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' ■ ----- ■ ■ v ■■ ■ ~- vr— ■- -■ Atlanta • If ———— ■ - - - - - rr? VOL. IV. PHILIPPINE TARIFF PASSED BY THE HOUSE Vote, Which Was Taken At 4 O’Clock Yester day Afternoon, Gives Bill Good Majority. WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—The bill to temporarily provide revenue for the Phil ippine ielar.de passed the house today by a vote of ISS to 128. Five Republicans— Messrs. McCall of Massachusetts. Little field of Maine. Heatwole. Eddy and Ste vens of Minnesota—voted with the Demo crats against the bill, and three Demo crat*—Messrs Robertson. Davey and Broussard of Louisiana —voted with the Republicans. Mr. Meyer, a Democrat, of Louisiana, eras paired in favor of the bill with Mr. Foster, an Illinois Democrat. Mr. Warner, of Illinois, who voted against the Porto Rican bill last congress, voted for the Philippine measure today. Mr. Crum packer. of Indiana, who also voted against the Pom Rican bill, was absent. The bill imposes the Dingley rates on goods entering the United States from the Philippines and the rates established by the Philippine commission on goods en tering the Philippines from the United States. It also provides for the collection of tonnage taxes on vessels plying be tween the United States and the Philip pines, and that foreign vessels may ply between these ports until January 1. 1905. The duties and taxes collected under the , provisions of the bill shall go into the; Philippine treasury to be expended for the use and benefit of the island. FILIPINOS FLEE - BEFORE AMERICANS SEVERAL NATIVES ARE KILLED IN SKIRMISHES YESTERDAY IN BATANGAS. MANILA. Dec. IS.—There were six skir ■aishes in various parts of Batangas pro vince yesterday. The insurgents did not make a single stand. Several Filipinos were killed. The Americans had only a few men wounded. Additional troops have been sent to General Bell, who is carry ing on an aggressive campaign in Batan gas. Tayabar and lauruna provinces. TWO MILLION TO SIGN BIG PRO-BOER PETITION NBW Tt>RK. D«c. IC—Alter IS rear*' absence. Captain A. H. Hassell, recently a Boer commander, addressed the mem bers of the 48 combined societies of the Platt Deutsche Volks Fest Verein in Brooklyn, upon ‘The Oppression of the Transvaal" Sheriff Grell. of New York, introduced the speaker, who was born In Brooklyn. Later he became a citizen of the Trans vaal. and took part in the assault upon Majub* nill and the other stirring episodes of Boer history since the war with Great Britain began. Mr. Grell said the societies would soon have 2.MD.0D0 signatures to a petition urging President Roosevelt to en force the treaty of Washington, which would prevent England from securing supplies of any kind, even horses and mules, tn this country. Just as soon as the petition is ready, the sheriff said, a dele gation of 10,000 persons would descend up on congress with the same object in view. Otptain Hassell said that if the Boers were only permitted to fight out their bat tles. and If all help were withheld from England by the other nations, the Boers could bankrupt Great Britain within five years, for they could fight that long. LORD ROBERTSTO QUIT* ENGLISH WAR OFFICE LONDON, Dec. IS.—Vanity Fair says it hears on excellent authority that Lord Roberta, commander in chief of-the forces, contemplates leaving the srar office on April 1. and that he will be succeeded by the Duke of Connaught Boers Escape Redcoats. NEW YORK. Dec. 14—The correspon dent of The London Times and Now York Times at Pretoria, says the recent Bri tish successes occur opportunely, at a moment when the Boers are showing signs of discontent with the life of com mando. but the British, instead of con gratulating themselves, ought to put forth further efforts on a bigger scale. Another dispatch from the same corre spondent says that of the SOO Boers col lected north of Bothel under General Plef Viljoen only two commandos of a hun dred men each remain tn the neighbor hood. The rest, including Viljoen, have gone to the northeast, toward the Dela gna railway Una There seems, says the correspondent, no reason to doubt that Acting President fichalkburger and the Boer government officials have crossed the line north. Af ter addressing a large meeting near Caro lina, at which he told the burghers that they must be steadfast, as foreign Inter vention was certain before long, fichalk burger seems to have decided that the country north of the Deiagoa roll way line was more attractive than the high veldt, where the British columns are hustling the Boers incessantly. He is probably now tn the neighborhood of Pil grim's Root, where some 400 Boers have settled for the summer. Piet VUjoen is the leading spirit among the Boers In ths eastern Trsnsvaal After General Botha had been busy encouraging the burghers with tales of the withdrawal of British troops and of Boer successes in Capo Colony, his (Viljoen's) defeat by General Bruce Hamilton should material ly increase the discontent which Is very rife among the Boers in these districts. Riot at Pro-Boer Meeting. LONDON. Dec. 14—David Lloyd-George. M. P-. tn speaking In Birmingham town hall tonight, precipitated a scene unproc odented in that city since the Aston park riots. The majority of the audience were hos tile to the speaker and were enraged bv Ms pm-Boer and antl-Chamberlaln utter ances. and a riot was precipitated, which resulted in the killing of one person and the injury of several BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT YOUNG BOY IS KILLED BT. AUGUSTINE. Fla.. Dec. U.-Frank Colee. the 14-year-old-son of L. A. Colee, died this morning from the effects of a gun shot wound received while hunting last Sunday. His companion fired the fatal shot by accident the load taking effect in young Colee’s leg. just above the knee. It was found necessary to amputate the limb, but h<ydied from the shock. KIDNAPER OF TAYLOR DIES NEAR LOUISVILLE • LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec. IS.—T. C. Cole man, a prominent business man. died yes terday at his country home The Meadows, aged 77. Mr. Coleman, who came to this country from Cork, Ireland, in IS3S was connected with steamboat business in its palmiest days. While a steamboat captain he kidnaped President-elect Zachary Taylor byway of a joke. It was arranged by New Orleans people that General Taylor should be taken up the Mississippi river from his plantation in a specially fitted uoat, with brass bands and festivities befitting the celebration. Captain Coleman came by a few hours earlier than the vessel of honor, and took the presidentelect on board, the latter unaware that he had taken the wrong boat. It was tn the forties that the steamer Saladin, owned and commanded by Cap tain Coleman, plied the river from Louis ville to New Orleans. General Taylor was notified that a spe cial steamer with special commit ties, mu sic. cannon, flags and everything would call for him. When the boat left New Orleans she was flt to carry a president and thousands of people assembled on the FOUR UNHAPPY LOVERS SEEK DEATH TOGETHER COLUMBUS. 0.. Dec. 18.—Two young women and two young men were found dead last night in rooms at a boarding house, 52 East Russell street, and evidence points to a quadruple suicide, deliberate ly planned. The dead arei PEARL WARNER. ag*d 28. second cook at Manhattan restaurant. LOU KANE, aged 18. third cook at the Manhattan. SHERMAN LOUTHOUS, cab driver. JOHN JACOBS, chief cook at the Man- The two couples went to the boarding VOUNG WONlim BURMSTO DEATH CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE WAS BURNED SO BADLY SHE DIED TODAY AT MILNER. MILNER. Ga., Dec. 18.—Miss Rosa Shiv ers' clothing became Ignited while she was working over a pot under which a lire was burning and was almost entirely burned from her body, inflicting Injuries trom which she died this morning. She was the daughter of R. A. Shivers, a prominent farmer, and was just bloom ing into womanhood. LEADING SOCIETY WOMAN < IS KILLED BY BURGLAR PITTSBURG. Dec. 17.—Harriet P. Mur phy. prominent in church and society circles and treasurer of the Kingsley house fund, was murdered at her home, 6221 Howe street. East End, by a burg lar. about 3 o’clock this morning. The murderer made his escape, and although the detectives and police force of that section was called, the man has not been arrested. NmWW THOM RUNAWAY CAB PASSENGERS ON ONE CAR ALIGHT IN TIME TO ESCAPE DAMAGE FROM WILD CAR. AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 18.— A peculiar street railway accident happened here this morning which, by rare good fortune, did not result in a terrible catastrophe. In’ shifting a freight car on top of Monte Bano bill It became detached from the motor car and started down hill. The brakes did not work and the motorman jumped off. The runaway car dashed down the hill with ever increasing speed, and when It bad reached nearly the foot of the long hill the motorman of the car going up saw it coming and instantly stopped his car and jumped off. The con ductor and passengers did likewise, just as the runaway car crashed into the other, wrecking them both. THREATENED TO KILL RECORDER. Artemus Dunn, a negro, was arrested last night on a serious charge, on which he Will probably be tried In the United States court. He wrote and sent through the mall a letter to Recorder Picquet, tn which he called him all manner of vile names and threatened to kill him Inside of M days for imposing a fine in the re corder's court. AMERICANSPLAN TO EXPLORE SIBERIA BERLIN, Dec. 18.—'i'he correspondent in St. Petersburg of The Cologne Oa sette. telegraphs that a number of ex perts representing big American firms have arrived at Vladivostoik, en route f»r Siberia, where they will build facto ries and exploit the agricultural and min eral wealth of the country. arabiaTFsaddlFhorse FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MANCHESTER. Vt.. Dec. 17.-A letter has just been received from Captain John Coff. at Morocco, saying that he expects a fine blooded Arabian saddle horse to reach him from the Interior about Decem ber 10th. He says the animal will be ship ped to Washington for President Roose velt's use. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901. SCHLEY FILES FORMAL PROTEST TO VERDICT OF COURT OF INQUIRY levee to wish her a good journey. Two hours previous to her departure another boat left New Orleans for Louis ville. Captain Colexnan was In charge and had an eye out for business. He put on all speed and landed at General Tay lor's plantation in the dusk. “Old Zach came out into the darkness smoking a cob pipe and followed by a negro with a carpet bag. • “Have you coene after me?” he thun dered. f „ "Yes.” replied young Coleman. get aboard quick.” The plank was shoved out. ' Old Zacn and his valet got aboard and the steamer went as fast as it could up the Mississippi. The captain gave General Taylor a room where he could have a good night’s rest. When the steamer with the citizens and the escort from New Orleans reached the plantation they met a solitary negro who informed them that Geenra! Taylor had gone on a boat two hours before. When General Taylor learned how he had been trapped he entered into the joke as heartily as any one. Nine children survive Mr. Coleman. house Sunday and secured adjoining rooms, claiming they were married. Yes terday nothing was seen of them and, though the room remained locked and no response to calls, suspicion was not arous ed until last night. Finally the doors to the rooms were forced and the occupants were discovered lying on the beds dead. The keyholes and cracks around the doors had been closea with rags anu the fumes of chloroform filled the rooms, disclosing the cause of death. It was evident that both couples had planned suicide, but the motive is not known. MRS, REIMS SINKS FUST WASHINGTON, Dec. TB.—Mrs. Ada Gil bert Dennis, the modiste who was as saulted in her apartments early on Tues day morning of last week,is dying and the end is expected within 24 hours. She has been aroused several times in an effort to secure a statement as to who her assailant was, but she could give no rational re sponse and it is unlikely that a statement can be obtained. JUDGE'rTd. COFFMAN - HELD WITHOUT BAIL BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 18,-Justice of the Peace R. D. Coffman, who killed Rev. J. W. Bradford, Methodist minister, at Brookside. Sunday before last, two hours after the minister had severely de nounced him before a Sunday school class as a calumniator of himself and the church, was held without ball at the ter mination of his preliminary hearing be fore Justice of the Peace Abernathy to day. Coffman will endeavor to secure ball through a habeas corpus proceeding. STEAiTSfIAS LOST ON THE ROCKS CREW AND PASSENGERS, HOWEV ER, ARE REPORTED AS SAFE FROM PERIL. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.-A dispatch to the Merchants exchange says that the steamer San Blas, which left San Fran cisco November 29 for Panama was wrecked December 17 off La Libertad. The passengers and crew were saved. RATHBUN WILL FACE~ JURY THIS MORNING JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 18.-The trial of Newell C. Rathbun, charged with causing the death of Charles Goodman in this city last month, will be called tomor row morning at 9 o’clock, when the im paneling of a jury will begin. Rathbun, who was formerly a soldier in the regular army, was accused of killing Goodman, whom, it was alleged, he in tended to have identified as himself in or der to collect a life Insurance policy. Rathbun claims that he did not cause Goodman's death, but that the latter died of alcoholism. An examination of the stomach of the dead man was made recently, and it is stated that no poison was found. FELL F?UR~FLOORS? ONE DEAD, SEVEN HURT ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18.—One person was killed and seven injured today by the fall of a passenger elevator In the department store of Schaper Brothers. The drop was from the. fourth floor to the basement. The dead: MRS. CATHERINE WALSH, head crushed. Injured: Miss Hene Rowe, face lacerated, leg broken and head cut. Mrs. J. M. Hardy, back sprained and head hurt. Mrs. Lena Brookhaus. leg broken and scalp lacerated. Mrs. Annie Reiss, leg broken and inter nally Injured. Mrs. Rinehart, leg broken and b&ck hurt. Mrs. Kate Deering, leg broken and back hurt. Will Cone, elevator conductor, leg brok en and back hurt. Defense Says Court Erred in flany Particular and Vital Points At issue. ♦ ♦ 4> MANY RESOLUTIONS ♦ * TO COMMEND SCHLEY. ♦ * WASHINGTOn7*D. C., Dec. 17. * 4« A number of resolutions to com- 4« 4. mend Admiral Schley have been in- + + troducedte the hogse. 4* 4> One bjFßepre*en|atlve Cooper, of ♦ •fr Texas, > member of the ways and 4» 4. means' committee, attracts atten- 4* * tion. It commend! Admiral Schley ♦ 4. for the Santiago victory and re- 4< 4> stores him to active service with ♦ 4. the rank and pay of rear admiral. 4» + It declares Schley was in absolute <• 4> command and, as such commanding 4» 4> officer, is entitled to credit for the ♦ 4. total destruction of the Spanish 4* 4. ships off Santiago. It commends <• Schley's “wisdom, courage and effi- 4* 4» ciency.” 4* 4. It seems that Admiral Schley will 4* 4> not sue "Historian’’ Maclay for 4 1 4> damages, but that if any proceed- + 4> ings are had they will be criminal 4* 4* proceedings against Maclay and his + 4> publishers. If Admiral Schley does 4> 4> not get satisfaction from the appeal 4» 4> to Secretary Long It is proposed to 4* 4> appeal to President Roosevelt. 4* 4> There is a tendency not to ask a 4* 4» further investigation. on the <• 4* grounds that it would be inconclu- 4* 4- slve and that congressional action 4* 4> commending Admlrgl Schley will be 4» 4> more effective. 4* 4* ♦ WASHINGTON, Dec. . 18.-Admiral Schley, late this afternoon, through his counsel, presented to secretary of the navy his bill of exceptions to the findings of the majority of the court of Inquiry. The bill claims that the majority of the court gave their opinion that Commodore Schley should have proceeded with the utmost dispatch off Clenfuegoa, when there was no specifications covering this point and without giving the applicant a chance to furnish evidence on it. • The fact that no place was mentioned in what is known as the McCalla memoran dum for meeting ths insurgents is re garded as a paramount reason why com munication was not held with the insur gents, and further that the said memor andum was sent to Commodore Schley only for use In connection with the infor mation which it contained relative to cer tain batteries at or being constructed in the vicinity of Cienfuegae. The bill further contends that over whelming evidence was presented to the court to show that • sjiwe blockade ~gt Cienfuegos was maintained; that the ma jority of the court entirely Ignored the uncontradicted testimony proving that the British steamer Adula was allowed to en ter Cienfuegos to obtain Information re garding the Spanish fleet; that the order of Admiral Sampson known as "Nd. 7” was an Imperative order for Commodore Schley to hold his squadron off Cienfue gos whether the Spanish fleet was in that harbor or not; that the majority of the court have Ignored the ad mitted fact that the com mander of the Eagle did not communicate the situation at Cienfuegos to Commodore Schley; that they ignored the fact that Admiral Evans failed to notify Admiral Schley of the signal lights on shore at Cienfuegos; that Commodore Schley, as proven by the evidence, had no knowl edge of these lights until the night of May 23, 1888; that the majority of the court silent in their reference to masking the movements of the flying squadron in front of Cienfuegos; that the majority based their opinion as to the retrograde move ment upon a statement that Commodore Schlsy, before sailing from Cienfuegos. had reliable Information that ships could be coaled tn the vicinity of Cape Crus and Gonaives channel, whereas, it is denied that there was any such positive information and that the records show that not until three days after leaving Cienfuegos did Com modore Schley receive definite Informa tion concerning the feasibility or practica bility of coaling ships from a collier in Gonaives channel; that the majority erred in stating that Commodore Schley re ceived no positive Information from the scout ships as to the enemy's province in Santiago harbor and Captain Sigsbee had reported to Commodore Schley, that the Spanish fleet was not in that harbor. The bill denies that the conditions of the wind, sea and weather from May 26 to June 1 was favorable for taking poal from a collier off Santiago; it also claims that the coal charts submitted in evidence showing the coaling capacity of the fly ing squadron have been ignored; that there was no evidence o. the orders of the secretary of the navy forbidding hazard ing of American ships against shore bat teries; that the majorltv opinion failed to contain any ' reference to the character of the blockade of San tiago, although covered In the specifications and that the demonstration made by Commodore Schley before San tlago on May 29 and 30 Was predetermined and executed solely as a reconnotsance and not as a formal attack on the Colon or other vessels in the harbor; that the majority opinion of the court is ambigu ous with respect to the loop of the Brook lyn in that it holds that said loop was made to avoid getting Jnto dangerous proximity to the Spanish vessels, without stating whether such act was due to per sonal fears of Commodore Schley or to his desire to preserve the ship Intact and ready for furth er work. The court ignores the fact that the Brooklyn did not lose either distance or position with the Spanish ships in mak ing the turn that the majority opinion is ambiguous upon the subject of backing of the Texas in that it does not state whether the danger of collision was real or imaginary; that Captain Cook's testi mony on this point was entirely ignored; that the finding of W. T. Hodgson con troversy has been repeatedly contradicted in the testimony that the majority opin ion that Commodore Schley’s conduct was characterized by vaccination, dilatc riness and lack of enterprise is not justi fied by the evidence submitted; that the majority opinion is entirely silent upon a charge by the judge advocate, coming within the purview of the first specifica tion, that Commodore Schley was derelict in the discharge of his duty. That the majority of the court entirely failed to determine who was commander in chief in the battle of Santiago, which finding was necessary to determine the first specification of the precept as to the conduct of Commodore Schley; that the majority of the court have rejected the whole of the testimony on behalf of the applicant and the testimony of the appli cant himself and that by so doing, has perverted the ends of Justice and deprived him of his common laww and constitution al rights; that he has been found guilty OCEAN CABLE FIGHTS SYSTEM OF MARCONI NEW YORK, Dec. 11—That William Marconi’s wireless experiments In New foundland cannot be stopped by the An glo-American Telegraph company, even by resort to the courts, is the assertion of Mr. Marconi’s representative here. They further state that he cannot be stopped even from transmitting commercial mes sages. They say the charter of the Anglo- American company, by which It claims monopoly of telegraphic communication between Newfoundland and other places, was examined by counsel for the Marconi company before an attempt was made to experiment in Newfoundland. They de cided that the charter would not Interfere with the sending of wireless messages to and from Newfoundland even for the two years that the charter has yet to run. They declared In the first place that a charter monopoly would not operate to estop scientific experiments, and, second, that according to English decisions such a grant would not operate to bar an In vention that was unknown at the time the concession was granted. DESERTED GOLD MINES MECCA FOR DIGGERS SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 18.—Dawson ad vices of November 26 tell of a great stam pede that is going on to Mayo Creek, in the Stewart river district. Prospectors wandering In the country late in the sum mer discovered evidences of several years' development of Mayo creek, but no one around, the operators, evidently having gone out for the winter. Cabins well Bl LIFE BOATS CREW IS SHED PARIS, Dec. 18.— Additional dispatches received here from Marseilles announce that forty-six ot the members of the crew of fifty-two men belonging to the French steamer Kleber, ashore east of the month of the river Rhone, have been rescued through the use of life-boats. The cap tain and the other officers of the Kleber have refused tq leave the vessel. National Bank for Moultrie, Ga. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The applica tion of J. F. Monk, G. A. xxorkan, G. R. Batele, Mlles Mona, Sr., and A. Huber to organize the First National Bank of Moultrie, Ga., has been approved by the comptroller of the currency. upon specifications substantially abandon ed by the judge advocate, and that the case of a few hostile witnesses had been made prominent. The bill concludes with the statement that the proceedings of the majority of the court were irregular; that Admiral Schley's rights have been prejudiced and his testinqony in many particulars not considered and that the evidence is amply sufficient to uatain the opinion which has been rendered and that therefore a grave and Irreparable injustice has been done to Admiral Schley. Notice has also been served if Admiral Sampson objects to the findings of Admi ral Dewey he will claim the right to be heard In reference to such objection. In regard to this last claim, Secretary Long Informed counsel that it was not the practice of the department to have oral hearings on matters of this kind. He intimated that be would entertain a written argument. Resolution to Thank Admiral Schley. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-At the open ing of today’s session of the senate the chaplain in his invocation made a fervent plea for the restoration to health of Sen ator Sewell, who is critically ill at his home in New Jersey. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, introduced a joint resolution as follows: “That the thanks of congress and the American people are hereby tendered to Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley and the officers and men under his command for highly distinguished conduct In conflict with the enemy as displayed by them in the destruction of the Spanish fleet off the harbor of Santiago, de Cuba, July 3, 1898. ‘That the president of the United States be requested to cause this resolution to be communicated to Rear Admiral Schley and through him to the officers and men under his command." Without comment the resolution was re ferred to the committee on naval af fairs. Many Nominations Are Sent to Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. M.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: To be United States consul at Warsaw, Russia—Angus Campbell. (No state giv en). l To be surveyor of customs, for the dis trict of San Francisco—James S. Spear, Jr. To be United States marshal for south ern district of Indian Territory—B. H. Colbert. . . To be postmasters: George H. Roberts, Jr., at Brooklyn, N. Y. Clayton McMichael, Philadelphia. To be secretary of the territory of Ari zona-Isaac T. Stoddard. To be collector of customs—Patrick F. Garrett, New Mexico, district of Paso del Norte, Mex. Army—Signal corps, to be first lieuten ant—James H. Fergls, California; Samuel F. O’Connor, N. W.; Allen D. Raymond, Pennsylvania; Jacob E. Vyke, at large. To be second lieutenant—William Bal lard, Jr. of Virginia. Cavalry, to be second lieutenant—Albert J. Wood, at large. Navy, to be second lieutenant—Donald C. McClellan, New York; Harold S. Parse, Rhode Island; R. W. Wood, Massa chusetts. To be passed assistant surgeon—Assist ant surgeons, Elon C. Huntington and John B. Dennis. Revenue cutter service, to be first as sistant engineers; second assistant engin err Robert E. Wright, Rhode Island; sec ond assistant engineer Urban Harvey, Vir vin’a. COLDEST WEATHER IN TWENTY YEARS Cuthbert Hall, general manager for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company, said in an interview: ”We are rather glad than otherwise that this attempt to stop Mr. Marconi has been made. Even if we go no further in Newfoundland, although we can do so if we wish, it will do us no harm. There are other places along the coast equally available. This interference shows, to my mind, that the cable companies look on us as a dangerous competitor. It rather pleases me as an acknowledgment of the fact that wireless telegraphy is a coming force.” Edward Horman, counsel for the Mar coni company, said: “This action by the Anglo-American.company is a surprise to me, as I had supposed that there would be no hostility, direct or indirect. Before Mr. Marconi attempted to make experi ments in Newfoundland I went over ths Anglo-American charter with a view to determining his rights. It is clear that the company cannot stop scientific experi ments. The company seems to have feared active competition, and, therefore, to have taken the bull by the horns.” stocked with provisions were found. The news started the stampede and now the creek is staked from end to end, the orig inal local stores having failed to record their claims and will return to find that they have no holdings in the district. It Is not known in Dawson how much the pay dirt is, the sole reason tor the rush being the mysterious developments. Sim FALLS IB FLORIDA FREEZING TEMPERATURE IS RE PORTED AT TAMPA, BUT OR* ANGE TREES ARE IN NO— - DANGER. i I TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 18.—A light fall of snow Is reported from Clear Water, about 80 miles from here. Freezing temperature prevails here and ice has made its appearance a few miles from this city. Vegetables are protected and there is lit tle or no damage. Orange trees are not endangered. SNOW BLIZZARD RAGES ON HE BRITISH ISLES LONDON, Dec. *B.—A snow blizzard is raging today over practically the whois of. Scotland and parts of England and Wales. The roads and railroads are block aded. Many country districts are isolated and In others work has been suspended on account of the weather. There has been several deaths from exposure and a num ber of minor shipwrecks have been re ported. KELLER WOmUE WOMAN FOR LIBEL THE BARKER DEFENSE ASSOCIA TION HAS MONEY NOW NOT NEEDED. • -1 NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The Thomas C. Barker Defense Association, of Arling ton, N. J., which formed when Barker shot the Rev. John Keller. announces through Its president that it will make no further efforts to force the Rev. Mr. Kel ler to bring legal action against Mrs. Barker and thereby have the accusations made by her proven or dlsproven. The money which the association collected for Mrs. Barker’s defense in event of such ar. action will now be used in behalf of her husband who is in state prison. TELEGRAPH COMPANY IS COMMON CARRIER FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. 18.—The Ken tucky court of appeals today ruled that a telegraph company, as a common car rier, cannot be indicted for or restrained from furnishing information concerning races to pool rooms. The decision was rendered in the case of the commonwealth against the Western Union Telegraph company at Louisville. GENERAL W. F. PERRY, VETERAN OF WAR, DEAD BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Dec. 18.—W. F. Perry, who was a brigadier general In the Confederate army during the civil war, died at hts home in this city ot pneumonia after a brief illness. NEW FREE DELIVERY ROUTE FOR GEORGIA (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—Rural free de livery has been ordered established Feb ruary Ist at Naylor, Lowndes county, with one carrier, James F. Edward. The route is 25 miles long and contains a pop ulation of 450. No Action Regarding Reiff. LONDON, Dec. 18.—The stewards of the Jockey club today deny the report, cir culated in the United States, that at their meeting yesterday it was decided that Lester Reiff, the American jockey, whose license was revoked In October, is entitled to apply for a license in 1902. No action in regard to Reiff was taken at the me»t*ng. Rising Temperature Is Promised For Today. Some Interesting Figures. The mercury came within 9 degrees of the zero point Tuesday night, which is the la west it has gone this year and breaks all records for this early in December since the establishment of the weather bureau here in 1878. At 7 o’clock Wednesday the heat that comes within the day was able to bring the mercury up ctaly about 1-4 of a point and since then the rise in temperature has been very slow. Fair weather on Thursday with rising temperature, is the local fore cast The rise will be very slight, how ever, Observer Marbury says, and there Is at present no indication of a breaking up of the cold spell that has been afflict ing this section with shivers for the past few days. A high barometer is reported in the northwest and this may mean that before the present icy weather has been thawed out another wave of like charac ter to that whose effects are being felt at the present time will have again swooped down from the northwest. The best the thermometer could do here Tuesday in the, way of getting warm was 31 degrees. Cold weather is reported In the Missis sippi valley and ever the southern half of the map and the line of freezing tem perature is nearly as far south as Tampa. Fla. This station reported 34 degrees this morning. SULTANBANiSHES TURKS TO ARABIA SEVENTY SENT AWAY BECAUSE OF THEIR HOSTILITY TO THE ‘ PRESENT REGIME. NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Wlthin ten days, says the Constantinople correspondent of the London Times and New York Times, 70 Turks have been denounced by spies as hostile to the present regime. All of them were arrested. They Include Mahmud Bey, son of Ismal Kemal Bey. The sultan has banished all seventy ww»n Hodaida. Arabia. - ~ The British ambassSHdo*M>reßehted the British note In regard to the mining reg ulations to the porte on Monday. The other ambassadors presented the notes from their respective countries Tuesday. The Russian ambassador has told the grand vizier that the state of Macedonia and Armenia is disgraceful to the Turk ish government. CHANGES ARE MADE IN RATES OF FREIGHT NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Changes in the official freight classification, affecting sev eral hundred articles, have been adopted by the trunk line railroads and will take effect January L The classification committee of the trunk lines some time ago took up the annual revision of the schedule. Their work has now been com pleted and the new classification will toon be made public. Most of the changes made do not alter the previous classifi cation; they consist principally of the addition or elimination of specification* as to how the merchandise affected shall be packed, etc., of changes in the mini mum carload weights, and of the appli cation of certain new rules. All of thdse changes, however, result practically in a change, to a greater or lees extent in the rates. This Is especially true of the new rule which governs the chargee to be made on car load shipments, aceordlag to the length of the car. This reduction, It Is claimed, was put tn the classification so as to yield a larger revenue to the rail roads on such shipments. To Illustrate, when the minimum car load weight pro vided in the classification is, say 20,000 pounds, and a car 38 feet long is furnish ed. the railroad*- will charge for not less than 24.000 pounds; if the car is 58 feet long the charge will be for not less than 36.000 pounds and so on. Many articles have been made subject to this rule, among them agricultural im plements and parts thereof, apple or fruit butter, churns, cork chips and cord wood, berry crates, creameries and coolers, trac tion engines, firkins and kits, furniture and vehicles. Another practical>y new provision which afiects packing house products and other other articles. Is as follows: “When any of the following specified ar ticles are shipped by one packer or owner at one time to one consignee and destination In either straight or mixed car loads, and the aggregate weight of ths entire shipment is 28,000 pounds or more, the car load rate for 100 pounds applying on each article shall be charged.” Then follows the list of articles affected, such as beef and pork and products thereof. “If the aggregate weight of these articles,’ the rule continues, “does not equal the required minimum of 28.000 pounds, sufficient weight shall be added to the welgnts thereof to make up the deficiency. Any other articles loaded in the same car with those described above will be charged for at the less than car load rate authorized for such articles, and the weight thereof shall not be applied towards making up the required minimum weight of 28,w0 pounds.”’ OTOLMHiIIS AT MERCY OF COLO TIFFIN, 0., Dec. 18.—The two-story brick heating plant of the St. Francis Catholic Orphans’ Home was almost en tirely destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock this morning. Conditions are very serious for the 300 Inmates, as the thermometer reg isters around zero and there Is no other way of heating the institution. Patents Granted Georgians Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Patents Issued Georgians yesterday: William O. Bar nett, Americus, horse collar. Mark A. Brown. Douglas, car coupling; Frank M. Hunt, Roundoak, harness. NO. 28.