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Atlanta Snnrnal.
VOL. IV.
SCHLEY, IN TRIUMPH,
ENTERS WINDY CITY
Chicago Welcomes Hero
of Santiago With a
Din of Shouts
Today.
CHICAGO. Jan. a.—Rear Admiral W. S.
Bchley arrived in Chicago today at 9:30
a. m. and was greeted with a tumultu
ous cheer from thousands of people who
crowded the Baltimore and Ohio depot
•nd thronged nearby streets for blocks.
His reception here was the culmination
of the demonstration tn his honor which
has occurred all along the route {rom
Washington.
At the depot the admiral was greeted
by a delegation from the city council and
• company of naval vete.ans of the civil
war. Aiderman Frank Fowler, on behalf
of the city council, presented the follow
ing resolutions:
“Whereas. The city of Chicago is to
be honored by a visit frqm Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley, and
“Wheras. Our cittaens are ever ready
to applaud valor, honor and merit, and
"Wheras. We recognise in Admiral
Schley's achievements, his character and
bearing one of the foremost naval heroes
of all time, whose splendid record at San
tiago will forever be the pride and in-
nf his grateful countrymen;
be it
“''Tiesolved by the city council of the
W city of Chicago. That the city of Chi
cago. through its mayor and municipal
council, takes pleasure in making this
public acknowledgment of the distin
guished services rendered by Admiral
Schley to his country and extends to him
• heartfelt welcome/’
Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs.
Bcuiey, were met In their private car at
South Chicago an hour before the train
arrived In the city proper. The Relega
tion represented the city and the Hamil
ton club, whose guest the admiral will
be during his stay here, which ends Tues
day morning.
’The trip has been uneventful.” said
the "hero of Santiago.” “but I have been
deeply moved by the demonstrations of
the people along the route. You know It
moves me so I can scarcely speak to see
the little hands waving at me from the
small depot platforms. I love the little
ones.”
As the train drew Into the outskirts of
the city factory whistles blew their wild
est notes and squads of people rushed
down every street leading to the tracks
•nd waved their hands. Wherever possi
ble the admiral answered through the
windows of his car. bowing bis bead and
fluttering a handkerchief.
Mrs. Bchley seemed to enjoy the demon
stration even more than her distinguished
husband.
“I didn’t steep very well last night,”
•aid the admiral in a moment when the
crowd along the way was not engaging
his attention.
"You know a train don’t rock the way
a ship does. It’s too jerkv and the whis
t les—they’d wake (he dagd! But I f«al Ja
ftrst-elaes "health arid I hope to survive
these many years—well at least five days,
for I want to finish my itinerary.”
A reporter ventured the remark, refer
ring to the shouting crowds, that the ad
miral "had It all coming to him.”
“It is as great a reward as can be hoped
for on this earth." the admiral remarked,
half to himself. “But In the streets
above, boys, we shall all be judged, and
will receive our proper reward.” •
“The rewards for the good we have
done. I mean, and punishment for our
misdeeds.”
A double line of policemen stood at the
depot when the admiral alighted, but the
blue coats were unable to restrain the
crowd, which straightway went wild at
the sight of the easily recognized goatee
which showed above the heads of the
guards as an unmistakable mark of the
wearer s identity. A delegation of school
children, waving flags, greeted the visitor
at the further end of the station. •He
bowed to them and waved his hand. The
municipal council’s resolutions were pre
sented. and the admiral and Mrs. Schley
were driven through demonstrative
throngs to their apartments—the “Presi
dential suite" at the Auditorium Annex.
Here Admiral Schley retired to don his
•“shore toga.” as he expressed It.
At 11 o’clock this morning he was given
a breakfast by the reception committee
of the Hamilton clulr and enjoyed him
self In an informal manntr.
The breakfast table was laid for 21 per
sons. Among those present were Gov
ernor Tates. Mayor Harrison and fprmer
Comptroller of the Treasury Eckels.
While the admiral was being entertain
ed a committee of women devoted them
selves to Mrs. Schley. She was given a
breakfast in another room in the hotel
while her husband was enjoying himself
with the Hamilton club committee, and
later attended a reception in her honor at
the Woman's club. She will be a mem
ber of a theatre party tonight.
A delegation from Ottawa. Kas., pre
sented the admiral with an invitation to
address the Chautauqua of that city, and
that upon his statement it would be
necessary for him to decline the invita
tion a member of the delegation insisted
that “no” would not be taken for an
answer.
"We will get our governor and sena
tors and congressmen after you.” said the
Kansan.
“They will have no more influence than
yon. for I am not in politics and do not
expect to be.” the admiral replied.
Martin Ernenck notified the visitor that
lie had been elected an honorary member
of the Maryland society of Chicago, for
which Mr. Schley thanked him.
Later in the day the admiral attended
a reception at the Press club, where he
•net many of the newspaper fraternity.
Including a number of war correspond
ents whom he had met in Cuba. This was
followed by receptions at the Booster
club, of which the famous sailor is a
member, and at the Hamilton club.
At a reception In the Fine Arts hall.
Admiral Schlty was met by the women,
who will this evening be guests at the
Hamilton club’s "Bchley banquet.”
Resolutions expressing the highest es
teem and appreciation of the admiral of
his servlets to his country were presented
by Judge Axel Chytraus in behalf of the
Swedish societies of Chicago.
The banquet tonight will be the crown
ing feature of the demonstration In honor
of the famous sea fighter. It will be held
In the massive banquet hall of the Audi
torium and seven hundred guests will be
present.
. When asked regarding his speech Ad
miral Behley said he had not prepared
. -anything, because he seldom spoke more
than fifteen words and preparation was
pot necessary.
At the conclusion of the breakfast a
flelegntivn from the Cook county board of
coratri’sioneni waited upon the admiral
and Commissioner Hoffman presented the
following resolution, adopted by the
board:
Resolutions presented by the county
boar-1 of Cook county:
"Whereas. The services rendered by the
United States during the war with Spain
were the means of displaying such qn-
REMOVED NEPHEW
OF MRS. M'KINLEV
»
FRANK SAXTON, SUPERVISING IM-
MIGRANT INSPECTOR AT ELLIS
ISLAND, DISMISSED.
WASHINGTON. Jan. K.— After an in
vestigation extending over three weeks,
followed by long delay on the part of his
superiors. Frank Saxton, supervising im
migrant inspector at Ellis Island, has been
dismissed.
Saxton is a nephew of Mrs. McKinley.
He has been in office two years. With
two inspectors he was accused of derelic
tion of duty regarding the admission of
immigrants who were not entitled to land
The proof against Saxton is said to have
been direct, but after it was obtained
there was long delay at Ellis Island. Only
after a peremptory demand was made was
the testimony, with accompanying recom
mendations. sent to the commissioner gen
eral of immigration. The recommendation
was that Saxton be dismissed.
moneTkF given
TO SHELTER
TROOPS
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASS-
ED BY REPUBLICANS ON FRI
DAY FOR PHILIPPINE
POST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—At the open
ing of the session of house yesterday it
was agreed that when the house adjourn
it be to meet on Monday next.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, demanded a separate
vote upon the amendment to the bill to
appropriate $300,000 for "the protection and
shelter” of the officers and enlisted men
of, the army serving in the Philippines.
His purpose was to put the other side on
record.
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
sought to meet this demand with a prop
osition to recommit, but the speaker held
that a motion to recommit would not be
in order until aftej th&Jrill had beejuCfMv
mally read by title a third time.
“Would ft be In order to move an amend
ment to provide that the president should
submit to congress a detailed statement
of the expenditures under this appropria
tion?” then asked Mr. Richardson.
“It would not.” replied (he speaker.
The amendment was adopted—l7B to 105.
The Republicans voted solidly for the
amendment and the Democrats against it,
with the exception of the following six
teen. who voted for it:
Messrs. Cummings, of New York; Mc-
Rae, of Arkansas; Taylor, of Alabama;
Snark, of Ohio; Wiliams, of Illinois;
Zenor, of Indiana; Miers, of Indiana;
Norton, or Ohio; Kern, of Illinois; Lind
say. of New York; McCullock. of Arkan
sas; Mahony, of Illinois; Foster, of Illi
nois; Fox. of Mississippi; Gordon, of Ohio,
and Crowley of Illinois.
Mr. Richardson then moved to recom
mit the bill with instructions to amend
L*e amendment so as to provide that the
president shculd furnish, or cause to be
furnished a detailed statement showing
how the appropriations of $500,000 had been
expended.
The motion to recommit was defeated,
124 to 159. The bill then was passed after
which the house went into committee of
the whole on private pension bills.
FOR LOSS OF A LEG-
MAN WILL GET $15,000
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.—A verdict for $15,000
damages has been awarded by a jury in the
Huds<u> county. N. J., circuit ’court in favor
of Michael Paganini against the North Jersey
Street Railroad Company, for the loaa of
a leg. cut off by a trolley ccar January 2«.
1900. Paganini is a violinist and a grandson
of the famous Paganini. The street car
started as he was getting off the front plat
form.
precedented skill and efficiency as to
command the admiration of the civilized
world and greatly enhance the dignity
and importance of our country in its in
ternational relations, and
“Wheras, There has been as yet no ad
equate reward or official recognition of
the merits of some of the officers whose
heroism and fidelity were most conspic
uous, of whom may be especially enum
erated Admiral W. S. Schley. Captain F.
A. Cook, captain of Admiral Schley's
flagship Brooklyn, and Captain Charles
E. Clark, of the famous battleship Ore
gon. together with others of the gallant
officers and men who won battles on land
and sea. not rewarded; therefore be it
“Resolved. That we consider it but sim
ple justice to these gallant officers and
men that their distinguished services
should be properly rewarded without de
lay. and we do hereby respectfully re
quest the authorities of the United States
government to adopt, with all due haste,
such measures for this purpose as may
be most becoming and which will be best
calculated to express the desires of the
great body of the people who universally
believe that there should be speedy and
complete recognition of the services of
all who contributed to the glorious vic
tories of the nation.”
Admiral Schley briefly expressed his
thanks.
»< 4 ♦♦♦♦ mill 1»44 8114 4-
4* DREAMED OF GOLD *
♦ AND FOUND IT. ♦
CHARLOTTE.- N. C.. Jan. 24.-A +
♦ special from Rutherfordton, N. C.. +
+ says that acting upon a dream of 4»
♦ Mrs. Morrow, an aged lady, ’ her +
+ grandson. Tom Jones, Tuesday
♦ found a loag-talked of pot of gold.
•> She told him where to dig and he <f>
excavated a soapstone vessel which •>
<s• held about a gallon, and it was al- •>
<• most filled with gold. There is one
+ large nugget in the lot, while the 4>
♦ others appear to l»e old coins ham-
4» mered out. without date or device. +
Young Jones was here today, but 4»
refused to talk of the amount of the
+ find except tn a relative, from +
+ whom the information was secured. +
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1902.
SHRRPWORDSUSEO
BT DEMO GRITS
IN KUS
HARMONY EXPECTED DID NOT MA-
TERIALIZE, AND RESOLUTIONS
WERE FINALLY TA-
BLED.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25,-The Demo
cratic caucus held last night was not the
harmonious event wished for by house
Democrats.
It was expected by many of the mem
bers that the caucus would meet and ad
journ. but it lasted nearly two hours,
during which time there were sharp pas
sages between leader Richardson and
gentlemen of the caucus.
The minority report submitted by Hen
ry, of Texas, was supported by several
members as follows: Henry. Ball, Burle
son, Sheppard, Kleberg. Stephens and
Burgess, of Texas; Henry, of Mississippi;
Robinson, of Nebraska; Shallenberger, of
Nebraska; Cochran. Denton. Clark, of
Missouri; McDermott, of New Jersey;
Little, of Arkansas; Claude Kitchin, of
North Carolina.
Representative Burleson attempted to
get action on his resolution protesting
against Democrats seeking patronage at
the hands of the administration but was
prevented by Shackleford, of Missouri,
and Livingston, of Georgia, who insisted
loudly for adjournment.
Burleson. Wheeler and Henry spoke for
the minority report of the committee. At
one point in his speech Burleson was in
terrupted by leader Richardson, who ex
pressed the hope that inasmuch as the
gentleman from Texas had not been heard
from in four years the Democrats would
now have the benefit of his opposition to
Republican policies in the future.
“I stand ready to furnish the gentleman
from Tennessee with backbone and with
brains too, if necessary," the Texan re
torted.
Sheppard, of Texas, did not introduce
his Schley resolutions at the caucus be
cause he explained afterwards, the admi
ral’s appeal was now in the hands of the
president. - ' >
Henry, of Texas, in the course of his
remarks, said:
“I would rather go down in defeat ad
vocating a platform of conscientious prin
ciples with an honest man at the head of
the ticket than to win with a candidate
standing upon a platform of equivocation
and doubt.”
Cochran remarked at one point in his
address that harmony could only be ob
tained through the strangulation of Dem
ocratic principles.
Several of those who voted for the mi
nority report of the committee declared
for Bryan for president in 1904. Among
them were Henry. Burleson and Sheppard,
Os Texas, and Cochran, of Missouri.
Just before the vote was taken on the
minority report of the committee, Mr.
Sheppard asked Mr, Richardson what dis
position would be made of the McClellan
and Fitzgerald resolutions in the event,
trial Ine majority repbrCwas adopted.
Richardson answered that no action
would be, taken, whereupon Henry, of
Texas, stated that if the majority of the
committee had agreed to table those reso
lutions and had agreed also to be bound
by the action of the caucus, he would not
have brought in a minority report.
After some discussion Richardson
agreed to accept an amendment to his
resolution to affirmatively table the re
port providing for the tabling of the res
olution named.
So he subsequently made the necessary
motion and the resolutions were tabled.
DANIM WESTTn’DILS
FLIES U. S, FLAG
TREATY OF CESSION IS SIGNED BY
AUTHORITY AT WASH
INGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The treaty of
cession of the Danish West India islands
from Denmark to the United States was
signed at the state department today by
Secretary Hay and Constantine Brun, the
Danishi minister.
The treaty will be submitted to the sen
ate for ratification immediately.
In December, 1901, reports from Copen
hagen. confirmed at Washington, indicat
ed that a preliminary agreement had been
reached between Denmark and the United
States for the sale to the United States
of the Islands of St. Thomas and St.
Johns, in the Danish West Indies, for
$4,500,000. Santa Cruz, the largest of the
group, it was stated, would remain under
the Danish flag. The islands are between
80 and 40 miles east of Porto Rico. The
population of St. Thomas Is 12,000, and of
St. John less than 1,000. The area of the
two islands are 23 and 21 square miles, re
spectively.
The population of St. Thomas Is mainly
in the town of Charlotte Amelie, which is
a free port, and this probably is the only
feature which makes the island of much
value. The soil Is mostly unproductive and
but little cultivated. The best products of
the Island is St. Thomas bay rum. the In
gredients of which are largely obtained in
Porto Rico. Cattle are also raised.
Cruz Bay is the chief town of the island
of St. John, which is northeast of St.
Thomas. The Industries of St. John are
much like those of the latter island. The
population of the entire group is chiefly
negro.
Santa Cruz, or Saint Croix, has an area
of 110 square miles. Two-fifths of the land
is in sugar plantations, but cotton, cof
fee, indigo and cattle are raised. The chief
town Os the Island Is Chrlstlansted. The
population of Santa Cruz is 18,000.
So it is assumed that the status of the
Danish West Indies, politically and com
mercially, should the treaty be ratified,
will be similar to that of Porto Rico.
The state department officials believe
that the treaty is certain to receive the
approval of the United States senate.
PUBLIC HANGING
OF NEGRO MURDERER
MARIANNA, Fla., Jan. 25.—Hampshire
Wynn, the ne/ro who on the 17th day of
October last, murdered and robbed a ne
gro named Eugene Gaston, was hanged
here yesterday.
The hanging was public and was wit
nessed by thousands, as many as could
crowd into the streets adjacent to the
jail yard. The drop fell at 11:37 and all
motion of the body ceased in one minute.
Wynn made no confession on the gal
lows. nor did he deny his guilt. His talk
was a confession of religion and a wish
to be saved from a burning hell. Two
colored preachers ministered to him on
the gallows in a very Impressive service.
WANT PRINCE
HENRY TO
COME
—4—
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN COUN
CIL CHAMBER TODAY TO IN
VITE PRINCE TO VISIT
ATLANTA.
——
Every indication pbkits to a rousing
meeting in the council chamber this
morning at 11 o’clock for the pur
pose of considering the question of in
viting Prince Henry of Prussia to Include
Atlanta in his itinerary while he is visit
ing the United States.
The meeting ha.s been called by J. K.
Orr, president of of com
merce. in response to i > general sentiment
in Its favor.
Prince Henry will be in the United
States next month an> one of the places
that has been select® for him to visit
is Chickamauga park, near Chattanooga.
From that place it w U be an easy trip
for him to Atlanta an< -it is believed that
he will desire visltlni the metropolis of
the south.
HENRY’S VISIT COtfP D’ETAT
SAYS PARIS CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK. Jan. #<—The Paris corre
spondent of the Trlbwae comments upon
the visit of Princri llwry to America as
follows:
"The mission of Prafce Henry of Prus
sia to the United StaMs elicits from the
French press many <wnrnents. the trend
of opinion being that W is an exceedingly
clever move on the ityrt of the emperor
to win the good graefifc of the American
people and induce them to enter cordially
Into his imperial polity in the far east
and South America. A>prt of spider and
fly motive is attributed. to the emperor
and ■what may be the final outcome of the
imperial trans-Atlanti« voyage, the con
sensus of opinion hers is that it is the
intention of the kaiserjlo establish a new
era of political friendship between the
United States and Germany will not be
realized."
The Temps allu-es sarcastically to the
last mission with whlfch Prin'ce Henry
was entrusted, when .he proceeded to
China as 'the mailed fist' to defy the ‘yel
low peril.’ The Inference to be drawn
from the leading article in the Temps is
that on the present octasion Prince Hen
ry of Prussia goes foflth as the hand of
Iron wearing a < ‘glo<- , e of velvet to seek
what compromise can be made with the
American peril.’ ”
The Temps concluded by laying stress
on the zealous rivalry shown by England
and Germany, indeed, .by all the powers
of Europe to win thai of the
United States, a. rivalry which is deemed
natural, creditable and highly flattering
to the American peopls.;
Meanwhile, the Berlin, Frankfort and
Cologne corrrspurrtlerrtA'“of the* Figaro,
Gaulois Temps, Journal and i*etft Jour
nal state that Prince Henry’s mission ex
cites scarcely any Interest whatever in
Germany among the German people and
no enthusiasm for the United States Is
anywhere discernible in Germany and at
tention Is called to the leading German
newspapers which regard the American
campaign In the Philippines as similar to
the British war in the Transvaal. The
papers of both Paris and Berlin teem with
descriptions of anarchist activity in Chi
cago owing to the voyage of Prince
Henry.
BERLIN SAYS MISSION
IS NO COUP D’ETAT
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—Commenting on
the visit of Prince Henry to the United
States, the Berlin correspondent of The
Tribune says:
“Prince Henry’s mission to America is
regarded here as a good-natured attempt
of the emperor to make himself agreeable
to a friendly nation whose power, wealth
and Influence in the world are steadily in
creasing. Possibly he remembers that the
visit of Grand Duke Alexis to America
left a permanent impression and created
amiable prejudice in favor of Russia, but
It is not probable that he has planned a
counter stroke to offset the English con
cessions to America and Lord Salisbury’s
good offices in the Spanish war.
“Diplomatic opinion here Is that Prince
Henry’s visit Is regarded too seriousb’ at
Vienna, Paris and London, and that the
British government allowed Itself to be
drawn too easily Into making half revela
tion of the Important services rendered to
the United Skates in the'critical period. It
Is denied strenuously by the officials that
there Is any evidence that Germany was
behind Austria-Hungary in proposing
European Intervention In Cuba.
“The diplomatic theory here Is that the
German emperor is not playing a deep
game in having his yacht named by a fel
low sportsjnan’s daughter with Prince
Henry as a witness. The emperor Is clear
ly taking a strong personal Interest in the
affair and doing everything possible to
dignify the mission.
“Prince Henrj’ Is undertaking the mis
sion with great spirit. Is thoroughly In
terested In all. the details and is said to
be looking forward with pleasure to meet
ing an old friend. Rear Admiral Evans.
As the prince will visit Harvard college,
it will be a graceful act for the corpora
tion to confer upon him an honorary de
gree. The emperor's gift for the German-
American museum at Harvard will be a
more costly and comprehensive exhibit of
German art that Is generally supposed. It
helps to explain the royal mission for the
yacht launching. The emperor likes to
pay compliments and do things In a hand
some way, and his motives are not neces
sarily self-interested nor closely calculat
ed in the approaching international epi
sode."
KINGMGEffIPES
DEATH BE MIRACLE
ASSASSIN SPRANG AT HIM WITH
A KEEN BLADE IN HIS
HAND.
VIENNA. Jan. 24.—The Neue Frele
Presse today prints an unconfirmed story
of an attempt to assassinate King George
of Greece.
According to this report, hfs majesty
was walking in the park at Phaleron when
a man, brandishing a knife, rushed upon
him.
A park inspector jumped between them
and received a stab Intended for the king.
The would-be assassin was arrested.
Fortunate is the man who thinks he has
married an angel if she only turns out to be
a good cook Instead.
IN SOBBING VOICE
MBS. RICHARDSON
TELLS O£CBIME
WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR THE MUR
DER OF HER HUSBAND MADE
HER STATEMENT TO THE
JURY ON FRIDAY.
PLATTSBURG, Mo., Jan. 25.-Interest
yesterday in the trial of Mrs. A. B. Rich
ardson, for the murder at Savannah, of
her husband, Frank W. Richardson, cen
tered in the Btory told on the witness
stand by the defendant.
Before she finished testifying the women
in the courtroom were in tears
Mrs. Richardson herself gave way to
emotion and buried her face In her hand
kerchief.
Mrs. Richardson detailed the events of
the day of the murder, December 24, 1900.
At 7:15 in the evening Mr- Richardson and
George Crowley had, she said, left the
house for Richardson's store. She was to
go later to the Episcopal church, where
the children were attending a Christmas
entertainment, and from there to the
store to accompany her husband to the
theatre. She told of leaving the house
and remembering on the way that she
had forgotten a brooch given her by her
husband and of returning to the house for
It. Realizing it was late, she telephoned
Richardson that she would not go to the
church, but would stay at the house and
fix the Christmas tree for the children
and await him there.
Then Mrs. Richardson told of the arri
val of her husband and of his death.
"I heard a buggy drive up.” said the
witness, “and tnen heard foot steps com
ing up the sidewalk. I turned the light
down in the room and sat on the couch
near the door, expecting to surprise
Frank. There seemed to be two persons
coming up the walk. Just before he
reached the doorway leading from the hall
to the bedroom, there was a report and he
fell backward. When he was In the hall I
heard some one say:
" ‘Has it come to’, or something like
that. »• nen I placed my hand under hls
head to raise him up, I supposed he was
trying to frighten me. Then I lit the
lamp. I was startled, but at first did not
fully realize what had happened. When
I lit the lamp there was blood on my
hands.”
Mrs. Richardson bowed her head and
wept before she was ablevto continue.
Woman’s Son Tells Facts in the Case.
PLATTSBURG. Mo.. Jan. 23.—1 n the
trial of Mrs. Addle L. Richardson, charged
with the murder of Frank W. Richardson,
her husband, the defense today began
the presentation of its side.
The first witness Introduced by the de
fense was Johnnie Richardson, the 14-
year-old son of the defendant. He was
questioned with a view to explaining the
mission of hls mother, who, witnesses for
the state had testified, had been seen in
company with Stewart Fife, sitting on the
. stfcps o.f a church ww? distance
Richardson home.
Young Riiffiardson said that ort the night
in question he had left home w’lth his
mother about half-past 11 o’clock to find
Mr. Richardson. They ha<t met Fife at
the church steps and Fife had gone to |he
St. Charles hotel and reported that Rich
ardson wa*» there. Then his mother had
gone alone to the hotel and had taken
hls father home.
Mrs. Richardson wept while her son
was testifying.
Mrs. J. W. Grant, a sister of the mur
dered man, testified that she was at the
Richardson home the night that Mrs.
Richardson brought her husband home
from the hotel. She said her brother jras
very much under the Influence of liqtlor.
Mrs. Richardson's general reputation In
Texas Kansas .and Missouri where she
had lived, was. she said. good.
Dr. William Kerr, a resident of Savan
nah. for twelve years, and Peter Chris
tiansen, who was a member of the grand
jury that indicted Mrs. Richardson, also
testified to Mrs. Richardson’s good char-
Christlansen was asked:
"You never heard others discuss her
character?”
"No. sir; because I suppose there was
nothing bad in it to discuss."
•’And you signed the Indictment against
her for murder?” •
“Yes, sir.”
riilToTdlibe
SILENT ABOUT.
NEWOT
GOV. CANDLER HAS NOT YET RE
CEIVED A REPLY TO STATE’S
/
PROPOSITION TO
BUILD.
No reply has been received by Governor
Candler from any of the railroads as to
whether or not they will accept the
state’s proposition to build a new depot
on its property in Atlanta.
The depot commission met three weeks
ago, and formally notified the railroad
companies of the action of the legislature
in passing the depot bill, and asking that
a reply be sent as soon as possible.
So far the governor has received only
letters acknowledging the receipt of his
letters containing a copy of the depot bill.
The governor said Friday morning he had
received not the slightest intimation from
the railroads and he was at loss as to
what they would do concerning a new
station.
It has been the belief all along that the
railroads would accept the offer of the
state, but now the opinion of the predic
tors has changed, and it seems that a ma
jority are inclined to think that the rail
roads will turn down the state’s propo
sition.
STAN BACFCON FESSES
HE IS GUILTY MAN
PORTSMOUTH, Va„ Jan. 24,-Neal
Stanback, the negro assailant of aged
Mrs. Pruefer, of Norfolk county, who
was sentenced to death immediately after
his conviction in the county court Tues
day, has made a confession to the author
ities.
He did not weaken until Wedntsday
night when he told hls death watch that
he was justly convicted and that it was
he who laid violent hands upon the sixty
year-old victim.
During the two nights lynchers were
seeking hls life and at the trial as well as
after sentence had been passed he had
steadfastly refused to confess. ,
MOBILE FIRE SWEPT; »1
LOSS IS $300,000
Mffl ARE MANGLED
111 RAILROAD WRECK
PASSENGER TRAIN IN MISSOURI
LEAPS FROM RAILS THIS
AFTERNOON.
MEXICO. Missouri, Jan. 25.—A wreck
occurred on the branch of the Chicago
and Alton, running from Jefferson City to I
this city. When about four miles from
here the freight, which carried passen
gers, was thrown fro mthe track, pre
sumably by a broken rail. Nearly all the
passengers in the coach were Injured,
some seriously.
The Injured: <
J. F. Rohn, Fulton, Mo., ribs broken and
badly injured.
James Humphrey, superintendent of
public schools at Fulton, hurt in abdomen
and bruised.
George Conley, St. Louis, scalp wound.
Emile Judy, Cincinnati, head Injured.
A. W. Frazier, Jacksonville, 111., Mps
injured.
W. E. Pooley, Hibernia, Mo., muscles
and hips hurt.
Charles Fisher, Fulton, Mo., bruised on
right leg.
T. A. Whitmore. Memphis, Tenn., con
cussion of the brain.
Robert Judy, of this city, slightly in
jured.
Conductor Etna Williams, this city,
slightly bruised.
Frank Robertson, this city, slightly in
jured.
The injured were brought to Mexico.
AN HNGR! MINISTER
WHIPPED MAN
OIBCKLY
REV. A. F. LEE BESTED AN EX-
SAILOR AND USED AN UMBREL
LA TO ADVANTAGE AS A
WEAPON.
A F. Lee, an ordained minister and
well known member of the firm of D. J.
Lee A Bro., contractors and builders.
■ •mA ■ JIC- Ha Hoe* were arraigned in
poiiee cfeurt Sntnrday on a charge
< X dlsordSrlj- conduct, growing out of an
s \ercation in Lee’s office Friday, when
a steel handle umbrella was worn out
on Hillock's head by the minister. The
man had been employed by Lee, taken
to his home to board and is said to have
repaid the kindness by seeking to get the
daughter of the house, a child only 13
years old. to run away with him. Recor
der Broyles dismissed the case against
Lee and ordered Hallock to leave town
at once. . '
“We don’t want your kind here ” said
Judge Broyles.
Hallock was once a sailor, it developed
at the trial. He says he was born and
raised in Brooklyn. He came to Atlanta
In the middle of J)ecember. Through a
friend of Lee s he secured employment
with the contractors. There was some
trouble about getting a boarding place
and Lee took him to his home, 92 Jett
street. The man worked well and was
permitted to stay. He even won the
father’s heart by one day taking hls son,
who had disobeyed the father in a little
childish way on hls knee and telling him
never to have any secrets from his fath
er; that the father aoove all others would
understand him. The father then resolv
ed to keep the man in his home, his in
fluence with the children seemed to be
goood.
“I am a widower, your honor,” said
Mr. Lee, with tears in his eyes, "and 1
have to be a mother as well as father
to the litttle ones.”
The faher learned of the man’s efforts
to take his daughter away with him. The
departure was arranged for next Sunday,
he said. He dismissed Hallock and made
him to leave the house. Friday the man
called at Lee's office. Words followed
and the father whipped the man with an
umbrella. The police were called and not
having seen the difficulty made cases
against both men.
Hallock says he went to-the office to
get some clothes he left there. He asked
the court to protect him from Lee and
denied having tried to get the child to
leave her father's home with him.
“We don’t want your kind here,” said
Judge Broyles, turning to Hauock. “Now
you get out of town and get out quickly.
You won’t have any easy time if you
come up before me again.”
WOMAN THREW HATCHET;
BLADE STRUCK VICTIM
BRUNSWICK, Ga.. Jan. 25 —At noon to
day Mr. John E. Moore, a well known
citizen, shot and probably fatally wound
ed a negro domestic In hls employ.
Mr. Moore, upon his arrival home for
dinner, found the negro servant very’ un
ruly and abusive to the members of hls
family.
He took her to task for her conduct and
she forthwith threw a matchet at him, the
blade striking him in the mouth and frac
turing the Jaw.
Mr. Moore thereupon found hls revolver
and shot the woman, the ball striking her
In the abdomen.
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4- THESE STARVING MEN PAY ♦
* SSO A SACK FOR FLOUR. *
❖ +
+ LEWISTON. Ida.. Jan. 25.-A spe- +
•J» cial to The Tribune from Elk coun- «f»
ty announces the arrival there of
4> Allen Stonebreaker, carrying the <•
<> mail from Thunder mountain and
bringing the latest news from that <•
district. He left the camp January <■
4> 19 and at that time the supplies +
4> were nearly completely’ exhausted. +
4> There are 75 men In the camp and +
4» unless supplies are taken in imme- *
+ diately the most of them will be
+ compelled to leave at once. The +
4> last few sacks of flour sold from
A S2O to SSO per sack. A new district,
>J> five by four and one-half miles in <•
extent, has been located and the io- +
<• cations are selling from SI,OOO up. 4*
Two Lives Are Claimed
By Building’s Falling
Walls During the
Conflagration.
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 25.—Fire early thia
morning in the wholesale business dis
trict destroyed property to the value of
at least $300,000 and caused the death of
two people—Mr. Richard H. Vidmar, one
of the most popular and leau.ng society
men of Mobile, and Bat Ihomas, a negro
laborer from New Orleans.
Three firemen were injured, two slight
ly and one painfully.
Mr. Vidmar and the negro Thomas were
.assisting the firemen in subduing the
flames and were caught by falling walls.
Mr. Vldmar was a prominent Hoo Hoo
and was once vicegerent snark for Ala
bama.
The fire was under good headway when
discovered and it was several hours be
fore it was gotten under control. Tint
firms who suffered are:
Michael & Lyons, wholesale grocers,
buildings and stock completely destroyed.
H. Piser & Co., wholesale hides, build
ing and stock destroyed.
Drago Grain company, building badly
damaged, stock slight.
Swift & Co., packers, building and stock
complete loss.
F. S. McCoy, cigar manufacturer, stock
and building damaged.
Mobile Cider and Vinegar company,
slight damage to building and stock.
F. Gomez, stoves and tinware, stock
damager by water.
Green s tinsmith shop, slightly dam
aged.
The fire broke out on the second floor
of the Michael & Lyons Grocery com
pany, in the office occupied by E. Holz
bom & Co., cotton brokers. The other
offices In the building were:
Hearin, Morrlss &• Co., George H. Mc-
Fadden & Co., W. N. Thompson.
Michael & Lyons' stock was valued at
between $50,000 and $«0.000. The building
and stock were well insured. The other
houses also carried insurance on build
ings and stocks.
DEATH FAILS TO PART
THESE TWO FRIENDS
EATONTON, Ga., Jan. 25.—Friends
through life. Dr. John T. DeJarnett and
Dr. N. 8. Walker, both prominent and
within a few hours of each other.
Dr. DeJarnett died suddenly at his
country’ home near here yesterday after
noon. He looked after his farm until
midday, but on returning home complain
ed of illness and died before medical aid
could be summoned. He had been in fee
ble health for several years, although re
cently improved.
He was ex-senator from Putnam coun
ty, ex-legislator and a man who had oc
cupied positions of high trust. |le is
survived by four children, Profeseor S.
R. DeJarnett of the' Albany 1 ' puWle
schools. Henry R. DeJarnett, Mrs. W. L.
Turner and J. T. DeJarnett, Jr. He was
married three times, hls last wife sur
viving him. She was a Miss Bass afid
was for a year principal of the Girls’
High school in Atlanta.
By’ a singular coincidence Dr. DeJar
nett’s most intimate friend. Dr. N. S.
Walker, died here last night after sev
eral months’ illness. He was ex-member
of the state sanitarium board of trustees,
ex-senator, ex-legislator, chairman of the
Putnam county board of education and
a prominent state surgeon.
The interments will be neld today.
TWO
ONE fOONO GUILT/
SENSATIONAL CHARGE AGAINST
8. H. GALLOWAY IS NOT SUS-
TAINED IN COURT.
MACON, Ga., Jan. 25.—The jury trying
James S. Reid, Walker Reid, John Drake
and Samuel H. Galloway, for violation of
internal revenues and for conspiring with
each other to defraud the government at
Reid-’s distillery near Thomasville, brought
in a verdict of acquittal as to Mr. Gallo
way. John Drake and Walker Reid, but
found Mr. Reid guilty oi running his dis
tillery for the purpose of defrauding the
government.
Mr. Galloway is the well known gauger
and storekeeper, who was reared in north
Georgia, and who has been in the govern
ment service for years. The charge that
he had proven untrue to the trust that
the government placed in him was quite
sensational. Senator Clay and other prom
inent north Georgians interested them
selv'es in hls behalf. The Jury did not find
him guilty of conspiracy.
MISSI YEARS J
NO TRACE IS FOUND
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—The disappearance
supposedly in Chicago, two years ago, of
R. Senanayaka. a wealthy Ceylon tea
merchant has been brought to the atten
tion of the Central police. The merchant
Intended leaving here for his home in
Ceylon, but diu not reach there. The last
word from hkn was contained in a letter
to Edward S. Grece, of Detroit, mailed in
Chicago, saying that he was “stopping for
a few days at 3572 Vincennes avenue.”
LIBERTADOR~LANDS
LOVERS OF LIBERTY
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—The revolution
ary steamship Llbertador. formerly the
Ban Righ. has successfully distributed
arms along the coast of Venezuela, cables
the Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspond
ent of the Herald.
There is an Insurrection in part of the
state of Carabobo against Castro’s gov
ernment.
Telegraph lines have been cut within
five miles of Valencia.
Georgia Postmosters Appointed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.—Postmasters
appointed: Randa. Lumpkin county, C.
N. Fitts, vice N. H. Satterfield, resigned;
Raysville. McDuffie county, T. W. Riv
ers. vice E. E. McCorkle; The Glades,
Hall county. M. W. Patterson, vice C. R.
Clemons, dead; Thurman, Meriwether
county, J. T. Thornton, vice J. R. Pow
ledge, resigned.
Two additional rural free delivery routes
have been ordered established March 1,
at Jackson, Butts county, with Robert C.
Thomas and Thomas O. Woodward car
riers. The postoffices at McKibben. Wal
thern and Base will be discontinued and
Elgin and Towaliga supplied by rural car
rier.
NQ. 39.