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Atlanta Smi-lWddM Sxmrnal.
VOL. IV.
SCHLEY'S WITNESSES
TESTIFY TOMORROW
Government says its present-
K ATION OF THE CASE WILL BE
CONCLUDED TODAY.
Washington, oct. i*.—The Schley
feavsl court began business at 11 o’clock
today with the recall of yesterday ’* wit-
for the correction of their tfsti
taony and the addition of such points
hs might have suggested themselves
ttnee their retirement from the witness
Stand. These were Admiral Taylor. Lieu
tenant Commander Potts and Lieutenant
Bristol.
They were followed by Ueutenant Ed
ward F. Leiper. who had uegun his testi
mony 'yesterday, but had not concluded
when the court adjourned for the day.
Lieutenant Leiper was. an officer on the
New Orleans and participate,l in the bom
bardment or reeonnoisance of the Span
-4»h steamer Colon on Mar 31. 1W». the day
before the arrival at Santiago of Com
mander- in-Chief Sampson He was also
on the New Orleans when that vessel
]botnbsried the Spanish shore batteries of
Santiago. Ht* testimony again today dealt
with those events.
It had been a success to that extent, but
he could not agree witn Captain Folger
In all that he had said. He found that
the Hee of the batteries was slow.
He atoo found that the greatest calibre
probably was a six-inch gun on the Zo
eopa battery; that there appeared to be
only two or three guns: that on batteries
east of Morro there appeared to be four
or five guns fired, and from the volume of
am<>b*’ and the range attained It appeared
t«.at they were light guns, less than six
tach calibre.
Commander Bchuetae was asked in re
gard to his observation* of the Brooklyn
tn the battle of July X He replied:
“I saw the Brooklyn at the beginning
of the actio* about port abeam of the
lowa. I saw her some minutes after
ward. when she appeared to be headed
a little to the eastward of north. It Is
tH Bruit to tell because she was nearly
broadside on. Soon afterward I saw her
beaded to the eastward, about due east.
I should say. That is the last 1 saw of
her."
Captain Lemley: "I want you to state
* whether you saw the Texas about this
time? How was she located relative to
the Brooklyn* DM yon notice anything
r particularly as to the speed or maneaver
. tog of the Texas?”
"When I first raw the Texas she was
heading to the eastward of north. Soon
' afterwards I noticed her again and she
was heeded to the westward and appa
rently lying dead tn the waler. I called
Captain Evans attention to the fact that
. she was tn oar way: that she was lying
dead in the water and cautioned the cap
tain that we would probably run into her
it we kept on the Way we were heading.
She sraa then on out uort bow. We were
trying to get eiosc into the harbor and
steamed at first directly for the mouth
-of the harbor As the Spaniards turned to
tag westward we turned in the same di-
I-yAfon »• ehmwwwneavvr
B tffiMsrsd bv the Texas.” ■
r When he court convened after luncheon
I Ueutenant Commander Schuetse contin
i Ued his testimony. In response to a
Ipwstion by the court he said that he ha J
determined the position of the lowa at
T:*S o’clock a. m.. on May Sth. and that
its distance oat was seven miles. He also
said that the bombardment of May list
had developed that the Spanish shore bat
teries were extremely weak. He had seen
no evidence of a disposition on the part
of any of Cervera’s ships to ram any of
the American vessels.
By the court: "Was your position dur
ing the battle of July 3d such as to enable
you to observe clearly the relative posi
tions and movements of the different
ships?
"No. str, I never observed the relative
positions of all the ships on account of the
smoke and the attention we were paying
to our own ship in the fight." >
- Commander Schuetse was then excused
Lieutenant Commander Albert W.
Grant, who was senior watch officer on
the Massachusetts during the war with
Spain, was railed
Asked by Captain Lemley concerning
the blockade of Cienfuegos Commander
Grant said there was no directions giv
ing an. order of battle there, but that
there was upon arrival a signal from
the flagship that Cienfuegos was to be
blockaded. He had on the occasion of
the maneuver off Cienfuegos seen the
Spanish earthwork* there and the masts
or one vessel lying in the harbor, but
nothing to hi* knowledge had been done
to destroy these work*.
Describing the bombardment of the Co
lon on May 31st. the witness said on that
occasion he had no conversation with Ad
nlral BcMey. He had charge of the pow-
P dar division ami testified that* only five
B>l«ch shells and nine 8-inch shells had
been fired by the Massachusetts
'» • "Do you know of any further effort on
that or a subtoequent date by the flying
squadron to capture or destroy the Co
« ton?”'
"Xa. str.’*
The witness also said that the ships en
gaged in the bombardment had. when en
gaged in IL steamed very rapidly and were
in sight of the Colon for only about two
minutes at a time. Commander Grant
said shat the fighting ships of the flying
squadron had not steamed aa ay for any
distance from the month of the harbor at
night. At that time, he said, the Massa
chusetts was always cleared for action
and that nothing was done to prepare for
an engagement except to sound general
. quarters. ,
May Last Thirty Days.
E Washington, ocl n-Aft er the wit
' nesses of yesterday had been recalled to
in the Schley court for the purpose of
'■ correcting their testimony Lieutenant J.
P. Holden was reintroduced to continue
hie examination.
Ueutenant Adel be rt Alt house, formerly
watch and division officer on the battle
•hip Massachusetts. was then called. He
detailed the movements of that vessel in
fc connection with tie flying squadron. He
said that at Oenfvegos the vessels lay
six to tea miles out at night, then nearer
in the day time. Lieutenant Althouae
said that on the day. of the bombardment
of the Cristobal Colon he had been in
charge of the 8-inch turret of the Massa
clMsetta. He raid that the ship had not
I been, to exceed three mtnutee. in passing
the entrance to the harbor on the first
passage and two shots were then fired.
The Instructions were to make the range
7,90* yards, but t^e-shots fell short and
the range was Increased to 1° Wi yard*
. Asked what was developed as to the
strength of the land batteries by this
recon Doles nee. he said that to hl* mind
ft was shown they were very weak.
# When Lieutenant Althouse was excused
Captain Lemley introduced as evidence
the reports made by Commodore Schley
te the secretary of navy of the engage
ment of May 31. In one of these dated
June 1 Commodore Schley said;
t "Recennoisanre was intended principally
to tnjore and destroy the heavy batteries
to the eastward. Quite satisfied the Span
ish fleet Is there.” .
Ueutenant G. Dewey, nephew of Admi
ral Dewey, who was a watch officer on
the Jfflflgachuoetts. v« the next witness
He placed the distance of the blockading
line under Commodore Schley from the
mouth of Santiago harbor from five to
eight miles, the distance being about the
same day and night. Tljpre pras. he said,
no particular formation of the vessels.
Captain Lemley: "When you were at
the western end of the blockade with the
leading vessel making the turn, what or
ders were there for attacking if you saw
the enemy coming out of the entrance?"
•T do not believe we could have seen the
enemy coming out, owing to darkness and
the distance from the harbor. When we
were at the western end of the line the
*bip* could have come out and stood to
the eastward without our being any the
wiser unless they showed lights."
"How about the reverse of that proposi
tion?”
”1 think It would have been the asms in
either case."
Captain Lemley then asked:
"Did you have any conversation with
the commanding offic-r of the flying
squadron or any one in his presence in re
lation to the fire on the Colon or other
wise?”
Lieutenant Dewey replied: ”1 was told
shortly before we started into the en
trance that the commodore wished to see
the turret officers in the pilot house. I
went to the pilot house and the commo
dore said that he intended to go in a few
moments and have a ’try’ at the Colon,
and that he hoped we would sink her. L
asked what speed we would make and
was told 'About ten knots.’ I remarked
at the time that I thought <.hat was giv
ing us very little chance at the Colon as
she would be in sight before the head
lines only a couple of minutes and the
smoke from our guns would probably
make our tire very slow.”
Describing the range at which he had
fired his guns, he said at first It was 7.000
yards, under orders, and then he had in
creased It to 9,500 yards, but that the
shots fell short. He said in reply to ques
tions that the Spanish shore batteries
had not given the American ships much
trouble on that occasion.
Lieutenant Francis Boughter. who was
watch and division officer on board the
Marblehead during Commodore Schley’a
blockade of Santiago, was then called. He
said that during that time the Marble
head and the Vixen were on picket duty
on the shore line and the blockading fleet
and he had been stationed three miles
from shore and to the westward, six miles
from Morro. He would not attempt to
say how far outside the squadron was,
but he coaid not see the ships after night
fall.
He said he had not informed Captain
McCalla, his commanding officer, of any
fear that the Spaniards might escape, for
the reason that be considered Captain
McCalla as well informed on that point
as himself. He had received no general
-orders as to the distance out of the
Marblehead, the captain of the vessel
fixing the distance from time to time.
When IJeutenant Boughter was excused
Ueutenant Ernst Bennett, who was flag
lieutenant on the New York in 1898, was
called to the stand.
Saturday’s Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12-Captain F. E.
Chadwick, who was Admiral Sampsons
chief of staff during the war with Spain
continued his testimony before the Schley
court of inquiry today.
Captain Chadwick was then excused,
and Ueutenant Commander Sidney A.
Staunton was called. Before the witness
took his Seat Judge Advocate Lemley
asked sad received permission td put la
as evidence Admiral Sampson’s official re
port made at Guantanamo bay August 3,
USS.
Lieutenant Commander Staunton relat
ed the particulars of how he secured in
formation of the presence of Cervera’s
fleet at Santiago. He said that while the
fleet under Admiral Samnnon lay at Key
West on the morning of May 20th. ha
went ashore. While tn the office of Com
modore Remey he said that Captain Allen,
of the signal office, had called him aside
and told him that he had received infor
mation of the presence of the Spanish
fleet at Santiago, which he believed to be
correct. The information was to the ef
fect that the fleet had entered the harbor
on May 29th. Information came from an
employe of the telegraph office at Havana,
who could only send his information at 6
o’clock, when others were absent from the
office there. Captain Allen had, witness
said, asked that great secrecy be observed
for the protection of the operator on
agreeing that the commander-ln-chief and
his staff should be Informed. Later the
witness had returned to Key West and
received confirmatory information.
When Captain Chadwick took the stand,
Mr. Raynor formally addressed the court
requesting permission to ask the witness
two question* which he outlined. He call
ed attention to his question put to Cap
tain Chadwick yesterday concerning the
communication which Admiral Dewey
had sent to Commodore Schley on May
28. He had asked the witness if he re
membered that message and the witness
had replied that he did remember it very
well, and added:
"Because I protested against hl* con
gratulations.”
Mr. Rayner said that this last expres
sion was purely voluntary on Captain
Chadwick’s part and was not necessary
in response to the inquiry.
The questions which he stated to the
court were as follows:
"First: When did you first learn of the
existence of dispatch No. 8?
’Second: Did you then, in protesting
against the sending of this congratulatory
dispatch, refer to his blockade of Cien
fuegos in dispatch No. 8?”
Admiral Dewey stated the court had no
objection to the questions and Captain
Lemley said he would not object, provid
ing he could cross examine on the points
raised.
Mr. Rayner did not concede this right,
but before the point was decided Mr. Ray
ner asked his first question as previously
given to the court.
After reading the dispatch in question
the witnres said:
•T was informed of its purport at the
time it was sent to the Marblehead."
“Did you see it when It was sent to the
Marblehead?”
“I did not read It."
"When did you first read it?"
"I did not read the original dispatch un
til the answer was received from Com
modore Schley, brought by the Hawk.”
"Was not that on May 26, when your
ship was at a point between Havana and
Cape Francis, in the vicinity of Cape
Pedras?”
”Yes.” i
“Did you have the blockade of Cienfue
gos in mind when you protested against
the sending of the congratulatory dis
patch?”
He then stated that on the next morn
ing. May flat, the fleet proceeded to the
blockade of Havana. Admiral Sampson
being satisfied that the information con
cerning the presence of the fleet at San
tiago was correct. The admiral according
ly had called up the Hawk and forwarded
his dispatches to Commodore Schley.
Captain Umley: “Tell the court fully
from what source the information was
received concerning the arrival of Cer
vera’s fleet in Santiago. I would like you
to Identify the dispatch put into cipher
at that time, to which you refer.”
“The dispatch I referred to as having
been drawn up by Captain Chadwick in
my presence, is the dispatch known as the
memorandum that accompanied dispatch
No. A”
"Mr. Raynor: “The Hawk carried No. 8.
Is that right?”
“The captain of the Hawk was called
on board and I remember hia instructions
were to proceed with all speed until he
met the Vesuvius and transmit the dis
patch to her. as she was a faster vessel.
As to whether No. 8 was Inclosed with
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONPAY. OCTOBER 14, 1901.
CRENSHAW GIVES UP
OFFICE TOMORROW
CHAIRMAN OF RAILfIOAD COM-
MISSION WILL BE SUCCEEDED
BY MR. JORDAN.
The term of office of Hon. T. C. Cren
shaw, chairman of the Georgia railroad
commission, will expire tomorrow. He
will be succeeded by Hon. G. Gunby Jor
dan. of Columbus, Ga. No ceremony
will mark the retirement of Mr. Crenshaw
other than the administration of the
usual oath to Mr. Jordan as a member
of the railroad commission.
The last session of the commission
over which Chairman Crenshaw Will pre
side will be held today. At this time
many routine matters will come before
the board. Oairman Crenshaw will at
tempt to leave a clear docket ahead of
him when he goes out of office. There
are several cases now pending, contin
gent on various matters which can not
be disposed of, but all cases which can be
settled will be disposed of Monday.
Mr. Crenshaw Is now engaged In his
last arbitration, which is the last the
state authorities now have before them.
During the year the tax returns of many
railroads have been forced to arbitration
proceedings to fix upon what is regarded
as a suitable value. Chairman Crenshaw
has represented the state in many of
them, and has made a splendid success
of his work.
Mr. Crenshaw has this week been In
Savannah and over the Plant System with
the representative of the road, Hon. Pope
Barrow. and the umpire, Judge E. H.
Callaway, of Augusta, in the arbitration
proceeding. In an effort to arrive at a
proper taxable valuation for the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railway divis
ion. The arbitrators will likely’ finish
their work today.
Mr. Crenshaw has been a member of the
railroad commission for six years, having
been appointed to the place by the late
Governor W. Y. Atkinson. He succeded
J. Gunby Jordan, who now succeeds him.
Mr. Jordan having been a member of
tke commission for six years is familiar
with the work which is before him. and
being a practical railroad man having
been connected with several railroads in
Georgia for -years, he undertakes work
for the state which is familiar to hkn.
Mr. Jordan is one of the widest known
business men In the state and is regarded
as one of the strong men of Georgia. He
was appointed a member of the railroad
commission by ex-Governor W. J. North
en and served six years. He was then
superseded by Mr. Crenshaw, and was
re-appointed a member of the commission
last December by Governor Candler.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Crenshaw
a reorganisation of the board will take
place. A new chairman will be elected.
Tais will likely fall to Judge Spencer R.
Atkinson, the senior member of the board.
Judge Atkinson has been the legal mem
ber of the board for several years, and has
been a valuable adviser of the other mem
bers of the board in legal questions which
frequently arise.
.Judge Atklnaon is now residing In At
lanta and will be enabled to spend much
of his time at the office of the commission.
The duties upon the chairman are ardu
ous and require much detail work.
FOUGHT InThREEWARS.
DAHLONEGA, Ga., Oct. 11-First
Lieutenant Fred L. S. Price, Fourteenth
regiment. United States army, is visiting
his parents here, Hon. and Mrs. W. P.
Price, after an absence of over two years.
He was with his regiment in the Philip
pines when the troubles in China devel
oped. and with his regiment went to
China and was among the first to reach
and to make an entrance into the city of
Pekin.
In a little over three years he has had a
remarkable experience. On the outbreak
of the Spanish-American war he was a
student in the N. G. A. col leg .“ here and
was the cadet major of the .•ollege bat
talion. He was appointed a second lieu
tenant in the United States army, went
to Cuba, thence went to the Philippines
and thence to China, and in less than
three years’ time has become a veteran of
three wars. With his company he helped
to guard the Milburn residence in Buf
falo, N. Y., while President McKinley lay
wounded and dying. He is being warmly
greeted by many old-time friends.
mercerVnTversity
WILL RAISE THE $50,000.
MACON. Oct. 12.—November Ist is the
limit of time allowed for Mercer to raise
the 850,000 endowment which she must get
before she can receive the 315,000 bequest
from John D. Rockefeller. President Pol
lock reports that SI,OOO a day has been re
ceived recently, and there is no doubt in
his mind that all the money will be In
hand by the Ist of November.
this, I was not secretary and did not In
close it.”
•When did the Hawk leave?"
“She left the Havana blockade some
distance west of Havana about dusk on
May 21, probably about half-past 6.”
"Then you received this information on
May 20 at half-past 8 in the morning and
the Hawk left at dusk May 21?”
“That is correct.”
The witness said, in reply to questions,
that the memoranda beginning: “The en
closed instructions will reach you," had
not been s£nt by the lowa, as the dispatch
was dated May 21 and rha lowa had left
on the
Mr. RayherT “Was not the Hawk the
first vesse} that carried that memoran
dum?” a i
“To the besj of my knowledge the Hawk
was the firlPand only vessel that carried
that memorandum," replied the witness.
“Then I understand that between the
time that the Hawk carried this informa
tion to Commodore Schley at dusk on the
evening of May 21 and the time when this
dispatch was sent from the Bahama chan
nel on the 26th. there was no communica
tion with Admiral Sampson and Commo
dore Schley in reference to the Spanish
squadron at Santiago. Was there?"
“I thought I replied there was no oppor
tunity for any.”
After further effort on Mr. Rayner’s
part to elicit information as to corre
spondence between the two commanders
and objection on the part of Mr. Hanna
to bringing in dispatches which had >no
immediate bearing on Commodore Schley’s
conduct, Mr. Rayner said there was no
communication between them between
May 21 and May 27. He then quoted the
dispatch of May 27 as the first positive
knowledge conveyed to Commodore
Schley of the presence of the fleet at San
tiago. This dispatch was as follows:
“United States Flagship, New York, St.
Nicholas Channel, May 27, 1898.—Sir:
Every report, and particularly daily con
fidential reports, received at Key West
irom Havana state Spanish squadron has
been in Santiago de Cuba from the 19th
to the 25th instant, inclusive, the 25th be
ing the date of the last report received.
You will please proceed with all possible
dispatch to Santiago to blockade the port.
If on arrival there you receive informa
tion of the Spanish ships having left, you
will follow them in pursuit. Very re
spectfully. W. T. SAMPSON."
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CONVICTS HATE CZOLGOSZ.
AUBURN, Oct. 10. —When the assassin
of the president was received at the pris
on here, every man in the institution
knew of his conviction aad sentence
through the system of silent communica
tion by which news permeate the place
with such astonishing rapidity, says a spe
cial to the New York Worlds The unan
imous sentiment of the convfcts was that
if the assassin were handed *ver to them
they would satisfy vengeance in an un
mistakable way. The men in stripes, mur
derers and all, bate the poor fool who de
stroyed the nation’s ruler, an* they would
like io put him to death in awful agony.
The felons in stripes loathe him, and do
not regard him as a wrong doer in the
same clms with themselves. I
There is an astonishing amount of pa
triotism among the convict*. Strangely,
too, even those who are hgbitual law
breakers have a high regatta for the law
and believe it to be just. They have noth
ing but condemnation for anarchy, which
would annihilate the law—th* power that
placed them in durance. Many of them
are sentimental, emotional and impulsive,
and the advent of the assassin among
them acts as a firebrand.
In the chamber of the condemned, where
four other than the assassin await execu
tion, the murderer of the president io de
spised. His companions Ln the death house
are John Truck, of Scott, Cortlandt coun
ty, to die for the murder of a farmer a
year ago; George A. Smith, of Churchill,
a wife murderer; Clarence Kgnor, slayer
of Prison Keeper Benedict, aad Frederick
Kriat, of Waverly, the murderer of his
sweetheart, Kittle Toblii. AH are appeal
ing to the highest court and the latest ar
rival, from Buffalo, will go to the elec
tric chair before any of the f*ur. The last
to enter he will be the first to leave.
The assassin’s cell is No. 4, between
those of Egnor and KriaL When he was
dragged howling into the sombre place,
Egnor cried out roughly to him, “Ah. stop
your blubbering." Krlst tauntingly called
the whining assassin’s attention to the
Entrance to the execution room, called
the Door of Doom. It is directly opposite
his cell.
“Look at It,’ said Krlst;, ’’you'll go
through there and you’ll never come back.
If you enter you'll hear us oieer as you
go.”
One of the murderers said he would
like to cheat the chair of tha assassin by
getting at him. Their theory is that they
had some sort of excuse for, their crime,
while the assassin had none at all. They
intend to make a holiday of the he
dies and tell him so.
Thus, in his last wretched f hours on
earth, this “liberator, ’’ as hafhought he
would be called, is jeered act rod made the
jest of men who themseWes are facing
death. He knows now the bitter truth
that there are none so low, outside his
brotherhood of assassins, as to have one
spark of honor or pity for him.
Three keepers divide the day and night
into watches over the assassin, and will
see to it that he does not commit suicide.
His cell Is about eight feet square. Most
of the time he spends lying oh his cot,
now and then pacing to and fro in the
narrow space about his bed. z
In commenting on the attitude of the
prisoners to the assassin, one of the offi
cials said: “If they got hold of the as
sassin they would tear him in pieces. I
do not believe there is any place in the
world where he is hated more bitterly
than here among the inmates of this pris
on, The Inmates want the world to know
that they are no such criminal as he. I
might explain beet the difference by say
ing that if the inmates of this prison were
to be organised into a regiment and
marched forth to battle for the flag, they
would fight to the last ditch, fight glori
ously, fight like flends and die like heroes.
“If 1,200 anarchists were to be marched
forth they would spit at the flag and die
like dogs. That Is the difference. No one
feels it more keenly than do the prisoners.
You know It was the Duke of Wellington
to whom the saying Is attributed that if
he were asked where to look for the best
soldiers, he would answer, In the prisons
and the palaces, among the sinners and
the swells.”
FREIGHT GOESTO T., T. & G.
Georgia Northern Road Accede* to Or
der of Railroad Commission.
The Georgia Northern Railway compa
ny has given nopce to its agents to
receive freight from the Tifton, Thomas
ville and Gus railroad without a pre-pay
ment of the freight charges. This action
has been brought about by the order of
the railroad commission.
Some time ago the Tifton, Thomasville
and Gulf Railroad company died a com
plaint with the commission to the effect
that the Georgia Northern Railway com
pany was discriminating against it in re
fusing to accept freight from it without
a prepayment of the charges.
The Georgia Northern answered thia
complaint to the effect that it was no dis
crimination but would work to its dis
advantage if it accepted freight from the
Tifton road.
The railroad commission insisted and
tureatened to file a suit for disregard of
its orders. After considerable delay the
matter has. however, been settled by the
Instructions recently sent out to the
agents of the Georgia Northern that they
are to accept the freight of the Tifton
road as from any other road.
B ATTLEwItHHIGH WAYM EN.
DANVILLE. Ky., Oct. 12.-At Harrods
burg, ten miles from here, a band Os five
robbers early this morning robbed the
postoffice, securing S3O and afterward at
tempted to effect an entrance to the Mer
cer National bank.
Before they succeeded they were discov
ered by Officers Britton and Brown, of
the police force, who at ones opened firs
on them.
About forty shots were exchanged and
one of the robbers was wounded, after
which the band retreated, taking their
disabled comrade with them.
Officers in surrounding towns were no
tified and a posse with bloodhounds is in
pursuit.
Two suspicious characters were seen
this morning at Faulconer’s station, four
miles from here and a detachment of sol
diers is now on its way to that point. One
of the men is reported to have a thumb
shot off and a slight wound from a bullet
in his face.
Cl NDER'Tn” EYECOsT $20,000.
DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 12.—The jury in the
Collin county court at McKinney, Tex,,
today rendered a verdict for $20,000 in
favor of John Flood against the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway company. It
is claimed that Flood, while a passenger,
lost an eye as the result of a cinder get
ting into it from the engine, which he
claimed W|S defective.
NO TROOPS SEARCH
FOO MISS STONE NOW
SOLDIERS ARE WITHDRAWN AS IT
WAS FEARED BANDITS MIGHT
SLAY PRISONER.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 12.-Since the
brigands who abducted Mis* Stone were
located in the mountain of Gultepe, the
approach of the troops Induced them to
change their retreat. They are now hid
ing on the Turko-Bulgarlan frontier, ready
to cross to either side, as ciitumstances
demand.
The decision to suspend the movement*
of the troops was partially due to the
difficulties of aperoting in the mountain
ous country and partly owing to fear that
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DONTRYO,
Leader of the Bulgarian Brigand* Who
Hold Miss Helen M. Stone Captive.
a further advance might endanger the
life of Mias Stone, hence the American de
sire to try to negotiate for the payment of
a ransom. It is hoped this will result in
the release of Stone In a few days.
Bandita Want Money.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Concerning the
case of Miss Stone, the kidnaped mission
ary, the Constantinople correspondent of
The Journal and Advertiser cables: Peo
ple versed in bandid tactics presume the
band, being well informed, have fled
owing to the publicity given to the condi
tions of ransom and expect the brigands
will shortly send a new demand from
some unexpected quarter.
Nobody fears that Miss Stone’s life is
at present endangered, as the brigands
desire ransom and will not resort to ex
treme measures unless compelled by pur
suit. The American officials will not di
vulge the plan of action they have ar
ranged, but admit their intense anxiety.
Miss Stone Is Said to Be in Turkey.
NEW YQRK, Oct. 12.—According to the
Sofia correspondent of The World the Bul
garian police are assured that Miss El
len M. Stone, the kidnaped American mis
sionary, has been conducted by 20 brig
ands close to the village of lakaruta, in
Turkish territory.
WRONG NEGRO IS CAPTURED.*
Mr*. Sim* Says Man Captured Is Net
the One Who Committed Assault.
BARNESVILLE, Ga., Oct. 12.—When the
negro captured at Thomaston yesterday
was brought before Mrs. Sims at Barnes
ville for Identification, she said that he
was not the man who had assaulted her.
When the train arrived with the negro
on board fully 500 men were at the depot
determined to lynch him if he 'was the
right man.
Sheriff Howard explained to the crowd
that there was grave doubts as to the
prisoner being the guilty party, and took
him to jail. In ten minutes the crowd
that met the train had been re-inforced
to 1,000 and surrounded the jail prepar
ed to take the prisoner. They were asked
to disperse until Mrs. Sims should Identi
fy him, but this they refused to do. They
were willing for the negro to be taken
before her, but were determined to go
along and lynch him if he was t»he right
party.
Governor Candler had been advised of
the conditions and had ordered out the
Barnesville Blues, who arrived on the
scene at this time and reported to Sher
iff Howard. The appearance of the militia
had the effect of arousing the mob, and
for several minutes serious trouble ap
peared imminent. The Blues conducted
themselves with unflinching courage and
obeyed every command of the officers.
After considerable argument the mob
consented for the sheriff and ten deputies
to take the prisoner to the Sims home,
which was done.
When they arrived with the negro Mrs.
Sims eyed him closely and then said he
was not the man.
He was then taken back and released
before the mob, who swore that, the
“woods would be burned” until the right
man was found and properly punished.
■ Physician At Soldiers' Home
Writes a Card of Thanks
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* J, ' ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 12, 1991.
Atlanta Journal: Please allow me to return thanks to you for the many
<(• acts of kindness shown the old soldiers, also to the following parties for
special kindness: To the O. E. Collum Dropsy Medicine company for wrlt
-4> ing paper and envelopes, the B. B. B. Medicine company for medicine,
4> the Brady-Miller stable for teams and vehicles. Dr. Stockard for caring
4> for one sick man, to St. Joseph’s infirmary for caring for a veteran, to the
*> Presbyterian hospital for caring for five, the Grady hospital for caring for
four and to the Elkin-Cooper infirmary for offering to help pay for care of
one, to Brannen & Anthony for offering to fill free of charge prescriptions
for the veterans.
* Such kindness as this makes us feel that we are not forgotten or left
alone. I also desire to thank Mr. S. C. Gears for use of telephone. Dr.
4> VanValen and Dr. Lee Willard Butler for their kind attention free of charge.
•|> and especially to thank H. H. Cabaniss, Chief of Police Ball and W. O.
Jones for their kindness in sending a very sick veteran to the Grady hos
pital on the night of our opening in our new quarters. Respectfully,
£ E. 8. E. BRYAN.
Surgeon in Charge.
SAMPLE COPY.
The negro Frank Curtright w’as given a
pass to Thomaston and returned to that
city, having made a narrow escape from
death.
Posses are still searching for the guilty
party and when he is found the county
will not have to bear the expense of a
trial.
GRIFFIN OFFICERS THINK
THEY HAVE RIGHT MAN.
GRIFFIN, Ga., Oct. 12.—Sheriff Free
man and Officer Phelps arrested a negro
near this city today who answers the
description of Frank Cutwright, who as
saulted Mrs. Sims near Barnesville last
Thursday.
Information was brought to Griffin that
a strange negro was seen on the John
Ison place this morning, and the officers
at once went out and over the protest of
the negro woman searched her house and
found a man giving his name as John
Holmes.
His resemblance to Cutwright was so
strong that he was arrested and brought
to this city.
The officers believe they have the right
man and have so Informed the authorities
at Barnesville, who will come up tonight
to Identify-the prisoner.
GREAT FAIR AT VALDOSTA.
Will Show Up the Resources of South
Georgia in Best Possible Light.
VALDOSTA, Ga.. Oct. 12.—Valdosta has
about perfected arrangements for pulling*
off the South Georgia fair in great shape,
the fair to open on October 28th and con
tinue through the 2d of November. The
features promise to be fully up to those
of last year, and large crowds are expect
ed. Valdosta’s failure to get the state fair
this year threw the city upon its own re
sources to a large extent, and the business
men have locked hands to make the fair
as good as any that has been held here.
The agricultural features will be unusu
ally large and attractive, while the live
stock will make up one of the finest ex
hibits ever seen here. Contracts were
closed yesterday for the midway feature*,
which are about the same as will appear
at Savannah and Jacksonville, going from
this cisy to Savannah and then to the
state fair of Florida In Jacksonville.
At the present time the outlook is ex
ceedingly bright for the South Georgia
fair, which is to show up the resources of
south Georgia in the very best possible
light.
BUILDING BOOM.
Outside of Jacksonville and Atlanta,
there Is probably no city in two states
that I* doing half so much building as is
being done here now. Brick buildings are
going up in solid blocks, and magnificent
residences are going up all over the city.
Over 2,000,000 brick have recently been
brought here to go Into the various build
ings that have been contracted for. The
Valdosta hotel, the Roberts-Cranford-
Dasher Co. block, the C. R. Ashley block,
the Christian church, the residence of A.
Converse, T. B. Converse, B. W. Bentley,
Charles Jones, Mrs. D. V. Baker and tha
Methodist parsonage are among some of
the finer structure*. These residences
range from $4,000 to SIB,OOO In cost, while
the other buildings represent an outlay of
considerably over SIOO,OOO.
mercerlndowmenFfund.
DAWSON, Ga., Oct. 12.—1 t has been a
long time Since the Btople of Dawson
have bean so capUvatea toy the coming
of any man, as by the visit this week of
Mr. William D. Upshaw, who was here
in the Interest of Mercer university. The
Baptist church at this place had been
asked by the endowment committee to
give SSOO to the fund, but so generously
did the people respond that Dawson will
have to her credit $2,700, which is the
largest amount given by any church in
Georgia. Atlanta not excepted.
As a speaker Mr. Upshaw had his pop
ularity subjected to a' decided test while
here. He works for the university with
out salary, believing he says, that he can
thus reach the people better. But after
he had spoken here several days and
nights free, he gave on the last night one
of his famous platform lecture* and al
though an admission price was charged
the courthouse was crowded with a de
lighted audience. He made a conquest of
old and young.
GOODROADS~SPECrAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-It is an
nounced at the headquarters of the South
ern railway that a train of twelve cars
to be known as “The Good Roads Special"
Is to be sent oVt from Washington on the
lines of the Southern railway about No
vember 1, to *top at ten or twelve of the
chief cities reached by the system and aid
in organizing good roads associations.
The tour will end about January L *nd
will Include the following municipalities:
Danville, Va., October 29; Raleigh, N.
C., November 7and 8; Asheville, N. C„
November 12 and 13; Columbia, S. C., No
vember 18 and 19; Greenville, 8. C., No
vember 20 to 23; Atlanta, Ga.. November
25 to 29; Birmingham, Ala., November 30
to December 4; Montgomery. Ala., De
cember 5 to 19; Mobile. Ala., December 11
to 14; Chattanooga, Tenn., December 16
to 19; Knoxville, Tenn., December 22.
The train carries Hith it expert road
builders, who will build samples of roads.
Efforts will be made to organise a move
ment for good roads. The Southern is co
operating with the National Goods Roads
association to aid in the construction of
good roads in the south.
BRITISH ARE CHASING
FOXY BOER SOLDIERS.
LONDON. Oct. 12.—1 n Lord Kitchener’s
report to the war office from Pretoria of
today’s date, that General French’s col
umns have captured Commandant Schep
per, it is not stated whether Schepper’s
commando which has been active in Cape
Colony was captured or not. The British
have started in pursuit for a couple of
weeks. Schepper himself was so ill that
he was obliged to travel in a buggy.
SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM
DIE ON THE GALLOWS.
MIDDLEBURG. Cape Colony, Oct. 12.—Two
young farmers who had twice joined the Boers
have been hanged at Vryburg. The death sen
tence* of a number of other condemned men
have been commuted to penal servitude.
WANT COTTON SICKS
USED ON FERTILIZER
MR. HARVIE JORDAN ADVOCATES
THIS PLAN BEFORE COMMIS
SIONERS OF AGRICULTURE.
Hon. Harvie Jordan has returned from
Hot Springs, where he has been in at
tendance bn the meeting of the agricul
tural ■ commissioners of the
states. Immediately before the meeting
of the agricultural commissioner* Mr.
Jordan was at Sioux Falls and there ad
dressed the National Farmers’ Congress
on the benefits of the isthmian canal.
Following his address resolutions endors
ing the canal were passed by the congress
and Mr. Jordan was elected first vipe
president of the congress.
At Hot Springs another important reso
lution which was introduced by Mr. Jor
dan and adopted by the commissioners of
agriculture of the southern states was to
the effect that the manufacturer* of fer
tilizers should use cotton instead of jute
bags for sacking fertilisers. To do this
Mr. Jordan stated would require 6,000,000
sacks for Georgia alone and 20,000,000 tor
the entire south. To make these sacks
10,000 bales of cotton would be necessary
for Georgia and 40,000 for the south.
“In other words,” said Mr. Jordan, “it
would take the entire output of three
first-class cotton mills for the Georgia
business alohe, while twelve such mills
would be taxed to their capacity to make
sacks enough for the southern states.
“To meet the incregsea production of
cotton,” said Mr. Jordan, “there must be
Increased consumption and there are
many ways besides the one just mention
ed by which our great product ean be
used. While in Chicago I interviewed
Swift A Co., fertilizer manufacturers,
and they assured me that they would
prefer to put all of their fertiliser* in cot
ton bags and that the difference in cost
would be Immaterial.
“The Armour Fertilizer company,” con
tinued Mr. Jordan, “is already using cot
ton bags to a limited extent and a consid
erable amount of the best grade of good*
manufactured by the Virginia and Caro
lina people, I was informed by represen
tatives of that company, could also be put
In cotton bags.”
A well-deserved honor was conferred up
on Mr. Jordan by the commissioners of
agriculture of the southern states, when
they Invited him to deliver an address
outlining the objects and purpose* of the
Southern Cotton Growers’ Protective As
sociation. The commissioners of agri
culture will pass resolutions endorsing the
movement and pledging to it the hearty
co-operation of their departments in the
southern states.
The following are the resolution* intro
duced by Mr. Jordan and adopted at Hot
Springs at the meeting of the commis
sioners of agriculture of the southern
states:
“Whereas, the production of cotton is
the great staple crop of the south, and
its marketing yields the chief source of
revenue to southern planters; and
“ Whereas, it is highly important that
every possible market should be found
for its sale and use: and
“Whereas, it has been found practicable
to sack fertilizers in bags manufactured
out of cotton, therefore be It
“Resolved, That In the advocacy of home
products and In the interest of the cotton
producers of the south who purchase fer
tilisers, we, the Southern Commissioners
of Agriculture, in present session at Hot
Springs. Ark., earnestly request all man
ufacturers of commercial fertilizer* to
take steps as early as possible looking to
the permanent adoption of and use ci cot
ton bag* in which to sack their commer
cial fertilizers, as far as it Is practicable
to do so.”
The following resolutions presented by
Mr. Jordan show the sentiment of the
commissioners regarding the Nicaragua
canal: \
“Whereas, the rapid increase In the
production of cotton and its manufacture
into the finished fabric make it imperative
that our trade relations with foreign coun
tries be extended to keep apace with our
expansion in production; and
“Whereas, the same condition of affairs
exists with regard to the agricultural and
industrial development of the whole coun
try and our commerce generally; and
“Whereas, the speedy building of the
Nicaragua canal has become a national
necessity in the extension of our trade re
lations with the west coasts of the Cen
tral and South American renublics and
the Asiatic nations of the far west; and
“Whereas, the endorsement and main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine ha* be
come a fixed and unalterable principle in
the minds of the American people as re
gards this continent, therefore be it
“Resolved, by the Southern Commission
ers of Agriculture, In session at Hot
Springs. Ark., That we urge upon all
southern congressmen and senators to use
their influence and abilities in securing
the speedy construction of the Nicaragua
canal by the federal government, and that
said canal shall be built, maintained and
controlled by this country yrithout
aid or interference of any foreign na
tion.”
chilFrenatthTfair.
Grounds Have Been Crowded All Day.
Fine Horse* Have Arrived.
Saturday was children's day at the fair
and everybody was happy. Early than
morning by the hour when on every other
day in the week thousands of small feet
trudge toward the various schools the
exposition grounds were alive with chil
dren, and a general air of enjoyment was
noticeable everywhere.
Shouts of glee resounded from the agri
cultural building to the Coliseum, and the
men who sold “dying Buffaloes.” striped
walking canes and taffy candy wore
smiles as a result of Increasing business.
John Due will begin this week with a
fireworks exhibition every night which
will be a feature of the fair. Some of his
set pieces are very beautiful. Among
those on the first night are the revolving
kalediscope, the cornlcopia, the electric
«hoWer wheel and the fairy Phoenix.
There will be jumping jacks, an imitation
of Niagara Falls and many other beau
tiful pieces of flreworks in addition to
thousands of rockets. The illumination
will be brilliant and crowds will attend
each night.
Sham Battle a Success.
A few minutes after 8 o’clock Friday
night the great sham battle begun. Thou
sands were in the grand stand by the raee
track, along the fences and on top of
every building and terrace, where a view
of the mimic war could be obtained.
Fire was first opened by the skirmish
line, and no sooner had the echo died
away on the opposite hills than it wig
answered by a rattle pf musketry only a
few yards away. Then came the bomb of
a heavy cannon and then the men ad
vanced on the field. For fu»ly a half hour
the battle raged, and the smoke becama
so dense that the great area took on a
hazy appearance and the soldiers looked
like spectors as they fired, fell back and
fired again. So nearly like real warfare
was the battle that the soldiers of the
Fifth regiment themselves became enthu
siastic and fought a* though the destiny
of the government depended upon tb*ir
actions.
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