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HUSTIC REPLY
TO SCHLEY'S
BEQUEST.
JUDGE LEMLEY AND SOLICITOR
• HANNA DECLARE COURT WAS
TO FIX THE BLAME NOT
TO LAUD VICTOR.
WASHINGTON. January 3’..—The ap
peal for the review of his ease, filed with
»:he preaid?r.t by Admiral Schley, has
drawn out caustic comment from Judge
Advocate Lemley and Solicitor Hanna.
The comment severely arraigns Schley
for his conduct of the battle of Santiago
and declares the Investigation for the
court of inquiry to make was for the
purpose of fixing the blame rather than
directing the hnnor.
They say the chief features of the case
were "the retrograde movement." ”dis
ooedl«n.'e of orders.” "Inaccurate and
misleading official reports." "failure to
destroy vessel# of the enemy lying within
sight.' and "injustice to a brother of
ficer.” These matters are all grave.
Fled From Enemy.
The first was that the finest aggrega
tion of American naval vessels under one
command was. by Schley's direction,
turned about and headed for Key West,
more than 7CO miles distant, when within
3 miles of Santiago, where the enemy's
ships were.
The second was that Schley deliberate
ly and knaw-.ngiy disobeyed the secre
tary's order ovei taking nim in his retro
grade movement.
The third was that Schley's reason, of
fered officially, for the retrograde move
ment and disobedience of orders I. e..
"that the flying squadron was short o.
coal." was not true.
The fourth was that for three days
some of the Spanish ships lay within
teach of the flying squadron and no
sufficient effort was made to destroy
them- ’
The fifth involves the point of honor.
The commenyitors say:
Court Was Unanimous.
••Upon all the above named features,
believed by us to be the most important,
if not the only important, matter into
which the court made inquiry, the con
fine t of Admiral Schley was condemned
Dy that most distinguished tribunal. Ad
miral Dewey and Rear Admirals Benham
and Ramsav united in their findings and
•pinion upon all of these several points.
The commentators charge that Admiral
Schley now ignores all the grave rn i
and bases his appeal upon relatively un
important matters of the case.
The commentators say they recognise
the fact that Admiral Schley devoted by
far thd largest part of his appeal to the
question of command, and consequently
give that question a proportionate space
in their comment. They declare that the
question is between Sampson and Schley,
both alike Interested, and to investigate
it falrlv both should be heard. It is
admitted that the precept was broad
enough to have permitted the court to
go into the question, but it is recalled
that, although the judge advocate ex
pressed a willingness to enter upon it.
the court did not deem it necessary or
proper to do so The judge advocate,
they say. might have shown that it was
Admiral Sampson's plan of night block
ade that forced Cervera to come out in
the daylight, and Captain Clark is quoted
to support that statement. They quote
Admiral Schley in his testimony to the
effect that the American ships charged
in "according to the original plan to
•ink the enemy In the channel.” and that
"that plan failed because the enemy suc
ceeded really in passing the battle line."
Flight of the Brooklyn.
They ask: “Why did the enemy suc
ceed r and declare: "The Brooklyn, hav
ing abandoned her position on the left of
the line, thereby left an unguarded open
ing along the western shore, through
which the Spanish fleet passed our ships
and attempted to escape.”
The court's opinion is quoted to the
effect that the Brooklyn lost distance in
position by the "loop” and delayed the
Texas.
To sustain their contention that Samp
son was in command the c6mmentators
quote from Schley's report of July 6. 1898,
as follows: *
dense smoke of the combat shut
cut from my view the Indiana and the
Gloucester, bnt as these vessels were
closer to the • flagship no doubt their
part In the conflict was under his serious
observation "
The J- remark:
History Appealed To.
“Nobody has ever disputed Grant's title
of the victory at ztppomattox. although
tHVn ' lying sick some miles from the
place of surrender—so far that it was
feared he could not be reached within
the period of armistice. Though Howard
was senior officer present at the capture
of Savannh. and Sherman absent on one
of Admiral Dahlgren's gunboats, nobody
has attacked Sherman's famous report
to Lincoln. ‘I beg to present you. as a
Christmas gift, the city of Savannah.' ”
And as showing Schley's own opinion
of who was in command they quote this
passage frem his dispatch of July 10, 1898.
to the secretary of navy;
“Feel some mortifldion f*at the news
paper accounts of July 8 have attributed
victory of July 4 almost entirely to me.
Victory was secured by force under the
command commander in chief, north At
lantic squadron, and to him the hoQor is
due.’.’ *
Further they quote Schley's letter of
December 18, 1901. to Secretary Long, jus-
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tifytng the "loop” on the expressed
ground that it was made "in the execu
tion of the standing order to close in.”
It is asked: “But if he was then him
self in command, how happens it that he
was executing the ordAs of somebody
else in command?” . . . Before the
court of inquiry. evetT prop raised to
support the contention that Commodore
Schley did anything to achieve the vic
tory by Issuing orders as commanding
officer of the American fleet was removed.
The plain truth was for the first time
revealed that Commodore Schley did not
exercise command on that day over any
ship except to some extent his own flag
ship, the Brooklyn.”
Extracts from Evidence.
The comment at this point contains a
number of extracts from the testimony
to sustain this contention. Taking the
Brooklyn signal book, it Is stated that
this showed that the Brooklyn gave only
two orders: “Clear for action;” and “Close
up”—a meagre record, but it is the whole
story.
The comment insists that the order
"close up” was not seen by any other
ship than the Oregon, unless, perhaps,
the Texas, and that it exercised no In
fluence whatever upon any vessel of the
squadron. They also quote Admiral
Schley’s testimony that the Brooklyn's
charge was made in accordance with the
original plan. Os the order. “Close up,"
they say:
"So this order, the second of the two
signaled from the Brooklyn during the
battle of Santiago to the American fleet,
was really formal also and was given in
accordance with Sampson's original plan
of battle, which required closing up with
a view of sinking the Spanish vessels in
the entrance. Surprising as this is, it
is shown by Admiral Schley's own sworn
testimony, and Is corroborated by the
time and circumstances under which the
signal was made. It is even more sur
prising. but it appears to be a fact that
Admiral Schley issued no further fleet
order during the progress of the battle.’.*'
The commentators next state:
“If Commodore Schley was in absolute
command during the battle, and If he
made any use of his authority, he must
have exercised some control over some
of the vessels participating, whereupon
they take up in detail the testimony of
the commanding officers on this point, and
say; ~ .
“Wainwright, of the Gloucester, said he
saw no orders from the Brooklyn; Taylor,
of the Indiana, said he saw no signals
from the Brooklyn: Evans, of the lowa,
saw no signal from the Brooklyn. He
says: 'I did not maneuver in obedience to
any signals from the Brooklyn; the com
manding officer of the Texas is dead but
the officers' testimony mate it clear that
that ship received no orders.”
No Orders from Schley.
Speaking of this ship, the commentators
say: . -
"The question is not so much one or
possible credit to, but of possible cen
sure of Admiral Schley in connection with
the work of the vessel in battle of
Santiago. The plain truth is that Admiral
Schley did not, during the battle, in any
way direct or control the splendid forces
of the squadron. The officers in command
of these ships did not receive a single or
der from him."
Next the commentators turn their at
tention to what they declare were per
sistent efforts by Schley's attorneys to
show that in some manner the Oregon at
least under his orders during the bat
tle. first, by answering the signal,
up." and afterwards by firing her 13-inch
guns under signal from the Brooklyn and
they say, “but the attempt, as the testi
mony to be quoted below shows, was a
failure.”
They quote the passage from Captain
Clark's testimony in which he said in re
gard to the order “Close up;" “That was
a standing order to the squadron to at
tack the enemy at once if they appeared,
and to keep the heads of the ships al
wav» toward the entrance.”
As to the alleged order from the Brook
lyn directing the Oregon to Are her 13-
inch guns, the commentators again quote
from Captain Clark a testimony who.
when asked If the guns were fired in pur
suance of an order from the Brooklyn, the
captain said: “No. sir. I fired them after
deliberating With the officers and if they
(the Brooklyn) made a signal I did not see
iL”
No Credit to Schley.
The comment closes in the following
words:
"The contention that the magnificent
work of the Oregon was done under or
ders from the Brooklyn or that the Ore
gon received and obeyed even a single
order from Commodore Schley from the
time the Spanish ships were sighted to the
time of the surrender of the Colon, which
surrender may fairly be taken as the
close of the battle, must be abandoned
and with it goes the last peg upon which
to hang the pretense of a claim that dur
ing the battle of Santiago Commodore
Schley effectively exercised any of the
function? of a commander in chief.
“The weight of the testimony is to the
effect that the commodore controlled the
movements of his flagship. ,the Brooklyn,
well with the exception of the loop. But
it also shows, not negatively, but affirm
atively and beyond question, that he did
not control the operations of the fleet in
general on that day.
Schley Totally Ignored.
"The plain truth of the matter there
fore developed for the first time under
the searchlight of this inquiry, although
quite incidentally, is that so far as the
Gloucester, the lowa, the Indiana, the
Texas and the Oregon are concerned, not
the stroke of a propeller blade ,not the
touch of a helm, not the firing of a shot
was done under the direction or by the
orders of Admiral Schley during the
memorable battle."
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NORFOLK, BY FLAMES,
LOSES HALF A MILLION
NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 31.-A heap of
smoking ruins is all that remains today
of the Atlantic hotel, the massive Colum
bia office building, which adjoined the ho
tel. the Albemarle flats and a block of
stores in the centre of the city. .
The conflagration, one of the greatest in
in the history of Norfolk, broke out short
ly before 2 o'clock this morning and when
finally subdued, over a half million dollars
worth of property had been destroyed.
The loss is believed to be fully covered
by insurance.
The flames started tn the Columbia,
which is the largest but one of Norfolk's
office buildings. It was a structure six
stories high and was built in 1892. by Da
vis Lowenburg. its owner.
The Are was first discovered at 1:55 this
morning and shortly afterward over 1.000
gallons of whiskey stored in the building
exploded with terrifle force, tearing out
the front wall.
MOTHER FOLLOWSHER
LITTLE ONE TO GRAVE
STROUDS. Ga.. Jan. 31.—One of the sad
dest occurrences ever experienced at this
place was the death of Mrs. R. A. Zellner,
which occurred Monday evening. January
27th, at 9 o'clock, at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Persons. On the
morning before at 10 o'clock her little son,
aged 17 months, passed peacefully away
to meet its mother when she entered the
kingdom above. They were sweetly laid
to rest in th* same casket. She wished to
accompany her little one to the beautiful
home above, anA it was laid to rest tn Its
mother's arms.
MR. ROBERT pTuffLE’S
FUNERAL AT LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. Feb. I.—The remains of
Mr. Robert P. Little, who died in Mem
phis. Tenn., on the 29th instant, were
brought here this evening and interred in
Ebenexer cemetery. Mr. Little was well
known, having lived here up to about a
year ago. and leaves a host of friends
and relatives to mourn his loss. A wife,
two brothers and three sisters survive
him. among whom are Mr. J. C. Little.
Mr. William Little. Mrs. J. S. Mills and
Mrs. J. N. Bothea, of this city, and Mrs.
David Lockhart, of Orlando, Fla.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1902.
WRIGHT TIRES
fiIUOF
OFFICE
i
NEWLY APPOINTED ATTORNEY
GENERAL HAS BEGUN THE
DISCHARGE OF HIS
DUTIES.
Hon. Boykin Wright, of Augusta took
the oath of office as attorney general of
the state of Georgia Saturday morning and
will till that position until a new official
is elecled.
The*ath was administered by Govern
or Candler at 10 o'clock Saturday.
Mr. Wright proceeded immediately to the
office at attorney general where he was
greeted by Hon. J. M. Terrell, who turned
over the affairs of the office to him.
Mr. Wright found things in splendid
condition. There were no cases on hand,
no questions on hand, and " absolutely
nothing to do. He says he will have to
hustle in order to get business for the
place.
ihe new attorney general was deeply
gratified at the condition in which he
found his new position, and expressed his
appreciation to Mr. Terrell for having
affairs in such splendid shape. '
The new attorney general will not make
Atlanta his permanent home, as he does
not propose to be a candidate for re-elec
tion. He will probably visit Augusta
every Saturday night.
There are now three Wrights in the
capitol—Attorney General Wright. Comp
troller Generai Wright, and Assistant
Commissioner of Agriculture Wright.
The new attorney general and the assist
ant commissioner of agriculture are broth
ers.
TEXAS CATTLE FEVER
MAY BE IN GEORGIA
Dr. Ellenberger, the government expert
from Washington, who Is looking after the
ravages of Texas fever among southern
cattle is in Atlanta for the purpose of ex
amining a peculiar case in Fulton county-
Dr. , Ellenberger conferred Friday
with Assistant Commissioner of Agricul
ture R. F. .Wright, and will make a thor
ough investigation of the matter.
Architect M. F. Morris, of the flrm of
Butt & Morris, sent some fine cattle to the
Charleston exposition several days ago
and many of them won prizes. Since their
return two of them have died with fever
and others show symptoms of the dis
ease. •
The government expert will make a
careful diagnosis of the case here, and will
then go to Charleston.
MISTAKEN FOR NEGRO
AND KILLED BY MOB
CHARLOTTE. N. C„ Jan. 31.-A special
from Rutherfordton brings news of the
killing from ambush of a citizen of Polk
county. N. C., by persons who were prob
ably lying in wait for a negro against
whom they had a grudge. The special
says: Some days ago Dave Armstrong
and another negro became involved in a
tight near Tryon. N. and Bud Walker
took.part in the difficulty, when one of
the negroes fell upon him and gave him a
severe beating. That night some un
known person laid in ambush presumably
to kill one of the negroes who had en
gaged in the fight with Walker, when
Moses Holbert came along and was shot,
dying from the effects of the injuries a
few days later.
MAJ. GEOTSNOWDEN -
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
MACON, Jan. 31.—Major George Snow
den has resigned as commander of the
Third battalion of the Second Georgia
regiment. Business demands all of his at
tention. His successor will be chosen at
a later date, when the officers of the bat
talion will get together and make a selec
tion. It is probable that the other two
battalions in the regiment /will approve
any selection that is made.
Messrs. Lloyd Massenburg' and W. L.
Starr have received their commissions as
first and second lieutenants, respectively,
in the Floyd Rifles. They made a record
of 100 in their examinations and are con
sidered among tne oesx posted young men
in the state military organization.
TUBERCULOSIS FINDS
ENEMY IN DOCTORS
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Recoghizing ih
tuberculosis an infectious disease, the
physicians of New York are demanding
the isolation of consumptives for the pro
tection of the public and to the end that
the sufferers may receive better treat
ment and have every possible chance of
recovery.
The first step In this direction was made
by the removal of thirty consumptives
from Bellevue hospital to a new pavilion
of the Metropolitan hospital, on Black
well’s island.
Further transfers will be made to the
island when the weather becomes more
favorable. < ,
TURNED OUT TRUE.
Coffee Drinking Responsible.
“At a dinner party a number of years
ago a physician made this statement,
‘Coffee drinking is responsible for more
ills than any other one thing, but Jt is im
possible for me to make my patients be
lieve it.’
Neither would I believe him but con
tinued to drink my coffee with sweet con
tent. After a time I became aware of the
fact that I was frequently -lying awake
nearly all night without any apparent
reason, and the morning found me tired
out and nervous.
The insomnia increased, then came a
dull pain. at the base of the brain and
severe pressure at my heart. My outside
work was given up for I could hardly
bear the little fatigue oi the day. 'Ner
vous prostration brought on by overwork,'
the doctor said. I thought of the words
of old Dr. Bagley. ‘Coffee is the poison
that is responsible,’ etc., etc.
I had heard of Postum Food Coffee
and determined to try it. The first cup
was so weak and flat that it was not fit
to drink. The next time it was prepared I
looked after it myself to see that the
directions were followed properly. The
result was a revelation; I found it a de
licious beverage.
The cure was not wrought in r a day but
little by little my .nerves became strong,
the pain ceased, and again I could sleep
like a tired child.
I am now completely restored to health
by Postum Food Coffee used In place of
ordinary coffee, have regained the fresh
complexion of girlhood, and I can realize
the truth of the old doctor's statement.
I wish people could understand that truth
before they permit coffee to break them
down.
I have known of several others who
have been restored to health by leaving
off coffee and taking up Postum Food
Coffee. Please do not publish my name,
but I am willing to answer letters of in
quiry if stamp is inclosed.” Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
GUERRY AND TOOMER
MEET ON THE STUMP
WAYCROSS. Ga., Feb. I.—Hon. Dupont
'Guerry addressed a good crowd here last
night and this morning.
Representative Toomer took issue with
Mr. Guerry on the presentation of the At
lanta depot bill, and Mr. Guerry extended
him time to reply to his speech this morn
ing. Mr. Toomer claimed that Mr. Guerry
did injustice to the legislature In recount
ing the methods used to pass the bill,
claiming that Mr. Guerry had “looked up”
some of Joe Hall's ideas on the subject.
In reply Mr. Guerry said it was unfor
tunate tor the people that Mr. Toomer
and others did not "soak up” some of
those ideas. Mr. Guerry said that Mr.
Toomer’s opinion was the only one among
many sent to State Treasurer Park on the
public property fund not in accord with
the supreme court decision.
Mr. Toomer retorted that Judge Atkin
son had rendered one exactly like his
own.
“Then." replied Mr. Guerry, "I retract
what I said, for Judge S. R. Atkinson
never expressed any opinion, and if yours
was like it, then you are not guilty.”
The debate was very lively for awhile,
and the crowd cheered both speakers
wildly. Mr. Guerry explained that he did
not establish a precedent in allowing Mr.
Toomer part of hia time; that he was wil-'
ling to debate witn Mr. Terrell, but not
his lieutenants.
Mr. Guerry's speeches were well receive
ed here. ...»*•
MANYCmZENfLOSE
THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE
■<t s '
FAILING TO PAY THEIR POLL TAX
, THEY ARE DISFRANCHISED BY
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Feb. 1.-The time
for paying poll tax for 1901 expired last
night at midnight. All who did not pay
up to that time are now deprived of the
right to vote, failure to do so causing
disfranchisement under the new consti
tution.
- It is too early yet to make any accu
rate estimate of the number of persons
who have been disfranchised through fail
ure to meet this tax, but there is no doubt
but the number is very large. It is esti
mated that of the 19.000 voters of Jeffer
son county only about 10,000 paid their
poll tax. Allowing for • members oi the
state militia and for those who are .ex
empt from the payment of this tax by
reason of age. It is estimated that some
thing like 6,000 have been disfranchised.
Most of these are negroes, but there Is no,
(loubt, but a large number are white?,.
When the facta are fully known. It is
probable that it will be shown that thou
sands of white men throughout the state
failed to qualify by paying their poll tax.
and that by reason of this they are dia
franc-sed. ...
BRIDEGROOM DIES
ON HONEYMOON TRIP
DUBLIN, Ga.. £eb. I.—News has jugt
reached herp. of tjip sudden death of Mr,.
C. W. Jackson. qf ; Gainesville, Fla., which
occurred in Washington City last night at
11 o'clock. He was married two weeks
ago in thia city to Miss Nellie May Red
ding, and they were on their bridal tour
when a few day? since the groom was
taken with pneumonia. The widowed
bride will be joined ° n her way t 0 Flori
da, where the Interment will take place,
by Mrs. J. W. Walker, her aunt, from
Dublin. Both piytids prominent.
NEGRO OF ALABAMA WILL
COLONIZE HIS PEOPLE
HASTINGS. la., Feb. I.—A negro from
southern Alabama has been in this coun
ty for the peat three days getting options
on large tracts of the finest land in Mills
county, five miles east of Taboro. The ob
ject ci buying so large a quantity of land
is to colonize negroes for farming andr
gardening purposes, to place their prod
ucts on the Omaha markets.
He has been given the .options on sev
eral of the finest farms in the county, and
for some of the land is paying as high as
S2OO an acre. >
granlhuryTaTls
TO INDICT MORGAN
SAID NOi BILL IS FOUND AGAINST
PRESIDENT OF DEFUNCT SE
CURITY REDEMPTION CO.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. 1.-It Is re
ported that the Jefferson county grand
jury has Investigated the ten cases
against George W. Morgan, president of
the defunct Continental Security Redemp
tion company, and has found “no bill” in
each case. The proceedings of-the grand
jury are secret and an announcement that
no bill had beeri found in any of the
cases against Morgan could not be offi
cially made at this time, but the report
seems to be reliable.
George W. Morgan, whose home is near
Atlanta, was arrested on a number of
charges of embezzlement, the -Jtal aggre
gating something like $70,000. and also on
the charge of keeping false books, false
pretence and using the malls for fraud
ulent purposes. H the reported failure
of the grand jury to Indict proves true
the latter charge is the only one which
will remain standing against him, grow
ing out of his connection with the Contin
ental Security Redemption company.
PORTRAITS ARE PRESENTED
TO BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL
Portraits of six famous Georgians were
presented to the Alclphronian Literary
and Debating society Friday in the
hall ’of the society at the Boys High
school. The exercises accompanying the
presentation of the portraits began
promptly'at 10:30 o’clock. They were
among the most brilliant that have ever
taken place at the High school.
The presentation of each portrait was
accompanied by two speeches, a presenta
tion speech by a student In the High
school and a eulogy by' a well known
citizen and orator. The six portraits pre
sented were: Bishop Warren A. Candler,
General T. R. R. Cobb, Dr. Crawford W.
Long, Chancellor W. B. Hill, Dr. Jesse
Mercer and Hon. G. Gunby Jordan.
The speeches delivered were all nota
ble efforts. The large assembly of stu
dents and their friends listened with rapt
attention to the rehearsal bf the lives of
the ditinguished men whose portraits are
in» the future to adorn the halls of the
Alclphronian society and be a constant
inspiration to the students of the High
school. The following were the speakers:
Rev. J. E. Dickey and R. E. Bostrom,
spoke on Bishop W. A. Candler; Judge
Samuel Lumpkin and Robert S. Parker,
who spoke on General T. R. R. Cobb:
Dr. J. B. Baird and Fufber N. Burt, who
presented the portrait and eulogized the
life of Dr. Crawford W. Long; Mr. Bur
ton Smith and D. J. Apte, presenting the
portrait of Chancellor W. B. Hill; Hon.
H. H. Cabaniss and Ed C. Jones, who
spoke on Dr. Jesse Mercer; and Hon. J.
L. Key and R. Frank Tidwell, with Hon.
G. Gunby Jordan as their subject.
GLIHTONY
Is more common than we may think, if
we define gluttony as eating beyond the
body’s need of sustenance and beyond
the stomach’s capacity for digestion and
assimilation of food. That is a fair
definition, and it fastens the name glut
ton on many a person who would resent
the term as an insult. The fact of this
gluttony is marked by its consequences.
The overloaded stomach becomes dis
eased. The popular term for the condi
tion is’’weak” stomach. The ’’weak”
stomach fails in furnishing adequate nu
trition for the body, and soon the ” weak
ness ” spreads from the stomach to other
oigans.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the etomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect assimilation of food,
by which alone the health and strength
of the body is maintained.
"Your medicine helped me so much that I
cannot praise it too highly," writes Mrs. C. L.
Broc’»s, of Poland, Androscoggin Co., Me. "The
first dose I took helped me. I cannot forget
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thing with indigestion, and my stomach was so
bloated that it seemed as though it must burst.
My husband said he was going for the doctor,
but I said if he would get me a bottle of the
‘Golden Medical Discovery’ I would try that.
I had not taken it long when I felt relieved, and
have not had a touch of indigestion or stomach
trouble since. I had been sick for four years,
and less than four bottles cured me. Some
people that knew me before I began to take the
‘Golden Medical Discovery’ tell me that they
never saw such a change in any one. and they
also say they don’t see how I can do such large
washings as I do now, when I had not done a
washing for so long.’’
Dr. Pierce’? Pellets cure biliousnesa.
POST OFFICE PLAN
MAY COVER A
BLOCK
IF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE
PROPOSED ARE MADE AN EN-
TIRE BLOCK WILL BE
USED.
It is proposed that the $500,000 which was
appropriated by the United States senate
Wednesday and now awaits the action of
the house for additions and improvements
In the United States courthouse and post
'nffice building in Atlanta shall be used In
’extending the present building over the
entire block bounded by Forsyth, Mariet
ta, Fairlie and Walton streets. The pres
ent building occupies only half the block,
which is divided by an alley. To accom
plish this it will be necessary to acquire
by purchase or condemnation the balance
of the block now occupied by a hotel and
other buildings.
The property, it is stated, can probably
be obtained for » num not exceeding
$175,000, leaving $325,000 ter the alterations
and additions for the building.
Postmaster William H. Smyth, in speak
ing of the proposed changes this morn
ing, said:
"I am not able to say what these
.changes and additions will be, as that Is
a matter w’hlch will be governed by the
supervising architect of the treasury de
partment at Washington, who will give
the matter careful study in making the
necessary plans after the appropriation
has been finally made by congress.
“The present total square feet of floor
area for the postoffice portion of the
building as It now stands is 9,365. We
should now have, in order to afford
proper facilities to handle the large vol
ume of mall at present received and dis
patched from the office a floor area of
about 21,000 feet, or double the present ca
pacity.
In the next ten years there will be re
quired over 30,000 feet. Estimating the
nujnber of square feet required for walls,
partitions, etc., the building will cover a
total area of 35,000 feet. The area of the
block Is 40,000 feet, so that the new build
ing will practically cover the whole block,
giving sufficient space for an interior court
by which Inside offices of the building will
be amply lighted.
“I can’t say whether the style of archi
tecture of the present building will be re
modeled or whether the present designs
will be carried out in the reconstruction,
as that is a matter which will be decided
upon at the architect’s office. The present
building was designed by Mr. Potter, then
supervising architect of the treasury de
partment, over 20 years ago. The building
was regarded at the time as a very great
advance over other buildings which had
previously been erected. Its general ar
chitectural features were favorably com
mented upon by architects generally
throughout the country. It was construct
ed by day labor under the supervision of
the late Thomas G. Healey, whose repu
tation as a builder is w’ell known in At
lanta, and It is one of the most thoroughly
and solidly built buildings ever erected
by the government. •
"It would, of course, be better to con
struct an entirely new building, as addi
tions to old structures are seldom ever
very satisfactory, but as the present
building is too good to throw away or tear
down the additions will doubtless be made
upon plans which every necessary con
venience for the proper handling of pub
lic business requires.”
PARDON?OR BONE BOFS
REFUSED AGAIN BY BOARD
The prison commission has declined to
recommend that Julius and Lem Bone be
pardoned from the penitentiary. The pa
pers in the case were handed to Gover
nor Candler yesterday, and while he
has not passed on the recommendation of
the commission, it is probable that he will
approve the findings.
It is understood that Chairman Turner
attached a note to the opinion of the com
mission, ir which he dissented from the
findings of Commissioners Evans and
Eason, holding that the tboys should be
pardoned.
Julius and Lem were convicted of rob
bery some five years ago on the charge
of holding up a man on Walker street.
The man was a German and as he was
returning home one night he was sand
i bagged and all of his money taken.
Several applications for pardon have
been filed with the commission, but in
each instance the application has been
declined. It Is said that Attorney Tinsley
Rucker will continue to file applications
until he gets the boys pardoned. In the
petition it is claimed that the boys were
not present at the time of the robbery,
but were in another part of town.
LOWRYWITFWRAWS BILL
FOR BANK RECEIVERSHIP
The bill for a receiver for the Bank of Com
merce and M. L. and W A. Bates, filed by
Robert J. Lowry, was withdrawn by order of
the plaintiff yesterday. This settled a litigation
which promised to tie up a large amount of
assets. The withdrawal -of the bill was done
in pursuance of a meeting of the stockholders
of the bank in which the confidence of the
stockholders was expressed in Messrs. M. L.
and W. A. Sates.
ESTILL’S FRIENDS MEET;
TERRELL SECOND CHOICE
(Spec.al Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH. Ga., Feb. I.—An unex
pected feature developed in the state cam
paign last night in Savannah. There was
a conference of the local friends of Colo
nel Estill and M# Terrell.
There Is no doubt that Mr. Terrell has
many friends in Savannah who want to
support Colonel Estill because he is the
home candidate, but they want a chance
to go to Terrell if they see their candi
date has no chance in the state conven
tion.
It was the purpose of the conference to
get the Estill supporters to agree to have
tie Estill delegates support Terrell in the
convention- should it be seen that Colonel
Estill cou>d not win.
The plan has not been agreed upon yet,
and there will probably be more confer
ences.
Estill Explaina Mr. Guerry'a Speech.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. I.—Col. J. H.
Estill was shown the article in yester
day's Journal which stated that ne had
expressed the desire to see Mr. Guerry
governor if he could not get the place
himself. He says he never said any such
thing. At Dublin there were a few com
plimentary remarks passed between him
self and Mr. Guerry. but Colonel Estill
is sure he said nothing in a serious vein
that could be construed as an Indorsement
of Guerry's candidacy. He thinks Mr.
Guerry’s prohibition plan would disrupt
the Democracy of the state and he cer
tainly could, not endorse his campaign, he
declares.
stateWcTals
MUST FACE JURY
GRAND JURY INDICTS MISSISSIPPI
MEN FOR ALLEGED UNLAWFUL
USE OF STATE FUNDS.
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. I.—The papers
have been Issued for the arrest of ex-
Treasurer J. R. Stowers, ex-Cashier F. T.
Raiford, ex-Capitol Commissioner Phil A.
Rush, of Senatoba, Miss., and Banker
Armstead, of Memphis, who were indicted
last night by the grand jury for unlawful
ly using SIOO,OOO of the state's money.
The Indictment by the' grand jury of
these four prominent men has created a
sensation all over Mississippi. It was the
result of the temporary shortage of ex-
State Treasurer Stowers six months ago.
The trial of these four men will be the
greatest that has ever taken place In
Mississippi and it will take place at the
next term of the circuit court. The grand
jury also Indjcted the different social
clubs in the city for unlawfully retailing
liquor.
SIX WEARY PRISONERS
IN PALATIAL BASTILE
Fourteen officials are guarding six con
victs at the federal prison now. Uncle
Sam’s newest penitentiary, and the finest
institution of its kind in the world.
There are the hundreds of barred win
dows, tihe 370 cells, the great kitchen, the
electric light plant, the laundry, the
heating plant, the elevators, the store
rooms, the hospital, the immense dining’
hall, the auditorium, the record rooms,
the Ice factory, the engine room, the tai
lor shop, the barber shop, the prison phy
sicians, the night captain, the engineers,
the chief clerk, the deputies, the assistant
deputies, the warden—
And six lonesome prisoners!
The prisoners entered the institution
Thursday afternoon, six of them, two
whit* and the rest negroes. The first man,
known as No. 1, was Handy Middle
brook, sent up for three years for coun
terfeiting. -This negro has the distinction
of being the first guest in the govern
ment’s new and palatial hotel.
The other men are G. W. Clark, five
years for offending the pension law; Cae
sar Davis, a negro, 15 months for the same
offense; R. D. Stallings, five yedrs for
counterfeiting: John Sanford, three years
for robbing a postoffice; J. H. Henson and
Oscar Bishop. 15 months each for making
moonshine whisky.
Four additional prisoners are expected
from Floriday at once, and several par
ties are about to start from other sec
tions, including a number from Columbus.
0., and Moundsville. W. Va. A party of 21
' dangerous convicts have started from Al
bany. N. Y„ and will be joined at Jersey
City by 12 or 15 from Sing Sing. This Al
bany crowd is regarded as very danger
ous. They are coming with a number of
guards in a through coach, with doors
removed from their hinges and windows
in the toilet rooms barred.
By the end of next week there will prob
ably be 150 convicts at the prison.
CAPT. JOHNCOLVIN
DIED SATURDAY
Captain John A. Colvin died Saturday
at 5 o’clock at St. Joseph’s Infirmary. He
had been in ill health for some time and
had been at the Infirmary for the past
three months. Bright’s disease was the
Immediate cause of his death, but he had
been stricken with paralysis three times.
The third stroke occurred recently.
Captain Colvin was born in Cumberland,
Md., on the 7th of June. 1837. He moved
from Maryland to Columbus, and there he
lived for a number of years. While in
Columbus he was marshal and served effi
ciently in this capacity for a long time.
Later he became connected with the rail
roads and he was in their employ when
he came to Atlanta In the early sixties.
On coming to Atlanta Captain Colvin
was made baggage agent at the union de
pot and this position he held until a short
time before his death, when he retired on
account of ill-health. Captain Colvin al
so became associated with Captain Wilkes
Ballard soon after coming to Atlanta and
he was identified with the Atlanta Bag
gage and Cab company in various capac
ities.
He was twice married, his first wife
being Miss Ellen McCarty and his second
Miss Mary Donpelly, both of Columbus.
He is survived by two sons. They are Os
car Colvin, of Atlanta, who is connected
with the baggage company, and Gratton
Colvin, a lawyer, who lives in New York
city.
murdererorawsthe
COLOR LINE AT GALLOWS
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 30.—Will Mathis,
of Oxford, who was convicted at the re
cent term of the circuit court of La-
Fayette county, along with the negro Bill
Owens, for the murder of the Montgom
ery brothers, and was sentenced to death
next month along with Owens, now raises
the social equality question, and said that
he does not object to being hanged but
he does object to being hanged along side
of a negro, and he asks the sheriff to erect
a special scaffold for him to drop through
into eternity. Mathis’ request will prob
ably be granted and a special and separata
scaffold erected for his sole use and con
venience.
SOCIALIST UNIONS
DENOUNCE GOMPERS
NEW YORK. Feb. I.—At a meeting of
delegates representing 50 socialist labor
unions which are opposed to present plans
for arbitration between capital and labor,
President Gompers. of the American Fed
eration of Labor was vigorously denounc
ed for his connection with the arbitra
tion committee of the National Civic Fed
eration. A meeting was called for Febru
ary 13th, at Cooper union. President Gom
pers, Mitchell and Shaffer, were invited to
be present and explain their attitude.
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BOATS COLLIDE IN
NEW YORK IN STORM
NEW YORK, Jan. 30—The Jersey Cen
tral railroad fgrry bQat .Cgntral was run
into by a railroad tug in thq North rlvjir
during a snow storm today.
There were 500 passengers on the ferry
boat, of which about 100 were women; - '
Thd Central found it very heavy going
in the storm and was feeling her way
slowly out in midstream. When about a
quarter of a mile out of her slip at Com
munipaw, the ferry crashed Into one of
the heavy tugs of the Baltimore and Ohio,
having in tow a float carrying a dozen
loaded freight cars.
Before the Central could reverse her
power, the tug had forged its way through
the light woodwork that covers the ladies* j
cabin and the women inside were panic
stricken.
Their shrieks, combined with the crack
ling sound of the breaking timbers, quick
ly brought a number of the male passen
gers over to their side of the boat.
The men rushed over so quickly that th*
Central careened and It was feared for
a second that she would turn turtle.
The Central’s running gear was not >
damaged, however, and she soon righted
herself and proceeded to her New York
slip.
Twelve of the women passengers faint
ed during the excitement, but they wer*
soon revived. No one was badly hurt.-
The snow, which began falling here yes
terday morning, continued through the
night and today.
At 9 o’clock this morning the total fall
was four inches. Usually a heavy snow
ties up or badly delays traffic In this city,
but as the storm began in dayllghj the
elevated and surface roads were able to
keep their tracks clear and practically
all lines were running on scneduled time.
NEGRO TREASURER DEPARTS
W| TH MONEY OF ORDER
JACKSON, Miss.. Jan. 30.—Lucius Jack
son, the treasurer of the Order of Jacob's,
a negro fraternal insurance organization,
has defaulted, it is said, and left for
parts unknown, carrying with him $7,830
of the order’s money, of which amount the
order will be able to collect $2,000 on the :
bond of the missing treasurer, leaving
about $6,000 still short in the treasury.
The negroes In this section, and all over
Mississippi and Louisiana where the order ‘
has a large membership, are greatly exer
cised and excited over the absconding of
the treasurer of their order. The order of
Jacob is one of the oldest colored orders
of this kind in existence, having been or
ganized about 20 years ago, and Jackson
has been treasurer for the past 10 years.
He dealt the organization such a blow
in getting away with such a large sum of
money that it is feared that the Order of
Jacob may not repover.- - -, ,>
A full description of the missing treas
urer has been sent to all patts of ths
country and every effort will be made to
recapture him.
IN FIGHT FORFORTUNe'
HEIRS MEET WITH DEFEAT
NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—Mrs. Cornelius I. Ba
briskie and Miss Fannie DeWolf: Conklin, of
Hackensack. N. J., stepdaughters of the lat*
Mrs. Peter L. Conklin, of that place, have mst
defeat in their contest to gain possession of
Mrs. Conklin's resld uary estate, .valued at
fcW.OOO. The contest binged on the construction
of a phrase and involved the interchangea
bility of two words. ' ->
A section of the will gave “all the rest, resi
due and remainder of my estate,” etc., etc.,
’’unto my dear husband.- Peter L. Conklin, to
have and to hold the same, unto him and ,hl»
heirs.”
Vice Chancellor Stevenson decided the re
siduary clause was Inoperative. The words "and
bis heirs.” he held, did not carry the resid
uary estate to next of kin where the legatee
dies before the testator. He raid if the word
"or” had been used in place of “and" the
result would have been the reverse,
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