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Newspaper Page TextAtlanta jßctm-WcMij sxmtwL VOL. IV. SEVENTEEN ARE KILLED IN NEW YORK WRECK I Frightful Tragedy in New York Central Railway- Tunnel Occurs Today. ’rar TORK. Jan. l-Two local trains fecund for New York—one from South Norwalk, the other from White Plaine, crashed together in the smoke clouded Park avenue tunnel of the New York . Central lint early today. Seventeen persona were killed and forty • l injured. Os the later twelve were seriously ln i Ju red The engineer and fireman on the White Plains local and a towerman were ar rested. The list of dead follows: A. G. WALTON. New Rochelle. H. O. DIAMOND. New Rochelle. ALBERT M- PERRIN. New Rochelle. H. D. FOSKETT. New Rochelle. ’ WILLIAM B. PEES, of B. Altman & • Co.. New York. H. FRANKLIN GEORGE. New Ro ! chelle. S J OSCAR. N. MEIROWITZ. optician. New York city. Mr. X »wwitz lived New Rochelle and was secretary of the New Rochelle Yacht club. THEODORE FORGARDO. 30 years. New f Rochelle. »» uA-LAM FISHER. 5 years old. New Rochelle. GEORGE POTTER. 40 years old. New Rochelle. , MRS A. F. HOWARD. New Rochelle. WILIAM HOWARD. New Rochelle. fc. C. HINBDALE. K years old. New Rochelle. MAN BELIEVED TO BE CHARLES B. MARS, an employe of the custom house, who lived at New Rochelle. F. WASHBURN. M years old. New Rochelle. • TWO UNKNOWN MEN one of whom • wore a medal won in a sculling contest tn • 1897 The medal was presented by A. G. Mills, a member of the. New York Athletic dub. A list of the seriously Injured follows: . ‘ Ernest Co4Bn. aged 15. New .ochelle; •ertous wound on head. Unknown man. taken unconsdous to a hospital. Alfred Wadley, florist. New York dty, fracture of both legs; shock and scalp wounls. Albert W. Adams, a carriage builder, of New York dty; left leg cut off below knee. George M. Carter, of New York, leg fractured. George M. Fisher. 46 years old. East Porte best er. severely Injured. Mabel Newman New Rochelle, contu sion? on body, hip fractured. Mamie J. Ryan. New Rochelle, fractured pose, lacerated ear and sprained ankle. Sadie Scott. New Rdchelle, left hand ; and left foot fractured.*- Richard Millineaux. New Rochelle, com pound fracture of thigh.« ’et» SSSB SETffiS! • • : ra- tion -critical Winfield Schults. New Rochelle, fractur ed legs and burns. A. Mcßae. New Rochelle, leg fractured. Henry Keene, general manager of the Btegel-Cooper company, this city, frac tured ribs and internal injuries. , George Winter. New Rochelle, compound fracture of left leg. The leg was am putated. William Brooks, of Erie. Pa., lacerated face and possible fracture of skull. The shock of the collision was plainly heard by people passing on Park avenue above the tunnel. In ten minutes everybody at police and fire headquarters was at work organising relief to be sent to the spot. From fire headquarters a dozen blocks a way.* a hook and ladder truck was rap idly dispatched to the scene of the acci dent. with several fire companies. The reserves from East Fifty-First street and Grand Central Police stations were turned out on the run. A hurry call was sent to Bellevue. Flow er. the Presbyterian and Roosevelt hos pitals. and in ten minutes a dozen ambu lances Were hurrying with a corps of doc tors. When the rescuers reached the Wreck, smoke was pouring out of the entrance to the tunnel at Fifty-flfth street and the columns of smoke camr out of the first ventilator a half block north. Ambulances came in from the east and west. Ladders were put down from the street over the iron fence to the track and the firemen, policemen and surgeons were Immediately at work. It was very dark In the tunnel which was filled with smoke and steam. The work of rescue was. therefore, difficult. The locomotive of the White Plaths lo cal was hidden in the tear car of the South Norwalk train. The maimed and injured were calling from the wreck. Some, more badly injured than others, wefe being assisted by the more fortu nate passengers. The work of rescue was further imped ed by the enormous crowds, which, in spite of police vigilance, swarmed into the tunnel through Its many entrances or crowded about the opening at the surface. The first of the Injured taken from the wreck eras a woman.. She was carried to the women's hospital. Here as well as at the other points, preparations were hur riedly made to take care of the wounded as rapidly as they were brought to the railroad station A passenger on the Har •lem train mid: ’ •*Our train was held at th* Harlem end .of the tunnel for two minutes to allow the New Haven train to pass us. Then we proceeded. Suddenly there was a terrific crash and we were hurled from our seats. The shock eras followed by the roar of escaping steam and the cries of the ■ wodnded "A score of men passengers got out of the windows and ran to the front of our train. The confusion and noise were aw ful. Our locomotive had ploughed half ’ way through the New Haven car. I saw Several women taken out of the first wrecked car.” Eugene Herold, of New Rochelle, one of the passengers on the Danbury train, gave this account of the wreck: “We were sitting quietly in the next to the last car and there was only one or two unoccupied seats. There was the usual morning crowd. Thera were five cars. ‘•There were several women in my car and also In the last rar. We had stalled at Fifty-seventh street for some time. Suddenly there came a terrific crash. The lights in the car went out. There was a roar of grinding steel and wood and a chorus of shrieks. I look'd back and saw the train telescoping over the rear of our car and through that mix up plunged a roaring locomotive. “I was thrown on my face by the jolt and I felt some blood splash over my forehead. Stifling smoke and stean: seem ed to rise all around, and looking back I could see mangled persons crawling about through the mist. -Then suddenly the car took fire where the locomotive was. "Our one idea was to escape. Z found a friend of mine right in front of me. He cried: •• ’Open the windows, for God s sake’. “I turned to the window and found the glass had all been shattered by the col lision. We climbed out. I saw several persons almost covered with blood, crawl ing about.” The response of the police and fire de partments to the call was prompt, and within an incredibly short time nearly SOO firemen, ambulance surgeons and train men were in the smoke and steam filled tunnel working desperately to get the bodies of the dead and the wounded pas sengers from the wrecked trains. In many instances the uninjured and those whose injuries were all slight, ren dered splendid aid. while others, bewil dered by the a.iock and darkness groped their way along the walls, seeking an exit. Some passengers walked through the tunnel into the Grand Central station, while others made their way to the stair ways below the south end tunnel. The bodies of the dead and wounded were hoisted through the opening in the roof of the tunnel, placed in the waiting ambulances and rushed to the nearest hospitals. The tunnel tn which the wreck occurred extends from Fifty-fifth street, just above the Grand Central station, and is about two miles long. It is under Park avenue and there is an air hole tn each block. ' < . Complaints have been made for a long time, however, that its ventilation was In sufficient. and the New York Central has been considering plans for electrical’power in the sub-way so as to do away with the smoke and steam from the locomotives. J. H. Franklin, manager of the Harlem division of the New York Central railroad, made this statement: "We are investigating thoroughly, but we are first taking out the injured and having them cared for. and until that is done the investigation cannot proceed. “So far as can be learned, the wrecked train was stopped by block signal system because of something wrong ahead. I don't know nor have the information as to what was the matter ahead. A flagman jumped off the train, taking a red lantern and a railroad torpedo. He put the tor pedo on the track, waving his lantern for any train that might come up behind. Whether the engineer of the coming train saw the flagman, saw the lantern or heard the torpedo if it went off I don't know, and the flagman said he does not know. I cannot now tell who was the flagman or engineer of the train.” t MISS HELEN COULD TO TOUR WEST WITH PARTY OF YOUNG WOMEN SHE WILL VISIT PRINCI- —- PAL CITfES. ***«— NEW YORK, Jan. A—lt is announced that Miss Helen Miller Gould will start tomorrow (Thursday) on a six weeks' pleasure trip through the west and south west. Miss Gould says that she is going to make a tour of the big cities with eight young women and that they would leave at 10 a. m. over the New York Central for St. Louis, their first stopping place. From St. Louis they will go to Kansas City and thence to Galveston, where they will spend two days looking over the work of remodelling the city that was an nihilated by a tidal wave. From Galves ton Miss Gould and her friends will go to Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. On the return journey east they will visit some of the largest cities, including Chi cago. NICARAGUA ASSISTS THE REVOLUTIONISTS NEW YORK, Jan. B.—“ Nicaragua con tinues to help the revolutionists." said Minister of War Concha, in an interview with the Bogota, Colombia, correspondent of The Herald. “The revolution in the Interior of the country is a Venezuelan affair. The situation is unchanged, but we will have more well armed men on the frontier soon." "How long do you think the revolution will last, and why not come to terms?” the minister was asked. "It Is impossible tp arrange terms,” Minister Concha replied. “The revolution ary chiefs do not even agree among them selves. and they have no recognized lead er to deal with whom we can deal. The gerrillas are getting weaker and tired of fighting. They see no prospect of suc cess. I expect the revolution to end with in two months. We are strictly protect ing the foreign mails. The government has repulsed all the revolutionary lead ers after seven days of fighting.” POPULAtTon of u. s. IS NOW 84.233,069 WASHINGTON. Jan. s.—The census bu reau yesterday issued a report announcing that, the population of the entire United States, including all outlying possesaipns, waa 84.233,069 in the census year 1900. This is itemized as follows: Continental United States, or United States proper, 75.994.575 (heretofore an nounced.) Philippines. 6,961,339 being the estimate of the statistician to the Philippine com mission. Porto Rico, 953.243: Hawaii, 154,- 001; Alaska, 63,145; Guam, 8,000; American Samoa, 4.100; persons in the military and naval service of the United States outside of the territory of the United States prop er. 91.219. , ELYTON LAND COMPANY SOLD FOR SIOO,OOO CASH BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. 8.-The Ely ton Land company w as yesterday sold at auction and was bought in by the Bir mingham Realty company for 3100.000 spot cash. The Ely ton Land company was or ganized in 1870. and was the founder of Birmingham and the great engine of its development. The company owned thou sands of acres of the most valuable real estate tn find about the city and was chiefly Instrumental tn the location of many industrial enterprises in this city and district, as well as in the establish ment of business houses, the location of firms and individuals, and the general development of the city GLENN ÜBEL CASE AGAIN POSTPONED SANDERS VILLE. Ga.. Jan. B.—The Glenn libel case was again continued in the county court here today. Professor Glenn did not come to Sandersville this time and the case was continued by agree ment ATLANTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY ,9, 1902. PRISONER DE OCEAN TRIED IN VAIN 10 ESCAPE WHILE STORM RAGED, LIGHTSHIP CAPTAIN KNEW HIS DAUGH TER WAS DYING ASHORE. NEW YORK, Jan. B.—A dispatch The Herald from Nantucket lightship, qff the coast of Massachusetts, gives an account of the manner in which Captain Jorgen sen, of the lightship, learned of the ill ness and death of his daughter through the wireless telegraph system. Says the dispatch: “Informed by wireless telegraphy of the Illness and death of his daughter on the mainland, and yet kept an unwilling pris oner for seven days because of the ex tremely rough sea, which prevented In coming steamers from taking him off. Captain Jorgensen, of the lightship, final ly succeeded in getting on board the steamship Astoria, which will carry him ashore. Life on the storm-swept light ship has been almost unbearable for Cap tain Jorgensen since the receipt of the first news of his daughter's illness. "The girl, who was only 19 years old. had been ill from the effects of vaccination at her home in Braintree, Mass. News of her condition since she was first taken ill had been daily flashed to her father at his lonely post by means of the Marconi sys tem. As the daily bulletins told of her rapid loss of strength and the premoni tory syffiptoms of lockjaw, which finally came. Captain Jorgensens distress of mind became greater day by day. At last came a dispatch announcing her death on December 30. ‘ "Although the seas rolled nearly as high as ever on January 3, he decided to make a desperate effort to get ashore. Almost a hurricane was blowing at the time, but a message was flashed to the shore for the lighthouse tender Azalea to take him off. She approached to within a few hun dred yards of the lightship, but the tre mendous force of the seas finally prevent ed her getting near enough to take the captain off. Messages were sent to Cap tain Jorgensen's family to delay the fun eral as long as possible, although he had almost given up hope of getting ashore in time to attend it. Not until this week was It possible for any of the Incoming steamers to get near enough the lightship to enable Captain Jorgensen to make the perilous trip from the lightship to the steamer in a small boat.” Young Man Dies of Gun Shot Wounds. Emmet Calhoun, the young l>oy who was accidentally shot by his brother on December 26. while out hunting near his home at Greenville. Ga., died today at St. Joseph's infirmary as a result of lock- had a severe wound In the right shoulder, and when brought to Atlanta for treatment it was thought that he would soon recover. He progressed nicely until several days ago, when lockjaw developed SANDERSVILLE ROAD ' ELECTS ITS DIRECTORS SANDERSVILLE, Jan. B.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Sandersville Railroad company held in the banking house of Louis Cohen here today, the fol lowing board of directors was elected- Louis Cohen, George D. Warthen, Her man Bashinsky, Dan C. Harris and H. E. Cohen. The board then elected Louis' Co hen. president; George D. Warthen, vice president; Herman Bashlnsky, general freight and passenger agent, and Dan C. Harris, treasurer. Former President W. B. Bennett, resigned. The road is doing an Immense business, and bids fair to do larger things In the future than ever in the past. HEALTIiIWABD IS PERFECT NOW, ' SAYS CABLE THE KING IS ANXIOUS THAT NO MORE RUMORS BE CIRCU- LATED ABOUT HIM. NEW TORK, Jan. 8.-The kings health Is all that canJbe desired, if the court of ficials speak without reserve, cables the London correspondent of The Tribune. He refers constantly to the subject himself and seems bent upon preventing a revival of the sinister rumors which cost the tradesmen heavily when they were insur ing the coronation stocks. What was once known as "the Prince of Wales” set has been restored to favor, if It was ever in danger of being excluded from the court, and the queen welcomes at Sandringham all the king's old-time friends. The king Is described by officials as fol lowing closely his mother's manner In dealing with public business. He makes it a matter of conscience to read every doc ument carefully and to ask for informa tion, if he does not fully understand it. He takes every detail of the business of reign ing as seriously and methodically as she was in the habit of doing, and uses many of her characteristic expressions. FIRE AT DEMOPOLIS, ALA.; LOSS ABOUT $2,500 DEMOPOLIS. Ala.,.Jan. B.—At 8:15 last night fire was discovered in the two-story brick building, corner Strawberry and Washington streets, owned by Mrs. W. G. Winn, and occupied by L. A. George & Son, general merchandise, first floor. The Demopolis Printing company and several other offices were on the second floor. The Are originated In Edmondson & Dowe’s cotton office and promptness only prevented a most disastrous conflagu tlon. The damage to stocks and building is about 32.500. covered by Insurance. SOLDIER WAS’CAUGHT - ON HOTEL FIRE ESCAPE SAVANNAH, Ga.. Jan. 8,-Rolla L. Summerlin, a young man who seems to be a United States soldier, was arrested this morning on the fire escape of the De- Soto hotel trying to enter the room of a guest. He was turned over to the superior court on a charge of burglary. Summer lin claims he was drinking. He was in his stocking feet and armed with a hatch et when caught. BOER WOMEN. IS COWBOYS. CIPTIffIEC ONE HUNDRED AjND FIFTY WO MEN ARE TAKEIj CAPTIVE BY VICTORIOUS BRITISH TROOPS. CAPETOWN, Jan. i—The latest cap ture by the Kimberljq column is a Boer laager near Mokwani (Pnokwane) with great numbers of catfle, guarded wholly by women under' ,thej leadership of the wife of the commandant Deßeers. One hundred and flirty of the women were acting as cowbow and only six men were connected with Ble camp. six willle on GALLOWS IN OHEOAY r FIVE BURGLARS AND ONE MUR- DERER WILL BE EXECUTED IN, NORTH CAROLINA ON FEBRUARY 26. RALEIGH. N. CL Jan. l-Six hangings will take place tn Nordh Carolina on Wed nesday, February 26. Such a wholesale execution on any one day is said to be without precedent,, in the criminal his tory of the state. In each case the con demned man had takeA an appeal to the supreme court and In each Instance the sentence of the lovrar dourt was affirmed, so the governor todgyJ fixed the time for the execution. Four of these confierined men are in Jail at Asheville for burglarizing the house at Emma. N. C., ana their case has be come famous. They made every effort to have the sentence mitigated, but unless the governor decides to interfere between now and February 26th they will all hang on that date. Andrew Jackson, a white man, will al so be hanged for burglary on the same day In Linepin county. His crime was terrible. He only Tferupted by Two*'Sviuen - artff WbdTi he was discovered by them he attacked both savagely. One oC the women was very seriously cut with a knife and at the trial a little child, born since the burg lary. was shown to the jury and the in fant had birthmarks corresponding to its mother’s wounds. Jackson eluded the of fices for nearly a year and was finally captured in South Carolina, tried at Lin colnton and sentenced to hang. The sixth execution for February 26th will be at Wilson, and this will be the first hanging in that county since the civ il war. The condemned is a white.man, J. H. Rose, who waylaid and shot dead a neighbor who he believed had informed about his illicit still. In this Rose was mistaken and the dead man was proven to be Innocent of the charge. decreaseln’amount OF GOLD DEPOSITED CHARLOTTE. N. C., Jan. 6.—Through the courtesy of Assayer W. S. Clanton, of the United States assay office in this city, some interesting data regarding this, branch of the treasury department is made available. The business of this branch is to pur chase gold bullion on government account for the Philadelphia mint, and to make ore assays. The bullion territory tributa ry to this office includes North Carolina.* Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The gold bullion deposited from these states, with a few small deposits from other sections, during the year just closed, amounted to $236,223.63, fully 80 per. cent of this amount coming from the Car olinas and Georgia. This assay office is the only one of the twelve mints and assay offices of the gov ernment that is authorized to make ore assays. During the past year work of this class has come from 25 different states and territories, as follows; North Caroli na, Illinois, Florida. Tennessee, Washing ton, Maryland, Maine, Kentucky, South Carolina. Pennsylvania, New York, Mas sachusetts, Arkansas, West Virginia, Ohio, Indian Territory, Kansas, Texas. Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho and lo'wa. The amount of gold bullion deposited during the year just closed shows a slight decrease as compared with 1900, and some $30,000 less than 1899. This shortage, how ever, does not indicate a tailing off of production of this territory, but is due mainly to the large amount of shipping ores in the shape of copper matter con taining gold and sliver that has gone to northern refineries. This amount added to the bullion actually handled by the Char lotte office would indicate an increase for the slope of at least $40,060 over 1900. SPECULATbRSBOOM - ORE MINES IN AFRICA NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Commenting upon the situation in South Africa the London correspondent of The Tribune says: “Lord Rosebery will entertain Cecil Rhodes at Mer.tmore for a few days, and will be brougnt into closer touch with the situation in South Africa. Speculators In mining shares are anxious to impress for eigners with the fact that there is a boom in the Kaffir market. Prices have advanced intermittently during the last few weeks, but the movement is artificial, with speculative purchase with borrowed money rather than solid investments. Operators eager to work upon excitement tn the Kaffir market refer to the increased demand for shares from Faris and New York, but the evidence of foreign invest ment is tainted with suspicion. The mar ket is always strengthened when Mr. Rhodes Is in London, for his optimism is infectious. Money is now cheaper in the city and speculative purchases of shares are easily financed. Harmony Grove Man Buys Mill Plant. HARMONY GROVE. Ga., Jan. 6.—Mr. C. J. Hood, cashier of the Northeastern Banking Company, at this place, has bought the entire plant of the Tennessee Milling Company located at Estill Springs, Tenn. SPEER SARCASTIC AND CANDLER SATISFIED POPE BARROW THINKS IT VERY FUNNY AND SAYS HE’S WILL- ING TO BURN WITH THE ATHENS CROWD. .Governor Candler and Judge Pope Bar row, of Savannah, were made the objects of a sarcastic interview by Judge Emory Speer which appeared in The Macon Tele>- graph of yesterday because of appoint ment of Judge Barrow to succeed judge Falligant by Governor Candler. As Is well known Governor Candler de feated Judge. Speer for congress in the Ninth district in 1882 after one of the hard est fought campaigns Georgia ever wit nessed. In that race. Judge Barrow was one of Governor Candler s most ardent supporters. When Judge Barrow was appointed by Governor Candler Monday he said that tne appointment on part of the governor was entirely voluntary, and aside from personal friendship, the governor has made the appointment as a token of his appreciation of the services which were rendered by himself during the famous campaign of 1882, when Judge Speer was defeated, and which the governor would not forget if he lived 500 years. Judge Speer read the remarks of Judge Barrow, and then gave out the following interview to The Macon Telegraph: "The statement of Judge Barrow is very Interesting. I am glad to se that he Is so happy oVer his appointment. It is proba bly true that Governor Candler appointed him on account of the part he toojc in the warfare against me 20 years ago and It is also probable that the people ot Georgia will be as proud of the judge who was thus evolved from my politics as they are of the governor who had the same origin. It is also true, I think, that both Gov ernor Candler and Judge Barrow will not forget that time If they both live to be 500 y.ears old. And,” said the judge with a smile, “if the belief of the Christian in retribution for deeds done in the body is true, it is not impossible that they may both have lively reasons to recall their conduct at that time for a much longer period.” vVhen Governor Candler was shown the interview yesterday morning he smiled like Judge Speer did. perhaps, when he dic tated the last sentence of his interview. He reached in his pocket, took out a piece of tobacco, put a small bit In his mouth and settled himself back In his chair. "I have nothing to say," said Governor Can dler. "I am like the little boy who was run over by the calf. I am entirely satis fied with she campaign of 1882. and I hope Judge Speer is also. I am entirely satisfied with the appointment of Judge Barrow, too. I cannot afford to reply to the Judi ciary. I have too much respect for it, es pecially that branch of it known as the Vpited States court.” That is all the governor would say. It will be seen from Judge Speer's state ment that he does not characterize the naee m a campafgu. £ut terma it war fare. The friends of .the governor do not relish that statement very much, and some of them may reply to it for the gov ernor, If he feels that it would be unbe coming the dignity of his office to warm up to the situation and pour back some of the old-time salty things that he was famous for in 1882. , Judge Barrow is also expected to blos som out on the satirical remarks of the United States judge and dean of the Mercer law school. JUDGE BARROW TALKS OF JUDGE SPEER SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. B.—Judge Pope Barrow said to The Savannah Press this afternon regarding the Speer-Candler In cident: “I read Judge Speer’s statement this morning.” He said laughing: “I think it is very funny. I see Judge Speer inti mates that according to his religion Gov ernor Candler and I will both burn through all eternity in a lake of fire and brimstone because we defeated him for I hope his religion is at fault, but If it *ls true one thing is certain, the Democratic voters of the old Athens district will burn with us and for my part if I do have to burn that is the crowd I prefer to burn with.” EMPEROR OF CHINS RETURNS TO PEKIN ROYAL FAMILY ARRIVED AT THE GATES OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY ON TUESDAY. PEKIN, Jan. 7.-12:45 p. m.--A telephone message from Mla-Chia-Fu station, out side the city, says the special train bear ing the emperor and empress dowager is just arriving. Thousands of officials have assembled there to receive their rtiajesties. The entire route to the entrance of the palace is lined with troops. The return of the court to the Forbidden City oc curred at 1:30 p. m. It„was the most brilliant scene Pekin ever" witnessed. The procession consisted of 1,000 gor geously attired noblemen, mounted on glittering caparisoned horses. The emperor, the empress dowager. Prince Chun, the empress and several princes were borne in yellow chairs, their escort carrying hundreds of gay banners and silk umbrellas. The troops of General Yuan-Shi-KaJ, governorx>f Pe-Chi-Ll, preceded the em peror. The foreign community assembled om the top of the Chien gate. The emperor and empress dowager en tered the tempel in the gate and burned Incense. z The dowager empress, upon emerging from the temple, saw the foreigners peer ing down and bowed. A double row of soldiers, kneeling, lineq the four-mlle route. ALLEGED "BRIBE GIVER - OVERHEARD BY WITNESSES KAuAMAZOO. Mich., Jan. S.—Charles M. Thompson an employe of the Ham mond Packing company, of Hammond, Ind., who was arrested Monday night in State Food Commissioner Snow's house, was arraigned before Justice Mills today on a charge of attempting to bribe Com missioner Snow. Thompson was held in $2,500- bail for appearance two ' weeks hence. It develops that Court Stenogra pher Bryar and Deputy Inspector Dame, of Commissioner Snow's staff, were con cealed In a closet adjoining room In which Thompson is alleged to have offered Snow the bribe. The stenographic report Os ■Thompson's conversation was taken. CANAL BILL DEBATED BY FRIENDS AND FOES GOVERNOR SHftW 15 EN ROUTE HOME SUCCESSOR TO SECRETARY GAGE WILL SOON RETURN TO WASHINGTON. CHICAGO. Jan. B.—Governor Shaw, of lowa, next sec&tary of the tfeasury, is in Chicago on his way home from Wash ington. . tie was entertained by the Un ion league club, and after attending to private business here today will leave for his home in lowa tonight. “There's nothing I can say that would interest the public specially,” said the governor. “I was not idle during the three days spent tn Washington, but there is not a word I can say of plans except as to my personal movements in the near future.” - • His successor. Governor-elect Cummins, will be inaugurated January 16. and Gov ernor Shaw will leave for Washington January 21 or 22. He will take the oath of office January 25. It is understood that Secretary Gage has said to his successor that he does not expect to change cli mate during the winter, which is taken to mean that he will remain in Washing ton. v Mrs. Shaw has been contemplating a trip to old Mexleo with a party of friends and she will go to Washington later in the winter. “The children.’' said the gov ernor, “are in school and will remain in the west. They probably will visit us in Washington during the vacation. We shall not keep house, but will board at one of the hotels." The new secretary of the treasury has accepted the invitation of the National Business League to deliver an address at a meeting in the auditorium, February 27. His subject will be: “The Commerce and Industries of the West.” Big Banquet Awaits Arrival of Shaw. DES MOINES. lowa, Jan. B.—Arrange ments for the big banquet to be given by the Grant club, of Des Moines, to M. Shaw upon his return from Washing ton are practically complete. It will be given at the Savoy and 350 prominent guests from al) over the state will be present. • The attendance has been lim ited tp men on account -of the great num ber who have signified their intention of being present. Governor A. B. Cummins will act as toastmaster. A reception com mittee of about 100 members has been an nounced. At its head is ex-Governor Frank D. Jackson, of Des Moines. iowaTarmers AN EASY MARK NAMES WERE SIGNED AND THEN PROMISSORY NOTES PRINTED ABOVE THEM. INDEPENDENCE, la., Jan. 8.-A scheme to defraud scores of farmers in this part of lowa came to light. It is es timated that had the plan succeeded the promoters would have cleared about $35,000. as notes representing that amount have been sent to the bank at Jesup, in this county, for collection. Three months ago a stranger, giving the name of John Smith, covered the west ern and northern portions of the county, and obtained farmers' signatures for va rious causes. He secured the signatures of at least 300 farmers and possibly more. On Monday a large number of the wealthy signers received notices from a Chicago law firm notifying them to meet certain notes At the bank were promissory notes tp the amount of $14,000 for collection, bearing the names of about 70 men. The notes fevealed the scheme. Blank sheets of paper were signed and the prom issory notes were printed at the top af terward. The farmers are united in their efforts to fight the case and the best of le gal counsel has 4 been retained. FAMOUS MILITARY COMMAND TO VISIT ATLANTA SOON The Albany Burgesses, one of the most famous military organizations in the United States will visit. Atlanta at an ear ly date. The company has decided on a trip to Charleston, S. C., to take in the exposition there, and on the return home will spend one day in Atlanta, where it will no doubt be royally entertained. The company has invited two distin guished guests to accompany it on the trip south. The guests are former-sena tor David B. Hill, of Albany. N. Y., and Col. Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Associated Press. It’is stldohi that such a famous body oY men ever come south and their stay in Atlanta will be quite an event In military and social circles. The Albany organiza tion ranks right along with'the Old Guard of Boston and New York, and in the past has visited nearly every prominent place In the United States. Several days will be spent in charleston; after which time Atlanta will be visited. Several, social functions will probably be arranged in honor of the command on its arrival here.- LOCATING NEW RURAL" DELIVERY ROUTES CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Jan. 6.—Within a iKonth there will be in operation in Meck ! lenburg county ten rural mail delivery routes, and Postmaster Mullen, of this city, is of the opinion that this number will be doubled in the course of a few months. Frank P. Bousbee. special agent of the postoffice department, this morn ing began the work of locating the routes. There has been one route in operation in this county for some time, and it is stated that since its establishment the amount or mall handled through the section trav ersed has increased 100 per cent. The fa mous macadamized roads of this county arc probably largely responsible for the numerous routes which are to be allowed this section. MARCOnT MAY LINK ALASKA AND AMERICA CHICAGO. Jan. 7.—Alaska and the United States may soon be Connected with a line of wireless telegraphy. Seattle. Wash., capital ists are negotiating with Chicago firms for equipment for the proposed line, and the pro moters believe that with the opening of the summer season the line will be in operation between Nome City and Seattle, NO. 34. Effort Made To Give Gov ernment Option Be tween the Two Routes. WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—The second day of the debate in the house on the Nicara gua canal bill was opened by Mr. Shackle ford, of Missouri, a member of the com mittee which reported the bill. He spoke earnestly in advocacy of its passage. "If you favor this bill,” interposed Mr. Bartholdt. of Missouri, “why is it that you and your Democratic colleagues from Missouri at the last session voted against a similar bill?" “Because,” replied Mr. Shackleford, “the bill at the last session was passed through this house to the tune of ‘God Save the Queen.’ I want it passed to the sweet strains of 'Hail Columbia.’ ” (Democratic applause.) . “But the. Hay-Pauncefote treaty was not ratified at the session,” observed Mr. Bartholdt. “True, it was not,” replied Mr. Shackle ford, “but our English secretary of state wanted it ratified and because we believed the wishes of her majesty's representa tive in the cabinet wou.d prevail, we op posed the bill.” He believed that the Eades-Tehuantepec route was preferable to any which had befcn proposed, but he did not think the present a time for cavil. He did not like the Panama route, but if the new propo sition of the Panama company offered ad vantages over the Nicaraguan route he thought the president should have alterna tive authority to act upon it. Mr. Levering, of Massachusetts, who followed Mr. Shackelford, said that tn the past he had favored the Nicaraguan route because the engineer had reported in its favor and because until recently he had believed that the trans-continental railroads were using the Panama route to obstruct action. But he had recently sat isfied himeelf that the railroads were not behind the Panama canal. The recent offer of the French Panama Canal com pany, be believed, was made In good faith. He believed that, in view of the Panama company's offer, it was business to pause and give the commission which reported in favor of the Nicaragua route an oppor tunity to revise its conclusions. He said he would vote for the Morris amendment and appealed to members not to make the fatal error of committing the govern ment to the Nicaragua' route. Mr. Parker, of New Jersey, argued that the question of routes should be deter mined by the legislative executive. He made a comparison of the two routes, contending that the Panama route had many advantages over the Nicaragua route. He appealed to the house to not tie them to single line of action. COOPER PR"ESENTS FILIPINO SCHEME WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -Representative Coopef. of Wisconsin, chairma;. of the house committee on Insular affairs yester day Introduced a bill giving a complete form of civil government for the Philip pines to begin January 1, 1904, with a gov ernor appointed fey the president, a legis lature of two hfeuses and with two Philip pine commissioners to represent -the Fili pinos at Washington. In other respects the Cooper *-*ll follows that of Senator Lodge, heretofore sum marized but in the important features of establishing a civil government after Jan uary 1, 1904. Mr. Cooper's measure en larges on the bill drawn at the war de partment and introduced by Mr. Lodge. In framing a form of civil government for. the Philippines, Mr. Cooper follows recommendations of the Philippine com mission. Section 5 continues the authority of the commission until January 1, 1904, at which time the new civil government is to come into existence. The upper branch of the legislature is called the council and is to consist of five native b 11- ipinos, appointed by the president. The lower house is called the house of dele gates and consists of thirty members elected every two years by vote of the Philippines people. The qualifications of voters are that they shall be over twenty-one years old. shall be able to read and write Spanish or English, shall possess taxable property and shall hgve resided for one year in the islands. LIBERTYBELLDFF FOR CHARLESTON < v GUN SALUTE IS FIRED BY NAVY AS RELIC STARTS ON ITS JOURNEY. « PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6,-The old Lib erty Bell, accompanied by Mayor Aeh brldge and an offiial escort of city coun cilmen and city department heads, started on its journey to the Charleston exposi tion at 8 o’clock this morning. As the special train left the Pennsyl vania railroad station a salute of 21 guns was fired at the League Island navy yard. The bell is scheduled to arrive at Charleston at 10 o’clock next Thursday morning. Great Ovations to Old Liberty Bell. HARRISBURG. Pa., Jan. 7.—Thq pass age of the Liberty bell through Harris burg yesterday was not marked by any formal greeting on the part of the city of ficials and organizations. Union station, however, and other points of vantage, from which the precious relic could be viewed were crowded. A delegation of citizens from Newcastle and other poifits in the Cumberland valley met the train here as an escort through that region. This is the first tkne the -bell has gone through the historic valley and prepara- have been made in every town and hamlet along the route to accord it a fit ting reception. Liberty Bell in Savannah Yesterday. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 8.-The ’liberty bell en route to the Charleston exposition is scheduled to arrive in Savannah at 3:15 o’clock this afternoon. It will be given a great reception. Mayor Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, and others accompanying the relic are! to be entertained at a fish supper at ?«le of Hope this afternoon. A carriage ride to points of ir.torsgi r*ill first be taken. Oconee County Has Issued New Bonds. Oconee county has Issued SB,OOO 4 1-3 per cent bonds for the purpose of erect ing a new jail. The issue was recorded with Secretary of State Phil Cook Tues day afternoon.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, January 09, 1902, Image 1