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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 _/) ~ , and has been made under his per- 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. TW< e«WTAU« CO* MMV. TV (WftaaV «T*rCT. HtW TO— CTTV. IM KILLED ■ II 810 UK •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. The Right Thing. A New Catarrh Cure, Which is Rapidly Coming to the Front. 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 of Clark House, Troy, N. Y.. says: "When I run up against anything that is good 1 like to tell people of it. I have-been trou bled with catarrh more or less for' some time. Last winter more than ever. Tried several so-called cures, but did not get any benefit from them. About six weeks ago I bought a 50 cent box of Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets and am glad to say that they have done wonders for me and I do not hesitate‘to let ad my friends know that Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets are the right thing.” Mr. Geo. J. Casanova of Hotel Griffon, West 9th street. New York city, writes: “I have commenced, using Stuart's Ca tarrh Tablets and already tney have giv en me better results than any catarrh cure I havq ever tried." 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" BS ' 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. 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