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' The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
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sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good” are but
that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Ch lld ran—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
cnntains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allay* Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
sum! Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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•UNSET EXPRESS DASHES HEAD
ON INTO A PASSENGER TRAIN
NEAR SALINA. CAL-
IFORNIA.
SAN LUCAS. Cal.. Dec. I».—The north
and southbound Southern Pacific Sunset
limited trains came together in head-on
collision at Uplands at 1:06 this morning
and two the fireman and baggage
man. were killed.
Four Italians who were In the smoking
car of the northbound train, were bruised
and scalded, but not fatally.
Both engines were demolished and ’.he
baggage. smoking and chair cars on the
Borthbcund erain were burned.
None of the cars on' the southbound
was injured and none of the passengers
were hurt
The following report of the killed and in
jured at Uplands has been received at the
railroad office here:
Killed:
MR. GARLAND, fireman.
WELLS-FARGO MESSENGER, name
•nknown.
The injured:
John Carogana. Mrs. Wright. L L. Os
ton. A. C. Mclvane. Dr. Sorsburg, John
Kelshaw. Mrs. Felipe, Mr. Bandadure.
Salvador Buena Bcrso. Christian Jensen.
Mr. Saberino. Joseph Rundc. John G. Jor
don. George Meeker. Chris Hendrickson.
H. C. Martin. Emmon Berier. John C.
Williams. A. E. Wakefield. Mr. Holcomb.
Charles Wasson. Mrs. Holbridge. Mrs.
Haughton. Mrs. Grudo. Mr*. Mary L.
Booth, Mrs. G. E Fa nd*.
The cause of the accident was the fail
ure of the southbound train to wait at a
aiding at Uplands. Half a mile beyond the
siding it crashed into the northbound
train from Loa Angeles, which was going
at an equal rate of speed.
Just as the crash came both engine
crews jumped for their lives. All escaped,
except Fireman Gerber, of the north*
bound engine. He was crushed to death.
Both engines were completely wrecked,
and the baggage car piled up on the en
gine. The smoking car of the northbound
train, in which there were half a doxen
Italian laborers, was also smashed and
four of the Italians were badly bruised
and scalded by escaping steam. None of
them are believed to be fatally hurt.
In the chair car were a number of first
ciass passengers. Sheriff Rease, of Mon
terey. and a man named Kelshaw. of San
Luis Obispo, stere bruised, but not seri
ously.
Immediately after the collision the bag
gage car of the northbound train caught
fire, and Baggageman Garland, who was
crushed in the wreck, was burned with
his car. The chair car waa also burned,
but all the passenger* in it managed to
get out in aafety.
The first report* of the wreck were
greatly exaggerated.
The trac- is completely blocked, tut a
temporary track is being built around the
wreck, and traffic will be resumed to
day. -
T) WAGE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI
ON NEGRO SECRET ORDERS
JACKSON. Miss . Dec. ».-The white
people of Amite county have declared war
on the negro secret societies, and the
white farmers of the county have formed
an organization for the purpose of Inves
tigating the object of all secret and fra
ternal orders existing among the black
population.
The farmers are not going to wage an
tedlscrimnate war on the negro societies,
but will investigate the purpose of the or
ganizations carefully and If they lead to
anything but peace they will be warned to
quickly abandon their orders. The fre
quent murders in the county have led to
the investigation.
sorrelllfFromeF"
CLAIMS PROTECTION
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ROME. Os.. Dec. ».-Eli Sorrell return
ed here last nigh: from Atlanta. He says
he has a letter from Governor Candler to
Sheriff Camp, of Floyd county, requesting
that protection be given him. A mob
attempted to lynch Sorrell a few nights
ago. but he successfully held them at
bay. It is alleged Sorrell insulted a prom
inent young lady while she was en route
home last Monday. A warrant has been
taken out for Sorrell's arrest. He will be
placed in jail today.
Grandmother of Tommy Ryan Dead.
WATERTOV. N. N. T.. Dec. ».-Mrs.
Virginia Young, the oldest person in
perthem New York, is dead at Redwood.
Jefferson county, aged MM. She was great
grandmother of "Tommy" Rjan. the pu
gilist.
ENGLAND BELIEVES
WAR NEARS AN END
CORRESPONDENT FRO.M PRETO
RIA SAYS INDICATIONS ARE
GOOD FOR REDCOATS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—The correspond
ent of The London Times and New York
Times at Pretoria says ths progress of ths
war is imminently satisfactory, but care
should be taken not to imagine that more
has been done than Is actually the case,
tn order to avoid subsequent disappoint
ments. It is hoped that before long the
cleared area in the Western Transvaal
will reach as far east as Mabalstand, but
there is concentration of Boers under
Commandant Kemp between Rusten berg
and Zeerust.
Commandant Lebenberg is probably
with Comandant De Laßey, who has 400
men forty miles northwest of Klerksdorp
(123 miles southwest of Pretoria), and an
other 200 near Wolmaranvtad. In spite
of the line of blockhouses and constabu
lary posts In the Eastern Transvaal. It
is still possible for Boers to pass west.
On December 15. 150 Boers passed over the
Wllge river, but they are being closely
pursued and will probably either be cap
tured or driven out. Block houses do not
keep the enemy out unless built 600 yards
apart, with barbed wire entanglements
between. .
The correspondent accounts for about
500 Boers In the Orange River Colony, be
sides Dewet's concentration, which Is di
vided into two groups, comprising four
commandoes.
TWO WHITE MEN CHARGED
WITH ROBBING THE MAIL
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 19.-Unit
ed States Deputy Marshal W. B. Thomas,
of Madisonville. Monroe county, this
state, arrived tn this city today with W.
L. Tennyson and Joe Stokes, white men,
arrested for alleged violations of the
postal regulations in Meigs county, the
crimes having been committed about ten
days ago. The men were given prelimina
ry hearing last night before United States
Commissioner Slover, at Athens, Tenn.,
and bound over to the next term of the
federal court In this city, the bond of
Tennyson being fixed at SI,OOO, and of
Stokes at 8500.
It is charged that Tennyson rifled the
Star Route mail In Meigs county, he be
ing at the time a carrier on the route,
and that Stokes and Tennyson robbed the
postoffice at Ten Mile, Meigs county.
In default of bait both were placed in
the county jail in this city today.
COLUMBUS”WOMAN~
BURNED TO DEATH
COLUMBUS. Ga.. Dec. 19.-Mrs. B. H.
Hudson, wife of Civil Engineer Hudson,
was burned fatally at the family resi
dence on Third avenue yesterday after
noon and died from her injuries early this
morning.
She was standing too near the grate,
her wrapper ignited, and she was en
veloped in flames before the fire could be
txtingulsbed.
DELAY IN THE TREATMENT
of bronchitis, which generally begins with
a chill, hot feverish attacks and a feeling
of exhaustion, develops Into very serious
complications Painkiller taken in hot wa
ter. as well as rubbing the chest with it
clear, will speedily cure. Avoid substitutes,
there is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis*.
Price 25c. and 50c.
DR. CROSSLAND GETS _
TOGA TO LIBERIA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The president
today will nominate Dr. J. R. A. Cross
land, of St. Joseph, Mo., to be minister
to Liberia, and J. C. Dancy collector of
the port of Wilmington, N. C.; to be re
corder of deed for the District of Colum
bia. vice Henry P. Cheatham, whose term
of office soon expires. Both of the new
appointments are negroes.
THREe'nEGROES FREEZE
TO DEATH IN MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, Mias., Dec. 19.-Three ne
groes have died tn Canton, Miss., this
week from the cold blizzard which struck
this section Saturday. One was found
near the Illinois Central depot stiff and
dead; another was found in a dying condi
, tion near Davis’ switch and brought to the
city, dying in a few minutes. And still
another was found in front of one of the
livery stablea of the city, stiff and dead.
ALLIGATORS AT AUGUSTA
FREEZE TO DEATH IN PARK
AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 19.—The present
i spell of cold weather has been felt here
i severely, though it has, fortunately, been
I dry and generally sunny during the dsy
' time. A couple of pet alligators which
i were being wintered at Lakeview park,
succumbed to the cold and were frozen to
[ death vaatardw.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1901/
MOLTEN LEAD
RDASISI MEN
IN PITTSBURG FURNACE WORK-
MEN ON TOP OF TOWER MEET
A FRIGHTFUL FATE BY
EXPLOSION.
PITTSBURG, Dec. IS.—By an explosion
of gas in the Soho furnace of Jones &
Laughlin, near Bradys street, this city, at
7 o'clock thia morning nine men were
burned to death and probably eight others
mors or less Injured. The damage to the
plant will amount to $20,000
The bodies of the victims were all re
moved to the morgue and were terribly
mangled and burned. Those identified thus
far are as follows:
JOSEPH FRANKOVITCH.
JOSEPH BIBUL.
MICHAEL OABDOVICH, 26 years old;
leaves wife and child in Hungary.
ANDREW BUCS. 20 years of age; leaves
a widowed mother in Hungary.
MICHAEL MEZO, aged 36 years; mar
ried, and leaves a wire in Hungary.
JOHN KOCHANKO.
GEORGE SZRENKO. I
The names of the Injured at the Mercy
hospital are:
John Yent*.
John Sabo.
George Weblzo.
The explosion occurred In one of the big
blast furnaces.
The men were at work at the top of
the furnace over 120 from the ground. They
were employed aa fillers and were just get
ting ready to quit work, being members of
the night shift, when the gas which ac
cumulated in the furnace exploded and
tons of molten metal, cinders and slag
were thrown over the unfortunate men
on the top of the structure.
When the gas let go a panic ensued on
the small platform about the top. The
men made a rush for the elevator, but
it had gone down and there was no es
cape. To jump meant death and to re
main on the platform was just as certain
doom.
Tong of Molten Metal.
The tone of molten metal fell upon them
and burned ten men to death. Their bodies
dropped to the roof of the mill elghty-flve
feet below, every bone broken and an un
recognised mass of human flesh.
Hurry call were sent to the police and
morgue.
Patrols from all sections arrived before
7 o’clock and the morgue wagon was with
them. The bodies of some of the dead
and many of the wounded were strewn
about the yard beneath the furnace, some
of the dead having fallen from the slip
pery roof to the ground.
The cries of the injured broke the still
ness which had spread over the place
when the fury of the explosion and Are
had abated.
How Tragedy Occurred.
At 9 o'clock Frank Jones and Arthur
Young, managers of the plant, gave the
statement that nine men were killed and
five Injured. They say that ordinarily
only three men work on the top of the
furnace, but this morning about 6:15
o’clock one of the heavy wagons used in
taking up the ore to the top of the fur
nace got stuck on the top of the struc
ture and the three men sent for assist
ance. A few men went up, but they could
not move the wagon and more went up.
It was while they were trying to get the
wagon released that the fatal explosion
todk place. AB the men at work on the
top of the furnace were Slavs and Poles.
Nine of them were killed outright and
the three taken to the Mercy hospital are
so badly hurt it is feared they will die. No
cases were taken to the south side hos
pital. as at first reported.
Eye witnesses say it was the most hor
rible sight they ever witnessed. They
say that when .the explosion took place
there was one great, loud report and the
murky heavens were illuminated with a
great sheet of flame, showing the men
on top of the furnace running about. It
looked like a volcano in action.
Five men were blown off the top of the
furnace and, strange as It may seem,
these men are the ones that-are still liv
ing.
Burned In Mid-Air.'
The others hung on the railing, some on
the outside, the others on the inside, un
til their clothing was burned off.
Two of the victims hanging on the out
side held on and remained tenaciously
clinging to the railing until their fingers
were burned off. Then they fell to the
roof of the mill. dead.
Seven of the victims were found dead on
the platform of the cupalo. These were
completely denuded of clothes by the
flames and their bodies were burned al
most to a crisp.'
Hundreds of pedestrians on Second ave
nue had narrow escapes from Instant
death when the explosion occurred. Tons
of ore, coke and hot cinders and some
pieces weighing almost three pounds rain
ed down on Second avenue and many had
to run into houses and stores for protec
tion. •
EIGHTY YE ARNOLD, HE
WEDS BRIDE OF TWENTY
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 19.—A romantic
marriage occurred here yesterday at the
residence of Mr. J. T. Richardson, on
Railroad avenue, when Miss Sarah E.
Isvlll was married to Mr. George J. J.
Huff. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. F. M. Houser.
The bride is a very pretty young woman,
scarcely out of her teens, and the groom is
tn his 80th year, who had been twice mar
ried. He Is a substantial farmer of War
ren county and the couple left immediate
ly after the ceremony for their country
home to enjoy their honeymoon.
MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS
AT ANDERSONVILLE
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 20.—C01. C. H.
Ripple, of Scranton, Pa.; William H.
Brlcken, of Beaver Falls; William Selg
ler, of Gettysburg, and J. D. Walker, of
Pittsburg, are in Savannah today, en
route to Andersonville to select a site for
the erection of a monument to the Penn
sylvania soldiers who died In Anderson
ville prison. They are appointed by the
governor to select the site for the monu
ment for which SIO,OOO has been appropria
ted by the state.
STATE CONVICT FARM
IS GOOD MONEY MAKER
JACKSON. Miss., Dec. 19.—The sale of
the cotton seeds from the cotton crops
from the various state farms cultivated by
the convicts of Mississippi shows with
what success the system Is working.
The warden of the penitentiary has sold
during the past few days eight hundred
tons of cotton seed at an average price of
sl6 a ton, and thus $12,800 was turned
Into the state treasury just from the seed
of part of the cotton crop.
UNPAID TROOPS MUTINY
BUT GET SALARIES PAID
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—The Constantino
ple correspondent of the London Times
and New York Times says the troops at
Scenito, upper Albana, who had long been
unpaid, surrounded the citadel,, imprison
ed the civil and military commanders,
and threatened them with death unless the
j/ay was forthcoming. The men were paid.
VERDICT RENDERED IN
WHITECAPPERS’CASE
JURY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
RETURNED VERDICT AGAINST
DEFENDANTS.
The whitecappers case, which has been
on trial In the United States court for
several days resulted in a verdict for
plaintiffs Wednesday afternoon. B. W.
Evans and Emma White brought suit
against A. N. Alford, E. Berry Benson,
Peak, Mathewson and other prominent
citizens of Hart county, alleging that on
the 22d of October last year, the defend
ants and a number of others organized
themselves Into a mob, visited the house
of the plaintiffs, and beat Emma White
with buggy whips in a most cruel man
ner, assaulted and beat Evans also, and
invaded his house and destroyed several
barrels of wine.
Shortly after the assault which occur
red in Hart county, the plaintiffs moved
to South Carolina. The defendants filed
an answer, in which they 'set up that
the plaintiffs did not move to South Car
olina In good faith, but that their sole
purpose in moving was to give the federal
court jurisdiction of the cases, and that
they Intended to return to Georgia as
soon as the case was over. The trial for
the past three days has been upon this
question, and much evidence was Intro
duced by both sides. The feeling in the
controversy has been bitter. Hart county
has been stirred up over the contention
of the parties.
The case was argued Thursday by Mr.
A. G. McCurry and Judge R. T. Dorsey
for the defendants, and by Mr. R. R.
Arnold for the plaintiffs. Tne defendants’
counsel were A. G. & Julian McCurry, J.
H. Skelton and Dorsey, Brewster & How
ell, while the plaintiff's counsel were A.
A. McCurry and Arnold & Arnold.
The jury after a few minutes delibera
tion returned a verdict finding against the
defendants’ plea, and In favor of the
plaintiffs. The case will come up for
trial upon Its merits in the first week In
January next.
Over fifty citizens of Hart county have
remained In attendance upon the case
for the past week. ,
YOUNG BOY KILLED .
BY SWITCH ENGINE
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 20.—Will
Wyatt, 16 years old, was run over by
a switch engine In the Louisville and
Nashville yards -late yesterday after
noon and killed. j • !
The lad had stepped from one track to
get out of the way of a passenger train
and stepped Immediately In front of a
switch engine which was backing on next
track. Wyatt was a brother-in-law of
Aiderman Rushton.
SMALLPOX IN JAIL.
Eight cases of small pox have been dis
covered In Montgomery county jail. The
patients were removed at once to the pest
guard. On recommendation at the county
physician the city court has adjourned
until January 6. because it was thought
best not to allow any more prisoners to
be taken from the jail.
NEW ROUNDHOUSE.
In the course of three months the West
ern railroad will have one of the most
complete and modern round houses In the
south, located In Montgomery. Work on
the foundation of the new roundhouse
was commenced yesterday. The R. D.Cole
Manufacturing company, ■ of Newnan,
Georgia, have the contract and will finish
It some time tn the latter part of April.
The circumference of the building will be
328 feet and It will be 17 feet high at its
lowest point. There will be twenty
stalls and two seta of di*p pits.
“““"WWLr
BERLIN. Dec. 20.—The police of the city
are seeking a young American calling him
self Harry Marshall, who disappeared
from Berlin Tuesday night. Marshall ob
tained several thousand marks In cash
and’jewelry from American residents here.
He represented himself as a Cincinnati
an, as a former employe of Senator For
aker, and as a "friend of John McGlain,
clerk of the Republican national commlt
mittee,” and said he was over here for
his health. Marshall showed letters writ
ten on the stationery of United States of
ficials.
Herr Sachs, a jeweler, from whom Mar
shall got some diamonds, knew the fugi
tive In Chicago, under the name of Ver
non. Marshall claims to be In charge of
Jean Deßeszke’s racing stable.
SHARON GROVE LODGE
ELECTS ANNUAL OFFICERS
BROOKS STATION, Ga., Dec. 20—Sha
ron Grove lodge No. 152 F. and A. M., held
Its annual election of officers Wednesday
night in the Masonic hall at this place.
The following officers were elected: N. W.
Gable, worshipful master; W. M. Ander
son, -senior warden; E. A. Huckaby, junior
warden; A. W. Haisten, treasurer; J. B.
Carson, secretary: J. R. Harper, tyler; C.
E. Coppedge, senior deacon; S. T. Bridges,
junior deacon; I. E. Haisten, senior stew
ard; William Malone, junior steward; J.
W. Ward, chaplain. After the Installation
of the officers several courses of refresh
ments were served in the hall.
SOLDIERS ARE REINTERRED
IN MARIETTA CEMETERY
The work of exhuming the remains of
twenty-two soldiers who were buried at
Fort McPherson, which has been In pro
cess for several days, has been completed
and the remains have been reinterred In
the national cemetery at Marietta. Near
ly all of the twenty-two soldiers died at
Fort McPherson in 1897 and 1898 and were
burled at the fort temporarily.
Catarrh Cured at Home.
A Practical Common-Sense Treatment
Has Been Discovered That Can
Be Used By the Patient at
Home.
A neglected cold lays the foundation
for catarrh; neglected catarrh lays the
foundation for consumption. Dr.
Blosser’s Catarrh Cure will break up
the cold or enre the catarrh and pre
vent consumption.
The symptoms of catarrh are a dis
charge. which is either blown from the
nose or runs back and drops into the
throat; a dull headache, a stopped up
feeling In the nose and head, extreme
liability to take cold. etc. It often leads
to noises In the head, deafness, sore
throat, bronchitis, asthma, indigestion
and consumption.
If you suffer from any of the above
troubles you should begin the proper
treatment at once.
Dr. Blosser's Catarrh Cure is the
best remedy known to medical science
for these diseases. It cures 55 out of
every 1W cases. The cost is only SI.OO
for a box by mail, containing one
month’s treatment. It is so simple and
pleasant that even a child can use It.
Samples Mailed Free.
Dr. Blosser will send to any sufferer
a free trial sample by mall. Write for
his self-examination consultation blank,
and If you wish special advice there will
be no extra charge. Address Dr. J. W.
Blosser & Son. 51 Walton St., Atlanta.
Ga.
GREAT DEMAND
FOR NEW BOOKS
COMMISSIONER STEVENS PLANS
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF “GEbR
GIA: HISTORICAL AND IN
DUSTRIAL.”
\
Commissioner of Agriculture O. B.
Stevens Is arranging to send out many
copies of his new book, “Georgia, Histori
cal and Industrial.” New binding Is be
ing put on the volumes, and when this
work is completed every newspaper In
the state, and there are some 300, will
receive a copy. Old caries of the various
counties will also ’ rnished with copies,
as will the count nool commlsstorters
of Georgia. Eve ' i.brary In the state
will be presented w.th one of the books
by Mr. Stevens, and In addition every
one of the state house officers will re
ceive a copy.
Mr. Stevens also Intends sending a vol
ume to each of the commissioners of agri
culture in the United States, and several
volumes will be furnished to the United
States department of agriculture. When
these volumes are sent out there will be
about 20 books left for each of the 137
counties in the state, and Mr. Stevens
will decide later on how to distribute
them.
Many demands are being made for the
publication, but until the plans of Mr.
Stevens are carried out It will not be pos
sible for him to furnish copies to individ
uals. Members of the legislature have
already received copies.
AS TO USE OF CONVICTS
ON THE PUBLIC ROADS
Editor of The journal:
In a recent Issue of The Journal there
appeared an article by Mr. Thos. W.
Loyless, In which he strongly advocatefl
the employment of the convicts of the
state for the purpose of Improving the
public roads of Georgia. Mr. Loyless’
Idea was that the desperate criminals
sent up from the various counties should
be confined within walls and used to man
ufacture clothing and tools for others
who would do the actual construction of
roads, and that women, young and physi
cally weak convicts should be worked on
state farms to produce food supplies for
the road builders.
Mr. Loyless rightfully takes a high view
as to the importance of good roads to the
state, and .very properly suggests that the
matter be made an issue before the next
legislature. It Is doubtful, however, If the
question can be satisfactorily settled In
the manner which he proposes. Cobb
county Is about an average one so far as
Its aggregate of public road mileage Is
concerned. This county has an area of
about 400 square miles and a system of
public highways whose aggregate length
is about 600 miles. The total number of
convicts In the Georgia penitentiary will
average year by year fewer than 5,000, of
whom perhaps one-third are such danger
ous felons that It would be unwise to
trust them upon the public roads In work
of this kind. Perhaps another third are
women, boys and sickly or incapable men,
none of whom could be placed upon the
roads. Counting the time lost by reason
of bad weather and Illness out of a year
of 300 working days, there would not,
probably be more than enough convicts
available for this purpose than would
equal 1,600 convicts working 300 days. If
these 1,600 convicts should be divided
equally among Jhe 137 counties of Geor
gia, Cobb county's portion would be elev
en men. That eleven men could grade,
macadamize and maintain in good condi
tion 600 miles of road is physically Impos
sible. \
The cost of supporting and guarding the
convicts, divided as they would be in such
small squads, would amount to more than
would the employment of free labor for
this object. Permanent quarters for the
convicts would have to be built in every
section of the county, a physician for the
eleven would have to be employed; also
three or four guards and a cook, and the
cost of brlngfhg the supplies from the
penitentiary and from the state farms,
and transporting them by wagon to points
not reached by railroads would be such
as not to give them a great advantage
over the articles purchased upon the
spot.
It is assumed that all the public roads
of the state would receive equal attention.
The roads are principally for the benefit
of those whose residences are contiguous
to them. It would be unjust to provide a
good highway for one taxpayer and deny
It to another equally deserving.
Another Important Item connected with
the employment of convicts In this man
ner Is that each county would lose the
hire of Its convicts which it at present
receives from the lessees, through the
state, and consequently a higher tax rate
would have to be fixed In order to meet
the cost of the conviction of criminals.
In my opinion, a better method to ob
tain the desired results would be to pass
a local option good roads law, operating
In the same manner as the present stock
or fence and prohibition laws. It would
be better to adopt the plan of the stock
law, which gives each militia district, in
dependent of the county, the right to vote
upon the question of "fence" or "no
fence.” Let the ordinary of each county.
If the people of the county or militia dis
trict so decide, provide a tax rate for the
purchase of machinery, the employment
of engineers and other skilled men, the
purchase of materials and the payment of
wages of laborers employed In the work.
If a county adopts the law, bonds might
be Issued for the purpose, and if a militia
district, the people themselves, with the
exception of the skilled laborers, might
perform the construction, or the alterna
tive road law which is already upou the
statute books, might be Invoked.
The advantage of allowing militia dis
tricts to vote upon the quesuon would be
that communities near cities and large
tow’ns would adopt the measure which
would serve as an Inducement for the
whole county to do likewise.
RICHARD H. EARLE.
Marietta. Ga., Dec. 17, 1901.
DR. COTTER NOT PRESIDENT
OF BARNESVILLE BANK
Editor Atlanta Journal.
Since the suspension the other day of the
Barnesville Savings bank, of which insti
tution I was president for about four
years, I find that many of my friends are
under the Impression that I have been its
president up to the time of Its suspension?
Allow me to explain that about five years
ago I sold out to other parties a large ma
jority of the stock which I controlled,
resigned the presidency, fully advertised
the sal? and have had no official connec
tion. with It since. R. O. COTTON.
December 17, 1901.
SCHEME TO ’OCATE
DISTANCE BETWEEN SHIPS
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 20.
Charles Oscar Keller, yf this city, after 16
years' work, claims to have completed an
invention which will without wires locate
and Indicate separating distances of ships
within a radius of 60 miles and establish
telephonic communication under all con
ditions, even under water. He goes to
Washington in January to appear before
Secretary of the Navy Long and foreign
naval attaches. He exhibits correspond
ence from Senators Slater, of New York,
and others who are taking an Interest In
the matter.
GOLD BRICK MEN
MM BE RELEASEG
JUDGE GRANTS WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS IN CASE OF NORTH
CAROLINA SWINDLERS.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 19.—The at
torneys for Howard, Hawley and Daley,
the men who were this week sent to the
pentitentiary to serve terms of three to
ten years for attempting to sell a gold
brick at Greensboro about a year ago,
yesterday secured a writ of habeas corpus
from United States Circuit Judge Simon
ton, returnable before himself December
2bth. Every effort was made to get these
men out of jail while their case was
pending and they had one or more Chicago
lawyers in their service, and there appears
to be planty of money back of them. After
the verdict of the lower court was af
firmed by the supreme court of North
Carolina, it was supposed that all legal
proceedings In the case would stop, and
the application for the writ yesterday af
ternoon in Raleigh is somewhat sensation
al.
The convicted swindlers applied to Judge
Purnell for the writ, the petition alleging
that they are deprived of their liberty and
denied equal rights with other citizens of
the United States; that they were convict
ed of an offense not covered by the stat
utes of North Carolina or the common
law, and that they are held in violation
of the fourteenth amendment of the Uni
ted States constitution. Judge Purnell, be
ing satisfied upon the prlma.facie evidence
that the writ should be issued compiled
with their request, but whether be will re
lease the men is another thing. It is said
that so good a lawyer as the judge will
hardly overrule the supreme court of the
state as to statute and common law not
covering the case.
This case Is one of the most remarkable
ever brought up in North Carolina. A cit
izen of Weldon with a view to catching
the swindlers, arranged to meet them in
the woods near Greensboro, where the
three men showed him a gold brick. One'
of the men was disguised as a miner, an
other as an Indian, while the third was a
capitalist. About the time their supposed
victim was to hand over the money the
sheriff and a posse confronted the outfit
with drawn guns and arrested them. Even
then the men came near getting away.
Every inch of ground has been fought with
a view to getting the men out of the
clutches of the law, although there are
many other officers who have made appli
cation for the men, in case they are turn
ed loose in this case.
PAUL N. MILOUKOFF
COMING TO AMERICA
ST. PETERSBURG.., Saturday, Dec. 7.
Paul N. Miloukoff, the author of a number
of historical works, including "Essays on
the History of Civilisation In Russia.*' will
go to the United States in 1903,, at the in
vitation of the Chicago university, to de
liver a series of lectures on the subjects
which he discusses In this work, and on
the Macedonian question.
Simon James Gordon, the Russo-Ameri
can, who returned to Russia about 30
years a£o, shortly after his naturaliza
tion, and who was arrested last winter
on the charge of becoming an American
citizen without the permission of the czar,
seems to foresee an end to his troubles.
He was kept in prison without bail for
several months; was subsequently releas
ed on 26,000 rubles ball, and finally, owing
to representations of Ambassador Tow
er, was permitted to go abroad for a short
time. He informed Mr. Tower a few days
ago that the charge against him.haa been
dismissed and he had made renewed appli
cation for a passport.
Mr. Gordon's case came under a ruling
of the state department that his long resi
dence abroad and his failure to return to
the United States, rendered his American
citzenshlp doubtful, or possibly suspended
his rights as an American citizen.
A St. Petersburg capitalist has promised
to supply 140.00 rubles for the expenses
of a north polar exploring party which
plans to leave next year in the ship Pan
teleimon. .
CHARLES P. CHIPP
USED OTHERS* MONEY
NEW YORK, D«c. 20.—Charles P. Chlpp.
formerly a bookkeeper In the the office of the
collector of assessments and arrears, a branch
of the comptroller's office, has been arrested,
charged with the laroeny of $271.75. This U the
specific charge, but alleged peculations by
Chlpp aggregating $30,000, It is said, and pos
sibly much moree. The answer was made at
the Instance of the district attorney.
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A New Catarrh Cure, Which is Rapidly
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For several years. Eucalyptol, Guaiacol
and Hydrastln have been recognized as
standard remedies for catarrhal troubles,
but they have always been given sepa
rately and only very recently an Inge
nious chemist succeeded In combining
them together with other antiseptics Into
a pleasant effective tablet.
Druggists sell the remedy under the
name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets and It
has met with remarkable success In the
cure of nasal catarrh, bronchial ' and
throat catarrh and in catarrh of the stom
ach.
Mr. F. N. Benton, whose address Is care
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A leading physician of Pittsburg advises
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tarrh of the heaa, throat or stomach.
He claims they are far supreior to In
halers, salves, lotions or powder, and are
much more convenient and pleasant to
take and are so harmless that little chil
dren take them with oeneflt as they con
tain no opiate, cocaine or any poisonous
drugs.
All druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets at 50 cents for full size package and
they are probably the safest and most re
liable cure for any form of catarrh.
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JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 20.—Attorney
General McClurg has ordered the dismis
sal of the quo warranto cases against the
36 insurance companies and 16 oil mills do
ing business in the state. After driving
the Southern Tariff association out of the
state to stay and breaking up the oil
mill combination of October, 1900, and de
veloping the imperfection of the anti-trust
laws of Mississippi he found that he could
net succeed in driving the insurance com
panies out of the state or in confiscating
the million dollars' w-orth of oil mill prop
erty. After taking counsel with Judge
Powell and Senator McLaurin, during
•whose administration as governor the In
surance case was instituted, he has con
cluded that the wise and proper thing
to do was not to follow these prdsecu
tions any- further, but to ask the legisla
ture to so amend the law as to
further prosecution possible.
In the oil mill cases the supreme court
of Mississippi held that all civil proceed
ings against them should be brought by •
the attorney general alone, and that he
must go Into each county of the domicile
of the mill to institute proceedings.
For two years the attorney general has
waged war against the oil mills and the
Southeastern Tariff association for violat
ing the anti-trust law of the state, and it
Is more than possible that the legislature /
will pass laws so that he can carry Ms
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