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Atlanta Semi-Weekly Snnrnal. VOL. IV. YOUNG ROOSEVELT VERY MUCH BETTER President’s Son Made Ra pid Headway During the Night. GROTON, Mm, Feb. tt.-Young The odore passed a very good night and his condition shows much improvement this morning. This was the announcement made by Secretary Cortelyon at 8:39 o'clock this morning, regarding the son of President Roosevelt, who has been ill with pneumo nia for several days at the Groton school here. From expressions made by the school authorities and those most Interested in the case. it is believed that the boy’s con dition. while not removed from the dan gerous stage, has assumed a more favor able aspect. The physicians report the other two pneumonia patients. Howard Potter, of New York, and William' Connell, of Providence, as improved. While no definite arrangements have yet been made for the return of Mr. Roosevelt to Washington, it is Indicated that if the improvement in his boy's con dition continues through the day and to morrow. he may leave tomorrow night. Secretary Cortelyou issued a statement at 11 o'clock which says that the morning examination by the physicians had con firmed the anticipatory statement he had made at 9 o’clock relative to the young invalid's condition. It was. Mr. Cortelyou said, very favor able. with slight improvement, and he added that the lad will probably have passed the danger period within the next 48 hours. Mr. Cortelyou said also that the presi dent would not leave Oroton until his son had passed the danger point. He would not tn any event be able to get away be fore late Thursday night or early on Fri day. Communications from foreign govern ments are all received at the state de partment and the text of such messages will not be made public. It was intimated that no change was made for the recep tion of Prince Henry, and if alterations were to be effected they would take place on this side. REPORTED THAT HAZING CAUSED THE PNEUMONIA GROTON. Maes.. Feb. 12.-One story widely circulated here is that the illness ' of the President's son is directly due to basing at the harids of upper classmen at Groton school, says a special to the New York World. Believers tn this report— and there are many such—say little The odore was ducked In one of the many ponds scattered over the Groton campus, and that the shock and chill of that expe rience are responsible for his present des perate condition. The gossip has it that the recently pub- U*bcd SMXisa jul JEzlac* Hoary'S initiation by the German failoT* la bls midshipman days inspired the Groton boys to give the President's son a taste cf the same treatment. It was all done tn the friendliest spirit, so the story runs, and was an outgrowth of little Teddy a great popularity. The boys figured that he would enjoy it just as Prince Henry is credited with en joying his Initiation. » Neither Dr. Peabody, principal of Gro ton school, nor any of his officials will permit an interviewer on the premises, every gate of which is guarded bv a con stable with his shield of office conspteu ously worn on the breast of his overcast. Hence the impossibility of verifying this and other reports, as all the students who are well have gone home, and what the town folk profess to know is by heresay. Another story is that the President's son is not suffering from pneumonia, but from a cerebro-splnal trouble, the result of excessive exercise. Still another re port is that the disease is typhoid fever of the most virulent form and that prom inent physicians insisted upon the disban donment of the school, as the only meth od of staying the epidemic. Secretary Cortelyou. although declining to discuss the various reports, stated em phatically last night that the case wax one of double pneumonia, and absolutely not typhoid or anything else but double pneumonia. . Groton school, save for the dim lights seen through the sick-room windows, was tonight wrapped in darkness. -Out in the dark wind-swept road stood a shivering group of watchers, made up largely of Groton folk, drawn to the spot by curi osity. Many of the people hereabout be lieve that the President's son is suffering from some strange form of pneumonia that flows in the air. It is told that last year the town of Ayer, three miles away, was suddeniy strieken with this infectious form of pneu monia, to Which many succumbed, while not a trace of the disease developed in the surrounding towns. At the present time the town of West Townsend, a few miles distant over the nowy hills, is suffering from a similar affliction. A dozen of its citizens are crit ically ill with pneumonia, while several others have died, yet not a single case fit reported at Ayer, Groton village, or for miles around. One local physician said today that these epidemics of pneumonia are baffling in the extreme. It is impossible to assign a cause for them other than that of some peculiar atmospheric condition. Oth er phvsicians of the neighborhood scoff at this, although all admit the singularity of these detached epidemics of pneumonia. SAFEIOBBETgITS DOT OF PENITENTIARY HENRY PAUL ESCAPES WHILE SERVING OUT A SENTENCE IN MISSISSIPPI. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Feb. M>.-The Bir mingham police authorities have received notice of the escape from the Mississippi penitentiary of Henry Paul, who was confined there for the robbery of a safe. Paul is a Birmingham man. He enjoys the unique distinction of wearing a sti ver tube in his throat in order to receive food, his throat having been taken out several years ago by a surgical operation following a wound. Paul is supposed to be making his way to his old haunts in this city. New Georgia Postmasters. WASHINGTON - eb. 11.—Postmasters appointed: Cadiz. Franklin county. J. D. Pulliam, vice Eleanor Brown, resigned: Remus. Paulding county, s. W. Rags dale, vice J. B. Ms thews, resigned. BOY IS KIDNAPED FOR THIRD TIME. FROMHOME MOTHER, HOWEVER, BELIEVES HER HUSBAND IS CHILD-THIEF. NO TRACE OF BOY HAS BEEN FOUND. . t ST. JOSEPH. Mich., Feb. 12.—Lawrence, the 8-year-old son of Mrs. A. J. Country man, who has been a victim of two sen sational kidnaping cases, has again dis appeared from the home of his grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Brunt, of this city. He has not been seen since Mon day morning. He left the house coatless, and his whereabouts are unknown. For the last six years Mrs. Country man lived in Chicago, where her husband was employed in the Lnion stock yards. One year ago they quarrelled, and the mother, with her two children, returned to this city to live with her parents. On July 4th the boys. Lawrence, aged 5, and Albert, aged 8. were mysteriously stolen tn broad daylight from in front of their grandfather's home in a densely populat ed section of this city. The mother later found her boys in a negro den in Chicago, and escaped to a boat with the younger of them, after an exciting chase through the streets. Countryman pursued her to the boat, but passengers prevented him taking the boy. who has sine® been living here. P 0 ST Mis IE R BROWN TO EXPLAIN COMMISSION TO HIS SUCCESSOR WITHDRAWN TO GIVE FORMER HOLDER OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-The Bruns- WicKposUffice fight took a new turn Mon day afternoon when the nomination of Albert M. Smith, who was named by the president to succeed F. McC. Brown, was withdrawn frorne the senate and sent back to the committee on postoffices for reconsideration. This was done to allow Postmaster Brown an opening to be heard on the charges upon which he was removed from office. It may be that he will succeed in disproving the charges which were "gross irregularities in office." and perhaps be retained in office. Brown says he was removed without a hearing and that a gross Injustice has been done him by the postoffice depart ment. He has enlisted the sympathies of Sen ator McComas, of Maryland, who is aid ing him in his fight. Brown says he was attending a con clave of Mystic Shrlners at Louisville last August when he rece»ved a telegram from Brunswick stating that an inspector was at work in the. office and had found a shortage. He returned to Brunswick, was Informed by the inspector that his accounts did not balance, and thereupon issued his aheck to square the balance. He beard no mote of the matter until he saw in the press dispatches, that he had been removed and his successor ap pointed. He ia in Washington now and says he will remain until the matter is adjusted satisfactorily. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow will probably re-open the case for Brown, though it is not usual in cases where pfficials are removed under charges. Brown had two years to serve when removed. oleomargarinTbiliT PASSED HOUSE YESTERDAY WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—When the house met today a vote was pending on the amendment to the oleomargarine bill which provided for the inspection and branding of renovated or process butter. The ayes and nays had been ordered when the house adjourned last night and Immediately after the approval of the journal today the roll was ca)>d. Mr. Wadsworth, chairman of the com mittee on agriculture then, moved to re commit the bill, with instructions to the committee to report back the minority bill as a substitute. The motion to re commit was lost. 118 to 162. This was considered a test vote and the bill was then passed without division. Under the agreement made last week the remainder of the day was devoted to the consideration of bills from the committee on war claims. BALL PLAYER PUT OUT FIVE YEARS FOR STEALING GLENDIVE. Mont., Feb. 12. —Jerry Mc- Carthy, a baseball player, has been sen tenced to five years in the state peniten tiary for theft of nearly 815,000 worth of diamonds from the trunks of C. B. Claus en. a traveling salesman for Yi Minneapo lis Jewelry house. MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN, LONG ILL, PASSES AWAY LONDON. Feb. 12.—The Marquis of Duf ferin, former governor general of Canada, and who had filled many high diplomatic poets in the English service, died at 6:25 o'clock this morning at his residence at Clandeboye. County Down, Ireland. Lord Dufferin had been long In ill health. He passed away peacefully, after a night of total unconsciousness. Lord Dufferin never wholly recovered from the shock which he experienced as the result of the death of his son. Lord Ava. in South Africa, and the failure of the London and Globe finance corpora tion. limited, and kindred concerns of which he was a director completed his i*. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902. CHAFFEE SAYS ffl IN THREE MONTHS WILLMER DEBATE IN SENATE OF PHILIP PINE TARIFF BILL TAKEN WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—At the conclu sion of routine business the senate re sumed consideration of the Philippine tar iff bill, Mr. Turner resuming his speech. Ha said that no nation would contest the right of the United States to govern the Philippines or to subjugate the inhabi tants. He said he regarded it certain that the islands would continue to be held by the United States for four years, perhaps longer. In his judgment the United States was not morally In possession of the islands. He thought when the United States gov ernment entered the islands the Filipinos were on the point of achieving their Inde pendence from Spain. In view of that fact they also could not be considered now as guilty, technically, of treason against the United States. In response to some statements made during the debate Mr. Teller asserted that the prominent commanders of the Ameri can army did not agree with the conclu sions reached by the members of the Philippines commission as to the recon ciliation of the people of the Islands. He mentioned among others the name of General Chaffee. Mr. Proctor, of Vermont, Interrupted to say that today he had received a letter from General Chaffee, in the coarse cf which he expressed his views upon the situation in the islands. The letter was dated at Manila on December 27, 1901. Gen eral Chaffee said: , “I may say to you that we are pro gressing very well in stamping out the insurrection and in the course of two or three months we will have the situation well in band.’’ General Chaffee believed that in a short ♦ime the Filipinos would become tired of the struggle and they certainly would get tired before the American army did. He regarded it as a good indication that prominent Filipinos who heretofore had been neutral now were actively endeavor ing to induce the insurgents to lay down their arms. Mr. Hoar suggsted there was a differ ence between the "stamping out" of the insurrection and the reconciliation of the Filipinos to American control. Further aiong Mr. Spooner interrupted to inquire:, "Has the government of the United States done anything in the Philippine islands which meets the approval of the senator as Just and beneficent? “We have done beneficent things there,” replied Mr. Teller. “We are acco.apnsnaig something with a beneficent object, but I am here to complain of things we ought not to do. I am not here as a fault finder, as intimated. I am here as an American senator and either the senator from Wis consin does not recognize that fact or he thinks I don’t.” > warimthephTuppTnes NOT APPROVED BY BIBLE WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-At 1 o’clock In the senate consideration of the Philip pines .tariff bill was resumed. Mr. Tell er who had the floor when the senate ad journed yesterday Continued. He did not think the holdings of the islands by thft government would be profitable and he could see readily that It might prove dan gerous. It was contrary to our princi ples to hold any people in subjection by force. He did not question the right of* the United States to hold the Philippines;' no nation would dare to raise such a question. The question might be raised in the American congress but nowhere else. He felt that a profound mistake had been made in our early treatment of the people of the Philippines but the question had been passed and it was now our duty to do what was right. Nobody believed, he Insisted, that the United States could force upon the Filipinos our government and our “In the whole history of the world,” said he, “no nation has ever elevated the people of another race or nation against the wishes of the people whom it was at tempted to elevate. Referring to the assertion that the United States was a creature of destiny in its connection with the Philippine is lands and that this government was but carrying out the decrees of providence among the people of the archipelago, Mr. Teller declared that he should wait a plain edict from the Almighty-*-an edict that he would know did not come from the Evil One—before he would be willing to accept the supposed decree of destiny. "If there is any reason* why Americans should be in the Philippine islands it can not be found in the commands of the Al mighty. MR. SOLOMONWAXLEBAUM DIED VERY SUDDENLY Solomon Waxlebaum. of Macon, died Tuesday morning at 3 o’clock at St. Joseph's infirmary. Death resulted from congestion, though a delicate operation was performed about a week ago. Mr. Waxlebaum was about 65 years pld. He was a well known and successful bus iness man. He had many friends In cen tral Georgia to whom his death comes as a great shock. He is survived by his wife and four sons. His sons are E. A. Waxlebaum. L. J. Waxlebaum, J. J. Waxlebaum and C. J. Waxlebaum. PARALYZED BY FALL FROM MOVING WAGON WATKINSVILLE. Ga.. Feb. 12.-Mr. Henry Hllsman. of Flat Rock, was the victim of a terrible accident in a fall from a wagon, having broken his back by striking a rock. He has been paralyz ed since the accident and will be operat ed on by Dr. Addison K. Bell, of Madi son. and Dr. S. S. Smith, of this place. He is about thirty-five years old and has a wife and five children. With the exception of his youngest son. Lord Hamilton Temple Blackwood, who is with his regiment, the Ninth Lancers, in South Africa, all the family were pres ent at the deathbed. Ix>rd Clandeboye, the eldest son, who Is a clerk in the for eign office and who married Florence, daughter of John H. Davis, of New York, succeeds to the title, and another Ameri can Joins the ranks of peeresses. The funeral of Lord Dufferin will be private. His remains will be buried in the grave yard at Clandeboye February 15. The papers comment unfavorably on Lord Dufferin's paltry pension of £1.700 yearly, which necessitated his mixing up to city companies. • BY LIBERTMOR THE CRESPO IS SUNK REBEL SHIP TAKES CAPTAIN AND CREW PRISONERS—HEAVY CAN NONADING IS HEARD IN CUjpACOA. WILLEMSTADT, Island of Curacoa, Feb. 12.—A schooner which communicat ed yesterday with the Venezuelan revo lutionary steamer, Libertador, confirms the report that the atter sank the Vene zuelan gunboat .General, Crespo, recently near Cumarebo. The captain and Icrew of the Crespo are prisoners on board the Libertador. No confirmation lsas been obtained of the report that a naval engagement took plaqe Monday last < ff the coast of Vene zuela. though the s nu\d of cannonading was heard here tba morning. The Venezuelan a gunboat Bohver is cruising in these *wi ters. The Libertador is ileo off these waters. The only detail® * obtainable regarding the sinking of the Crespp are that the Libertador surprised the government gun boat near Cumarel o at night, pursued her and obliged the Crespo to run ashore. The political situi tion in Venezuela Is unchanged. It' is d< scribed as not being a revolution, but a c ’de of uprisings near Valencia. Puerto Cl bello and Tuzacatas. The situation may 1 B summed up as fol lows ■ ; The uprisings hat s not teen crushed, but the actual revc iutlon has not yet started. ! The Venezuelan gi nboat /Miranda, the best of the Venezuelan fleet, was towed Into Puerto Cabello yesterday ’with a broken shaft. The offier VenezuelatTgun boats are, more or Übss, in the same con dition. I The Garman crutpers Vineta, Falke and Gazelle. British sloop of war Albert and the French cruiser Utrecht are at anchor off LaGuayra, Venezuela. GUICES Mlf LEAD THE OOCMTS I MEMBER SPOKEN OF AS A SUCCESSOR OF RICHARD SON ON THE COM- I MITTEE. * - WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 12.—Repre sentative Griggs, of Georgia, may be the next chairman of the congressional cam paign committee. The house Democrats ire talking now of choosing a chairman to succeed Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, and no one has been more prominently mentioned than Mr. Griggs. F.r the Democratic campaign committee, several state delegates have already elected mem bers. Tnese are as follows: Indiana. Mr. Zcnor; Texas. Mr. Randall; Virginia, Mr. Rhea; Georgia, Mr. Griggs; Louisiana, Mr. Davey; Kentucky, Mr. Gooch; Ala bama. Mr. Burnett. ’mere has been some mention also of Senator Clark, of Montana, as chairman, and some are favoring the selection of Mr. Richardson, of Tennesse, for another campaign, he having been the chairman two years ago. Still others want to select a chairman from one of middle western states, because In that section the con gressional campaign Is bound to be hotly contested. Leaders of Castro Desert to Rebels. NEW YORK. Feb. 12.—Senor Monagas, ex-secretary of the Venezuelan legation, has received a letter from General Bornon ga Monagas, one of the leaders of the Matos insurrection. It was smuggled from the interior of the state of Bermu dese to the coast, and then taken by a fisherman “to Trinidad. “1 feel satisfied that by March,” the let ter states, “we will be victorious and be able to substitute the corrupt and despotic government with one of honest men and conducted on honest principles. “All this portion of the country is op posed to Castro, and there has been no trouble in finding men to join our army. I also learn that several of Castro’s best generals have deserted him and joined the rebellion. It is no exaggeration to say that the Libertador could easily engage the entire government fleet and defeat it.” ♦ HI IIIMI I <• ♦ < UNCLE SAM TO PAY ♦ ♦ EXPENSES OF THE WAR. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ WASHINGTON. D. C„ Feb. 12. ♦ ♦ The house today will pass the Gib- ♦> ♦ son bill allowing payment of claims ♦ ♦ for supplies furnished federal troops ♦ ♦ during the war. Georgia will get ♦ about 13,00<1 distributed td a the fol- lowing: William Goddard, of De- «f« ♦ Kalb; Stanford Guyton, of Pauld- ♦ ♦ ing: John W. Johnston, of Chat- ♦ ♦ tooga; Edward S. Nace, of Fulton; ♦ ♦ W. J. Voils. of Walker. ♦ «g» Alabama will get about $20,000 un- ♦ ♦ der the bill. ♦ K ♦ I 111111 IHW-I-HHHW CABINETMAKER FALLS AND BREAKS HIS ARM BESSEMER, Ala., Feb. 12.—Richard Wilson, a well known cabinet maker, while standing on the top of a ladder en gaged in some work yesterday, fell to the ground several feet below. The ground was frozen and as the result Mr. Wilson's aim was broken and he was otherwise painfully injured. Dr. H. V. Hardwick Dead. CONYERS, Ga., Feb. 12,—Dr. H. V. Hardwick died at his home Monday about II o’clock, after a long and painful Ill ness. He leaves a second wife and ten children. He was a consistent member of the Methodist church, and lived here for a number of years and 'made many friends. The funeral was preached Tuesday by his pastor. Rev. Mr. Troutman. The in terment will te at Rockdale cemetery. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ' CONVENTION IS IN SESSION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION IS NOW PROPOSED WITH FOUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COUNTRY. • WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The executive committee of the. National Woman’s Suf frage convention which meets here today, held its second session this morning/ pre liminary to the opening of the convention, to further consider a plan of organization and other questions of Importance. I The committee decided to admit to auxiliary membership the Friends Equal Rights association. Following the meeting of the executive committee the delegates from foreign countries gathered in conference for the purpore of considering the question of the formation of an international woman's suffrage association. The countries rep resented were England. Austria, Russia, Turkey, Sweden, Canada, Chile, Norway and Germany. Miss Susan B. Anthony was chosen to preside over these sessions of this body, Vida Goldstein, of Australia, being selec ted as recording secretary. It was agreed that each country should have four rep resentatives of the International confer ence. Those from this country are: > Miss Susan B. Anthony, Ne'w York; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, New York; Miss Anna Shaw arid Mrs. P.achel Foster Avery, of Philadelphia. A sub-committee of five to report Friday was appointed to consider and refer a plan for the establishment of such an organiza tion. Two propositions, submitted by Presi dent Carrie Chapman*-Catt, were re ferred to a sub-committee, who are to report to the full committee on Friday. T|ie first has for its object the promoting of equal suffrage sentiment, which she said, has been used successfully in France. It embodies the creation of a woman’s postage stamp, the. same as In France, to be placed alongside the regular stamp She pointed out that the regulation post age stamp of Trance represents a young woman resting her hand on a table which bears a motto, “Rights of Man," while the French women have adopted a reverse of this and shows a young man with his hand on a table with the motto, “Rights of Woman.” • The other proposition was that each state woman suffrage association shall ap point a state historian to keep a record of all Interesting facts. EASTGIVKMILLIONS" * TO EDUCATE SOUTH NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—A movement to organize educational work 4n the United State®, especially in the south, has beet gaining strength rapidly in this city with in a few weeks, sags The Tribune. . It has attracted the favor of a dozeh or more men of great wealth, among thorn John D. Rockefeller and his son, who are said to have determined to give needed financial support. Several millions of dol lars are ready to be pledged to the great undertaking and abundant means will be available as soon as the plans for or ganization are completed. While there have been frequent confer ences of late regarding the educational or ganization to be formed. It may be sever al weiks before the men who are busy with Its plans are ready to apply for char ters. So far as there has been substantial agreement, however, the plans indicate the formation of a strong central educa tional -board, which will direct In a gen eral way the educational work to be per formed In various states by branch organ izations. For a time the efforts of the organiza tion will be directed to educational work in the south, but later on, when southern educational, systems and facilities have be®n brought up to a high standard, the organization probably will direct some of Its energies to educational work-in north ern and western states. The organization Is to be formed on such a substantial pasis that k will be self-perpetuating, and will be expected to continue to increase in power and Influence long after the men who gave it the start are dead. Whin the central board has been formed under the charters to be obtained, it is ex pected that William H. Baldwin. Jr., will be placed al its head. Mr. Baldwin has been active in -municipal reform work while he has been president of the Long Island railroad. He has been devoting much thought and study to the question of educational work |n the south and haa been, a prominent member of the executive board of the Southern educational confer ence of which Robert C. Ogden Is the chairman. The great educational organization will be In some measure a result of the inves tigations made by the Southern education al conference. For several years men of means have been Induced to join tn the conference over plans for Improving duca tlonal facilities in the south. It ha® been made plain at such conferences that the south was too poor to provide for its people, both white and black, as good schools as were needed. \v Several of the men concerned in the Southern educational conference have been interested in the work done under the supervision of boards of trustees con trolling the funds for education in the south provided by the late George Pea body and the late John Fox Peabody. CEORGE PAUL, OF PERRY, PASSEp AWAY YESTERDAY PERRY'. Ga., Feb. 12.—Mr. Geo. Paul, the oldest merchant of Perry and one of its best citizens, died suddenly today of heart failure. Mr. Paul, when a mere lad of 17 years, came to this country from Germany, and soon after wards settled in Houston county. He engaged actively in the furniture and undertakers’ bus iness, and for 60 years has followed this voca tion tn Perry. When the war between the states broke out he was among the first to volunteer for service, and no truer soldier ever shouldered his musket in defense of hi» country. He was a consistent and a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, having early in life allied himself with this denomination, and has served for 21 years as an elder In the Perry church. ' ■ ’ A good man. an upright citizen, a true Chris tian has gone to his reward. He leaves a wife, a son, Mr. L M. Paul, of Perry, and two daughters, Mrs. R. L. Strip ling. of Anthony. Fla., and Mrs. H. E. Ander son, of Jacksonville, Fla. He was buried today with Masonic honors. GROWING WEAKER DAILY IS THE GREAT TOLSTOI YALTA, Crimea, Feb. 12.—Count Tolstoi is continually growing weaker. ♦ His temperature is low* and his pulse varies from 100 to 102. ♦ The pneumonia is not spreading and the improvement in his pulse and 4» temperature has awakened hopes that he will rally. All the members of the count's family are assembled at his bedside. + VALDOSTA GETS FAIR AFTER COMPETITION MRS, DWS GIVEN COROIJL GREETING IN BIRMINGHAM WIDOW OF THE CONFEDERATE CHIEFTAIN ENTERTAINED BY VETERANSAND DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 12.—A cordial receptlen was tendered today to Mrs. Jefferson Davis by the Confederate Vet ■ erans, the Daughters of the Confederacy i.and the Sons of Veterans. Mrs. Davis arrived last night and has been at the Morris hotel since that time. She leaves this afternoon for Jackson, Miss.. Where she will see the Mississippi legislators with reference to the transfer to the state of the Beauvoir home, the former Jeffer son Davis residence, for use as a sol diers’ home. Pelham Chapter, Camp Har dee arid th® Sons of Veterans all vied with 'one another in paying tribute to Mrs. Davis during her visit here. An exquis ite design of re(! and white carnathms was presented by Pelham Chapter. SCHOONER IRNED TOWATEH’SEDGE; SME UNKNOWN TWO-MASTED CRAFT WHOLLY CONSUMED BY FLAMES JUST OFF CAPE MAY. DELAWARE BREAKWATER. Del., Feb. 12.—Tfie tugs Somers N. Smith and Juno, which left Monday night to go to the assistance of a schooner on fire at sea returned at 3 a. m. yesterday and re ported that the vessel was a two-masted schooner. Both anchors, down and. the schoon er was a splis mass of fire. She w« btrrhed ter ttie’' wfraferis edge and It was not possible to Ibarn her name. The burning vessel was about two mile* off Cape May. She was apparently loaded wHh grain or soft coal arid was old. After leaving the blazing ship the two tugs cruised in the vicinity for two hours searchtrig for tfie crew, who were be lieved to be afloat in a small boat. Although thfcy sent up 12 rockets their seych was not successful and both re turned here. The steam pilot boat Hila extended the hunt until daylight, but saw not a sign of the mloslrig crew. No Trace of Crew Yet Found. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Feb. 12.—The crew of the Cold Spring Life Saving sta tion returned at daylight yesterday nearly exhausted from their search for the crew of the schooner on Are off Cape May. The men were on the ocean In a small boat nearly six hours, and they suffered much from the cold. THIS YOUNG JOKER FEIGNING DEATH REALTIES ATTEMPTING TO SHOCK A FRIEND HE FOUND HE HAD IN ALL RE- ■ ALITY COMMITTED SUICIDE. NEW YORK, Feb. U.-Claire Hannum. son of W. G. Hannum, an assistant pay master of the United States navy, resid ing in Brooklyn, has been found dead hanging in his room at Beddle institution at Hightston, N. J. The boy had fastened his door and pushed a bureau against it. and had then hanged himself by a small cord tide to a screw hook over a closet door. While the tragedy has every appear ance of suicide the general belief in the school is that the boy lost his life in an attempt to startle his roommate by a “make belief” suicide that turned into a terrible reality when it was too late for him to save himself. BIRMINGHAM TO HAVE A STEAM HEATING PLANT BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Feb. 12.—The Bir mingham Railway. Light and Power com pany is preparing to install a complete system of steam heating In Birmingham. The system will reach all parts of the bus iness section of the city. The work of in stalling the plant will begin with the com pletion of important improvements at the power station. This company is also pre paring to build a machine shop and car barn to cost $160.00- The steam heating system will cost SIOO,OOO. Nearly $2,000,000 is to be expended by the company in im provements this year, the improvements consisting largely in rebuilding and ex tending the rtreet car lines. NO. 44. Savannah Offered $lO,. 000 But This Amount Was Increased By Valdosta. X’aldosta gets the next state fair. This was decided upon ‘ yesterday at the special meeting of the executive com mittee of the Georgia State Agricultural society, held in the Kimball house. But two cities were in the race for the fair, Savannah and Valdosta. Colonel, George W. Owens presented the offer of' Savannah, which was to raise a premium list of SIO,OOO. Valdosta's offer was pre sented by Captain T. G. Cranford, W. S. West and A. M. Moore, offering a pre mium list of $12,000 and in addition to give to the society 25 per cent of the net profits. After th® representatives of the two cities had been heard separately a vote was taken, with the result that Valdosta was chosen as the place for holding the next fair. The vote was unanimous and a rising vote as well. The date for the fair will shortly* be de termined upon by the joint action of the fair and/executlve committees. Colonel Dudley M. Hughes the lately elected president, was In the chair during the meeting of the committee. He was to have been introduced by Hon. J. Pepe Brown, the retiring president, but Mr. Brown was confined to his room at the hotel by sickness which attacked him yes terday. The introduction was therefor® made by Hon. Martin V. Calvin. prince henryTscoming; WILL SAIL ON SATURDAY BERLIN. Feb. 11.—Prince Henry, of Prussia, will sail for the United States on Saturday as arranged. Even should President Roosevelt’s son ® illness result fatally before that time, it is probable the prince will enter upon his journey, unless it should appear to be President Roosevelt’s desire that his visit be deferred or omitted altogether. The Associated Press bulletins telling of the illness of President Roosevelt's son have been sent to the prince at th® Schloss. The prince manifests gre/it interest in them and expressed his sorrow at young Roosevelt's iilness, and ,said he hoped he would recover. It is understood both Emperor William and Prince Henry have sent personal messages to President Roosevelt. The first impulse of Henry was to postpone his trip or give it up alto-’ gether. He was advised, however, not to? make this decision. r ' *“ This visit is not a personal one to' President Roosevelt, but to the United States, and while a fata) ending to young Roosevelt’s Illness would limit the presi dent’s part in the hospitalities to a strict ly official basis; the remainder at th® program might be carried out. , * THREnOESTED FOR ACCIDENT DN VIADUCT DEATH OF PAINTERS IN EISEMAN BROS.* BUILDING WILL BE IN VESTIGATED IN RECORD- ER’S COURT. William Fllndt, foreman, and J. W. Ball and W. R. Elmore, carpenters, were Tuesday arrested as a result of the fall ing of the scaffold on the Eiseman build ing last week, when three men met their death. The first two men were arrested Ay Officr Dobbins and the last by Officers Fogg and Bone. It is charged by Officer Dobbins' that the scafford was undermined. by order of Fllndt, that the men knew the paint ers were on the scaffold and that Elmor® knocked out the brace that let the scaf fold fall. The men all deny the charges against them. On the docket they are charged with disorderly conduct, a charge that covers anything in police circles. Officer, Dobbins claims to have a very strong case against the men. He says he don’t know what may develop at the trial, malicious mischief or possi bly something more grave. Fllndt and Ball were released from jail, but was not allowed to put up collateral. According to the officers the men have made remarks since the accident that tend to show a very reckless spirit All three of the men, however, vigorously de ny knowing the scaffold or the painters' lives were endangered. Elmore, who is still confined at the police station and who is charged with having knocked out the brace that let the scaffold fall, says he had riothlng to do with it. He was working on the floor where the supnorts rested, he says. He had been ordered there by Fllndt to assist Ball in some flooring. A. A. Taylor, whom ;he officers expect to prove a valuable witness, wa® working with them. , “I did not know the men were painting up there,” he says "and I did not touch a single brace. The falling of the scaf fold was a complete surprise to me.” There is considerable feeling among va rious factions of the workmen employed on the building and just what may de velop in the case cannot be foretold. PEACEMAKER SHOT IN SAW MILL ROW MONROE, Ga., Feb. 12.—News came to this city yesterday of the shooting of Ed Rhodes by Charley Whitley. It occurred at David Moore’s saw mill near Logan ville Sunday afternoon. Whitley had been engaged in a difficulty with a negro and had fired at him twice with his pistol. Rhodes, in order to quell the affair and save the negroe’s life, got in between the white man and negro. At this Whitley became indignant and fired at Rhodes. The ball struck the cheat bone and glanced towards his right shoul der, inflicting a serious but not danger ous wound. The physicians are trying to locate'a nd recover tim ball. Whitley made §ood Ida escape. Farwells Sell Ranch. CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—The Capitol com pany. or the X. I. T. ranch, of which the Farwells of Chicago, are th® prin cipal owners, has "sold to the Reynolds Land and Cattle company 18.CD0 acres, to L. T. Clark 40.000 acres, to William J. Tod 50,000 acres, to the Matador Land and Cattle company 210,000 acres, to F. D. Wight 70.000 acres, and about/40.000 acres In smaller tracts to various purenasers.