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Atlanta Semi-Wddil
VOL. IV.
ONLY 15,000 SOLDIERS
TO RULE PHILIPPINES
At Close of Year Philip
pines Will Be Well
Under Hand,
Says Taft.
NATIVE CONSTABULARY
DOES EFFECTIVE SERVICE
Governor Toft Says Natives Coat Only
$250 Per Annum, While American
Soldier* Foot Up SI,OOO
Apiece.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22-— Regarding
• standing array in the Philippines. Gov
ernor Taft to reported by the Call to have
said:
"Fifteen thousand m'n will be an ample
force in the islands before the close of
the year. I was told this only a few
days before I came away. Officers thor
oughly versed in the situation gave me
the figures.
••I will explain to you how peace can be
maintained in the islands. We have or
ganised a native constabulary, which is
working efficiently. Congress allows us
to maintain a constabulary of 5.1M0 men.
They are under the command of Major
Allen, who has already enlisted 2.500 men
in this branch of the service. When the
force to fully organised the men will be
distributed tn the province. 150 men to
each province. The detachments of con
stables are commanded by four officers,
three of whom are retired vonunteer of
. fleers and the other a native Filipino.
When the constabulary is fully equipped
it will be detailed tn the Held to clean out
the Ladrones. who are intimidating the
natives. These Filipino constables can
be maintained by the government at a
cost of $250 each a year, while the sol
diers in the islands cost Uncle Sam about
$!.«« a head.
*T know that the Pacific coast people
would like to see free trade instituted be
tween this country and the islands." said
the governor, "but I am sorry to say
that I cannot see how it would work.
“The etvfl government adopted a tariff
schedule which is working well, but our
internal revenue receipts are not large.
When you tax a country too heavily you
spoil it. and that is the situation in the
Philippines.
"We have asked that the Dlngley tariff
be reduced for the products of the is
lands at least 50 per cent. We hope that
congress will be as generous to the Phil
ippines as it was to Porto Rico. The re
duction of the Dingley tariff will mean
the opening up of a large market for the
tobacco and sugar of the islands as well
. Ms-far other pnurfwam Hemp, you
need, and are buying in larger quanti
ties every day. By so reducing the Ding
ley tariff a good market for the Pacific
coast will be opened up."
Governor Taft said that there had been
Bo serious dash between the civil and
military authorities, and declared that the
best of good feeling existed between
himself and General Chaffee.
. This evening Governor Taft will be the
guest of honor at a reception to be ten
dered him by the Union League club. In
which the chamber of commerce, board
es trade and other organizations will join.
BARBARrrYOFENGLAND
. MAKES TELLER PROTEST
• WASHINGTON. Jan. 22,-Soon after the
Senate convened today Mr. Culberson, of
Texas, secured the adoption of a resolu
tion directing the secretary of war to
transmit to the senate copies cf all sug
gestions. statements, criticisms and cor
respondence between the war department,
or any official thereof, and any person or
corporation relating to the customs tariff
affecting the Philippine islands.
' Mr. Teller offered a concurrent resolu
tion. which he asked go over until to
morrow.
• "Whereas. It is announced that sentence
of death has been passed upon Com
mandant Scteeepers. of the Orange Free
State army, now a prisoner of wa> in the
hands of the British forces in South Af
rica. and
"Whereas It is known that said Com
mandant Scheepers was captured while
lying sick and injured in a hospital, such
capture being in violation of articles 1
and 5 of the Geneva convention, and
••Whereas. His execution by the Brit
ish authorities will lead to’acts of retalia
tion and reprisal, be it
"Resolved, by the «enate. the house of
representatives concurring, that the pres
ident request the government of Great
Britain to set aside, in the interest of hu
manity. such sentence of death, and ac
cord to Commandant Scheepers the priv
ileges and immunities guaranteed under
the Geneva convention.”
After reading press dispatches reciting
the statements of fact In the resolution,
Mr. Teller said:
“I am told we can have by tomorrow
official evidence that the statements in
the resolution are correct. That is a case
which certainly calls for the intervention
of the United States, or of some other
government, which has some feeling of
humanity. War. wherever It’ is. should
be conducted upon principles of human
ity. or at least. If nut, we should enter our
protest aga'nst it.”
BITTER FIGHT MADE ON
FAWNING UPON ROYALTY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-“ We owe
nothing to the kings and tnrones of other
countries. England's king is the head of
a government which is engaged tn a das
• tardly movement against the brave Boers.
ar. 1 the situation in South Africa Is
enough in itself to keep us from sending
•ur representatives to the coronation cere
monies.'*
In these words on the floor of the house
of representatives yesterday Congressman
Kern, of Illinois, waged the Democratic
fight against Republican extravagance in
fawning upon royalty.
The words were loudly cheered by the
Democrats.
Il to expected that other members will
attack the policy this afternoon and to
morrow. The house to considering the ur
gent deficiency bill carrying an appropria
tion of more than SM.MO.Mt) a bill the
Democrats term a tald upon the treasury.
Ip this bill is an item of $40,090. for en
tertaining Prince Henry and It is upon
this the direct altack may be made.
Already Champ Clark, of Missouri, has
ridiculed the Idea of sending spec'al en
voys to the coronation of King Edward
and others have bitter speeches prepared.
New Match Trust Proposed.
XCT YORK. Jan. 23 —According to the Lon
don correspondent of The Tribune, negotiations
are on foot for the formation of an European
union in the match making industry, headed
by Bryant and May and the Diamond Match
company.
STOLE THOUSANDS
WHILE HIS FIRM
TRUSTED HIM
PACKING HOUSE BOOKKEEPER
CARRIED PROFIT ACCOUNT
TO HIS OWN
POCKET.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.-It is alleged
that Theodore Braemer, secretary and
treasurer of the J. & F. Schroth Packing
Co., of this city, is short from 1160,000 to
$400,000.
Braemer and his wife have turned all
their estate over to tbe Schroths, and the
shortage will be fully covered without
prosecution.
Until recently Braemer received $25 per
week as bookkeeper. His salary never ex
ceeded S4O per week, and he had been with
the firm 25 years. He has transferred one
of the finest residences in the city and
other valuable property and over $200,000
in stocks and bonds to his former em
ployers.
His employers always believed his state
ments about his fortunate speculations
and investments, and never examined his
books. After the death of John Schroth,
over a year ago. his heirs instituted an
investigation, and recently have had de
tectives co-operating with their expert ac
countants.
Expert Munster claims to have con
fronted Braemer with $160,000 of shortage,
and he estimates that the shortage for
over 20 years will aggregate $400,000.
The firm does a business of over three
millions annually, all passing through the
hands of Braemer. It is claimed that
Braemer did not enter cash collections
from the wagons as other collections.
Braemer and his family were noted enter
tainers and very prominent socially.
RETIRELOIGSTREET
IS MAJOR OF ARMY
SENATOR MORGAN INTRODUCES
BILL IN SENATE FOR SPECIAL
DISPENSATION. - ” * ’
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22—Senator Mor
gan has Introduced in the senate a bill
providing for the appointment of «ames
Longstreet, of Georgia, on the retired list
of the United States army, with the rank
and retired pay of a major.
The bill has been reported to the com
mittee on military affairs.
The bill provides that the provisions of
the law regulating appointment of the
army by promotion in the line be sus
pended for ths purpose of this act only,
an- so far as they affect James Long
street; and the president of the United
States is authorized in the exercise of his
discretion and judgment to nominate and
by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, to appoint said James Long
street late a major in the United States
army to the same grade and rank of ma
jor formerly held by him in the army of
the United States, and to place him on
the retired list of the army, the retired
list being thereby increased in number to
that extent. >
romance'will tinge"
SCHLEY’S CHICAGO TRIP
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—A tinge of romance
will attend the visit of Admiral and Mrs.
Winfield Scott Schley to Chicago this
week They will meet and be entertained
at dinner by the woman at whose house
they were introduced when Admiral
Schley was a cadet at the Annapolis Na
val academy and Mrs. Schley was a
young ww.ian.
This meeting will take place at the
home of Mrs. John Morris, of 4442 Grand
Boulevard, where Admiral' and Mrs.
Schley will take dinner next Sunday even
ing. There will be a number of guests
present, including the woman's commit
tee appointed to take charge of the en
tertainment of Mrs. Schley during her
stay in the city.
Mrs. Morris is connected with the Car
vel family, of Maryland, and it was at
their home Admiral and Mrs. Schley flrat
met.
florWomnor
MM REMOVE
OFFICIALS
PENSACOLA. Fla., Jan. 22—The books
of the officials of this county are
in such an alleged imperfect condition
that Governor Jennings has ordered State
Auditor W. V. Knott here to check them
up and he is expected to arrive here to
night and will carefully investigate.
While no neglect of a criminal nature
is expected still the fact that the governor
has taken such steps forebodes much.
John G. Welsh, chairman, ana col__tls
sloners were requested to come to Talla
hassee by the governor for the purpose
of substantiating charges against certain
county officials and they have returned.
While much talking cannot be drawn
out it is understood that the governor will
take summary action with some officials
in a few days and removals are talked of
here. The final result is anxiously and im
patiently awaited.
smythlucceedThimself .
AS POSTMASTER OF ATLANTA
A special dispatch to The Journal from
Washington announces the reappointment
of Major W. H. Smyth as postmaster of
Atlanta.
This reappointment of Major Smvth to
the position which he has so capably
filled for the past four years, while fully
expected by his friends and the city at
large, is none the less a matter of con
gratulation
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1902.
GUERRY CHALLENGES TERRELL
TO MEET HIM IN JOINT DEBATE
1 r
Announcement of Mr. Terrell For Gov
ernor Causes Hon. Dupont Guerry
To Call For Discussion—“l
Shall Insist,” He Says.
DUPONT OVER RY.
Hon. DuPont Guerry. who was in Atlan
ta yesterday, has something to say about
Mr. Terrell’s formal announcement, and
concludes by declaring that he will insist
upon joint debates between himself and
Mr. Terrell.
Asked what he thought of Mr. Terrell’3
announcement, Mr. Guerry said:
"I have very little to say about Mr.
Torrell's address now.
"As far as it goes it is a graceful ad
vocacy of what 1 have been urging in pub
lic speech and public letters for some
months. I have no patent on my platform.
I shall continue to stand on it. but will
be ready at all times to share It liberally
with my opponents. Neither of them can
ask more.
"The drift among the masses has been
for some time in favor of the causes I
nave been advocating, and Mr. Terrell’s
progress in that direction is overwhelming
confirmation.
"While he docs not declare in favor of
DESTBUGTNE FIRE
IN CHfiTTANDOGA;
LOSSJ3J 000
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Jan. 22—About
9 o’clock a fierce fire broke out in the
Adams block, on Georgia avenue, between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
The fire originated in a store and con
sumed a four-story building that was oc
cupied by the largest produce house in the
city and by a carpenter shop.
A high wind was blowing at the time the
fire was in progress and the building was
one mass of flames before the alarm was
given. For a time It seemed that the
blocks in the neighborhood, including the
other Adams block, adjoining, the Key
stone block, the Times building, the Catho
lic church and rectory and the whole block
of buildings on Eighth between Cherry
and Georgia avenue would be swept
away.
JAIL BIRDS ESCAPE
FROM U, S, PRISON
WHOLESALE DELIVERY TAKES
PLACE IN FEDERAL PRISON
AT M’NEIL’S ISLAND.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 21.—Eleven of
the most desperate prisoners in the United
States penitentiary on McNeil's Island
made their escape between 1 and 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and up to a late hour
Sunday night were still at liberty.
It was the most daring and successful
jail break ever attempted in this state
and the character of the men Implicated
make it doubtful whether they will be re
taken without the loss of life.
The men at large are: W. D. Snyder,
sent up from Idaho for robbery; James
Campbell, Nome, pickpocket; Thomas
Morton, Nome, burglary; Frank Ains
worth. Nome, larceny; Mike William,
Spokane, counterfeiter; Harry Davis,
Nome, Alaska; Frank Moran, true name
Ed O’Neil, Spokane, Wash., counterfeit
ers; James Morlarity, Spokane, Wash.,
counterfeiter; J. P. Stewart, Idaho, coun
terfeiter; Bruce Kenwight, Nome, man
slaughter; James Carroll. Alaska, murder.
A Ledger reporter, who visited the is
land Sunday night, brings the following
particulars of the escape:
"A hole in the brick wall of cell No. 10,
occupied by Convicts Snyder and Davis,
reveals the method of escape. The wall
is about a foot in thickness and the floor
of the cell is of equal thickness, covered
with cement.
"The tunnel was at the junction of the
wall and the floor, sloping outwardl}’ un
til it formed a connection with the air
chamber about two feet below and a foot
outwardly from the corridor wail of .the
cell. The prisoners crawled out forty feet
to where it opened into the boiler room,
the opening being covered by an iron
grating.
"This obstacle was overcome by the use
of saws and the prisoners had then only
to walk out of the back door of|the boiler
room, across the yard and scale the board
fen.-e.
“A few yards from the prison grounds
and the dense growth of timber afforded
them temporarily, a safe retreat.
"The prisoners took advantage of the
latitude allowed them during the dinner
hour to consummate their plans, which
had been carefully designed and boldly ex
ecuted.
“The guards, with the exception of two,
who were on duty on the wall overlooking
the corridor, were eating dinner in the
dining room. The tables were being
spread in the corridor for the prisoners’
dinner. It being customary to serve them
Immediately on the conclusion of the
guards' repast. A dinner gang was at
work putting the tables In order and the
other convicts had the privilege of the cor
ridors.
"One by one the men slipped into cell
No. 10 and crawled through the hole un
noticed. When the guards came out and
lined the prisoners up for dinner, eleven
were missing.
Among the < scaped prisoners are many
desperate men who would not hesitate at
murder to accomplish their purpose.
Escaped Convicts Captured by Posse.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 22.—Advices from
McNeil’s Island are that every on< of the
eleven convicts who escaped from the
United States penitentiary on McNeil’s
Island on Sunday, slept behind prison bars
last nifht.
The last four to be taken. James Mortar-
Ity. Mike Williams. Bruce Kenwright and
J. P. Stewart, were captured late last
night, near where the other prisoners
w<jre taken.
The capture was effected without a shot
being fired.
The men had a sack full of chickens and
were evidently prepared to make a feast.
state prohibition, he expresses a willing
ness to allow the people of Georgia to
have their way on the subject, and ad
mits by implication at least that state
prohibition is DemocMtic as well as local
option, though he and his friends have
been contending to the contrary quite a
while.
"His declarations as to the equaliza
tion of taxation are rather general, but
of course, he will go Into details hereafter
and tell us what his ideas are as to the
escape by our great railroad companies of
so much of their shares of taxation, state,
county and municipal. z
“I am glad indeed to see that Mr. Ter
rell joins me in the appeal to all white
people to get together as one great party
to control our state politics and state
government. I see that Mr. Hardwick
and Mr. Fleming have done so, and I
trust every candidate will have the man
hood and patriotism, to do likewise.
"Os course, where there is but one par
ty having any power, there is great dan
ger of corruption arid abuses, but this
BLACK CLOTH
BY ENGLAND
DISCARDED
JUST ONE YEAR AGO QUEEN VIC-
TORIA BREATHED HER LAST.
SEASON OF MOURN-
. ING OVER.
LONDON, Jan, The first anniver
sary of the death of Queen Victoria today
was marked by commemorative services
throughout the United Kingdom and the
colonies and at the British embassies and
legations abroad. 4
At Windsor KingwKdward and Queen
Alexandra, moat of the members of the
royal family, Ixtrd Salisbury, Lord Rose
bery and tbe German ambassador to
Great Britain, Prince Von Wolff-Mette
rnich, attended a service at noon in the
Frogmore Mausoleum.
The German ambassador laid a wreath
from Emperor William on the tomb.
Two thousand persons viewed the re
cumbent statue of the late queen, which
is now beside the statue of the prince con
sort.
There were accession services this af
ternoon at many of the churches, while
military and naval salutes were fired by
the artillery and from the guns of the
war ships, which were decorated with
bunting.
The court has laid aside all visible signs
of mourning and returned to bright
colors.
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
HONOR ENGLAND’S DEAD
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—A memorial service
in commemoration of the first anniver
sary of the death of Queen Vlctqria was
held today at the English church here.
It was attended by the emperor and em
press. Prince and Princess Henry of Prus
sia. the British ambassador, Sir Frank C.
Lascelles, the United States ambassador,
Andrew D. White, Secretary Jackson, of
the United States embassy and other Am
ericans. The Imperial chancellor, Count
Von Buelow, and many German officials
were also present.
NIBNEYFIHST
BHIGINDS
DEMBNB
RANSOM WILL HAVE TO BE PAID
SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE RE
LEASE, BRIGANDS NOW
DECLARE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 22.—1 t is un
derstood that the American negotiators
for the release of Miss Ellen M. Stone and
her companion, Mme. Tsllka, to whom the
money subscribed for the ransom of the
captive missionaries was sent, may have
to entrust the fund to the brigands for
some clays before the latter release their
captives, in accordance with the prece
dent adopted in the cases of previous bri
gandages.
The bandits are said to insist on this
point, in order to enable them to dispose
of the cash before retaliative measures
can be organized. There is some risk in
adopting this course, but the behavior of
Miss Stone’s captors thus far encourages
confidence that they will fulfill their en
gagements.
INDIANS WERE ONLY MAD
BECAUSE HAIR WAS CUT
GREAT FALLS. Mont., Jan. 22.—Reports
from the Eelknap Indian agency say there
is no truth in the rumor of an outbreak
among the Sioux Indians.
There has been some dissatisfaction
among the bucks over the order recently
issued by the commissioner of Indian af
fairs. Jones, to not permit returned stu
dents from Indian schools to wear their
hair long. This dissatisfaction, however,
has not been displayed only by a sullen
attitude toward the authorities. Agent
Bridgman has not made a request for
troops and It is the general opinion that
ihcre win be no trouble.
J. M. TERRELL
can be prevented if the people will act <sn
issues and policies inside the party and
refuse to tolerate ring domination and
personalism, and will at the same time
keep corporations out of politics and the
control of the government.
“I have no time now for further re
marks upon the address. It refers to
many of the questions I have been dis
cussing for some months and which will
be fully discussed during the campaign
in connection with the political records
and applications of the different candi
dates themselves in so far as they bear
upon these issues. I notice Mr. Terrell
says nothing of lobbyism. It certainly
prevails. I hope we will have joint de
bates and shall insist upon them as to
Mr. Terrell, as he is a lawyer and a
trained speaker and debater.
“There Is no reason why these joint de
bates should not be entirely courteous and
pleasant.”
Mr. Guerry left yesterday afternoon for
Marietta, where he spoke last night and
at Cartersville today.
CHARGES AGAINST
POSTMISTE.iI OF
CHMOOGI
REPUBLICANS ANTAGONISTIC TO
HIM ARE TRYING TO HAVE HIM
OUSTED—MANY PEOPLE
WANT HIM AGAIN.
CHATTANOOGA. Jan. 22.-The charges
against Postmaster R. S. Sharp that have
been expected for several days have been
filed with the postmaster general at
Washington. The charges are signed by
N. W. Wilbur, formerly a Justice of the
peace, and now under Indictment in the
circuit court in what are popularly known
as the county scandal cases for alleged
drawing costs illegally from the county.
A. A. Stone, who was an applicant for
postmaster at th* time Mr. Sharp was ap
pointed, if. J. Springfield, a.justice of lhe
peace, leader of the irregular Republicans
In the county court, Buck Martin, an ex
contractor and formerly something of a
politician, I Gleves, a coal dealer. S. M.
Adams and H. B. Case, a lawyer.
The charts are that M. R. Sharp has
violated the civil service in the discharge
of S. M. Graham and S. E. Ayers, and,
that he is a "drunkard gambler.” The
charges were filed In Washington yester
day, where Mr. Sharp is at present as one
of the committee to appear before the
rivers and harbors committee of con
gress to get a larger appropriation for the
Tennessee river.
Mr. Sharp’s friends do not feel the least
uneasiness for him. On finding that a
fight was being made against him. some
three hpndred of the leading wholesale
firms arid manufacturers of the city sent
endorsements to the president asking thu’
Mr. Sharp be reappointed. If he made a
campaign for endorsements he would se
cure the endorsement of at least 999 out
of every 1.090 people in the city. He was
appointed at the beginning of President
McKinley’s term and has made a model
postmaster. He has done more for the
local office than any man the city has had
in the office. Democrats and Republicans
unite in supporting him and demand that
the president give him another term.
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX
WILL INSPECT PRISON
Attorney General Knox and party will
arrive In Atlanta Saturday morning from
Washington for the purpose of inspect
ing the new federal prison. The party
will travel in a private car. An official
Inspection of the new prison will be made
at which Warden Hawk and his archi
tects will be present.
The appointment of Captain T. J. How
til to the position of steward and store
keeper of the federal prison was an
nounced yesterday and also the appoint
ment of Sheriff Black, of Early county,
to the position of farmer and superintend
ent of transportation. Captain Howell,
it Is understood, was supported in his can
didacy for the position of steward and
storekeeper by Colonel Livingston and Mr.
Black was appointed through the influ
ence of Congressman Griggs.
It is probable that Patrolman Petty, of
the police force, will be made superin
tendent of the night watch. .The civil
service people maintained that the su
perintendent of the night watch should
be appointed from among the fifteen
guards already chosen. The warden,
however, and Major Strong, of the de
partment of justice think that the po
sition is one of such importance that the
appointment should not be restricted in
this manner.
MAN STILL LIVES
WHO SAW WATERLOO
QUINCY, 111., Jan. 20—Leonard Roederer,
of this city, will next Tuesday celebrate
his one hundred and second birthday.
He is one of the very few persons left in
the world who witnessed the conflict on
the plain of Waterloo, which changed the
map of Europe and humbled the pride of
the “Little Corsican.”
That will be 87 years ago on the 15th of
next June, but the events are still fresh
In the mind of this centenarian. He was
there as a member of General Blucher’s
army and has his discharge papers. It is
now 58 years since he came to this coun
try from Germany.
A few years ago he lost control of the
English language, which he spoke fluently
and now can converse only in German.
Kis hair is as white as snow, but oth
erwise Mr. Roederer exhibits no special
mark of his extreme age.
HE DRANK NO WATER
FOR FORTY LONG YEARS
FAIRBURY. Hl.. Jan. 20.—G. S. Dex
ter. 68 years old, a pioneer farmer, is dead
after a lingering illness. He had not ta
ken a drink of water, it is said, for over
forty years until at this sickness, when
he partook of water with his medicine.
KU-KLUX KILL FOUR
INNOCENT CHILDREN
EX-CONGRESSMAN
MAY BE TRIED ON
FDRGERYCHARGE
SPECIAL PRESENTMENT IS FOUND
IN THIS COUNTY AGAINST C. L.
MOSES, OF THE FOURTH
DISTRICT.
Through a special presentment made by
the present grand jury of Fulton county
charging him with uttering and publish
ing a forged paper, ex-Congressman Chas.
L. Moses, of the Fourth district, was ar
rested in Senoia, Ga., on Monday by a
deputy from the office of Sheriff Nelms,
of this county. Colonel Moses was brought
toward Atlanta as far as Griffin, where he
made a bond for SSOO and was released to
appear at the present term of the Fulton
county criminal court.
It is alleged in the presentment that in
1900 Moses delivered to Langston & Wood
son a forged promissory note, also that
he know it had been falsely and fraudu
lently procured at the time and that he
uttered p.nd published the note with the
intent to defraud.
The grand jury in its presentment al
leges that the note was dated between
March » and 16, 1900, purporting to be
signed at Turin, Ga„ by H. B. Page. The
note promised to pay to C. L. Mdses on
the part of Page on October 15, 1900, 1,500
pounds of middling lint cotton valued at
$l5O. The note was then Indorsed by Moses
and delivered to the firm of Langston &
Woodson. Later it was placed in the hands
of Moses for collection and that he either
lost it or destroyed it..
Ex-Congressman Moses has been here
from his home in Coweta, where he con
ducts a large plantation and has arranged
his defense. He will urge when the case
comes for a trial if the special present
ment <s not withdrawn before that time
that he has not published a forged instru
ment and that he had not manipulated
the paper with any intent of defrauding
any one, or that he has defrauded any
one. He states that for many years he
has been a customer of Langston & Wood
son and that throughout that time ’he has
paid to them something like $25,000. He
will contend that when he made a pur
chase he secured the debt by notes, and
that he’ usually gave notes which had
been given him by tenants upon his plan
tation. He says that H. B. Page, who Is
purported to have signed the note in ques
tion was one of his tenants and that he.
Page. Instructed him, Moses, to sign the
particular note now in question.
Moses will contend that he does not
now remember whether he or Page's son
signed the note, but upon any circum
stance no forgery was committed since the
elder Page htui thus authorized the use
of bis name. Me asserts further that the
note was paid, but was not taken up.
When it was known in Senoia and
throughout Coweta county a few days ago
that' the Fulton county grand jury had
made a presentment against ex-Congress
mar. Moses there was considerable sur
prise. He is one of the prominent citizens
of that-section and has represented the
Fourth congersslonal district at the Na
tional capital for eight years. He has a
large following in the district.
The special presentment was made by
the grand jury instead of an indictment
as the prosecutor’s name would not then
appear upon the paper.
IM must be paid
. ID TREASURER
SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
HANDS DOWN AN IMPORTANT
RULING.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. 22—The su
preme court of Alabama has sustained
the ruling of Judge A. A. Coleman, of the
circuit court of this city with reference to
the payment of poll tax, holding that this
tax must be paid to the county treasurer
of each county under the new constitution.
The matter has occasioned a good deal of
speculation and doubt, and now that it is
definitely settled the voters have only un
til February Ist in which to pay this tax
in order to become qualified to vote. Many
hundreds of voters have paid their taxes
already, paying into the several municipal
treasuries as was the former custom, and
in Birmingham the suggestion has been
made that the money thus paid be turned
over to the county treasurer and that re
ceipts be issued by him to those who have
paid. This suggestion may be carried out.
If it is not, those who have paid to the
city will have to pay over again.
WAR ON COLLEGE
FRATERNITIES MADE
JACKSON, Miss.. Jan. 22.—Another em
bryo scandal has been partially brought to
the front In the house, and this time it
deals with the Greek Letter fraternities
at the University of Mississippi. A reso
lution was introduced in the house of
representatives this morning appointing a
committee from that body to investigate
certain derogatory rumors in regard to
the Greek Letter societies at the Univer
sity of Mississippi. This is the second step
taken to knock Greek Letter societies out
of the university, where they have been
since before the war. They were instruct
ed by the trustees last month that no
more men were to be initiated this year.
It is charged that the fraternity men were
responsible for the trouble that existed be
tween the students and the faculty of the
institution last year.
manufacturersmfaFr -
ISNOWA CERTAINTY
The proposed manufacturers’ fair< is an
assured fact. That much was determined
Tuesday at the meeting called by Presi
dent J. K. Orr. of the Chamber of Com
merce. The suggestion that the manufac
turers in and around Atlanta come togeth
er for the purpose of giving a local ex
hibit of the goods manufactured here
came originally from R. T. Conley, the
manager of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company, who has recently opened head
quarters in this city, where they hope in
a short time to conduct the manufacture
of their product on as extensive scale as
the parent factory In Pittsburg. £
Try to Exterminate An
Entire Family
In Missis/
sippi.
MERIDIAN, Miss., Jan. 22—Deputy
Sheriff A. F. May returned to Meridian
this morning from Kemper county bring
ing with him an account of one of the *
most horrible outrages ever committed
in Mississippi.
In the vicinity of Toles Postoffice, in
Kemper county, reside a family named
White, a man, his wife and four small
children. Thursday night a kinswoman
visited them. During the night Mr.
White was called to the door and a dozen
or more men greeted him. He quickly re
entered his home, bolting the door. After
parleying a few minutes the mob began a
most terrific fusllade. such as has not
been‘seen in Mississippi since the days of
Ku-Klux and White Caps. Tbe children
were quickly killed.
White, who was busy with his own gun,
was shot in the leg and forced to retire.
He left the house by a rear window and
has not since been seen. Mrs. White and
her visitor crawled In bed. covering them-"
selves with a mattress. Half an hour lat
er they discovered that the house had been
set on fire. The roof was on the verge of
falling in when they vacated, taking ref
uge in a school house near by. The guest
was badly wounded and Mrs. White left
her to go for assistance. She has not
since been seen.
The burned and charred remains of the
four children were removed from the heap
of ashes the next day. Mr. May says that
the neighborhood Is almost paralyzed over
the outrage, but a dread of the unknown
men prevents them from taking any ac
tion.
MURDERERBIEAKS
JAIL IN BIRMINGHAM
FRANK DUNCAN, WHO KILLED OF-
FICER G. W. KIRKLEY, SECURES
HIS FREEDOM.
BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 21.-Some time
between 2 o’clock yesterday morning and
daylight Frank Duncan, the murderer of
Officer G. W. Kirkley, escaped from the
Jefferson county jail with two other pris
oners confined there, made his escape and
is now at large at 10 o’clock today.
Duncan and his pals cut the lock off
the cell door and then sawed through
two bars in a jail window. Once into tbe
yard, they likewise sawed the lock off the
alley gate and thus obtained their liberty.
Duncan, was under sentence of death
and had appealed the case to the supreme
court. Last year he was convicted of the
murder of Officer Adams, for which
Frank Miller, his partner in crime, suf
fered death, and got a life sentence for
that. He was then tried for killing Kirk
ley and got a death sentence.
This escape was one of the cleverest on
record, the work of sawing the various
locks and bar* being accomplished with
astonishing celerity.
Duncan and Miller were members of a
celebrated gang of cut-throats and safe
blowers, of which Miller was the leader.
They killed the officers while the latter
were taking them to jail.
Duncan was to have hanged in Decem
ber, but his case was pending in the su
preme court. He was from Cincinnati and
It is believed that friends in that city fur
nished the saws with which the escape
was made. His wife resides there.
George Bullard, charged with murdering
a man in the railroad yards at Bessemer
and placing his body across a pair of
bumpers on ,a freight train, was another
of the escapes. The body’ was carried
three miles out of town and then horribly
mangled. The fact that murder had been
committed was reveale K d by the discovery
of a bloody sleeve In the yards torn from
the shirt of the victim. The other escapez
were A. J. Dye, of Nashville, charged with
grand larceny, and Jeff Van Horn, of
Ensley, charged with highway robbery.
All are white. \
\ reward of SSOO has been offered for
Duncan, while SIOO each is offered for the
others.
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COMING SOUTH
M
THIS YEAR THE CONFERENCE
WILL HOLD A MEETING AT ATH-
ENS, GA.—GLENN GETS
NOTICE.
State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn
has received a communication from Sec
retary Murphey, of the Southern Edu
cation conference, stating that the annual
session of the conference this year will be
held in Athens, Ga.
This is the organization which Is head
ed by Robert C. Ogden and otners of
New York, and who made an extensive
tour of the negro schools in the south
last year. It is expected that there will
be over 200 visitors at the conference wuen
it meets. The exact date of the meeting
has not yet been fixed, but it is thought
that it will be held some time in March
or April.
Ogden. Rockefeller and others are ex
pected to be on hand again, and there will
perhaps be some liberal donations to the
schools In the south.
IN LONG CHASeIbOERS” /
ARE FINALLY RUN DOWN
LONDON, Jan. 22.—Lord Kitchener, in a
dispatch from Johannesburg. Transvaal
Colony, dated Tuesday. January 21, saya
General Methuen overtook a Boer com
mand near Boschpoort, January 29, and
after a running fight of eight miles, he
captured all their wagons and cattle and
twenty-four Boers.
General Bruce-Hamilton made a night
march against General Botha, near Wit
bank. January 18. but the Boer comman
der had left the camp when the British
reached the spot. The latter, however,
captured twenty-seven prisoners.
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NO. 38.