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Newspaper Page Text2 BODY OF NELL CROPSEY FOUND IN THE RIVER Her Sweetheart, Last With Her. Held . In Heavy Bail. . ELIZABETH CITY. N. C.. Dec. XT.—The body of Nellie Cropsey. who 10 mysteri ously disappeared from her home on the night of November 20th. was found this morning at 10 o'clock in the Pasquotonk river, oppoelte the Cropsey residence, by two fishermen • . • The news of the finding of the body flew over the city like wildfire and within a •bort while over two thousand people had , assembled on .the river bank waiting for the body to be brought ashore. The coroner was immediately notified and selected a jury of prominent citizens. Two physicians were called in to make an examination of the body. The evidence given by the physicians does not tend to show any external or in ,* temal signs of violence. The verdict of the jury will not be given out until 4:30 this afternoon. The body is without the usual bloated appearance of one drowned. - The head is well preserved. UNCLE OF THE DEAD GIRL , NOTIFIED OF THE FIND NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-A. G- Cropsey. the uncle of Nellie Cropeey. who has been entering from her home near Elisabeth Qty, N. C.. was notified today by a tele gram from his frother. W. A. Cropeey. .that the body of the girl was found at I Elisabeth City today. , , f ;*IIM CROPSEVS SWEETHEART IS UNDER A HEAVY BOND NORFOLK. Va., Dee. fl.—The body of Nellie Cropsey has been reported found tn Pasquotank river, near her home at gasaaheth City. The girl has been missing ginre the night of November 21st. James Wilcox, a former lover, was last i With her. He is under SI,OOO bail for Investigation by the grand jury. He is suspected as the murderer of the girl. : NEGRON ARROWLY , ESCAPED LYNCHING BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dee. 27—Josh Wil liams .the 14-year-old boy who was shot through the heart at Powderly Christmas . wight by Arthur Perry, wag from Mt. t Pleasant. Tenn. He was a guest of his ttncle. E. F. Brammer, of Powderly. His '.father, W. T. Williams, of Mt. Pleasant, is superintendent of the phosphate works • at that place. The shooting of the boy. which seems to have been extremely wanton, is being ’ fully investigated by the coroner. Arthur Perry, colored, is charged with the kill ing. Andy Nabers, Bird Johnson and-Jim Perkins have been arrested as accessories. Young Williams had been to a Christ mas entertainment with some friends and was standing on the sidewalk talking about the affair when Perry and the other negroes came along and fired into the , crowd of boys through pure wantonness. Perry was captured by a mob and nar rowly escaped lynching. The mob was waiting for the return of a man who had been sent for a rope when the sheriff ar rived with his force and rescued him. CHATTANOOGA MAY ~ GET A COTTON MILL CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 27.-It is very probable that a $300,000 cotton mill will be established here soon.. The chamber ■of commerce has received a communir cation from a gentleman who formerly was connected with a factory In this city who proposes to put up $150,000 if citizens of this city will subscribe an equal amount. The matter has been referred to a committee who will report at the next meeting of the chamber of commerce. It is probable that a subscription will be Started .o raise the necessary amount. LOCKLEAR DIES OF WOUND! . BOWIE TO BE REARRESTED ROME. Ga., Dec. 27.—Dunk Locklear, who was shot by Langdon BOwie here sev aral days ago. died this morning from his wound. The shooting grew out of a quar ’ rei between the two men. Bowie claims that be was attacked by Locklear, who tried to hit him with a plank. Locklear’s < friends claim Bowie was tn the wrong. Bowie, who is only 17 years old and who is a member of one of the most prominent . families of Rome, was arrested on the 4ay of the shooting on a charge of assault. ■He was released on 11.000 bond. He will probably be rearrested. If so, he will 'demand an immediate hearing. The dead ; man was 28 years old. He leaves a wife ; and family. He was employed at the : Anchor Duck Mills. OFFICER OF CHARITY CANNOT BE LOCATED NEW TORK. Dec. 27.-Charles A. Alden, private secretary to Commissioner John W. Keller, of the department of charities, and also acting treasurer of the depart ment and trustee of the court fund of the Outdoor Poor department, has been miss ing from the city since Saturday noon last. Expert accountants under direction of Commissioner Keller are examining his accounts. The amount of money passing through his hands was very small. Alden who was formerly a Congrega tional clergyman at Schenectady. N. Y.. was last heard from at Philadelphia. POWDER EXPLOSION KILLS YOUNG MAN LAKE BENTLER Fla., Dec. 27-Last Wednesday night Charles Tillis, a pop ular young man who lives nine miles south of here, met his death In a peculiar manner. Tillis had placed a heavy charge of powder In an old piece of Iron shafting to which he attached a slow fuse. He lit the fuse and stepped back to watch it explode, but no explosion came and he went to investigate. Just as he stooped over the shafting it exploded with terrific force, killing him instantly.* He was a very popular citizen throughout this section and his sad and untimely death is very much deplored. CAPTAIN rTr LEARY - DIES IN CHELSEA WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 —The navy de partment this morning received the fol lowing from Admiral Mortimer L. John son. commanding the Boston navy yard, dated today: “Captain Richard P. Leary, U. 8. navy, died this morning at Marine Hospital, Chelsea." Captain Leary was the first governor ».f Guam, when that island came inte the possession of the trnited States. farmerfounddeaeF IN AN OLD GOLD PIT BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec 27.- W. E Epgan a farmer residing near Edwards wffle, was found dead in an abandoned near his home. There was about three feet of water in the pit and ft is supposed that he fell in and, becoming tmconscicu*. was drowned. if. HISTHROAT CUT ■ FOR HIS CURSES HILLIARD THOMAS, A FLORIDA FARMER, SLAIN BY BILL/sAIHY AT WARD CITY. LAKE BUTLER. _ Fla., Dec. 27.-A murder occurred at Ward City, a small village near her, Wednesday night, in which all parties concerned were promi nent people. From the facts obtainable it seems that the Thomas brothers, Hillard and John, went over to Bill Gainey's house intoxi cated and for the express purpose of start ing a rpw. The brothers used profane lan guage before Gainey's wife and cursed Gainey. They told him to step out to the gate. Gainey came out, prepared, however, with a knife. A fight began and Hillard Thomas received two deep gashes in the neck and one in the breast. The knife wound in the neck proved fatal and he died a few moments afterwards. John Thomas ran. t - ’■, ' Gainey harnessed his horse, came to Ward City and surrendered to the authori ties. A coroner's jury was summoned, and a verdict was reached which completely ex onerated Gainey. All the parties concerned are highly re spected and well to do farmers. HORSE? TO TO TREE, STARVED TO DEATH ANIMAL WAS HIRED FROM AN AU- GUSTA LIVERYMAN BY STRAN- GER WHO ABANDONED HIM. AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 27.-A party of young men from Aiken, out on a hunt ing trip, made a somewhat startling dis covery. In a thick and unfrequented piece of wood between Augusta fend Aiken they came across a buggy, with a dead horse between the shafts. The buggy and har ness were good, and the hbrse was hitch ed with a stout rein to a tree. He had evidently been dead some time. . No one in that section had lost a horse snd buggy.and it was not known who was the owner until the news reached Au gusta. 1 , About a month ago a stranger applied to the livery stable of Mr. Stallings and hired a horse and buggy. .He never re turned It and Mr. Stallings advertised the same as stolen, but heard .nothing of either until the find was made by the hunters. Why the stranger should have abandoned the horse, or why drive him to such a lonely place and there hitch him to die of hunger, are questions ■ which no one c*i> answer. .. BRAKEMAN KILLED ON HIS SECOND TRIP MACON, Dec. 2?.-The mangled re mains of Mr. Hamlet Hampton Dumas arrived in the .city last night from Tivola. Mr. Dumas met his death under the wheels of a Georgia Southern and Flori da railroad freight train" at Tivola. He was a brakeman on the train, it being his second trip. While trying to get into the siding for the passenger train, to go by, the acci dent occurred. The wheels had crushed the body to pieces before any of the other employes discovered that anything was wrong. ( Mr. Dumas was a brother of ex-Police man B«n T. Dumas, of Fireman Carl Du mas, of Mrs. Charles Keller, of Had docks station, and of Mrs. Frank Jeter, Jr., of Macon. His father is Mr. J. C. Dumas, of Macon. He was 23 years old and unmarried. The services over the re mains will be conducted this afternoon by Rev. J. G. Harrison. washingtoFd'uke BREAKS RIGHT ARM CHARLOTTE, N. C„ Dec. 26.-Late Tuesday afternoon Mr. Washington Duke, one of the famous Durham, N. C., million aire tobacco manufacturers, while stand ing in a bank in Durham, had an attack of vertigo and fell, breaking one of the bones in his right forearm. The patient, after the bones were set, rested' quietly although he suffered great pain for a short time. Dr. A. G. Carr, Mr. Duke's physician, stated that his patient was getting along very well and that nothing serious was anticipated. He said that Mr. Duke had been very weak re cently and had fallen while standing in the hank. While still conscious he caught with his right hand and the radial bon* in the right forearm was broken near the end. Mr. Duke is now more than 80 years of age and his vitality is wonder ful. . , /. • ROADS WILL ACCEPT, STATE OFFICIALS THINK State official* do not credit the report that the railroads entering Atlanta will turn down the proposition of the state to erect on its own property a' union station. The statehouse folks regard the state's offer as such a good thing for the rail roads that ,it is almost an impossibility so they say,- for the railroads to decline. Several state papers have been attempt ing to squelch the depot proposition ever since the bill passed the legislature, and alleged rumors as to what the railroads were going to do have been printed over and over again. Governor Candler sajd today that he had received no official information as to what the railroads would do, but he failed to see how they could turn down such a liberal offer. Attorney General Terrell said that in his opinion the railroads would accept the state's proposition and would be glad to get a new station at’any price. Hon. Fleming-dußlgnon, general counsel of the Plant System of railways and of the Southern Express company, stated to Journal thaj in his opinion ths rail road would agree to come Into the depot provided the state should build it. It is generally believed that the Southern Railway controls the depot situation, and that the other railroads will follow the Southern in the matter. Should the Southern decide to go into the state's building, which is said to be very prob able, it is conceded that the other railroads will follow suit. It has been reported that .Major Thom as. president of the Nashville, Chattanoo ga and St. .Louis railway, which roaC leases the Western and Atlantic from the state, had stated that. he would not ac cept the. terms of the offer. _Officials of THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1901 NEGRO NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNCHING SHERIFF ARRIVES JUST IN TIME TO SAVE BOY’S SLAYER FROM VENGEANCE OF A MOB. MACON, Dec. 26.—Henry Hammond, keeper of one of the most notorious dives fqr negroes in Middle Georgia, was fataJly shot by another negro last night. E. H. Howard, who has just enlisted in the army, is the man charged with the shoot ing. He and Hammond had fallen out previously, and he went in last night with his pistol drawn, shooting Hammond twice. After falling to the floor. Henn managed to draw his pistol and tire once before Howard escaped. The dive has for twenty-five years been the resort at which the police and officers would hope to catch noted criminals who escaped or who were wanted for any particular crime. Because of the nature of the place criminals always found congenial com pany there. But Hammond never failed to give the authorities any assistance wituln his power. ' He was considered a terror among the negroes, and when he spoke they obeyed. He kept a big club behind his bar to quell disturbances, and he rarely brought it into play That he didn't accomplish all that was intended. THREE MEN CREMATED BY FURNACE FLAMES SHARPSVILLE. Pa., Dec. 27.—An ex plosion at the Old Sharpsville furnace about 7 o'clock this morning wrecked the furnace plant and killed three men. Another workman was probably fatally injured. The names: The dead:. MARTIN CLARY. HOWARD DICKSON. JAMES BARTLETT. , The injured: v James Donnelly... The men were working at the top of the furnace when the explosion occurred and Clary. Dickson and Bartlett were burned to death. Their bodies were recovered at 9 o’clock. Donnelly was injured by jumping. The cause of the explosion Is not known. No estimate has been made as yet of the ( loss. : v CHRISTMAS IS OBSERVED WHERE CHRIST WAS BORN * NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The World prints a cablegram from Bethlehem, showing the manner in which Christmas eve and Christmas day were this year celebrated In the Holy Land. According to the dispatch from Bethle hem, the sky was clear, the air chill on the day before Christmas. At an early hour crowds commenced to stream in from Jerusalem and all the neighboring towns. Many traveled from Europe, some even from America. The European costumes mingled with the bright oriental dresses made the scene varied and vivid with colors, while In the throng were seen many fair-faced Beth lehem women. , At the Church of the Nativity at Beth lehem the Latin*, the Greeks and the Ar menians each have a place of worship, but-the ceremonies which attracted th* thousands were those at - • the Catholic church. Throughout the morning crowds flocked to the magnificent Church of the Nativity, including the cave, believed by many scholars to be the actual birthplace of Christ.. It was brilliantly lighted. Dur ing the afternoon a multitude of people crowded the great square fronting the MOURN THE DEATH OF MRS._ANN£P. OGLESBY DALTON, Ga., Dec. 27.-Mrs. Annie Pruden Oglesby, of this city, died Wednes day night .in Cincinnati, 0., and. her re mains were brought here yesterday for In terment. Only eight weeks ago yesterday Miss Pruden became the bride of J. B. Oglesby/ and the couple left immediately on their bridal trip. Upon reaching Cin cinnati Mr. Oglesby was attacked with typhoid fever and was for several weeks seriously 111. However, he had almost en tirely recovered and friends and relatives were expecting them home, when the sad intelligence of Mrs. Oglesby's death was received. It is said that Mrs. Oglesby underwent an operation In a sanitarium in Cincinnati on Tuesday night and never rallied from the shock. The news was so entirely un expected that the entire community was greatly shocked. Probably there was no other young woman In the town mote universally beloved and admired than Annie Pruden. She had hosts of friends all over Geor gia, Alabama and North Carolina that will be deeply grieved at her sudden tak ing away. The funeral services were con ducted today from the First Baptist church, and a large concourse of friends followed the casket- to West Hill cemetery. ■ Her death is a personal loss to almost every young person in Dalton.- Invitations to all social functions of the week have been recalled, and Dalton mourns. ' > the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lou's here state they have heard of no such statement on part of Major Thomas, and they assert that he is too conservative to make such an announcement until the proper time comes. The depot commission has been called’ together for a meeting on Monday, Janu ary 6th, and at that time the attitude of the railroads will be learned. Every mem ber of the commission will be on hand at the appointed time, and railroad men will be invited to attend the sessions. The commission will ascertain what the rail roads Intend to do before going ahead with any work. G. V, Gress, author of the depot bill, when he was in Atlanta last week to ar range for the meeting of the commission,’ I said that the railroad men had informed him that they would be glad to enter into such an agreement, as the depot bill pro vided, with the state. Mr. Gress stated that there would not be the slightest trou ble in the matter and that as soon as the i commission could get together the work on the new union station would be com menced. • ■ The fact that the railroads have made but few repairs on the present union sta tion, and that the cases against the rail road authorities have been withdrawn by I the board Os health are regarded as slg piificant. Railroad men in Atlanta are quiet be cause they do not know officially what is going to be done, but as no preparations have been made for the train shed on the outside of the depot and as the work tn the station has been practically stopped, it is thought that the railroads have giv en up the idea of repairs on account of the new station which will be erected by the state. WILD TRIIH JUMPS W LEAPED THROUGH AIR FOR 100 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF A HILL—FOUR MEN KILLED. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 27.—The Onta rio and Western roal train drawn by En gine 201, ran away on the heavy 80-foot grade going down the mountain on the Scranton division, east of Polntelle, Wayne county, today. | ' ‘ . Near Preston Park, in passing a switch frog, It jumped the track, /plunging down a hill for nearly 100 feet. The engine and forty gondola cars, all loaded, piled in a mass. - - ■" ' Four men were killed, as follows: Engineer Whiting, of Mansfield yard. Fireman Charles Mallard, of Carbon dale. . . . . > Two trainmen, whose names are not yet known. • Conductor Smith escaped death, but Is badly Injured. The track was covered with sleet and snow< and as the air brakes refused to work, allowed ’ the tfaln to gain such headway that it'dashed down the moun tain with terrific speed, passing Winwood at the rate of 80 miles an hour. IN TRATn’CRASH FOUR FIND DEATH SAULT STE .MARIE, Ont., Dec. 26.- ,The local express and a working train on the Canadian Pacific railroad collided last night between this place and Webbwood, while running at full speed and four men or more were killed. and several severely wounded. • The erew of ike working train, which contributed most to the killed, were from the Michigan Soo. . With the exception of Engineer McDivit. the names of the dead* have not been learned. _ Engineer Christopher. Fireman Miller, Conductor Gbu|d and the baggageman of tfte express, were seriously wounded. A train with doctors was sent to the scene. .“ J,?. •, , Church of the Nativity, covering the housetops on every side. The procession then appeared, the pa triarch escorted by. Turkish soldiers pre ceded by the J£gwasses. pr official guard of the patri Arch’and convent, advancing to the church. Following the sacerdotal procession came that of the French consul and,his staff in uniform, with an escoyf of mounted guard*, he taking precedent as representing France, the recognized guardian of Catfiqllc interests In the Holy Land, following his entry Into the church came the'beautiful service of ves pers and the benediction. Throughout the evening the chUtch was never without Its crowd of worshippers. At 11 o’clock ma; tins were sung and a few minutes before midnight al!’'was hushed. Then on the stroke of the hour the “Gloria” arose, all kneeling-*ln profound adoration to the ushering in at Christmas morning. Immediately afterward the patriarch as cended the high altar and commenced to celtebrate High • mass. Thenceforward throughout Christmas day every altar in the' sacfed ■ etortee* was occupied by priests saying masses. Many devotees who took their places at 10 o’clock Christ mas eve kept their vigil until 11 o’clock on-Christmas day, anxious not to miss One moment of the ceremonies on the site of the' birthplace of Christ. MHO ANO WATER BLOWN INTO LONGS UNUSUAL accident happened TO ALONZO NASH WHO WAS . THAWING OUT OLD GUN. • •, » 3 4 ‘ K’ 7 5 V J » « * * ‘ YELLOW RIVER, Ga., Dec. 27.—Alonso Nash, the 13-yedr-old son of James Nash, of this place, was painfully injured re cently by the discharge of a gun. During the recent cold weather, last Friday Alon zo Nash placed some water and mud In an old gun barrel. • The contents froze the next night. Young Nash, wishing to get the frozen substance out of the barrel, placed one end of it in the fire. It is sup posed that he liad the other end of the barret th his mouth when the heating process goihg on caused an accumulation of steam, whhtfh bleU- the frozen mud out of the gun. It is not’ known whether the gun was loaded. The entire discharge en tered hiS' mouthi The lips and mouth were his nose hras'brok en and it is believed that his lungs have been affected. ' Physicians were surpmoned and they succeeded In giving him temporary relief. A large amount of' the mud and water 1 entered the lungs and after continuous vomiting mueh of it was expelled- His chances for recovery Are regarded as doubtful. , u. s. senatoFsewellT - ILL FOR YEARS, IS DEAD —a; ■ . CAMDEN, N. J., Dee. 27.—United States Senator .Wlii|api J. Sewell , died at his home here at ?:30. this morning. He suffered from-diabetes, complicated with s.tomach and heart trouble. Senator Sewell's sickness had extended over a period of two years, but his condi tion was pot considered serious until about a year ago. HU constant attention to the duties de volving upon him ip. his political capacity resulted, in 1829, in. a collapse. A trip to Europe was beneficial and he soon recov ered sufficiently to resume his duties. To ward the end of. the last session of con gress he developed a complication of dis eases, and, acting on the advice of his physicians, again visited various health resorts in Europe. Upon his return, nis conditlon.showing.no Improvement. Sen ator Sewell went to Asheville, N. C., where he remained two months. He returned to b.is home about four weeks ago and for a few days a slight Im provement in his condition was noted. Within the past two weeks a succession of sinking spells greatly weakened him and compelled his physicians to abandon the hope of prolonging his life. stampedTooeath BY HIS OWN HORSE KITTERY, Me.. Dec. 26.—While caring for his horse In his stable. Judge Samuel B. Neal was stampede to death by the an imal. He was judge of the police court and a graduate of Harvard. His sister Is the wife of Judge J. E. Locke, of the United States district court of Florida. calisthenics Are a benefit to healthy women. But to women who are suffering from disease® peculiar to their sex they are an injury, when there is weak back or bearing down pains, sideache or other indications gos womanly weak ness, exercise can only aggravate the condition. The womanly health must be first restored be fore strength can be developed by exer cise. Dr. Pierce’s Fa vorite Prescription makes weak women strong and sick women well. It does this by healing th* womanly diseases which undermine the general health. It stops the drains that weaken women, heals inflammation and ul ceration 1 and cures female weakness. « When I first com menced using Doctor Pierce’s medicines," writes Mrs. George A. Strong, of Gansevoort, Saratoga Co., N; Y., "I was suffering from fe male weakness, a dis agreeable drain, bearing l ■" ■ A down pains, weak and tired feeling all the time. I dragged around in that wav for two years, snd I began taking your medicine. After taking first bottle I began to feel better. I took four bottles of Dr. Fierce s Favorite Prescription, two of ‘ Golden Medical Discovery,’ one vial of Pleasant Pellets.’ also used one bottle of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy Now I feel like a new person. I canit thank yon enough for your kiud advice and the good your medicine has done me. " I have a sister who is taking your medicine and it is helping her." ,■ - •• Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promote regularity of the bowels, and assist the action of ’’Favorite Prescription.” No other laxative should be used with Dr. Pierce’s Medicines. a .\. IUCN MAN HOME FROM THE KLONDIKE WHEN HE LEFT GOLD REGION THERMOMETER STOOD AT 26 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MACON, Dec. 27.—Mr. Horace Bowdre, brother of Messrs. Julien and Ross Bow dre, arrived yesterday afternoon from the Klondike. He left there November 21. The thermometer stood at 26 degrees below xero. He found it 60 degrees above zero when he reached Macon. He trav eled 450 miles of the distance out of the Klondike behind three dogs which pulled him, his provisions, clothing, etc. He says he and Mr. Frank Harris like It wall where they are. because they have had unusual luek; but he says he would ad vise nobody else to «go there, because the chances against making money are greater by 50 to 1 than those in favor of It. STORY OF PROSPERITY ; COMES FROM CUTHBERT CUTHBERT, Ga., Dec. 27.—Cuthbert has had a fine Christmas'trade. Rial Es tate 'is in’ good demand, four inquiries from a distance having been received this week as to real estate values. Some par ties contemplate building factories here and no better location can be found than in this healthy cltjK Cuthbert , has three banks and all doing well. Two colleges are located here, both full of students'. The writer knows from a residence pf thirty years that no better town can be found In Georgia for enterprising busi ness men to live in. Factories are ex empt from city taxation and every help ful inducement will be extended to capi talists who may wish to invest in manu facturing enterprises. The railroad from Bainbridge is steadily coming this way and will be completed In the early spring. The death of Judge XV. F.' CTgrtr. of Americus, was sad news to the people here as this. Was the home of his talented 1 father. Judge John T. Clark,’and where the son spent his boyhood. NEW ROaKcHARTERED FOR POINTS IN TEXAS AUSTIN; Tex., Dec. 27.-The charter of the Oklahoma City and Texas Railroad Company has just been filed in the sec retary of state's office. It has a capital stock of $500,000 and is formed for the. purpose of building and operating a railroad from a point on Red river, in Hardeman county, where a con nection is made with the Oklahoma and Western south to Quanah and a branch line from a point one and a half mile from Its porthern terminus to the town of Acme. Tex. The general offices of the company will be located at Quanah. It Is announced that the road is to be built In the immediate future. RURAL NATIONAL BANKS TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE? WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Representa tive McCleary, of Minnesota, has address ed the following letter to some twenty five hundred persons, those addressed being representative men in each state and territory of the union: "It has been suggested to me by sev eral gentlemen including national banks desirous of rendering them as useful as possible to the communities in which they are located, that ft would be well to amend the national bank act so Ms to per mit national banks in the smaller places, where the clientele of the banks is large ly rural, to loan a portion of their re sources on real estate security. "If the proposition seemfe wise to* those who have practical knowledge of such matters. I may introduce a bill after the holidays providing for the amendment. With that in view I desire the benefit of your judgment in the matter and I will appreciate an early answer to the follow ing questions: 1. Do you believe that such an amend ment would be in the puu»ic interest? If so, why? If not, why not? "2. If your first answer be affirmative, where would you draw the line between those national banks that may and those that may not make such loans? Would you make the capitalization of the banka or the population of the town where ths bank is located tne basis of such classi fication? Why? "3. Just what percentage and what would you specify in the amendment? That is, would you grant the permission as to a certain percentage of the capital of the bank or to a certain percentage of its loanable funds? Why? (Suggestions running from 25 to 40 per cent of the cap ital have been made.) "4. Would you limit the operations of the amendment to farm loans or would you include town property?. Why? "5. Would you permit loans under the POWDER MILL BURSTS; HOUSES BLOWN UP WILSON WILL NOT LEAVE 0, S, CABINET IT 'IS OFFICIALLY DECLARED THAT COBURN WILL NOT SUCCEED HIM. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—1 t can be stated on the highest authority that F. D. Coburn, of Kansas. Is not to suc ceed Mr. Wilson, of lowa, as secretary of the department of agriculture. The story has embarrassed the president in creating the impression that Secre tary Wilson Is to retire. It was announced officially when Gov ernor Shaw, of’ lowa, was appointed sec retary of the treasury that Secretary Wilson will continue in the cabinet. The president, therefore. Is authority for saying, wants Mr. Wilson to remain with him and would be keenly disappoint ed if the latter should retire. > danisiTwestTnoies OBJECT TO U. S. FLAG ST. THOMAS D. -W. 1., Dec. 27.—A large orderly demonstration took place at Chrlsttansted, Island of St. Croix, D. W. 1., yesterday afternoon. Those who took part in it -comprised representatives of the native, official and planting elements. Resolutions were adopted urging Den mark to Introduce reforms and improve ments in the Danish West Indian islands and lift the island out of the humiliation of the past. It was also set forth that the leading inhabitants of the islands, specially the natives, merchants, plant ers and Danish subjects generally demand that the islands be not sold, but that commercial, industrial and social reforms under the Danish flag be instituted. The resolutions express confidence that King Christian and his ministry will consider the demands. The procession, which was headed by bands Os music, marched through Chris tisnsted, carrying nine hundred flags and cheering for the king. CUTHBERT MASONS ELECT OFFICERS ■ CUTHBERT, Ga..' Dec. 26.—At the last communication of Washington Lodge, No. 19, the following officers were elected for the ensuing Masonic year: T. F. Moody. W. M.; H. P. Elder, S. W.; E. W. Childs, J. W.; L. 8, Chastain, secretary; T. Moody, treasurer; W. L. Culbertson, S. D.; T. A. Bass, J. D.; J. B. Stanford, senior stew ard; S. M. Grubbs, junior steward; O. J. Hermann, tyler. The following were elected as officers of Cuthbert Chapter, R. A. M., No. 31; George Y. Moore, H. P.; T. F. Moody, king; E. W. Childs, scribe; L. G. Shuck, secretary; E. A. Jackson, treasurer; W. L. Culbertson, C. H.; B. W. Ellis, P. 8.; J. M. Gay. R. A. C.; A. W. Gillespie. M. T. V.; W. C. Bynum, M. 8. V.; O. J. Her mann. M. F. V.; N. R. Brown, sentinel. NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Steve Bedrlck shot three men" In th* streets of Pas saic. N. J., and when finally he was cap tured he would have been lynched had It not been for the firm stand made by c justice of the peac<uand a few citizens Bedrick shot Jim Stondt and then tried to run away, but was followed by a crowd Into ' which he fired, one ball striking Anton Stull in the thigh and another wounding a man named Lavelle In the .arxn. 1 > t Bedriek’s pursuers then closed In and overpowered him. Before he could bo rescued he was ter ribly beatin. an exchange of holiday reminiscences. The most positive denials are given of the story published today that F. D. Co burn, secretary of the state board of agri culture. of Kansas, Is to succeed Secre tary Wilson. When the fact that Governor Shaw has accepted the tender of the treasury port folio was made public the announcement was reiterated at the white house In the most emphatic manner. The president is anxious that Secretary Wilson should remain and the secretary has informtd the president that he will gladly do so. Macon Aidermen Are Patriot*. MACON. Dec. 26.—The aidermen at the city council meeting Tuesday night voted to donate their three dollars a week for each of them to help out the city’s finan cial condition. The t otal will be SI,BOO a year. Five aidermen voted against the proposition and six voted for It, Aider man Pearce being absent. The position Is now'taken that arty aiderman may de mand his three dollars a week if he wants It, because It is allowed to him by the charter. , amendment on first mortgages only, or would you permit such loans as meet the approval of the board of directors? Why? "6. Would you require that all loans under the amendment should have the ap proval of the directors before being made? Why? "7. Have you any other suggestions as to the proposition of an amendment, if it should be made? *js._ Are you willing to have me quote you on the above points in any remarks that I may make on the subject?” Griffin Evening Call Suspends. GRIFFIN, Dee. 27.—The Evening Call announced yesterday afternoon that with that Issue it would suspend publication and the business would be wound up by a receiver. w „ - . . Judge Reagan appointed Hon. Judson i M. Strickland and will hear the case ne>xt Monday and appoint a permanent receiver. It is thought all creditors will be paid in full. Gamblers Are Expelled. VIENNA, Dec. 27.—Emperor Franz Jo seph has ordered the expulcusn from Aus tria of the principals in the bacarat game of December zlst. when, at the Vienna Jockey - club. Count Potocki lost $500,000 during three hours' playing, Count Palla vlclnl winning most of the money. Counts John and Joseph Potocki have retired to Russia. Gambling for large amounts of money is illegal in Austria. General Alger Much Better. DETROIT. Mich., Dec. 27,-General R. A. Alger was reported this morning by his physician to be in a very satisfactory con dition after an excellent night. Train, Quarter of a Mile Away, Almost Thrown From Track By the Shock. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 27.—An explosion i of the barrel mill of the Moosic Powder company, at the Jermyn work* today, blew tbe mill and some adjoining building* to pieces. The shock was plainly felt tn this city. | a distance of 14 mile*. Jacob Hiller, Who was In ths engine room In an adjoining building was fatal ly burned. John Gibbs, George Gebhardt and George Hoel were caught by flying debris and badly injured. Glass blown from a window In Albert i Carey’s house struck his daughter and ! cut a deep gash In her neck. It is feared she 1* fatally Injured. Scarcely a' store .or residence in Jermyn escaped with a whole pane of glass. A Delaware and Western passenger; train which passed about a quarter of • mile from the scene of the explosion at . the time of the accident was swayed, by the force of the explosion and the passen gers screamed with terror a* the train : gave a sudden lurch. The cause of the explosion 1* unknown.' CLEVELAWO TO WORK L .TO SETTLE CONFLICT’ NEW YORK, Dec. WC—'ySrmer President ; Grover Cleveland, has accepted appoint- < ment to the Industrial department ot the ! National Civic Federation, created at the recent peace commission of labor and t capitalistic leaders. His letter of Accept ance in which he approved the plan of in- ; dustrlal peace was today delivered to Oscar Strauss, who was chairman of the conference. It reads a* follows: •'PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 34. 1901. “My Dear Mr. Strauss: Your letter of the 18th Inst., is at hand. Illness has con fined me to «ny room for almost five weeks and I am now hardly able to sit up and write this. “My desire for the quiet end comfort t of .absolute retirement from public or semi-public service is very strong and grows stronger as the days pass. I i should, without hesitation, yield to this and decline your request that I accept a place among those who are to seek the promotion of Industrial peace by friend ly Intervention In troubles between em ployer* and the employed If I were not afraid I should thereby disregard an im portant duty. My reflections have made it clear to me that I should accept the t place assigned to me and I do so with ? an earnest wish that those selected to actively represent the purpose* and mo- J tives of your' conference may not labor In vain. "Your* very truly, “GROVER CLEVELAND,* Hon. Oscar S. Strauss, Naw York. QUEEN GWES to people EIGHTH WONDER OF WORLD NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Queen Wilhel mina is again considering her project of restoring to the city of Amsterdam the royal palace on the Dam, says a dispatch from The Hague to The Journal and American. This place, whl<* has some times been described as the eighth won der of the world, was built some 3M years ago and until the beginning of the nine teenth century was the headquarters of the municipality of Amsterdam, Louis Bonaparte, however, when king of Holland, established his residence there and It has ever since remained the Am sterdam abode of the sovereign of the Netherlands It is, however, rarely occu pied by the queen. Learning that the city was about to be asked to provide at a large cost a new town hall, the existing hotel de vine being no longer adequate to the requirements of the municipal admin istration she announced her intention of restoring the fine palace in the Dam to the use for which It was originally in tended and to turn it over to the author ities of Amsterdam. Her action in the matter ha* greatly pleased the people ot Amsterdam. MALLORY EXPLAINS VOTE ON THE TREATY PENSACOLA. Fla., Senator S. R. Mai- ' lory arrived home yesterday from Wash ington, D. C., where he has been for the past several weeks attending congress, Mr. Mallory is much improved In health and during his stay of a few days here with relatives was the recipient of many calls from friends. Many Floridians were very much sur- i prised at Senator Mallory’s negative vpta ' on the question of ratifying the Hay- Pauncefote canal treaty, but his friend* suspended judgment untU ths senator could be heard from relative to a wild story printed In the New York Sun to the effect that he is opposed to the construc tion of the canal. In response to a query. Mr. Mallory replied: "The Sun’s statement Is simply salsa. 1 have always favored the Nicaraguan. ca nal, and wrote report while a member of the house of representatives that pro vided for its construction; am as earnest ly in favor of its construction a* any man, in the country. I opposed this last treaty because, unamended, it Is a* objection able to our Interests as the one we amend ed last session. I am opposed to Great Britain or any other foreign nation hav ing any voice in the management of that canal." This explanation, which has been au thorized by Mr. Mallory, la agreeable in every respect to that gen tieman** many friends In Florida, "'v |DE, SS^^ MMET NEW YORK, Dec. 27. According to the Journal of Commerce In commercial circles It is generally conceded that Janu ary disbursements for 1902 on account of Interest and dividend payments will break all records. Estimates of New York dis bursements alone run as high as $150,000,- 000, while the total disbursements at New York, Boston and Philadelphia have been placed at above $300,000,000. The aggre gate dividends already declared, of Individ ual companies for January next. Including the closing day* of December, amount to t $25,044,998. Foremost In the South. Dr. Hathaway has tea* been acknowledged the leading specialist tn the south. and baa cured more ohrohlc dtseaaee than any tea other phyetoiana Write him about his «uo* oeasful system of home treatment. . J. NHW TON HATHAWAY. 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