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VOL. IV.
NEITHER WERE HEROES
SAYS PRES. ROOSEVELT
Battle of Santiago a Cap
tain's Battle —Wain-
wright the Real
Mero.
WASHINGTON. Feb. »—President
Moosevelt announced his decision on the
Schley appeal last night. The decision
is •substantially as follows:
The president believes that Admiral
Schley fought with great bravery at San
tiago. but that his courage is no more
to ba commended than that of the other
. officers engaged.
The president holds that the retrograde
movement bad no effect upon the battle
of Santiago. He declares that even if
Schley could be blamed for vacillating
conduct during the period he was in in
dependent command prior to the arrival of
Sampson no reproach should now attach
to him. as the navy department condoned
his offense.
The president contends that Schley's
action before the arrival of Sampson
should have been punished by removal
from command or else entirely overlooked.
He does not go into the feature, for the
reason, he. says, that Secretary Long's
failure to relieve Schley of command de
termined that question forever, and it
should not have been reopened. If the ret
rograde movement was a serious error of
Judgment. It was followed by no evil con- ■
sequences, and should not be brought for
ward to dim the lustre of a subsequent |
brilliant action.
In summing up the president deals only
with the battle of Santiago. This, he
holds, is the only point at issue. He con
tends that Schley was not in command
during the battle and made no such claim
for himself until recently. Sampson, the
president finds, was technically in com
mand .and his responsibility was not les
sened by the fact that he was absent.
The president finds that the battle of
Santiago was fought by the captains of
the various vessels engaged on general
lines laid down by Sampson. He holds
fthat in no instance did any one of the
ships act under any general orders of
specific signals from Schley.
. The president believes Schley was guilty
'of a serious tactical blunder in making
the Brooklyn's famous loop, which might
have been taken advantage of by an alert
enemy with serious consequences. He de
cides that the Brooklyn was not in dan
ger of being rammed, but that as the loop
-Md no bad results It can be easily over
looked tn view of the glorious results of
the battle.
In eossclusfon. the president finds Schley
entitled to great credit for personal bra
very. coolness and general professional
conduct under fire.
Asked As To Political Effect.
The conference at the white house,
•bout which there was so much secrecy,
was principally on the Schley matter. The
president had Senatods Allisdn, Aldrich
and Spooner, Speaker Htnderson and
BepreaentaUke* aod Cannon
there to taM with han about the political
leffect Os the decision.
He told them the gist of the findings
•nd said he had reached conclusions based
on the facts as he saw them. He knew
that neither side would be satisfied, and
•sked these wise politicians what they
thought the effect on the country would
be.
They said, frankly, that the president's
conclusions would prove disappointing to
the great mass of people, who now regard
Schley as a popular hero. They said,
however, that after the first Indications
of disapproval had passed away thej*
thought the people would adopt the views
'entertained by the president as reasonable
and right and that no disastrous
■ affect would result.
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FORSEATINCONGRESS
DURHAM PHILANTHROPIST, WHO
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAUNCH
DEMOCRAT, TALKED OF AS
A POSSIBILITY.
• GREENSBORO. N. C., Feb. 19.-An in
teresting political rumor that has gained
‘circulation within the past few days is
to the effect that General Julian S. Carr,
the well known millionaire philanthropist
of Durham, will be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for congress in
the fifth North Carolina district, opposing
Hon. W. W. Kitchin, who is serving his
, third term. General Carr and Mr. Kitchin
‘are neighbors, and during the former's
campaign for the United States senate
two years ago Mr. Kitchin was one of
his warmest supporters.
General Carr, although be has never
held office, has long been prominent in
politics and for years has been the largest
contributor to Democratic campaign funds
•In this state. It Is said that the campaign
of UM cost him in the neighborhood of
•60,000. and in 15*96, he gave more to the
campaign fund than another Bryan man
:faa the south, although he was not an ar
’dent free silver advocate. General Can
had the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor in his bands in 1596, but declined to
allow bls name to go before the conven
tion at the last moment.
. General Carr Is commandant of the
North Carolina forces of the United Con
federate Veterans.
WRECKERS WILL ATTEMPT
TO SAVE SUNKEN LAUTARO
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Arrangements
have been made by the Colombian gov
ernment, says a Colon dispatch to the
Journal and American, to secure the ser
vices of a New York wrecking company
to recover from the bottom of Shallow of
Panama Bay, the government armor-clad
Steamer Lautaro. which was sunk on
January 13 by the Padilla, of the rebel
fleet •
The sunken steamer not only obstructa
Irrigation, but it is thought that the dam
aged one was not great and that the Lau
taro can be restored to Colombia squardon
•rithln • short time in as serviceable con
dition as she was before the battle.
. It is Stated by several of her officers that
•he was not sunk by any of the shots
from the Padilla, but through the action
•f a young officer, who opened the sea
cocks as soon as it was known that Gen
eral Alban had been killed.
. The Lautaro waa the flagship of the
government squadron sunk in Panama
bay In the naval engagement on January
The fight was marked not only by the
■inking of the Lautaro. but by the death
of Governor Alban (Governor of Panama)
who was klled by tha first shot fired from
the rebel fleet The vessel was leased
from tha Chilean government.
OATH BOUND CLANS
IS ONLY MENACE
IN'MANILA
GOVERNOR TAFT BAYB SECRET
ORGANIZATIONS IS ONE OF
GREATEST EVILS AMONG
FILIPINOS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.—Before the
senate committee on Philippines Governor
Taft says the massacre of troops in Sa
mar had a startling effect upon the army
and created suspicion and fear of treach
ery In other sections. The governor did
not think, however, such apprehension
Justified and said he felt as safe In Mani
la as In Washington. Civilians seldom
carry arms there.
Wijh this remark Governor Taft passed
from the consideration of the question of
tranquility to a discussion of the treason
and sedition laws. He said that while
Manila Is qniet and has been practically
so ever since the American occupation, it
is still used as a center of agencies for
the promotion of insurrection. There was
always there a party of irreconcilables.
Nothing had, he said, been done for the
enactment of such laws until the estab
lishment of the civil government. It then
became evident that the Filipino junta
was preparing to locate In that city, ma
king that point the center for their prop
aganda. Governor Wright was therefore
directed to prepare a law on thia subject
and had dene so.
The denunciation of the secret socie
ties had been inserted, he said, because
they had made their chief instrument of
agitation against the United States.
The commission had felt that secret so
cieties were one of the most fruitful aids
to the war and had taken the position
that political agitation should be con
fined to open meetings and prevented in
oath bound societies. If the people under
stood the question there would be no
objection to peaceable agitation but un
der the circumstances the commission had
felt that the suspension of right to advo
cate independence was not such a depri
vation of the right of free speech as oould
be justified by the presence of war, when
for the benefit of the whole people it
should be suppressed.
At least one of the societies had for
one of its main purposes assassination,
being-thus like the mafia.
THE FILIPINO PROBLEM
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18,-Govetmor Taft
tn his testimony before the senhte com
mittee on the Philippines stated more suc
cinctly than he has heretofore done, his
theory—which is, he said, also the theory
of the Philippines commission—as to
what congress should do tn the way of
supplying the Philippines people with a
form of government
I His plan is:
First, to give the people a qualified suf
frage with a gradual growth in popular
government, which should be enlarged
through education in the English lan
guage and in American Institutions.
Second, to institute within a reasonably
short time a local legislature, to consist
of two bodies, one to be chosen by vote
and the other to be appointive.
Third, to permit the islands to send two
or three representatives to Washington.
In reply to questions Gov. Taft said he
agreed with General Funston that the es
tablishmeit of a popular, assemblage
would give opportunity to demagogues to
stir qp the people, but that be did not in
clude in his designation all persons who
are opposed to American control. There
are. he said, many men in the islands who
oppose , the domination of the United
States. To grant independence *.ould, he
thought, have the effect of consigning the
ninety per cent of uneducated people in
the islands to same servile'position they
held under Spanish rule. He thought
there should be a declaration on the part
of the United States of Its intention to
hold the islands indefinitely with the un
derstanding that when they ar? suitable
for such a condition they may be given
a quasi-independence. Such a pronounce
ment by this country would be welcomed
by many and would do much go<M.
Many of the common pa»pie do not, he
said, know the difference between inde
pendence and dependence and many of the
better informed have not followed the
agitation for independence to its last an
alysis. Some of the agitators seem, he
said, to count on a protectorate by the
United States.
If the government of the United States
now be turned over to the islanders them
selves there would be nothing less than an
absolute oligarchy; they have no idea of
civil government.
HON. GEO. MARTIN DEAD
AT HIS PLANTATION HOME
Hon. George J. Martin. 48 years of age,
a man well known in political and social
circles of the state, died suddenly of apo
plexy Tuesday night at his home near
Greenville.
Mr. Martin was a prosperous planter of
that section. In 1882 and 1883 he was a state
senator, and was locally connected by.be
ing the uncle of Hon. John M. Slaton and
Professor William Slaton. He was a
brother of Mrs. William F. S.aton.
He was a man prominent in good works,
and possessing a host of friends, especial
ly in the neighborhood of Greenville,
where he had lived ail his life.
NEW wInDSORHOTEL
OPENED SATURDAY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla . Feb. it—The new
Windsor hotel opened at noon Saturday in
Jacksonville, for the reception of guests.
This fine hotel was recently completed, at a
cost of $360,000, is among the best tn the
south. It has a capacity of 400, and is under
the management of Dodge and Cullens.
WOMAN PLUNGES KNIFE
INTO HER SISTER-IN-LAW
COLQUITT, Ga., Feb. 19.-Mrs. Tom
Dean seriously. if not fatally, cut her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs Jim Hayes. yesterday af
ternoon at Boykin, about five miles be
low here.
The husbands of the two women were
quarrelling about some wood, when the
two women became Infuriated. Mrs. Hayes
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.
DOLLARS AND DIMES
Tfl M'KINLEY FUND
CONTRIBUTED
OFFICERS OF MEMORIAL ASSOCIA-
TION FIND INTEREST IN MOVE-
MENT HAS TAKEN A SUD-
DEN SPURT.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.—That public In
terest In the McKinley national memorial
is on the Increase is evidenced by the ever
growing volume of letters and telegrams
received at the headquarters at the na
tional association tn this city.
Richard C. Kerens, who has lately been
appointed to the chairmanship of the Mis
souri auxiliary, has opened headquarters
In St. Louis and says the state will give
$25,000 to the fund.
In Kansas City an effort Is being made
to get a contribution from every resi
dent. a
Memphis, Tenn., has a hustling com
mittee calling from house to house. Du
luth, Minn., has subscribed $1,500.
Youngstown has given $3,000: Cincinnati
will not erect a monument there as the
fund Is not large enough. The funds for
local monument will be given to the na
tional memorial fund. Both Toledo, Day
ton and Columbus are discussing the same
proposition. i
Governor John G. Brady is canvassing
Alaska, including the Klondike. He antic
ipates raising a good sized sum.
An endless chain of Tetters keep coming.
The treasurer. Mayor T. Herrick, of the
association,* received two two-bushel bags
of these contributions today.
New Yk>rk stafte hopes to report SIOO,OOO
raised by the time for the meeting of the
trustees February 26th.
Knoxville, Tenn., sends a check for s3ll.
FOUR YEARS A BENEDICT;
NOW ATTENDING SCHOOL
BOHLER, Ga., Feb. 19.—Four years ago,
at the age of 18. he led his bride to the
altar. Now he is attending the Dunn's
Chapel public school in this place.
Such is the record of Mr. Paul Motes,
an ambitious young man of this commu
nity. He married Miss Crawford, of Hart
county, four years ago, and since that
time he has led the sober, industrious life
of the farmer up till a few months ago.
when he decided to get a "finished" edu
cation. He concluded to start at the bot
tom by beginning in the public school.
It is his intention to enter Mercer uni
versity next fall, and there prepare him
self for tha-ministry. He has always been
an Interested woraer in church matters,
and his determination to enter into the
ministry comts not as a surprise to ev
erybody.
But it is an unusual thing for a man of
such age to attend a country public
school.
Measuring full six feet high, equally
large in proportion and deep In the bonds
of wedlock, he plays ball on the school
campus with the little urchin of
is beginning to drean) of his “first love."
The teachers of the Dylan's chapel
School ire TSTss NeTlfe Mays, of'Lincoln,
Ga.. and Miss Alma Flint, of Harlem. Ga.
The fact that Mr. Motes is attending
school has created much talk, and many
are anxious to hear his first sermon.
NO DEPOT IN SIGHT;
ROADS ASK FOR PLANS
FISH AND OYSTERS
IN NEW YORK
MY
RECENT STORMS HAVE PUT THE
FISHERMEN PRACTICALLY OUT
OF BUSINESS ON LONG IS-
J LAND COAST.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Great scarcity
of oysters and fish is prevalent here, ow
ing to the recent heavy storms. Oysters
have gone up ten per cent in price, and
the market men are unable to fill all or
ders because of the crippled transporta
tion facilities. There has been an advance
of 300 per cent in the prices of some kinds
of fish. Nearly all the fishing schooners
at Fulton Market remain tied to the
wharves, because of the lack of clam bait.
COMMITTEE OF THIRTY SIX
HANNA PRESIDING
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The first meeting
of the arbitration committee of 36 ap
pointed through the national civic feder
ation to arbitrate laborers’ disputes was
discussed today by Senator Hanna in the
chair. Nearly all the thirty-six members
of the committee were present, yhe ob
ject Yf the gathering was to receive a re
port on a working plan by which strikes,
lock outs and other forms of disputes be
tween capitalists and workmen may be
dealt with. Archbishop Ireland, of St.
Paul; Bishop Potter and Satnpel Gomp
ers, president of the American Federation
of Labor, attended. Charles M. Schwab,
president of the United States Steel cor
poration. was to be present but was una
ble to attend today. He will attend the
dinner to the committe this evening at
the home of Oacar 8. Strauss.
Negro Accidentally Killed.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Feb. 19.—At Ida sta
tion, on tha Ensley line, Tom Pitts, colored,
was Instantly killed by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver which was thrown from
his bed by turning down the cover.
is very ill. and it is very probable that she
wfll die.
Three men saw the women fighting and
never moved to quell the fuss.
Sheriff Wilkin was soon at the scene and
arrested Mrs. Dean, who very quickly
gave bond for her appearance this morn
ing before Judge Bush. Both parties are
i very prominent.
ELLEN STONE
RELEASED BT
CAPTORS
.
FREEDOM WAS GIVEN THE AMER
ICAN MISSIONARY AND HER
COMPANION BY BRIGANDS
LAST TUESDAY.
-—J-
CONSTANTINOPLE, 1 Feb. 19.-Miss
Ellen M. Stone, of Boston* U. S. A., and
Mme. Tsllka, her Bulgarian companion,
have been relased froni custody of the
brigands.- - « I /
From an authorltath » source informa
tion was received yesterday that
the two women had been given their
freedom, being delivers* to the dragoman
of the United States lj cation.
It is said both ca_jn yes are in good
health and spirits and faeclare they have
been courteously trealpd by their cap
tors.
It was announced reci |tly that the Tar
kish authorities suspM ed Rev. Tsllka
of complicity in the induction of the
missionaries.
/The companion of Mh s Stqne was Mme.
K. S. Tsilka a Bulga tan woman, wife
of Mr. Tsllka. a Mact lonian teacher of
Samokov. Miss Stone while travelling
with Mme. Tsilka and a party of about
fifteen friends, was ca| lured by brigands
in the district of Salo: Ika, September 3.
Since that time vigr rous efforts have
been made by the Unit fd States govern
ment and by mlssiona les to obtain the
release of the captives. The brigands de
manded a ransom f f 25,000 (Turkish)
pounds, but only $72,50( was collected for
the ransom and the a m was paid over
to the brigands Februi ry 6 by M. Gar
glulo , chief of the Ai jerican legation
at Constantinople, and 1 f. W. Peet, traes
urer of the American ni sston at Constan
tinople, who met the brigands on the
road to the Podrome n bnattery.
Madame Tsllka was educated at the
Northfield seminary. J t the time of re
ceiving her American t aining and educa
tion she was Miss Ste ihemaora, a Bul
garian.
Having been convert* 1 in childhood to
the Christian belief she came to America
after having refused marry the man
of her parents’ choosiDr. Dwight L.
Moody, becoming int bited In her wel
fare, found a place for her in ms school.
Having finished her training at that in
stitution she became a trained nurse.
While engaged in her *• professional du
ties in the Adirondack she became ac
quainted with Mr. TsLka a Macedonian,
who had also been educated in the United
States. At that preparing
for work as Americaiiißiisßlonary. Soon
after the completion ol'jkheir training the
couple were married went to Bul
garia. whither they at race entered upon
missionary W '
Miss Stone ia one blithe missionaries
of the American .boatff of foreign mis
sions. She has bedn' attabhed to the' Sa
lonika mission lo.o. bue was born
at Roxbury, Mass..- and her home is in
Chelsea, Mass., where her mother re-
Railroad Men Claimed To
I
Be Disappointed Be
cause No Plans
Were Prepared.
Another meeting between the depot
commission and the railroad officials has
been held, and yet the depot problem is as
Tar from being solved as it was four
years ago/ Without any plans and with
out having made any arrangements at all
further than having the depot bill which
was passed by the last legislature on
hand, he depot commission met yesterday
morning and was ready to sign up a con
tract with the railroads for a new station.
But the railroad officials would not move,
and they declare that they will not move
until some plans are prepared and are
satisfactory to them.
Railroad officials further declared that
the present space was not available, and
they would not be willing to enter into a
contract with the state until it can be
shown to them conclusively that there is
plenty of room for a depot which will
meet all the requirements of the roads
now and 20 years from now. In fact,
things look rather blue for the state build
ing a depot, despite the hard work in the
legislature last year. It is doubtful now—
extremely so—if the railroads will accept
plans of the state after they are drawn up.
President Samuel Spencer of the* South
ern,* pounced on the commission yesterday’
morning for failing to be ready to enter
into a. contract, and for not having
drawn so the railroads could see them.
Major Hanson, of the Central, made sim
ilar remarks.
The meeting adjourned without anything
definite being done, except the railroads
agreeing to the appointment of a com
mittee to meet with a committee from the
commission to investigate the present
site *ad ascertain if there is space enough
for a depot. The officials were evi
dently disappointed. They claim that
they are willing to help the state out. If
the state can make the necessary showing,
but until that showing is made, nothing
can or will be done by them.
As a result of the conference the follow
ing resolution was passed at the afternoon
session:
"Resolved, That this committee in or
der to meet the objections of the railroad
authorities this day made, employ an ar
chitect or civil engineer of national repu
tation to examine the state’s depot prop
erty in Atlanta, and to prepare ground
plans including plans for tracks, etc., for
the erection of a union passenger station
on said site, and in. his work under the
supervision of this committee the railroad
authorities and their engineers be invited
to consult with said engineer and to make
any suggestions looking to the completion
of a plan that will meet with the wishes
and needs of all parties concerned. '
Watchmtn Lost Life in Burning Ship.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.—Fire early to
day destroyed the upper work of the
steamer Frederick Kelly, lying In winter
quarters here. When the flames had been
subdued the firemen - found the body of.
Watchman L. Walker, lying in the hold of
tha vessel, burned to a crisp.
FOB THREE YEDDS
BANK CASHIER
PILFERED
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HELENA, Mont., Feb. 19.—A special to
The Independent from Great Falls, Mont.,
says that H. H. Matteson, who on Jan
uary 5 confessed to Embezzling $75,000 from
the First National bank, while acting as
cashier, is now known to have taken $178,-
000, his operations extending over three
years. > .
The facts were made known at a meet
ing of the bank directors yesterday and
another complaint was sworn out against
Matteson, who was out on $5,000 bail. He
was taken before a commissioner and his
ball fixed at $15,000, the new charge be
ing that he embezzled $85,000 on October
20.
Matteson was not found until late last
night. He could not furnish the new
bond and he will probably be taken to
Helena and lodged in jail.
National Bank Examiner Lazear states
that if Matteson should secure bail on
the second charge he will be at once re
arrested on a charge of embezzling $lB,-
000. The bank officers became convinced
that Matteson was preparing to leave and
that was the principal reason for having
him arrested on a second charge and hav
ing the bail Increased. It now develops
that the embezzlements began in Decem
ber, 1898.
AUGUSTA MAN’S INVENTION
MAY PREVENT COLLISIONS
, AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 19.—Yesterday and
today a new device for safety in railroad
ing was tried which, if it will do what its
inventors claim, will revolutionize rail
roading and make impossible ,the numer
ous accidents which occur on account of
misplaced switches.
The inventors are Messrs. Youngblood
and White, of this city. They have been at
work upon it for over a year. A small
railroad was built by them last summer,
with switches and engine, which worked
satisfactorily. Recently Mr. T. Kz Scott,
of the Georgia railroad, has been Inter
ested In the Invention, and he gave the
inventors permission to construct a'switch
on the Belt line and Use one of the Geor
gia railroad engines. The work was com
pleted yesterday, and the first test made.
The train was run back about a mile and
then rut) at a speed of 15 miles per hour
into the open switch. It closed automati
cally as the engine entered it. The test
was made a number of times, and again
repeated today, each time with perfect
success, J
A number of prominent railroad* men
are to be invited here and witness* tests
that are to be made. By a lever which is
ready at hand for the engineer he works
an apparatus attached to th% front of the
engine, and sets switches at his will. He
can make his engine take a siding or not,
without slacking the speed of his train,
just as he chooses, regardless of whether,
the switch is open or closed. *
If subsequent tests shall prove as suc
cessful as those already made, there is no
doubt about the Invention being adopted
by all railroads, as they would render im
peeeibla all colMrione and other accidents
which are now caused by open and mis
placed switches. Mr. Youngblood has al
ready obtained a patent on his invention.
NEWS AND GOSSIP 1
FROM THE HISTORIC HILL
APPLING. Ga., Feb. 19,-This section
has about thawed out after the severe
freezes and sleet of last week but the
weather is cold enough now. Much suf
fering was entailed on cattle, as many
were without shelter and . the blizzard
was unexpected by most everybody.
“ Politics are beginning to get warm in
this section.
Mr. W. W. Hamilton has been suggest
ed for the legislature from this county.
He is a clever gentleman and the county
could, without doubt, "go farther worse."
The race for the judgeship of uie Au
gusta circuit is not creating much in
terest and the race is rather tame just
now.
Casual inquiries by the Journal’s cor
respondent has developed the fact that
Hardwick, of Washington, has many fol
lowers in this section and the race will
in ay probability be warm enough .for
Mr. Fleming, though everybody seems to
think he is safe enough.
People are beginning to pick their choice
of candidates for governor, as they con
cluded no mora candidates will come out.
Talk has it tnat Mr. Clary will have
an opponent for sheriff. He has been
so warmly opposed in past contests, till
this talk has become natural.
Farmers will probably begin work as
soon as the weather permits for they are
•very far behind now and they will have
to rush if they propose to make any
thing.
VAST TRUST SECURES
OUTPUT OF LEAD MINES
DENVER, Colo., FeV>. 19.—The News today
says:
Advices received from outside sources and
borne out by information obtained in Denver
indicate that the Guggenheim Exploration
Company has secured control of the output
of* lead fluxing ores of the country and is in
A position to dictate prices foi; this indispens
able element in the smelting of precious metals.
One bv one during the past few months the
Guggenheim Exploration company has secured
control of the leading lead fluxing mines in
the San Juan and Lake County districts of
Colorado, the mines of the Coeur d’Alene dis
trict in Idaho, and in the Utah district, and
has effected a combination with the Ryan-
Whitney interests to control the south Mis
souri fields. To do this several hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been spent by the
Guggenheim Exploration company incidentally
with the millions which have been, invested
in the endeavor to control the ordinary lead
product.
SOCIAL CIRCLE MAN
HAS DISAPPEARED
SOCIAL CIRCLE. Ga., Feb. 19.—Mr.
Dee Dobbs, a farmer who! works at the
Oak Grove dairy, two miles from this
place, came in town with his milk as
usual Saturday morning. After “going
the rounds" with his milk and butter he
hitched his horse and disappeared. .
No trace of him can be found. His
heart-broken wife and family fear that
he has been foully dealt with.
STEVENS AND COLQUITT
PRAISED BY TALMADGE
MACON. Feb. 19.—Rev. T. DeWitt Tal
mage lectured in Macon last night. His
audience was enthusiastic. He showed
that his 70 years of age have not dimin
ished his power as a platform speaker.
He went from here to New Orleans, and
from there he will go to the city of<
Mexico.
During his lecture Dr. Talpiage paid a
glowing tribute to the lamented Alex. Ste
phens. who, he' said, was of the
DISPENSARY WINS BUT
FIGHT GOES INTO COURT
KING DF OUTLAWS,
LDNG WANTED,
ARRESTED
RAMON GALINDO, LEADER OF THE
ISLAND BAND, HAS BEEN CAP-
TURED AFTER REMARKA
BLE CAREER OF CRIME.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 19.—Ramon Galin
do, leader of? the island band of outlaws
which in 1893 ambushed and murdered
Captain Jones, of the First Texas Rang
ers, has been captured by Ed Bryant, an
ex-ranger.
Galindo has been in hiding, but recent
ly became Involved in a shoot’ng affray in
Dona Anna county, New Mexico, and his
return from Old Mexico was reported to
the officers here, who have since been on
the lookout for him. ,
TO COURTEOUS CONDUCTOR
PASSENGER LEAVES A GIFT
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Llewellyn Mason, a
conductor on the Chicago and Alton rail
road. has just received asstfirance that
courtesy to the. traveling public some
times has its reward. When the will of
yv. A. Tyler, a Bloomington millionaire,
was probated yesterday it was found to
contain the following clause:
“To Llewellyn Mason I bequeath the
suih of $1,060 as a recognition of the cour
teous treatment accorded me while trav
eling on the Alton road.”
Conductor Mason is over 60 years of age
and hae been a conductor on the Alton for
nearly 80 years. He now runs a suburban
train between Chicago and Joliet.
Millionaire Tyler was exceedingly
curious when traveling and was wont to
ask fnany questions. In 1868 he happened
to take a train upon which young Mason
was conductor and spent all of his spare
time on the run tp Chicagb in talking to
him. Three or four times each year Ma
son carried the rich man between Jack
sonville and Chicago and later between
Bloomtngtqn and Chicago, and he nevfer
once tired of the old man’s questions.
"MY. Tyler made his last trip with me
four vears ago and had almost passed
from my mind,” said Mason yesterday.
hot miln
POSTMASTER
EX-GOVERNOR RUFUS BULLOCH IS
MENTIONED BUT DECLINES
THE PLACE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—A hot
four-cornered fight has already been
launched here for the Atlanta postmaster
ship. Telegraph wires since noon Tues
day have been kept busy transmitting
candidacy of ex-Governor R. B. Bul
loch, Assistant Postmaster E. P. Blod
gett, J. C. Jenkins, who is son-in-law of
former Minister to Venezuela W. L.
Scruggs, and Jerry C. McCall, of the F.
E. Block Manufacturing company. Others
may get into the race and the contest will
undoubtedly be the warmest that Geor
gia has yet projected into the national
capital.
The postofflee at Atlanta is considered
here the fattest Georgia plum in the gift
of the president. From the present out
look Governor Bulloch seems the strong
est candidate. He has many eastern men
to aid him, among them the Massachu
setts and Rhode Island delegations. It is
not known if he can get the all powerful
influerice, the endorsement of the Georgia
Republican machine. It is believed that
this element will go for Blodgett.
EX-GOVERNOR BULLOCH TALKS
ABOUT THE POSTMASTERSHIP
All the quiet discussion as to the pos
sible successor to Major W. H. Smyth, as
Atlanta's postmaster, seems to point to
E. F. Blodgett, the present assistant post
master.
Colonel Blodgett has not been the only
man mentioned for the place, however,
as the friends of ex-Governor Rufus B.
Bulloch have been strongly urging his
name for the appointment, but Governor
Bulloch has put a quietus on this move
ment by a card which follows, wherein
he declares that he is nob nor #lll he be
a candidate, but that he will earnestly
support Colonel Blodgett for the place
and will use all his influence to that end.
SENATOR’S BROTHER
MAY BE APPOINTED
GREENSBORO, N. C-, Feb. 19.—1 t is re
ported that Charles F. McKesson, who
was recently appointed clerk of the
United States circuit and district courts at
Asheville, in opposition to the wishes of
many leading Republicans, will resign his
office to take the position of postmaster of
his home town. Morganton. In the event
of the resignation of Mr. McKesson, it is
believed that George Pritchard, a brother
of Senator J. C. Pritchard, will be ap
pointed clerk of the United States courts
at Asheville.
Crumpacker Is Renominated.
LAPORTri. Ind A Feb. 19.—The Tenth
district congressional convention held at
Monticello today renominated Congress
man E. B. Crumpacker, Republican, with
out opposition.
best men-in the country. "He was your
Alex Stephens,” and there was enthusi
astic applause, “and he was my Alex
Stephens," continued the doctor with ten
derness. "He belonged to the whole
country.” z
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Talmage rodte
oqt to Rose Hill cemetery to visit the
grave of his friend. Senator H.
Colquitt. He said he loved Senator Col
quitt, and they had been close friends
during life.”
NO. 46.
Anti - Dispensary Advo
cates Declare Dispen
sary Victory Is
Illegal.
ROME, Feb. 19.—Ordinary Davis thia
afternoon overruled the protest of the
anti-dispensary men and signed the
election returns as given In by the
managers of the election, showing that
the dispensary was carried by 269
votes. He did not declare the result of
the election, however. Both sides claim
his action as a victory., A protest will
be taken into a higher court.
ROME, Ga., Feb. 19.—Scarcely had the
shout of victory died upon the lips of the
dispensary advocates in Floyd county be
fore the cry of from the antis
sounded upon their 'ears.
When the last vote was officially count
ed before Ordinary Davis today at noon,
•giving the majority to <he dispensary
by 269 votes, a petition was hurriedly
placed before the official’s eyes. It was
a protest from the other side, asking
that no result of the election be declared,
the request being on these grounds.
The protest was signed by M. C. Kay,
of county, a saloon man, accom
panied by the signatures of Denny and
Harris, attorneys-at-law.
The ordinary declined to declare the
official vote in yesterday’s election and
asked that the arguments on the peti
tion served upon him be heard this after
noon at 2:30 o’clock.
At that hosr the hearing was begun, be
ing participated in by nearly all of the
lawyers of the city and heard by an au
dience of interested spectators that crowd
ed the court room almost to suffocation.
The antis are emphatic in their declar
ation that the election was not according*
to law. They ask boldly that the result
be declared as against the dispensary,
giving three reasons for their demand.
Should they lose in the decision of the or
dinary this afternoon they will carry the ‘
fight to the supreme court of the state. ,
Equally as confident are the dispensary
advocates, who declare with no little
positiveness that the filing of the petition
was simply dilatory practices and solely
for the purpose of annoying the temper
ance,side.
Bitter Legal Fight On.
That a bluer legal controversy Is mow
on in earnest is not denied by any one
who knows the determination of the lead
ers of the two parties at Interest. What
ever may be the final outcome of trie
contest, this much is certain: A long
drawn-out legal encounter is on; more
money will be necessary; the barrooms
will probably have a longer respite grant
ed them and the chasm between the peo
ple of the city and county will be deep
ened.
To many of the lntereslei_Xhe proceed
ings today came as a great surprise, while
to others it ws expected. The antis bad
declared, it is said, that the dispensary
would be fought to the last ditch, what
ever was the result of the ballot of yes
terday.
The antis had planned to take this step
sometime ago. taking the chance of being
prepared for an emergency. The law firm
of Denny & Harris was employed to draft
the petition and have it in readiness and
the manned of warfare was arranged up- •
on.
The dispensary people have retained the
following lawyers to fight the protest of
their opponents: L. A. Dean, G. N. Feath- ,
erstone, W. J. Neel, Seabord Wright and
Mose Wright.
Ground* of Contention.
The reasons given for asking that the
result of the election' be declared against '
the dispensary are as follows: •
1. That a majority of voters must ratify -1
the dispensary act before it is legal.
2. That only 1,469 votes were cast for ,
the dispensary, while the registration ex
ceeds 4,300 votes and the voting population
of the county of Floyd exceeds 6,000.
3. That more persons were permitted to
vote for the dispensary than 1,320 votes
not registered.
Ordinary Davis announced that he
would not declare the result at all offi
cially.
The official count, however, shows th*
following figures:
For the dispensary, 1,459.
Against the dispensary, 1,190.
Giving tjie dispensary a majority of 288
votes.
SHYOIIBUL
FOR COUNTERFEITING
TALLADEGA MAN GIVEN A PRE-
LIMINARY HEARING BEFORE
U. S. COMMISSIONER.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 19.—The pre
llmnary trial of W. R. Shyle. th* Tallede
ga, Ala_. man who was arrested in this
city with about $34,000 of counterfeit mon
ey on his person, began yesterday after
noon before United States Commissioner
Cornish after a good deal of preliminary
sparring on the part of the lawyers. An
effort was made to waive preliminary
trial, but the commissioner would not al
low tills, wishing to have the evidence
taken down for presentation to the grand.
jury. The examination of witnesses Is
progressing slowly. The most important
examined up to this time has been P. 8. ‘
Williams, of Talledega, who testified to
discovering the plates, etc., with which
Shyle is alleged to have made the money.
These plates, 12 in number, were produced
in court. There are a large number of wit
nesses in the case and its progress Is be
ing watched with great Interest. Style has
retained the services of Judge B. M. Al
len, a noted crlmnal lawyer of ihls sec
tion, and is making a hard fight.
MACON DECLINES TO
INCREASE FIREMEN
MACON, Feb. 19.—The city council last
night refused to add a new fire company
to its department, as The Journal fore
told would be the case.
The council agreed that the fire depart- j
ment in Macon is as efficient as any in
the south, both in point of numbers and
skill at fire fighting. It was also agreed
that as there are eight or ten insurance
companies in Macon who are not in the
Southeastern Tariff association, and these
companies state that the citizens will not
be benefited by any action taken by the
Southeastern Tariff association, it would
be useless to expend any more money at
the dictation of the tariff association until
there was some assurance that there
would be benefit from such expenditure.
