
Park are at loggerheads.
It all grows out of the tact that
turned down the state
- Atlantic City, N. J., April 29—
i The annual spring golf tournamenl
| of the Country Club of Atlantlo City
. opened today and will continue un
til the end of the week, ,
i North Andover, Mass., April 29—
The marriage of Mias Helen Steven*
and John Gardiner Coolldge, form
erly United States minister to Mexi
co, 'took place here toddy,
Pittsburg, Pa., April 29—The an
nual celebration of Founder's Day-
In honor, of Andrew Carnegie, wa*
brilliantly observed at Carnagle In
stitute today. Alfred Bast, presi
dent of the Royal Society of. Brltlam
Artists, was,one of the speakers.
Uncaster, Pa., April 29—A meet
ing was held here today for the pur
pose of forming a state organisation
of the Order .of Owls. Delegate*
were present from Pittsburg, Reed
ing, Allentown, Homestead, Harrls-
| burg, York, Lewlsburg and seven*
other places.
Shawnee Okla., April S9—The sec
ond annual state conference Of As
sociated Charities and Corrdcttoor
met here today for a two days’ see- ,
alon. There Is a large attendance or
delegates, Including a number or
of Adana Is now complete,
'than thirty thousand mou,
ud children have perished,
ghuents of Turkish troops
ipleted the destruction of
■by lire and sword.
l‘i several American women
Megid by Irregular Moe-
•, and tbelr fate la un-
Kenton, was shot 8 times by Mfii
Jaa. S. Shaw, both prominent young
men of the community. The trouble
has been brewing for over a week
and on account of difficulties In Shaw’s
family a week ago Dr. Keaton-LUtt-
town. He waa aald to have been'Me-
■coyed back by false letters saying
all (ear bad blown ovtr. He arrived'
yesterday and this morning w^s met
by Shaw, who walked op thA- street
with him.
When they
failed Jo make the naval academy on
account -df weak' eyes. Tkls testimony
however, waa ruled out The father
also told of bis son’s peculiar actions
on the battle: Held at Quysma*, ba
ba, during the Spantsh-Amerlosn war
when the younger Offiocr persisted
In keeping himself between his fath
er and the Spanish Ere.. He'told of
hla son’s marriage to Claudia Libby,
which was opposed by the Captain’s
family. >
The remainder of the mornlng tes-
•lou was consumed by the defence
trying to get the confession of Mrs.
Claudia Halns admitted. 4he court
ruled against this, ■ saying that not
enough proof of Captain Hsln’a in
ure -t
ltm tl
kuown
The
ts.ke i
cf ciU
Refornu by New Sultan.
Constantinople, April ‘ 29—Tho
first eridenro of reform In Turkey
came 'today In an announcement
from the now Sultan that he In
tends to re-organlze tho Turkish
court. It^wlll bo remodelled niter
WosteBi-European style, and with
out tb« extravagant luxury which
has h&efcoforp marked tho oriental
government.
Scorte of attaches of tho Ylldtz
Kiosk palace have already been rel
lieved Jand It Is said tho dismissals
[nng Turks are expected to
fn toward th*
protection
came Into the drug
store and Keaton wag buying Shaw
a. cigar, Shaw pulled his gun
•shot Keaton once Just below
shot Keaton once Just below the
i»art and once.In each arm, walking
out .of the store. Keaton then got hla
gup and, walked out after Shaw
attempting to pull the trigger but
unable to on account of the fact that
both arms were paralysed . by the
bullets. -
Shaw Reads Statement—
the governor
treasurer's warrant for 9320 for pos
tage stamps used In tending out the
treasurer's report 'ast year. Treasur
er Park wanted that money real bad,
so be hae boon.firing letters at Gover
nor Smith ever now and then. The
gbveraor finally get tired, and he
banded Treasurer Park this calorie
one:
“I have received your several letter*
In which you aak for warrants ' to
■cover the expenses of the state bank
bureau for postage stamps amount
ing to between 3300 and 34(0.
"The law, establishing the hank
bureau names the state treasurr as
after General Dhdge had offered him
hla "horse, side armi and an eseort
to th* Federal lines" if he would tell
who the traitor way from whom he
obtained the papers found on hint
when captured.
sanity' lad been presented..
Latei—TfcU afternoon the court
admlted the confession of Mrs.' Claud
ia Halm as : to: her relations with
Annis. While the paper was being
read Captain Halns collapsed com
pletely.
In the: presence of a very large
crowd before the court house; aqnare
Shaw then pulled a statement of the
affair from-hla pocket, prepared ev
idently at spmc previous time and
read It to the crowd. In the state
ment he said that Pr. Keaton had
assaulted his wife and tor this which
according to her confession, he had
attempted to kill him.
The affair arouse,! Intense excite
ment happening a* it did bit th*
6 NEGROES TO DIE FOR
A CRIME IN VIRGINIA.
We hear the "street cornt loaf
ers” pounced upon occasionally, but
we cannot eee. that they are much
worse than the' fellows who monopo
lize the seat*-under the electric fans
about the sodk founts. .,- \v . —
t ALL OF THEM WILL go to this
ELECTRIC CHAIR IN THE
IUCtlMOXD PRISON.
Richmond, Va,, April 29.—During
• he week beginning tomorrow six
> So ho put to death In
the electric cfialrtiT '(W mate■ Peni
tentiary horc. Five of them were- sen
tence^ to be executed tomorrow, but
three were granted a respite of a few
days beeaus* tho superintendent of
th prison was afraid that soma mis
hap might occur If he attempted to
put five men to death Id th* same
chair In on* day.
Five of the six condemned negroes
are the men who instigated and car
ried out the crime In Powhatan coun
ty the night of February 12, when ;
Mrs. Mary E. Sklpworth and Walter
0. Johnson, her farm manager, were ,
robbed, murdered, and their bodlbe ,
burned In tbe borne they occupied.
Mora than a dozen negroes were in- ,
volved In the crime. Five have been ,
convicted and the others are In Jail
awaiting trial. ,
John and William Brown, father ,
and ion, are to go to the chair tomor- c
row morning. Joa and Isham Taylor c
will follow next Wednesday And two (
days lster Lewis Jenkins will be L
put to death, ss will also Howard | (
Toler, a negro who assaulted a amall c
negro girl In Pulatkl. d
:K STANDS
Sto msTi
3fy n»d expenses to be prorated and
collected from banks according to the
capital of each a* hereinafter stated
In section 24 of this act.’ Tho law
also gives you the right to employ
assistants and names the salaries of
these assistants, for which It provld-
e.. again. ‘The salaries and expen
ses to be prorated and collected from
the banks according to the capital
of each, an hereinafter stated in sec
tion 24 of this act.' Section 24 fixes
tho fees to be charged the respective
banks for each examination made by
the state bank examiner or hla assis
tant. of such banks.
"The language Is too clear to ad
mit of doubt. Your salary, the sala
ries of your assistants and the ex
penses of the department are ex
pressly made payable from the mon
ey raised thru the fees charged the
While the
er as your salary ahd the shortage
In' your expense account Is dne to
this fact. Your statement also shows
that Mr. Holllnshead, your first assis
tant, only received 91.(48 for hla pen*
Ices .when the law authorised him to
receive 33,000.
"Under my view of the law I could
not pay the stamp account out of tbe
contingent fund, thereby enabling
you to retain 92.(00 as a salary,
CHATHAM JAIL IS
A CITY OF REFUGE.
MANY PRISONERS ARE IIURR1EI*
THERE FROM OTHER COUN
TIES FOR SAFE KEEPING.
Savannah, Ga., April 29.—'The
A BIG ELEVATOR
FIRE IN CHICAGO.
will bS "unmasked.” it Is known
of course, that Dr. L. O. Broughton
la meant, and that the Instigator la
Byron A. Pugin, an architect and
Tabernad*.
former deacon of the
The deacons sent th* following tele
gram to Dr. Broughton In Valdosta:
•■Dear Pastor:
hanks for examinations,
act provides for the payment of a
salary of 32,(00 to the state treas
urer at bank examiner, In addition
to his salary of 92,000 as state treas
urer, my construction of the act Is
that this 32,(00 could only be retain
ed by the state treasurer ss hank
examiner If he has saved It from
the fees after paying all tbe expen-
-Your board of
deacons lit session assembled lend
yon Christian greetings, standing an
undivided membership with you,
and say -God blesa you.’ Hold th*
MANY HURT IN WRECp.
BOLD BURGLAR STOLE
WEDDING GARMENTS.
Dining Car and Six Pullmans ware
Ditched Near Palmer, Mat*
Palmar; Maas., April 19—An
east-bound Now England special on
2b* Boston and Albany Railroad wa*
derallad by a broken rail near her*
at ton o’clock this morning. The
dining ear and fix Pullmans were
ditched. /
Thirty to forty paaaongor* were
Injured. The wounded were taken
to hospitals here and In Sprlngfisld.
Base ball Supplies,
Base ball Mits,
Base ball Bats-
v . Base ball Gloves,
Base ball Masks,
A Complete Stock.
Ingram & Ramsey
Valdosta, - - - Georgia.
Book, Seed and Drug Store.
iwjBaking
\, 9/ Powder
Absolutely Pure
lie only belong powder
i Royal Grape Cream of Tartar.
A Wedding of Note Today,
Mayrrllle, Ky„ April 29—A wed-
Ing of note here today was that of
Mlzs Roberta Stockton Cox, daugh
ter of Lieutenant Governor and, Mrs.
William H. Cox, and Rev. Clayton
Bari Hunt of SL Louis. The cere-
Lmo.ny was performed In the Church
t>.’ the Nativity by Dean Davis of the
Ip^pL-copal cathedral la St. Louie.