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DUNCAN DIES
FROM HIS
WOUND
HIS WIFE HELD ON THE CHARGE
OF MURDER. AND AN INVES
TIGATION WILL FOL-
LOW.
Police Officer Duncan, who was shot by
his wife Saturday night a week ago. died
at the Grady hospital this morning at
12:06 o’clock.
He began to sink rapidly yesterday af
ternoon. and early In the evening the
phyMciana announced that he was dying.
The death was reported to the coroner,
and he will probably hold an inquest to*
day. when all the facts In the tragedy
may be brought out. The case has great
ly pussled the police, as much of the evi
dence is conflicting.
-» Mrs. Duncan was ill in her room at
police barracks last night, and will not
know until this morning of the death of
her husband. The police refused to wake
her slumber this morning, fearing that
the shock would be too great for her to
James Munroe Duncan was shot by his
wife on Saturday evening. February 8,
tn a boarding house at No. 51 North
Forsyth street.. On that evening he and
his wife and -win, a negro nurse. Mrs.
Duncan's little 4-year-old boy and Miss
Bessie Shelnutt. a visitor, were in Dun
can's room. AH the witnesses have
stated that Duncan was drinking: that
was denied by Duncan aftyr he was shot.
An altercation arose between Duncan and
his son. Claud’’, and the father slapped
the young man. The two clinched and
the son was being pushed backward over
a child's bed when Mrs Duncan inter
posed. She drew a pistol from the young
man's pocket and shot her husband in
the face, the ball striking the bridge of
the nose and entering the head. Mrs.
' Duncan has stated that her husband was
attempting to draw his pistol, and was
making threats to kill both her and the
young man. Claude Duncan has corrob
orated this statement. The woman claims
she fired In a moment of extreme excite
ment and did not intend to kill her
husband.
There is a discrepancy In the statements
of Mrs. Duncan and the negro nurse.
The latter claims that she. Miss Shellnut
and the little boy ran from the room be
fore the shot was fl red. Mrs. Duncan
saya they were all present. Miss Shell
nutt. has told the police she was present,
and she corroborates what Mrs. Duncan
says.
The police at first believed the young
man fired the shot, and he was arrested.
After Duncan made a statement exoner
ating his son. the latter was released.
Duncan was unconscious from Saturday
until Tuesday, when he became rational
for a few hours and made a statement
to his kinsman. Policeman A. J. Ivey.
In his statement Duncan said he was not
drinking, and that his wife fired the shot
after saying she would kill him if he did
not let the young man alone. He admit
ted striking his son. and said he did so
because the young man acted badly while
in the room. “ *
Duncan was a supernumerary on the
police force. He was elected last fall.,
during the interstate fair. He was 45
years of age. and was born in Gwinnett*
county. Mrs. Duncan was his second wife.
His first wife, who died in 1895. was a Miss
Josephine Roberts. He had five children
by his first wife and none by his second.
Mrs. Duncan was a grass widow when
she married Duncan. The wedding oc
curred on the very day she secured her
divorce, in October. 199 ft. She has two
children by b«r first husband. Her maid
en name was MolUe Eady, and she is a
daughter of the late A. M. Eady, of West
Point, this state. ,
SIXTY VETERANS TO
ATTEND DALLAS REUNION
About members of Camp W. H. T.
Walker. No. 925. United Confederate Vet
erans. will attend the coming Confederate
reunion in Dallas. Tex. The trip was dis
cussed at the meeting held last week,
when there was much enthusiasm shown.
It was decided not to elect delegates and
.alternates, but to allow those who wished
to go to act as delegates. Among the
members who expressed the intention of
going were R. S. Osborn, J. S. Holland.
J. B. Oxoonj, A. B. Andrews. Dr. M. ‘C.
Martin. G. L. Walker. J. R- Stamps. F. R.
Hillburn. G. W. Guthrie. W. H. Bettie.
A. J. Camp. R. J. Delay. W. J. Langston.
D. W. JJgon andxD. 11. Goudy, all of
whom were appointed either delegates or
alternates. It is likely a number of oth
ers will also go with this party.
Atlanta Man Shot in Macon Bar.
MACON. Feb. 15.-Mr. Dan O’Connell
tired four shots from his pistol In Putsei's
bar Thursday and wounded Perry Davis,
of Atlanta. One bullet took effect in Da-
B via’ jaw and ranged upward around the
eye and passed out at the forehead.
The wound is thought to be only a flesh
' injury, and was perhaps a glancing shot
after the bullet had ricocheted from a
wall.
O'Connell says he tried to kill Davis,
because Davis was imposing on him. Da
vis refuses to say anything. O’Connell is
held on the charge of assault with intent
to murder.
1 Witnesses say that the shooting was the
result of a quarrel about whether or not
O'Connell should drink with Davts.
I Will Cure You of •
Rheumatism.
No pay until you know it.
After 2.000 experiments. I have learned
how to cure Rheumatism. Not to turn
bony joints into fieen again; that !• im
possible But I can cure the disease al
ways. at any stage, and forever.
I ask for no inoney. Simply Write me a
postal and I will send you an order on
your nearest druggist for six bottles of
Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cfire. for every
druggist keeps it. Use ft for a mdnth.
and if It dees what I claim, pay your
druggist IS 50 for it. If it doesn't I wiU
pay him myself
. I have no samples Any medicine that
can affect Rhumatism with but a few
dpees must be drugged to the verge of
danger. I use no such drugs. It is folly
to take them. You must get the disease
, out of the blood.
My remedy does that, even In the most
difficult, obstinate cases. No matter how
impossible this seems to you. I know it
and I take the risk. I have cured tens of
.thousand* of cases in this way. and my
records show that 39 out of 4ft who get
those six bottles pay. and pay gladly. I
nave learned that people In general are
honest with a physician who cures them.
That is all I ask. It I fail I don't expect
-a penny from you.
Simply write me a postal card or letter.
Let me send you an order for the medi
cine. Take it'for a month, for it won’t
harm you anyway. If ft cure*, pay SS.W.
I leave that entirely to you. I will mail
you a book that tells how I do It. Ad
dress Dr. Shoop. Box 544, Racine. Wte.
’ Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured
by oae or two battles. At all! druggists.”
GRANADE HEARING SATURDAY
BEFORE JUDGE ORR
T. J. Granade. held in the Tower on a
coroner’s warrant, charging him with the
I murder of Jesse Pope. Friday demand
ed a commitment trial before Judge Orr.
' The case was set for 9 o’clock Saturday,
and at ■ the appointed hour Granade
and his attorney. Albert H.'Cox. appeared
for the hearing. The state was jhort on
witnesses and Granade came very near
gaining his liberty. Upon the request of
Solicitor Charley Hill for the state the
ease was postponed until this morning at
9 o'clock. •
Today the .evidence before ffite cor
oner will be gone over again and addi
tional. witnesses are to appear as well.
The lady about whom the fuss started will
be present, it js understood. i;he case is
one of great interest. Both young men
were students at the Atlanta Dental col
lege. • • ?
Several of Granade'® relatlveb have ar
rived In the city 'and are preparing to
make as strong a fight as possible for him.
GREENE GAYNOR CASE
CONSIDERED BY SPEER
SAVANNAH. Ga-.'Feb. 15.—This morn
ing in the United States court. .United
States District A'tfdrriey Marion. Erwin
concluded• hfs argument on the pleas in
abatement in the case of B. F. Green et
a!., charged with conspiracy against the
government. Judge Speer took the case
under consideration. The defendants were
allowed to leave the court room, but they
are not permitted to go beyond the con
fines of Chatham county.
THE fIEApSHftBP”
NOT LOCATED OT
FMR
MRS. “SHARP" DOES NOT KNOW
THE WHEREABOUTS OF HER
HUSBAND—FATHER SEEKS
WRONG MAN.
The police have not yet caught the man
using the name ‘'Alexander Sharp," be
lieved to be assumed, who married Miss
Olah Charles last Monday and deserted
light Friday by the real Mr. Sharp,
light yesterday by the real Mr. Sharp,
the man who is entitled to the name, ap
plying to th® police for protection from
the young lady’s father, who had gone
gunning for the deserter of his daughter.
When the girl saw the man she at once
said he was not her husband, and it is
how a matter of cbnjecture just who she
married.
Mrs. '‘Sharp’’ is a daughter of Robert E.
Charles, of 18 Capitol place. She Is a beau
tiful girl, and was a telephone girl at
the Standard company. She had known
"Sharp” only about two weeks, when he
persuaded her to run away and marry
him. This took place last Monday, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Chas.
W- Byrd, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
The marriage Jook place in the church
ind was witnessed by several persons..
Monday night was spent at the Alham
bra hotel and Tuesday the girl was car
ried by her husband to the home of her
married sister. It was arranged that the
couple should take dinner* wltlt- Mrs,
"Sharp's" parents that day and get for
giveness. tart whH the dinner hour ar->
rived the husband failed to show up and
has not since been heard from.
The father went to work to locate the
man and decided qn a Mr. Sharp at the
Western and Atlantic railroad Friday.
He proved to be innocent and the police
are now looking for the right man. From
the description with which they have been
furnished., it is believed the man is one
who knew* Sharp and took his name. It
is also thought he is married.
Mrs. “Sharp" has been prostrated with
grief since the affair, but has rallied con
siderably now and wants her place back
with the telephone exchange, which she
gave up when she went to get married.
FEW NEGROES PAID
THEIR POLL TH
FOR THIS REASON MANY ARE DIS
FRANCHISED—NEWS NOTES
OF INTEREST.
OPELIKA, Ala., Feb. 15.—Arrangements
are being made to put the two new rural
delivery routes here into operation. This
will give Opelika four, which will thor
oughly cover the surrounding country.
Tax Collector R. B. Booker has received
sufficient returns from the payment of
poll taxes in I-ee county to tell approxi
mately what the vote will be.’ There are
about 5.600 voters in Lee .county, 2,500
whites and 3.000 colored. There were 1,269
whites assessed for poll tax. Os this num
ber 1.110 paid. There are about 150 exempt
as members of Are and military compa
nies and township trustees. In addition to
this 150 whites paid who have become of
age since the last assessment. This makes
1.410 whites paid or who are exempt. Then
there are about 40 per cent over the age
of 45. so that the white vote of the county
will be about 2.000, the number usually
polled. Only 413 negroes paid their poll
tax, and many of them cannot register
for not having the ojher qualifications.
The vote of Lee county in the future will
be between 2.250 and 2,500, not quite 50 per
cent, and will be composed of mostly
whites.
The directors of the Chewacla Lime
works will meet here Monday. Their prop
erty is one of the most valuable in the
state, but it was abandoned some time
ago. as the quarry had gone so deep in
the ground that they could not afford to
mine it. They are now mining the lime
stone above ground at CaJcis.
The terms of Hon. W. B. Tucker and
Hon. Homer McGraw as county commis
sioners. and Professor D. M. Banks as
county superintendent of education ex
pire this year. In addition to the above
two representatives are to be elected from
Lee. Politics is very quiet, and while no
candidates have announced, it is highly
probable that, there will be several can
didates for eaph of these offices*-and that
the contest will be lively'. '
HOSE BROKE SUDDENLY"
AND FLOODED POLICEMAN
An impromptu geyser broke forth in
front of police headquarter* Saturday
and held the whole force at bgy for fully
fifteen minutes. The sidewalk and steps
were being cleansed of snow with a large
, hose when the hose suddenly burst.. ’A
spray thirty feet high and covering a cir
cumference of half the street and the en
tire front of the building played tn de
fiance of police authority. Several police
men were drenched.
After the hose broke the 'plug refused
to be turned off and passage in and out of
the building had to be made through icy
water. At last the plug was turned off
after several appeals to the waterworks
department and things again became nor
mal at headquarters. All about were
drenched officers, shivering with cold.
Ther whole affair was witnessed by a
large crowd of the Decatur street deni
zens and was greatly enjoyed.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MUM DAY, FEBRUARY f7- 1902.
FOR BRAVERY
DEMES GET
MEDALS
REPORT OF ARMY BOARD GIVES
REWARDS TO SOLDIERS
WHO LED IN DAR-
ING.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin has made public the report
of the army board of which General Mc-
Arthur was president, appointed to con
sider and report the names of officers and
enlisted men of the army who distinguish
ed themselves in the recent campaigns
in Cuba. China and the Philippines to en
title* them to a reward, either of medals
of honor or certificates of merit.
The officers recommended for brevet
rank for specific services during the
recent campaigns were sent to the senate
by the president In the regular way.
President Roosevelt has approved all the
recommendations of the board for reward
of brevet, medals and honor and certifi
cates of m£rit, with the exception of the
Recommendation that Col. Theodore
Roosevelt be given the brevet rank of
brigadier general for the services at bat
tle of San Juan hill.
The list of brevets will be made public
when it is sent to the senate. The medals
of honor will be awarded in 33 cases, of
which ten go to commissioned officers and
23 to non-commissioned officers and pri
vates. j
Only one medal is awarded oh account
of service in the Cuban service, two in the
case of the Chinese campaign and thirty
in the Philippine war. The medal list
shows few names of persons familiar to
the public, perhaps the most notable be
ing those of Musician Calvin P. Titus,
who was the first to scale the wall at
Pekin, and who afterward was sent to
West Point, and Lieutenant Matthew A.
Batson, who commanded the Macabebe
scouts.
The certificates of merit are all award
ed to non-commissioned officers and pri
vates and of the total number of 56, four
are on account of the Cuban campaign,
45 on account of the Philippine campaign
and one of account of Ciyinese trouble.
The medal of honor liftt is:
Cuba—Edward Lee Baker, Jr.,‘sergeant
major 10th cavalry; for distinguished gal
lantry in action at Santiago, Cuba, July
1, 1898, in leaving cover and rescuing, un
der fire, a wounded comrade from drown
ing in a stream In front of Santiago.
Philippine islands—Captain George W,
Matthews, assistant surgeon 36th volun
teer infantry:for distinguished gallantry m
action near Laboa, P. 1., October 29, 1899,
in attending wounded under a severe fire
of the enemy, and seizing a carbine and
beating off an attack upon wounded offi
cers and men under his charge.
Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Grove, 36th
volunteer infantry; for most distinguished
gallantry in action near Porac, Luzon, P.
1., September 9, 1899. w’here, in advance of
his regiment, he rushed to the assistance
of his colonel, charging, pistol in hand,
seven insurgents and compelling surrender
of all not killed or wounded.
. Captain- Harry Bell. 36th volunteer in
fantry :-fermoat qtmsCWuous gallantry In
action aeat Borad, Luzon', T: 1., October
17, 1899, in leading a successful charge
against a superior force, capturing and
disposing of the enemy and relieving
other me.mbers of his regiment from a
perilous position.
First Lieutenant Arthur M. Ferguson,
36th volunteer Infantry; for most con
spicuous gallantry in action near Porac,
Luzon, P. 1.. September 28, 1899, where he
charged along a body of the enemy and
captured a captain.
Captain George W. Biegler. 28th volun
teer infantry—For most distinguished gal
lantry in action with 19 men, resisting and
at close quarters defeating 300 of the ene
my, neat Locc, Luzon, P. 1., October 21,
1900.
Captain Hugh J. McGrath, 48th cavalry,
since deceased—For most distinguished
gallantry In swimming the San Juan river
in the face of the enemy’s fire and driving
him from his intrenchments, at Calamba,
Luzon, P. 1., July 26, 1899.
First Lieutenant Matthew A. Batson, 4th
cavalry, now retired.
Lieutenant Colonel James Parker, 45th
volunteer infantry (now major of cavairy
and assistant adjutant general)—For moat
distinguished gallantry in the defense of
Vigan, Luzon, P. 1., December 4, 1899,
while in command of the garrison, where,
with email numbers, he repulsed a savage
night attack by overwhelming force of the
enemy, fighting at close quarters in the
dark for several hours.
Second Lieutenant Allen J. Greer, 48th
infantry, for conspicuous gallantry In ac
tion, July 2, 1901, near Majada, Laguna
province, P. 1., in charging alone an in
surgent outpost with his pistol, killing
one, wounding two and capturing three
Insurgents with rifles and equipment.
Private John C. Wetherby, company L,
Fourth infantry (died November 29, 1899,
of wounds received November 20, 1899),
for most distinguished gallantry in action
while carrying important orders on the
battlefield he was desperately wounded,
and being unable to walk erect crawled
fanenough to deliver his orders; this near
Imus, Luzon, r. !•» November 20, 1899.
Sergeant Henry Schroder, Company
L. 16th infantry., for most distinguished
gallantry In action In defeating with 22
men. 400 insurgents, killing 36 and wound
ing 90: this at Carlg, P. 1., April 14. Pri
vate Louis. Company L. 19th infantry,
for most distinguished gallantry in act
ion; single handed and alone he defended
his mortally wounded companion from an
overwhelming force of the enemy near Mt.
Amia. Cebu. P. 1., February 14, 1900. C. I.
Pearce. 19th infantry, distinguished gal
lantry In action, holding a bridge from a
superior force and fighting though most
severely wounded until the main body
A STEADY WORKER.
Coffee Works Slow But Sure.
Many people use coffee day after day
without an idea of the serious work it
does with nerves, stomach, bowels and
sometimes with the eyes, heart and kid
neys. Its work is done gradually; that
is. the poison affects the nerve centers
a little today and a little tomorrow and
so on. and finally the nerve cells > are
slowly broken down and then Nature
begins the call for help.
It is a safe proposition that if a man
or woman has headaches, stomach
trouble, or any such aliments come on at
intervals, something is wrong with the
Mod or drink, and this question should
be investigated carefully, for health is
th* beat capital any one can possess and
willfully‘breaking it down is a piece of
childish folly.
It is easy to leave off coffee if one will
take Postum Food Coffee, properly made,
for Postum has a delicious coffee flavor
and a deep seal brown color which
changes to a golden brown when cream
Is added, and it satisfies the coffee
drinker without any of the had effects
of coffee; on the contrary the result of
using Postum is the rebuilding of th,e
broken down nerve 1 centers by the food
elements contained in It.
Postum ts a pure food beverage made
by scientific food makers and can be
depended upon absolutely for its purity
and the good results that follow its use.
To bring out the flavor and food value
Postum must be boiled at least 15 min
‘ utes after the boiling begins.
came up to cross; this near San Isifiro,
Luzon, April 19, 1900.
Sergeant Charles W. Ray, company 1,
Twenty-second infantry, most distinguish
ed gallantry In actlo.n, capturing a bridge
with the detachment he commanded, hold
ing It against a superior force of the ene
my. thereby enabling an army to come
up and cross; this near San Isidro, Luzon.
P. 1., October 19, 1899.
Private George M. Shelton, company I.
Twenty-third Infantry, for most conspic
uous gallantry in action, in advancing
along under heavy fire of enemy and res
cuing a wounded comrade, this at Lades,
Leyte. P. 1.. April 26, 1900.
Sergeant Clarence M. Condon, battery
C, Third artillery, now second lieutenant
of artillery, for most distinguished gal
lantry in action near Calulut, Luzon, P. 1.,
• November 5, 1898, while in command of a
detachment of four men he charges and
routed 40 intrenched insurgents inflicting
on them heavy loss.
MAN ANDWOMAN ARE~
PURSUED BY ENDLESS CHAIN
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.—An endless chain
is the latest scheme to be adopted by
James C. Rogers to get track of Miss
Florence Ely and her nephew, frank Ely
Rogers, who disappeared from Evanston
last July.
Two thousand circulars will be sent out
to every part of the United States con
taining the photographs and descriptions
of the missing pair and each person re
ceiving the letter is requested to send
copies of the letter to three friends ask
ing them to send <joples to three of theirs
and so on. making a chain.
IN COM TOWER
SfiRPY AWAITS
HISJUL
ALLEGED SWINDLER TRANSFER-
RED THERE AND MAY SUCCEED
IN GIVING BOND FOR HIS
appearance.
E. J. Sarpy, the alleged swindler, who
has been held at police station for some
time, was Saturday transferred to the
Tower to await trial in the state epurt on
the charge of forgery. His bond is fixed
at 11,000 and his attorney, Thomas L.
Bishop, says he will be able to give it.
Sarpy, it will be remembered, was ar
rested in connection with an alleged com
mercial guide swindle. He is said to have
tried to collect for advertisements which
had appeared in the guide, which was in
reality, it ts said, an old book with new
pages for adds pasted in. Some of those
who had subscribed for ads paid up, but
others noticed the price agreed upon for
the advertisement had been changed. Sar
py was forthwith arrested by Detectives
Kilpatrick and Langford. The recorder
fined him 3100 for doing business without
a license and bound him over to the state
court for forgeryv it being held that to
change an agreement over a signature
was forgery just as much as is affixing
another's name. Sarpy went to the stock
ade, but remained only a few days before
a habeas corpus w® B taker) before Judge
Newman. This same up for a hearing
Saturday and was dismissed upon the
request ot Bishop, an agreement
having been reached whereby Sarpy's fine
in the recorder’s court was reduced to -
This ,aniou»K'Wa paid and Sarpy
went to the Tdwer. ■;
According ite Mr. Bishop he will be re
leased oh bond shortly.
STRIOMSn
MEMO AGAIN
TEXTILE UNION IS TALKING OF
DEMANDING INCREASED PAY
FOR OPERATIVES.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 15.—Much interest
is felt as to what the Textile union will
do in regard to instructions from head
quarters to make a demand for a 10 per
cent increase in wages. »
About a month ago a representative of
the executive board of the National Tex
tile Workers’ union visited Augusta and
mills in this section on an inspecting tour.
In a speech made at Red Men s hall, in
this city, he said that in his report he
should advise that a demand for an in
crease In wages be made, and enforced
with a strike if not conceded. It appears
from the news received here that he has
made such a report, and that it has been
adopted.
The time limit to be set by this ulti
matum is March 17th. So far no action
has been taken by the local unions. It is
given out by the mill men that a raise in
wages at this time is simply an impossi
bility, and that such a demand could not
be granted if made. There are many con
servative men among the operatives who
seem ready to concede this, and who de
precate anything that would lead to an
Interruption of steady employment. The
Intimation is freely made that if the mills
will make a slight concession all trouble
will be averted.
There has been considerable reinstate
ment into unions of members who had fall
en in arrears, as it is given out that only
union members in good standing will be
entitled to strike benefits, and they wish
to be prepared for any emergency.
MISS GOULD AND PARTY
STOPPING IN ATLANTA
Miss Helen M. Gould arrived in Atlanta
Saturday with party of friends from New
Orleans, aboard her private car "At
alanta.” The party will remain here sev
eral days, and Miss Gould will probably
use a part of the time in visiting some of
ser personal friends in Atlanta.
In Miss Gould's, party are Miss Ida J.
Coots. Miss Margaret Stevenson, Miss
Estelle Hartshorne and Mary Clark, a
maid, from New York city; Mrs. Dr. Gil
bert E. Palen. the sister of Jay Gould;
Miss Anna Palen, of Germantown, Pa.,
and Mr. Frank K. Tutt, of Kansas City.
This party has been having an enjoyable
trip through the southwest, finally reach
ing New Orleans in time for the carnival,
which was much enjoyed, especially by
Miss Gould, who has not visited New Or
leans for several years. The trip is solely
for pleasure.
The “Atalanta" is a magnificent private
car. elaborately fitted and decorated. It
arrived here Saturday about 1 o’clock,
attached to the Southern train from Bir
mingham. Immediately after the arrival
of the train the private car was taken in
tow by a switch engine and carried to the
Western and Atlantic spur track beneath
the Forsyth street bridge, where the aris
tocratic and benevolent Miss Gould par
took of dinner, having as a view
from her ear window the picturesque din
giness of the shadows beneath the big
bridge.
Miss Gould steadfastly refused to see
any reporters, but sent word that she
would probably remain here sevetal days.
The Griffin Call is Sold.
GRIFFIN. Ga.. Feb. 14.-L. F. Scott, of
ConyerS. yesterday purchased uie plant of
The Evening Call and will move It to Con
yers and run a weekly newspaper. |
KENTUCKIAN
FLAYS THE
ENGLISH
WHEELER, OF KENTUCKY, SAYS
PAUNCEFOTE IS A TRAITOR TO
NATION—HE STRONGLY DE-
NOUNCES ENGLAND.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—During the de
bate upon a pension bill, Wheeler, of
Kentucky, created a sensation by a
speech denouncing the attitude of the ad
ministration and the state department in
connection with what he termed the re
cent exposure of the attitude of Great
Britain toward the United States.
Mr. Wheeler excoriated what he termed
the modern disposition toward "European
flunkeyism."
Until 1896, he said, all Americans had
glorified in the splendid isolation of the re
public and its determination to hold aloof
from foreign entangling alliances. Less
than five years ago. he declared, a presi
dent "egged on by the pitiable flunkey in
the state department” had stretched his
atms across the seas in adulation to the
people of Great Britain and today the
government was' hugging to its bosom a
nation that since the battle of Yorktown
had systematically and persistently plot
ted our downfall.
He sneered at the "shoulder strapped
gold lace flunkeys" who were to be dis
patched across the Atlantic to bend the
knee to and kiss the hand of the English
king, whose government, he declared, had
atempted to form a coalition of European
governments to thwart us while we were
seeking to strike the shackles from Cuba.
Honest, straight-forward American dip
lomacy, he declared, had given way to
European diplomacy. He said he respect
ed the present occupant of the w’hite
house. He was, he said, too straight
forward for many of his party qplieagues,
slightly quixotic perhaps, and hasty tem
pered, but honest and brave enough, he
thought, to “boot out that man in the
state department who had brought us to
the humiliating position."
Turning to England's war in South Af
rica he denounced her tyranny and the
part we had in it in allowing war mate
rial to be shipped from our shores. If
half that was said of "this man Paunce
fote" was true, he declared, he ought to
be shipped across the water and "the
sooner the better.”
Referring to the report that a member of
the president's family was to attend the
coronation Mr. Wheeler said it was per
haps unbecoming to allude to it. Never
theless. he said, he considered it “most
unfortunate and unprecedented and to be
lamented by ev*y liberty-loving Ameri
can."
It was but one more link in the chain.
Mr. Wheel*r then turned to the pros
pective" visit of Prince Henry. With a
gesture of contempt he declared that "Eu
ropean maniacs were falling over each
other” to see the "little Dutchman.”
There were thousands of Americans fol
lowing the plow, he said, who are as hon
est and as noble as he. Why,- he asked,
should the American people give heed to
this flunkeyism of the present adminis
tration. We should treat our visitors po-,
lltely but whyX'fall down and worship
them.”
The whole house was aroused by Mr.,
Wheeler’s philippic. Several times the
Democratic side burst into applause.
As he was'concludlng Mr. Grosvenor, of
Ohio, asked it Mr. Wheeler had been liv
ing at the time of the visit of Lafayette,
as the representative of the king of
France, whether he would have opposed
the reception accorded the Frenchman by.
Washington.
"I should have been proud to receive the
Marqulj. de Lafayette,” replied Mr.
Wheeler. "He helped to fight for our lib
erties." • • > • j
Mr. Gillet, of Massachusetts, called at
tention to the fact that President Buchan
an, a Democrat, had received the Prince
of Wales.
"That was a different thing.” retorted
Mr. Wheeler, amid Republican jeers.
“He came in an official capacity as the
heir to the British throne."
This statement, Mr. Grosvenor denied,
declaring that the prince came incognito
and was received and entertained at the
white house by a Democratic president.
If the gentleman is correct. answered
Mr. Wheeler, "then I condemn the ac
tion of President Buchanan.”
Mr. Boutelle, of Illinois, vigorously de
fended the head of the state department.
No man in recent years had reflected such
credit upon our department affairs as he.
He referred especially to the Chinese cri
sis and said his acts throughout that time
had won the commendation of the world.
Mr. Boutelle said he could not sit silent
while such an attack was made upon a
man who had shed lustre upon our diplo
macy.
The excitement then subsided and con
sideration of the pension bill was resumed.
Later in the day Mr. Grosvenor replied
at some length to the speech made by Mr.
Wheeler earlier in the day, severely crit
icising the Kentucky member for what he
termed the latter’s **inopportune speech."
He said that the speech would be read at
Kiel tomorrow morning on the eve of
Prince Henry's departure as the message
of the American people.
Mr. Wheeler, at . the conclusion of Mr.
Grosvenor's remarks, made an impassion
ed response, protesting against the official
reception of Prince Henry.
Pauncefote, Acted Without Authority.
LONDON, Feb. 14.—The Associated
Press understands that the under secreta
ry of foreign affairs. Lord Cranborne, will
inform the house of commons this after
noon that Lord Pauncefote, the British
ambassador at Washington, acted merely
as dean of the diplomatic corps in sum
moning the meeting of April 14, 1898 that
he did so at the Instigation of other dip
lomatists; that he acted in those proceed
ings entirely on his ow*n Initiative, formed
the note as ft matter of routine and was
Instructed in return to take absolutely no
notice of the matter.
Dr. Maurice Baumfield. of Vienna, is in Chi
cago endeavoring to interest capitalists in a
project to establish a daily newspaper in Vi
enna and run It on the American plan.
KING’S
Latest Improved
COTTON
To let the people see the latest strain of
this great variety. WE WILL GIVE a
3-lb. lot of the seed (and send It by mail)
to any cotton grower who will do us a
reasonable service—service to consist In
handing out some cards for us. Address.
T. J. KING GO.;
Richmond, Va.
LEGISLATIVE ACTS WERE
DELIVERED ON FRIDAY
The acts of the legislature of Georgia
for 1901 have been issued from the press
es of the Franklin Printing company and
| are now in the hands of Librarian Well
born for distribution.
The announcement that the acts ar®
now ready for sale will be hailed with de
light by all the lawyers and judges in the
state of Georgia. The acts contain all the
laws passed by the last legislature and
are important to the lawyers, county
officers and judges.
The volume is quite a large one. and is
neatly bound in cloth. All the state houso
officers and members of the legislature
and county officers will be furnished with
gopies free of charge. The books will be
sold at a moderate cost to lawyers and
others who desire them.
MAN’S LIFE HIS OWN: _
CAN TAKE IT AT WILL
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 15.-Herbert
Wright, of this city, has been arraigned
before Judge Arnold on the charge of tak
ing laudanum with suicidal intent.
Wright pleaded "guilty to attempting
suicide, but not with intent to kill myseif."
In dismissing the case. Judge Arnold
said he doubted if there is such an offense
in this country as attempted suicide. The
law emanated, he said, from courts where
there were kings and emperors, who
adopted the theory that it was wrong for
a man to kill himself and thus reduce the
number of king's subjects. The judge
added that a man’s life belong to himself
and his creator and he did not know but
that the man had the right to kill himself
if he so desired.
TO MEHIiSITORS
IN ATLftNTfi THIS
MORNING
COMMITTEE FROM CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE WILL MAKE PLEAS-
ANT STAY OF CINCINNATI
BUSINESS MEN.
In the absence President J. K. Orr,
E. C. Peters, vice president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, has appointed the fol
lowing committee to meet the Young
Men’s Business Club of Cincinnati, which
will arrive In. Atlanta this morning at
7 o'clock by the Georgia railroad, and
leave by the Western and Atlantic road
at 9 o’clock:
J. K. Orr, E. C. Peters. W. A. Hemphill,
H. H. Cabaniss, Clark Howell, T. H. Mar
tin. Oscar Pappenheimer, John S. Cohen,
David Woodward. J. Wylie Pope, R. T.
Conley, A. L. Metcalf, Frank 8. Ellis, J.
E. Maddox, J. A. Sams, L. L. McClesky.
As the Cincinnati party will be here on
ly two hours, and part of this time will
be occupied at breakfast, there will not
be an opportunity to show the visitors
any marked attention, such as has been
customary on similar occasions, when
the visitors had a day or half a day at
their disposal, but the representatives of
the Chamber of Commerce will call on
the business men to pay their respects
and bld them welcome to Atlanta.
Charleston Host of Cincinnati Party.
CHARLESTON. 8. C.. Feb. 15.—A large
party of Clncinnfttlans is here today to
open the Cincinnati building at the expo
sition. The delegation, headed by Mayor
Fleischmann and President Puchta, of
the chamber of commerce, consists of 14ft,
including many ladies. The party came
on a special train, reaching here early this
morning.
The visitors were welcomed at the ex
position by Mayor Smythe and the expo
sition officials. The Cincinnati building
was formally accepted and turned jover
to the exposition by the mayor of Cin
cinnati and speeches were made by other
members of the party. A collation was
served In the building afterward.
The party will stay over tomorrow, be
ing given an excursion around the harbor.
They leave here tomorrow afternoon and
return by Atlanta, Chattanooga and
Louisville.
in fiendTshglee little
BROTHER BAKES SISTER
HAMMOND. Ind., Feb. 15.—Willie Noj
wak, the three-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Nowak, of this city, is said
to have deliberately set fire to the cloth
ing of Wis baby sister and watched her
burn to death.
At the inquest over the body of the child
it developed that after the father of the
children, a fireman, had gone to his work,
the mother reprimanded the bov for
some trifling fault and locked both chil
dren in the kitchen while she went to a
grocery store.
In one corner of the kitchen was a cub
board In which was stored matches. The
mother was absent about 15 minutes.
When she returned and opened the kitch
en door the sickening smell of burning
flesh almost overpowered her.
On the floor lay the 15-months-old girl,
writhing In pain and burned almost be
yond recognition.
Standing near by was her little brother
watching the flames which had begun to
eat Into the pine floor of the room.
The boy. who Is precocious and talk
ative, said at the inquest that he had
lighted the ba'by’s clothes. He exhibited
no grief upon being shown the charred
body.
RAILROADS READY FOR
NEW UNION DEPOT
The Atlanta and West Point Railroad
company has accepted the state’s depot
proposition, and will join with the other
roads in occupying a new union station in
Atlanta when the state builds one.
The letter from President Wlckesham
was the last to be received by Governor
Candler from the railroads. Now all of
the lines have been heard from. The let
ters from President Spencer, of the South
ern, and Major Hanson, of the Central,
were rather indefinite, but the communi
cations from General Manager T. K.
Scott, of the Georgia, President J. W.
Thomas, of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad, and President
Charles A. Wickersham, of the Atlanta
and West Point, were positive answers.
A Thrifty Georgia Farmer.
An instance of the productiveness of
Georgia sol], of the thrift that awaits
Georgia's industrious farmers. Is furnish
ed from CObb county,- the county which
wins nearly all the premiums at agricul
tural fairs.
Mr. J. R. McCallum, of Cobb county, on
his farm a mile and a half of Marietta,
planted about four acres in Irish potatoes
in July last and has gathered 1.000 bush
els. His good luck was that about the
time the potatoes were ready for market
there was a partial potato famine in the
county, caused by the drouths of last sum
mer. He found ready sale for his crop at
$1.50 per bushel.
Mr. McCallom came from New Jersey
about eight years ago and bought 60 acres
of land that was said to be worn out. He
was laughed at for buying such poor land,
but he commenced raising and selling veg
etables, and winter and summer brings
vegetables, eggs and other produce to
town and finds ready sale. His experience
with his potato crop was something
lovely.
He also raised bushels of fine sweet
potatoes. His is a good example to fol
low. i
TO KILL DEPOT
THE PLIIN OF
SOUTHERN?
PRESIDENT SPENCER NOT AT ALL
SATISFIED WITH PRESENT LO-
CATION AND TERMS OF
STATE.
Although Governor Candler declines t|
make public the letter of President Sam*
uel Spencer relating to a new depot on th<
property of the state in Atlanta, it is now
known that President Spencer has written
the governor that the place on which it is
contemplated thait the depot shall stand
is entirely inadequate for a depot, and fur.
thermore that the Southern Railway is at
present paying $60,000 a year rpntal forth»
use of the depot, and if the new proposi
tion is accepted sls 000 more would be add.
ed and that the Southern would be com.
pletely at the mercy of the new lessee of
the state road eighteen years from now,
as the bill passed by the legislature makes
absolutely no provision for the rental to
be charged after the lease expires.
This information is secured from an ab
solutely reliable source and is known to
be true. President Spencer in his letter
states at length that the Southern is anx
ious to co-operate with the state in the de
pot matter, but it is unwilling to pay an
extra rental for a new depot, and to ba
placed at the mercy of the lessee of th®
state road when the present lease expires.
He argues further that the space is not
large enough for thp kind of depot Atlanta
ought to have. Mr. Spencer writes that
unless the governor can assure him that
the rental eighteen years from now caa
be satisfactorily arranged it will be impos
sible for the Southern to accept the prop
osition. .
It Is understood that Governor Candlisr
has consulted with Attorney General
Wright with reference to the matter, and
has been advised that no promises can
be made as the legislature has adjourned
and only that body can make the ar
rangement wanted by Mr. Spencer.
It looks now as If the Southern proposes
to knock the depot proposition Into a
cocked hat. and that the conference which
is to be held next "Wednesday will result
disastrously for the new depot here. The
Southern and the Central have always
been anxious to erect a union station of
their own on the Mitchell street property,
and it Is very probable that this will be
done. If the governor, and the depot com
mission eftnot make the arrangements
necessary for the Southern to accept. It
Is believed that the Central railroad has
taken the same position as the Southern
so far as space is concerned, although at
present the Central has paid absolutely no
rent.
It Is regarded as peculiar, however, that
the Southern should have proposed the
exact terms two years ago, that it is now
declining to accept.
President Samuel Spencer will appear at
the meeting of the depot commission in
the office of Governor Cahdler next Wed
nesday morning in person. This was an
nounced . by Governor Candler Satur
day, who had just received a telegram
from Mr. Spencer.
President Charles A. Wickersham, of
the Atlanta and West Point; President
John M. Egan and Major J* F- Hansop,
of the Central of Georgia; President J.
W. Thomas, of the Nashville, Chattanoo
ga and St, Louis railway, and a repre
sentative of the Georgia railroad will also
be present at the meeting. General Man
ager T. K. Scott, of the Georgia, will b®
unable to be present at the gathering, as
he will be absent In New Orleans at that
time, but he has notified Governor Can
dler that he would have a representative
on hand.
With the railway officiate will probably
be the railroad attorneys. It will be a big
gathering of railway magnates as every
prominent southern railroad company will
be represented. No representative of the
Seaboard railroad will be on hand, as the
officials of that company have announced
that they would agree to any arrangement
made by the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis railroad. /
The members of the depot commission,
Messrs. Ferris Cann, of Savannah; John
Holder, Roland Ellis, JThomas Egleston,
W. A. Knowles. Byron Bower and G, V.
Gress, have notified Governor Candler
that they would attend.
FIGHT IN FLOYD *
GROWS VERY BITTER
ROME, Ga., Feb. 15.—The speakers on
both sides of the dispensary issue are in
the country this morning and no less than
eight orators will be heard from the
stump. . .
The city walks are crowded with work
ers for and against the dispensary and
every citizen is approached on the ques
tion. The registrars will complete their
work of purging the voters' lists today
and all will be in readiness for the elec
tion on Tuesday.
The Record and Tribune continue to
publish letters from various parties for
and against the dispensary. The Tribune
contained a letter from Mrs. Lovejoy con
demning the dispensary. The Record will
publish a letter this afternoon from a
prominent Methodist divine endorsing the
dispensary as against 13 saloons in Borne.
The communication claim* that the situ
ation is misunderstood by prohibi
tionists and their argument only applies
to dry counties. The’ dispensary people
are confident they will win and the saloon
men are making great claims. The ex
citement is intense.
Fire at Adrian.
ADRIAN. Feb. 15.—The splendid dry
kiln of the James Lumber company was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon. By fierce conflict with the flames
their large lumber mill was saved.
Bright’s Disease and
Diebetes Cured.
University Chemist Acting as Judge.
Irvine K. Mott. M. D., of Cincinnati. 0.. dem
onstrated before the editorial board of the
Evening Post, one of the leading dally papers of
Cincinnati, tne power of
his remedy to cure the
worst forms of kidney
diseases. Later a public
test was instituted un
der the auspices of the
Post, and five cases of
Bright’s Disease and Di- i
abetes were selected by
them and placed under
Dr. Mott's cure. In three
months' time all were
pronounced cured. Har-
vard University having been chosen by ths
board to make examination of the cases be
fore and after the treatment.
Any one desiring to read the details of this
public test can obtain copies of the papers by
writing to Dr. Mott for them.
This public demonstration gave Dr. Mott an
international reputation that has brought him
into correspondence with people all over the
world, and several noted Europeans are num
bered among those who hgve taken his treat
ment and been cured.
The Doctor will correspond with those who
are suffering with Bright's Disease, Diabetes or
any kidney trouble, elther fn the first, interme
diate or last stages, and will be pleased to give
his expert opinion free to those who wiU send
him a description of their symptoms An essay
which the Doctor has prepared about kidney
troubles and describing his new method of
treatment will also be mailed by him. Corre
spondence for this purpose should be addressed
to IRVINE K. MOTT, M. D., 104 MitcheU
Building, Cincinnati. O.