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IPPUOSEEOB SCHLEY
SWEEPS OVER COURT
ADMIRAL DEWEY’S GAVEL FAILS
TC STOP THE POPULAR
DEMONSTRATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.—A mighty
shout of applause swept the court room
today as the courage and wisdom of
Admiral Schley was portrayed in the
testimony of Witness Hill.
Admiral Dewey’s gavel fell again
and again in vain attempts to silence
the shouting audience.
• WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.—After two
deys* rest the Schley court of Inquiry re
sumed Its session at 11 o’clock today.
After the witnesses of former days had
been recalled for the purpose of correct
ing their testimony. Lieutenant B W.
Wells, Jr., secretary to Commodore
Schley durins the Cuban campaign, re
sumed the testimony which he had be
gun on Friday. After a few preliminaries
he began his narration of the battle of
July I and was then questioned at some
length by Mr. Rayner before he was
turned over to Captain Lemly and Mr.
Haana for cross-examination.
Lieutenant B. W. Wells, Jr., who was on
the stand when court adjourned Friday,
was then recalled and testified regarding
the battle of July 3d. He said he did not
rememter the ranges at which the Brook
lyn fined, but thought l.Mt yards was the
shortest. He described the turn of the
Brooklyn and the chase after the Spanish
ships. When the Viacaya ran ashore the
Colon was about 10.000 yards ahead of the
Brooklyn, and for a time firing ceased. He
said that he had received orders to get a
quantity of rapid fire ammunition.
Owing to the character of the coast. It
was expected that the Brooklyn and Colon
would come to close quarters. He was or
dered to have this ammunition ready to
close with the Colon and give her rapid
fire when they got close together. He
then described the rest of the chase and
the surrender of the Colon. He said that
he had not seen the Texas when the
Brooklyn made her turn. At one time
during the battle, he said, the Brooklyn
seemed to be alone, engaging three ships.
When Lieutenant Wells had finished his
description of the battle, a number of
dispatches were Shown him and he was
asked as to their receipt by Commodore
Schley. One from Secretary Long to the
American consul at Kingston, dated May
28, Washington, saying it must be deliv
ered to Schley at once, and Informing him
(Schley) that unless unsafe for his squad
ron. the department wished him to remain
off Santiago, and asking if be could' not
take possession of Guantanamo as a coal
ing station; also a dispatch from Secre
tary Long to Captain Cotton, of the Har
vard. dated Washington. May 29. enclos
ing a dispatch to Commodore Schley, tell
ing him to hold on at all hasards, that the
New York, Oregon and New Orleans were
on the way; also two dispatches from
Secretary Long to the dispatch boat Har
vard. dated Washington. May 30. one In
forming him that the commander-ln-chief
had started to join him and the other tell
ing him that Sagua. twenty-five miles east
of Santiago, had been reported as a good
place to land, from which it would be
easy to reach the heights in the rear of
Santiago. The witness said the latter
had been received on May 31.
The cablegram from Secretary Long,
dated Washington. May 27. to the cable
office at Mole St. Nicholas. Hayti, direct
ing that it be delivered to the next Amer
ican vessel to arrive and informing Com
modore Schley “that the most absolutely
urgent thing now is to know positively
whether the Spanish division is in Santia
go. etc,” was shown the witness. He stat
ed that It had oeen received by Commo
dore Schlev on May 30. The Colon had been
discovered in the harbor of Santiago by
Commodore Schley May 29
"Did you see him during any of the
bombardments?’ *
1 saw him during one—exactly which
one 1 cannot recollect."
"Was he at any time within your knowl
edge laboring under any mental excite
ment T‘
"No. sir.”
Respecting the correspondence while the
flying squadron was at Cienfuegos, the
witness said the letters, as received, were
briefed, stamped and filed. He had no
trouble under this system tn finding any
letter the commodore wanted.
The witness also testified that never, to
his knowledge, was a single paper lost.
Mr. Hanna exhibited to the witness a let
ter dated May 28. 1898. and written by
Commodore Schley, which contained a
reference to the dispatches that had
been brought by the Dupont and giving a
general account of operations of the fly
ing squadron. He sought by the letter as
stated by him to show that the number
seven dispatch, known as the "Dear
Schldy" letter, was received on the 22d
of May, and not on the 23d. The witness
said:
"The conjunction of this letter and
the changed indorsement in lead pencil
on the back of the dispatches would seem
Ito indicate that the dispatch might have
been received on the 22nd.”
After the examination had proceeded
along this line for some time. Mr. Rayner
said:
“May it please the court, we admit that
we got No. 7 by the Dupont (which joined
the flying squadron off Cienfuegos on May
•22nd. 1898 and we admit that we got No.
8 by the Hawk and Marblehead. Now
the trouble is about the other No. 7.
Where did the duplicate No. 7 go? We
cannot admit we got it by the lowa,
but we agree upon three propositions: ~
"The Dupont received No. 7, the Hawk
No. 8 and the Marblehead No. 8. We ad
mit the receipt of this memorandum from
Captain McCalla by the Hawk, but what
we have not been able to find out and
cannot admit is that the lowa carried
■No. T.”
Mr. Rayner turned to Admiral Schley
and asked:
"You admit that, don’t you admiral?"
to which the admiral replied:
“Certainly we admit that.”
Sigsbee Said Fleet Was Not There.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22,-Lieutenant
Wells resumed the stand soon after the
Schley court of inquiry was called to ord
er at 11 o'clock today and continued his
narrative of the events of the Cuban cam
paign of IM. He was under cross-exam
ination by Judge Advocate Lemley and
his assistant. Mr. Hanna, when the court
adjourned yesterday and they continued
.their questions today.
Captain Lemley began his examination
of Lieutenant Wells by asking him
whether there was kept a book of rec
ords showing letters received on the
Brooklyn as Lieutenant Commander
Sears had testified there was. He re
plied that there was no such book kept,
but there was a record of letters sent to
and received from vessels of the squad
ron. Lieutenant Wells also was ques
tioned concerning the department orders
concerning the risking of the American
ships to bombardment from the shore
batteries, the orders under consideration
being those of April 8 and Apr!! 56 and
two of May &
The first of the orders of this charac
ter stated that “the department does not
with the vessels of our squadron to be
exposed to tbe fire of the batteries at
Havana. Santiago or other strongly for
tified ports of Cuba.” anu the others were
regarded as a modification cf these. In
the last of these, dated May 8, the depart
ment said:
•The department is perfectly willing
that you should expose your ships to the
heaviest guns of land batteries, if, in
your opinion there are Spanish vessels of
sufficient military importance protected
bv These guns »o make an attaok. and
make your chief alm tbe destruction
of the enemy's principal vessels.” After
having received ’ these ‘dispatches the wit
ness was asked by Captain Lemley:
"Can you separate your knowledge with
regard to the conversation with Commo
dore Schley so as to distinguish between
either of the other orders or both of these
orders and as to whether or not anything
was said with regard to the receipt of in
formation in relation to these letters here
which you have before you at the inter
view of May IS in Key West?”
“No str. Ido not distinguish between
any of them. I have given my general
remembrance, which is that the order was
not to risk the
Lieutenant Wells was then excused and
Albert V. Mason called. Ho said he was
a yeoman of the second class on board
the Broklyn during the Santiago cam
paign and was the writer of that ship's
log. He made the entry concerning the
battle off Santiago and produced a copy
of a rough log w hich he had made for
his own use. The witness said that as
the log giving the account of the Brook
lyn’s turn had been at first prepared, it
read:
"We engaged with port battery at first,
but Just as soon as the enemy stood to
westward, we put our helm starboard at
first, then hard aport, so as to bring our
starboard battery to bear and swinging
closer to the Texas' fire, we stood parallel
with and to the enemy.”
George Edward Graham, the Associated
Press correspondent, was then called. He
said he was on the Brooklyn from March
29th to August 20. 1898.
“Did -you see Captain Sigsbee on board
the Brooklyn on May 26th?”
“Yes, sir.”
"Did you hear him in conversation with
Commodore Schley?"
"Yes. sir. After he had reached the quar
ter deck from the gangway he stopped and
Commodore Schley said to him: ‘Have we
got 'em Sigsbee?’
"Sigsbee said: ‘No. They are not here.
I have been here a week and they are not
here.’ »
"Captain Sigsbee knew I was a news
paper man and was there looking for in
formation and Captain Sigsbee later took
a dispatch written by me and revised by
Commodore Schley. He took it aboard
his ship and he was to deliver it to one
of the small boats or else take it over
himself.”
"Were you present at any conversa
tion at all between Commodore Schley and
Lieutenant Potts or were you present at
any time when Commodore Schley made
any remarks during the time Potts* was
present?” '
"I never heard such conversation. I
stood on the top of the forward 13-inch
turret. The commodore called to me,
'Boy. that's a bad place for you. Step in
here.' I afterward asked why, and he
said the concussion would hurt me. I had
no serioua intention of remaining there."
The witness was asked about suspicious
incidents in the harbor at Santiago on
the evening of July 2, and he said that
be recalled that the commodore had sent
the Vixen to investigate. Deacrlbing the
battle of July 8 Mr. Graham said Commo
dore Schley had gotten in front of the
conning tower as soon as the nose of the
first of the Spanish ships appeared. Tbe
Brooklyn was at that time pointing almost
north. Lieutenant Simpson fired the first
gun from the 8-inch turrets and called to
Commodore Schley:
"How is that?” .
“Schley replied: ‘Diun’t see IL Simp
son. but keep at it.”
"The commodore,” he said, “at thia
point stood all the time on tbe side of the
fire so that be could see what was going
on. He was absolutely cool and sent
continuous messages to cheer them up.
When Ellis' head was shot off he wiped
some of the blood from his own person,
and as the men picked the body up to
throw it overboard, while the rest of us
stood horrified, he calmly said:
“ Don't throw that body overboard.
Take it below and we’ll give it Christian
burial?
"When the ”I?rava went ashore the
commodore went iuto *Le conning tower
and himself called the tube to the
men below: They are all gone but one; it
all depends on you, boys.’ ”
"Did you ever see Commodore Schley
when he appeared to be laboring under
any mental excitementP’
“Oh, no; he was jovial and good-natured
at all times, and I did not observe the
least trace of excitement or anxiety ex
cept at one time. That was when it looked
as if the Colon might get away. He ex
pressed fear that that might occur and
seemed much concerned. I remember
that he discussed with Captain Cook the
advisability of stopping to couple his en
gines before dark, fearing that if post
poned until later tbe Spaniards might get
away.”
“Were you,” asked Mr. Rayner, “pres
ent at any conversation between Captain
Evans and Commodore Schley?”
"Yes, sir. In the commodore's cabin on
the Brooklyn on July 6. When Evans
came tn the first thing he said was:
‘Schley, did you see Jack Philip run away
with the Texas?' and Commodore Schley
Baid: 'No, neither did you.’ ”
Admiral Dewey (addressing counsel):
"One moment. Poor Philip Is not present,
you know.”
Mr. Rayner: “We do not want to prove
anything about what Captain Philip said.
This is a conversation during which Com
modore Schley was present.”
Captain Lemley:' “You propose to
contradict what you drew out in cross-ex
amination?”
Mr. Rayner: "Why. of course.”
Captain Lemley: "I object, if the court
pleases. This has nothing whatever to
do with tbe case. Captain Philip is dead,
and Admiral Evans is out of the country.
I object on that ground, which I think is
quite sufficient.”
Captain Parker spoke briefly, saying
there could possibly be no reflection upon
Captain Philip by repeating the conversa
tion. "We all honor Philip too highly for
that,” he said.
Admiral Dewey then announced that the
court would retire for the consideration
of the point raised. After being out for
twenty minutes the members returned
and Admiral Dewey announced the decis
ion in the following terms:
‘The court decides that the questions
intended to impugn the credibility of a
witness; Intended to prove any point re
garding the movements of the Brooklyn
during the battle of July 3; intended to
prove any statements made by Commo
dore Schley or conversations held by
Commodore Schley, will have a material
bearing up the matters designated by the
precept, are admissible, provided such
conversation or statements occurred in
the presence of and within hearing of tbe
witness.”
Mr. Raynor then repeated his question
asking him to repeat the conversation,
which Mr. Graham did as follows:
"Captain Evana came into the cabin.
I sat at a round table in the center. Com
modore Schley got up and shook hands
with Captain Evans and the latter said:
‘Schley, did you see Philip turn around
and run out of the fight?*
The commodore said: ’No, neither did
you. He did not run out of the fight.*
Captain Evans said: *Oh, yes, he did, I
saw him.’
"Captain Evana said he was in the next
ship and saw him. The commodore said:
“ ’lt was not the Texas at all. The Tex
as was in tbe fight all the time. The ship
you saw turn around was the Brooklyn.' ”
The court then took the usual recess for
luncheon.
Tumultous Scene In Court.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-The Schley
court of inquiry Is rapidly approaching
its closing days.
Mr. James H. Hare was the first new
witness today. He was a press photog
rapher during the Santiago campaign. He
stated that he was on the press boat
Somers. N S.. on May 26 or 27th, and that
they had met the St. Paul.
"We asked the St. Paul If there was any
tidings of Cervera's fleet,” said the wit
ness- “Captain Sigsbee told us there was
not. that Cervera's fleet was not inside
Santiago and that Schley had gone west.
On Sigs bee's assurance that the fleet was
not in the harbor we went back to Key
West to coal instead of to Jamaica, and
tbe first news we got there was that Cer
vera's fleet was bottled up in the har
bor.”
In ths course of his description of the
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOUiLNAU ATLANTA, CtEOKGTA, THUkSDaY, OCTOBER 24, 1901.
CHAS. P, GOODYEAR
ELECTED PRESIDENT
CANE AND CASSAVA CONVENTION
WILL ASK FOR EXPERI-
MENT STATION.
BRUNSWICK, Ga., Oat. 23,-After fur
ther discussing the best results to be at
tained from sugar cane and cassava grow
ing yesterday afternoon, the convention
of agriculturists passed a resolution to
memorialize the Georgia legislature to
establish an experiment station for these
two important native products in. south
Georgia. •
The following permanent officers were
elected: President. Charles P. Goodyear;
vice-president, I. C. Wade; secretary and
treasurer, C. D. Ogg.
The convention adjourned to meet again
at the call of the president.
PANIC FOLLOWS FALSE ALARM.
Foreman of Steel Work on Peters
Building Died at Hospital.
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Oct. 23.—Hundreds
of people attempted to rush out of the
Temple theater yesterday afternoon be
cause the cry of fire was raised when a
little flame was seen about the polyscope
machine. In the scramble scores of peo
ple were knocked down and more than
twenty were badly hurt, while it is feared
that two or three will not survive their
injuries.
Those seriously injured were:
Opal Jennings.
I. J. Weatherford.
Mrs. Mary Welch.
Mrs. George Schmidt.
Miss Smith.
Miss Kate Hober.
Two unknown boys, about 19 years old,
unconscious.
Mrs. Leona Roth.
McDowell, dangerously hurt about
the back and chest.
Orma Pulliam, colored, jumped from
balcony, compound fracture of leg. .
Frank Satch, hurt about back and
chest.
Infant of B. Bernham, trampled upon
and badly injured.
Mrs. Mary Plunke, trampled, bruised'
about ankles and shoulders.
Edward Plunke, 4 years old, deep gash
in head.
One-year-old son of Mr. O. H. Plunke,
crushed.
Mrs. Charles Gross, badly cut about the
face and feared to be internally Injured.
Miss Kate Hulger, ankle crushed.
George Meyer, aged 14, trampled about
the face.
Jone Fine, operator of the polyscope,
badly bruised about the face; uncon
scious.
F. C. Schneider, bruised about the face.
It was 8:30 o’clock, just after the first
act of "Tennessee’s Pardner.” and while
the polyscope was being prepared for its
exhibition, that tbe little flash of flame
that caused the tragedy was seen. Many
women and children made a rush for the
door. The panic seized -he gallery and in
a moment the occupants were plunging
down the stairs in a heap nr were tak
ing the swifter method of clln.bing down
into the auditorium proper. In their
haste many fell, landing on those be
neath. Several were badly hurt In this
way.
battle of July 3, Mr. Hill said:
"I heard Commodore Schley say ’Port'
and ship started to swing to starboard.
The helm was put over hard aport. and
she swung around oie her heel. The fire
from our batteries never ceased from the
time we started to turn until the end of
the battle, when the Colon went ashore.
The Texae was on our starboard hand,
and she was fully a third of a mile from
us. There was never any question in my
mind about striking her. We did not
cross her bow. We were slightly ahead of
her. and turned In that way entirely clear
of her. After swinging around we lined
up parallel with the Spanish fleet. In a
few minutes the Teresa went akhore on
Are. Soon after the Oquendo followed,
and we sided up with the Vlscaya and
kept with her for ten or twelve miles. At
this time there was not a ship
to be seen except the Oregon, and
she was about a half a mile
from use. On this run with the Vlscaya
Ellis was killed. There were fourteen or
fifteen of us standing together.”
Continuing the witness said:
“The commodore asked in a matter of
fact tone, ‘What is the range?’ Ellis
raised the stadimeter to his eye and as
he did so a shell took his head off. As
he fell to the deck, dead, young McCauley
said: ‘Let’s throw it overboard.’ The
commodore said, ‘No, don’t throw that
body overboard. He died like a brave
man and I am going to bury him like
one.’ He directed me to look out for the
body. I had it wrapped in blankets, laid
in the shade and that evening it was got
ten ready for burial. The Vlscaya was
putting up the best fight of any of the
ships there. She fought well and the big
shells were going over us and a great
many of us ducked. These shells sounded
like half a dozen railroad trains under
way. As they were heard going through
the air down would go heads, but Com
modore Schley's head never bent.”
There was a great outburst of applause
in the court room as in a dramatic way
the witness recited this incident.
Admiral Dewey, first time dur
ing the sessions of the court, found it
necessary to pound his gavel on the table
and admonish the audience against such
demonstrations. Continuing, he said:
"He was as calm, cool and collected as
he Is at this moment. His only thought
was for his men. He was constantly, as
the different events occurred, saying: ‘Do
the bullies know this; do they know that
ship Is gone ashore and that ship has
gone ashore?’ His whole Idea seemed to
be that he wanted the people below to
know as much about it as those of us
on deck.”
Continuing his account of the battle Mr
Hill said that, before the Vlscaya went
ashore she had made a turn to ram the
Brooklyn. He was proceeding to say that
he knew this to be the case because an of
ficer of the Spanish ship had told him so,
but this testimony was ruled out. The
witness then said that he himself knew
that to be her purpoy.
Speaking of the Oregon he said that dur
ing tho chase of the Spanish vessels that
vessel could always be seen and was the
only American vessel that could be. She
was, he said, from one quarter to one
half mile in shore.
Later in the chase of the Colon he said
Captain Cook had put his head out of the
conning tower and said to the commodore:
“Don't you think we'd better close In
a little?”
“And,” said the witness, parenthetically,
“I thought so myself. But he went on; the
commodore replied: ’No. Don't you see
that point ahead? Just as soon as that fel
low starts to come out I'm going to head
him off. I’ll get him yet. Damn him, I'll
follow him to Spain if I have to.
This testimony was, like a previous
statement, received with a burst of ap
plause, but the demonstration was quickly
suppressed by Admiral Dewey.
Admiral Dewey rose and said:
"Stop! Stop! Let's have none of that!”
"Give us the facts, simply,” said Mr.
Rayner.
"These are the facts,” replied the wit
ness.
Taking the witness. Captain Lemley
cross-examined him about all the parts
covered by his testimony. In response to
one of his questions Mr. Hill said that
he had not heard any conversation be
tween Commodore Schley and Lieutenant
Commander Hodgson about the Brook
lyn's helm or the Texas during the en
gagement of July 3.
BEGGED MAN NOT TO SHOOT.
While Brother Pleaded With Stranger.
John McSwain is Shot.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 21—John Mc-
Swain, a white man about 36 years old,
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Saturday night by an unknown man who
was walking along the street with a lady.;
McSwain was drinking and stumbled up
against the lady a time or two and the
stranger shot him with a 38 caliber revol
ver. ,■ - ■ ~
The shooting took place about 8 o'clock
nn Front street near the home of Mc-
Swain, and his half brother, Charles El
der, was present and saw the shooting,
but he claims that he never saw the man
or the lady before yet he says he would
know either of them should he meet them
again. He said he tried to get his brother
in the house and begged the man not, to
shoot him but when he ran into the lady
again the man drew hia pistol and fired.
The man and lady passed on across the
river and nobody knows who it was that
did the shooting. The couple have kept the
matter secret and up to this morning
there is not the slightest clew to the par
ties. They have no doubt by this tirfce
realized that such is the case and aye
keeping doubly quiet.
The police department have had officers
and detectives on the case all the time
with no results whatever and perhaps the
true parties will never be known.
Woman Tells Who Killed McSwain.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 22.—Wi1l Mc-
Swain, the man who was shot here Satur
day night by unknown parties, died last
night from his wounds and the mystery
connected with the shooting has been
cleared up.
Luther Wheeler, an employee of the
Columbus Manufacturing company, is
charged with the crime. He fled the city
and officials here located him early this
morning in West Point and say he was ar
rested there. He will be brought back to
Columbus tonight.
The woman who was with Wheeler was
Mrs. Maggie Everidge, who resides on
South Railroad street, Phenix City.
She was located by the detectives and
when McSwain died they made an effort
to get her to tell of the affair.
This she reluctantly did after much per
suasion at a late hour last night, and
told where Wheeler could be found. Whee
ler came here about four months ago from
Texas and very little Is known of him.
Until the matter was cleared up, Will El
der, the half brother of McSwain, was
held in surveillance by the officers who
were a little suspicious that he might
have done the killing himself. He has »een
released.
MERCER ENDOWMENT.
Eight Thousand Dollars Must Be Rais
ed By Mercer.
MERCER UNIVERSITY, Macon, Ga.,
Oct. 23.—The board of trustees of Mercer
university with twenty-four members
present held a call meeting at Mercer
university chapel yesterday morning at
10 o'clock to consider the Mercer endow
ment, and to perfect plans for raising the
remaining 38,000 of the proposed $50,000
among Georgia Baptists, In order to se
cure the conditional offer qf Mr. John D.
Rockefeller of sls 000. They issue the
following appeal to the Baptists of Geor
gia and to the friends of Mercer univer
sity:
To the Baptist Churches of Georgia:
The board of trustees of Mercer univer
sity have just held an emergency session
in the interest of the Mercer endowment.
The effort to raise $50,000 among the Bap
tists of Georgia to secure the conditional
gift of $15,000 from Mr. John D. Rocke
feller-making in all $65,000 additional for
the endowment of Mercer university, is
rapidly, and we are rejoiced to say, hope
fully drawing to a close. According to
the contract the time expires November
1, 1901. There is still serious work ahead
of us. v ,
Here is the situation: We must raise
SB,OOO in nine remaining days. We want
this amount in cash by the Ist of Novem
ber. We cannot afford to fail. The cause
of education generally, and of Christian
education especially; the Interests of our
denominational strength and usefulness
are all involved in- the work. We appeal
therefore In the name of the trustees to
the churches that have contributed, to in
crease If possible their contributions; to
those churches that have not contributed
to take thO matter up the 27th, the last
Sunday in the time limit, and to our
brethren and friends of Mercer university
everywhere that they give their assist
ance in this crisis. The great mass of our
people have given promptly and generous
ly. Energetic, enthusiastic and co-opera
tive work for the next few days will
bring success.
Report everything at the earliest possi
ble moment to P. D. Pollock, chairman of
endowment committee.
TO ELIMINATE NEGRO~VOTER.
Action of President In Dining Booker
Washington Insures Ratification.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 23.—The Dem
ocratic state campaign committee reports
substantial progress made all over Ala
bama toward the ratification of the new
constitution.
In Jefferson county, the largest in the
state, the Increase of ratification senti
ment is especially marked.
A dozen citizens have had their names
taken off the county anti-ratification cam
paign committee headed by V. Lee Cow
art. They state that their names were
used without authority. The best speak
ers in the state are on the stump every
day in the interest of ratification. Among
them may be mentioned all the congress
men from Alabama, Senator Pettus. Ad
jutant General W. W. Brandon, John B.
Knox, president of the constitutional con
vention; Hon. Joseph B. Graham, of Tal
ladega county; state superintendent of ed
ucation, J. W. Abercrombie; Governor
Jelks, State Senator Hugh Morrow, /or
mer State Senator Dr. R. M. Cunningham,
and a number of others.
The opposition has but few speakers of
pronounced strength on the stump,' the
two most in the public eye being Con
gressman Stallings and former Congress
man W. H. Denson.
County Chairman Gruy, of Jefferson
county, stated yesterday that one cause
for the growing sentiment In favor of rati
fication Is the fact of the dining of Booker
T. Washington at the white, house by
President Roosevelt. This action, he
states, has had a tendency to make all
white Democrats line up for the elimina
tion of the negro voter as a perpetual
testimony to him that he can never attain
social equality.
The work of the opposition Is largely
confined to the small towns. They are
working hard, but the trend still appears
to be for ratification.
PRISONER KILLr DETECTIVE.
Notorious Criminal Shoots to Instant
Death the Famous Sleuth, Crim.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 21.—Detective Cal
vin D. Crim was fatally shot today by
John Foley, as the former was going to
a train for a vacation.
He encountered Foley cn the street and
recognizing him as a recently released
convict who was wanted for picking pock
ets at funerals, Crim placed him under ar
rest and started to the station house.
Suddenly Foley drew a revolver and
fired, sending a bullet through Crim's
body. Two other policemen caught Fo
ley. Foley is also known as "Dan Dris
coll” and as “The Goat.”
Crim was a leading detective In the fa
mous Pearl Bryan murder case. Last
March he served as personal guard for
President McKinley at the Inauguration.
Boyd Stevens Dead.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala., Oct. 22.-Mr. Boyd
Stevens, a prominent young man, died
yesterday at the age of 20 years at his
home in Lawrence. His remains were In
terred at Cluttsvllle. Ala., today.
ill MACOH HONORS
THE'OLD HEROES
rs V * - J . . • • $ 1? ♦ *
FIVE THOUSAND VETERANS ARE
BEING ENTERTAINED BY
, CENTRAL CITY.
MACON, Oct, 23.—The five thousand
Confederate veterans who gathered in
Macon last night and this morning to at
tend the state reunion assembled at the
auditorium at 10 o'clock and heard the
able addresses of Mayor Bridges Smith,
General Commanding C. A. Evans, Hon.
Roland Ellis and Hon. DuPont Guerry.
They also heard some of the best singing
they had heard in many a day. This was
by Mrs. C. W. Wright, and the ladies
who had volunteered to help her on the ;
occasion.
This afternoon the divisions will meet
at the three military armories and elect
officers for another year and transact any
other business in hand.
At 9 o’clock tonight they will agaih
gather at the division headquarters and
sing the oM war songs that gave them
comfort during the trying times of the
sixties.
Tomorrow morning they will all assem
ble again at the auditorium and have a
business meeting of the state association.
After this they will fall In line for the
parade. They will be joined by the Sons
of Veterans. The sponsors and maids of
honor of the various camps will ride in
gaily decorated carriages and will be ac
companied by military-looking outriders.
Receptions, etc., will be tendered on all
hands.
Three meals a day will be served until
tomorrow night, and all of the veterans
who had no boarding place before com
ing will be provided with a cot and cov
ering in one of the halls provided. The
county courthouse has been heated and
thrown open to catch tbe overflow, If there
should be any. The people are determin
ed to house all of the visitors.
The streets swarm with strangers, some
of whom have come several hundred
miles.
And In the crowds the pickpocket Is get
ting in his work.
MANAGER E. E. WINTERS •
TENDERS USE OF TROLLEY CAR.
MACON, Oct. 23.—Manager E. E. Win
ters, who was prior to coming to Macon
the commander of the Tennessee and
Georgia divisions of the G. A. R., has
tendered to the Daughters of the Confed
eracy his magnificent party car, to. be
used by them tonight and tomorrow night
from 8 o’clock until midnight, free of
cost.
They will charge 25 cents per trip on the
car and the fund thus raised will be used
toward rebuilding the Soldiers' Home.
Manager Winters Is anxious as anybody
to see the home rebuilt and the generosity
on his part in this instance Is considered
very graceful.
DuPont Guerry Welcome* Them.
MACON, Ga., Oct. 23.—That there Is no
greater orator in the state than Hon. Du
pont Guerry was demonstrated today
when he delivered his address of welcome
to the old veterans who have assembled
in this city.
He spoke for nearly an hour and ex
pressed the love In which the old heroes
are held by the southern people.
He spoke In part as follows:
General and Comrades: In the M®*
by authority 1 of the Col. R. A. Smith Lamp
of Confederate and the Sidney Lanier
Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy, I welcome you as the honored guests
of this occasion; not only to its privileges and
pleasures, but to our hearts and homes.
You come not as the possessors of wealth or
position or powiT-but as the survivors of‘the
bravest and best soldiery the world sas pro
duced and as the heroes pf the greatest battles
ID the annals of war.
You come among * loving and a grateful
people, who are capable of appreciating you
for what you have been, for it is here now
as It was before and during the war and as
it has been ever since, that there is to be
found the highest type of southern manhood
and southern womanhood, a true manhood and
a true womanhood, that are not only loyal to
the duty of the present and the hope of the
future, but equally so to the glory Os tne
P "what Is more, you come among a people
who are capable of appreciating you for what
you have been since the war and for what
5 When' thaT struggle ended the southern sol
dier became as a rule one of the best
ican citizens. He knew from the teachings
of hie conscience and of the original * OS P®’
of American free government, that he wasi no
rebel and the United States government was
wise enough to signify its acquiescence In this
correct and just view by its release of Davis
the president, from imprisonment, and its
failure to prosecute Lee, the commander-in-
Cl The south fought for the truths of the
Declaration of Independence and for the pro
visions of the federal constitution.
The north, in the name and with the use
of the general government of which it naa
control, waged successful revolution.
The conviction of Davis or Lee or any or
their followers of treason, would not only have
been a prostitution of the law and of the con
stitution, but a violation of the plain meaning
of American history. „ . ... ...
No acknowledgment of sect suilt has
been made by the true manhood of the south
or required by the true manhood of the north.
Mr. McKinley, though In his young
he had fought on the other side, was brave
and juet enough a® *. publie man and while
president, «o proclaim to the nation and to
mankind. In effect and In immortal word,
the guiltlessness a* well as the Y*
soldiery on the southern side of the mutually
patriotic and heroic struggle.
The southern soldiers returned to the patri
otism of peace, not as h‘"Un«* whOM oecu
pation was gone, or as conquered and humil
iated rebels seeking safety in retreat and ob
scurity. but as heroes of honest and hoiwrable
war and they were at once the brawn of our
agriculture and industry, the backbone of our
business and commerce, and the brains of our
professions: tbe luminaries of church and the
H The individuals of the great moss of them
in their lower spheres, followed the humble
but blessed example of the peerless Lee in
peace as they had his matchless leadership
wir; they did the best they could under
the altered conditions for themselves and.their
loved ones; for their country and tor God and
' ll They' have made no Impatient clamor or
political warfare for pensions. Many of them
wounded and weary, worn and needy, with
out murmur or complaint, passed oj«r the
riTsr to rest with Jackson under the shade
of the trees.” without receiving any sutetan
tial recognition from the great Bt ate »hose
firesides they had defended, and whose name
their heroism had helped to make Immortal.
Some of their like, survivors have since ac
cented and am now accepting the meagre al
lowances provided, not only without unmanly
complaint, but with generous appreciation.
And vet after a year in which our values
have Increased twenty-five or thirty mlllions
of dollars and when we are growing In Ys*
and population every year, and our veterans
are becoming fewer and feebler and nwdier
every day, and when there are reasons which
make such a step utterly unnecessary, t is
urged in some quarters that our P® nß ‘°" 8 '
already but pittances, be reduced if not abol-
God forbid that my native state should, un
der such circumstances as now exist, be guilty
of such ingratitude and *®3uirttee.
The pensions we have provided are not dona
tions or charities or gratuities or hountles
They arc but partial payments we are making
on just debts we owe for services rendered,
sacrifices made and suffering hardship erH
dured. at the can of the state; debts as ’ac.ed
to conscience, as dear to patriotism. -and as
binding in the sight of God ai our h®"?. 8
"The poor always ye have with you, was
not spoken of the fast departing heroes of a
veneration Manv of the younger men like
mTself who as mere boys participated in the
struggle, only during the last days of the
cTnfSleracy, may live long into the present
centurv but a dozen years from today the
older Mt then living, will be but a handful
to the thousands that slumber In the bosoms
of Georgia and other states. .
During last year the pension roll of Bibb
county veterans was reduced by death ten per
and five of the members of the Col.
R A Smitk camp have died already this
vear ' The ranks of the succeeding generations
of peace and plenty are thickening fast and
those of the older war veterans are thinning
ta The r maimed or mutilated old soldier of the
sixties is not so often seen plodding his weary
wav on our streets as he was a few years
aeo The gray heads and faces that seem so
many white flags for the last surrender, are
going down every day.
Comrades, as we grow fewer and feebler,
let us meet oftener, and grow stronger In our
love for each other and for all other*. As we
get nearer to God let us get nearer to huraan-
U You ß are each and all quite welcome. The
older and feebler are more welcome, the oldest
and 'eeblcrt most welcome. .. .. ... ...
CIRCUS LIFE WAS TOO MUCH.
* All is pot gold that gutters and there is
no one in Atlanta who realizes this ,W»ore
than does William M. Davis, a 17-year-old
t>oy of Franklin, Pa,, who is at present
in the edre of the detective department.
To the lads who witnessed the parades
qf the Gentry dog and pony show here last
week it appeared that the boys who were
dressed in purple and gold and were lead
ing and driving the little ponies had an
easy life and that the gilt and gold com
prised all that was worth living for.
Davis was one of these lads. After the
parole was over and the show closed for
the night, he coiled upon the ground to
sleep until daylight when he was aroused
to feed and water the ponies, dogs, ele
phants and monkles. During the night he
dreamed of home, mother and possibly the
good old pumpkin pies and sweetmeats
baked by mother, and the awakening
from this dream to the stern realities of
life caused many tears to gather In the
eyes of young Davis and roll down his
cheeks to be wiped away by the dirty
sleeve of a coat that had become very
much the worse for wear since his taking
to the road and running away from home.
When the work was over in Atlanta Da
vis deserted the show and wrote to his
parents. His father. H. T. Davis, of 70,
Buffalo street. Franklin, Pa., sent a pos
tal money order for S3O to his boy and at
the same time wrote Chief Ball asking
that the boy be located and the money
given to him with which to purchase a
ticket for home. The letter was turned
over to Sergeant of Detectives Bedford
and he put Detectives Fogg and Chose
wood to work on the case. The officers
located the lad Tuesday and went to
the postoffice with him where he cashed
the money order, bought a pair of shoes,
some underwear and a shirt and was then
taken to police headquarters.
The boy asked to be allowed to take a
bath and did so. When out of the bath
room he looked like a different boy, and
shortly afterwards had a severe chill, ne
cessitating medical attention.
Sergeant Bedford has purchased a ticket
for the lad and he was sent to his home
at 5 o’clock that afternoon.
RAILROADS~ASK TIME.
Depot Committee Met to Frame Re
port But Railroads Had Not Acted.
Time was asked by the railroads Tues
day when the meeting of the special
legislative committee appointed at the last
session of the general assembly to ar
range a plan for the construction of a
depot on the state’s property in Atlanta
The meeting was held in the office of
Special Attorney Ed Brown, of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad at the capltol.
It lasted two hours. During that time
the situation was again discussed thor
oughly. No railroad officials appeared be
fore the committee, but communications
were read from them.
It will be ten days before the commit
tee can frame a report to the general as
sembly, since the railroads have been
given that length of time to submit the
proposition to the directors of the differ
ent roads centering In Atlanta, which the
committee wishes the roads to make.
At the meeting of the special depot
committee In July the secretary of the
committee was Instructed to communi
cate with the railroad officials and get
from them a submission of the proposi
tion to lease the depot if the state should
build. The secretary has been in com
munication with the, railroads, but the
proposition has not yet been decided upon
by them, and Tuesday the officiaals
asked that they be given time to submit
the plan of leasing a new depot to the
directors of the various companies.
GIRL KIDNAPED BY ROBBERS.
Though Only 15 Years of Age She Was
Kept Prisoner For Days.
JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 22.—The story of
a most daring kidnap was brought to the
police this morning by Mary Herring, a
little girl of about fifteen years of age.
Mary came into the city this morning
at 1 o’clock from Brookhaven, whefe she
said she was carried by two masked men
In a buggy through the country from her
home In Inda. Inda Is a small town on
the Gulf and Ship Island road, a few
miles below H&ttiesburg.
Mary Herring Is a beautiful little girl
of about fifteen summers. She told a
straight tale of the capture. She said that
she was taken from her father's home
Monday of last weeic, by two masked men
while her father was away; that she was
chloroformed, put in a buggy and driven
by these men through the country to
Brookhaven, where she was left. She did
not know wno the men were who had her
for she was kept under the influence of
chloroform for two days.
She arrived In Jackson this morning and
was taken In charge of by the police and
a ticket bought her for her home In Inda,
She was put upon the train by the police
and she was very happy in tbe thought
that she was going back home. The po
lice have been searching for the men but
no clue to their Idently has been found.
16 BALESON ONE WAGON.
Four Mules Hauled 8,000 Pounds of
Cotton to West Point.
WEST POINT. Ga., Oct. 22.—The big
gest wagon load of cotton eveY brought
to the Twin cities arrived this morning.
It contained sixteen bales of the fleecy
staple and was drawn by four mules.
The nine miles was covered in two hours
and a half and shows that Troup county
has as good or better public roads than
any county In Georgia. Tbe owner of
the cotton was M. A. Haralson, a young
bachelor farmer of Harris county, who re
sides near Paulina.
The 16 bales weighed 7.244 pounds, for
which Mr. Haralson received 7.70 per
pound aggregating $557.78. The total
weight drawn by four mules including the
wagon, cotton and three men. was eight
thousand pounds.
SHAMROCK 11. ON MARKET.
Boat Will Be Sold For Sir Thomas Lip
ton By An American Firm.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—According to The
Herald Sir Thomas Lipton has determined
to sell the Shamrock II and she is now
on the American market.
Before Sir Thomas left New York for
Chicago the beaten challenger was placed
in the hands of Messrs. Tams, Lemoine &
Crane, of this city, with orders to dispose
of her. The price fixed is not known.
SAMAR ISLAND HAS REVOLTED.
Strength of the U. S. Army In Philip
pines is Rushed to Scene.
■WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The navy de
partment has received the following ca
blegram from Rear Admiral Rodgers:
"CAVITE. Oct. 22.—Secretary Navy,
Washington.—Active Insurrection In Sa
mar. New York leaves today for Catbaio
gan with 300 marines. To return to Basey
and Balangiga, to co-operate with army.
Nearly all naval force concentrated on
Samar patrol. Services Arethusa and Za
firo, two colliers, needed and being util
ised. RODGERS.”
Naval officials construe the dispatch to
mean that the New York will go first to
Catbalogan and then to Basey and Balan
giga, landing detachments of marines at
each point.
10,000 Troops May Be Sent to Manila.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—1 t is thought
that at least 10,000 troops from the Uni
ted States will be rushed to the Philip
pines shortly.
It has become apparent by recent devel
opments that the Islands are not pacified
to the extent reported and the treachery
of the natives makes it necessary to
watch them closely.
Companies A, B, C and D, of the
Twenty-seventh Infantry at Fort McPher
son, Ga., are available and may be sent
out In this service. „
REV. A. C, WD SAYS
HE LIKES RACING
PASTOR OF THE TEMPLE BAPTIST
CHURCH LOVES HOR6ES
AND ACROBATS.
Rev. A. C. Ward, pastor of the Tefnple
Baptist church, says that he is in favor of
the horse race.
“The horse is such a noble animal that
I cannot help admiring anything that he
does," said the minister this morning as
he was speaking of the Interstate fair.
"Just cut out the betting,” said Dr.
Ward, "and let them race and there is
nothing that I Would rather see.”
Going further he says that be enjoyed
REV. A. C. WARD.
Who Say* He Likes a Horse Race and
An Athlete.
the vaudeville given in front of the grand
stand and that the performance of the
acrobats was a revelation.
“The fair is In many ways worthy of
commendation,” he said. "It is an exhi
bition that really exhibits. To be sure,
there are features and fakirs to get stray
nickels, and It is hardly necessary to say
they are ‘getting there.’ In many in
stances, however, they actually give a
nickel’s worth. One must not be too care
less In the venture or the money will go
tor little less than nothing.. The large
crowds around the "Drummers’ Country
Store” shows the power of chance.
"W’bo can resist admiring the beautiful
little engine as it comes puffing up, draw
ing its long train of little cars loaded with
happy-faced boys and girls? I notice *
good many boys and girls over 40 years
old like to ride. Every attraction outside
the midway is good.
"I love a horse so much that almost
anything he does pleases me. When he
does his very best I somehow cannot help
patting him and saying 'well done.'
“Do I believe in horse racing?
"Yes, but excuse me from the betting .
part. I havr always enjoyed the sight of
two horses neck and neck, every nerve
strained to reach the goal. I have never
ridden a horse that traveled as fast as I
wished to go. An auto can run up and
down a very steep incline and Daredevil
Kilpatrick does wonders in It with hi* one
leg, but give me a horse. ''
"The exhibits both In the poultry and
stock show are simply superb. One must
see them to fully appreciate what Is there.
It seldom happens that an association
succeeds in giving so much innocent
amusement as Is given free at this fair.
With few exceptions the midway Is all
right. The statue turning to life is worth
the price of admission. It actually gives
one a good idea of the resurrection. While
this result is brought about by an optical
illusion it in a measure Illustrates what
divine power can do. After witnessing the
transfer motion the mind cannot fall to
dwell on thought* that are profitable
"The management of The fair ha* come
as near giving us a clean thing as Is pos
sible. I know it is an Innovation for a
minister and pastor to say what I have
said, but I hall with gladness the great
change which has come during the past
few years. There is no reason whatever
why people should not enjoy many things
otherwise forbidden. Eliminate tha bad
and the good at once becomes so much
better. The whole trouble -a tbe past
has been that the devil has heretofore
held the lines and has driven every
pleasure his own way. It is a revelation
to witness the splendid. exhibition given
every day before the grandstand. No one
can witness It without being forced to
praise God for the wonderful power and
skill embodied in the human frame. Al
together. I for one, am well plqgsed with
what I saw and learned, and my hopq is
that we fnay soon reach a period when
all that is bad or doubtful will be left
out and everybody will feel free to enjoy
a good time at these exhibitions of tha
skill and industry of our land.”
horses' solF76r~fortune
Chicago Man’* Sale Brought Society’s
Purse to Tan Bark Ring.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Many horse*
were entered at the annual .sale of Tich
enor & Co., of Chicago, in the American
horse exchange last night, and they
brought high price*. The first 'fifteen
horses sold averaged $2,930 a head, and
the first 19 brought $50,000. In all 49 head
were sold. For a four-in-hand team of
bay geldings the Leeds, of Chicago, paid
$18,750.
Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, paid
$7,500 for a brown gelding and $1,706 for a
handsome chestnut saddle horse. Florenz
Ziegfeld, acting for Anna Held, gave $1,750
for a pair of brown geldings. W. H. Moore
paid $6,800 for a pair of chestnut carriage
horses. A bay horse six years old brought.
$5,100 from H. B. Leeds, and D. D. Leeds
paid $4,100 for a pair of bay gelding*. D.
G. Reed gave $4,200 for a pair of bay car
riage horses. A. Lowther paid $2,300 for a
dapple gray gelding. Dr. Dwight bought
a pair of roan carriage horses, paying
$3,600 for them. 8. J. Valentyx gave $1,856
for a dark bay gelding.
TO GET COLLEGE DEGREE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Cor
telyou, Assistant Secretary Barnes and
one or two members of the white house
staff, will leave this afternoon via the
Pennsylvania railroad for Farmington.
Conn. The party will travel in A private
car attached to one of the regular trains.
The president will spend a brief time
at Farmington with his sister, Mra
Cowles, before going to New Haven,
where he is to receive the degree of
LL. D. from Yale. In as much as the
trip Is a private one, no details concern
inng it are made public. ■
Miscellaneous.
to superintend a farm. Ad
dress. J- w. Avery. Landsford, Chester Co..
er . . _ _
Old Wliish!
T 1 DTD fl who dertre a monthly Regulator that
I. A I li.iS cannot fail will pi ease address with
JjuUXuU stamp. Dr- Stevens, Buffalo, N.Y.
