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Manto Semi-Wcdda -tonrnaL VOL. TV. SCHLEY COURT BEGINS TO REVIEW EVIDENCE b Evidence All in and Argu ments Concluded —Ver- dict May Come This Week. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—The e vi cfence in the Schley case is in and the argument concluded. The court be gin* this week the work of reviewing the evidence, and an early verdict is looked for. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.—Captain Lem ley closed hia speech and the entire argu ment of the case with the following words: . Tribute to Schley. “From my knowledge of the man. hav ing served under his command on two crutoM, I have newer believed, nor do I claim from the evidence that personal or. to call a spade a spade, cowardice— was exhibited by Commodore Schley In any part of his career as com mander-in-chief of the flying squadron. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7—Judge Advo cate Samuel C. Lemly today made the concluding argument in the Schley court of inquiry. There wss no forenoon session of the court and the Judge advocate did not have an opportunity to begin his address until 2 o'clock He read from manuscript, but spoke in clear and distinct tones. The first half of the address was devot ed to consideration of points made by Mr. Rayner and Captain Parker in Admiral Schley's behalf, and the latter half was a general review from the government point of view of the evidence. Referring to the testimony of Admiral Behley and Captain Chadwick concerning the former's ©on versa lion with Admiral Schley at Key West. Captain Lemly said: Roasts Schley’s Evidence. ••I ask the court to apply to the appli cant as a witness the well known rule, referred to with So much fervor by senior counsel, that where two witnesses testi fy with regard to the same matter, and one of the members does and the other , does not remember the circumstances of the matter, or let us say the conversa tion. the evidence of the members must be accepted. If this must be done, then there is Uttie left of the evidence given before this court by the applicant, par ticularly upon his cross-examination. "Commodore Schley has testified." said Captain Lemly further along in bls ad dress. “that he consulted - Commodore Remey at the naval base. Key West. May 18. and at that time the latter had no information as to the movements of the Spaniards. 80 had Admiral Sampson on the 18th. And for what. If not to meet the enemy's fleet, was Commodore Schley sent to CTenfues'*? Not because he ex pected to them.already in there as the order No. * and Admiral Schley's testimo ny will clearly show. It was simply ex pected that the Spaniards weald endeav or to reach Cienfuegcs and not that they were there." Referring to Mr. Rayner's statement that when the report of the Spaniards being at Santiago was confirmed, noth ing was done to inform Commodore Schley of this until the Hawk was sent on the afternoon of May S. Captain Lemly said the Marblehead was sent at 3 a. m. of May 21 with the dispatch No. «. Captain Lemly contended that the Mc- Calla memorandum was delivered to Commodore Schley May 2! and charged the commodore with failure to attempt di rect communication with the insurgents after its receipt. Tried to Be Impartial. “I have endeavored to follow this ad vice without fear or favor. If I have ap peared to fall in maintaining that impar tial attitude which I feel and have always felt, towards the applicant it is because a ears salon, however natural, on the part of the opposing counsel begets aggres sion. and for the further reason that in many instances throughout the investi gate n honest differences in opinion has compelled me to be earnestly contentious in order to adduce what I believed to be material facts Captain Lemly then took up the volum inous evidence which he said had been so fully treated in all its bearings that it was not bls purpose to enter into a detailed discussion of it. Beginning with the pas sage of the flying squadron from Key ■West to Cienfuegos in search of the Span ish fleet under Admiral Cervera. he said that, while the speed set by the appli cant from Key West to Cientuegos was but ten knots, under the then existing conditions of wind and weather greater speed might have been maintained. Other delays of this voyage were also referred to. It should, he thought, be remembered that Commodore Schley’s orders required that the blockade of this port should be es tablished with the least possible delay. Captain' Lemly said as the arrival of the Adula was purely accidental, little ■tress should be laid upon the misplaced confidence with Which it was assumed that the vessel, being allowed to go’in. would be permitted by the Spanish au thorities to return with Information as to whether Admiral Cervera’s squadron was or was not located within the harbor; this particularly in view of the fact that a hostile fleet was outside." What Lemly Would Have Done. © Having brought the squadron to the southward of Santiago, on May Sth. the judge advocate took up the coaling ques tion. quoting Lieutenant Dyson's figures on the question of coal supply in some de tail. Then he considered the retrograde movement. “This step,” he said, “had been under taken without sufficient or decisive steps being taken to ascertain whether the Spanish fleet was actually in the harbor of Santiago, leaving the mouth nf the harbor unwatched, and Cervera free to escape, with the possibility of his mak ing a descent upon our coast—the moral, to say nothing of the material effect of which It is impossible to over-estimate." Continuing in this connection he said: “It matters not what captain Sigsbee or pilot Nunes told Commodore Schley. If «• Nunes exhibited then no greater acumen than when before this court the informa tion be supplied should have been given little weight. * Schley Should Have Known. “Whatever opinion they may have given the commodore as to the presence of the Spanish ships In the harbor of Santiago land I believe rhatithe captain never said that the Spanish fleet was not therein), the commodore was alone responsible for the retrograde movement. It was his du ty to ascertain to a certainty whether the Spanish squadron was in the harbor, an obligation which no negative information of Captain Sigsbee's could remove or even modify. And it I* Inconceivable that a positive statement as to the con tents of a harbor of the well known con formation of Santiago could have been • made by Sigs bee." The details of the retrograde movement were rehearsed as were those concern ing the delivery of dispatches by the Har vard and »he proffer of Cntonel Beale to I ♦ AGAIN DOES DEWEY + ♦ TURN DOWN SAMPSON ♦ ♦ ♦ <> WASHINGTON. Nov. ?.-The + + Schley court of Inquiry has de- + + dined to grant the request made + q, veeterday by Attorney Theall. act- + + ing for Admiral Sampson, that the ♦ + remarks of Captain Parker concern- + + ing the fact that the Spanish + 4> s-teamer Colon lay in the harbor at ♦ + Santiago for some hours after the + + arrival there of Admiral Salnpson + * be stricken from the records. + Admiral Dewey, writing for the ♦ 4> court, says that this action has + + been taken after careful considers- + + Hon. ♦ IHMHHIIIHMHHIHm go ashore and communicate with the Cu ban insurgents. Captain Lemly contended that the dispatch conveying positive infor mation of the presence of the Spaniards must have bebn delivered to Commodore Schley, notwithstanding his denial, be cause he considered it “Inconceivable that having it. Captain Cotton should not have communicated its contents to Commodore Schley.” Roasted for Disobedience. Here Captain Lemly quoted in full Commodore Schley’s "cannot obey orders ’ dispatch to the department of May 27, and comemnted upon It, saying: “Whether the department’s instruc tions definitely directed in positive terms, that the squadron remain off Santiago, or Whether its desire that this should be done was simply indicated, appears to me under all the circumstances to be Imma terial. Disobedience of orders may be an imperative and glorious duty, but if it be not Justified by facts, it cannot be condoned by terming it an ‘error of judgment* This was not an ‘error of judgment*; It was ah error of conduct.** CANAt’COMMiSSION TO METT TUESDAY IT IS SAID BY AUTHORITY THAT NO REPORT HAS YET BEEN REACHED. WASHINGTON. Nov. ».-The Isthmian canal commission will meet next Tuesday to add the finishing touches to its report. It car. be stated oy authority that the commission has not report*d. up to this time, in favor of either the Nicaraguan or of the Panama project. Consequently the question has not figured before the cabi net and the administration has not ex pressed a preference for either route. It is expected that the commission will not undertake either to accept or to re ject the proposition of President Hutln, looking to the acquisition by this govern ment of the Panama Canal company’s concessions. However, it will lay the prop osition before the president and congress. It can be stated also by authority that, in view of the well understood favor with which congress heretefore has regarded the Nicaragua route, the decision of th > executive department will be In /avor of that pioject. RATHBURN’S DEATH IS DENIED Sensation Is Developed in Jeffesonvills, Ind., By Insurance Agent. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Nov. 10.-The re ported death of Newell C. Rathbun, of this city, the United States recruiting officer at Jeffersonville. Ind., published a day or two since, developed into, a first class sensation today upon the announce ment by Sam M. Powell, state manager of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany. that the body that was to have been buried in Oakland cemetery this afternoon is not that of Newell C. Rath bun. In this statement the insurance official is supported by Dr. C. Jennings, the com pany's examining physician; B. P. Sisk, who placed one-half of the life insurance on Rathbun, and by Mrs. J. C. Watkins, of the Grand Central hotel, with whom Rathbun boarded up to the time of his marriage, a short time since, and by others. in railwaY horror ONE MAN IS KILLED YOUNGSTOWN, Nov. 9.-In a rear-end collision on the Pittsburg and Western railway at Lowellville, eight miles west of here, last midnight, one man was kill ed and two were injured. The dead: J. T. BHENNETT, brakeman, Pittsburg. The injured: Engineer Gates. Brakeman Conerty. The first section of a freight train was delayed by a broken coupling, and the second section ran into it. wrecking the engines and trains. AMERICAN DIVORCE VALID IN ENGLAND NEW YORK. Nov. 9.—A case involving the question of the validity of an Ameri can divorce under the English law has just been heard before Sir Francis Jesune. in the divorce court, says The Herald's London representative. It was the case of Robinson vs. Robinson. Petition was made by Ethel Gertrude Robinson, otherwise Strickland, that her mirriage with Edwatd Ernest Robinson be declared invalid. Attorney W. F. Bar nard said the petitioner went through the form of marriage with the respondent on Maj- 3, 1893, in Christ church. Westmin ster. The respondent left his wife in 1898, and inquiries then mad* showed that he had been married in 1878 to a Mies Hawtrey in Ham pi on church. SOCIALISTIC AGITATOR TO WED WITHOUT VOWS NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Miss Margaret Herron, sister of Prof. George D. Herron, the socialistic agitator, has announced her engagement to marry Dr. Henri Ver ner Berghall, of Manistee, Mich., and the wedding will be conducted on the same plan which made sensational the marri- ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1901. PANAMA’S FALL IS FOLLY DENIED NO TRUTH IN REPORT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SUR RENDERED. COLON. Colombia, via Galveston, Tex., Nov. B.—There Is absolutely no truth in the report circulated In the ( nlted States that Panama has been captured by the liberals. No fighting whatever has occurred. The condition of affairs is the same as it has been for weeks past. WASHINGTON ADVISED THAT ALL IS QUIET WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The last ad vices received here from the isthmus of Panama, dating back about a week, are to the effect that everything was quiet in the neighborhood of Panama and of Co lon. The insurrectionists were reported to have disappeared completely from the place in the vicinity of Panama, where for a time they had menaced that town. A preceding ieport shows that an outbreak of smallpox in their camps had a good deal to do with the disposal of rebels. NEW YORK. Nov. B.—The Herald prints the following from a source of in formation on the situation in Colombia, which thus far has furnished no news not subsequently verified by wire, which has received the copy of a cablegram say ing the city of Panama has fallen and is in complete control of rite Liberal party. It is believed by the New York repre sentative of the Liberals that General Al ban. governor of the Panama department, is a prisoner, unless he has escaped by sea. To A. P. Echevery. who is an active member of the revolutionary party in the United States, the cable message came at 9:30 last evening. “PANAMA. Nov. 6.—Rindicronse Todo Neustro. Publique. (Signed) “SAUL. ’ This is translated: “Governor has sur rendered everything. Publish.” The dispatch is signed by Saul CortisScz. chief of staff, who was the military chief tn command of the troops of the Liberal party in thame, several miles north of Panama At the headquarters of the Liberal party in this city all were jubilant at the news of the fall of Panama. Dr. Restrepo, who is head of the junta here, said: “All foreign interests will be protected. The isthmus will be kept open, and the Panama railroad guarded from guerrilla attack If necessary. Everywhere its gov ernment is established the rights of for eigners will be secure.’’ dissTeTaFcase CONTINUES TO SHOCK LONDON. Nov. B.—The hearing of the charges against Theodore and Laura Jackson (Ann Odella Diss Deßar) was re sumed at the Marylebone police court yesterday before a crowded courtroom. The clerk of the court informed a rep resentative of the Associated Press that enough witnesses had been summoned to keep the court busy for two weeks. There 1 were no women present yesterday. Laura Faulkner continued her testimony. The most dramatic incident today was when Laura Jackson began her customary badgering cross-examination of the wit ness. who turning, pointed her finger at the female prisoner, vehemently denounc eo her las the author of her ruin. In spite of its melodramatic tinge, the inci dent aroused applause, whereupon the presiding judge threatened to clear the court. The occurrence seemed to shake the nerve of the female prisoner .and her suosequent conduct of the case was not marked by the ability which she has here tofore displayed. LIFTED $4,000 FROM PAYMASTER’S SATCHEL PENSACOLA. Fla.. Nov. 10.—Paymas ter Stevens, of the United States army, arrived from Atlanta Saturday, and be fore leaving that city placed in a hand satchel 200 silver dollars and $4,800 In pa per money for the purpose of paying the several hundred artillery men of Forts Barancas and Mcßea, their salaries for the past month. When he reached the fort here he opened his grip and found that the paper money, amounting to nearly $5,000 had been abstracted, and that only the 200 silver dollars remained. Paymaster Stevens thinks some profes sional pickpocket followed him and re lieved him during the trip. GLASGOW REPOR-TS DEATH OF PLAGUE GLASGOW, Nov. 9.—The authorl'les are satisfied that the. bubonic plague h is been stamped out. The last case of the disease reported was placed in the hospital No vember 1, and the period of incubation ex pires today In 1879 he went to America and stayed there with his wife until 1883. when he re turned to England. He remained in Eng land until down to the time when he went through the ceremony of marriage with the petitioner. GENERAL WHEELER TO HEAD GUN PLANT WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.—Gen. Joe Wheeler has interested some Philadelphia capitalists in a new automatic gun and Is said to be organizing a company with $600,000 to build a plant for the manufac ture of the weapon. The gun, which is reputed to be a deadly weapon, is the in vention of 8. N. McLean, of Cleveland, O, ages of Professor Herron to Miss Carrie Rand, says the World. Miss Herron, who is now at Metuchen, N. J., is a firm be liever in what she terms the “New and simple form of marriage.” which is with out the exchange of the usual matrimo nial vows and with none of the ritual or the formulas of the' church. SULIM YIELDS ILLIOIBMCE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION BRINGS THE SUBLIME PORTE TO TERMS—FULL SETTLE MENT IS MADE. PARIS, Nov. B.—France has scored a complete triumph In the Turkish dispute. The foreign office thia morning receiv ed advices announcing that the sultan has yielded to the entire demands formulated by the French government and only the question of form regarding the execution of the engagements remains to be settled. This may be done within the next 24 hours, or it is expected at the latest in two. or three days. Then Admiral Cail lard will relinquish his occupation of the island of Mltylene. The official note was Issued at 1 p. m. today to the effect that the porte had de cided to yield to all the demands of France and that as soon as the sultan has issued -an trade ratifying the decision, the French squadron will leave Mltylene. President Ix>ubet presided today at the cabinet council. The foreign minister, M. Delcasse, announced that the ports had just decided to give satisfaction in the case of the various French demands, to which M. Delcasse replied that so soon as the sultan’s order regarding the porte’s decision was communicated to him Admir al Calllard's squadron vi’ould leave the islands of Mltylene. The Temps prints a dispatch this morn ing from Constantinople which says that the sultan in accepting} the French de mands says the Working of the French schools, hitherto unrecognized, will now be recognized officially • and the sultan authorized the reconstruction of the schools and hospitals, their institutions being destroyed during the Armenian troubles, of which a detailed list is at tached to the French note. Tewflk Pasha, the Turkish foreign minister, has been the recognition of the’ Chaldean patri arch, demanded by Frstnce, already has been accorded. DR. D. A. GIBBS DIES AT SOCIAL CIRCLE I SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga.j Nov. 9.—Dr. D. A. Gibbs died at his home yesterday even ing at 1 o’clock, after an Illness of three weeks’ duration, from paralysis, of which he never fully regained consciousness. Dr. Gibbs was one of the oldest citizens and physicians of our town, having been born and raised here, practicing medicine for more than half a century. Had he lived until the 19th of December he would have been 77 years old. . Ell IPIHOESWED- Bl THREE INCH GUNS • —I, I MANILA. Nov. 9.—Advices from Cat balogan, capital of Samar island, report that Major Waller attacked a force of in surgents occupying a strong position at Sojton, two 8-lnch guns being used to shell the rebel stronghold. , Throughout the first day the insurgents held the place, but yesterday Major Wal ler renewed the attack and after a des perate engagement carried the position. Two marines of the attacking force and 26 insurgents were killed. Major Waller destroyed the Cuartels and 70 houses. General Smith has Issued orders forbid ding the purchase of hemp in the island of Leyte except in small quantities for food, which purchases must be under the supervision of the military authorities. All ports in Leyte are closed and traffic is forbidden where it cannot be supervised by the military. Killed in Battle. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—Rear Admiral Rodgers at Manila today cabled to the secretary of the navy as follows: “Privates George Lynch and E. A. Klo nan killed in action. Sajoykan, near Eat sey, Samar, on the 7th Inst.” No further details of the action were given. FRUIT CANNERS FORM BIG TRUST IN EAST. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s.—According to the Chronicle a deal is about to be consummated whereby all the leading fru.t canners’ associations will pass into the hands of an eastern syndicate. The combine as composed of the plants to be included in the proposed deal will be not less than 1,500,000 cases of 6,000,000 cans. The new company will soon be incorpora ted under the laws of New Jersey with a capital of $5,000,000. B. ANL L CASES” ARE DECIDED JACKSON. Miss., Nov. 9.—ln the fed» eral court Judge Niles handed down or ders In the fourteen New South Building and Loan of New Orleans, and National Building and Loan of Atlanta cases, in which he ordered the parties indebted to the building and loan associations to pay up within six days, or their property would be sold by law to cover the indebt edness. The order, when issued in all the cases, will involve some $300,000. MISS HELEN GOULD ENDOWS COLLEGE NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Ritger’s college is the latest recipient of Miss Helen M. Gould’s bounty. She has given $25,000 to the New Brunswick, N. J., college and the money has been made available for use this season. Miss Gould has recently made similar gifts to Vassar college and other schools. L. H. Traylor Dead. WEST POINT. Nov. 10.—L. H. Traylor died at his home in Gabbettville, this county, yesterday afternoon after a ling ering Illness of several months, the cause of his death being consumption. He had been gradually sinking for the past three weeks and his deat'h was not unexpected. Macon’s Mayoralty Race. MACON, Ga., Nov. 10.—The mayoralty campaign is drawing to a close. The pri mary of Tuesday will tell the tale between the three candidates now in the field. Mavor Bridges Smith, now closing a suc cessful term as chief executive of the city, is a candidate for re-election. The other candidates are W. T. Morgan and R. C. Hazlehurst. MORE POWER GIVEN TOR.R.CUMMESSION RIGHT OF MANDAMUS TO EN FORCE ORDERS IS PURPOSE OF NEW BILL. If the bill introduced in the house of representatives Saturday by Messrs.Blaton and Houston of Fulton passes the house and senate the railroad commission of Georgia will be given authority by the right of mandamus proceedings to en force the orders issued by that body. The bill is intended to bring relief to the people of Atlanta from the alleged union station, in event the depot bill which is to be introduced this week by the depot committee fails of passage. At present the railroad commission has authority to order the railroads to build separate stations in Atlanta, but the only penalty provided, in event the railroads do not obey the order, is the sum of $5,000. To get this money it is necessary to file a regular damage suit in the superior court. But the bill of Messrs. Slaton and Hous ton relieves the situation and gives the commission the right to mandamus the railroads at once and to cause them to pay up the money should they fa|l to obey the orders. Mr. Slaton says the bill will pass the house. RESOLUTION"OFFERED TO SEND A*COMMISSION Representative Park, of Greene, Sat urday introduced a resolution in the house calling on the governor to appoint a commission to see that Georgia was rep resented at the coming Louisiana Pur chase exhibition. The resolution is the re sult of the visit of the Missouri delega tion to Atlanta on Thursday. Following are the resolutions: "Be it resolved by the house of repre sentatives, the senate concurring, that from and after tho passage of tnis resolu tion, the governor of the state of Geor gia shall appoint two citizens from the state at large and two from each congres sional district, who shall constitute a board of commissioners for the Louisiana Purchase exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1906, and the state commissioner of agriculture and the state geologist shall be ex-officio members of said board. ,“Be it further resolved, That it shall be the duty of said board to meet at as early day as practicable after their appoint ment. and it shall be their duty to take proper steps to see that the state of Georgia is properly represented at said exposition, and to that end they are here by authorized to devise legal means to see that the agricultural products and the other resources of Georgia are repre sented at said exposition; and they are authorized to use the state museum as an exhibit at said exposition and raise funds by contribution to make a creditable dis play; and they are authorized to take proper steps to have a state building erected ’on the expesMion grounds, provid ed they can raise sufficient funds for that purpose.” CHARTER FOR RAILROAD THROUGH SOUTH GEORGIA Secretary of State Cook received an ap plication for a charter for the Fitzger ald, Ocmulgee and Red Bluff Railwaj company today. The incorporators are T. W., F. J., J. W., M. W., and R. V. Gar butt, of Wilcox county; J. H. Harley, T. S. Price, W. R. Bowen, R. A. Wilson, J. E. M. Mercer, E. F. Chambless, W. T. Paul, S. M. Wichard, D. Holmes, T. D. Ross and Thomas Wilson, of Fitzgerald, in Irwin county. The road will be about 50 miles long and will extend from Fitzgerald in Irwin county to Helena and Mcßae in Telfair county, and thence into Montgomery county. The principal office will be in Fitzgerald. CROSirOFIIONOR GIVEN ED VETERANS ALBANY, Ga., Nov. 9.—The Albany chapter of the Daughters of the Confeder acy presented crosses of honor to 50 vete rans here today. The ceremony was a beautiful one and was witnessed by a large crowd. Captain R. Hobbs was master of ceremonies and the presentation address was made by Rev. Charles T. Wright, of this city. Af ter the exercises the veterans enjoyed a barbecue dinner on the courthouse lawn. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED SATURDAY WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9.—Fourth class postmasters appointed today: Statenville, Echols county, W. A. Ham, vice J. C. Thompson, removed. Willis, Twiggs county, J. L. Gallemore, vice W. E. Jones, removed. SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPS RIVAL CALCUTTA CELL LONDON, Nov. 9.—The Daily News to day exhaustively surveys the concentra tion camps in South Africa with the fol lowing conclusion: "The truth is that the death rate in the camps is incomparably worse than any thing Africa oz Asia can show. There Is nothing to match it even in the mortality figures of the Indian famines, where chol era and other epidemics have to be con tended with.” Statistics are produced in proof of this assertion. The government’s advertisement for teachers for the camp children, setting CARNEGIE OPENS PURSE WITH LAVISH HEART NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Andrew Carnegie intends to model the new Pittsburg Insti tute for Manual Training close upon the lines of Pratt institute, Brooklyn, and he has just visited that institution, spending two hours in a study of the methods of its teachings, says The Herald. Afterward he told F. P. Pratt, the head of the school, he was very much pleased with what he had seen and that his pur-’ pose was to investigate the Brooklyn COMMISSIONER GLENN ARRESTED FOR LIBEL ♦ SCHLEY HAS AGREED ♦ ♦ TO VISIT MEMPHIS. ♦ + WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. ♦ 4» Rear Admiral Schley has agreed to ♦ visit Memphis, Tenn., some time in ♦ ♦ January, the exact date to be set- + 4» tied later. He goes there to receive ♦ «fr a silver service bought for him by ♦ ♦ contributions through The Commer- ♦ •J» cial-Appeal. A delegation from ♦ 4> Nashville called on him today and ♦ 4> he accepted an invitation to visit + that city. He may go to Knoxville + «(> on the trip. + ♦ ♦♦< HJHtWWIIII »<♦♦♦» deSelirW MISS STDNE IS WELL THE CAPTIVE WOMAN WRITES ANOTHER LETTER TO CON * SUL DICKINSON. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.—Consul Gen eral Dickinson, from Sofia, reports to the state department by cable the receipt by him of another letter from Miss Stone, as already noted in the press dispatches of last night. He quotes Miss Stone as saying: “We are still well in spite of all our hardships." There are other matters treated in the letter which it is not deemed wise to publish. Mr. Dickinson complains constantly of attempts to interfere with the line of communication he is seeking to establish with the brigands. Although no explana tion is offered by him as to the reasons for this interference, it is believed here that the Bulgarian authorities are seeking to pave the way for a denial of responsibil ity for an indemnity by exhibiting unnec essary activity in the pursuit of any per sons who might be supposed to be able to Inform them of the whereabouts of Miss Stone. Notwithstanding the difficulties which are dally encountered by the state depart metn in its efforts to reach Miss Stone, the belief is strong among the officials that in the near future they will succeed in securing her release. It is true, as reported, from Constantinople that the principal Issue is one of amount of the ransom to be paid and this delays the ne gotiations. for the brigands, fully aware of the exact amount of money at the dis posal of the United States agents in Turkey, are holding back evidently in the hope of having that amount increased by further subscriptions. . TWO meTwouFded IN DUEL ON STREET EDGEFIELD, S. C„ Nov. 9—Mr. Henry C. Watson and Dr. W. Luther Jones, two prominent young men of our town, engag ed in a shooting affray Monday night on the public square and as a result Mr. Watson lies dangerously wounded at the home of Mr. W. B. Penn, having been shot in the lower part of the stomach, the ball passing through the stomach and lodging in the back, and Dr. Jones is suf fering from a fractured arm. BY HEROWN HAND SHE DIED AT STAKE LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Nov. B.—Mrs. William Textor committed suicide at her home here early today by setting fire to her clothing. She thoroughly saturated her clothing with coal oil and then deliberately ignited it. When found she had been burned to death. The flesh was charred and burned In a horrible manner and the hair was en tirely burned from her head. Bianco Has Resigned. CURACOA, Nov. 10, via Haytlen Cable.—' Dr. Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs, has resigned his port folio. He will be succeeded by Dr. Pa chano. The cause of the disagreement was regarding the Colombian question, particularly the answer of President Cas tro to the pan-Amerlcan congress in the City of Mexico, which was sent without Dr. Blanco's knowledge. Mrs. Felton to Speak. The house of representatives today concurred in the senate resolution inviting Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersville, to ad dress the general assembly In joint sesison at an early date on the subject of “Prog ressive Education.” forth that “the term of employment will be one year certain” is prominently dis played as evidence that the authorities have no intention of ending the “whole sale destruction of human life.” The Dally News urges all humane men not to wait for officers reports, but to in sist “on the camps being broken up and the people distributed among their friends or removed to districts where a fresh attempt can be made, under compe tent organization and with some regard to the presetvation of life— that, or exter mination of an eternal stain on the name of England.” school that he might the more intelligent ly consider reports of the committee of experts who are to outline the work to be done in Pittsburg. Mr. Carnegie's next gift to Pittsburg will be the great mechanical school, plans for which he has had in mind for some time and which he has laid before an ex pert committee. His investigations of the subject of technical instruction has taken some time, and it was in this line that he went to the Bxaokiyn school. Says It Is a Political Trick. He Wrote Salty Letter to Commissioner Rogers. State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn will be arrested this morning by Sheriff English of Washington county on the charge of criminal libel. The warrant on which the commissioner will be arrested was sworn out last week by John N. Rog ers, county school commissioner of Wash ington county, and is the outcome of a salty letter written by Dr Glenn to Rog ers. copies of which were also sent to the members of the school board of Wash ington county It is understood that Dr. Glenn intimat ed in this letter that Rogers' books should be carefully examined, and otherwise ex pressed opinions of Rogers, which Dr. Glenn himself says “no honest man de served and no brave man would bear.” Dr. Glenn will accompany Sheriff Eng lish to Washington county, where bond will be fixed. The hearing of the case will attract Interest all over Georgia, es pecially as it has great political signifi cance: in fact Dr. Glenn himself declares that the whole matter is a political trick to injure him, and that Rogers is but the tool of others. It has already been published that a concerted effort is being made to bring about opposition to Dr. Glenn next time, and ex-Governor Northen is looked to by Commissioner Glenn's enemies as tho most available candidate. Petitions have been circulated asking the ex-governor to stand for the place, and he promises to give an answer tomorrow. KILLEDim AND RID IRE BDDY REVOLTING MURDER IN ALABA* MA—THE MURDERED MAN WAS A FORMER GEORGIAN. HEFLIN, Ala,, Nov. 11.-J. R. Chandler, a school teacher at Oak Level, in this, Cleburne county, but whose home IS at Lime Branch, Ga., was slain hero oom*, 30 days ago, but the crime waa not known until yesterday, when the body waa dis covered in a ravine near this place. Back in the mountains, two miles from where Chandler taught school, lived Mol lie McCormack. Wright Knighton, a man Hvtng near by. visited-her frequently, and on a recent visit found Chandler there. A difficulty ensued. Knighton warned Chan dler not to repfat his visit or ho would forfeit his life. Three weeks ago Chandler drew nls sal ary as school teadher and had SB6 in cash and about $l2O in checks. He started across the mountains on foot to Piedmont, his route running near the McCormack wo man's house. When near that home he was struck on the head with some heavy instrument, crushing his skull just over the eyes. He was dragged about 150 yards from the path he was traveling, thrown Into a gully and covered with dirt and stones, his head being first cut off/and hid. , While searching for Chandler Knighton was met by some of the searchers, and on being asked to join them in their search, replied that it was no use to hunt for Chandler any more. This remark, to gether with tho fact that both Knighton and the McCormack woman have been spending money liberally for the past few days, led to the arrest of both. SIZEFMAW! THE ONLY QUESTION BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 9.—The elec, tion for the adoption or rejection of the new Alabama constitution will be held on Monday next. The state chairman of the Democratic campaign committee, Hon. Oscar W. Underwood, on the eve of the election, reiterates his claim that it is on ly a question of the size of the majority. Today there are speakers for ratifica tion in every nook and corner of Ala bama. The “antis” have not displayed their usual vigor the past week and the ratl ficationists infer from this that they see defeat staring them in the face and have about given up hope. Chairman C. M. Shelley, of the anti ratification state campaign, on the other hand, states that the ratlficationists are going to run up against a considerable surprise on Monday. Congressman Richard H. Clark made a speech for ratification in Reble hall in Bessemer last night. That city has been against ratification because the new con stitution failed to provide that it should get a slice of Jefferson county and be come the chief city of a new county. Mr. Clark made a sound argument, however, ana received a respectful hearing. Chair man Henry B. Gray, of this county, says that outside of Bessemer ne feels assured of carrvfng every town In the eounty and that l:e thinks he will carry Bessemer also, although he realizes that there is strong opposition there. ESCAPED CONVICTS CAPTURE OFFICERS TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 11.—Sheriff Cook, of this county, and Deputy Sheriff Wil liams were captured by two escaped con victs from the Fort Leavenworth military prison yesterday afternoon at Pauline, five miles south of Topeka, and held prlz oners on the farm of a man named Woos ter for several hours. The}’ finally es caped between a line of police sent from Topeka to reinforce the sheriff and are now at large. Both were slightly wound ed. Wooster was badly wounded by one of the convicts when he tried to fire on them. Mrs. W’ooster and Sheriff Cook were held before the convicts as a shield by the prisoners in making their escape. A posse is in pursuit. KING EDWARD SATURDAY OBSERVED HIS BIRTHDAY IXINDON, Nov. The king is spending his birthday at Sandringham, with the queen, tha prince and princess of Wales and the rest of the roval family.' There has been no official ob servance of the day with the exception of tha customary salutes at Windsor and at tha naval headquarters and the ringing of church bells. NO. 17.